Vocab 1
Vocab 1
following
questions.
Question 11: Patients at highest _______ of complications can be detected based on artificial
intelligence techniques.
A. danger B. risk C. chance D. threat
Question 12: For years, AI researchers had implied that a breakthrough was just ______ the
corner.
A. at B. around C. in D. from
Question 13: Marvin Minsky said in 1967 that within a generation the problem of creating
AI would _______ be solved.
A. utterly B. substantially C. extremely D. highly
Question 14: By the late 1980s, the term Al was being avoided by many researchers, who
opted instead _______ themselves with specific sub-disciplines such as neural networks,
agent technology, case-based reasoning.
A. aligning B. to align C. to aligning D. align
Question 15: They attributed the increase in workforce productivity _______ the adoption of
AI technologies.
A. in B. to C. of D. for
Question 16: If _______ and artificial intelligence in the workplace become a reality, there
will surely be an increasing need for skills that robots can't offer.
A. automatic B. automate C. automation D. automatically
Question 17: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a digital computer to perform tasks
_______ associated with intelligent beings.
A. commonly B. popularly C. basically D. primarily
Question 18: At companies like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google, they help to
develop long-term plans and digital _______
A. interacts B. interactive C. interactional D. interactions
Question 19: Artificial intelligence is based on the _______ that the process of human
thought can be mechanized.
A. evidence B. theory C. belief D. assumption
Question 20: An electronic brain refers to a large computing machine depending _______
electronic devices for its operation.
A. primarily B. immediately C. artificially D. naturally
Question 21: High intelligent machines can be automated to operate without human _______
A. intervene B. intervening
C. intervention D. interventionist
Question 22: According to futurist Ray Kurzweil human _______ will be unavoidably
transformed in the year 2045 by an event that he call The Singularity.
A. civics B. civilization C. cavils D. civilians
Question 23: One of the popular _______ used in smartphones at present is voice
recognition.
A. applicant B. applicable C. applications D. apply
Question 24: Due to advances in computer vision, artificial intelligence and cloud _______
robots are now capable of performing advanced tasks and operating in challenging
environments.
A. computation B. computing C. computer D. computerize
Question 25: Most scientists believe that the day when robots become a part of our lives will
Come _______
A. from time to time B. more or less
C. sooner or later D. later than never
Question 26: _______ will be one of the core drivers creating the next wave of technology.
A. Robotics B. Robot C. Robotic D. Robots
Question 27: FM is a method of _______ signals, especially in radio broadcasting.
A. transacting B. transferring C. transmitting D. translating
Question 28: Researchers have _______ to the conclusion that your personality is affected
by your genes.
A. arrived B. come C. got D. reached
Question 29: It is likely that artificial intelligence might decide to _______ an end to
humanity simply because it surpasses human intelligence.
A. come B. make C. put D. take
Question 30: Robots are also used in all _______ applications outside of manufacturing
including warehousing, healthcare, agriculture, construction, security and public safety.
A. navigation B. commercial C. diplomacy D. medicine
Question 31: Aerial, ground and marine robots are used in intelligence surveillance and
reconnaissance
(ISR) applications, bomb disposable and cargo _______
A. transports B. transportation C. traffic D. transmission
Question 32: _______ vehicle traffic control systems for air, sea and ground will be an
important element to widespread adoption of robotics that function without human
supervision.
A. Man-made B. Mannered C. Unmanned D. Manned
Question 33: Similar systems should also be in place for marine and ground based vehicles.
A. guiding B. searching C. investigating D. tracking
Question 34: Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is the use of algorithms and software to
approximate human _______ in the analysis of complex medical data.
A. recognition B. cognition C. recondition D. contrition
Question 35: Discussions about Artificial Intelligence (AI) have _______ into the public eye
over the past year, with several luminaries speaking publicly about the threat of AI to the
future of humanity.
A. jumped B. come C. leaped D. rushed
Question 36: Globally, the results show that a large _______ of people in the surveys have a
positive attitude towards the idea of having intelligent service robots as small "domestic
machines".
A. proportion B. number C. amount D. scale
Question 37: These machines can be used to control and do mainly difficult and _______
household chores such as cleaning, ironing, and cooking.
A. repeated B. reparative C. receptive D. repetitive
Question 38: Robots may be equipped _______ the equivalent of human senses such as
vision, touch, and the ability to sense temperature.
A. by B. of C. with D. for
Question 39: Researchers at the Institute for New Generation Computer Technology in
Tokyo have used as the _______ for sophisticated logic programming languages.
A. basis B. ground C. formation D. root
Question 40: The ability to reason logically is an important aspect of intelligence and has
always been a major focus _______ Al research.
A. on B. about C. of D. at
Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 41: She touched the subcutaneous communications implant behind her right ear,
thanks to which the communications net was made to start working.
A. resurrected B. activated C. highlighted D. practiced
Question 42: The government ordered the military to design robots to access remote areas
that are dangerous to the lives of militants.
A. martyrs B. combatants C. soldier D. warriors
Question 43: It is unquestionable that the incorporation of artificial intelligence in computer
revolution has brough about greater impacts into people's lives.
A. beyond a shadow of a doubt B. under suspicion
C. neither fish nor fowl D. early days
Question 44: It is relatively easy to write computer programs that seem able to respond
fluently in a human language to questions and statements.
A. generally B. comparatively C. completely D. dramatically
Question 45: The earliest substantial work in the field of artificial intelligence was done in
the mid-20th century by the British logician and computer pioneer Alan Mathison Turing.
A. aspect B. place C. region D. location
Question 46: Internet search engines can help to predict the weather as well as traffic jams
in a city.
A. announce B. expect C. forecast D. reveal
Question 47: A.I. algorithms can also help to detect faces and other features in photo sent to
social networking sites and automatically organize them.
A. categorize B. connect C. recognize D. remind
Question 48: This type of artificial intelligence would not usurp human team members, but
work with them as partners to tackle difficult challenges.
A. take someone else's power B. criticize someone strongly
C. decide something officially D. determine other's behaviors
Question 49: While computers in the classroom certainly come with many benefits, there are
also some disadvantages to keep in mind when incorporating this technology into lessons.
A. have something in mind B. have something on our mind
C. bear in mind D. broaden the mind
Question 50: Do you really think humans will be exterminated when more and more
intelligent machines are invented in the future?
A. killed off B. got over C. released from D. wiped up
Ex 5: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 51: An artificial heart is a prosthetic device that is implanted into the body to
replace the original biological heart.
A. transplanted B. inculcated C. inserted D. ablated
Question 52: Instead of replacing people, as some earlier industrial robots have, a
collaborative robot, also known as a "cobot", is built to work alongside them.
A. helping each other B. working together
C. individual D. befriending with each other
Question 53: Ray Kurzweil suggests that exponential technological development will lead to
the inevitable rise of artificial intelligence.
A. inapplicable B. avoidable C. unrecognizable D. invisible
Question 54: Advanced technologies may make humanity insignificant both in life and
work.
A. future B. radical C. sophisticated D. conventional
Question 55: A.I. techniques help medical doctors to discover subtle interactions between
medications that put patience in jeopardy because of their serious side effect.
A. safe and sound B. in reality
C. under control D. under pressure
Question 56: The critical issue is whether genuine artificial intelligence can ever be truly
realized.
A. authentic B. fake C. unpretentious D. true
Question 57: Smart robots have replaced humans in stressful and hazardous jobs and in
assembly lines.
A. dangerous B. risky C. safe D. perilous
Question 58: The Litter-Robot addresses one of the downsides of owning a cat: cleaning its
litter box. The device sifts through kitty litter, removing clumps automatically and storing
them in a bag.
A. benefits B. interests C. concerns D. disadvantages
Question 59: To cope with the bewildering complexity of the real world, scientists often
ignore less relevant details.
A. complication B. difficulty C. simplicity D. complexion
Question 60: Professor Stephen Hawking thinks the primitive forms of A.I. which have
been developed so far have already proved very useful.
A. basic B. modern C. original D. recent