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 (106) ____ doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are curious to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be (107) ____ for their children. Should parents be worried if their children are spending that much time (108) ____ their computers?
Obviously, if the children are bent over their computers for hours, (109) ____ in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should (110) ____ of the Internet, and the child should give his or her (111) ____ that it won't interfere with homework. If the child is not (112) ____ to this arrangement, parents can take more drastic (113) ____. Dealing with a child's use of the Internet is not much different from (114) ____ any other sort of bargain about behavior.
Any parent who is seriously alarmed about a child's behavior should make an appointment to (115) ____ the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not (116) ____ affect a child's performance at school. Even if the child is (117) ____ crazy about using the Internet, he or she is probably just going through a phase, and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!
106. A. always B. rarely C. never D. ever
107. A. harming B. harmful C. hurting D. hurtful
108. A. staring at B. glancing at C. looking D. watching
109. A. supposed B. occupied C. involved D. absorbed
110. A. do B. have C. make D. create
111. A. word B. promise C. vow D. claim
112. A. holding B. sticking C. following D. accepting
113. A. rules B. procedures C. regulations D. steps
114. A. dealing B. negotiating C. having D. arranging
115. A. speak B. discuss C. talk D. debate
116. A. possibly B. necessarily C. probably D. consequently
117. A. absolutely B. more C. quite D. a lot