What kind of cars will we be driving in the year 2025? Rather different ones from those that we know today. The next twenty years will bring greater changes in car models than the past fifty years. Tomorrow's cars will not look like those of today. The most important cause that will lead to a change in the design of cars will be environmental. That is, tomorrow's cars will be designed not to cause air pollution. They will be electrically powered; in other words, they will run on electricity entirely and therefore, be environmentally clean. Besides the problem of pollution, there is also the problem of heavy traffic and traffic accidents today. The last two may also be avoided if computers drive the cars instead of drivers. As a passenger, all you will have to do will be to get in the car and say where you want to go. The computer will do the rest and take you there. This, however, will require the construction of special intelligent roads, as tomorrow's models won't be able to move on ordinary roads. These roads will contain special strips that can supply (provide) electrical power to the vehicles as they drive along them. The special equipment in cars will pick up the necessary fuel during long journeys from a power source which will exist in the road. As computers - not drivers - will provide safe driving, there will be fewer accidents; or, maybe, there won't be any accidents at all.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A) intelligent roads D) road accidents
B) future cars E) car models in the previous years
C) current technological achievements
2. What will tomorrow’s cars look like? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
The computer will be an important part of tomorrow's cars because it will … .
5. Which information isn’t given in the passage?
A) smart roads D) electrically powered cars E) duties of the drivers
B) safety driving C) future vehicles
6. Paraphrase the given sentence
As computers - not drivers - will provide safe driving, there will be fewer accidents __________________________________________________________________________________
7. The underlined word “lead” is closest in the meaning to … .
A) avoid B) provide C) result D) prevent E) interfere
synonym
8.
Pollution
Avoid
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Special
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