Connect to the World
       Over the past 20 years，the Internet has greatly influenced our world and changed our lives．The Internet makes it much e（1）

asier

asier

for people to search for information．E（2）

verything

verything

we want to know can be found at the click of a button．
       The Internet helps us to stay connected to family，friends and the world around us．Not long ago，we wrote letters by h（3）

and

and

and waited weeks for a reply．Today，when we use QQ，we send and receive messages across thousands of miles in a few s（4）

econds

econds

．
       The Internet gives us a way to express our opinions in p（5）

ublic

ublic

．We share interesting ideas with other people on QQ，Baidu Tieba，blogs or forums （論壇）．If we dislike the food at school，we can discuss it in the school's forum or in the Tieba of our own class．
       A（6）

lthough

lthough

the Internet has made our world better in many ways，in some ways it can be a bad influence．There is a lot of false information on the Internet．It is important not to believe all we read on the Internet．
       In addition，many young people choose to keep in touch w（7）

ith

ith

each other online instead of meeting face-to-face．People w（8）

orry

orry

that this harms their social communication skills．Some young people spend too much time p（9）

laying

laying

Internet games．They may lose interest in their studies．
      We can't live without the Internet nowadays．But remember to use the Internet p（10）

roperly

roperly

and
wisely．Try to let the Internet be your good servant，not your bad master!