The Internet is the world’s (1)_______computer network with over 100 million users worldwide and this number is doubling from year to year. The Internet is like an (2)___________ highway of information. Now, you can sit at your computer, choose a route and arrive at your destination - that is, the information you need. Today, from your computer, you can access a library in one country, talk (3)_________an expert on a certain topic in a second country and send your own information to someone doing research in a third. (4)_______, we don’t know what will be next in the not-too-distant future.

The Internet was born when scientists attempted (5)______ the American Defence Network to other satellite networks in order (6)_________information. Soon, scientific and educational institutions, as well as research departments, became interested in (7)________ up, and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network. The Internet now reaches all the countries in the world. You can be connected to the Internet (8)________through your own Computer or you can hook up to an access system which allows you to use some of the Internet's services.

The Internet is like an (2)_______ highway of information.