Exercise 1: WORD CHOICE & PHRASAL VERB: Choose the correct option.
Question 1. Andy wants to buy a ______ robot to do chores.
A. household
B. industrial
C. medical
D. rescue
Question 2. Rob likes to attend ______ to learn about new topics.
A. internships
B. seminars
C. apprenticeships
D. foreign languages
Question 3. A major advantage of online courses is being able to access ______ at the touch of a button.
A. glitches
B. resources
C. interactions
D. issues
Question 4. Lucy uses a speaking ______ to practise her French.
A. system
B. generator
C. tracker
D. coach
Question 5. Oliver works in the field of IT, so ______ literacy is essential in his job.
A. high-volume
B. digital
C. critical
D. social
Question 6. Paul often uses AI apps to food online for delivery.
A. browse
B. order
C. compose
D. control
Question 7. Sam always takes ______ initiatives to continue his lifelong learning.
A. dedicated
B. curious
C. proactive
D. motivated
Question 8. Laura is officially qualified in machine, so she can use all of the equipment in the factory
A. certification
B. operation/troubleshooting
C. digitalization
D. negotiation
Question 9. Can you show me how to ______ this device to our Wi-Fi?
A. press
B. connect
C. type
D. enter
Question 10. Ann can ______ her smart speaker with voice commands.
A. speak
B. activate
C. scan
D. hack
Question 11. You shouldn’t ______ people just because they have fewer qualifications.
A. keep off
B. keep back
C. look up to
D. look down on
Question 12. Mike told his home robot to ______ the kitchen floor.
A. keep off
B. keep back
C. look up to
D. look down on
Question 13. The engineer told everyone to ______ for their own safety.
A. keep off
B. keep back
C. look up to
D. look down on
Question 14. I really ______ AI researchers and would love to become one someday.
A. keep off
B. keep back
C. look up to
D. look down on
Question 9: Tom asked me ______ to the AI workshop.
A. who was I coming that afternoon
B. who I was coming this afternoon
C. who were you coming that afternoon
D. who I was coming with that afternoon
Question 10: The doctor advised him to ______ sugary foods to maintain a healthy diet.
A. do up
B. make up for
C. keep off
D. give away
Question 11: Not only ______ the race but he also set up a new record.
A. did he win/he also set
B. did he win/did he also set
C. he won/he also set
D. he won/did he also set
Question 12: The psychologist urged that people ______ kind and compassionate towards one another.
A. are
B. were
C. had better be
D. be
Question 13: Her sharing her story about learning to code all by herself on the forum was very ______ to
all of us.
A. insight
B. insights
C. insightfully
D. insightful
Question 14: You’ll need to ______ your hard drive or you won’t have enough storage for future
downloads.
A. concentrate
B. expel
C. free up
D. release
Question 15: Remember Annie, make sure to do the dishes and tell your brother to ______ the computer.
You know it’s bad for his eyesight.
A. would do/following
B. keep up
C. keep back
D. keep at
Question 16: Jason told me that he ______ his best in the exam the ______ day.
A. had done / following
B. will do / previous
C. would do / following
D. was going / previous
Question 18:
He asked me ______.
A. whether was I going to the party
B. whether was going to the party
C. if I am going to the party
D. if I was going to the party
Question 19:
He has been successful ______ his family’s encouragement and support.
A. because
B. since
C. as
D. thanks to
Question 20:
The amazing evolution and efficiency of AI have resulted in its widespread use in a variety of areas.
→ AI is not only ______ industries but also changing our daily lives.
A. transforming
B. transforming of
C. transforming into
D. transforming for
Question 21:
AI is a rapidly developing technology that not only ______ the way we work but also helps us learn more
efficiently.
A. takes advantage
B. keeps on
C. explains
D. revolutionizes
Question 22:
The lifeguard blew the whistle and told the swimmers to ______ the dangerous currents.
A. keep down
B. take after
C. keep off
D. die down
Question 33:
“Is this the dress you have just bought?” Peter said to Mary.
A. Peter asked Mary to buy the dress.
B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
C. Peter asked Mary whether she had just bought that beautiful dress.
D. Peter asked Mary that whether she had just bought that dress.
Question 34:
Because her teacher attracted her, she raised her hand high.
A. Though she raised her hand, she could not attract her teacher’s attention.
B. Though she failed to attract her teacher’s attention, she raised her hand high.
C. To attract her teacher’s attention, she raised her hand high.
D. She raised her hand high because her teacher attracted her.
Question 35:
“Hello Mary,” Peter said.
A. Peter said hello Mary.
B. Peter greeted Mary.
C. Peter said Mary hello.
D. Peter said to Mary hello.
Question 36:
“Nam told Lan: ‘He broke my computer.’”
A. Nam told Lan that he broke his computer.
B. Nam told Lan that he has broken his computer.
C. Nam told Lan that he had broken her computer.
D. Nam told Lan that he had broken his computer.
Question 37:
“Why don’t you ask the teacher for help?” Peter asked me.
A. Peter advised me to ask the teacher for help.
B. Peter asked me not to ask the teacher for help.
C. Peter told me the reason why I did not ask the teacher for help.
D. Peter suggested that I should ask the teacher for help.
Question 38 (tiếp tục):
“I will pay back the money, Gloria,” said Ivan.
A. Ivan apologized to Gloria for borrowing her money.
B. Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.
C. Ivan promised to pay back Gloria’s money.
D. Ivan suggested paying back the money of Gloria.
Question 39:
“If I were you, I would take a break,” Tom said to Daisy.
A. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy.
B. Tom suggested not taking a break.
C. Tom wanted to take a break.
D. Tom suggested that Daisy take a break.
Question 40:
Leo got a six-month sentence for his part in the robbery.
A. He received a six-month sentence for his part in the robbery.
B. He received a six-month sentence in the robbery he had taken part in.
C. For his participation in the robbery he had been in prison for six months.
D. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.
Question 5:
You know that it’s time for lunch ______ the bell rings.
A. so
B. after
C. although
D. when
Question 6:
He said that he couldn’t come to the picnic last week because he ______ the flu.
A. got on with
B. put up with
C. came down with
D. went along with
Question 7:
Many people live to this day that repeat still ______ the same clothes they did 20 years ago.
A. wears
B. had worn
C. is wearing
D. wear
Question 8:
Not only ______ all of the money but their car was also towed on the same day.
A. have they lost
B. did they lose
C. had they lost
D. were they losing
Question 9:
The website gives us access to the curriculum as well as the educational ______ the school has to offer.
A. insights
B. resources
C. tests
D. information
Question 10:
They are taking extra time doing homework and practice speaking to become ______ in German.
A. efficient
B. reliant
C. proficient
D. adaptive
Question 11:
Eva thinks that everyone ______ her because she doesn’t have a college degree.
A. looks up to
B. keeps out for
C. puts up with
D. looks down on
Question 12:
Robots can now be used to operate ______ in hospitals.
A. machine
B. machinery
C. mechanic
D. mechanical
Question 13:
Thanks to AI, factories can manufacture products more ______.
A. efficient
B. efficiency
C. efficiently
D. inefficient
Question 14:
Some medical robots are capable of performing complex ______ operations in hospitals.
A. surgery
B. surgically
C. surgeon
D. surgical
Question 15:
By using AI apps to plan your school assignments, you can be more ______.
A. productive
B. productivity
C. production
D. produce
Question 16:
Arnold ______ all the trouble he had caused to us.
A. complimented
B. apologized
C. excused
D. complained
Question 17:
He thought that he ______ the movie, so he gave the ticket to his brother.
A. saw
B. has seen
C. would see
D. had seen
Question 18:
He said that he ______ me the book soon.
A. will return
B. would return
C. is returning
D. returns
Question 19:
In the last thirty years, space exploration ______ great contributions to weather forecasting.
A. makes
B. has made
C. is making
D. made
Question 20:
I tried ringing her all morning but I couldn’t get ______.
A. through
B. up
C. down
D. over
Question 21:
The role of women in our society ______ been changed steadily.
A. would
B. have
C. must
D. has
Question 22:
Don’t try to ring the bell. It ______.
A. is working
B. works
C. isn’t worked
D. doesn’t work
Question 23:
Last week Clara said “I’ll do it tomorrow.” She said she would do it ______.
A. tomorrow
B. the previous day
C. the following day
D. yesterday
Question 24:
I don’t know why Hans didn’t go to the meeting. He said that he ______.
A. be
B. is
C. was
D. would
Question 25:
That’s ______ story I have ever heard.
A. ridiculous
B. the ridiculous
C. the more ridiculous
D. the most ridiculous
Question 26:
Fiona’s speaking coach app gives her helpful feedback on her pronunciation.
A. instruction
B. comment
C. question
D. answer
Question 27:
Nathan’s diet tracker app allows him to monitor his food intake.
A. reduce
B. improve
C. observe
D. alter
Question 36:
He started learning French six years ago.
A. He has learned French for six years.
B. It was six years ago did he start learning French.
C. He hasn’t learnt French for six years.
D. It is six years since he has learnt French.
Question 37:
"Leave my house now or I’ll call the police!” shouted the lady to the man.
A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.
D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.
Question 38: Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.
B. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years.
D. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car.
Question 39: Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
B. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
C. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
Question 40: They have been working in this factory since 2004.
A. They had been working in this factory before 2004.
B. They have started working in this factory since 2004.
C. They were working in this factory in 2004.
D. They started working in this factory in 2004.
Question 41:
She said, “I am going to the market.”
A. She said that she was going to the market.
B. She said that she is going to the market.
C. She says that she was going to the market.
D. She says that she is going to the market.
Question 42:
"Don’t worry about your problem," she told me.
A. She wanted me not to worry about her problem.
B. She told me not to worry about your problem.
C. She advised me not to worry about my problem.
D. She advised me not to worry about her problem.
Question 43:
They said, “We have finished our homework.”
A. They said that they have finished their homework.
B. They said that they finished their homework.
C. They said that they had finished their homework.
D. They said that they will finish their homework.
Question 44:
John asked, “Where is the nearest station?”
A. John asked where the nearest station is.
B. John asked where the nearest station was.
C. John asked where was the nearest station.
D. John asked where the nearest station will be.
Question 45:
She said, “I am working on a new project.”
A. She said that she is working on a new project.
B. She said that she was working on a new project.
C. She said that she works on a new project.
D. She said that she worked on a new project.
Question 46:
He asked me ______ Robert and I said I did not know.
A. that did I know / who were Robert
B. that I knew / who Robert were
C. if I knew / who Robert was
D. whether I knew / who was Robert
Question 47:
Where has he been?
A. where he has been
B. where had he been
C. where has he been
D. where he been has
Question 48:
Martin asked me ______.
A. how was my father
B. how my father is
C. how is my father
D. how my father was
Question 49:
The host asked Peter ______ tea or coffee.
A. whether he preferred
B. that he preferred
C. did he prefer
D. if he prefers
Question 50:
She asked me ______ my holidays.
A. where I spent / the previous year
B. where I had spent / the previous year
C. where did I spend / last year
D. where I spent / last year
Question 51:
Jack asked me ______.
A. where do you come from?
B. where I had come from
C. where I came from
D. where did I come from?
Question 52:
He advised ______ too far.
A. her did not go
B. her not do go
C. her not to go
D. she did not go
Question 53:
John often says he ______ boxing because it is a cruel sport.
A. does not like / is
B. did not like / were
C. not liked / had been
D. had not liked / was
Question 54:
Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York ______ the summer.
A. before
B. ago
C. last
D. previous
Question 55:
He asked ______ him some money.
A. her to lend
B. she to lend
C. she has lent
D. she lends
Exercise 2: WORD – FORMATION: Fill in each blank.
Question 1. Mia accidentally turned on voice command on her device and she couldn’t __________ it.
(ACTIVATE)
Question 2. This private digital ___ helps me in finding helpful information online. (ASSIST)
Question 3. Do you know the name of the ____________ _ that made this device? (MANUFACTURE)
Question 4. Oliver read an article in which it was stated that robots are being used to _____________
conditions on the surface of Mars. (OBSERVATION)
Question 5. With the advent of AI-powered robots, humans should no longer be required to do dangerous
or physically ___________ __ tasks. (DEMAND)
Question 6. Would you trust a robot to carry out a ___________ __ procedure on you? (MEDICINE)
Question 7. How ___________ __ are domestic household robots? (EFFICIENCY)
Question 8. It’s so amazing that AI can ____________ _ human speech and take part in conversations.
(INTERPRETATION)
Exercise 3: Rewrite these sentences without changing their meaning:
Question 1. They said, “We will complete this project today.”
→ They said ______________________________________________________
Question 2. “Did our teacher announce the test results two days ago?” asked John.
→ John asked _________________________________________________________
Question 3. “Why were you absent from class yesterday, Tom?” asked the teacher.
→ The teacher asked _______________________________________________
Question 4. “Congratulations! You have won the prestigious award,” said Sarah to her friend.
→ Sarah congratulated ___________________________________________________
Question 5. “We have caused the inconvenience. We’re so sorry,” the company CEO said.
→ The company CEO apologized _________________________________________________