Question

The vast majority of home users reported using the Internet in 2005 for E-mailing and
browsing. Around two-thirds used it to obtain information about weather and road conditions and for
travel information. About 62% used it to view news or sports.
The Internet has also become an important way to conduct financial affairs and to interact
with governments. About 6 in every 10 home users(58%) used it to do their banking, and 55% used
it to pay their bills online. Just over one-half searched for information on governments and 58%
searched for information about health or medical conditions. Over one half (57%) of home users
went online to window shop while 43% reported ordering personal goods or services over the
Internet.
Individual use varied with age and sex. About 79% of home users under 25 reported using it
for education, training or school work, and 61% used it to play games.
Women were more likely than men to use the Internet from home to search for information
about health or medical conditions. Among home users, about 63% of women did so, compared with
53% of men. These women reported searching for information on specific diseases, on lifestyle, on
certain symptoms, and for information on drugs or medications.
In contrast, men (56%) were more likely than women (48%) to use the Internet from home to
search for information about governments. Men did so mainly to access government programs,
download government forms and file income taxes online.
Write T(true) , F (False) or I(impossible to know) for each sentence:
1. ........ Home Internet users searched information for various purposes.
2. ........ Home Internet users preferred to shop online due to its convenience.
3. ........ Home Internet users under 25 were interested in entertainment, education, training or
school work.
4. ......... Male and female home Internet users had the same tastes for using the Internet.
5. ......... Governments can’t control the use of home Internet.
6. ......... Female home users paid no attention to information about governments.
7. ......... besides searching for information, home Internet users used the Net for sending and
receiving electronic mails.
8. .......... Sources of information on the Net are more helpful to women than to men.
 

Answer 1

1 T

2 I

3 T

4 F

5 I

6 F

7 T 

8 I