THE WRITER'S BROTHERS ARE REALLY ________.A. MISCHIEVOUS B. ACTIVE...

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The writer's brothers are really ________.

A. mischievous

B. active

C. obedient

D. obedient and studious

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word for each or the blanks from 30 to 40.

Asked about life in the future, many people have given different answers to this. Some are

pessimistic while others are optimistic.

Things will be (30)______ than they are nowadays, pessimists say. The whole world will

experience a period of (31)______ depression. Many large corporations (32)______ by terrorism as

terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous. (33)______, optimists believe that life

will be far better than it is now. We will be living in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air

and eating (34)______ foods. We will also be better (35)______ by a more modern medical system.

Domestic chores will (36)______ be a burden thanks to the inventions of labour-saving devices.

For better or worse, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different. Developments

in microtechnology- computers and telecommunication are bound to have a huge influence onvarious

aspects of our lives. Take work, for example. Robots will do (37)______ the work in factories, so they

will be cleaner places for fewer people to work in them. Office, too will go electronic with the result

that paper will almost (38)______ disappear. More people will work from home on computers linked to

ahead office.

Whatever we expect from the future, remember that progress has never moved in straight lines,

and history is full of unexpected developments. (39)______, we are confident that the future is in our

hands, and it is our responsibility to contribute to (40)______ our own lives.