Directions: For this part, you are allowed BO minutes to write a short essay entitled The

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You probably enjoy being a part of your local community.

You may attend church services, belong to a neighborhood watch

group, chat with neighbors over the fence, or meeting neighborhood 【S1】______.

friends at a local restaurant. It's human nature to want to bond with

others, so it's not surprised to find that people are seeking out each 【S2】______.

other online by forming all sorts of Internet communities.

The Internet is brimming with groups of people who are

sharing experiences, learning from each other, and enjoy the 【S3】______.

Multi-person. Internet communities can take several different forms. Two

of the most common forms are message boards and chat rooms,

either of which are based on shared interests. 【S4】______.

Message boards, also called forums, are extremely popular.

They are places where people post comments for all other

participants to read. Message board visitors can read and reply to

any comments they find them interesting. 【S5】______.

Chat rooms are "virtual" rooms in there people meet to talk 【S6】______.

about anything. They differ from message boards that conversations 【S7】______.

in chat rooms take place in real time. You visit a chat room simply

by going to the specified Internet address. Once there, you will be

asked to log in, and once you are in the "room", you would be 【S8】______.

able to see the names of others in the room and read their

conversations as they progress. You can jump in at some time by 【S9】______.

typing your comments and clicking on post, send, or whatever link

the chat room has provided to add your comments for the chat. 【S10】______.

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