40. a. because b. however c. despite d. although
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
The loss of the jobs and persistent unemployment in the industrial countries is due mainly to changes in technology.
It is thought to be misleading to blame job losses on the shift of corporations from the industrial countries to the Third
World.
The present technological developments have been compared to a Third Industrial Revolution. The first coming in
the 19
th century, was characterized by the steam engine and the use of coal. In the 1920s the second emerged with the
use of oil and the electrodynamo. The third, the present one, is driven by computers, biotechnology and information
technology.
However, there can be seen weaknesses in the newest of industrial revolutions. The technology is advancing so fast
and productivity is rising so fast that we are left with a bi problem. Because of the loss in jobs, caused largely by this
new technology, there will not be enough people with money to buy all thses products.
Technology as definitely enhanced our standard of living, even our quality of life. But as the capacity to produce
expands and the lack of purchasing power and consequent demand diminish, there can be overproduction and
recession, and what happens to our standard of living?
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