Mobile phones are now everywhere. They are a(n) __________ way for us to keep in touch with friends and family. __________, it is important to know that there are __________ times when you should not be using your phone, the most important of these being __________.

There is no reason why you should feel the __________ to have your mobile phone during class. Aren’t you at school to __________?You should not be sending your friends text messages or taking phone calls __________ you are in class.

In America students would never be __________ to use their mobile phones during class. Anyone, who __________ the rule world be kicked out of class at once. It is OK to have your mobile phone with you, but you must ____________ to turn it off. It is very ____________ to hear a lot of tones and ringing during class.

As a(n) ____________ in China, I have to deal with students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to turn off their phones, but many students do not ____________. The desire to be ____________ all the time seems to be stronger than the desire to learn.

It’s ____________ to understand why it is so tempting to have your phone on during class. It won’t ____________ anyone when you’re sending a short text message, will it? But you may ____________ be hurting yourself when you do this. Sending a text message also takes your ____________ away from what’s going on in class, so you may miss something ____________. The next time you ____________ to send a message in class you should think again.

“When a customers enters my store, forget me. He is King.” said John Wanamaker, who in 1876 _______ an abandoned railway station in Philadelphia into one of the world’s first department stores. This revolutionary concept _______ the face of retailing and led to the development of advertising and marketing as we know it today.

But convincing as that slogan was, _______ the shopper was cheated out of the crown. _______ manufacturing efficiency increased the variety of goods and lowered prices, people still relied on advertisements to get most information about _______ . Through much of the past century ads spoke to an audience restricted to just a few radio or television channels or a _______ number of publications. Now media choice, has _______ too, and consumers select what they want from a far greater variety of _______ — especially with a few clicks of a computer mouse. _______ the Internet, the consumer is finally seizing power.

As our survey shows, ________ has great implications for companies, because it is changing the way the world shops. Many firms already ________ to be “customer-driven” or “consumer centered.” Now their claims will be ________ as never before. Taking advantage of shoppers’ ________ will no longer be possible: people will know — and soon tell others, even those without the Internet — that prices in the next town are cheaper or that certain goods are ________. The Internet working wonders in ________ standards. Good and honest firms should benefit most.

Students in Caldwell, Idaho, can attend class in their pajamas(睡衣)! At Vallivue Virtual Academy, courses are taught online. Students work at home with parents, who serve as learning coaches. A certified teacher _____ the students’ progress.

The cyber school was   _____ as a free option for students in kindergarten through grade 8 who have trouble succeeding in the district’s   _____ public school. Supporters of the program say that virtual schools help students avoid the social pressures that can _____ with learning. In addition, supporters argue, online courses provide kids with more focused _____ and course options than they can get in a typical school.

Not everyone gives cyber schools a passing grade, however. Some educators argue that online learning makes it hard for students to make friends. Many parents also feel that cyber schools put _____ time demands on them because they have to oversee their kids’ daily work.

Technology can benefit education, but it shouldn’t _____ education. Students who go to virtual schools will miss many of the benefits of being in a real school.

If kids attend school online, they will miss out on important social _____. Payton Mcdonough, 13, a seventh grader from Glencoe, Ill., agrees. “I don’t know how I could sit at a computer all day without _____ interacting with my peers and teachers,” he says.

In addition, virtual schools don’t have enough structure. Students who take online courses can set their own schedules, which will cause problems for students who have trouble staying _____.

Furthermore, online schooling puts stress on parents because they have to   _____ what their kids do at home. Many parents have full–time jobs. How are they going to run their children’s education,     _____ in their jobs, and take care of their other responsibilities at home?

Virtual schools will make it harder for students to learn and will put too much pressure on parents.

Virtual learning does not need to replace classroom learning   _____, but it can help students work at their own pace. If students struggle with subjects, they can take those courses online and spend more time on them. Virtual schools can also offer students much more _____ schedules. Students often handle extracurricular activities, sports, and schoolwork, and cyber schools could help them manage everything.

Finally, attending virtual school can prepare students for college and for work after   _____. “We need to be responsible for working on our own,” says Angela Goscilo, a senior from Pound Ridge, N.Y. “We need to develop technology skills that will help us in whatever we do. Getting an early start is a good idea.”