Unit 1
The Internet and Other Addictions
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Match each boldfaced word or phrase with a similar Expression from the list on page 12. Writ the corresponding letter in the blank. Then work with a partner and compare answers.
1. F. She was so thrilled at winning $2000 playing “pachinko,” a Japanese pinball-slot matching game, that she turned into a real pachinkoholic.
2. K . One of the students in kandall’s support group reported he felt empty, confused, and lonely after he went cold turkey and suddenly gave up talking to his friends in chat rooms every night.
3. C. When Dr. Kimberly Young’s research on Internet addiction first came out, she was bombarded with requests for interviews. Reporters were shocked by her conclusions that Internet addiction was a serious illness.
4. D. Some psychologists believe that electronic forms of communication (e-mail, voice mail, mobile/cell phone, pagers, chat rooms) are seriously shaping our social interactions.
5. B. In some parts of the United States, using a cell phone in the car is now illegal. Too many drivers are multitasking---eating, talking, working---while driving, which causes accidents.
6. E. Upon turning from a week or two of vacation, may employees are simply overwhelmed by the huge amount of e-mail that builds up. Some may receive nearly 400 messages a week.
7. M. After he gave up cigarettes, he went through withdrawal: hunger, discomfort, and other uncomfortable symptoms.
8. A. Many business people see technology as a positive way to enhance customer service through more immediate and consistent communication.
9. I. Although he’s completed most of the treatment for gambling addiction, he is not totally out of the woods yet, and still has to take medication.
10. L. Some parents should be blamed for feeding their children’s addiction to television or computer games because they have no rules to limit use.
11. G. Driven to win the “top sales manager of the year” award, he turned into total workaholic, putting in 18-hour days for months.
12. J. College administrators really don’t know what’s going on in many computer labs. They think students are doing research and studying, but in many cases the students are playing computer games and chatting with their friends online.
13. H. Right before the holidays, she went on a shopping binge buying gifts for dozens of friends and relatives, and ending up flat broke.
14. N. Wanting to start his marriage with a clean slate, he gave up cigarettes, alcohol, even his cell phone.
15. O. In order to finally break the vicious cycle of her technology addictions, her therapist recommended she give away her three computers, cell phone, TVs, and a Blackberry.
A. Improve, enrich
B. Doing different things at the same time
C. Attacked by a lot of information, data, or questions
D. Influencing in a particular way
E. Upset, strongly affected
F. Became (something different)
G. Happening
H. Experienced
I. Free from a dangerous situation
J. Increasing
K. Was unhappy (because nothing seemed important or interesting)
L. Trying extremely hard
M. Began to overdo something
N. Fresh beginning
O. Serious situation that is very difficult to top
The Internet and Other Addictions
Page 11
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Match each boldfaced word or phrase with a similar Expression from the list on page 12. Writ the corresponding letter in the blank. Then work with a partner and compare answers.
1. F. She was so thrilled at winning $2000 playing “pachinko,” a Japanese pinball-slot matching game, that she turned into a real pachinkoholic.
2. K . One of the students in kandall’s support group reported he felt empty, confused, and lonely after he went cold turkey and suddenly gave up talking to his friends in chat rooms every night.
3. C. When Dr. Kimberly Young’s research on Internet addiction first came out, she was bombarded with requests for interviews. Reporters were shocked by her conclusions that Internet addiction was a serious illness.
4. D. Some psychologists believe that electronic forms of communication (e-mail, voice mail, mobile/cell phone, pagers, chat rooms) are seriously shaping our social interactions.
5. B. In some parts of the United States, using a cell phone in the car is now illegal. Too many drivers are multitasking---eating, talking, working---while driving, which causes accidents.
6. E. Upon turning from a week or two of vacation, may employees are simply overwhelmed by the huge amount of e-mail that builds up. Some may receive nearly 400 messages a week.
7. M. After he gave up cigarettes, he went through withdrawal: hunger, discomfort, and other uncomfortable symptoms.
8. A. Many business people see technology as a positive way to enhance customer service through more immediate and consistent communication.
9. I. Although he’s completed most of the treatment for gambling addiction, he is not totally out of the woods yet, and still has to take medication.
10. L. Some parents should be blamed for feeding their children’s addiction to television or computer games because they have no rules to limit use.
11. G. Driven to win the “top sales manager of the year” award, he turned into total workaholic, putting in 18-hour days for months.
12. J. College administrators really don’t know what’s going on in many computer labs. They think students are doing research and studying, but in many cases the students are playing computer games and chatting with their friends online.
13. H. Right before the holidays, she went on a shopping binge buying gifts for dozens of friends and relatives, and ending up flat broke.
14. N. Wanting to start his marriage with a clean slate, he gave up cigarettes, alcohol, even his cell phone.
15. O. In order to finally break the vicious cycle of her technology addictions, her therapist recommended she give away her three computers, cell phone, TVs, and a Blackberry.
A. Improve, enrich
B. Doing different things at the same time
C. Attacked by a lot of information, data, or questions
D. Influencing in a particular way
E. Upset, strongly affected
F. Became (something different)
G. Happening
H. Experienced
I. Free from a dangerous situation
J. Increasing
K. Was unhappy (because nothing seemed important or interesting)
L. Trying extremely hard
M. Began to overdo something
N. Fresh beginning
O. Serious situation that is very difficult to top
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