VIII. Read the following passage and then choose the best option:
Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy (1)
_______ in outdoor activities after school. Instead, they (2)__________playing computer games or (3)
________the web in their free time. Some people (4)_______too much on computer and the Internet.
For example, they prefer (5)______ messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even
when people (6)________out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web.
However, many people dislike the Internet and the (7)________world. They hate to waste time on the
computer and (8)______other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.
1. A. participate B. to participate C. participating D. participates
2. A. fancy B. don’t mind C. dislike D. hate
3. A. sailing B. surfing C. swimming D. diving
4. A. play B. rely C. addict D. use
5. A. send B. to send C. to sending D. sends
6. A. play B. rely C. meet D. hang
7. A. virtual B. real C. fake D. new
8. A. dislike B. detest C. enjoy D. mind