3 . Technology has really improved my life over the past years. For example, the _________ that the iPhone brought have been dramatic (巨大的). We _________ our phones as music players, cameras, flashlights, and entertainment (娱乐) devices. We can use Siri, or Google on our phones to _________ to our voice requests. Phones have _________ become a way to pay for items. And the saying “There’s an app for that” has become a serious _________ to many of our questions and problems.
The Amazon Echo voice assistant (Alexa) has also had a dramatic _________ on my life. With a few Internet-connected light bulbs and switches, I can now _________ Alexa to turn lights and devices on and off. When I get into bed at night, I tell Alexa what time to _________ me. In the morning, Alexa _________ the alarm clock and gives me the weather and news.
A more recent ____________ to my home, the Google Home voice assistant, has also made my life ____________ . With the addition of a $35 Chromecast device for my TV and a subscription (订阅) to Netflix, I can tell Google to play a certain Netflix movie or television show by ____________ . For example, I can say, “Hey Google, ____________ The Crown on TV.” My TV will display the show and ____________ right where I left off. No more ____________ the series in the Netflix app or trying to remember what I watched last.
1. A.prices | B.voices | C.problems | D.changes |
2. A.require | B.use | C.look | D.copy |
3. A.agree | B.relate | C.respond | D.compare |
4. A.still | B.even | C.never | D.seldom |
5. A.way | B.discussion | C.plan | D.answer |
6. A.push | B.recovery | C.decision | D.impact |
7. 8. A.teach | B.warn | C.invite | D.wake |
9. A.switches | B.sounds | C.sets | D.tests |
10. A.addition | B.direction | C.connection | D.description |
11. A.safer | B.longer | C.worse | D.easier |
12. A.time | B.order | C.name | D.example |
13. 14. A.organize | B.record | C.close | D.start |
15. A.thinking about | B.turning to | C.searching for | D.giving up |