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UNIT 2 Test Level 2

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 Complete the text with the words below. There are more words than you need. (8 x 1 = 8 points)
artificial ■ capable ■ devices ■ deep ■ equipped ■ long ■ matter ■ opposed
serious ■ tools
“The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots” sounds like something out of a science-fiction film, but it is actually
a group of non-governmental organisations who have called for a ban on the development of weapons
controlled by 1. .............................. intelligence. Its members are deadly 2. .............................. about the
danger of planes, drones and robots that operate using this intelligence. These 3. .............................. are
already being programmed to operate in combat situations. Most are 4. .............................. with guns and
other weapons. They are 5. .............................. of making decisions, and they can kill. The scientists believe
that no 6. .............................. how good the software is, these machines should never make life-or-death
decisions without instructions from a human being. As 7. .............................. as they are not controlled,
there is a risk that the machines will kill or injure someone accidentally. The campaign is strongly
8.
.............................. to the use of these independent robots in war and other similar situations.

2 Complete the sentences with a suitable word or phrase. (5 x 1 = 5 points)


1 My video went ........................ ! It got 10,000 hits in a day!
2 This latest smartphone uses ........................-........................ technology.
3 We couldn’t stop watching the TV. We were ........................ to the screen.
4 You can’t apply online. You have to go in ........................ .
5 These instructions are not ........................-........................ at all! I cannot understand them!

3 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. (6 x 2 = 12 points)


1 We mustn’t remain silent about this issue. (speak)
........................................................................................................................................................................
2 She came to support me during the game. (cheer)
........................................................................................................................................................................
3 I learned some Japanese. (up)
........................................................................................................................................................................
4 There’s very little chance that this app will become popular. (highly)
........................................................................................................................................................................
5 Many people acknowledge the fact that social media can be addictive. (widely)
........................................................................................................................................................................
6 Almost all students at my school own a smartphone. (vast)
........................................................................................................................................................................

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4 Complete the text using the verbs in brackets and the Future Perfect Simple or Future Continuous.
(10 x 1 = 10 points)
1.
............................. we still ............................. (watch) real-life actors in the future? Some futurologists think
not. They believe that by 2030, computer technology 2. ......................................... (improve) so much that CGI
(computer-generated imagery) 3. ......................................... (replace) most human actors, with the exception
of world-famous film stars. They 4. ............................. still ............................. (play) the major roles, but by the
end of the decade, the careers of all the other actors 5. ......................................... (end). Instead of going to
the studio, directors 6. ......................................... (make) films in computer rooms. It’s already happened
in science-fiction films like Avatar, but by the end of the decade, people 7. ......................................... (use)
computers to make films in all other genres, too. Of course, by then most of the world’s cinemas
8.
......................................... (close) because people generally 9. ......................................... (not go out) to
watch films. They 10. ......................................... (stay) at home to enjoy films on their super high-tech TVs,
which will be as good as a screen in a cinema.

5 Complete the sentences with a suitable verb. Use the Future Perfect Simple or Future Continuous.
(5 x 1 = 5 points)
1 I can’t go with you to the gaming exhibition tonight. I ......................................... for an exam.
2 Soon no one will spend the day in an office. Everyone ......................................... from home.
3 My project is almost complete. By tonight, I ......................................... it.
4 The meeting will be over by the time we arrive. Everyone ......................................... home.
5 I’m working at two jobs because I want to buy a car. I hope I ......................................... enough money by
the summer.

6 Complete the sentences with a logical continuation. Use a suitable future tense.
(5 x 2 = 10 points)
1 By the time we arrive at school, .................................................................................................................. .
2 My phone has stopped working, so first thing tomorrow, .............................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................................... .
3 I hope that at this time next year, ................................................................................................................ .
4 Don’t watch the film because you ............................................................................................................... .
5 I have to study all week because ................................................................................................................ .

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