Exam Trainer B1-B2 // USE OF ENGLISH: Gadgets & Technology

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Exam Trainer B1-B2 // USE OF ENGLISH: Gadgets & Technology

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The Remarkable Gadget

Developed in Sweden, the device can (1).............. signals from a dog's brain by placing it on the animal's head. Special software then analyses the signals and translates them into an English language version.

The device is not able to provide a comprehensive (2) .......... of a dog's thoughts but instead (3) .......... to pick up what the dog (4) .......... about in more generic, simple terms (5) ............ “I am tired" or "I am hungry."

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pick up

to pick up

picking up

tp be picking up

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The device is not able to provide a comprehensive (2) .......... of a dog's thoughts

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interpretation

interpret

interpreter

interpretive

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but instead (3) .......... to pick up

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aim

aims

aiming

aimed

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what the dog (4) .......... about

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think

is thought

have thought

is thinking

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in more generic, simple terms (5) ........... “I am tired" or "I am hungry."

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as if

as well as

such as

so as

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The Progress of Computing Technology

Having developed everything from scanners to text-to-speech synthesizers, one artificial intelligence expert predicted that a computer (6)................. the world chess champion, a feat that was achieved in 1997 (7) ........... Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov.

Now Kurzweil has claimed that (8) .............. 2029, computers will be able to interact with us on a far more (9) ............... -like level. Sophisticated voice recognition, speech synthesis and natural language processing (10) ............. to a whole new generation of machines capable of cracking jokes, learning from their experiences and engaging in everyday conversation like a real person.

Having developed everything from scanners to text-to-speech synthesizers, one artificial intelligence expert predicted that a computer (6)................. the world chess champion,

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beats

beat

will beat

would beat

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a feat that was achieved in 1997 (7) ........... Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov.

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when

unless

till

while

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Now Kurzweil has claimed that (8) .............. 2029,

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for

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computers will be able to interact with us on a far more (9) ............... -like level.

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humanist

human

humanly

humanistic

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Sophisticated voice recognition, speech synthesis and natural language processing (10) ............. to a whole new generation of machines capable of cracking jokes, learning from their experiences and engaging in everyday conversation like a real person.

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gives rise

has given rise

is giving rise

will give rise

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