We're living in a new period of technological and social advancement. Technology has developed at a 【1】 (fast) speed over the past one hundred years than it had in the previous thousands of years. With this speed of advancement, it's easy to fall behind. Even if a person’s life seems 【2】(go) well now, several years down the line, he may find that lack of development in important skills may cause some big 【3】 (problem) in his life. For example, a person today 【4】is comfortable with his job may find himself 【5】(replace) by a machine tomorrow.

If we stop trying to improve ourselves, we'll find that our skill level doesn't stay on the same level, but instead 【6】(decrease). So we are supposed to keep testing what we know and keep learning new stuff to stay ahead. Also it's a good idea to 【7】(careful) evaluate the things and skills in our life 【8】replace those outdated things with better ones

Although it's impossible to predict exactly how things 【9】(change)over the next few years, with update of our skills and a desire to adapt, we’ll find that we're able to stay ahead 【10】 a changing world.

【答案】

【1】faster

【2】to be going

【3】problems

【4】who

【5】replaced

【6】decreases

【7】carefully

【8】and

【9】will change

【10】of

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。我们生活在一个技术和社会进步的新时代。在过去的一百年里，技术的发展速度比过去几千年都要快。以这样的发展速度，很容易落后。因此要努力提高自己，更新自己的技能，才能在变化的社会中保持领先。

【1】考查比较级。根据后文than it had in the previous thousands of years可知应用形容词比较级faster，表示“更快的”。故填faster。

【2】考查非谓语动词。根据短语seem to do sth.表示“似乎，好像”，且根据后文now可知表示表示与谓语动作百同时发生且正在进行的动作应用to be doing。故填to be going。

【3】考查名词的数。problem为可数名词，由some修饰应用复数形式。故填problems。

【4】考查定语从句。此处为定语从句修饰先行词person，且先行词在从句中做主语，指人，应用关系代词who。故填who。

【5】考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知replace在句中作非谓语动词，此处为“find+宾语+宾补”结构，replace与himself构成被动关系，故用过去分词。故填replaced。

【6】考查主谓一致。句意：如果我们停止努力提高自己，我们会发现我们的技能水平并没有停留在原来的水平上，而是在下降。此处描述客观事实用一般现在时，且主语为skill level，故谓语动词用第三人称单数。故填decreases。

【7】考查副词。修饰动词evaluate应用副词carefully，表示“仔细地”。故填carefully。

【8】考查连词。句意：仔细评估我们生活中的事物和技能，用更好的东西代替那些过时的东西，这也是一个好主意。根据句意可知上下文为承接关系，应用连词and。故填and。

【9】考查动词时态。根据后文时间状语over the next few years可知应用一般将来时。故填will change。

【10】考查介词。根据短语ahead of表示“在……之前”。故填of。

1. 能用于＂动词+宾语+宾语补足语＂结构的动词有see, hear, watch, notice, have, make, think等。

2.“find+宾语+宾补”这一结构中通常不使用动词原形来充当宾语补足语，即没有“find+宾语+动词原形”这样的结构。

如第五小题，分析句子结构可知replace在句中作非谓语动词，此处为“find+宾语+宾补”结构，replace与himself构成被动关系，故用过去分词。故填replaced。