Choose the right word or phrase for each gap.

Michael could not imagine his life without computers. His parents ... him his first computer at the age of seven. It took ...

      several days to learn how to use it\. His mum said that the younger people were, the              **\.\.\.**                 they could learn computer skills\. That was probably true – most               **\.\.\.**                 in Michael’s class were very competent computer users\. Michael was really surprised to find out that the first personal computer                      **\.\.\.**                      in the ’70s of the last century\.   

“And how did you chat or send your e-mails without computers?” he asked his mother.
She smiled: “We ... each other e-mails. And there were no networks.”
She also said that it ... fun to communicate face-to-face, to play out-of-doors and to visit friends’ homes.
“But if there ... no computers, I wouldn’t be able to communicate with my friends who live far away from me,” Michael replied.
“True. Technological progress is a great thing,” his mother said “And I think people ... even more amazing communication devices in the near future.”