LIFE IN THE FUTURE

TEST 1

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.

a. different

b. terrorist

c. contrary

d. domestic

2.

a. future

b. burden

c. device

d. certain

3.

a. development

b. security

c. pessimistic

d. particular

4.

a. threaten

b. appear

c. modern

d. instance

5.

a. experience

b. technology

c. environment

d. optimistic

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.

6.

Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked

about their future.

a. depress

b. depression

c. depressing

d. depressed

7.

Constant _______ of attack makes everyday life dangerous here.

a. threat

b. threaten

c. threatening d. threateningly

8.

No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______.

a. expected

b. unexpected

c. expectedly

d. unexpectedly

9.

Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of

something in particular.

a. powerful

b. optimistic

c. stagnant

d. pessimistic

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _______ is.

a. creativity

b. history

c. terrorism

d. technology

15.

The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against

cancer.

a. speed

b. expectation

c. improvement

d. treatment

16.

Let's put off that meeting to next Monday.

a. postpone

b. schedule

c. arrange

d. appoint

17.

A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents.

a. demolishing

b. exploding

c. developing

d. running

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

24.

Instead _____ petrol, cars will only run ____ solar energy and electricity.

a. of / on

b. for / by

c. in / over

d. from/ upon

25.

She has a promising future ahead _______ her.

a. for

b. from

c. on

d. of

26.

What are your plans for _______ future?

a. a

b. an

c. the

d.

Ø

27.

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

28.

Within _______ few years, _______ private space travel has gone from

concept to reality.

a.

Ø

/ an

b. the / the

c. the / a

d. a /

Ø

29.

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

30.

_______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

Error Identification

31.

Future is a time when most people assume that everything will keep

A B

getting better and future generations will enjoy life in a more better world.

C D

32.

Many optimist people have made predictions about the positive

A B C

impact of the increasing mechanization on human life.

D

33.

Imagine an entirely wireless world where the Net is "always on, always

A B

there", we live in endless sea of data, and objects are alive with intelligent

.

C D

34.

Electricity is the most critical energy for the future of many countries and

A

cheap, plentiful electricity is associated for high employment and

B C D

productivity.