C. Reading
I. Choose the correct option A, B, or C to fill in each blank in the following passage.
In a recent survey, TechNews asked young people to (1) _______ how they will talk to each other in 30 years' time. The results are not (2) _______. Only 10% of the respondents think people will still send letters and postcards to each other (3) _______ 2050. About 30% think holography and telepathy technologies will allow them to communicate in (4) _______ time with their friends. Most people say that they will connect through supersmart devices (5) _______ of in person. Meanwhile, more than half of the respondents express their (6) _______ about future communication. They say that if children spend most of their time (7) _______ on the Internet, they may also not be able to communicate face to face very well (8) _______ 30 years.
1. A. expect B. predict C. check
2. A. surprising B. surprised C. surprise
3. A. on B. by C. for
4. A. personal B. private C. real
5. A. more B. instead C. rather
6. A. concerns B. feelings C. gratitude
7. A. interacting B. surfing C. using
8. A. for B. by C. in
In a recent survey, TechNews asked young people to (1) predict how they will talk to each other in 30 years' time. The results are not (2) surprising. Only 10% of the respondents think people will still send letters and postcards to each other (3) by 2050. About 30% think holography and telepathy technologies will allow them to communicate in (4) real time with their friends. Most people say that they will connect through supersmart devices (5) instead of in person. Meanwhile, more than half of the respondents express their (6) concerns about future communication. They say that if children spend most of their time (7) surfing on the Internet, they may also not be able to communicate face to face very well (8) in 30 years.
1. A. expect B. predict C. check
2. A. surprising B. surprised C. surprise
3. A. on B. by C. for
4. A. personal B. private C. real
5. A. more B. instead C. rather
6. A. concerns B. feelings C. gratitude
7. A. interacting B. surfing C. using
8. A. for B. by C. in
