Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytotheso-calleddigitaldivide--thedivisionoftheworldintotheinfo(information)richandtheinfopoor.Andthat__1__doesexisttoday.MywifeandIlecturedaboutthisloomingdangertwentyyearsago.Whatwasless__2__then,however,werethenew,positive__3__thatworkagainstthedigitaldivide.__4__,therearereasonstobe__5__.
Therearetechnologicalreasonstohopethedigitaldividewillnarrow.AstheInternetbecomesmoreandmore__6__,itisintheinterestofbusinesstouniversalizeaccess-afterall,themorepeopleonline,themorepotential__7__thereare.Moreandmore__8__,afraidtheircountrieswillbeleft__9__,wanttospreadInternetaccess.Withinthenextdecadeortwo,onetotwobillionpeopleontheplanetwillbe__10__together.Asaresult,Inowbelievethedigitaldividewill__11__ratherthanwidenintheyearsahead.AndthatisverygoodnewsbecausetheInternetmaywellbethemostpowerfultoolfor__12__worldpovertythatwe’veeverhad.
Ofcourse,theuseoftheInternetisn’ttheonlywayto__13__poverty.AndtheInternetisnottheonlytoolwehave.Butithas__14__potential.
To__15__advantageofthistool,somepoorcountrieswillhavetogetovertheiroutdatedanti-colonialprejudices__16__respecttoforeigninvestment.Countriesthatstillthinkforeigninvestmentisa/an__17__oftheirsovereigntymightwellstudythehistoryof__18__(thebasicstructuralfoundationsofasociety)intheUnitedStates.WhentheUnitedStatesbuiltitsindustrialinfrastructure,itdidn’thavethecapitaltodoso.Andthatis__19__America’sSecondWaveinfrastructure-__20__roads,harbors,highways,portsandsoon-werebuiltwithforeigninvestment.
1.A)divideB)informationC)worldD)lecture
2.A)obscureB)visibleC)invisibleD)indistinct
3.A)forcesB)obstaclesC)eventsD)surprises
4.A)SeriouslyB)EntirelyC)ActuallyD)Continuously
5.A)negativeB)optimisticC)pleasantD)disappointed
6.A)developedB)centralizedC)realizedD)commercialized
7.A)usersB)producersC)customersD)citizens
8.A)enterprisesB)governmentsC)officialsD)customers
9.A)awayB)forC)asideD)behind
10.A)nettedB)workedC)putD)organized
11.A)decreaseB)narrowC)neglectD)low
12.A)containingB)preventingC)keepingD)combating
13.A)winB)detailC)defeatD)fear
14.A)enormousB)countlessC)numericalD)big
15.A)bringB)keepC)holdD)take
17.A)offenceB)investmentC)invasionD)insult
18.A)constructionB)facilityC)infrastructureD)institution
19.A)whyB)whereC)whenD)how
20.A)concerningB)concludingC)accordingD)including
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