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Imagine 1. (be) able to visit any foreign country without having to worry about the language barrier! It has now become a 2. (real)，thanks to the efforts of Waverly Labs.Their solution, the Pilot, is a smart earpiece 3. can instantly translate the spoken language, allowing users to have free conversations with foreigners.
The Pilot 4. (develop) by Waverly Labs in the spring of 2017.The company provides two earpieces for each user, fitting 5. (comfortable) in the ear.During the conversation, the earpiece picks up the sound of the speech and translates it 6. the listener's language, and then “whispers” it back to the listener.As a result, the users are able to make 7. (they) understood.The smart earpiece also 8. (keep) out noise, allowing users to focus on the conversation.When not needed for translation, the earpiece can be used 9. (listen) to music.
Like all machinebased translators, the Pilot is not perfect.Waverly Labs states that future generations of the Pilot will decrease the time delay between speech 10. translation.The Pilot is now equipped with English，Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese.More languages will be available in future.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。当身处陌生的国家时，我们可能都会学几句简单的当地语言，但当地人可能根本听不懂我们在说什么。现在，一副名叫Pilot的耳机将解决我们在异国他乡的沟通问题。
1．解析：考查非谓语动词。imagine后需接v.ing形式作宾语。
答案：being
2．解析：考查词性转换。空格前面有冠词修饰，所填单词在句中作become的宾语，故用real的名词形式。
答案：reality
3．解析：考查定语从句。关系代词that或which指代先行词a smart earpiece，引导定语从句，并在从句中作主语。
答案：that/which
4．解析：考查动词的时态和语态。主语the Pilot是谓语动词动作develop的承受者，用被动语态；in the spring of 2017是具体的过去时间作状语，谓语动词用一般过去时。
答案：was developed
5．解析：考查词性转换。空格中所填单词在句中修饰动词fitting，故用comfortable的副词形式。
答案：comfortably
6．解析：考查固定搭配。translate...into...是固定搭配，意为“把……翻译成……”。
答案：into
7．解析：考查代词。make oneself understood是习惯表达，意为“让别人听懂自己说的话”。
答案：themselves
8．解析：考查动词的时态和主谓一致。这里说的是一般性情况，故用一般现在时；主语是第三人称单数，故谓语动词用单数形式。
答案：keeps
9．解析：考查非谓语动词。be used to do sth.表示“被用来做某事”。
答案：to listen
10．解析：考查固定搭配。between...and...是固定搭配，表示“两者之间”。
答案：and
