: Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. Write your answers on the answer sheet. There is ONE extra word.
or | together | argue |
| during |
addicted | mealtimes |
| blame |
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An evening meal for all the family was once part of everyday life in British homes, but this tradition has almost disappeared. Some people (25)____________ technology: children and teenagers are so(26)____________to their phones tablets that they do not want to stop playing with them, even at (27)_____________. This causes a lot of arguments in families. But now parents can get a free application called Dinner Time, which locks their children’s devices at certain times of the day and night. (28)______________ those times, the children are unable to access messages, games, or the internet. In theory, this means that parents and children can spend more time (29)_________________ eating and chatting. But will it lead to happier families (30)__________________ more family arguments?
25. blame
26. addicted
27. mealtimes
28. during
29. together
30. or
An evening meal for all the family was once part of everyday life in British homes, but this tradition has almost disappeared. Some people (25)_____blame_______ technology: children and teenagers are so(26)______addicted______to their phones tablets that they do not want to stop playing with them, even at (27)______mealtimes_______. This causes a lot of arguments in families. But now parents can get a free application called Dinner Time, which locks their children’s devices at certain times of the day and night. (28)_______During_______ those times, the children are unable to access messages, games, or the internet. In theory, this means that parents and children can spend more time (29)________together_________ eating and chatting. But will it lead to happier families (30)________or__________ more family arguments?