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If you think that life in 2030 sounds unrealistic, consider this: how many people in 1985 thought that computers and mobile phones could (27) _____ such a central role in our lives today or that children would be gaming on the Internet. No one can accurately (28) _____ the future. One thing is certain: the rapid change that we have seen since the 1980s will not slow down. It will speed (29) _____ so much that, in some ways, our lives in 2030 will be unrecognizable today.
It is predicted that one billion people will be 65 (30) _____ older by 2030. Japanese scientists are already developing robots to (31) _____ after the elderly and robots will be a permanent (32) _____ of everyday life all across Europe. People in 2030 will routinely reach the (33) _____ of 130. The weather in 2030 is likely to be extreme, but the solution to the energy crisis will be to harness natural clean energy sources, such (34) _____ solar, hydro, wind and geothermal. The internet will have developed into a "super combined web" which is always on and always (35) ____. It is also explained that some aspects of daily life in 2030 will seem very (36) _____ to today. We will still live in houses and apartments, although they will be much more energy efficient. Children will still go to school, but will be aided by virtual learning.
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