TEST 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE 1. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked about their future. a. depress b. depression c. depressing d. depressed 2. Constant _______ of attack makes everyday life dangerous here. a. threat b. threaten c. threatening d. threateningly 3. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______. a. expected b. unexpected c. expectedly d. unexpectedly 4. Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular. a. powerful b. optimistic c. stagnant d. pessimistic 5. There will be powerful network of computers which may come from a single computing _______ that is worn on or in the body. a. device b. machinery c. equipment d. vehicle 6. A _______ is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth several times. a. plane b. corporation c. telecommunication d. shuttle 7. An economic _______ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty. a. improvement b. depression c. development d. mission 8. In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost. a. companies b. services c. supermarkets d. farms 9. The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _______ is. a. creativity b. history c. terrorism d. technology 10. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer. a. speed b. expectation c. improvement d. treatment 11. Let's put off that meeting to next Monday. a. postpone b. schedule c. arrange d. appoint 12. A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents. a. demolishing b. exploding c. developing d. running 13. She is looking _______ a new place to live because she does not want to depend _______ her parents any more. a. for / on b. after / with c. up / forward d. at / into 14. I was brought _______ in the countryside by my aunt after my parents had pass _______. a. on / over b. for / on c. on / off d. up / away 15. Due to industrialization, we have to cope _______ the fact that many species are _______ danger _______ extinction. a. over / at / for b. at / upon / over c. for / on / with d. with / in / of 16. Boys! Put your toys ______. It is time to go to bed. Don't stay _____ late. a. off / on b. away / up c. down / off d. around/ for 17. She intended to quit her job to stay _______ home and look _______ her sick mother. a. in / at b. at / after c. for / over d. up / on 18. He is very worried _______ his new job because he is not quite prepared _______ working. a. on / over b. to / off c. about / for d. in / at 19. Instead _____ petrol, cars will only run ____ solar energy and electricity. a. of / on b. for / by c. in / over d. from/ upon 20. She has a promising future ahead _______ her. a. for b. from c. on d. of 21. What are your plans for _______ future? a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 22. Up to now, _______ space exploring still remains _______ very risky, complex, and expensive endeavor. a. the / the b. a / the c. a / Ø d. Ø / a 23. Within _______ few years, _______ private space travel has gone from concept to reality. a. Ø / an b. the / the c. the / a d. a / Ø 24. With its long days, lack of _______ atmosphere, and wide-open spaces, _______ moon would also make an ideal place to put massive solar power plants. a. Ø / a b. an / the c. the / a d. an / Ø 25. _______technology is already present in the form of computers, printers, scanners, handheld devices, wireless technologies, and Internet connections. a. A b. An c. The d. Ø Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 26. a. future b. mature c. pasture d. nature 27. a. chore b. technology c. much d. exchange 28. a. threaten b. earth c. healthy d. breathe 29. a. wipe b. allow c. powerful d. answer 30. a. service b. practice c. office d. device Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 31. In the future, the number of tiny but _______ computers you encounter every day will number in the thousands, perhaps millions. a. power b. powerful c. powerfully d. powered 32. Advances in computing _______, from processing speed to network capacity and the internet, have revolutionized the way scientists work. a. technology b. technological c. technologically d. technologist 33. What will the relationship between computing and _______ bring us over the next 15 years? a. science b. scientific c. scientifically d. scientist 34. Someone who is _______ thinks that bad things are going to happen. a. optimistic b. pessimistic c. threatened d. hopeful 35. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devices. a. Official b. Household c. Schooling d. Foreign 36. _______ is the technology of sending signals and messages over long distances using electronic equipment, for example by radio and telephone. a. Telecommunication b. Telegraph c. Multifunction d. Information technology 37. Peter was asked to _______ to a newspaper article making predictions for technological progress in 10 years. a. expect b. invent c. develop d. contribute 38. Strict ___ measures are in force in the capital to protect it from terrorism. a. scientific b. normal c. transportation d. security 39. The ______ of the future will no longer be remedial. It will be preventive. a. communication b. education c. medicine d. technology 40. Doctors and pharmacists have to assume _______ for human life. a. responsibility b. achievement c. optimism d. aspect 41. If you have ever watched television, you have seen plenty ___ drug ads. a. with b. of c. for d. about 42. The space shuttle crashed and went _______ in flames. a. of b. for c. over d. off 43. Elevators in tall building make the top floors accessible _____ everybody a. to b. with c. about d. at 44. While I am waiting _______ my bus, I often listen _______ music. a. on / at b. for / to c. toward / about d. upon / in 45. Those spacecrafts are used ______ taking photographs _______ space. a. about / through b. for fin c. of / at d. in / off 46. Will you take care _______ my little dog when I am _______ business? a. through / away b. about / at c. for / over d. of / on 47. According _______ Bill, there's something wrong _______ my computer. a. after / for b. on / about c. to / with d. upon / at 48. He depends _______ his sister _______ assistance. a. to / from b. from / in c. on / for d. at / with 49. By 2015, it will be widely accepted that schools and pre-schools have _______ extremely important role to play in future of our world. a. an / a b. an / the c. the / the d. Ø / Ø 50. On _______ Internet and with cable television w e can select information from _______ wide variety of sources. a. the / a b. an / the c. the / Ø d. Ø / the 51. There is one _______ thing we can be sure: _______ energy will be more challenging and more important in the future. a. the / Ø b. the / an c. a / the d. Ø / Ø 52. _______ Europe and Asia are coming to rely more and more on ______ nuclear generation. a. An / a b. Ø / Ø c. The / the d. The / a 53. He usually travels to _______ Philadelphia by _______ train. a. Ø / Ø b. the / a c. the / the d. Ø / a 54. You frequently see this kind of violence on _______ television. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 55. How do we know what _______ universe is supposed to look like? a. a b. an c. the d. Ø Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 56I will take up golf this year. a. I will begin to play golf this year. b. I will stop playing golf this year. c. I will build a golf court this year. d. I will enter a golf competition this year. 57. Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more. a. Housework will never be done by housewives any more. b. Housewives have to spend more and more time to do housework. c. Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they do now. d. No longer do housewives have to spend a lot of time doing housework. 58. Go over the report before you submit it. a. Before you submit the report, you should be finished writing it. b. Type the report quickly and then submit it. c. Read the report carefully before you submit it. d. Before you write the report you have to find enough information. 59. We always stand by you when you are in need. a. Whenever you are in need, we stand next to you. b. We cannot do anything for you though you are in need. c. We always continue to support and help you when you are in need. d. We can never stand your necessity. 60. The sign says, "Keep off the grass." a. The sign says, "Have someone cut the grass immediately." b. The sign says, "Don't walk on the grass." c. The sign says, "Grass should not be grown here." d. The sign says, "Water the grass, please." . an / the c. the / Ø d. Ø / the 51. There is one _______ thing we can be sure: _______ energy will be more challenging and more important in the future. a. the / Ø b. the / an c. a / the d underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 31. In the future, the number of tiny but _______ computers you encounter every day will number in the thousands, perhaps millions TEST 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE 1. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked about their future. a. depress b. depression c. depressing d. depressed 2.