The Grand National is a horse race which is held every year in Liverpool. This __________________ involves a four-mile race, during which the horses have to go over 30 fences. COMPETE
COMPETITION
I unexpectedly met my old friend Natalie at a metro station in Paris. I recognised her at once though we hadn’t seen each other for ten years. Now she works as a __________________ for Le Figaro newspaper. REPORT
REPORTER
Natalie made my visit to Paris __________________. She took me to the most interesting places in the city. In the evening we even watched a performance at The Grand Opera House. FORGET
UNFORGETTABLE
Ray Kurzweil is a very popular figure in the field of science. He is a leading computer __________________ who has made lots of predictions about the future of humanity. SCIENCE
SCIENTIST
So far he has written six books about artificial intelligence, and four of them have become __________________ best sellers in the USA. NATION
NATIONAL
Ray strongly believes that soon computer intelligence will be a billion times more __________________ than the human brain. POWER
POWERFUL
However, lots of experts don’t believe it and say that it is absolutely __________________. POSSIBLE
IMPOSSIBLE
Kurzweil disagrees with them and says that we are already a human-machine civilization. We already use high level technology to diagnose diseases, provide __________________, and develop new technologies. EDUCATE
EDUCATION
Kurzweil thinks that by 2030, computers will do more __________________ tasks. They will be able to understand ordinary spoken language and show emotions. IMPRESS
IMPRESSIVE
Recently my neighbour Michael Wilkins got a job in sales. However, soon he found out that being a sales _______________ did not make him happy. MANAGE
MANAGER
He had to work long hours, and the job was ____________ and demanding. STRESS
STRESSFUL
The atmosphere in the office was very __________________ and the workers often quarreled with each other. FRIEND
UNFRIENDLY
There is a belief that some jobs suit men better than women and some other jobs are more appropriate for women than for men. Nowadays, women more and more often take jobs that __________________ were done by men. TRADITION
TRADITIONALLY
A lot of women do __________________ and difficult jobs, becoming astronauts, pilots, and firefighters. DANGER
DANGEROUS
No one is surprised when a girl wants to be a police officer or a train __________________. DRIVE
DRIVER
In sports you can see similar __________________. SITUATE
SITUATIONS
