Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Online gaming site Reword (31)________ 600 teens ages 13 to 17 in late April and found that teens spend two hours per day online on average, 80% of which is spent using a (32)________ network. These same teens are, however, showing signs of “Facebook Fatigue.” Nearly one in five (19%) who have an account (33)_____ visit Facebook or are using it less. Of the group that are saying goodbye to Facebook, 45% have (34)______________ interest, 16% are leaving because their parents are there, 14% say there are “too many adults/older people” and 13% are concerned about the (35)____________ of their personal information. While interest in Facebook may be waning, it’s still the most popular social network (36)_____ teens – 78% have created a profile and 69% still use it. YouTube (37)____ second; 64% of teens claim to have a YouTube profile and continue to use the site. MySpace comes in a distant third (41%) and Twitter takes the fourth (38) (20%).
31. | a. worked | b. suggested | c. surveyed | d. admitted |
32. | a. common | b. supportive | c. national | d. social |
33. | a. no longer | b. any more | c. once more | d. any time |
34. | a. developed | b. lost | c. taken | d. pursued |
35. | a. firmness | b. public | c. source | d. privacy |
36. | a. within | b. between | c. among | d. around |
37. | a. ranks | b. achieves | c. takes | d. offers |
38. | a. way | b. spot | c. line | d. rate |
Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
In the country of China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles (31)_______. It is called the Great Wall of China. It (32)_______ uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. Every inch of this 1,500-mile wall (33)_______ made by hand. The people of China made it to keep (34)________ their enemies. There are watched (35)_____ all along the way. The wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top (36)________ it is a road. It is said that it (37)_______ ten years to build one part of this wall. No other defense line has ever been made as (38)_______ as the Great Wall of China.
31. a. long | b. length | c. lengthy | d. lengthen |
32. a. comes | b. moves | c. winds | d. lasts |
33. a. is | b. are | c. was | d. were |
34. a. off | b. out | c. in | d. up |
35. a. buildings | b. houses | c. boxes | d. towers |
36. a. as | b. if | c. as if | d. even if |
37. a. took | b. spent | c. made | d. lasted |
.38. a. long | b. longer | c. longest | d. length |