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There was a time when any personal information that was gathered about us wa

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问题     There was a time when any personal information that was gathered about us was typed on a piece of paper and【B1】______in a file cabinet. It could remain there for years and, often forgotten, never reach the outside world.
    Things have done a complete about-face since then.【B2】______for the change has been the astonishingly swift development in recent years of the computer. Today, any data that is【B3】______about us in one place or another—and for one reason or another—can be stored in a computer bank. It can then be easily passed to other computer banks. They are owned by【B4】______and by private businesses and corporations, lending institutions, direct mailing and telemarketing firms, credit bureaus, credit card companies,, and government【B5】______at the local, state, and federal level.
    A growing number of Americans are seeing the accumulation and【B6】______of computerized data as a frightening invasion of their privacy. Surveys show that the number of worried Americans has been【B7】______growing over the years as the computer becomes increasingly efficient, easier to operate, and less costly to purchase and【B8】______. In 1970, a national survey showed that 37 percent of the people【B9】______felt their privacy was being invaded. Seven years later, 47 percent expressed the same worry. A recent survey by a credit bureau revealed that the number of alarmed citizens had【B10】______to 76 percent. [br] 【B4】
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答案 individuals
解析 语境推断题。此处应该填入名词，与后面的机构并列存在，表示信息的拥有者。结合录音可得答案为individuals，意为“个人”。
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