Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
A scientist said robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029. The scientist's name is Ray Kurzweil. He works for Google as Director of Engineering. He is one of the world's (1)______ experts on artificial intelligence (A.I.). Mr Kurzweil believes computers will be able to learn from experiences, just like humans. He also thinks they will be able to tell jokes and stories, and even flirt. Kurzweil's 2029 prediction is (2)______ sooner than many people thought. The scientist said that in 1999, many A.I. experts said it would be hundreds of years before a computer was more intelligent than a human. He said that it would not be long before computer intelligence is one billion times more powerful than the human brain.
Mr Kurzweil joked that many years ago, people thought he was a little crazy (3)______ predicting computers would be as intelligent as humans. His thinking has (4)______ the same but everyone else has changed the way they think. He said: "My views are not radical any more. I've actually stayed consistent. It's the (5)______ of the world that's changing its view." He highlighted examples of high-tech things we use, see or read about every day. These things make us believe that computers have intelligence. He said people think differently now: "Because the public has seen things like Siri [the iPhone's voice-recognition technology] where you talk to a computer; they've seen the Google self-driving cars."
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
A scientist said robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029. The scientist's name is Ray Kurzweil. He works for Google as Director of Engineering. He is one of the world's (1)______ experts on artificial intelligence (A.I.). Mr Kurzweil believes computers will be able to learn from experiences, just like humans. He also thinks they will be able to tell jokes and stories, and even flirt. Kurzweil's 2029 prediction is (2)______ sooner than many people thought. The scientist said that in 1999, many A.I. experts said it would be hundreds of years before a computer was more intelligent than a human. He said that it would not be long before computer intelligence is one billion times more powerful than the human brain.
Mr Kurzweil joked that many years ago, people thought he was a little crazy (3)______ predicting computers would be as intelligent as humans. His thinking has (4)______ the same but everyone else has changed the way they think. He said: "My views are not radical any more. I've actually stayed consistent. It's the (5)______ of the world that's changing its view." He highlighted examples of high-tech things we use, see or read about every day. These things make us believe that computers have intelligence. He said people think differently now: "Because the public has seen things like Siri [the iPhone's voice-recognition technology] where you talk to a computer; they've seen the Google self-driving cars."
He is one of the world's (1) ______experts on artificial intelligence (A.I.).
He is one of the world's (1) ______experts on artificial intelligence (A.I.).
leading
heading
topping
summit
Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
leading (adj): quan trọng và thành công nhất (dẫn đầu)
heading (n): đề mục nhỏ, tiêu đề
topping (n): phần thêm vào món ăn
summit (n): đỉnh, chóp, ngọn
He is one of the world's (1) leading experts on artificial intelligence (A.I.).
Tạm dịch: Ông là một trong những chuyên gia hàng đầu thế giới về trí tuệ nhân tạo (A.I.).
Kurzweil's 2029 prediction is (2) _____sooner than many people thought.
Kurzweil's 2029 prediction is (2) _____sooner than many people thought.
by far
a lot
very much
a little
Đáp án: B
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
by far + so sánh nhất: nhất (nhấn mạnh)
a lot + so sánh hơn: nhiều hơn (nhấn mạnh)
very much: rất nhiều
a little + so sánh hơn: một chút
Kurzweil's 2029 prediction is (2) a lot sooner than many people thought.
Tạm dịch: Dự đoán năm 2029 của Kurzweil sớm hơn nhiều so với suy nghĩ của nhiều người.
Mr Kurzweil joked that many years ago, people thought he was a little crazy (3) _______predicting computers would be as intelligent as humans.
Mr Kurzweil joked that many years ago, people thought he was a little crazy (3) _______predicting computers would be as intelligent as humans.
about
to
for
with
Đáp án: C
Kiến thức: Liên từ
about: về, xung quanh
to: theo hướng, hướng tới
for: thế cho, vì, bởi vì
with: với, cùng với
for + S + V = because + S + V: bởi vì
Mr Kurzweil joked that many years ago, people thought he was a little crazy (28) for predicting computers would be as intelligent as humans.
Tạm dịch: Ông Kurzweil nói đùa rằng nhiều năm trước, mọi người nghĩ rằng ông hơi điên vì dự đoán máy tính sẽ thông minh như con người.
His thinking has (4) _______the same but everyone else has changed the way they think.
His thinking has (4) _______the same but everyone else has changed the way they think.
remained
kept
maintained
stayed
Đáp án: D
Kiến thức: Sự kết hợp từ
remain - remained - remained: vẫn, còn lại
keep - kept - kept: giữ
maintain - maintained - maintained: giữ gìn, duy trì
stay - stayed - stayed: hoãn lại, ngăn chặn, ở lại
stay the same: giữ nguyên, không đổi
His thinking has (29) stayed the same but everyone else has changed the way they think.
Tạm dịch: Suy nghĩ của anh ấy vẫn giữ nguyên nhưng mọi người khác đã thay đổi cách họ nghĩ.
It's the (5) ________of the world that's changing its view.
It's the (5) ________of the world that's changing its view.
rest
other
last
later
Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
rest (n): sự nghỉ ngơi, phần còn lại
other (adj): khác
last: người cuối cùng, lần cuối
later: chậm hơn
the rest of sth: phần còn lại của cái gì
It's the (5) rest of the world that's changing its view.
Tạm dịch: Đó là phần còn lại của việc thế giới đang thay đổi quan điểm.
