Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the fifi rst time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered 16 to 23 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 24 to 26 you are required to fifi ll in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. The World Wide Web (the Web or WWW) is a huge computer database. On the Web, you can fi nd a great deal of information on a(n) 1____ variety of topics, most of it free. If you have an Internet connection and a program to read Web fi les 2____ , you can take advantage of this useful resource. There are 3____ hundreds of thousands of Web sites (computer-based information stores) located all over the world. They hold great amounts of information of personal, 4____ , general and commercial interest. A diverse range of 5____ , including educational institutions, libraries, companies, government agencies, professional organizations, and even individuals, have web sites. You can fi nd information on almost any subject that you can 6____ imagine. The World Wide Web can be described as 7____ , because you choose that path that you want to take to fi nd information. Each web page is linked to other web pages. Certain words or phrases in the text are underlined and in a 8____ color, and if you click on those words, you will open another page about that topic. By following these links, you can fi nd more information about the topic you are interested in. To use the Web, you need a computer which has a connection to the Internet and which has a browser 9____, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape. Netscape seems to be taking over as the most commonly used browser at this moment. Most web pages are linked to other parts of the document, to other web pages at the same site or to other sites. You can click on words, phrases, or lines which are underlined and in a different color to jump to other parts of the document , other pages or other sites. Believe it or not, you can jump to anywhere throughout the world. You do not type the site’s address each time. In this way, you can continue to search for information related to your area of 10____ .