15. The suspect was questioned why there was no entry in his diary that day. (ENTER)
VI. SUPPLY EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD. (15PTS)
For millions of people, the Internet has opened (1) up a new whole world. From their personal computers they
are ordering books, (2) designing greeting cards and finding out about literally anything on Earth. For students
it is invaluable for homework, for (3) travelers/tourists it makes planning and booking astonishingly easy, while
for many others it is a great way of keeping in (4) touch with family and friends or, indeed, making new friends.
It is, in short, a wonderful resource for obtaining information, getting things (5) done and communicating with
others. And yet it is also creating one of the (6) fastest-growing social problems of our time: Internet (7)
addition. A recent study involving Internet users from all over the world found that 50 percent of them claimed
to be addicted, spending an (8) average of over 60 hours per week on-line. Some of these reported routinely
logging (9) in/on as soon as they arrived home from work, university or school, often remaining on-line (10)
till/until the smallest hours. “Sometimes I am feeling absolutely exhausted, dying to go to bed” said one
respondent, “but then I think to (11) myself I’ll just try one more page, it might be really good. And then I think
the same about the next page. And the next. And so on.” The study showed no (12) difference in the rate of
addiction between men and women and revealed that many heavy users simply lost (13) track of time. In
extreme cases, they began to neglect themselves, their families and their friends, apparently preferring the
company of their computer to (14) that of the other people. They were found to be more (15) likely to be
depressed than moderate users.
VII. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING. (20PTS)
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