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Over the centuries, there have been a few people who plan the future of the world for a living and they     1     (call) futurologists.

Hundreds of futurologists will gather at Newcastle University to hold a seminar about the future. Many people will attend the seminar with dreams of starting new enterprises     2     (base) on the predictions they will hear. I clicked     3     the websites of a few futurologists and got several predictions.

    4     (short), computers will become handier. Then all of us can use our voices to control computers such as downloading files     5     updating computers just by saying a few words. By 2015, garments will have been made of new materials that will remain stainless     6     you spill on them, and they will never get old and worn. By 2025, there will have been no     7     (starve), no people who have to live on welfare, no discrimination, no conflict and people     8     (live) in peace and equality. By 2030, tiny, insect-like robots may be sent around the cells of our bodies     9     (assess) our health , which will have made it possible for us to live for at least 150 years. By 2050, we will be linking our brains to the much     10     (smart) computers and a huge database9 and a new type of electronic human might have developed!

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