Question

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格內填入適當的詞，使其內容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給):

In the past few decades, a large number of new electronic devices have appeared: MP3 players, camcorders, e-book readers, and so on. Will the future bring new gadgets (小玩意)? Perhaps, but many experts believed that the number of gadgets will actually d 1. as people do more and more things with just one device: the smart phone.

This c 2. has already happened in Tokyo. There, mobile phones are making travelling much easier and f 3.. Imagine you are waiting at a Tokyo bus stop. If you use the camera on your smart phone to take a photo of a special icon (圖標) on the bus stop, the timetable appears on your s 4. . When the bus arrives, you use the same phone to pay for your ride.

At airports, it’s even more useful. You don’t need a t 5. or a boarding pass - with just your phone, you can be on your plane only 15 minutes after arriving at the airport. And at hotels, the phone allows you to pay for the room w 6. using a credit card or money. It even opens your hotel room door!

The phone a 7. helps you find the way when you’re on foot. If you hold it in your hand, it tells you which way to go. This is especially useful in Tokyo, where it’s so easy to get lost!

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