WHAT IS NOT MENTIONED AS A BENEFIT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO TH...

35. What is NOT MENTIONED as a benefit of information technology to the students?

A. Students can stay at home to learn. B. Students can learn at times that suit their schedule.

C. Students’ learning time won’t be monitored. D. Students’ weak achievement can be identified.

Read the passage and choose the best answer that best fits each space.

Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are scarcely more than toddlers.

This is fine if the child shows a real interest but (36)... a child could be counter-productive if she isn’t ready. Wise parents

will have a (37)... attitude and take the lead from their child. What they should provide is a selection of (38)... , books

and other activities. Nowadays, there is plenty of good (39)... available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty

of books in use about the house will also (40)... them to read.

Of course, books are no longer the only (41)... of stories and information. There is also a huge range of videos, which can

(42)... and extend the pleasure a child finds in books and are (43)... valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and

concentration. Television gets a bad (44)... as far as children are concerned, mainly because too many spend too much

time watching programs not intended for their age (45)... . Too many television programs (46)... an incurious,

uncritical attitude that is going to make learning much more difficult; however, (47)... viewing of programs designed

for young children can be useful. Just as adults enjoy reading a book after seeing it (48) ... on television, so children will

pounce on books which (49) ... their favorite television characters, and videos can add a new (50) ... to a story

known from a book.

C. making