Use of English C1 pt. 1,2,3

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Use of English 

part 1,2,3,4

Today’s smartphones are smart but tomorrow’s gadgets will inevitably be even smarter. According to experts, soon they will have ‘emotional intelligence’. They will be able to (1) ........ how we feel and react to our mood, by joining in our happiness or leaving us alone when we are angry.

1. expose
2. perceive
3. guess
4. realise

Scientists are (2) ........ a technology that uses both speech-recognition software and special sensors to figure out how the user is feeling

1. operating
2. developing
3. working
4. progressing

Their goal is to develop a way to accurately (3) ........ the emotional state of a person holding a smartphone.

1. count
2. rank
3. value
4. measure

Another project is looking at (4) ........ emotional detection into GPS car navigation devices. The vision is of a dashboard GPS device that would register facial expressions, voice intonation and hand movements to work out the emotions of the driver.

1. creating
2. locating
3. absorbing
4. building

For example, if the driver were experiencing stress, it could temporarily (5) ........ giving additional instructions or even turn itself off

1. put up
2. take over
3. hold off
4. set back

But for many, there is something slightly (6) ........ about emotion recognition.

1. unreasonable
2. disturbing
3. irregular
4. impossible

It (7) ........ into yet another part of our lives

1. intrudes
2. invades
3. interrupts
4. forces

which are already being closely (8) ........ by technology, not always for our benefit.

1. searched
2. supervised
3. monitored
4. handled

Fill in the answers for questions 9 - 16 below.

Fill in the answers for questions 17 - 24 below.

25,26,27