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Directions (16–25) :
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks withappropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
New technologies (16) cause stress and suffering, because of a concept referred to as “Infobesity.” During this session, Delphine Remy-Boutang — the founder and CEO of The Social Bureau — and ChristopheAguiton — researcher at the Orange Labs (17) that due to the acceleration of our lives led by the acceleration of technology, we (18) changed the way we consume and generate information. People are trying to live 10 lives at once and a lot of stress andanxiety occurs from that. The two speakers even argue that we are (19) from digital bulimia, meaning that we take in a lot of information at once, without really processing it for ourselves, and in turn (20) a lot of new information. Thus, as ChristopheAguiton says, “We are at the same time creators and victims of information overload.” Thus, it is obvious that technological advancement has failed (21) its mission of making everybody’s life easier, as many people are reacting negatively to it. As DolphineRemy-Boutant put it : “It is really a (22) : On the one hand, the technology we are surrounding ourselves which is designed to give us more time for ourselves — which is something we all want. However, today, while technology is as developed as ever before,we are living in a time with the (23) scarcity of time.” Christophe Aguiton explained this phenomenon by saying “The (24) of the car allowed us to save time,when compared to walking. However, it also made us want to go further by giving us this option,so overall we spend more time getting to places. The same is true for other technologies — we want to travel to more countries, learn more, fall in love more often. The search for content and experience has become the (25) of life for many.
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks withappropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
New technologies (16) cause stress and suffering, because of a concept referred to as “Infobesity.” During this session, Delphine Remy-Boutang — the founder and CEO of The Social Bureau — and ChristopheAguiton — researcher at the Orange Labs (17) that due to the acceleration of our lives led by the acceleration of technology, we (18) changed the way we consume and generate information. People are trying to live 10 lives at once and a lot of stress andanxiety occurs from that. The two speakers even argue that we are (19) from digital bulimia, meaning that we take in a lot of information at once, without really processing it for ourselves, and in turn (20) a lot of new information. Thus, as ChristopheAguiton says, “We are at the same time creators and victims of information overload.” Thus, it is obvious that technological advancement has failed (21) its mission of making everybody’s life easier, as many people are reacting negatively to it. As DolphineRemy-Boutant put it : “It is really a (22) : On the one hand, the technology we are surrounding ourselves which is designed to give us more time for ourselves — which is something we all want. However, today, while technology is as developed as ever before,we are living in a time with the (23) scarcity of time.” Christophe Aguiton explained this phenomenon by saying “The (24) of the car allowed us to save time,when compared to walking. However, it also made us want to go further by giving us this option,so overall we spend more time getting to places. The same is true for other technologies — we want to travel to more countries, learn more, fall in love more often. The search for content and experience has become the (25) of life for many.
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