87. 88. 89. 90. III. READING (5/20 POINTS) PART 1

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87. 88. 89. 90.

III. READING (5/20 points)

Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your

answer in the numbered box.

There is no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. However, most parents worry that

their children spend too much time browsing the Internet or playing computer games, hardly (91) ______ doing anything

else in their spare time. Naturally, parents want to know if these activities are harmful to their children. What should they

do if their children spend hours (92) ______ a computer screen?

Obviously, if children spend too much time (93) ______ in some game instead of doing their homework, then

something is wrong. It is a good idea if parents and children decide together how much use should be (94) ______ of the

Internet, and the child should (95) ______ that it won't interfere with homework. If the child does not (96) ______ to this

arrangement, parents can take more drastic (97) ______ .

Any parent who is (98) ______ alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment to (99) ______ the

matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of a computer screen does not (100) ______ affect a child's performance at

school. Even if a youngster seems obsessed with the computer, he or she is probably just going through a phase, and in

a few months parents will have something else to worry about!