Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the verb that best fits each space using the correct verb form of the verbs below. There are TWO extra verbs you will not need. The activity begins with an example (0).
affect
confine
arise
grapple with
mimic
raise
win
remain
reshape
undergo
THE FUTURE OF HUMAN CREATIVITY
Few developments in recent history (0) have reshaped the collective imagination as much as artificial intelligence. What once (1) to science fiction has now entered classrooms, studios, and boardrooms alike. Entire creative industries (2) transformation, as algorithms compose, design, and even edit faster than any human ever could. Not until the first AI-generated novel (3) a literary prize did society begin to question the nature of authorship itself. Were machines to perfect emotional imitation, what, then, (4) distinctly human about art? Some argue that true creativity lies in imperfection — in the tension between intention and error. Others insist that AI merely reflects our collective patterns and biases, nothing more. Yet, as systems move towards (5) creativity itself, that distinction grows increasingly fragile. Philosophers warn that if we fail to adapt, we may soon find ourselves spectators of our own culture. Only after humanity finds the way (6) the implications of its inventions will the balance between innovation and meaning be restored — if it ever can. In the meantime, a question (7) with renewed urgency: will creativity be something we express, or something we delegate? Whatever the outcome, future generations will inevitably inherit a world that has been altered beyond recognition.
KEY
0 HAVE RESHAPED
1 WAS CONFINED
2 HAVE UNDERGONE / ARE UNDERGOING
3 HAD WON / WON
4 WOULD REMAIN
5 MIMICKING
6 TO GRAPPLE WITH
7 ARISES
