Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Modem technology is changing and improving all the time. Every month, scientists ___(1)___ gadgets and equipment to help us with our daily lives and discover ways to make existing technology faster and better. Our homes are full ___(2)___ hardware and software.
Some researchers suggest, however, that it’s young people who are best able to deal with this change. While teenagers have no problem operating a DVD player, ___(3)___ grandparents often find using new technology complicated and difficult. If you’re a teenager who criticizes your parents for their lack of technological awareness, don’t be too hard on them! Sometimes in the future, when you’ve got children, your ___(4)___ to deal with new technology will probably decrease and your children will be ___(5)___ with new technology than you do. You won’t want them to criticize you, will you?