Is it a compulsion that the scheme ____ next Friday?

 

It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says 'please' and 'thank you' in the right places is (1) ______ miracle of science , but recognizing the words that make up norm al, continuous human speech is another (2)________
Not until now have computer been programmed to (3) _____to a range of spoken commands. Until recently it was thought that computers would have tobe programmed to the accent and speech hahits of each user, and only then would be able to respond (4) _____to their master's or mistress's voice. Now rapid progress is being made (5) ______ systems programmed to adapt easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system, under development at the end of 1980s was claimed to (6) ______ a spoken vocabulary of 20,000 words with 95 percent accuracy. The system includes a processor that can make informed guesses as to (7) ______ is a likely sentence. That system has been programmed not only with grammatical rules, but also with an analysis of a vast quantity of office correspondence.
On the (8) _______of this information, the machine can calculate the probability of one particular word following another. Statistical probability is necessary for computers to interpret not only speech but also (9) ______ data.
Security systems can distinguish between faces they have been taught to recognize, but never has a computer been able to match a human's ability to make sense of a three-dimensional scene (10) ______ identifying all objects in it.
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They will come to your house or office and give you advice  ________ on your lifestyle and date of birth.

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:

Any students who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school.

It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting and enjoyable, such as the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical _____.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

……….a degree in accounting, Ms. Sakai is considered one of the top candidates for the management position.

Since I _______ to the town, I _______ home.

Pasteur ...................in the 19th century. 

 I … a film for two years up to now.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Though far from…….., the study conducted by The Caratini Business Center identifies some of the issues affecting business decisions in small companies.

At meeting, it’s important to follow the agenda and not interrupt ______ speaker.

 It will be an_______ experience for us to discover the formation of the stone.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence below.

_______ Peter gets here, we will congratulate him.

To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and who understands us better ______ anyone else.

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When he ....... all the letters, he took them to the post office.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: My father stopped smoking three years ______.

Strategic alliances are being _             with major European companies.

.........................you go to the dentist? 

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It is not ........ that he came first. He’s been working very hard.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

________ Malone Heating can provide same-day installation of heating units,  an extra fee will be charged.

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The railway ……..  for weeks because of the snow.