I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

eye tracking application attendance biometrics experiments

scanners printers robot teacher contact lenses fingerprints
1. You can uninstall a(n) _____________ you have installed on your phone at any time.
2. Using fingerprints to authenticate the user to their own phone is just one use of _____________.
3. _____________ are thin discs of plastic or glass that sit directly on your eye to correct vision.
4. Some fingerprint _____________ cannot read your finger if they are wet or dirty.
5. In these modern times, advances in science are leading to fewer tests and _____________ on animals.
6. Each person’s _____________ are unique, which is why they have long been used as a way to identify
individuals.
7. Laser _____________ are durable and can print large quantities of monochrome and coloured documents
frequently.
8. _____________ is a sensor technology that can detect a person’s presence and follow what they are looking
at in real-time.
9. With a smartphone, a teacher can easily check _____________ without bringing paper and laptops to the
classroom.
10. Will we still need a human teacher if a _____________ is in use in a classroom?
II. Match the words or phrases with their definition.
1. face recognition a. a small meeting room or a part of an online meeting
where a small group of participants can do a specific
activity
2. nanolearning b. make something happen or exist
3. digital communication c. gradually grow or become bigger, more advanced,
stronger, etc.
4. invent d. small learning experiences that can be completed
in a short amount of time compared to traditional
educational experiences
5. create e. the electronic exchange of information
6. computer screen f. produce or design something that has not existed
before
7. breakout room g. technology that allows a computer to identify a
person by their face
 8. discover h. a system that enables people in different places to
communicate and see each other using video screens
9. develop i. the working area on the monitor of a computer
10. video conferencing j. find information, a place, or an object, especially for
the first time
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. She has spent the last four years studying for a degree in science and _____________.
A. technique B. technology C. technicality D. technologist
2. Fingerprint _____________ sometimes need more time than usual to read your fingerprints.
A. screens B. computers C. scanners D. printers
3. The _____________ took out her tooth and asked her to come back again for further treatment.
A. chemist B. dentist C. doctor D. physicist
4. With face _____________, you can now unlock your phone by just looking at it!
A. recognition B. connection C. communication D. conference
5. The object of their expedition was to _____________ the source of the River Nile.
A. produce B. invent C. discover D. develop
6. Automatic fingerprint _____________ system can be used to provide information of whether the student
_____________ a lecture.
A. attendance - attended B. attendant – attends
C. attending - attended D. attendance – attending
7. _____________ products are chemical compounds or substances produced by living organism.
A. Artificial B. Natural C. Homemade D. Manmade
8. Nowadays, the most common _____________ include fingerprint scanning, facial recognition, voice
recognition, and iris scanning.
A. devices B. medicines
C. chemical elements D. biometrics
9. _____________ typically refers to content that can be consumed in seconds or minutes, such as a short video
or interactive animation.
A. Experience B. Experiment C. Remote learning D. Nanolearning
10. They sent some technical _____________ to maintain the air conditioner system in the building.
A. designers B. producers C. engineers D. developers
IV. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. They have trained a number of young _____________ for their factory. (technique)
2. Recent advances in _____________ science mean that this illness can now be cured. (medicine)
3. If you want to _____________ coloured images, your printer will typically use colour ink. (printer)
4. Scientists are still working on _____________ new methods of reaching outer space. (invent)
5. The teacher read out the result of our _____________ examination yesterday morning. (chemist)
6. These devices require users to use _____________, letters, and special characters in their PIN. (digital)
7. Scientific _____________ such as relativity and quantum physics radically changed the worldview of
scientists. (discover)
8. With the advancement of technology, _____________ application in everyday life is no longer futuristic.
(robot)
9. The doctor stressed that his new kind of treatment is still _____________. (experiment)
10. A lot of vehicles now can _____________ the owner and open doors automatically. (recognition)
I. Complete the second sentences using the correct verb forms.
1. I said to her, “I can solve the sum.”
I said to her that I the sum.
2. He told me, “I study computing in college.”
He told me he computing in college.
3. She said to him, “You’re my hero.”
She said to him that he her hero.
4. I told her, “I have no time for this.”
I told her that I no time for that.
5. She said to her brother, “I won’t do this work.”
She told her brother that she that work.
6. My teacher always says, “Practice makes perfect.”
My teacher always says that practice perfect.
7. She told people, “I’m applying to Harvard.”
She told people she to Harvard.
8. He said, “Many students don’t like studying at home.”
He said that many students studying at home.
9. The article says, “Fossil fuels are limited.”
The article says that fossil fuels limited.
10. I said to him, “The Earth goes around the sun.”
I said to him that the Earth around the sun.
II. Choose the correct answer.
1. The workers said that robots (were/ are) replacing them on assembly lines.
2. They said they (might/ may) develop wireless systems on their hardware platform.
3. He said he’d been so busy (this/ that) afternoon that he’d completely forgotten to call her.
4. She said she had left all worries behind and devoted herself to the study of science some years (before/ ago).
5. He said that Emily was wearing a brown dress she’d bought (the previous day/ yesterday).
6. My teacher said that Alexander Fleming (invents/ invented) penicillin in 1928.
7. The secretary said I could leave a note on her desk whenever she wasn’t (here/ there).
8. The reporter said that the government didn’t have the answers to (these/ those) difficult questions.
9. Julia said that she didn’t like to stay at home and watch TV (today/ that day).
10. He said that the Internet signal could (then/ now) be transmitted by satellite.
III. Change the sentences into the reported speech.
1. “We can spend part of our budget on research and development.”
They said that
2. “She wants to donate money to establish this pharmaceutical laboratory.”
The reporter said that
3. “Thomas Edison was born in 1847 and died in 1931.”
He said that
4. “Our country doesn’t have sufficiency of natural resources.”
The President said that
5. “My doctor is advising about many things other than medicine.”
Bill said that
6. “We may do another experiment to examine this formula tomorrow.”
They said that
7. “Our mission will explore the planet’s southernmost latitudes.”
The explorer said
8. “Technology will change how we think and live.”
The scientist said that
9. “My brother is now concentrating on a career as a software engineer.”
She said that
10. “Jack and Jim are going to a technology fair now.”
He said that
IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. My brother said via the phone that he ___________ Sydney for a tour of the world.
A. is leaving B. would leave C. leaves D. may leave
2. James said, “Hurry up! The store ___________.”
A. closed B. will close C. is closing D. closes
3. William said that he had visit a famous laboratory ___________.
A. last three days B. three days ago C. three days before D. three days previous
4. Samuel said to his friends that ___________ to become a conservationist.
A. they wanted B. he wants C. they had wanted D. he wanted
5. He said, “No matter what ___________ next, we ___________ him in his new project.”
A. happens - will support B. will happen – support
C. happened - am going to support D. would happen - am supporting
6. The teacher said that their school ___________ new computers in the library.
A. equips B. is equipping C. has equipped D. would equip
7. He said that his computer was downloading a big file ___________.
A. at this moment B. at that moment C. at the moment D. at moment
8. Dad said to me that the sun ___________ only a small star in the universe.
A. was B. is C. will be D. would be
9. Jonathan said to his friend that ___________.
A. he is reading a science book now B. he is reading a science book then
C. he was reading a science book now D. he was reading a science book then
10. Susan said, “I usually take the bus to town, but ___________ I cycle for a change.”
A. today B. that day C. the day before D. the previous day
V. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. The reporter said that astronauts can bring back specimens of rock from the moon.
A. that B. can bring C. of D. from
2. They said that the new telescope system will provide more detailed exploration of Mars soon.
A. the new B. will provide C. detailed D. of
3. The Carters said that they would like to postpone their holiday until next week.
A. said B. would C. to postpone D. next week
4. She said her manager that she emailed to their partner the week before and she was still waiting for a reply.
A. said B. emailed C. the week before D. was still waiting
5. The software developer said, “I began writing this software the previous month and I am still working on it.”
A. began B. this C. the previous month D. am still working
6. Ms. Jodie says that she really likes social media but she didn’t like TikTok.
A. that B. likes C. but D. didn’t
7. Michael said to his teacher that he was having a headache at that moment, and he needed to rest now.
A. said to B. was having C. that moment D. now
8. “I would certainly continue living here for the foreseeable future,” said my new neighbour.
A. would B. living here C. here D. foreseeable future
9. Mrs. Jodan says that she used the school’s website to divide work and assign students tasks every day.
A. used B. to divide C. assign D. every day
10. The author of the article says that solar panels were not comparable in price to wind generators.
A. The author of the article B. were not C. in D. to wind
E. READING
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Hardware and software are two terms you’ve probably heard of at some point or another. The odds are high
that you use both on a daily basis, whether it’s with your smartphone or personal computer. Let’s take a deeper
look at what these two things are and why they’re important.
Hardware is any element of a computer that is physical. This includes things like monitors, keyboards, and also
the insides of devices, like microchips and hard drives. Software is anything that tells hardware what to do and
how to do it, including computer programs and apps on your phone. Video games, photo editors, and web
browsers are just a few examples.
Hardware and software are different from each other, but they also need one another in order to function. The
hardware would be the physical phone itself, and the software would be its operating system and apps. If we
were to take away the software, we would just have a dead phone in our hands. It wouldn’t be able to make
calls, text, or go online because it’s not receiving any instructions.
On the other hand, let’s say we have no hardware, meaning there’s no actual phone. If all we have are the
programs, we just have a bunch of instructions but nothing to give these instructions to. Hardware needs
software to tell it what to do, but software also needs hardware in order to act out its directions. When you
combine the two, you can do all sorts of things, whether you’re using a smartphone, computer, or any other
type of device.
Technology will continue to evolve. We may not be sure how it will look in 100 years, but hardware and software
will be there serving as its foundation.
1. The second paragraph is mainly about ______________.
A. the difference between hardware and software
B. some of the hardware and software of a computer
C. the definition of hardware and software of a computer
D. some facts concerning computer’s hardware and software
2. The word “physical” in the second paragraph mostly refers to ______________.
A. material B. natural C. logical D. mental
3. What does the author want to imply in the third and the fourth paragraphs?
A. Hardware and its operation system
B. Hardware and software work together
C. The superior role of software to its hardware
D. The way hardware and software function
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Some of the hardware inside of a computer are microchips, hard drives, monitors, keyboards...
B. Video games, photo editors, and web browsers are not software.
C. When a smartphone is making a call, sending a message, or going online, that means it starts receiving
instructions from the user.
D. A smartphone, a computer, or a similar device must have a functioning software to operate.
5. We can learn from the passage that ______________.
A. if there were no software, there would be no hardware
B. if a hardware had no software, it could create one on its own
C. in 2100 humans will still be using technological devices which have both hardware and software
D. we will only use the technological devices that have both hardware and software in 100 years’ time
II. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
as make machines do washing that because modern
Many people think that in the future robots will (1) ______________ all the housework. They talk about robots
(2) ______________ will be able to cook and robots that will tell us when we need to go shopping. They say
there will be robots in our shoes that do the hoovering (3) ______________ we walk around the house! People
think these robots will exist in ten years, and they think they will (4) ______________ a big difference to our
lives. We all will have more
free time. But think about your house today. It is already full of (5) ______________! We don’t call them robots,
but they do the housework for us. Do you do the (6) ______________ yourself, or do you use a washing
machine? Do you do the washing-up yourself, or do you have a dish-washer? (7) ______________ houses are
full of machines that help US do the housework every day. We don’t think they are special (8) ______________
they are everywhere. Can you imagine living 50 years ago? The future will be easy, but housework today isn’t
so hard!

F. WRITING
I. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. He/ Valentina Tereshkova/ the/ that/ into/ said/ space/ woman/ to/ was/ first/ travel
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2. It/ me/ if/ the/ won’t/ email/ replaces/ completely/ regular mail/ in/ surprise/ near future
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3. The students/ future/ the/ means/ finish/ about/ transport/ they/ would/ survey/ said/ of
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4. Will/use/ for/special telecommunication lines/the/ systems?/ they/video conferencing
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5. The scientists/ that/ were/ a/ working on/ said/ vehicle/ which/ like/ looked/ they/ flying cars
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6. My brother/ in/ university/ would/ my parents/ said to/ information technology/ study/ he / that
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7. Mr. Graham/ that/ of/ new/ robot/ their/ one/ the/ for/ the/ smartest machines/ time being/ was/ said
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8. The teacher/ experiments/ have/ told/ following/ us/ we/ any/ that/ the/ morning/ wouldn’t
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II. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. David said, “Robots can never replace human beings.”
→ David said that
2. The man found the car’s battery and its interior design attractive.
→ The man was attracted
3. On arriving in Da Nang, I made a video call home.
→ When I
4. “You have to study harder if you want to be a doctor.”
→ She told me that
5. My friend said that scientists would explore Mars in the near future.
→ My friend said, “”
6. We can see our loved ones every moment thanks to video call.
→ Video call makes it
7. We spent two hours uploading our video files to YouTube.
→ It took
8. “Why don’t you swap the bookcase for the TV?” she said to me.
→ She suggested that