Unit 8_ LIFE IN THE FUTURE

TEST 1

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
a. different b. terrorist c. contrary d. domestic
a. future b. burden c. device d. certain
a. development b. security c. pessimistic d. particular
a. threaten b. appear c. modern d. instance
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.
Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked about their future.
a. depress b. depression c. depressing d. depressed
Constant _______ of attack makes everyday life dangerous here.
a. threat b. threaten c. threatening d. threateningly
No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______.
a. expected b. unexpected c. expectedly d. unexpectedly
Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
a. powerful b. optimistic c. stagnant d. pessimistic
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
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
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
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
The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _______ is.
a. creativity b. history c. terrorism d. technology
The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
a. speed b. expectation c. improvement d. treatment
Let`s put off that meeting to next Monday.
a. postpone b. schedule c. arrange d. appoint
A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents.
a. demolishing b. exploding c. developing d. running
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
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
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
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
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
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
Instead _____ petrol, cars will only run ____ solar energy and electricity.
a. of / on b. for / by c. in / over d. from/ upon
She has a promising future ahead _______ her.
a. for b. from c. on d. of
What are your plans for _______ future?
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
Up to now, _______ space exploring still remains _______ very risky, complex, and expensive endeavor.
a. the / the b. a / the c. a / Ø