Read the following text

Much has been said about how anti-social the internet and mobile phones are. The truth is however,
according to new research, communication technology is bringing people closer together. A study
by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found family members were keeping in regular
contact today more than ever before. And this is all due to e-mail, chat, our cellphones and SMS
messaging.
It makes sense. Years ago, it took a long time to write a letter, then find an envelope and go to the
post office to buy a stamp and post it. Today we write mails while we wait for our change in the
convenience store and they are sent in an instant . Having free Internet telephone calls also helps us
to stay in touch more often and for longer. Everyone is at it, from five-year-olds to tech-savvy
grandparents.
According to the Pew survey, technology has a very positive effect on communication within
families. Researchers asked 2,252 adults whether new technologies had increased the quality of
communication with their family. Fifty-three per cent said it increased communication with family
members they did not live with, two per cent said technology decreased this. Numbers were similar
for those living in the same house as their family.
The project director Lee Rainey said : " There's a new kind of connectedness being built inside of
families with these technologies." Survey co-author Barry Wellman agreed: " It used to be that
husbands went off to work , wives went off to a different job or else stayed home… and the kids
went off to school … and not until 5.30, 6 o'clock did they ever connect," he said.

COMPREHENSION ( 15 points ).
BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT.

A. Answer the follwing questions ( 4 pts ).

1. Find a suitable title to the text:
2. Why are people getting closer together than before?
3. How many people were questioned during the survey?
4. What change has technology brought to people?

B. Are these statements true or false? Justify.

1. Communication technology is reuniting people
2. More than half of the participants in the survey said that technology is negative
3. In the past it took time to send letters
4. Barry thinks that family members need a lot of time to get connected
C. Complete the follwing sentences ( 2pts).
1. Research has shown that tecnology ...
2. Only two per cent of the interviewees said that technology...

D. Find in the text words or phrases that mean the same as ( 3pts).
1. because of (paragraph one): ……………….

2. quickly: (paragraph two) : …………………..

3. linking : ( paragraph four ) : …………………

E. What do the underlined words in the text mean? ( 2 pts).

1. This:
2. They:
1. People ________ live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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Responses:

2. Walden Pond, ______ was written in the mid-1800s, remains a popular book among romantic and
individualistic Americans.
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3. She prefers to watch movies ______ make her cry.

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4. He bought all the books ________ are required for the course.
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5. In the crowd were several recruits _______ are regarded as excellent prospects for next year's
team.
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6. The police were able to find no evidence against her, _____ surprised no one who knows her
well.
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7. Tashonda Viereck's children, ______ all graduated from college, came home for her eightieth
birthday.
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8. Predictably, the students _____ did best were not the ones who stayed up all night studying.
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9. She wanted to buy a scarf _______ would complement her blue eyes.
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10. The answers, ________ you can find in the back of the book, are sometimes incorrect.
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