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ADV 2 - Unit 8 - Reading p.106

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1. Two surveys named two ordinary objects as the world’s greatest inventions. What are they?

toilet and bicicle

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2. How many votes did the World Wide Web received compared to the bicycle?

twice as many

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3. How long is it going to take for our oil to run out?

50 years

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4. What is the type of power suggested by scientist Hilary Craft to replace oil?

solar power

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5. The scientist Ray Kurzweill wants to convert rubbish into new sources of energy using what?

microscopic robots

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6. Clara Petrovic wants to convert rubbish into what?

bricks and building materials

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7. What is the fastest-growing type of crime?

identity theft

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8. Name one of the forms of checking your ID suggested by the text ?

microchip, genetic info scanner, provide skin cells

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9. What is the name of the plague that killed half of Europe’s population?

Black death

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10. How long will people live in the future?

forever

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