"Heads Up, Humans" HMH

In the very near future, one of the biggest of these problems is likely to be -

• that many jobs now held by humans will be done by some combination of artificial intelligence and automated machine.

• that many jobs now held by humans will be done by automated machine.

• that many jobs now held by humans will be done by some artificial intelligence.

• that many jobs now held by humans will still be done by humans, just like always.

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Shipping companies have made headlines with -

• self-delivering packages that take themselves to customers.

• self-driving trucks carrying cargo across the country.

• self-powered products that know you need them.

• virtual products that aren't really needed.

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Technology fans claim that the fears that robots will lead to massive unemployment are -

• super scary.

• totally crazy.

• unfounded.

• the complete truth.

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Today, the new industries are unlikely to need many human bodies or minds because technology can do the work for -

• the same cost.

• more cost.

• no reason.

• less cost.

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It’s tempting to avoid thinking about it, especially because solutions aren’t obvious. But the first step toward avoiding the employment problems we might face is -

• acknowledging them.

• avoiding them.

• forgetting them.

• hiring them.

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______________ scientists are recognized as leading authorities in their fields of study.

• sector

• scrutinize

• exotic

• renowned

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The inspector will _______________ the work to determine whether it has been done correctly.

• sector

• scrutinize

• exotic

• renowned

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The chef used ______________________ ingredients that we didn’t recognize.

• sector

• scrutinize

• exotic

• renowned

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While certain positions will be eliminated, the overall demand for jobs in the financial ___________________ is expected to increase.

• sector

• scrutinize

• exotic

• renowned

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Is this sentence ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?

Their jobs were made obsolete by new technology.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

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