r than slow down within our lifetime. The developments in technology are bound revolutionized communications. People will be transmitting messages dow eve have a dramatic effect on the future of work. By 2010, new technology will ha telephon e lines that previously would have been sent by post. Not only postmen but also lerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper-free society. All the routine tasks they perform will be carried on a tiny silicon chip so that they will be as obso lete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motor car one change will make thousands, if not millions redundant Even people in traditional professions where expert knowledge has been the key, a re unlikely ape the effects of new technology. Instead of going to a solic itor, you might go to a computer which is progammed with all the most up-to-date legal information Doctors too will find that an electronic competitor will be ab le to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more ef ficient courses of treatment. In education, teachers will be largely replaced by t eaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being Most learning take place in the home via video conferencing Children will still go to school t hough until another place is created where they can make friends and develop cial skills What can we do to avoid the threat of unemployment? We shouldnt hide our heads i n the sand. Unions will try to stop change but they will be fighting a losing bat tle. People should get computer literate as this just might save them from profes sional extinction. After all, there will be a few jobs left in law, education and m edicine for those few individuals who are capable of writing and programming software of the future. Strangely enough, there will still be jobs like rubbish c ollection and cleaning as it is tough to programme tasks which are largely unpre dictable 21. According to the writer the rate of change in technology A)will remain the sameB)will slow down C)will speed up D)can not be predicted 22. The writer expects that by 2010 new technology will have revolutionized communications and A )bookshops will not exist B)the present postal system will have disappea C)people will no longer send lettersr than slow down within our lifetime.The developments in technology are bound to have a dramatic effect on the future of work.By 2010, new technology will have revolutionized communications.People will be transmitting messages down telephon e lines that previously would have been sent by post.Not only postmen but also c lerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper-free society.All the routine tasks they perform will be carried on a tiny silicon chip so that they will be as obso lete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motor car.One change will make thousands,if not millions,redundant. Even people in traditional professions,where expert knowledge has been the key,a re unlikely to escape the effects of new technology.Instead of going to a solic itor,you might go to a computer which is progammed with all the most up-to-date legal information.Doctors,too,will find that an electronic competitor will be ab le to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more ef ficient courses of treatment.In education,teachers will be largely replaced by t eaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being.Most learning will take place in the home via video conferencing.Children will still go to school t hough ,until another place is created where they can make friends and develop so cial skills. What can we do to avoid the threat of unemployment?We shouldn’t hide our heads i n the sand.Unions will try to stop change but they will be fighting a losing bat tle.People should get computer literate as this just might save them from profes sional extinction.After all,there will be a few jobs left in law,education and m edicine for those few individuals who are capable of writing and programming the software of the future.Strangely enough,there will still be jobs like rubbish c ollection and cleaning as it is tough to programme tasks which are largely unpre dictable. 21.According to the writer,the rate of change in technology ____. A)will remain the sameB)will slow down C)will speed up D)can not be predicted 22.The writer expects that by 2010 new technology will have revolutionized communications and ____. A)bookshops will not exist B)the present postal system will have disappeared C)people will no longer send letters