Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or D to complete it

Technology, general term for the processes by (1) _______ human beings fashion tools and machines to increase (2) _______ control and understanding of the material (3) _______. The term is derived from the Greek words tekhnē, which refers to an art or craft, and logia, (4) _______ an area of study; thus, technology means, literally, the study, or science, of crafting.

Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an essential condition of advanced, industrial civilization (5) _______ also that the rate of technological change has developed its (6) _______ momentum in recent centuries. Innovations now (7) _______ to appear at a rate that increases geometrically, (8) _______ respect to geographical limits or political systems. These innovations tend to transform traditional cultural (9) _______, frequently with unexpected social consequences. Thus technology can be conceived as both a creative and a destructive (10) _______.

Question 1:

We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers.

What makes computer a miraculous device?

Disagreements about defence cuts have opened up deep _______ within the military.

Decide which of the three options below is the best title for the passage.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence

She noticed a marked _______ in the children on her second visit.

It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations: it can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with lightning speed and perfect accuracy.

We read newspapers and magazines which have been produced on computers.

She had been a _______ in her day.

Ask and answer questions about the uses of modern inventions.

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit

We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic beauty with the help of computers.

It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations: it can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with lightning speed and perfect accuracy.

It is an electric store which manages large collections of data.

Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost anything you ask.

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group

She has a highly _______ mind.