Five sentences are missing from the text. Choose the correct sentence (A-F) to fill in the gaps (1-5). There is one extra sentence Could Your Computer Harm You? As we all know computers can be a real pain – in the neck, back, wrist and eyes – with long-term use. 1 People are also ending up in emergency rooms with cuts, bruises, sprains and broken bones from computers. According to a recent study, there was a 732-per-cent increase in what researchers call "acute computer-related injuries" during a 13-year-study from 1994 to 2006. 2 These acute computer-related injuries are due to tripping over computer equipment, computer equipment falling on people and people hitting computer equipment. The study showed that the majority of these computer-related injuries (93%) happened at home. More than half the injuries happened when people were moving their computers. The monitor was the computer part that caused the most injuries. 3 But by 2006 the injury rate associated with monitors had dropped due to the introduction of smaller, lighter flat-screen monitors. People mostly injured their hands, feet, arms and legs in the accidents. 4 They got hurt most often by climbing or playing near computer equipment. It's important to also note that children had the highest injury rate of any other group. In regards to the rapidly increasing amounts of injuries, researcher Lara McKenzie said, "We never see such rapid increases like that, and we look at consumer products all the time." She hopes the results will increase efforts to establish official safety standards for home offices. 5 Some simple suggestions include keeping computer equipment away from edges of desks, organising cords in a safe way and attaching heavy equipment to walls or floors. Such simple ideas can prevent injuries and turn a dangerous computer into a safe one. A For children, on the other hand, head injuries were most common. B This increase is more than double the increase in household computer ownership in those same years. C But, it's not just these injuries that call for concern. D Her study did not include injuries from laptops. E Already information sheets and guidelines are available to create safer computer work areas. F The percentage of monitor-related injuries increased significantly until 2003.

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Five sentences are missing from the text. Choose the correct sentence (A-F) to fill in the gaps (1-5). There is one extra sentence

Could Your Computer Harm You?

As we all know computers can be a real pain – inthe neck, back, wrist and eyes – with long-termuse. 1[A|B|C|D|E|F] People are also ending up inemergency rooms with cuts, bruises, sprains andbroken bones from computers. According to arecent study, there was a 732-per-cent increase inwhat researchers call "acute computer-relatedinjuries" during a 13-year-study from 1994 to 2006.2[A|B|C|D|E|F] These acute computer-related injuries aredue to tripping over computer equipment,computer equipment falling on people and peoplehitting computer equipment. The study showedthat the majority of these computer-related injuries(93%) happened at home. More than half theinjuries happened when people were moving theircomputers. The monitor was the computer partthat caused the most injuries. 3[A|B|C|D|E|F] But by 2006the injury rate associated with monitors had droppeddue to the introduction of smaller, lighter flat-screen monitors. People mostly injured theirhands, feet, arms and legs in the accidents.4[A|B|C|D|E|F] They got hurt most often by climbing or playingnear computer equipment. It's important to alsonote that children had the highest injury rate of anyother group. In regards to the rapidly increasingamounts of injuries, researcher Lara McKenziesaid, "We never see such rapid increases like that,and we look at consumer products all the time."She hopes the results will increase efforts toestablish official safety standards for home offices.5[A|B|C|D|E|F] Some simple suggestions include keepingcomputer equipment away from edges of desks,organising cords in a safe way and attachingheavy equipment to walls or floors. Such simpleideas can prevent injuries and turn a dangerouscomputer into a safe one.

A For children, on the other hand, head injuries were most common.

B This increase is more than double the increase in household computer ownership in those same years.

C But, it's not just these injuries that call for concern.

D Her study did not include injuries from laptops.

E Already information sheets and guidelines are available to create safer computer work areas.

F The percentage of monitor-related injuries increased significantly until 2003.

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