Mark the letter A, B, C or Don your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 23.

            (18) ______ in the way people's lives are affected by IT. Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer while today most people use them at work, home or school and use of e-mail and the Internet is an everyday event.

(19) ______. E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate. This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education. The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now available to us. Clearly, for many people this has (20) ______and more convenient.

However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel that the widespread use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone and face-to-face conversation. With ever increasing use of information technology (21) ______ are likely to increase in the future.

In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost impossible to control and regulate. This has led to (22) _________. Yet perhaps the biggest threat to IT in years to come will be the computer virus -more sophisticated or more destructive strains are almost inevitable.

In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, yet I believe (23) ______ in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully.

Question 18: 

A. The last two decades have seen enormous changes 

B. Many enormous changes were seen in the last two decades

C. People saw enormous changes in the last two decades

D. In the last two decades, we had to experience enormous changes                  

Question 19:

A. A lot of advantages we have received so far 

B. People have received so many breakthroughs so far

C. These developments have brought many benefits to our lives

D. Many benefits are being brought for our lives

Question 20:

A. made much easier life                         B. made life much easier 

C. to make life much easier                     D. to make much easier life 

Question 21:

A. these negative elements                      B. those negative elements 

C. that negative elements                        D. this negative elements 

Question 22:

A. many concerns that children accessing unsuitable websites

B. regarding many concerns children accessing unsuitable websites

C. many concerns regarding children accessing unsuitable websites

D. accessing unsuitable websites of many concerns regarding children 

Question 23:

A. the new technology development              B. relating to new technological developments

C. to new technological developments           D. developments relating to new technology