:    HOW WILL WE LIVE IN THE FUTURE?

Scientists say that in the future, the ways we live, work and play will be very (1) _ _____ to how they are now. Homes will become (2) ____ because more and more people will live in crowded cities. It will be possible to live under water. People will use more smart technology in their homes. We will do all our shopping on the internet and drones (3) ____ the groceries to our houses. There will be robots (4) ________ all the household chores, (5) _______ we won’t have to do the washing up or cooking. We might download ideas for furniture and then print it on our 3D printers. We might also take holidays (6)_______ space.

1. A. difference                        B. differently        C. different D. differences

2. A. more small and tall        B. smaller and taller C. the smallest and tallest D. the most small and tall

3. A. will deliver                      B. might have       C. make      D. will change

4. A. doing                               B. to do                C. so it does         D. so do

5. A. because                           B. but                            C. so           D. although

6. A. on                                   B. for                    C. with        D. in

V. Cloze test

Read the passage, choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank. (1.5 points)

HOW WILL WE LIVE IN THE FUTURE?

Scientists say that in the future, the ways we live, work and play will be very (23) __________ to how they are now. Homes will become (24) __________ because more and more people will live in crowded cities. It will be possible to live under water. People will use more smart technology in their homes. We will do all our shopping on the internet and drones (25) __________ the groceries to our houses. There will be robots (26) __________ all the household chores, (27) __________ we won’t have to do the washing up or cooking. We might download ideas for furniture and then print it on our 3D printers. We might also take holidays (28) __________ space.

23. A. difference         B. differently  C. different     D. differences

24. A. more small and tall                   B. smaller and taller

            C. the smallest and tallest                   D. the most small and tall

25. A. will deliver       B. might have  C. make           D. will change

26. A. do         B. to do           C. so it does    D. so do

27. A. because B. but  C. so    D. although

28. A. on         B. for   C. with            D. in

V. Cloze test

Read the passage, choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank. (1.5 points)

HOW WILL WE LIVE IN THE FUTURE?

Scientists say that in the future, the ways we live, work and play will be very (23) __________ to how they are now. Homes will become (24) __________ because more and more people will live in crowded cities. It will be possible to live under water. People will use more smart technology in their homes. We will do all our shopping on the internet and drones (25) __________ the groceries to our houses. There will be robots (26) __________ all the household chores, (27) __________ we won’t have to do the washing up or cooking. We might download ideas for furniture and then print it on our 3D printers. We might also take holidays (28) __________ space.

23. A. difference         B. differently  C. different     D. differences

24. A. more small and tall                   B. smaller and taller

            C. the smallest and tallest                   D. the most small and tall

25. A. will deliver       B. might have  C. make           D. will change

26. A. do         B. to do           C. so it does    D. so do

27. A. because B. but  C. so    D. although

28. A. on         B. for   C. with            D. in

VI. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. (1 point)

29. Mount Everest is _________ (high) mountain in the world.

30. It is _________ (noisy) in big cities than in small towns.

31. I think playing sports is _______ (good) than watching TV.

32. Who’s _________ (intelligent) student in your class?

Listen to a talk on predictions about our future cities and then fill in the numbered blanks with ONE word. Your browser does not support the audio element.

People have very different oppinions about the cities of the future. Those who are(1)_____think that’s our cities will become more and more polluted, so they will no longer be safe and healthy places to live in. Pessimists point out that both global warming and(2)______have increased rapidly over the past twenty years, but(3)______have no effective ways to control them. There are no signs that this(4)____will be solved in the future. In addition, more and more people are living the countryside and moving to big cities to look for work As a result, cities will become(5)____. This means there will more people, more waste and havier traffic. All these factors will lead to more pollution. On the other hand, (6)_____people believe that city dwellers will have a better life thanks to important achievement in technology and medicine. Modern(7)____and well-equipped hospitals in cities will provide better, quicker and more effective  treatment for people. How about environmental problems? Optmists also think that scientists will find ways to cut down the cost of(8)____energy sources and make them available to everybody. They hope that these energy sources will step by step replace(9)______fuels such as gas, coal and oil in the next twenty years. Then city dwellers will live in a cleaner and healthier(10)_____.

Question 3:

Listen to a talk on predictions about our future cities and then fill in the numbered blanks with ONE word. Your browser does not support the audio element.

People have very different oppinions about the cities of the future. Those who are(1)_____think that’s our cities will become more and more polluted, so they will no longer be safe and healthy places to live in. Pessimists point out that both global warming and(2)______have increased rapidly over the past twenty years, but(3)______have no effective ways to control them. There are no signs that this(4)____will be solved in the future. In addition, more and more people are living the countryside and moving to big cities to look for work As a result, cities will become(5)____. This means there will more people, more waste and havier traffic. All these factors will lead to more pollution. On the other hand, (6)_____people believe that city dwellers will have a better life thanks to important achievement in technology and medicine. Modern(7)____and well-equipped hospitals in cities will provide better, quicker and more effective  treatment for people. How about environmental problems? Optmists also think that scientists will find ways to cut down the cost of(8)____energy sources and make them available to everybody. They hope that these energy sources will step by step replace(9)______fuels such as gas, coal and oil in the next twenty years. Then city dwellers will live in a cleaner and healthier(10)_____.

Question 4:

Listen to a talk on predictions about our future cities and then fill in the numbered blanks with ONE word. Your browser does not support the audio element.

People have very different oppinions about the cities of the future. Those who are(1)_____think that’s our cities will become more and more polluted, so they will no longer be safe and healthy places to live in. Pessimists point out that both global warming and(2)______have increased rapidly over the past twenty years, but(3)______have no effective ways to control them. There are no signs that this(4)____will be solved in the future. In addition, more and more people are living the countryside and moving to big cities to look for work As a result, cities will become(5)____. This means there will more people, more waste and havier traffic. All these factors will lead to more pollution. On the other hand, (6)_____people believe that city dwellers will have a better life thanks to important achievement in technology and medicine. Modern(7)____and well-equipped hospitals in cities will provide better, quicker and more effective  treatment for people. How about environmental problems? Optmists also think that scientists will find ways to cut down the cost of(8)____energy sources and make them available to everybody. They hope that these energy sources will step by step replace(9)______fuels such as gas, coal and oil in the next twenty years. Then city dwellers will live in a cleaner and healthier(10)_____.

Question 1:

Listen to a talk on predictions about our future cities and then fill in the numbered blanks with ONE word. Your browser does not support the audio element.

People have very different oppinions about the cities of the future. Those who are(1)_____think that’s our cities will become more and more polluted, so they will no longer be safe and healthy places to live in. Pessimists point out that both global warming and(2)______have increased rapidly over the past twenty years, but(3)______have no effective ways to control them. There are no signs that this(4)____will be solved in the future. In addition, more and more people are living the countryside and moving to big cities to look for work As a result, cities will become(5)____. This means there will more people, more waste and havier traffic. All these factors will lead to more pollution. On the other hand, (6)_____people believe that city dwellers will have a better life thanks to important achievement in technology and medicine. Modern(7)____and well-equipped hospitals in cities will provide better, quicker and more effective  treatment for people. How about environmental problems? Optmists also think that scientists will find ways to cut down the cost of(8)____energy sources and make them available to everybody. They hope that these energy sources will step by step replace(9)______fuels such as gas, coal and oil in the next twenty years. Then city dwellers will live in a cleaner and healthier(10)_____.

Question 7:

Listen to a talk on predictions about our future cities and then fill in the numbered blanks with ONE word. Your browser does not support the audio element.

People have very different oppinions about the cities of the future. Those who are(1)_____think that’s our cities will become more and more polluted, so they will no longer be safe and healthy places to live in. Pessimists point out that both global warming and(2)______have increased rapidly over the past twenty years, but(3)______have no effective ways to control them. There are no signs that this(4)____will be solved in the future. In addition, more and more people are living the countryside and moving to big cities to look for work As a result, cities will become(5)____. This means there will more people, more waste and havier traffic. All these factors will lead to more pollution. On the other hand, (6)_____people believe that city dwellers will have a better life thanks to important achievement in technology and medicine. Modern(7)____and well-equipped hospitals in cities will provide better, quicker and more effective  treatment for people. How about environmental problems? Optmists also think that scientists will find ways to cut down the cost of(8)____energy sources and make them available to everybody. They hope that these energy sources will step by step replace(9)______fuels such as gas, coal and oil in the next twenty years. Then city dwellers will live in a cleaner and healthier(10)_____.

Question 10:

Listen to a talk on predictions about our future cities and then fill in the numbered blanks with ONE word. Your browser does not support the audio element.

People have very different oppinions about the cities of the future. Those who are(1)_____think that’s our cities will become more and more polluted, so they will no longer be safe and healthy places to live in. Pessimists point out that both global warming and(2)______have increased rapidly over the past twenty years, but(3)______have no effective ways to control them. There are no signs that this(4)____will be solved in the future. In addition, more and more people are living the countryside and moving to big cities to look for work As a result, cities will become(5)____. This means there will more people, more waste and havier traffic. All these factors will lead to more pollution. On the other hand, (6)_____people believe that city dwellers will have a better life thanks to important achievement in technology and medicine. Modern(7)____and well-equipped hospitals in cities will provide better, quicker and more effective  treatment for people. How about environmental problems? Optmists also think that scientists will find ways to cut down the cost of(8)____energy sources and make them available to everybody. They hope that these energy sources will step by step replace(9)______fuels such as gas, coal and oil in the next twenty years. Then city dwellers will live in a cleaner and healthier(10)_____.

Question 5: