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a properly b rightly c accurately d exactly

LANGUAGE
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Lesson 5.1 Vocabulary
a distribution b production c congestion d crowding
BULATS/BECP Part Six (3 options)
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1 Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
a robot b drone c transport d courier

One of our suppliers is trialing the use of drones for 7

delivery. Several 1 arrived at the office this
morning delivered by drones but a couple of them a couriers b products c packets d lockers
were badly 2 as the drone carrying them
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dropped them too soon. I don’t know if it was a(n)
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error or a software problem, but it could have a production b automation
landed on someone so it is a dangerous delivery c manufacture d operation
method. In addition, goods have to be 4
packed so that they are not damaged during delivery. 9
Although it would be a great way to avoid traffic
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in busy city centers, there are still too many a concerns b congestion c items d safety
problems which need to be overcome before drones 10
can be used.
a locker b production c product d drone
We still use a bike 6 service to take things
around the city and it works very well. When we __/10
deliver items to customers, we often use collection
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, which are a very popular way of saving time
for both the company and the customer. The 8
of delivery systems does, however, raise serious
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for both customers and suppliers. When
things go wrong, there may not always be someone
on site to deal with the situation. Nevertheless, it is
inevitable that technological developments will play a
part in 10 distribution in the future.

a packs b packing c packages d packers

a congested b damaged c concerned d packed

a supplier b operator c retailer d courier

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a thinking b solving c looking d working

3 That makes and I think we should do it.

Lesson 5.2 Grammar
2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive a nonsense b solution c sense d result
form.
4 That’s one of looking at the situation, but we
also need to consider other factors.
At a board meeting last week it 1 was
a manner b system c method d way
decided (decide) that a fleet of self-
driving lorries 2 should be 5I agree with you there.
bought (should/buy) by the
company. The decision 3 was a extremely b very c completely d kindly
announced (announce)
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yesterday by the CEO. However, recently the use of
driver-less vehicles 4 has been
criticized (criticize) by many
drivers who believe that computerized systems are
too easy to hack into and that deliveries 5 might be
interrupted (might/interrupt) if
this happens. Furthermore, routes 6 could be
changed (could/change) by
hackers, which would lead to total chaos. The trucks’
manufacturers advertise that their systems are very
safe and 7 cannot be easily hacked
(cannot/easily/hack). Drivers are worried about losing
their jobs but the company says that routes still
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have to be planned (have
to/plan) and shipping documents processed. A dozen
of these trucks 9 have already
purchased (already/purchase)
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and another twelve have not yet
ordered (yet/order).

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Lesson 5.3 Functional language

BULATS/PTE Part B

3 Choose the correct option a, b, c or d.

1I you’re right, but shouldn’t we look at

another option first?

a understand b know c notice d consider

2 Good , I like that idea.

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In San Francisco, Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, 27, is one of the

Reading people trying to take the humans out of the truck (6).
Sitting in the driver’s seat of a truck he has modified, he
BULATS (4 options)/BECP Part Five (3 options)
leans forward and adjusts a pair of robotic feet that rest
7 Read the article and choose the correct answer over the brake and accelerator pedals. Underneath the
a, b or c. steering wheel is a small motor that can steer the vehicle.
These devices, along with radar and cameras fixed on the
Out of road: driverless vehicles are replacing exterior, allow the truck to be driven remotely by a human
the trucker in congested city areas. Once it is on the open highway,
the truck can drive itself.
Ramona Saucedo has been on the road for nearly two
months, and she's ready to get back home. Standing in
Seltzer-Axmacher is the co-founder of Star sky Robotics,
front of her truck in the parking lot of a truck stop, she’s
a small start-up working on self-driving trucks. The U.S.
waiting for a call from her business partner, who is
trucking industry moves more than 10 billion tonnes of
checking on her progress. If she stays on schedule, driving
freight a year so his market is already made. ‘We would
10 or 11 hours a day, she’ll be back home next week. (1)
lease the robots to the trucking companies,’ he explains.
‘We are able to go to people who are already looking for
At 52, Saucedo has been driving long-haul for nearly a
drivers, and be their driver.’ (7)
decade. It’s a job that runs in the family: her father and
brother were both truck drivers, and Saucedo says she
started driving mainly for the pay. At her old job as an
office worker, she had to scrape and scrounge (2) if one of
her two children needed some money. Now, she drives
thousands of miles a week all over the country, sleeping
inside the truck. Money is no longer a problem.

At the truck stop, Saucedo is surrounded by hundreds of

drivers in a similar situation. The United States has more
than three million truck drivers, many of whom drive
long-haul, or ‘over the road’ as it’s known in the business.
It’s one of the highest paying jobs available (3) that does
not require a college degree, but its future is increasingly
uncertain.

As the sun sets, the parking lot starts filling up with

drivers stopping for the night. Sleeping in the truck is part
of the job. ‘I call this my “tiny house”,’ grins Patrick
Spicer (4), 67, a long-haul driver from Reno, as he shows
off the inside of his new 2017 Kenworth T680. There are
bunk beds, a cupboard for clothes and a refrigerator
for food.

Spicer has been driving for 20 years. ‘If you are smart and
don’t waste your money, you can make a good living,’ he
says. But he’s not optimistic about what’s ahead. ‘There is
no future in trucking,’ he says. ‘In 10 or 15 years, these
vehicles will all be self-driving trucks (5). There is no way
to stop it.’

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b has taken out the brake and accelerator pedals

(chân ga) from his truck.
1 Ramona Saucedo
c says congested cities use cameras to monitor
a has been a truck driver for only two months. trucks.

b is scheduled to be home next week.

c often spends more than 11 hours a day driving. 7 The trucking market in the States

a is already buying robots to drive trucks.

2 Ramona Saucedo decided to become a truck driver b has leased many self-driving vehicles.
because
c is extensive and ready for business.
a her family run a trucking business.

b she didn’t enjoy being an office worker.

c she didn’t earn enough in her previous job.

3 In the United States

a truck drivers need to have a college degree.

b over three million truck drivers earn good money.

c truck driving is the highest paid job for women.

4 According to the article, Patrick Spicer

a has to sleep in his truck when he’s working.

b does not like his new truck.

c lives in a very small house.

5 What does Spicer say about the future?

a He’s looking forward to a future in it.

b He plans to drive for another 20 years.

c Human drivers will no longer be needed.

6 Stefan Seltz-Axmacher

a believes that he can replace humans in trucks.

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