4. Hothouse vegetables

     "Winter will be turned into summer and night into day by the farmer with electric wires under the soil and large gardens under glass."

     Large gardens under glass were already a reality, but he was correct to predict the use of electricity. Although colored lights and electric currents did not take off, they were probably experimented with.

1. In 1900, Watkins predicted accurately _______.

A. a war would break out in China one century later

B. photos would reach the other side of the earth via the Internet

C. how digital cameras and computers would work

D. people would use new photographic technology

2. According to the second prediction, we can surely say 100 years ago_______ .

A. people had easy access to international telephone calls

B. people could conveniently make a call from New York to Brooklyn