Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.
What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared. Instead, people will choose a program from a 'menu' and a computer will send the program directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.
In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places, agriculture is changing and farmers are growing fruit and vegetables to export. This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don't act now.
In transport, cars running on new, clean fuels will have computers to control the speed and there won't be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. On the other hand, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. Nowadays, the United States Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.
In the domain of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots - they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere - in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. Scientists have discovered how to control genes. They have already
produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have.
The passage mainly discusses ________________.
A. The effect of the futurologists' prediction on our lives
B. The effect of telecommunication on our future life
C. The changes in our future life compared with our life today
D. The importance of cloning in the future
Bài đọc chủ yếu thảo luận về ___________.
A. Ảnh hưởng của dự đoán của các nhà tương lai học đến cuộc sống của chúng ta
B. Ảnh hưởng của viễn thông đến cuộc sống tương lai của chúng ta
C. Những thay đổi trong cuộc sống tương lai của chúng ta so với cuộc sống của chúng ta ngày nay
D. Tầm quan trọng của nhân bản trong tương lai
Thông tin: What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields, from entertainment to technology.
Tạm dịch: Bạn có bức tranh nào về tương lai? Cuộc sống trong tương lai sẽ tốt hơn, tồi tệ hơn hay giống như bây giờ? Bạn hy vọng gì về tương lai?
Các nhà tương lai học dự đoán rằng cuộc sống có thể sẽ rất khác vào năm 2050 trong tất cả các lĩnh vực, từ giải trí đến công nghệ.
Chọn C
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
It is said (A) that Einstein felt very (B) badly (C) about the application of his theories to (D) the creation of weapons of war.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Fishing in the reservoir is ______ prohibited.
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His __________ of safety regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.
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Has it been decided who is going to ______ the orchestra yet?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Emma got her purse ______ while shopping in the supermarket.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Very __________ people went to the show but it still started on time.
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Many companies are suffering ______ a shortage of skilled staff.
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The house felt terribly cold ______ the fact that the central heating had been on all day.
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This __________ dictionary includes a few animations.
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This surface __________ rough but it __________ smooth.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Tourists today flock to see the two falls that actually constitute Niagara falls
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Maria Sharapova became the first Russian __________ a Wimbledon single title.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.
What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared. Instead, people will choose a program from a 'menu' and a computer will send the program directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.
In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places, agriculture is changing and farmers are growing fruit and vegetables to export. This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don't act now.
In transport, cars running on new, clean fuels will have computers to control the speed and there won't be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. On the other hand, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. Nowadays, the United States Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.
In the domain of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots - they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere - in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. Scientists have discovered how to control genes. They have already
produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have.
What can be inferred about the life in 2050 according to the passage?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Heavy snowfalls made __________ planes to land or take off.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
To some people, the sinking of the Titanic was the captain's fault.