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1. 1.

   Mark these sentences as true (T) or false (F).

   1. The world we live in will change in the next 100 years.
   2. Life was much easier in the past.
   3. People think about basic science only because they are paid a lot for it.
   4. Most people distruct science because they do not understand it.
   5. A nuclear war could end the world over a long period of time.
   6. The best way to understand science is through equations.
   7. Science programmes should entertain and educate.
   8. The writer fears that minor world powers will use nuclear weapons in an irresponsible manner.
   9. The writer wishes governments would cut down the use of nuclear weapons.
   10. There is a belief that extremely advanced civilisations tend to destroy themselves.
2. 2.

   It has come to expect the steady increase in the standard of living that new developments in science and technology have brought to continue, but it also distrusts science.

   1. What does 'it' refer to?
   2. Why does it 'distrusts science'?
   3. The television series Cosmos shows that the public is deeply interested in a particular subject. Which is this 'particular subject'?
3. 3.

   The major powers have behaved in a reasonably responsible way so far, but one cannot have such confidence in minor powers.

   1. What have the major powers been responsible about?
   2. Which minor powers does the writer refer to here?
   3. Why does the author use the words 'so far' here?
4. 4.

   I included one equation, Einstein's famous equation, E=mc2.

   1. Where did the writer include 'one equation'?
   2. Why did he include just one equation?
   3. What does he feel would have happened if he had not included this equation?
5. 5.

   Why do some people wish to stop scientific progress?

6. 6.

   What was life like before science advanced?