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Many people cannot do ___1___ the computer these days. The computer gives us access to a wide range of information and enables us to 'talk' to people from all over the ___2___ at any time of the day.When we hook our ___3___ to another computer somewhere, we would have entered what we call cyberspace. Cyberspace is actually what happens when we hook our computer to an online service or the Internet. We need to pay a ___4___ to go online using our computer, modem and the telephone. The service ___5___ bulletin boards, chat areas, information to download and access to the Internet. The Internet is a worldwide network of computers hooked up to one another. It is ___6___ from online services in that no one owns it. Anyone is free to put in information or read information from there. We can do everything on the Internet. We can ___7___ and receive electronic mail. We can see pictures and download files. We can chat with other people and can even ___8___ to music and watch videos. One of the most popular things that children do online is to chat. Unlike the bulletin board, the children chat with others who are online at the same time. They read ___9___ and send their reply right then and there. It is as if one is talking to another face to ___10___. The messages are usually short but can get rather confusing as the use of certain words or acronyms may not be familiar to all.

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1. without   2. world   3. computer   4. fee   5. provides   6. different   7. send   8. listen   9. messages   10. face

Many people cannot do without the computer these days. The computer gives us access to a wide range of information and enables us to 'talk' to people from all over the world at any time of the day.When we hook our computer to another computer somewhere, we would have entered what we call cyberspace. Cyberspace is actually what happens when we hook our computer to an online service or the Internet. We need to pay a fee to go online using our computer, modem and the telephone. The service provides bulletin boards, chat areas, information to download and access to the Internet. The Internet is a worldwide network of computers hooked up to one another. It isdifferent from online services in that no one owns it. Anyone is free to put in information or read information from there. We can do everything on the Internet. We can send and receive electronic mail. We can see pictures and download files. We can chat with other people and can even listen to music and watch videos. One of the most popular things that children do online is to chat. Unlike the bulletin board, the children chat with others who are online at the same time. They readmessages and send their reply right then and there. It is as if one is talking to another face to face. The messages are usually short but can get rather confusing as the use of certain words or acronyms may not be familiar to all.