PART 2 Questions 7-13. Read the text below and choose the correct word (A-J) for each space (7-13) . Note: There are THREE words which you do not need to use. List of words:
A) far
B) habits
C) leaving
D) waiting
E) age
F) increasing
G) contact
H) lucky
I) bad
J) posts
Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the
different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. In the UK the over-
55s are joining Facebook in Q7 … numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's
second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-
65s.
Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my
daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what
they're doing than Q8 … for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when
I was a child, but I think I'm Q9 … I get to see so much more of their lives than my
grandparents did.'
Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children
under 17 in the UK are Q10 … the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but
they're not going Q11 … from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with
her phone.
Unlike her grandmother's generation, Chloe's Q12 … group is spending so much time
on their phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their
friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has made Q13 … with old friends from
school she hasn't heard from in forty years. 'We use Facebook to arrange to meet all
over the country,' she says. 'It's changed my social life completely.'