Complete the passage by filling in the blanks with appropriate collocations from the texts. You are provided with the first letters for each of the collocations. Whenever there is a significant technological advance that has greatly changed the way people live, it generates debate over the nature of the change and whether it is good or bad. As with everything else, social media has pros and cons as it can satisfy 1) hu or in , and cause some 2) so , pro .One of the biggest pros of social media is 3) in . com It improves relationships and strengthens 4) so in . Many Internet-based social media apps help people strengthen existing relationships and make new friends. Another benefit of social media is that it offers learning resources and educational opportunities, often for free.Social media is not without its disadvantages. 5) G , evi shows that spending too much time online interferes with6) familie . en Teenagers and young people, in particular, are likely to have social media addiction, and some may even have 7) coun and ppy , pro . For example, Zoey used to be a good student and 8) su , in , ch . But after she was given a 9) b , com , she became addicted to social media, and turned into a 10) r , ar , fe . Her academic performance declined, and she even needed 11) p tr .Social media brings both good and bad things to our lives. Moderate use of social media may be the only way to keep people healthy and happy.
4 The following passage is about the pros and cons of social media. Complete the passage by filling in the blanks with appropriate collocations from the texts. You are provided with the first letters for each of the collocations. Whenever there is a significant technological advance that has greatly changed the way people live, it generates debate over the nature of the change and whether it is good or bad. As with everything else, social media has pros and cons as it can satisfy 1) hu or in , and cause some 2) so , pro .One of the biggest pros of social media is 3) in . com It improves relationships and strengthens 4) so in . Many Internet-based social media apps help people strengthen existing relationships and make new friends. Another benefit of social media is that it offers learning resources and educational opportunities, often for free.Social media is not without its disadvantages. 5) G , evi shows that spending too much time online interferes with6) familie . en Teenagers and young people, in particular, are likely to have social media addiction, and some may even have 7) coun and ppy , pro . For example, Zoey used to be a good student and 8) su , in , ch . But after she was given a 9) b , com , she became addicted to social media, and turned into a 10) r , ar , fe . Her academic performance declined, and she even needed 11) p tr .Social media brings both good and bad things to our lives. Moderate use of social media may be the only way to keep people healthy and happy.