II. Cloze (historical reading). Each blank in the following passage is provided with three
possible choices. Choose the best answer for each blank. .
What will our lives be like in twenty-five years time? This is a   16   that I often like to ask people. It is really   17   to find how few of them have given it any serious thought. It seems that most of us are too busy trying to live now,   18    having to think about the long-term future as well. Nevertheless, it is worth considering  19   sort of world we want our children to inherit. We know about the problems:pollution,environmen tal damage, poverty, over-population, disease, to name only a few. A minority of people are trying very hard to solve these problems, but everyone should be involved.However, most of us feel   20   to do anything. But, are we?
【題組】16.
(A)inquiry
(B)question
(C)idea
(D)suggestion