VII. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank.
Although computers can be used as a tool to spread awareness about problems in the environment, they cause (61) ___________ of environmental problems themselves. Pollution caused by the production of computer (62) ___________, as well as from the cleaning agents used to clean computers, is (63) ___________ great hazard to the environment and the people that live in it. People leave (64) ___________ computers on nonstop resulting in a lot of energy consumption and enormous amounts of paper are (65) ___________ used daily to print out electronically stored data. It causes health problems as well as (66) ___________ problems and is in urgent need of treatment. Use computer only when needed. If we all shut (67) ___________ our computers at night the energy savings could light the Eiffel Tower 24 hours a day for 720 years. The increased (68) ___________ of computers in the workplace has brought about the development of a number of health concerns. Many individuals who (69) ___________ at a computer report a high level of job-related complaints and symptoms, including ocular discomfort, muscular strain and stress. The (70) ___________ of discomfort appears to increase with the amount of computer use.
61. A. a lot B. lot C. many D. much
62. A. software B. hardware C. glassware D. footwear
63. A. a B. an C. the D. x
64. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs
65. A. be B. to be C. being D. been
66. A. economic B. economy C. economics D. economize
67. A. up B. down C. on D. under
68. A. used B. to use C. to be used D. use
69. A. working B. work C. works D. to works
70. A. area B. range C. level D. size