I. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. unaffected B. undrinkable C. uncountable D. unsuitable
2. A. unpopular B. unorganized C. unfortunate D. unambitious
3. A. imperfect B. immature C. immobile D. immoral
4. A. translator B. director C. editor D. spectator
5. A. consumer B. performer C. shopkeeper D. believer
II. Find one word that does not belong to each other.
6. A. cloning B. genetics C. cyberspace D. life span
7. A. rocket B. spaceship C. astronaut D. ship
8. A. driverless B. computer C. online D. websites
9. A. technician B. scientist C. technologist D. musician
10. A. advantage B. drawback C. benefit D. achievement
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
11. Facebook was built on the _____________ of earlier social network sites like MySpace successful and Bebo.
A. succeed B. successful C. successfully D. success
12. It is thought that driverless cars will transform the way we move ____________ cities in the future.
A. around B. away C. along D. ahead
13. Little Pascal _____________ a mechanical calculator which could do additions or subtractions very quick.
A. discovered B. found C. found out D. invented
14. Robots save workers from ____________ dangerous tasks.
A. making B. having C. performing D. carrying
15. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless, ____________ that is not necessarily true.
A. but B. and C. so D. or
16. Recent _____________ developments have made robots more user-friendly, and intelligent.
A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically
17. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games;____________, they lose their interests in daily.
A. moreover B. so C. however D. as a result
18. Science and technology have ______________ the life safe, secure and comfortable.
A. transformed B. made C. done D. changed
19. Terrorists are using modern technology _____________ their destructive work.
A. about B. at C. for D. with
20. With the advance of the science and technology, our life changes greatly in various ____________.
A. scenes B. fields C. sights D. regions
IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or Dthat best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Computers are helpful (21) ___________ many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with information even (22) __________ quickly than a person. Second, computers can work with a lot of information at the same time. Third, they can (23) __________ information for a long time. They do not forget things that the common people do. (24) ___________, computers are almost always correct. They are not perfect, but they usually do not (25) ___________ mistakes.
Recently, it is important (26) ___________ about computers. There are a number of things to learn. Some companies have (27) ____________ at work. In addition, most universities (28) ___________ day and night courses in Computer Science. Another way to learn is from a book,or from a friend. After a few hours of practice, you can (29) ____________ withcomputers. You may not be an expert, but you can have (30) ___________.
21. A. in B. on C. at D. over
22. A. much B. rather C. more D. less
23. A. hold B. carry C. stay D. keep
24. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Nevertheless
25. A. do B. make C. have D. take
26. A. know B. knowing C. to know D. knew
27. A. classes B. meetings C. schools D. discussion
28. A. send B. offer C. bring D. spend
29. A. use B. make C. work D. take
30. A. fun B. funny C. enjoy D. for fun
16. Science and technology have ……………. the life safe, secure and comfortable.
A. transformed B. made C. done D. changed
17. Dave asked me if robots in the future ………… more user-friendly and more intelligent.
A. will be B. would be C. will have been D. will be being
18. Many people think the cyber world might ……………. the real world one day.
A. provide B. take place C. take up D. replace
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