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UNIT 7: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

A VOCABULARY

artificial

intelligence n /ˌɑːtɪfɪʃl ɪnˈtelɪɡəns/ trí tuệ nhân tạo

incredible adj /ɪnˈkredəbl/ đáng kinh ngạc

overpopulation n /ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/ sự quá tải dân số

unbelievable adj /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl/ khó tin

B GRAMMAR :The active and passive causatives

Get/have + st + PII Have + sb + V = Get +sb+ ToV

C EXERCISE

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.

Question 1:

A activate

B donation

C amazing

D preparation

Question 2:

A spammed

B automated

C preferred

D lessened

Question 3:

A scream

B class

C science

D resurrect

Question 4:

A faraway

B education

C straight

D shade

Question 5:

A malfuntion

B among

C charity

D gratidute

Question 6:

A emerge

B learn

C collect

D exterminate

Question 7:

A navigation

B guarantee

C diligence

D gamble

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others Question 8:

A incredible

B mainstay

C student

D program

Question 9:

A opportunity

B academic

C competitive

D.intervention

Question 10:

A algorithm

B discourage

C transform

D inspire

Question 11:

A implant

B expand

C involve

D athlete

Question 12:

A faraway

B unbelievable

C resurrect

D understand

Question 13:

A prohibit

B seventeen

C ecologist

D intention

Question 14:

A origin

B diploma

C carnivore

D organism

Question 15:

A endangered

B minority

C mausoleum

D.ambassador

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

It may be that media have made the AI safety debate seem more (16) _than it really

is After all, fear sells, and articles using out-of-context quotes to (17) _ imminent doom can generate more clicks than nuanced and balanced ones (18) _, two people who only know about each other’ s positions from media quotes are likely

(19) _ think they disagree more than they really do For example, a techno-skeptic who only read about Bill Gates’ s position in a British tabloid may mistakenly think Gates believes super intelligence to be imminent Similarly, someone in the beneficial-AI movement (20) _ who knows nothing about Andrew Ng’s position except his quote about overpopulation on Mars may mistakenly think he doesn’t care about AI safety, whereas in fact, he does The crux is simply that because Ng’s timeline estimates are longer, he naturally tends to prioritize short-term AI challenges over long-term ones

Question 16: A conversational B controversial C conversantly D controversy Question 17: A proclaim B abolish C repeal D decrease

Question 18: A.However B As a result C Therefor D Before

Question1 9: A at B off C to D with

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

According to futurist Ray Kurzweil human civilisation will be unavoidably transformed

in the year 2045 by an event that he call The Singularity He suggests that exponential technological development will lead to the inevitable rise of artificial intelligence (A.I.) Such advanced technology may make humanity insignificant

Kurzweil says that technologies are double-edged swords and envisions the possibility that an artificial intelligence might decide to put an end to humanity simply because it surpasses human intelligence Kurzweil does have faith in mankind, however He

suggests that people are wise to accept that technological progress is unavoidable and that such acceptance will make the process of transition easier

Kurzweil has personal reasons to hope for the coming of The Singularity, because he wants his life to be extended by it Kurzweil envisions that future medical advances could invent tiny computerised machines, or nanobots, which operate inside the body to

enhance the immune system In addition to believes that future technology might be able

to resurrect his deceased father

Looking at the state of current technological advances in many fields such as medicine, navigation and communication, Kurzweil's visions may not be unbelievable.The critical issue, however, is whether genuine artificial intelligence can ever be truly realised

Kurzweil suggests that critics of his theories, who believe that the human brain is too complex to duplicate, are underestimating what the exponential growth in technology can eventually accomplish

Question 21: What is The Singularity?

A An event giving rise to future human beings

B An event giving rise to future artificial intelligence

C An event giving rise to future alien civilisation

Question 22: Why could The Singularity put an end to humans?

A Because A.I might imitate human intelligence

B Because A.I is similar to human intelligence

C Because A.I will exceed human intelligence

Question 23: What does Kurzweil say about technologies?

A Technologies are avoidable

B Technologies are safe and friendly

C Technologies are double-edged swords

Question 24: Why does Kurzweil hope for the coming of The Singularity?

A Because it would have economic advantages

B Because life could be extended

C Because human would have virtual entertainment

Question 25: How does Kurzweil respond to critics of his theories

A He thinks that they do not evaluate correctly the rapid growth of technology

B He thinks that the realisation of genuine artificial intelligence is a challenge

C He thinks that future events cannot be predicted with our current mean

Question 26: Installing is firewall is one method of trying to protect against _.

A hackers

B thiefs

C robbers

D crooks

Question 27: This factory was capable of producing an _ 100 cars per hour

A believe

B expensive

C advise

D incredible

Question 28: The problem of _ in big cities, which stems from uncontrolled

migration from rural areas

A overpopulation

B decrease

C increase

D growth

Question 29: The _ by UN troops prevented fighting from breaking out.

A participant

B intervention

C joiner

D contestant

Question 30: He had a new heart valve _.

A added

B supplanted

C.improved

D implanted

Question 31: An emergency like this _ some pretty drastic action.

A calls in

B calls off

C calls for

D calls up

Question 32: He was barely _ of writing his own name.

A able

B capable

C enable

D talented

Question 33: Her _ was so strong that it brought tears to her eyes.

A emotion

B emotional

C emotionalism

D.emotionally

Question 34: This progamme is used to _ the new generation robots.

A activity

B activation

C activate

D activator

Question 35: In military, A.I robots are used to _ dangerous environments

containing explosives or contaminated by nuclear weapons

A explore

B.fix

C change

D borrow

Question 36: Do you know the country which you has the highest life _ in the

world?

A objective

B expectancy

C desire

D ambition

Question 37: This _disease caused a lot of complications during the treatment

procedure

A situation

B difficult

C life-threatening

D weak

Question 38: _ does not exist yet, but scientists are working hard to create

computers that can think like human beings

A Advancement

B Destruction

C Intervention

D Artificial intelligence

Question 39: Intelligent _ are widely used in many fields such as heavy

industries, hospital medicine business, and the military

A machines

B servicement

C advisement

D computers

Question 40: GPS systems help a lot of people to _ on land, on the sea, and

in the air

A navigation

B navigable

C navigability

D navigate