UNIT 5: INVENTIONS

Question 1

OPPOSITE:Speakers are too bulky. You cannot put them in your bag or your pocket.

Accepted Answer

tiny

Question 2

CLOSEST:You can use earbuds to listen to music or your listening everywhere, even in public place,as nobody is disturbed

Accepted Answer

annoyed

Question 3

In many classrooms, teachers use chalk to write on the __________.

Accepted Answer

blackboards

Question 4

CLOSEST:There are many traffic jams during rush hour.

Accepted Answer

congestion

Question 5

OPPOSITE:A digital camera is convenient as it is quick to view and delete as well as easy to transfer photos.

Accepted Answer

useless

Question 6

CLOSEST:Apple iPad has remained the single most popular tablet PC ever since 2010.

Accepted Answer

continued

Question 7

Washing machine or vacuum cleaner can help you to ________ tome while doing housework.

Accepted Answer

save

Question 8

You can get access ________ the Internet via a range of devices such as desktop or laptop computers and mobile phones.

Accepted Answer

to

Question 9

If you get a laptop as a reward, what will you use it __________?

Accepted Answer

for

Question 10

CLOSEST:You can use a USB stick to transport files from one computer to another.

Accepted Answer

transfer

Question 11

The _________, which can travle underwater, is very useful for scientists to learn about the undersea world.

Accepted Answer

submarine

Question 12

Most smartphones now _______ flash player as well as voice and video calls.

Accepted Answer

support

Question 13

CLOSEST:When collapsing the wings, a flying car is just a little bit bigger than a normal car.

Accepted Answer

folding

Question 14

Mobile devices such as laptops or digital cameras can be charged by ___________.

Accepted Answer

solar charges

Question 15

It is convenient for you to read _________ when you travel.

Accepted Answer

e-books

Question 16

OPPOSITE:Nutritious snacks profvide an important contribution towards your child’s daily nutritional needs.

Accepted Answer

Unhealthy

Question 17

Like Vietnamese, Thai people also depends ________ water for their crops.

Accepted Answer

on

Question 18

Scientists have invented artificially intelligent computer systems _______ of answering question.

Accepted Answer

capable

Question 19

CLOSEST:A digital camera is more economical than a film camera since you don’t have to buy rolls of films.

Accepted Answer

cheaper

Question 20

Smartphones are used not only for communication but also for information and __________.

Accepted Answer

entertainment

Question 21

In 1999, the king’s Chaipattanna Aerator obtained Thai ______ for his rain-making techniques.

Accepted Answer

patents

Question 22

Paddle-wheel machine helps to clean the wastewater before ______ it for farming.

Accepted Answer

reusing

Question 23

CLOSEST:Smartphones are very versatile, as they can do many things like making phone calls, taking pictures or listening

Accepted Answer

flexible

Question 24

______ noodles are a precooked and usually dried noodle block invented by Japanese.

Accepted Answer

Instant

Question 25

Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, James Watt are among of the greatest ________ of all time.

Accepted Answer

inventors

Question 26

It is definitely true that nature has inspired ______ inventions and technologies.

Accepted Answer

numerous

Question 27

OPPOSITE:Even the best invention may have drawbacks. A laptop, for example, is expensive so many people cannot afford it

Accepted Answer

advantages

Question 28

The two fabrics of Velcro stick together thanks _____ the hooks on the surface and the loops on the other.

Accepted Answer

to

Question 29

Users can look ______ locations as well as directions to different places on Google Maps.

Accepted Answer

for

Question 30

You can send and receive e-mails from a ___________.

Accepted Answer

smartphone

Question 31

OPPOSITE:Many people are afraid that computers with superhuman intelligence will destroy humanity.

Accepted Answer

stupidity

Question 32

Internet and social networks help us easily interact ______ people all over the world.

Accepted Answer

with

Question 33

Velcro has gradually become a familiar ________ for shoes, jackets and even spacesuits.

Accepted Answer

fastener

Question 34

People often use the natural world as inspiration to design and invent new ________.

Accepted Answer

products

Question 35

OPPOSITE:A smartphone is too costly for him to even have a normal one.

Accepted Answer

economical

Question 36

CLOSEST:A 3-D printer can produce solid objects similar to the originals.

Accepted Answer

models

Question 37

Smartphone can be a great learning _________ but you need to think how to use it effectively.

Accepted Answer

tool

Question 38

We can surf the _______ to search for news, watch films or download music.

Accepted Answer

Internet

Question 39

Many young people carry a pair of earbuds as they are small, light and _________.

Accepted Answer

portable

Question 40

Many students prefer _________ assignments on their laptops to writing traditionally.

Accepted Answer

typing

UNIT 5: INVENTIONS

Questions 40

UNIT 5: INVENTIONS

Questions 40