A wearable book

 

A wearable book

 

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a ‘wearable’ book which (0)_A)_allows__ the reader to experience the main character’s emotions.

 

Using a combination of sensors, the book senses which page the reader is on and (1)__________ vibration patterns through a special vest. The vest (2)_________ a personal heating device to change skin temperature and a compression system to (3)__________ tightness or loosening through airbags. The book itself has 150 LEDs to create ambient light which changes depending on the (4)________ and mood of different sections of the book.

 

The researchers used a science-fiction novella, The Girl Who Was Plugged in by James Tiptree Jar, as their prototype story for (5)_____________ the wearable book. They (6)__________ it because it ‘showcases’ an incredible (7)___________ of locations and emotions. The main protagonist experience both deep love and ultimate despair, the freedom of Barcelona sunshine and the captivity of a dark, damp cellar. Volunteers who have tried the vest have (8)__________ the experience as ‘remarkable’.

0.-	A) allows	B) lets	C) makes	D) gives
1.-	A) provokes	B) impels	C) originates	D) triggers
2.-	A) contains	B) involves	C) consists	D) occupies
3.-	A) realise	B) convey	C) pass	D) construct
4.-	A) setting	B) position	C) environment	D) part
5.-	A) enabling	B) developing	C) affecting	D) imagining
6.-	A) took	B) kept	C) picked	D) got
7-	A) scale	B) size	C) amount	D) range
8.-	A) commented	B) described	C) called	D) explained

 

O’Dell, Felicity (2015) Advanced Trainer. 2^nd edition. Cambridge University Press: Dubai. Page 70. Test 2 Exam practice Reading.