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B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words/phrases from the text
above.

a. Sophia ……….the audience in Kathmandu with a ‘Namaste’.
b. She presented her ………speech about the importance of technology.

c. The Innovation Conference and Fair was organised by ………….

d. Sophia was built ……………years ago.
e. According to Sophia, technology can ………….state institutions.

f. Using artificial intelligence could bring ………in the agriculture
sector.

g. According to the robot, the news of ……taking over humans was fake.

h. In the opinion of Valerie Julliand, technology is giving us………to
various problems.

C. Answer the following questions.

a. Who is Sophia?

b. What was the main highlight of the conference?

c. How can artificial intelligence be useful in Nepal, according to
Sophia?

d. Who was the audience comprised of?

e. How long did Sophia speak for?

f. Why are innovative project models being developed in Nepal,
according to UNDP?
D. How do you think AI technology can help to end poverty and fight
starvation in Nepal?

Pronunciation

Pronounce the following pairs of words and find the difference of their
meanings.

principal – principle loose – lose advice – advise
affect – effect further – farther council - counsel

accept – except ascent - assent
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