Robots Like Termites - Test 5

C1 Advanced · Listening Sentence Completion · Cambridge English Advanced 2, Cambridge University Press

You will hear a scientist called Jim Weller giving a talk about some robots he has created and how they function like insects called termites. For questions 1–8, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

is not responsible for organising their building work.

Jim says termites differ from bees in that a

to refer to the group of robots he's created to function as independent units.

Jim uses the word

in shared habitats, which activated a response from other termites.

Jim observed termites depositing partially consumed

to help them correct any errors they make.

Jim states that the robots receive

when publicly demonstrating how simple structure building is performed.

Jim got a single robot to finish the construction of a

into position to help people cope with the threat of floods.

Jim predicts that his robots will soon be able to move

Jim compares both termites and his robots to brain cells, in that they all create a superior form of

they can learn from.

A group of Turkish researchers has observed Jim's work in the hope of coming up with a

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