题目内容：

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Will cash disappear from our neighborhoods? Cash will likely become less popular, thanks to the high cost of using cash and the 1.(grow) number of alternatives. The future will be ＂less cash＂rather than cashless.

Cash is unique among payment instruments in that anyone can transact(交易), any time, any place, with no third parties 2. (involve). With this freedom 3.(come) strong privacy protection. Currency neither knows nor cares who holds it or when and where a transaction occurred. People have 4. sense of security when they have cash with them. These entries will, of course, evolve(进化) as our societies become more 5.(digital) native. However, old habits and viewpoints take a long time 6. (turn)over. Some 7.(merchant)will resist the costs of new equipment or fees that accompany cash alternatives. Cash 8.(consider) more convenient and universal, while with digital transactions there’s always concerns about hacking and fraud(诈骗).

So, no matter where we are in the world, let us celebrate the ATM’s half-century of service. Though cash may become less popular, rest assured that there will always be someone 9. will stop you in the street asking for directions 10. the nearest ATM.