HS2 2019 unit4 p78 act4

Read the text below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use.

Which notice says this?

A You needn't go far to get to this college.

B The school year starts early at this college.

C The sign shows the way to the sports centre.

D You can find out the college majoring with the help of the sign.

E This college isn't situated in the city centre.

F You can learn about the college staff.

G The sign informs about the college curriculum.

H You can find information about college campus.

1.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

2.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

3.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

4.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

5.   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H]

Read the text below. Choose from (A-H) the one which best fits each space (1-5). There are two choices you do not need to use.

A how long they have been teaching

B that can contribute

C what will be studied in the class

D to interact with people in the community

E high standards of excellence

F caused by the poor preparation

G who speak your language

H spread out around the world

With thousands of English Language Studying Programmes (1) _   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] students often have a difficult time identifying the ideal programme for them, So, in order to make the right choice, students should consider a number of factors.

First, find a programme that will help you to reach your goals, whether they are for business, entrance to a university, or pleasure. Look over the programmes website and see if you can find a statement which should reveal the programme's own goals. Ask for a copy of a class syllabus to see (2) _   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] . Talk to current or former students to see what their experiences were like.

Second, look into the teachers' qualifications to see not only (3) _   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] but also what experiences they have had working with international students. Do the teachers have experience working overseas? Do they speak another language? If so, they might have a better understanding of the educational backgrounds of their students. Third, ask about the student composition of the programme. How many nationalities are represented in the classes? A broad mix of students will give you a variety of opportunities to speak English and learn about other foreign cultures. However, even if there are students (4) _   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] , you can still have a very positive experience, especially if the teacher encourages the use of English in class. On the other hand, don't choose a programme solely based on classroom composition. Remember that you will only be in class a few hours a day, so you'll actually have more time outside of class (5) _   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] , so THAT is your real classroom.

Then, compare the prices of programmes in the area you want to live Just remember that price is not the best indicator of a programme's quality, though keep in mind that better and more experienced instructors are often paid more, and thus, the tuition reflects this. Also, the school might provide good computer, recreational, and educational facilities (6) _   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H] to a good learning atmosphere, and thus, this can be added to your tuition cost. Thus, as the experience shows, you get what you pay for.

Read the text below. For questions (22-33) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

iPhone That Talks Back

Now even your phone can talk back.

Matt Legend Gemmell, a (22)            [software, footware, silverware, chinaware] designer from Edinburgh, got a new Apple Inc. iPhone on Friday and asked it: «Who's your daddy?»

«You are», the phone answered, in the (23)        [saying, vote, voice, speech] of an authoritative man.

The real science of artificial intelligence is finally catching up to science (24)           [discovery, computer, fiction, based]. HAL 9000, the scary computer that could respond from the movie «2001: A Space Odyssey, has come to life, in the form of Siri, a (25)             [theoretical, unreal, actual, virtual] personal assistant that comes with Apple's new iPhone 4S, which arrived in stores in October 2011.

The phone takes verbal commands and questions, and (26)          [responds, inquires, asks, demands] with computer-generated speech. Real humans are responding to this amazing (27)            [invitation, invention, invasion, envision] by asking their iPhones ridiculous questions.

The good news is Siri has a sense of humour.

Micah Gantman, the director of mobile business at software firm HasOffers.com in Seattle, asked his (28)           [iPhone, staff, personnel, employees]: «How much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? » It answered: «Depends if you're talking about African or European wood».

Nicky Kelly, a 40-year-old from Suffolk, UK, asked her iPhone: «Tell me a joke. It answered: «Two iPhones walk into a bar ... I forget the rest».

When blogger Joshua Topolsky asked Siri about the meaning of life, it said: «I can't answer that now, but give me some time to write a very long play in which nothing happens».

A lot of work went into so much (29)            [false, imitation, natural, artificial] sarcasm.

The (30)           [users, consumers, creators, clients] of Siri put «deep thought» into the personality of their software, says Norman Winarsky, a co-founder of the company that was bought by Apple for $200 million in 2010. Siri was born out of an artificial intelligence project at SRI International, a research institute.

An Apple spokeswoman declined to answer questions about (31)      [why, what, how, when] Siri works. (32)      [He, She, It, They] uses different voices in each of its available markets: female in the US, Australia and Germany, and male in the UK and France.

However, we know that Siri has two distinct systems at its heart. One listens and (33)            [answers, translates, copies, reloads] what customers are saying, the other interprets the meaning behind the request and responds.