Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks
PART 8: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Passage 1:
A SMART CITY is one that uses technology to enhance efficiencies and improve the quality of services and life for its residents. (1) _______. The goal is to use data and technology to improve daily life and make it more convenient for those (2) ________, while maximizing the use of resources.
An increasing number of people are residing in cities, and it is forecast that 68 percent of the global population will live in urban areas by 2050. And this means our cities are facing growing environmental, societal, and economic challenges. (3) ________. A recent report found that smart city technology can enhance important quality of life factors - like daily commutes, health problems, and crime rates - by 10 to 30 percent.
This is made possible thanks to a "perfect storm" of technological trends that (4) ________ where humans and technology interact in a more (5)_______. Examples include trends like artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), and autonomous vehicles. Combined, advances like these are changing the world and shaping our future. Our cities are also included.
1.
A. Smart cities can’t possibly cover anything from power distribution, transport systems, streetlights, and even rubbish collection
B. Smart city ideas involve various aspects such as energy management, public transit systems, streetlights, and waste disposal.
C. That efforts to develop smart cities may include components like power supply, transport infrastructure, streetlights, and waste management.
D. Smart city ideas can hardly encompass a variety of areas, include power distribution, transport systems, street lighting, and even waste collection.
2.
A. who live and work in the city
B. whose resides in cities
C. who settles in the city
D. whom has low income in the city
3.
A. Without making cities smarter, these challenges can be overcome and make cities better places to live
B. By making cities smarter, we can overcome some of these challenges and make cities better places to live
C. While making cities smarter, we failed to address these challenges and transformed them into better places to live
D. By making cities smarter, these challenges will be addressed thoroughly, and cities will be transformed into better places to live
4.
A. enable us to create environments
B. enable them to create environments
C. enable them to create environments
D. enable it to create environments
5.
A. in a connected, intelligent, and that is automated way
B. connected, intelligent, and a way that is automated
C. in a connected, intelligent, and with automation way
D. connected, intelligent, and automated way.
Passage 2:
CHARACTERISTICS OF FUTURE CITIES
By 2050 the world’s population is expected to reach 10 billion, and (1) ______. The cities of the future will be ‘smarter’ and more sustainable to cope with a growing population and improve people’s lives.
A smart city is a modern urban area (2) _____. The new technologies can help save time by predicting changes in the traffic and warning people of possible traffic jams. (3) _____ operate more efficiently. For example, streetlights can turn off when the streets are empty, and sensors can inform waste collection teams when the bins are full. These smart technologies will help save energy, reduce air pollution, and fight climate change.
Cities in the future will also be sustainable. They will include a lot of green space and become home to more plants and animals. Making room for biodiversity and nature can be done in various ways including underground and rooftop farming, green roofs, and roof gardens. (4) _____, most cities will use renewable and clean energy. Modern infrastructure will also be more eco-friendly. Not only will computer-controlled transport systems like electric buses and trains produce less greenhouse gas emissions, (5) ______.
These features will make future cities more livable and will provide a high quality of life to city dwellers.
(Adapted from Global success 11)
1:
A. nearly 70 per cent of these people will live in cities
B. the majority of these people will prefer living in rural areas.
C. only a small fraction of the population will move to cities.
D. less than 30 percent of these people will live in cities.
Question 2:
A. that uses a range of technologies which it provide services, solve problems, and support people better.
B. that using a range of technologies providing services, solving problems, and supporting people better.
C. that use a range of technologies to provides services, solving problems, and supports people better.
D. that uses a range of technologies to provide services, solve problems, and support people better.
Question 3:
A. It will also help cities B. You will also help cities
C. They will also help cities D. We will also help cities
4:
A. Before people start caring about the environment
B. As people care more about the environment
C. While people stop caring about the environment
D. Until people care more about the environment
5:
A. but also more pedestrian zones for walking and cycle paths will be made available for people in all neighborhoods
B. but also more pedestrian zones for walking and cycle paths made available for people in all neighbourhoods
C. but more pedestrian zones for walking and cycle paths will also made available for people in all neighbourhoods
D. but also will be made available more pedestrian zones for walking and cycle paths for people in all neighbourhoods
Passage 1:
A SMART CITY is one that uses technology to enhance efficiencies and improve the quality of services and life for its residents. (1) _______. The goal is to use data and technology to improve daily life and make it more convenient for those (2) ________, while maximizing the use of resources.
An increasing number of people are residing in cities, and it is forecast that 68 percent of the global population will live in urban areas by 2050. And this means our cities are facing growing environmental, societal, and economic challenges. (3) ________. A recent report found that smart city technology can enhance important quality of life factors - like daily commutes, health problems, and crime rates - by 10 to 30 percent.
This is made possible thanks to a "perfect storm" of technological trends that (4) ________ where humans and technology interact in a more (5)_______. Examples include trends like artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), and autonomous vehicles. Combined, advances like these are changing the world and shaping our future. Our cities are also included.
1.
A. Smart cities can’t possibly cover anything from power distribution, transport systems, streetlights, and even rubbish collection
B. Smart city ideas involve various aspects such as energy management, public transit systems, streetlights, and waste disposal.
C. That efforts to develop smart cities may include components like power supply, transport infrastructure, streetlights, and waste management.
D. Smart city ideas can hardly encompass a variety of areas, include power distribution, transport systems, street lighting, and even waste collection.
2.
A. who live and work in the city
B. whose resides in cities
C. who settles in the city
D. whom has low income in the city
3.
A. Without making cities smarter, these challenges can be overcome and make cities better places to live
B. By making cities smarter, we can overcome some of these challenges and make cities better places to live
C. While making cities smarter, we failed to address these challenges and transformed them into better places to live
D. By making cities smarter, these challenges will be addressed thoroughly, and cities will be transformed into better places to live
4.
A. enable us to create environments
B. enable them to create environments
C. enable them to create environments
D. enable it to create environments
5.
A. in a connected, intelligent, and that is automated way
B. connected, intelligent, and a way that is automated
C. in a connected, intelligent, and with automation way
D. connected, intelligent, and automated way.
Passage 2:
CHARACTERISTICS OF FUTURE CITIES
By 2050 the world’s population is expected to reach 10 billion, and (1) ______. The cities of the future will be ‘smarter’ and more sustainable to cope with a growing population and improve people’s lives.
A smart city is a modern urban area (2) _____. The new technologies can help save time by predicting changes in the traffic and warning people of possible traffic jams. (3) _____ operate more efficiently. For example, streetlights can turn off when the streets are empty, and sensors can inform waste collection teams when the bins are full. These smart technologies will help save energy, reduce air pollution, and fight climate change.
Cities in the future will also be sustainable. They will include a lot of green space and become home to more plants and animals. Making room for biodiversity and nature can be done in various ways including underground and rooftop farming, green roofs, and roof gardens. (4) _____, most cities will use renewable and clean energy. Modern infrastructure will also be more eco-friendly. Not only will computer-controlled transport systems like electric buses and trains produce less greenhouse gas emissions, (5) ______.
These features will make future cities more livable and will provide a high quality of life to city dwellers.
(Adapted from Global success 11)
1:
A. nearly 70 per cent of these people will live in cities
B. the majority of these people will prefer living in rural areas.
C. only a small fraction of the population will move to cities.
D. less than 30 percent of these people will live in cities.
Question 2:
A. that uses a range of technologies which it provide services, solve problems, and support people better.
B. that using a range of technologies providing services, solving problems, and supporting people better.
C. that use a range of technologies to provides services, solving problems, and supports people better.
D. that uses a range of technologies to provide services, solve problems, and support people better.
Question 3:
A. It will also help cities B. You will also help cities
C. They will also help cities D. We will also help cities
4:
A. Before people start caring about the environment
B. As people care more about the environment
C. While people stop caring about the environment
D. Until people care more about the environment
5:
A. but also more pedestrian zones for walking and cycle paths will be made available for people in all neighborhoods
B. but also more pedestrian zones for walking and cycle paths made available for people in all neighbourhoods
C. but more pedestrian zones for walking and cycle paths will also made available for people in all neighbourhoods
D. but also will be made available more pedestrian zones for walking and cycle paths for people in all neighbourhoods