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0 the Pre-HistoryBog'liq Sample Test (1)
Smart gadgets
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 (9) …….. how we feel
and react to our mood, by joining in our happiness or leaving us alone when we are angry.
Scientists are (10) …….. a technology that uses both speech-recognition software and special sensors
to figure out how the user is feeling. Their goal is to develop a way to accurately (11) …….. the
emotional state of a person holding a smartphone.
Another project is looking at (12) …….. 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. For example, if the driver were experiencing
stress, it could temporarily (13) …….. giving additional instructions or even turn itself off.
But for many, there is something slightly (14) …….. about emotion recognition. It (15) …….. into yet
another part of our lives which are already being closely (16) …….. by technology, not always for our
benefit.
9 A
expose
B
perceive
C
guess
D
realise
10 A
operating
B
developing C
working
D
progressing
11 A
count
B
rank
C
value
D
measure
12 A
creating
B
locating
C
absorbing
D
building
13 A
put up
B
take over
C
hold off
D
set back
14 A
unreasonable
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