II. Choose the correct answers. 

A robot cannot think or do things alone. People use a computer to control it. Today, robots are becoming useful in our lives. They can help us to save a lot of time and work. A robot can do the same work for 24 hours, and yet, it does not complain or get tired. In the US, people use robots as security guards in some important places. These robots can listen for certain noises and send signals for help if there’s trouble or danger. In Japan, people use robots in factories to build cars. In the future, scientists will design many types of intelligent robots. Their robots will help us to do many more complicated things. However, some people do not like robots. They fear that one day robots will be too powerful.

1. Why do people use a computer to control a robot?

A. Because it can save time and work.

B. Because it is very useful.

C. Because it cannot think or do things alone.

D. Because it is too expensive.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the text?

A. Robots cannot do the same work for 24 hours.

B. Robots do not get tired of working.

C. People use computers to control robots.

D. People use robots as security guards in some important places in the US.

3. The word “it” in the text refers to………..

A. work                                  B. the US                    C. a computer                        D. a robot

4. In Japan, people use robots in factories to……………..

A. guard important places                           B. build cars

C. listen to certain noises                            D. do many more complicated things

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A. What a robot can do                               B. Robots in factories

C. What a robot can’t do                             D. Home robots

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