A. HAD BEEN OFFERED C. WILL HAVE BEEN OFFERED C. WAS...

9. a. had been offered

c. will have been offered

c. was offered

b. is offered

10 a. more than

b. many than

c. as so

d. rather than

Passage 4

According to a (-0- example) survey, technology has influenced our lives in various ways.

_1_____ , more and more people have become “couch potatoes” ___2___ of spending more time

watching TV ___3___ being with their family or friends. A great number of people to use___4___

the Internet every day not only for professional reasons but also to keep in___5___ with friends

and relatives. ___6___ , the majority of the people who were interviewed do not believe that books

will eventually be ___7___ by the net. Some people claim that ___8___ changes technology has

brought are negative ___9___ it hasn’t managed to bring us closer. ___10___, others argue that

things may be different but not necessarily worse since change is part of life.