Read this paragraph from Passage 2.Last, experts believe that the technology of driverless trucks has the potential to save human lives. You might wonder, “How can a computer possibly be safer than a human?” The answer lies not in what a computer can do, but rather in what humans do. Humans make mistakes. Sadly, in the world of trucking, those errors often result in fatalities. Unlike human drivers, computers don’t drive drunk or text while driving, they don’t fall asleep or get distracted, and they have consistent and reliable responses to stimuli. Humans do not. Over half a million auto accidents each year—or one in every eight automobile accidents—involve a semi-truck. The creators working on driverless technology believe that they will soon be able to offer a product with much better safety statistics. It seems that they are definitely moving in that direction, and it won’t be a matter of if we see a truck cruising along side us missing a driver, but just a matter of when we will see an empty cab. Which ONE pair of words below BEST helps establish the tone of the passage?Asadly, driverlessBtechnology, potentialCdrivers, cruisingDhumans, computers

Answer 1

The pair of words that BEST helps establish the tone of the passage is B) technology, potential.

This choice reflects the forward-looking and optimistic tone regarding the advancements in driverless technology and its potential benefits, particularly in terms of safety.