It is often held that technology in general does little to help family relationships as, in many cases, family members are more interested in their smartphones and the TV than they are in each other. Before smartphones, the TV was blamed the most for breakdowns in communication between parents and children. It was argued that 'the box' stopped them from talking to each other, and clashes between family members over what programmes to watch created barriers and caused resentment. 
     However, TV programmes can be both informative and entertaining. They often provide topics for family members to discuss, bringing them closer together rather than driving them further apart. What is more, twenty-first century families do not need to watch the same programme at the same time. The fact that people can watch what they want results in more time for families to be together rather than less. 
     The smartphone has taken over from the TV as the major reason for a lack of communication between family members. Parents often do not see why their children spend so much time online and fail to see the importance of having an online identity while most teens feel their online image is part of who they are. They often criticise the amount of time their children spend online rather than attempting to understand why they do it. In fact, adults are often not very good examples themselves. Who has not witnessed a table at a restaurant where all the family members are silently focused on their mobile devices? 
     Broadly speaking, smartphones do have some negative effects on family relationships. This technology is still relatively new, so many families have not yet learned how to deal with it. Parents and children should discuss how they use technology to help them all make the most of technology instead of blaming it for their problems. 
(Adapted from High Note)
Question 44: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? 
     A. How to Deal with Generation Gap in the Family 
     B. How Technology Affects Family Relationships 
     C. Negative Impacts of Technology on Schoolchildren 
     D. TV and Smartphone as Means of Communication 
Question 45: The word clashes in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to 
     A. chances                    B. benefits                     C. arguments                 D. TV programmes 
Question 46: According to paragraph 1, the TV                  .
     A. makes family members become more interested in each other.
     B. is often believed to be greatly helpful in fostering family bonds.
     C. encouraged more communication among family members.
     D. was claimed to prevent parents from conversing with children.
Question 47: The word them in paragraph 2 refers to                                 .
     A. positive                    B. minimal                    C. topics                        D. harmful
Question 48: The word negative in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to                   .
     A. family members       B. barriers                     C. interesting                D. worries 
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? 
     A. The lack of communication in the family is now mostly blamed on the TV.
     B. The majority of teenagers regard their online image as important to their identity.
     C. The TV can serve as a source of both information and entertainment. 
     D. Parents and children should work on how to utilise technology to their advantage. 
Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? 
     A. Most families prefer talking to one another to using smartphones in restaurants. 
     B. Twenty-first century families are generally not in favor of watching television together.
     C. Parents in the past did not criticise their children for watching too much television.
     D. A lot of families are still incapable of making good use of smartphones. 
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