E12. U7. Vocab and Reading
E12. U7. Vocab and Reading
Reading :
A.I. APPLICATIONS
Choose the correct answer for the following questions.
1/ Some people are interested in the development of ___ intelligence
like doctor robots, teaching robots,.. Some, however, worry, worry
much about this problem.
A. artificial B. fake C. counterfeit D. genuine
2/ According to some scientists, they ____ that people won’t use
cable TV in the future anymore.
B. predict B. link C. produce D. impact
3/ Computers are ______ doing fast calculation with perfect
accuracy.
C. able to B. likely to C. capable of D. unlikely to
4/ In the future, people will use ___ cars which can operate and drive
automatically.
D. robotics B. robotic C. robot D. robots
5/ Some robots nowadays are designed to be able to recognize
human ____
6/ What happens if robots can have feelings and do not follow
the control of humans? I feel very worried and scared about
that ____
A/ screen B. screens C. scenario D. view
7/ Some scientists believe that robots will get _____ control in
some days because they are more and more intelligent. If you
don’t believe me, just wait to see.
A. out of B. beyond C. on D. out
8/ You can be detected very easily thanks to a GPS tracking
____
B. equipment B. appliance C. device D. tool
9/ Drivers or pilots __ the GPS to find the best routes to the
destination quickly and effectively.
C. engage B. use C. leave D. affect
10/ We estimate the __ market for the new phones to be around one million
people in this country alone.
A. achievement B. success C. potential D. talent
11/ Microsoft says that the app Cortana continually learns about its users and it
will eventually develop the ability to ___ user’s needs.
B. anticipate B. implant C. retain D. detect
12. Robots ____ dangerous jobs for humans because they can work in
hazardous environments.
C. eliminate B. exclude C. erase D. cross
13. The new series of smartphones are very intelligent, they have the voice
____ system that can recognize your voice and respond to your requests
immediately.
D. observation B. applications C. technology D. recognition
14. Scientists have just invented a tiny camera that can provide high ___ 3D
images from inside the heart and blood vessels.
E. qualification B. quantity C. quality D. qualifier
15. One of the most ___ changes at the workplace in years to come will be
related to artificial intelligence.
A. explosive B. fundamental C. creative D. depressed
16. Some applications are developed to __ user’s voice to do from simple to
complex tasks. It helps save time and works more effectively.
B. recognize B. make C. perform D. produce
17. Some scholars predicted that the fast development of robots, artificial
intelligence and robotic systems could end human ___
C. exist B. existence C. appear D. appearance
18. Compass was used in the past to ___ directions.
D. inform B. interfere C. navigate D. reunite
19. That ___ robot looks like a real man and can have some simple
conversations and expressing emotions such as feeling sad, smiling and
crying. Incredible!
E. humanoid B. human C. humanitarian D. humanity
20. ___ can perform calculation, data processing and automated reasoning
tasks.
F. Algorithm B. Mathematics C. Inequality D. Calculators
Unit 7: Reading – warm up
c. a medical robot
robot y tế
substitute(v) st with/by/for st
/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/
thay thế
= replace st with st
substitution(n) /ˌsʌb.stɪ
ˈtʃuː.ʃən/
sự thay thế
recognize /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/(v)
nhận ra, nhận diện
= know (by seeing/hearing)
recognition(n)
/ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/
intervention /ˌɪntəˈvenʃn/(n)
sự can thiệp
= interference(n)
Yes, of course.
direct the way
scenario(n)
/sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ/
viễn cảnh
What happens if robots can have feelings and do not follow the control of
humans? I feel very worried and scared about that scenario.
direct the way
navigate(v)
/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt
định vị, xác định
navigation (n)
/ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃn/
sự định vị
malfunction
(v)/ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃn/ trục trặc
(n) sự trục trặc
apply for
(v)
application (n) =app ứng
dụng, đơn xin việc
a translation app
How can we detect faces?
detect
(v) phát hiện
= find out, discover
detection(n)
by using algorithms
without needing human control
automated
/ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/(a)
tự động (thay thế con người)
automatic(a)/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/
tự động (theo bản năng, có nút
kích hoạt)
= driverless(a)
/ˈdraɪ.və.ləs/
an automated car.
Why is it used?
algorithm
/ˈælɡərɪðəm/(n)
thuật toán
interact (with)
/ˌɪn.təˈrækt/(v)
1. What types of A.I. technology can be P2: Many industries today use highly
seen in today industries? automated vehicles that can drive with almost
no human intervention. Smart robots have
B Automated cars. replaced humans in stressful and dangerous
D Packing and lifting machines. jobs, and in assembly lines doing tasks such as
packing and lifting heavy things.
5. How can Internet users understand P6: Internet search engines such as Google and
foreign language texts? Bing provide hundreds of millions of people
with search results related to weather, traffic
A They can learn the language on the Internet.predictions, book recommendations,
D They can use a translating application. educational institutions, music, films, and
games. A.I. applications on the Internet can
translate web pages in real time, and even help
users to learn new languages.
6. What will A.I. robots in the near Last P: Many A.I. experts believe that A.I.
future be capable of having according technology will soon make even greater
to many A.I. experts? advances in many other areas. Modern robots
will be more intelligent and replace humans in
D Higher levels of intelligence. many dangerous jobs and environments. This
will certainly improve our lives in the near
future.
Task 2. Read the text again and complete the table using information in the
reading passage.
Fields of application Names of devices What can they do?
Navigation 5.Devices using GPS find best routines, avoid obstacles, traffic
jams, accidents
apply/əˈplaɪ/ 1. ________________
intervene/ˌɪn.təˈviːn/ 2. ________________
interact/ˌɪn.təˈrækt 3. ________________
navigate /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ 4. ________________
predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ 5. ________________
recognize/ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/ 6. ________________
identify /aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/ 7. ________________
recommend/ˌrek.əˈmend/ 8. ________________
anticipate(v)
Verbs Nouns
apply/əˈplaɪ/ 1. application
intervene/ˌɪn.təˈviːn/ 2. intervention
interact/ˌɪn.təˈrækt 3. interaction
navigate /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ 4. navigation
predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ 5. prediction
recognize/ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/ 6. recognition
identify /aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/ 7. identification
recommend/ˌrek.əˈmend/ 8. recommendation
anticipate(v)
A.I. or artificial intelligence is the intelligence displayed by machines or software.
Many industries today use highly automated vehicles that can drive with almost no
human intervention. Smart robots have replaced humans in stressful and 1.
dangerous jobs, and in assembly lines doing tasks such as packing and lifting
heavy things. (n) cuộc họp
In science and medicine, A.I. techniques help medical doctors to discover subtle
interactions between medications that put patients at risk because of their serious
side effects. Patients at highest risk of complications are also detected based on
sự lắp ráp
these techniques. trong dây
In navigation, devices using the GPS (Global Positioning System) help drivers or
pilots to find the best routes to their destination by avoiding obstacles, traffic jams, chuyền lắp ráp
and accidents.
In military, A.I. robots are used to explore dangerous environments containing
explosives or contaminated by nuclear weapons. 2. (a) ô
In communication, the voice recognition systems in smartphones or other
electronic devices can identify our speech, and are getting better at understanding nhiễm=
our intentions. A.I. algorithms can also help to detect faces and other features in
photos sent to social networking sites and automatically organise them. Internet
polluted
search engines such as Google and Bing provide hundreds of millions of people
with search results related to weather, traffic predictions, book recommendations,
educational institutions, music, films, and games. A.I. applications on the Internet 3. (v) (được)
can translate web pages in real time, and even help users to learn new languages.
Many A.I. experts believe that A.I. technology will soon make even greater
phát hiện
advances in many other areas. Modern robots will be more intelligent and replace
humans in many dangerous jobs and environments. This will certainly improve
our lives in the near future 4. sự tiến bộ
People’s attitudes towards intelligent machines
Rapid (1)_____ in robotic applications for domestic and personal use have made intelligent robots
become part of our everyday lives. In order to help robot designers and developers to imagine a
roadmap for their development in the future, there have been surveys (2)_____ in many countries to
study people’s attitudes towards robots, with a particular focus on domestic use.
Globally, the results show that a large proportion of people in the surveys have a positive attitude
towards the idea of having (3)_____ robots as small ‘domestic machines’.These machines can be
‘controlled’ and do mainly difficult and repetitive household tasks such as cleaning, ironing, and
cooking A few want robots to be more like friends and have human-like(4)_____ such as the ability to
speak and communicate with them. However, these people do not want robots to have human
appearance or to substitute humans `` child or animal care because they regard these tasks (5)_____
unsuitable for machines.
1. A. advances B. advance C. advancement D. development
2. A. conduct B. conducting C. conducted D. conducts
3. A. service intelligent B. intelligently service C. intelligent serviced D. intelligent service
4. A. abilities B. capacities C. qualities D. quantities
5. A. with B. as C. to D. at
On the other hand, many people have a negative attitude towards robots. They fear that machine
malfunction could lead to harmful and dangerous (6)_____. The biggest fear is that humans might lose
control over robots. All these ideas seem to come from a typical science-fiction (7)_____ where robots
get out of control by gaining too much autonomy.
Having positive or negative attitudes towards intelligent robots is not related to where the
interviewees live. A (8)_____of them are in countries where they have daily contact with robots in
various industries or businesses, and see them on TV, in films, or in their immediate environment. Most
of them believe that the day robots will become part of our lives will come sooner or later.
6. A. consequences B. results C. effect D. products
7. A. scene B. sight C. scenario D. view
8. A. amount B. many C. majority D. several
VOCABULARY CHECK-UP
CLOSEST AND OPPOSITE
1/misleading(a) =
=
2/appearance(n)
=
3/stop(v)
4/strangely(adv) =
5/ replace(v) thay thế =
6/direct (the way) xác định =
7/recognize(v) nhận diện =
8/ at risk (nguy hiểm) =
9/ die(v) =
10/plug(v) cắm ><
1/deceptive(a) đánh lừa misleading(a)gây hiểu lầm
2/appearance(n) bề ngoài the outside bên ngoài
3/stop(v) dừng cut out(vp) dừng
4/eerily(adv) kỳ lạ strangely(adv) lạ thường
5/ replace(v) thay thế substitute(v)thay thế
6/direct (the way) xác định navigate(v) định vị
7/recognize(v) nhận diện detect(v) phát hiện
8/ at risk (nguy hiểm) in jeopardy
9/ die(v) chết decease(v) chết
10/plug(v) cắm unplug(v) tháo
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