Point 1 We are all beginning another great journey. We aren’t sure where this one will lead us either, but again I am certain this revolution will touch even more lives and take us all farther. The major changes coming will be in the way people communicate with each other. The benefits and problems arising from this upcoming communications revolution will be much greater than those brought about by the PC revolution. Point 2 There is never a reliable map for unexplored territory, but we can learn important lessons from the creation and evolution of the $120-billion personal-computer industry. The PC--its evolving hardware, business applications, on-line systems, Internet connections, electronic mail, multimedia titles, authoring tools, and game--the foundation for the next revolution. Point 3 This next journey, to the so-called information highway, is the topic of endless newspaper end magazine articles, television and radio broadcasts conferences and widespread speculation. There has been an unbelievable amount of interest in this subject during the last few years, both inside and outside the computer industry. The interest is not confined only to developed countries, and it goes well beyond the large numbers of personal-computer users. Point 4 Thousands of informed and uninformed people are now thinking publicly about the information highway. The amount of misunderstanding about the technology and its possible dangers surprises me. Some people think the highway is simply today’s Internet or the delivery of 500 simultaneous chamels of television. Others hope or fear it will create computers as smart as human beings. Those developments will come, but they are not the highway. Point 5 The revolution in communications is just beginning. It will take place over several decades, and will be drives by new "applications" --new tools, often meeting currently unforeseen needs. During the next few years, major decisions will have to be made. It is crucial that a broad set of people--not just technologists or those who happen to be in the computer industry--participate in the debate about how this technology should be shaped, If that can be done, the highway will serve the purpose users want. Then it will gain broad acceptance and become a reality. Now match each of the points (16 to 20) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements.
A. This upcoming communications revolution has been widely paid attention to.
B. We learn from the mistakes of others.
C. We are beginning to do something which uncertain, yet outstanding.
D. People of all walks of life should be active in this revolution.
E. We should be good drawing the experience of others.
F. No one would talk much in society if he only knew how often he misunderstanding.