Is There Such a Thing as Internet Addiction?

Ben Alexander always struggled to (23)<_____ in. Teased at school, he (24)_____ to the internet, where he found a (25)______ new world of friends. Subscribing (26) the hugely popular online game World of Warcraft, he (27)_____ 12 million other people — including the actor Vin Diesel, the presenter Jonathan Ross and his wife Jane Goldman — in a quest reminiscent of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.

In the game, players create avatars in whose guise they spend hours with other players (28)_____ battles. “There’s lots of working together,” says Alexander. “That’s what made it so attractive, because the social thing was something I always had trouble with. It was a lot easier to socialize and make friends online than it was in real life.”

The 19-year-old’s interest in the game soon developed into an obsession. He began (29)______ his biology lectures at university and spending up to 17 hours a day online. Eventually he had depression diagnosed and was (30)______ medication. He was also treated (31)______ internet addiction.

Alexander admits that he needed help: “I don’t think I would have been able to (32)_____ out of it myself.”

23. Ben Alexander always struggled to (23)____ in.

A. match

B. suit

C. fit

D. adjust

24. Teased at school, he (24)____ to the internet,...

A. watched

B. faced

C. addressed

D. turned

25.... to the internet, where he found a (25)_____ new world of friends.

A. full

B. specific

C. definite

D. whole

26. Subscribing (26)______ the hugely popular online game World of Warcraft,...

A. on

B. to

C. at

D. in

27.... he (27)_____ 12 million other people — including the actor Vin Diesel, the presenter Jonathan Ross and his wife Jane Goldman...

A. involved

B. introduced

C. joined

D. connected

28. In the game, players create avatars in whose guise they spend hours with other players (28)____ battles.

A. fighting

B. setting

C. running

D. arranging

29. He began (29)_____ his biology lectures at university and spending up to 17 hours a day online.

A. delaying

B. missing

C. wasting

D. losing

30. Eventually he had depression diagnosed and was (30)_____ medication.

A. cut on

B. taken in

C. put on

D. kept from

31. He was also treated (31)____ internet addiction.

A. of

B. from

C. against

D. for

32. Alexander admits that he needed help: “I don’t think I would have been able to (32)____ out of it myself.”

A. get

B. run

C. go

D. fall

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