Read the passage and choose A, B, C, D for each of the following blanks

You can’t escape the Internet

      Over the last few years, the use of the Internet has increased dramatically in French schools, offices and homes and this trend continues to grow. Who could have imagined, even in the last decade, that we would be able to (36)…………..our friends, colleagues and clients around the world simply through the (37)…………..of a mouse and a modem? There is no doubt, like any invention, that the Internet can be used for good or bad but it is here to stay and (38)…………the way we communicate.

   In the world of business, no corporation can be competitive unless it has (39)……………to the Internet. It has become essential to advertise your product and service in this way and an increasing number of companies are using this opportunity to reach a greater number of (40)…………consumers. Indeed, the bigger the web site, (41)………….professional the company seems to be.

   Similarly in education, the opportunities that the Internet can (42) ………….are vast. More and more students (43)……………on the Internet for their research; for instance, a physics undergraduate in Paris can download information from a university library in the St ate in minutes. From the latest research in scientific and linguistic fields to new theories in psychology and history; all this may be published on the world-wide web.

   What will be the future for the Internet in France? It has (44)…………. that 60% of homes and 50% of businesses will have access to the Internet within five years. Children, students and professionals will be able to (45)…………….and explore the world as they have never done before.

   36. A. keep touch              B. stay in touch                    C. talk                                       D. contact

   37. A. click                       B. clap                                  C. tick                                       D. running

   38.  A. has revolutionized B. has adapted                     C. is modifying                            D. has been changed

         39. A. use                    B. access                              C. approach                              D. downloading

   40. A. would-be                B. future                               C. competent                            D. potential

   41 A. the more                  B. more                                C. more and more                                     D. the most

   42.A. support                    B. provide                            C. miss                                      D. take

   43.A. are surfing               B. are relying                       C. are working                                D. are downloading

   44.A. been calculated       B. been claiming                  C. been estimated                             D. been announced

   45.A. take on                     B. log on                              C. log off                                        D. switch on