Unit 13 Lesson 3

Scientific Breakthroughs We Are Waiting For-I

1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.

(a) Thousands of years’ high definition video can be held by

(i) A Personal Computer (ii) A Laptop

(iii) Super Computer (iv) A DNA Computer

(b) All the printed material in the world can be held by _____.

(i) two milligram of DNA (ii) three milligram of DNA

(iii) One milligram of DNA (iv) four milligram of DNA

(c) DNA Computing is currently in its _____.

(i) infancy (ii) adulthood (iii) third stage (iv) modern stage

(d) An example of DNA computer is ____

(i) Laptop (ii) Desktop (iii) MAYA-II (Iv) MAYA-III

(e) The word “printed” in line number five is ____.

(i) a noun (ii) a verb (iii) an adverb (iv) an adjective

(f) Man first walked on the moon in ______.

(i) 1968 (ii) 1967 (iii) 1966 (iv) 1969

(g) Who will have the permanent moon base by 2024?

(i) ESA (ii) NASA (iii) India (iv) None of them

(f) ESA will establish a moon base by ____

(i) 2024 (iii) 2025 (iii) 2026 (iv) 2027

(g) The biggest barrier to a moon base is ____.

(i) Energy (ii) gravitation (iii) money (iv) assistance

(h) NASA’s idea has been criticized by _____

(i) Thomas Aldrin (ii) Alfa Danision

(iii) Buzz Aldrin (iv) None of them

(i) The alternative to fossil fuel is ____.

(i) clean energy (ii) water energy (iii) electricity (iv) generator

(j) Fossil fuels covers _____

(i) 85% energy (ii) 80% energy (iii) 75% energy (iv) 90% energy

(k) The technology of clean energy is being suppressed by _____.

(i) Pharmaceutical company (iii) Textile Company

(iii) Oil Company (iv) Engineering company

(l) Current method of clean energy is _____.

(i) Wind (ii) Solar (iii) Geothermal (iv) all of them

(m) Whish countries have produced considerable amounts of clean energy?

(i) African countries (ii) European Countries

(iii) Asian Countries (iv) American Countries

(n) Which disease is similar to common cold.

(i) Leprosy (ii) Fever (iii) Cancer (iv) Tonsillitis

(o) How many people die of cancer every year?

(i) seven million (ii) eight million

(iii) over seven million (iv) over eight million

B. Answer the following questions.

(a) Why are DNA computers much more powerful than today’s standard
computers?

(b) What is the present condition of DNA Computer?

(c) What different methods of producing clean energy are being used now?

(d) How is cancer similar to the common cold?

(e) Which of the four scientific breakthroughs listed in the text do you think will be
most useful for mankind? Why do you think so?

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(f) What do you understand by DNA?

(g) What is meant by MAYA-II?

(h) Why Buzz Aldrin criticized NASA’s project?

(i) Why did building a moon base seem very much achievable?

(j) What is the specialty of DNA?

2.

A. Make a flow chart showing some aspects regarding DNA and DNA
Computer. (One is done for you.)

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1. A manned mission to Mars 2 4 5 6
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1. Holds thousands years of information 2. uses in making iPod 3. Stores genetic

information 4. Holds all printed materials in 1 mg DNA 5. Holds High definition
video 6. Stores information in a limited space
 For Practice
1.Fill in the gaps with the clues given below. You can change the word if
necessary.
computing organisms prototypes imagine DNA show
come do computing capable hold make
DNA is the substance that living (a)____ use to store genetic information.
What makes (b)____ special is that it is extremely efficient when it (c)____ to
storing information in a limited space. Just one milligram of DNA is (d)____ of
holding all the printed material in the world. DNA (e)____ is currently in its
infancy, with (f)____ such as MAYA-II only capable of (g)____ the concept. If
DNA (h)____ is perfected, computers will become capable of (i)____ amounts of
information that are hard to (j)____ by today’s standard.

2.Fill in the gaps with the clues given below. You can change the word if
necessary.
first project moon European variety decolonise
suddenly reject imagine plans have colonise
Ever since setting up human habitation in space was first(a) _____, it was
thought that the Moon would be the first object to be (b)____since it was closest to
earth. In 1969, when man (c)_____walked on the moon, a permanent colony
(d)____appeared to be very achievable. However, for a (e)_____of reasons, both
economical and technical, the (f)_____was never truly attempted. However, NASA
currently has (g)_____to have one constructed by 2024. The (h)____Space Agency
(ESA) also has plans to construct a (i)____base by 2025. Japan and India also each
have plans to (j)_____a base by 2030.

3.Fill in the gaps with the clues given below. You can change the word if
necessary.
obsess hard reason suggest fuels dependent
completely suppress result environmen amounts because
t
 While many alternatives to fossil (a)_____have been investigated, there is
still quite a way to go before mankind’s energy supply is (b)_____renewable. As
of today, about 85% of all energy comes from fossil fuels. The (c)_____clean
energy is considered to be important is (d)_____fossil fuels aren’t expected to last
much longer, they pollute the(e)_____, and they have led to tensions between
nations. The reason clean energy is (f)_____to come by is that we’ve spent the past
150 years (g)_____on oil, and it’s quite difficult to make the switch. Some have
even (h)_____that the technology for producing vast (i)_____of clean energy
already exists but is being (j)_____by big oil companies.

4.Fill in the gaps with the clues given below. You can change the word if
necessary.
important oil all between confinemen to
t
hard environment some the reason spend
While many alternatives to fossil fuels have been investigated, there is quite
a way to go before mankind’s energy supply is completely renewable. As of today,
about 85% of (a) —— energy comes from fossil fuels. The (b)____clean energy is
considered to be (c)____is because fossil fuels aren’t expected (d)____ last much
longer, they pollute the (e)____, and they have led to tensions (f)____ nations. The
reason clean energy is (g)____to come by is that we’ve (h)____ the past 150 years
dependent on (i)____ and it’s quite difficult to make (j)____ switch. Some have
even suggested that the technology for producing vast amounts of clean energy
already exists but is being suppressed by big oil companies.

5.Fill in the gaps with the clues given below. You can change the word if
necessary.
slightly modern reject per propose still
ways assortment similar different people make
Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases of the (a)____ era. Ever since the
days of Hippocrates (b)____ have been searching for a cure. Cancer is (c)____ to
the common cold in that although there are many (d)____ to treat it, modern
medicine is (e)____ yet to come up with a cure. This is partially because like the
common cold, there are many (f)____ types of cancer, and they are all (g)____
different. Unfortunately, with over seven million deaths (h)____ year, cancer is
much more serious than the common cold. A wide (i)____ of drugs, chemicals,
stem cells, genetically modified viruses, and even arsenic have all been (j)____ as
cancer cures.

6.Fill in the gaps with the clues given below. You can change the word if
necessary.
cure assortment search deny propose like
similar different mild deaths treat serious

Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases of the’ modern era Ever since the days of
Hippocrates people have been (a) ——for a cure. Cancer is (b) —— to the
common cold in that although there are many ways to (c) ——it, modem medicine
is still yet to come up with a (d) —— . This is partially because (e) —— the
common cold, there are many (f) ——types of cancer, and they are all slightly
different. Unfortunately, with over seven million (g) —— per year cancer is much
more (h) —— than the common cold. A wide (i) —— of drugs, chemicals, stem
cells, genetically modified viruses, and even arsenic have, all been (j) —— as
cancer cures.

7. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.

DNA is the substance that living organism use to (a)____ genetic
information. What makes (b)____ special is that it is extremely efficient when it
(c)____ to storing information in a limited space. Just one (d)____ of DNA is
capable of holding all the printed material in the world. DNA (e)____ is currently
in its infancy, with (f)____ such as MAYA-II only capable of (g)____ the concept.
If DNA (h)____ is perfected, computers will become capable of (i)____ amounts
of information that are (j)____ to imagine by today’s standard.

8. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.

Ever since setting up human (a) _____ in space was first imagined, it was
thought that the Moon would be the first object to be (b)____since it was closest to
earth. In 1969, when man first (c)_____ on the moon, a permanent colony
(d)____appeared to be very achievable. However, for a (e)_____of reasons, both
economical and technical, the (f)_____was never truly attempted. However, NASA
currently has (g)_____to have one constructed by 2024. The (h)____Space Agency
(ESA) also has plans to construct a (i)____base by 2025. Japan and India also each
have (j)_____ to have a base by 2030.

9. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.

While many alternatives to fossil fuels have been (a)_____, there is still
quite a way to go before mankind’s energy supply is (b)_____renewable. As of
today, about 85% of all energy (c)_____ from fossil fuels. The reason clean energy
is considered to be important is (d)_____fossil fuels aren’t expected to last much
longer, they pollute the(e)_____, and they have led to tensions between nations.
The reason clean energy is (f)_____to come by is that we’ve spent the past 150
years (g)_____on oil, and it’s quite difficult to make the switch. Some have even
(h)_____that the technology for producing (i)_____ amounts of clean energy
already exists but is being (j)_____by big oil companies.

10. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.

While many alternatives to fossil fuels have been investigated, there is quite
a way to go before mankind’s energy supply is completely renewable. As of today,
about 85% of (a) —— energy comes from fossil fuels. The (b)____clean energy is
considered to be (c)____is because fossil fuels aren’t expected (d)____ last much
longer, they pollute the (e)____, and they have led to tensions (f)____ nations. The
reason clean energy is (g)____to come by is that we’ve (h)____ the past 150 years
dependent on (i)____ and it’s quite difficult to make (j)____ switch. Some have
even suggested that the technology for producing vast amounts of clean energy
already exists but is being suppressed by big oil companies.

11. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.

Cancer is one of the (a)____ diseases of the modern era. Ever since the days
of Hippocrates (b)____ have been searching for a cure. Cancer is (c)____ to the
common cold in that although there are many (d)____ to treat it, modern medicine
is (e)____ yet to come up with a cure. This is partially because like the common
cold, there are many (f)____ types of cancer, and they are all (g)____ different.
Unfortunately, with over seven million (h)____ per year, cancer is much more
serious than the common cold. A wide (i)____ of drugs, chemicals, stem cells,
genetically modified viruses, and even arsenic have all (j)____ proposed as cancer
cures.

12. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.

Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases of the’ modern era Ever since the
days of Hippocrates people have been (a) ——for a cure. Cancer is (b) —— to the
common cold in that although there are many ways to (c) ——it, modem medicine
is still yet to come up with a (d) —— . This is partially because (e) —— the
common cold, there are many (f) ——types of cancer, and they are all slightly
different. Unfortunately, with over seven million (g) —— per year cancer is much
more (h) —— than the common cold. A wide (i) —— of drugs, chemicals, stem
cells, genetically modified viruses, and even arsenic have, all been (j) —— as
cancer cures.