Study finds Internet use leads to depression

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Study finds Internet use leads to depression

• AS UE Section C
• 2000 Vocabulary

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Study finds Internet use leads to depression

• Does the Internet help people communicate?
• Does email help people stay in touch?
• Does this study find that the Internet helps
  people communicate and stay in touch?

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The study, the first (18) the emotional (19) of
peoples Internet use (20) time, concluded

• (18)
• A. examines
• B. has examined
• C. that examine
• D. to examine

• We are giving extra information about the study.
• The study, (which is) the first study that/to
• If we used that wed have to say examines.
• (18) D. to examine

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The study, the first (18) the emotional (19) of
peoples Internet use (20) time, concluded

• (19)
• A. impression
• B. impact
• C. contact
• D. sense

• All these words have similar meanings, but one
  collocates (sounds better) with emotional.
• (19) B. impact

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The study, the first (18) the emotional (19) of
peoples Internet use (20) time, concluded

• (20)
• A. over
• B. by
• C. in
• D. about

• The study is looking at Internet use that lasts
  for a long time.
• (20) A. over

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One reason for the (21) may be that using the
Internet (22) less time for the deeper
relationships with friends and family, Mr Kraut
said.

• A. unexpected findings
• B. surprising issue
• C. recent publication
• D. suggested results

• The title tells us that the Internet leads to
  depression.
• However
• Paragraph 4 researchers expectation that
  Internet use would foster social contact.
• Did they find what they expected?
• (21) A. unexpected findings

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One reason for the (21) may be that using the
Internet (22) less time for the deeper
relationships with friends and family, Mr Kraut
said.

• (22)
• A. brings
• B. spends
• C. leaves
• D. takes

• After spending so much time on the Internet,
  people have less time left over for deeper
  relationships.
• (22) C. leaves

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People are (23) the stronger social bonds they
had in the past with weaker ones.

• A. replacing
• B. taking
• C. making
• D. reconsidering

• People use to spend time with family and close
  friends but now they spend much of that time with
  the friends they make in chat-rooms.
• This word is used with the preposition with.
• A. replacing

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The findings (24) the researchers expectation
that Internet use would foster social contact,
especially through e-mail and chat rooms.

• A. defined
• B. matched
• C. explained
• D. contradicted

• The findings were that Internet use leads to
  depression.
• Their expectations were that it would foster
  social contact.
• D. contradicted

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Mr. Kraut and his (25) followed 93
Pittsburgh-area families for two years, and the
number of hours they spent on-line (26).

• (25)
• A. workers
• B. studies
• C. colleagues
• D. research
• Mr. Kraut couldnt follow 93 families by himself,
  so he must have done it with his co-workers.
• C. colleagues

• (26)
• A. recorded
• B. was recorded
• C. has been recorded
• D. recording
• Someone has to write down the number of hours to
  keep a record. Passive voice.
• The sentence is in the simple past.
• B. was recorded.

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The families were given computers, phone lines
and free use of the Internet (27) agreeing to
fill out (28) questionnaires.

• (27)
• A. without
• B. in spite of
• C. with regard to
• D. in return for
• The researchers gave the families Internet access
  and the families gave the researchers completed
  questionnaires.
• D. in return for

• (28)
• A. occasional
• B. random
• C. scarce
• D. difficult
• It is logical to assume that they received
  questionnaires once in a while.
• A. occasional

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At the end of the two years, researchers found
they (29) changes in an individuals emotional
state according to the number of hours spent on
the Internet.

• A. would predict
• B. have predicted
• C. could predict
• D. can be predicting

• The researchers learned from their study and
  became able to predict peoples emotional state.
• C. could predict

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Andrea said she did not feel any worse for her
Internet use, and indeed, her usage (30) since
the study began.

• A. was dropping
• B. had been dropped
• C. had dropped
• D. was dropped

• since usually indicates that we should use the
  present perfect.
• This is reported speech.
• C. had dropped

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She started off using it 10-15 hours per week,
but now (31) only about three hours.

• A. averaged
• B. used
• C. left
• D. took

• B. X Youd have to say used it about three hours
  per week.
• She doesnt use it 10-15 hours every week. This
  is just an average.
• A. averaged

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She made no lasting friends through the chat
rooms, she said, but did use e-mails to (32)
friends she had met in person.

• A. make up with
• B. put up with
• C. keep up with
• D. make do with

• A. resolve a fight
• B. endure
• C. stay up to date
• D. be satisfied with
• Only one makes sense.
• C. keep up with

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However, I would say theres (33) at times with
certain household chores, Mr Rubinsky said.

• A. an excuse
• B. a conflict
• C. an argument
• D. a controversy

• The time that should be used for chores is being
  used to surf the net.
• Which word is used to describe scheduling
  problems?
• B. a conflict

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There were times when the car (34)!

• A. hadnt washed
• B. hasnt washed
• C. didnt wash
• D. didnt get washed

• A car cannot wash itself so you need the passive
  voice.
• There were times past tense.
• D. didnt get washed.

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The study will continue in order to examine the
(35) that seem to produce the emotional effects,

• A. equipment
• B. machinery
• C. organisms
• D. mechanisms

• Only one word can be used to describe an abstract
  process.
• D. mechanisms