10.Установи соответствие между текстами A–G и заголовками 1–8. Занеси свои ответы в поле ответа. Используй каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний. 1. To the stars and beyond 2. Future communities 3. Taking pills to be more productive 4. A new rise of popular culture 5. Communicating without words 6. Changes in our solar system 7. A blast from prehistoric times 8. Restocking itself A. Thanks to advances in cloning technology, we might be able to bring back animals like the woolly mammoth, a hairy, close relative of the elephant that lived in the Arctic. Akira Iritani, a professor at Kyoto University, says: "Now the technical problems have been overcome, all we need is a good sample of soft tissue from a frozen mammoth." Russian scientists are working on doing just that, and the big question in the medical community isn't "is it possible?", but "should we do it?". B. Stephen Hawking, the world-famous physicist and cosmologist, wasn't very hopeful about the future of our planet before his death. Thanks to dangers such as climate change, epidemics, population growth, and even direct hits by asteroids, he believed we would need to find a way to leave Earth in the next hundred years. Hawking also believed that the humans who do escape Earth will likely be new "superhumans" who will use genetic manipulation technology to outcompete others. They'll improve their memories, disease resistance, and life expectancy. C. 70% of people surveyed worldwide say they would allow medical science to influence their brains or bodies if it helped their career prospects. Some have predicted that "smart drugs" will soon become commonplace at offices. And a 2017 report from professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers found that "medically-enhanced workers" will be a reality soon enough. D.The BBC says that we'll be speaking with thoughts soon. "Picking up thoughts and relaying them to another brain won't be much harder than storing them on the Web," claims futurologist Ian Pearson. From the Jedi knights of Star Wars to various characters in the X-Men comic books, there are plenty of characters in popular culture who can read minds and transmit their thoughts. There's no evidence that any of us mere mortals share the same ability, but as recent studies show, technology is edging us closer in that direction. E. It's obvious that our future will include robots. There is a prediction that robots will be intelligent enough to optimise their economic activities by interacting with each other and humans. Robots, just like humans, will unite in groups to achieve some more complex goals that are impossible for one subject. For example, robots-construction workers will work together to build a skyscraper. It will be nearly impossible to estimate all the centralised actions of robots in pursuit of a large goal because each robot will offer specific services according to the level of competence. F.Amazon has already launched drone delivery, but if even that sounds like too much effort, the kitchen of tomorrow won't need you to notice that your milk is running low or you're almost out of beer. Containers will send out alerts, on their own, when they need replenishing. Moreover, these automatic systems will ensure that you stay in shape and order mostly healthy products. G. Saturn's rings have always made it the most recognisable planet, but it may lose those bragging rights in another 20 to 40 million years. New research suggests that Mars may one day have rings. In a few dozen million years, the Red Planet may completely crush its moon, Phobos, and form a ring of rocky debris. Phobos is moving closer to Mars every year, meaning the planet's gravitational pull on the satellite is increasing.

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10. Установи соответствие между текстами A–G и заголовками 1–8. Занеси свои ответы в поле ответа. Используй каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. To the stars and beyond

2. Future communities

3. Taking pills to be more productive

4. A new rise of popular culture

5. Communicating without words

6. Changes in our solar system

7. A blast from prehistoric times

8. Restocking itself

A. Thanks to advances in cloning technology, we might be able to bring back animals like the woolly mammoth, a hairy, close relative of the elephant that lived in the Arctic. Akira Iritani, a professor at Kyoto University, says: "Now the technical problems have been overcome, all we need is a good sample of soft tissue from a frozen mammoth." Russian scientists are working on doing just that, and the big question in the medical community isn't "is it possible?", but "should we do it?".

B. Stephen Hawking, the world-famous physicist and cosmologist, wasn't very hopeful about the future of our planet before his death. Thanks to dangers such as climate change, epidemics, population growth, and even direct hits by asteroids, he believed we would need to find a way to leave Earth in the next hundred years. Hawking also believed that the humans who do escape Earth will likely be new "superhumans" who will use genetic manipulation technology to outcompete others. They'll improve their memories, disease resistance, and life expectancy.

C. 70% of people surveyed worldwide say they would allow medical science to influence their brains or bodies if it helped their career prospects. Some have predicted that "smart drugs" will soon become commonplace at offices. And a 2017 report from professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers found that "medically-enhanced workers" will be a reality soon enough.

D. The BBC says that we'll be speaking with thoughts soon. "Picking up thoughts and relaying them to another brain won't be much harder than storing them on the Web," claims futurologist Ian Pearson. From the Jedi knights of Star Wars to various characters in the X-Men comic books, there are plenty of characters in popular culture who can read minds and transmit their thoughts. There's no evidence that any of us mere mortals share the same ability, but as recent studies show, technology is edging us closer in that direction.

E. It's obvious that our future will include robots. There is a prediction that robots will be intelligent enough to optimise their economic activities by interacting with each other and humans. Robots, just like humans, will unite in groups to achieve some more complex goals that are impossible for one subject. For example, robots-construction workers will work together to build a skyscraper. It will be nearly impossible to estimate all the centralised actions of robots in pursuit of a large goal because each robot will offer specific services according to the level of competence.

F. Amazon has already launched drone delivery, but if even that sounds like too much effort, the kitchen of tomorrow won't need you to notice that your milk is running low or you're almost out of beer. Containers will send out alerts, on their own, when they need replenishing. Moreover, these automatic systems will ensure that you stay in shape and order mostly healthy products.

G. Saturn's rings have always made it the most recognisable planet, but it may lose those bragging rights in another 20 to 40 million years. New research suggests that Mars may one day have rings. In a few dozen million years, the Red Planet may completely crush its moon, Phobos, and form a ring of rocky debris. Phobos is moving closer to Mars every year, meaning the planet's gravitational pull on the satellite is increasing.

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