Parasite & Robot Co-workers

This year, at the Academy Awards ceremony, the South Korean film “Parasite” became the first ever non-English speaking movie to win the ________ award for Best Picture.

• prestige

• prestigious

• present

• presentation

“Parasite” ________ class values in a story that involves a lower-income family moving its way into the household of a wealthier family.

• explodes

• exploits

• explores

• explains

In the acceptance speech for Best Director, Mr. Bong ________ praised all of the nominees.

• graciously

• increasingly

• routinely

• gradually

In Bong’s words, “Once you overcome the one-inch tall ________ of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.”

• balloon

• bay

• bench

• barrier

With the rise of new technology, experts say that robot co-workers will _______ become an accepted part of the workplace and even our daily lives.

• eventually

• event

• eventual

• eventful

Robots can be called in for high-risk situations when there is a real _______ to human lives.

• threatening

• threaten

• threateningly

• threat

Robots excel at routine and repetitive tasks, but they still cannot _______ all of our jobs.

• take off

• take away

• take over

• take apart

Robots have limited capabilities and often work best when they _______ one task.

• cap off

• focus on

• beat out

• single out

Robots will not volunteer to help a co-worker in need, _______ they have been programmed to do so.

• although

• while

• unless

• as

People should regard robots ______ assistants to human workers.

• with

• to be

• for

• as