1Technology, 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) _______. 1)A. that B. which C. whom D. what 2)A. the B. its C. their D. his 3)A. air B. atmosphere C. surroundings D. environment 4)A. meaning B. saying C. telling D. reading 5)A. and B. but C. or D. so 6)A. private B. possessive C. own D. having 7)A. like B. want C. love D. seem 8)A. for B. by C. with D. without 9)A. systems B. networks C. world D. matters