Задание

Read the text and fill in the gaps \(A\-F\) with the parts of the sentences marked by numbers \(1\-7\). One part is extra.

For some, the advent of television marked the beginning of the end of civilized society. More and more, people have watched TV at the cost of board games or other communal pastimes. Many fear that the Internet also will further limit social interaction.
That may be true but, as researches at Stanford University in the USA are the first to say, further study is needed. In a recent survey they found that A ... . What's more, people who go online are likely to watch less television than others.
The study makes two things clear. Contrary to all the fuss in the media, the Internet's popularity is still in its infancy. More than half of US households are not connected yet, but B ... .
Workers may be using the Web on the job for such personal ends as checking sports scores but, according to the study, C ... . Just 4 per cent of the surveyed Internet users said they had cut back on their working hours since getting connected to the Internet.
But will the Internet make us more isolated socially? While a fourth of the Internet users say they spend less time talking on the telephone with friends and relatives, D ... . Since e-mail is free and can be sent and received at any hour of the day, it has many built-in advantages. For some, it has actually revived the highly social art of letter writing. As for spending less time on the telephone, E ... .
Few would argue that the Internet has had a profound effect on the lives of many in its first decade on common use. But assessing its long-term impact is difficult. That's why for all the questions they raise, F ... . If we don't pay close attention to how we use the Internet, it will change our lives not just for better, but for worse.