Hi-tech brings families together

Technology is helping families stay in touch like never before, says a report carried out in the US.
Instead of driving people apart, mobile phones and the Internet are 1 _______________________. The research looked at the differences in technology use between families with children and single adults. It found that traditional families have more hi-tech gadgets in their home 2 _______________________. Several mobile phones were found in 89% of families and 66% had a high-speed Internet connection. The research also found that 58% of families have more 3 _______________________.
Many people use their mobile phone to keep in touch and communicate with parents and children. Seventy percent of couples, 4 _______________________, use it every day to chat or say hello. In addition, it was found that 42% of parents contact their children via their mobile every day.
The growing use of mobile phones, computers and the Internet means that families no longer gather round the TV to spend time together. 25% of those who took part in the report said they now spend less time 5 _______________________. Only 58% of 18-29 year olds said they watched TV every day. Instead the research found that 52% of Internet users who live with their families go online 6 _______________________ several times a week and 51% of parents browse the web with their children.
" Some analysts have worried that new technologies hurt families, but we see that technology allows for new kinds of connectedness built around cell phones and the Internet, " said the report.

A. than any other group

B. watching television

C. in the company of someone else

D. than two computers in the home

E. communicated with their families

F. helping them communicate

G. owning a mobile

The Power Of 'Hello'

I work at a company where there are hundreds of employees. I know most of them and almost all of them know me. It is all based on one simple principle: I believe every single person deserves to be acknowledged, 1 ___________________.
When I was about 10 years old, I was walking down the street with my mother. She stopped to speak to Mr. Lee. I knew I could see Mr. Lee any time around the neighborhood, 2 ___________________.
After we passed Mr. Lee, my mother said something that has stuck with me from that day until now. She said, " You let that be the last time you ever walk by somebody and not open up your mouth to speak, because even a dog can wag its tail 3 ___________________ ". That phrase sounds simple, but it has been a guidepost for me and the foundation of who I am. I started to see that when I spoke to someone, they spoke back. And that felt good. It is not just something I believe in; 4 ___________________. I believe that every person deserves to feel someone acknowledges their presence, no matter how unimportant they may be.
At work, I always used to say 'hello' to the founder of the company and ask him how our business was doing. But I was also speaking to the people in the cafe, and asked how their children were doing. I remembered after a few years of passing by the founder, I had the courage to ask him for a meeting. We had a great talk. At a certain point, I asked him 5 ___________________. He said, " If you want to, you can get all the way to this seat."
I have become vice president, but that has not changed the way I approach people. I speak to everyone I see, no matter where I am. I have learned that speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, 6 ___________________.

A. it has become a way of life

B. when it passes you on the street

C. when you see him and talk to him

D. and it lets them come into mine, too

E. so I did not pay any attention to him

F. however small or simple the greeting is

G. how far he thought I could go in his company