What do you know about robots? Unless it’s quite a lot, you won’t realise how incredible it is that Asimo, a little robot (1)_____ in 1986, can walk just like we do. Before Asimo, robots had to stop walking in order to turn and carry on in a new direction. It was Asimo’s ability to turn (2)_____ walking that made it so unusual. Asimo was developed by the well-known Japanese electronics company, Honda. Scientists there spent years (3)____ exactly what Asimo needed to do to become as human as possible. They taught it to understand simple spoken instructions. And in (4)_____ to that, they also gave their robot the ability to walk and to recognise different voices. Asimo had hands (5)____ could turn on switches, open doors and move small objects. Rather than just building a clever toy, Honda wanted to create a robot that would be useful to people, perhaps providing help to someone using a wheelchair. They succeeded! Question 1: A. dreamed B. designed C. emagined D. formed Question 2: A. until B. where C. again D. while Question 3: A. to work out B. work out C. working out D. have worked out Question 4: A. addition B. extra C. advantage D. support Question 5: A. which B. who C. what D. whose