More and more routine, repetitive assembly tasks will be taken over by machines. But as certain jobs disappear, new ones open up in (26) _____ parts of the factory. Germany in many ways exemplifies this trend. Today, German manufacturers deploy three times more robots than U.S. companies, (27) ______ they also still employ more humans. Relative to the size of our economies, German’s manufacturing workforce is twice the size of America’s.
From its very beginning, the fourth Industrial revolution has never (28) ________ manufacturers with an either - or choice - robots or humans. It has always been about combining the talents of both. Ultimately, it is the convergence of artificial and human intelligence (29) _____ will enable manufacturers to achieve a new era of speed, flexibility, efficiency and connectivity in the 21st century. Machines have the ability to assemble things faster than any human ever could, but humans possess the domain expertise and (30) ______ knowledge required to solve problems and optimize factory floor production.
(Adapted from: http://time.com/4940374/joe-kaeser-siemens-robots-jobs/)
Question 26: A. another B. other C. every D. one
Question 27: A. but B. or C. so D. for
Question 28: A. finished B. assembled C. presented D. deployed
Question 29: A. who B. when C. why D. which
Question 30: A. valuable B. artificial C. potential D. comparable
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