4) Read
the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There
is an example at the beginning (0).
THE HOME
OF THE FUTURE
In the (0) ..B.. people could live in "smart homes" that will tell them
when to wake up or remind them to (1) ... the front door. These homes
will be equipped with electronic sensors connected to a computer that will (2)
... people to take their medicine or (3) ... off
the oven. This computerised system, with about thirty sensors will be (4) ... to talk and
negotiate with the tenant. It will also have the ability to (5) ... out
if it is doing something that might be harmful. The (6) ... of the "smart
home" is to allow the elderly to live independently in their own homes for
as (7) ... as possible, instead of moving into nursing homes. The number of people living into their 80s is expected to increase dramatically in the (8) ... few decades. As a result, there will probably be a
(9) ... demand for these homes, which
will enable the elderly to (10) ... their
independence and privacy. In addition
to reminding them about things they
may have forgotten to do, the system would
contact a volunteer in (11) ... of
illness or danger. At the (12) ...
a bioengineer at Brunel University
near London is
working with several housing
associations, communication companies and charities in order to make this (13)
... home a reality. Although he is
planning to (14) ... up new homes and
apartments with the system, he says
that it would
also be (15) ... to change existing homes, too.
0. A distance B future C beginning D end
1. A
fasten B seal
C bolt D lock
2. A make B request C
remember D remind
3. A shut B close
C turn D
cut
4. A potential
B able
C probable D capable
5. A think B sort C work D
try
6. A plan B wish C aim D target
7. A long
B. far C soon
D much
8. A further
B later C n ext
D near
9. A grand B tall C great D wide
10. A keep B assert
C claim D win
11. A time
B need C case
D fact
12. A moment B
present C time
D instant
13. A imaginary B unreal C dream D wishful
14. A set
B build C make D put
15. A likely B suitable
C possible D hopeful