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General Test
Part 1
Listen to the conversation. Then circle the correct answers.

1. Where does Carl see Janet?

a. at a business conference
b. at a technology event

c. at an animal shelter

2. What is true about Janet’s dog?

a. He has a special collar.

b. He had remote surgery on his shoulder.

c. He has a computer chip implant.

3. What does Carl ask Janet?

a. if she would clone her dog

b. if she’d get a computer chip implant for her dog

c. if she wants him to go to the animal shelter with her

4. What does Janet think would be strange?

a. using a computer chip implant in a person

b. remote surgery

c. genetic engineering

5. Which robot interested Carl?

a. the one that could perform remote surgery

b. the one with artificial intelligence

c. the one that was cloned
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6. What does Carl share with Janet?

a. statistics about artificial intelligence

b. a demonstration on artificial intelligence

c. demographics about people who use artificial intelligence

7. What does Carl say about the technology at the fair?

a. The displays aren’t interactive enough.

b. The good outweighs the bad.

c. It’s just scratching the surface.

8. What do Janet and Carl want to see next?

a. a genetic engineering display

b. a virtual reality display

c. a nanotechnology display

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Part 2
Match the words and phrases on the left with the definitions on the right. Write the letter.

9. catch on a. create a situation that will cause problems in the future

10. demographic b. an operation performed by a robot controlled by a doctor at a distant location

11. nanotechnology c. information about the people who live in a particular area

12. open a can of worms d. to become popular

13. rate e. a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing

14. remote surgery f. the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of
something within a certain period

15. trend g. the science and engineering of working at the molecular level to build very
small devices

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Part 3
Read the active sentences. Complete the passive sentences with the correct subject and
will be or will have been + past participle.

Examples:

In the future, people will make computer chip implants using nanotechnology.

In the future, computer chip implants will be made using nanotechnology.

By 2050, I predict that doctors will have put computer chip implants in half of the population.

By 2050, I predict that computer chip implants will have been put in half of the population.

16. In 100 years, people will have made robots to replace humans for many more jobs.

In 100 years, to replace humans for many more jobs.

17. In the future, rockets will take vacationers to the moon.

In the future, to the moon by rockets.

18. In my lifetime, surgeons will operate on patients remotely.

In my lifetime, on remotely by surgeons.

19. By 2050, nanotechnology programs will have replaced traditional engineering programs at many universities.
By 2050, at many universities.

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Part 4
Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make sentences.

20. computer would / before / My parents / be / I started college / predicted my / outdated

21. that / feared by people / artificial intelligence / was / Scientists thought / be / going / to / who didn’t understand it

22. phones / that / No one guessed / be / were / used / going / to search the Internet / to

23. entered it / canceled / would / I thought / very few students / be / because / that the / science fair

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Part 5
Circle the answer that correctly completes each sentence.

24. If artificial intelligence hadn’t been created, robots that can communicate with us ( would have been made /
wouldn’t have been made / would have made / wouldn’t have made ).

25. If airplanes ( had been invented / hadn’t been invented / had invented / hadn’t invented ) in the 1800s,
boats wouldn’t have been used to carry mail.

26. If nanotechnology classes ( was offered / wasn’t offered / were offered / weren’t offered ) at my university,
the technology might be understood by more people.

27. If remote surgery were explained better, these types of operations ( might consider / might be considered /
might have considered / might have been considering ) by more patients.

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Part 6
Read the article. Then read the sentences. Who would say each one? Match the
sentences with the people in the box. Write the letter.

Greatest Inventions

At AllAboutInventions this week, we want to know what our readers think are the greatest inventions in
history and why.

Posted by Aaron Park Personally, I believe one of the greatest modern inventions is the idea of recycling
and all the machines that go along with it to recycle material like plastic and glass. Sometimes, I think too
many devices have been invented over the years. For example, if all our gadgets hadn’t been invented,
landfills wouldn’t be packed with them! But recycling is a huge help, and different ways to recycle even
more items are going to be invented in the future. In 100 years, I believe ways to recycle every man-made
product will have been designed.

Posted by Farah Karim I think the greatest invention doesn’t even exist yet, but it surely will in the future.
Genetic engineering will be used to turn waste into usable and useful products. For instance, waste
products might be turned into fuel by using genetically engineered bacteria. It would be an amazing
accomplishment if this were to happen. Our environment would be less polluted, and communities would be
far healthier.

Posted by Silvia Valdez In my opinion, the telephone is the best invention in history. If it hadn’t been
invented, the smartphone wouldn’t have been developed. And I use my phone for everything—
communicating with friends, getting directions to unfamiliar places, and searching for information online. I
can’t imagine getting through the day without it. Of course, the smart phone wouldn’t have been made if
computers hadn’t been invented. And you could say the same about electricity! I guess a lot of inventions
had to happen in order for us to have phones that we can take with us anywhere. I just hope that we find
better ways to recycle our smart phones as Aaron posted.

Posted by Ralph Lockhart This is going way back, but I think the greatest invention is the wheel. As result
of this extraordinary invention, we have vehicles for transportation, like bikes, cars, and trucks. Even
airplanes need wheels for takeoff and landing. Because of these vehicles, we can do so many things—visit
friends and acquaintances, mail packages around the world, get food from farms to grocery stores, and
that’s just scratching the surface! An interesting note is that the first wheels weren’t even used for
transportation, but were used to make pottery. And the pottery wheel led to people making bowls, vases,
plates, and things like that. The wheel did really change people’s lives for the better.

Posted by Kate Mackey I'm going back in time, like Ralph, to say that books are the best invention. I just
love to read, and we can learn so much from books. Imagine that before books, stories and information
were passed on by word of mouth. After the invention of books, information could be shared in a new way,
which brought people of the world closer in a way. Paper, the alphabet, and things to write with are equally

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important inventions because if they hadn’t been invented, books wouldn’t have been made. Although now I
prefer reading on electronic devices because it saves trees and helps the environment.

Posted by Derek Williams Two of the most important things that affected the world are the discovery of
electricity and the invention of the light bulb. Of course, the light bulb wouldn’t have even worked if
electricity hadn’t already been discovered. The light bulb made it possible for people to work, socialize, and
travel safely at night and has allowed stores to be open longer as well. Many other inventions work because
of electricity, and most of these inventions have made life easier in some way. A case in point is that before
we had electric mixers, people had to stir everything by hand. In fact, almost everything we use in the
kitchen now needs electricity. And our electronics, as the name implies, depend on electricity as well. If it
hadn’t been discovered, I wouldn’t be typing this post right now!

a. Aaron Park d. Kate Mackey

b. Derek Williams e. Ralph Lockhart

c. Farah Karim f. Silvia Valdez

28. Before this invention, people used wood to heat their ovens. _____

29. I predict that in 25 years, cars will be powered by gas made from biologically-altered waste. _____

30. It’s allowed us to speak with people in our towns and around the world. _____

31. The creation of centers where people can take waste has made it practical. _____

32. Before this invention, animals were often used to transport things from place to place. _____

33. The printing press was necessary, too. _____

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 Writing Test
Part 1
Write a formal four- to five-paragraph essay answering one of the questions below.

• How can we end unemployment?

• How would an increased life expectancy rate affect the world?

• What are the best ways to lower the crime rate?

• Does watching TV affect young people in negative ways?

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Part 2
What is the greatest invention of all time? Consider the following questions in your
response. Write an eight- to ten-sentence paragraph for your response.

• How did it change the world?

• How does it affect your life?

• How does it affect the environment?

• How will it be used or changed in the future?

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 Speaking Test
Part 1
Read the flyer about the town meeting. Then read the questions and record your
response.

Our town is in danger! The Washington

Automobile Company used 30 acres of our land
as a dump twenty years ago, and now the land
is polluted and toxic. The company now wants
to cover the area and build a recycling center
for the city on top of it. They claim it’s safe, but
we think it’s a temporary solution. How do we
know there won’t be environmental problems in
the area in the future? The entire site needs to
be cleaned by the Washington Automobile
Company. They need to remove all polluted
soil—not cover it up. Do you agree? Please
come to the meeting on May 17 and share your
opinion.

Pretend you are a representative from the Washington Automobile Company or a

concerned citizen. Present your opinion at the city community meeting. Speak for two to
three minutes.

Part 2
Imagine you and a friend are talking about the advantages and disadvantages of one of
the technologies below. Choose the topic and make up a conversation. Discuss the
advantages, and have your friend talk about the disadvantages. Your conversation
should be two to three minutes.

• Artificial intelligence

• Genetic engineering

• Human or animal cloning

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