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1. Read the text and choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
MAN AND MACHINE by Mark Ravens
Science and technology have developed a lot since the fifteenth century, when the artist Leonardo da Vinci drew mechanical figures that looked like men – the first known robot designs. Now, of course, robots are everywhere, from factories to space stations, and they safely carry out all sorts of tasks, from cutting the grass to performing surgery. However, until recently most of them haven’t looked like humans at all, as Leonardo imagined, and they certainly haven’t had feelings. But now all that is beginning to change.
Imagine a world in which robots not only look like us but also know our moods, and have feelings themselves. It might even be possible for robots to become our friends! Science fiction writers have written about a world just like that for many years, and scientists are now predicting that intelligent robots like these will exist quite soon. In fact, they’ve already produced one that recognizes sound, movement and touch. Its bright red heart, which you can see through its plastic body, beats faster if you are rough with the robot or shout at it. But its heart slows down if you are gentle with it. Although it can’t talk, it’s easy to believe the robot actually has feelings!
It’s true that so far ‘human’ robots do not really move, talk or respond in the way we humans do, but they are becoming more advanced all the time. At some point in the future, a robot will definitely be created that may not look like us, but will be capable of doing anything that we can. And then we will truly be in the world of science fiction stories!
1 What does Mark say about da Vinci’s robot drawings? A The designs were amazing for their time.
B Some later designs were based on them.
C They were the earliest designs ever recorded.
2 In the first paragraph, Mark says that robots A are used much more than before.
B already look like real people.
C can still only do basic tasks.
3 What does Mark say about science fiction writers?
A They have warned about the dangers of intelligent robots. B The robots they have written about might soon be real.
C They are looking forward to having robots as friends.
4 Mark says that the robot with a heart A realises what’s happening around it. B really has feelings.
C understands how other people feel.
5 In the final paragraph, Mark says he
A hopes that robots won’t advance much further.
B believes that completely ‘human’ robots will only exist in stories. C thinks that robots will one day do what humans do.
2. Read the text and decide if each sentence is true or false.
1 Buying something online that isn’t new will definitely save you money. 2 Steven Ortiz doesn’t spend a lot of time online.
3 Steven managed to get a car online that he couldn’t use.
4 Other people have achieved similar things.
5 People were able to read about Kyle Macdonald’s success story online.
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