From the evidence of the passage what would the author 39 s reaction likely to be the videophone whi...........

English ( Master) Reading Comprehension (C)

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question.

The history of communications is a chronicle of prophecies as well as of inventions. The appearance of each new medium has provoked the pronouncement that its predecessor is now obsolete. Yet such forebodings have seldom proved accurate. Television has failed to bury radio, for example, and email has not yet replaced letters or fax. Such a historical perspective should make us wary of the prediction that computers will soon replace the book. Whole libraries may be available on a single CD-ROM, but there remains the deep seated sensory pleasure of taking down a volume from the shelves or spreading out on a beach blanket with a page-turner.

From the evidence of the passage, what would the author's reaction likely to be the videophone, which combines picture and sound?

A warm welcome to such a technological breakthrough

A stern warning about the threat posed by such an instrument

A philosophical reminder that the days of the conventional telephone aren’t yet over

A puzzled question about the need for such a complex device

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Explanation:

The passage is going in the backward manner. It suggests that any upcoming invention can not devalue its predecessor completely. So the correct conclusion is if the videophne which consists pictures and sound has come then the conventional telephone's value will not be lost outrightly.