II/ Read the text and fill in the space with the correct word: (3ms)
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Society has changed (1)_____ many ways (2)_____ the introduction of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been affected. Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they (3)_____ to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much (4)_____ interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated that, (5)_____ the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby (6)_____ become much more specialized.
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would (7)_____ spend time with their families (8)_____ stay late in the office every day. Home life is seen to be just as important (9)_____ working. Some companies now (10)_____ managers take their annual holidays even if they don’t want to, because this leads to (11)_____ an improvement in their performance if they have some rest.
In (12)_____ of these changes, some people are working harder than ever before. The standard of exams is getting higher, and increased competition is (13)_____ it harder to get into university than it was 20 years (14)_____. Schoolchildren and students are now having to work (15)_____ hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents.
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