Some new car models are fashionable. Others can go a long way with only a little gas. But all are taking advantage of technology that is making driving safer and     1     (easy).

The new Ford Escape has technology that helps the car avoid crashes. A new control system changes the car’s speed     2     (keep) a safe distance from other cars on the road. It works     3     using sensors that measure the Escape’s distance from other vehicles.     4     (drive) can connect to the Ford Escape’s electronic system with their smartphone. The phone can start and track their car from anywhere.

    5     emergency vehicles are near, the Heedful Audio Alert System, or HAAS, will warn drivers. The device has a sensor     6     detects (发现) the sound of an emergency vehicle siren (汽笛). The device then     7     (send) a warning to the drivers phone.

A company     8     (call) Sober Steering has developed a device to stop drunken drivers. The device can detect alcohol in the skin. If the driver’s alcohol level is too high,     9     will shut down the vehicle.

Just as technology is changing life at home and at work, it     10     (change) life on the road as well.

Tell me if this sounds familiar. You wake up in the morning and immediately reach for your phone. You check for new emails and texts despite having no urgency to do so.

    1    (satisfy）that you haven’t missed any important messages, you log onto Facebook. You check to see whether your friends posted any updates while you were sleeping.

Then it’s off to Tik Tok. You follow hundreds of friends, acquaintances, and celebrities. Surely someone has posted something worthy     2       (read). Unfortunately, they haven’t.

With nothing of interest     3     (happen)on social media, you visit your favorite news media sites to find out what’s going on in the world. After all, you don’t want to miss the day’s major headlines.

And so the morning     4     (progress). From the moment you wake up     5     you’ve thrown the first cup of coffee down your throat, your attention is dominated by technology. Texts, emails, social media, games, news headlines, blogs, and YouTube videos hold you captive in a vice-like grip.

Worse, the rest of the day follows the same course. Your phone buzzes,     6     (signal) the arrival of a new text and you find yourself unable to resist checking it. You receive a notification in your browser that a new email has arrived and you immediately drop everything to read it. You visit Facebook, promising     7     that you’ll only spend a few minutes, only to surf    8       (aim)for an hour.

If you relate to the above circumstances, I have bad news. You     9     (addict) to technology. The good news is that you’re not alone. Millions of people experience and act upon the same compulsions every single day. These are the reasons why it’s so easy to develop an addiction to technology. First, you have the necessary tools at your disposal 24 hours a day. Second,     10     you use them, you stimulate your brain’s reward system over and over and over again. Under these circumstances, dependency and addiction are practically predictable conclusions.