Question

What will happen if a family is without the Internet for a month? One American family

decides to find out. They have sent an invitation to a leading US television station, expecting(期望) that it will send a film group to record their day-to-day life w1. the Internet for a month.

When the film group meet with the Smiths, they find that Mr. Smith, Mrs. Smith and their two c2.are so crazy about the Internet that t3.hardly(幾乎不) do things together. At mealtimes, no one s4.at the dining table for their food. “Everyone just runs into the kitchen, takes their food and then goes back to their screen,” Mrs. Smith explains. “I5. we don’t make a change, our family will become strangers to each other!”

Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not e6., especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it. They have to make many c7.. For example, the two kids have to go to the school l8.to borrow books for their study about science, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith need to go out shopping because they cannot buy things on the I9.. As the family have picked up the new lifestyle, they find that they can spend more time talking over meals, playing sports and doing all k10.of activities together.

Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge(挑戰(zhàn))?

Answer 1