A Powerful Influence

　　There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly (1) ______ doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are (2) ________ to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be (3) ________ to their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time (4) ________ their computers?

　　Obviously; if children are bent over their computers for hours, (5) ________in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should (6) ______ of the Internet, and the child should give his or her (7) ______ that it won’t interfere with homework. If the child is not (8) ______to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic (9) ______ dealing with a child's use of the Internet is not much different from (10) ______ any other soft of bargain about behaviour.

　　Any parent who is (11) ______ alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment to (12)______ the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not (13) ______ affect a child's performance at school. Even if a child is (14) ______ crazy about using the Internet，he or she is probably just (15) ______through a phase, and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!

　　1. A always B rarely C never D ever

　　2. A worried B concerned C curious D hopeful

　　3. A harming B harmful C hurting D hurtful

　　4. A staring at B glancing at C looking D watching

　　5. A supposed B occupied C interested D absorbed

　　6. A do B have C make D create

　　7. A word B promise C vow D claim

　　8. A holding B sticking C following D accepting

　　9. A rules B procedures C regulation D steps

　　10. A dealing B negotiating C having D arranging

　　11. A widely B heavily C seriously D broadly

　　12. A speak B discuss C talk D debate

　　13. A possibly B necessarily C probably D consequently

　　14. A absolutely B more C quite D a lot

　　15. A going B passing C travelling D walking

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