# PTE RW FIB #30: Future Technological...

Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks #30 - Level 3 - Feeds Reading

> Below is a text with blanks. Click on each blank, a list of choice will appear. Select the appropriate answer choice for each blank.

According to BT's futurologist, Ian Pearson, these are among the developments scheduled for the first few decades of the new millennium (a period of 1,000 years#, when supercomputers will dramatically accelerate progress in all areas of life. Pearson has ____ together the work of hundreds of researchers around the world to produce a ____ millennium technology calendar that gives the latest dates when we can expect hundreds of key ____ and discoveries to take place. Some of the biggest developments will be in medicine, including an ____ life expectancy and dozens of artificial organs ____ into use between now and 2040.

## Answer

According to BT's futurologist, Ian Pearson, these are among the developments scheduled for the first few decades of the new millennium (a period of 1,000 years#, when supercomputers will dramatically accelerate progress in all areas of life. Pearson has **pieced** together the work of hundreds of researchers around the world to produce a **unique** millennium technology calendar that gives the latest dates when we can expect hundreds of key **breakthroughs** and discoveries to take place. Some of the biggest developments will be in medicine, including an **extended** life expectancy and dozens of artificial organs **coming** into use between now and 2040.

## Explanation

Blank 1 comes before "together," which points to the phrasal verb "piece together." It means join many parts into one whole. "Filled together" and "pictured together" are not normal phrases. In blank 3, "key breakthroughs and discoveries" are positive steps forward. "Plateaus" and "devastations" mean stalling or ruin.

## Hints

- Focus on the surrounding words to determine if the blank needs a verb in the past tense or an adjective.
- Consider the context of scientific research and how experts compile data from multiple sources.

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