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Click Here, adjust the volume, listen as many times as necessary and answer the questions.

What is the article about?   select answer scientists in Switzerland robots global warming  


What danger might be closer than we think?   select answer the end of humanity human intelligence artificial robots  


What can the autonomous robot learn to do?   select answer to behave well to bump into things to avoid obstacles  


In how many years do scientists predict robots will be more intelligent than humans?   select answer 10 more than 10 less than 10  


What question will dominate politics worldwide?   select answer whether super-intelligent robots should be built or not whether major groups will use robots in wars or not whether De Garis should create an artificially intelligent machine or not  


What might happen if the two groups don't reach a compromise?   select answer confusion destiny will be changed war  


Who is Kevin Warwick?   select answer a professional biologist a professed cybernetic sceptic a professor in cybernetics  


Does Kevin Warwick believe robots will become more intelligent than humans?   select answer yes, certainly no, absolutely not he doesn't know  

This Javascript is by Doug Mills, University of Illinois, Urbana. His Interactive Listening Comprehension can be found on the Web at http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/lcra/.

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