Now, in my opinion, the best thing about modern information technology is the (1) network that links millions of computers from around the world . Once you've got yourself a / an (2) company that allows you (3) entry , and a (4) program that finds information you can start using this. It's especially useful if you want to get information about something, go shopping or (5) transfer information, games, music, etc., onto your own computer. You can even 'talk' to other computer users in (6) special places where you can leave messages and get instant replies . Most companies have their own (7) special computer pages which you can look at. Let me (8) turn the computer on, enter my code and access the computer system , and I'll show you ours. OK, here we go. Oh no, another (9) advertisement that suddenly appears on the computer screen . How annoying. Let me just remove it. That's better.

Now, I can never remember the exact address of our company, so first of all I'll type it into the (10) program that helps you find the information you want . OK, A & C Black Publishing. The computer identifies the (11) most important or main words and then gives me (12) connections to a list of possible sites. This one looks right: www.acblack.com. I'll click on that. Bingo! Here's our (13) front page . You can use this to find the different books that we publish, and if you want you can even buy them (14) through the computer . Hmm, this book looks good: Check Your English Vocabulary for TOEIC®. Now, before I (15) exit this site , I'll just (16) add it to my list of favorites so that I can find it more quickly next time.

Perhaps the most important thing, however, is (17) a special electronic letter-sending facility , which allows you to communicate with people around the world in an instant. Let me quickly check mine. Oh dear, nothing very interesting. Mainly a load of (18) unwanted advertising . I'll just (19) remove it: I don't particularly want to rent a vacation home in Mexico, have my future read by one of America's top astrologers or buy a phone that lets you smell the person you're talking to. There's something here from my sister with a / an (20) document or file that has been sent with it . You have to be careful with these: sometimes they contain a (21) hidden routine placed in the program that destroys or corrupts files . If you open it, it can do all sorts of horrible things to your computer. I had one last week that kept (22) shutting down my computer. I do have a protection package, but it's a bit out of date: I really ought to (23) bring it up to date .