9 Progress Check 4

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Why don’t you get a(n) …? You’ll be able to get on the Internet much faster than you do now.

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You can’t expect a robot to show a(n) …! They have no feeling!

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I can’t send or receive anything over the Internet until I’ve set up my ….

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Do you believe robots will ever be able to understand idioms or other parts of …?

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Scientists are working on creating a(n) … which will make robots think on their own.

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George didn’t have an Internet connection, so he checked his … to see if it was working.

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Some experts believe that robots with human intelligence will someday … a reality.

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Did you know that there are robots which can … tasks such as serving tea and vacuuming the carpets?

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John cancelled his monthly … to his Internet Service provider because it was too expensive.

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Experts are … as to whether robots will ever take the place of human teachers in the classroom.

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Ben never goes anywhere without his laptop as it … for all his business needs.

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I don’t think that a machine that can think on its own … .

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Timothy can’t connect t the Internet because his computer doesn’t have a(n) … .

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One of the problems robotics experts have to … when creating a household robot  is getting to understand and respond to everyday language.

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Ben used recycled materials to … his robot for the science exhibition.

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Andy has … a new gadget again; he really loves making things.

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The lecture … at 6 pm so we have plenty of time to get there.

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… me how to get free music download from the Internet?

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Mark is really good with computers; I’m sure he is … the IT test tomorrow.

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This time next week we … the technology exhibition in Boston.

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The printer is making funny noises; … down again.

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By the end of the year, Eric … on his computer gadget for almost seven months.

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Mr Higgins … a demonstration of the new robot tomorrow evening.

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By this time next month, we ... our computer training course.

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I … the anti-virus software on your computer as soon as I get home tonight, I promise.

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… Peter a new games console for his birthday?

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I will call you when I … in London.

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Mark rebooted his computer … the screen would stop freezing.

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The scanner isn’t working. When … someone to fix it?

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Richard is … hooked on the Internet that he ever does all his shopping online.

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Christine saved her work on a disk … she would have an extra copy if something went wrong with her computer and she lost it.

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The robots of the future will have … amazing abilities that they will be able to do almost anything.

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Anne called Frank … ask him about her computer problems.

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I will not download the file … I’ve installed anti-virus software.

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Daniel bought a used computer … spend all of his savings.

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Can you give me a hand with the printer?

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Would you agree that many teenagers spend too much time on their computers?

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Let me take a look at that computer problem for you.

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I’ve lost some files.

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I suggest that you reboot the system.

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For thousands of years human beings have dreamt of cheating death and the aging process. In their fantasy world, they live forever and remain young and beautiful in old age. Well, it may sound incredible, but there are some scientists who believe that mankind will soon have the technology to make this dream come true!

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Sounds like science fiction? Maybe. But remember that technology gives us the ability to do things today that people living only a few decades ago would have considered magic. Therefore, there is no reason why we shouldn't believe that experts will make all this possible.

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Some scientists believe that medical technology is moving so fast that by the end of this century, advanced anti-aging technologies will be available, and it will let people live for hundreds or maybe even thousands of years if they want to. Of course few people would want to live to 1000 if, they had to spend hundreds of years looking and feeling like a 90-year-old. But some researchers think medicine will be able to keep people looking and feeling as beautiful and fit at 500 years old as they were at the age of 25!

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Naturally, the possibility of living 50 long raises many problems if people don’t die, how will the Earth cope when it gets so overcrowded? Many people believe that scientists should not develop anti-aging technology, and that they should let nature take its course as it has been doing tor millions of years.

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Of course, most scientists believe that humans will never possess such technology. But if living to 1000 becomes possible, do you think it would be a dream ... or a nightmare? And, if you had the choice, would you choose to live forever?