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For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
In the months since the city announced its “smart” traffic scheme, there has been a curious shift 1. how people talk about congestion. It is no longer merely something that happens 2. them; it is a system that they can, in theory, negotiate, provided 3. they have the right app and are willing to share their data. Yet, although officials insist that the sensors will reduce delays, there are residents who doubt 4. the promised benefits will ever reach the streets where buses still crawl and cyclists weave between idling cars. What makes the debate harder is that nobody can quite agree 5. what counts as success: is it fewer minutes in a commute, cleaner air, or a sense that the city belongs to those who live in it rather than 6. those who pass through? Until the council has explained, in plain terms, who will own the information, how long it will be kept, and what will happen if the software fails, the scheme may remain, 7. many, a solution that sounds modern 8. feels unfinished.