Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each
word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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A. findings B.
measured C. practical D. reverse E. existing F. progress G. hardly H. undesirable I. humanistic J. polluted K. firmly
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There is a difference
between science and technology. Science is a method of answering theoretical
questions; technology is a method of solving {#blank#}1{#/blank#} problems. Science has to do with discovering the facts and
relationships {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in the observable natural
world and with building up theories that serve to organize these facts and relationships;
technology has to do with tools, techniques, and methods for carrying out the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of science.
Another difference
between science and technology has to do with the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} in each.
Progress in science does
not consider the human factor. Scientists make a study of the universe, try to
explain the rules of nature and strive to find out the truth. They can {#blank#}5{#/blank#} pay attention to their own or other people's likes or dislikes or
to popular ideas about the fitness of things. What scientists discover may
shock or anger people—as did Darwin's theory of evolution. But even a(n) {#blank#}6{#/blank#} truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the
choice of refusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology; we do not have
the choice of refusing to hear the noises produced by an airplane flying
overhead; we do not have the choice of refusing to breathe {#blank#}7{#/blank#}air; and we do not have the choice of living in a non-atomic age.
Unlike science, progress in technology must be {#blank#}8{#/blank#} in terms of the human factor. Technology must be our slave and
not the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. The purpose of technology
is to serve people in general, not merely some people; and future generation,
not merely those who presently wish to gain advantage for themselves. Technology
must be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} if it is to lead to a
better world.
