PersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoicesabouthowtospendtheirtime.
Somemayusethisfreedomtosharelesstimewithcertainfriendsorfamilymembersbutnewtechnologywillalsoletthemstayinclosertouchwiththosetheycaremostabout.Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.
EmailmakesiteasytoworkathomewhichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren'tnecessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewerebutIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.ThisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanImighthaveifshe'dbeenbornbeforeelectronicmailbecamesuchapracticaltool.
TheInternetalsomakesiteasytosharethoughtswithagroupoffriends.Sayyoudosomethingfunseeagreatmovieperhapsandtherearefourorfivefriendswhomightwanttohearaboutit.Ifyoucalleachoneyoumaytireoftellingthestory.
WithEmailyoujustwriteonenoteaboutyourexperienceatyourconvenienceandaddressittoallthefriendswhoyouthinkmightbeinterestedin.Theycanreadyourmessagewhentheyhavetimeandreadonlyasmuchastheywantto.Theycanreplyattheirconvenienceandyoucanreadwhattheyhavetosayatyourconvenience.
Emailisalsoaninexpensivewaytostayinclosetouchwithpeoplewholivefaraway.MorethanafewparentsuseEmailtokeepintouchevendailytouchwiththeirchildrenoffatcollege.
WejusthavetokeepinmindthatcomputersandtheInternetofferanotherwayofstayingintouch.Theydon'ttaketheplaceofanyoftheoldways.
1.Thepurposeofthispassageisto________.
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A.explainhowtousetheInternet
B.describethewriter'sjoyofkeepingupwiththelatesttechnology
C.tellthemerits(优点)andusefulnessoftheInternet
D.introducethereadertobasicknowledgeaboutpersonalcomputersandtheInternet
2.TheuseofEmailhasmadeitpossibleforthewriterto________.
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A.spendlesstimeworking
B.havemorefreetimewithhischild
C.workathomeonweekends
D.workataspeedcomfortabletohim
3.AccordingtothewriterEmailhasanobviousadvantageoverthetelephoneinthattheformerhelpsone________.
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A.re
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