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Complete the article, using suitable forms of the verbs in brackets.
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Solving Japan's old-age problem
JAPAN IS AGEING FASTER THAN ANY OTHER NATION.
BY THE END OF THIS DECADE THERE (0) will.be.. (be)
THREE PENSIONERS FOR EVERY CHILD UNDER 15 AND ONE IN SIX PEOPLE (1)
(celebrate) THEIR 80TH BIRTHDAY ALREADY.
UNLIKE other countries, Japan has not turned to immigration to solve its problem, but to technology - manufacturers are currently working on a number of innovations, many of which
(2) .....
(soon be)
available. Here are just a few:
CARS
The over-75s in Japan account for more than 25 percent of fatal accidents on the road. Toyota is working with Nintendo to create cars that can monitor brain activity. The car
(3) ... ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... ... ... (earn) its user's driving pattern, so when Mrs Watanabe suddenly puts her foot on the accelerator for no reason, it will know she (4) .........
(have) an accident and will slow the car down automatically.
INTELLIGENT KETTLES
In the future, much of the care of the elderly (5) .......
......... (fall) on the
younger members of the family, who may live a distance away. Appliance-maker Zojurushi has developed an Internet-connected kettle which can send remote signals, so when you leave for work in the morning you will know that granny is OK because her kettle (6) ................. (send) you a signal earlier that morning.
ROBOT PETS
Animals are known to be good for the elderly, but real animals are difficult to look after as their owners age. This furry white baby seal robot is being used in nursing homes to stimulate dementia sufferers, but its manufacturers hope that soon many less infirm pensioners (7).............
(care for) robot
pets in their own homes.
EASY-SWALLOW FOOD
Some diseases of the elderly, such as Parkinson's, can make swallowing difficult, so the idea is that easy-swallow food, i.e. liquidised food,
(8) … .... ............................. (help) those people.
President of Synovate Healthcare, Bill Hall, says,
'I think this (9)
.. (take) the
world by storm.'
SUPERMARKET AISLES
Even supermarkets are becoming more age-aware. As the population ages, more and more people (10) ...................... (use) motorised wheelchairs, so supermarkets are making their aisles wider to accommodate such vehicles.
What happens in Japan now (11) .....................
.. (almost certainly come) to
the west as the baby-boomer generation from the 1950s and 60s reaches old age; people here will benefit from these innovations as they
(12) ..............
(be) tried and
tested in Japan.
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Solving Japan's old-age problem
JAPAN IS AGEING FASTER THAN ANY OTHER NATION. BY THE END OF THIS DECADE THERE will be THREE PENSIONERS FOR EVERY CHILD UNDER 15 AND ONE IN SIX PEOPLE (1) will have celebrated THEIR 80TH BIRTHDAY ALREADY. UNLIKE other countries, Japan has not turned to immigration to solve its problem, but to technology - manufacturers are currently working on a number of innovations, many of which will soon be available. Here are just a few:
CARS
The over-75s in Japan account for more than 25 percent of fatal accidents on the road. Toyota is working with Nintendo to create cars that can monitor brain activity. The car (3) will earn its user's driving pattern, so when Mrs Watanabe suddenly puts her foot on the accelerator for no reason, it will know she (4) has had an accident and will slow the car down automatically.
INTELLIGENT KETTLES
In the future, much of the care of the elderly (5) will fall on the younger members of the family, who may live a distance away. Appliance-maker Zojurushi has developed an Internet-connected kettle which can send remote signals, so when you leave for work in the morning you will know that granny is OK because her kettle (6) will send you a signal earlier that morning.
ROBOT PETS
Animals are known to be good for the elderly, but real animals are difficult to look after as their owners age. This furry white baby seal robot is being used in nursing homes to stimulate dementia sufferers, but its manufacturers hope that soon many less infirm pensioners (7) will care for robot pets in their own homes.
EASY-SWALLOW FOOD
Some diseases of the elderly, such as Parkinson's, can make swallowing difficult, so the idea is that easy-swallow food, i.e. liquidized food, (8) will help those people. President of Synovate Healthcare, Bill Hall, says, 'I think this (9) will take the world by storm.'
SUPERMARKET AISLES
Even supermarkets are becoming more age-aware. As the population ages, more and more people (10) will use motorized wheelchairs, so supermarkets are making their aisles wider to accommodate such vehicles.
What happens in Japan now (11) will almost certainly come to the west as the baby-boomer generation from the 1950s and 60s reaches old age; people here will benefit from these innovations as they (12) are tried and tested in Japan.