An Answer Break Competition Conversation Exchanged Pass Website Won 1 Who Can Come Up With An Answer To This Question?

READING EXERCISE 4
I. Complete the verb-noun collocations in the sentences with the words below. an answer
break competition conversation exchanged pass website
won 1 Who can come up with ………… an answer ……………… to this question?
2 Did you ………… pass ……………… the best or fail it?
3 Ed entered a singing …………… competition …………… and …………… won …………… first prize.
4 Mathematicians tried to ………… break ……………… the enemy code.
5 I searched the Amazon …………… website ……………, but I couldn’t find the book I was looking
for.
6 My cousin and I …………… exchanged …………… a few text messages, then had an interesting
…………… conversation …………… on the phone.
II. Read the text and choose the correct answer to the following question.
ROBOCUP
RoboCup is a football competition that has taken place every year since 1997.
But the players are not human; they are robots. The competition’s full name is ‘Robot Soccer
World Cup,’ and the aim is to create, by the middle of the 21st century, a team of robot
footballers that are able to play against and beat the winners of the real World Cup.
In order for robots to play football, robotics companies have had to develop special
technologies. A robot can’t just run onto the field and start kicking the ball. So, each robot is fitted
with a webcam which is connected to a computer inside the robot. The robot is able to see where
the other players are, where the goal is and, most importantly, where the ball is. They are
programmed to make their own decisions and during the match the robots’ creators are not
allowed to tell them what to do. The robots are, however, able to communicate with other
members of their team, via a wireless network. They might, for example, communicate a message
like this to a team-mate: ‘I’m nearest the ball. I’m going to kick it. You go and defend the goal.’
They know who to pass to and how best to get the ball past an opponent. Australian, German and
American teams dominate the competition, though teams from twelve countries competed at the
last tournament.
There is a long way to go before robots will be able to compete against humans. They need
to become more intelligent and become able to react more quickly and anticipate the game. But
the technologies that are being developed for scoring goals have other uses as well. It may be
possible to develop robots that can be used in search and rescue, for example, finding people
trapped in buildings after earthquakes.
They may not be as fun to watch as real footballers, but at least they don’t demand
enormous salaries!
1 The movement of each robot is controlled by
a the fans of each team. b
itself. c the captain of the
team. d the owner of the
robot.
2 During the match, the robots can communicate with a any
other robot on the pitch. b the people who created them. c
other robots in the same team.
d no other robots or people.
3 Before the robots can play against humans, a
more countries need to get involved.
b they need increased intelligence and better movement. c they simply
need to become cleverer. d the technologies need to be applied in areas
other than football.
4 The main goal of the organisers is to a have the robots play in
the real World Cup. b develop technologies that can help in search
and rescue.
c make it more fun to watch than real footballers.
d eventually build robots that can play better than humans.
III. Complete the sentences with the words below. Use the same word in each pair of sentences.
exercise hard level light record rest show work 1 a Usain Bolt
set a new world ………… record …………….. at the Olympic Games.
b You can ………… record …………….. a message for someone to listen to later.
2 a Look at ………… exercise …………….. 3 on page 78.
b You need to ……… exercise ……………….. to stay fit.
3 a This MP3 player doesn’t …………… work ………….. . It’s broken.
b Does your mum …………… work ………….. at the hospital?
4 a There’s a great quiz ………… show …………….. on TV tonight.
b Can you ………… show …………….. me the way to the library? 5 a I’m exhausted. I
need a ………… rest ……………..!
b How will you spend the ……………… rest ……….. of the day?
6 a I couldn’t sleep because my bed was too ………… hard ……………..
b If I think …………… hard ………….., I’m sure I’ll work out the answer.
7 a It’s getting dark. Switch on the ………… light ……………..
b This suitcase is quite …………… light ………….. – only 6 kg.
8 a There is a worryingly high ………… level …………….. of CO2 in the atmosphere.
b The shelf isn’t …………… level ………….. so the books might fall off.

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