This is not, of course, to say that the internet doesn’t serve a socially valuable function. Of course it does. But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have to more to the other side of the world.

　　In one sense, that’s a good thing. But it also has a disadvantage. If you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see then, then certainly you aren’t using your time to make new friends where you now live. And I suspect that probably isn’t the best use of your time. Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face. The internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but it won’t stop that happening eventually.

　　72. What is stressed in the first paragraph?

　　A. The present situation of the internet.

　　B. The difficulty in communication on the internet.

　　C. The socially valuable function of the internet.

　　D. The role of the human mind in the internet communication.

　　73. The underlined word “engagement” in the second paragraph probably means “____”.

　　A. appointment

　　B. connection

　　C. interview

　　D. agreement

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