1. According to the passage, the exhaustfrom a car engine could probably be checked by
A. using metal-hungrymicrobes.
B. making use of enzymes.
C. adjusting the engine.
D. patenting new life forms.
2. According to the passage, which of thefollowing would worry the critics the most?
A. The unanticipated explosionof population.
B. The creation of biological solar cells.
C. Theaccidental spill of oil.
D. The unexpected release of destructivemicrobes.
3. Which of the following notions is NOT mentioned?
A.Developing a “savings bank” of one’s organs.
B. Breeding soldiers for awar.
C. Producing people with cow-like stomachs.
D. Using geneticforecasting to cure diseases.
4. According to the passage, Hitlerattempted to
A. change the pilots biologically to win the war.
B.develop genetic farming for food supply.
C. kill the people he thought ofas inferior.
D. encourage the development of genetic weapons for the war.
5. What does Jeremy Rifkin and Ted Howard's statement imply?
A.The commercial applications of genetic engineering are inevitable.
B.America will depend on other countries for biological progress.
C. Americaare proud of their computers, automobiles and genetic technologies.
D. Thepotential application of each new genetic advance should be controlled.
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