[解析]
1. was designed.考查被动,that引导的定语从句,先行词是machine,在定语从句中做主语,因为是过去的动作,被设计,故填was designed.
2. being.考查非谓语,come into being:开始形成,存在,故填being.
3. faster.考查比较级,根据than,可知填写faster.
4. totally.考查副词,副词修饰动词短语was changed,故填totally.
5. to deal.考查不定式,to do在这里做目的状语,故填to deal.
6.among.考查介词,人们之间,三者或者三者以上,故填among.
7. information.考查名词,和其他人分享信息,information不可数,故填information.
8. an.考查冠词,important是元音开头,这里表示泛指,故填冠词an.
9. who / that.考查连词,先行词是people,在定语从句中做主语,故填关系代词who或者that.
10. its.考查代词,birth是名词,故填形容词性物主代词,它的出生,故填its.