9th form Inventors and Inventions (Test)

Grammar

1. Have you ever asked yourself what you _____ do if you didn't have a computer?

2. A few decades ago PCs ____ science fiction.

3. Today, we simply cannot ____ without them.

4. But the problem with computers is that ____ advance too fast.

5. If you compare today's laptops ____ the desktops of the 1990s, you will find they are centuries apart.

6. The bulky and uncomplicated machines ____ by compact devices like PDAs and IPhones

7. But even ____ you buy the latest laptop available, don't get too excited.

8. In a few months it will be _____ date, too.

9. You needn't to try ____ up with all the new gadgets on the market.

10. The wisest thing you can probably do is _____ something which you can update on a yearly basis.

11. Surely, by next year, scientists will ______ something new.

12. Of course, it is extremely cost to keep _____ whatever becomes the latest trend.

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13. It's clear as a day, new ____ are appearing every day; some of which are really strange and unusual.

14. Scientists believe that in twenty years from now we will be seeing _____ buses in the streets of major cities.

15. This might seem _____, but bus design experts are working in laboratories trying to design driverless buse.

16. An automated means of transport would not only be quite reliable but also cheaper and _____ friendly because the bus would run on electricity or biofuel.

17. ____ has shown that nearly 60 % of the running cost is spent on the driver.

18. Therefore, the use of a driverless bus would inevitably reduce ____ costs.

19. The vehicle is able to navigate by _____ satellite technology with a special system.

20. This system uses magnets which are _____ in the road.

21. Driverless buses will ____ make our everyday lives earier.

22. However, we must consider what will happen to the bus drivers who will eventually find themselves ______.

23. The question is:what will happen to thousands of people if this project becomes a ____.

24. Another question is: is it a/an _____ to use all the inventions in people's everyday life?