The Internet is a buzz word nowadays, isn't it? Is the world getting more technology-driven? I'd say that "a mixed blessing" is the very expression to describe what the Internet brings to us. 互联网时代，世界越来越被科技所操纵。那么，互联网给予人类的，到底是喜是忧？

In the mid-1990's people became fascinated with the Internet. All of the sudden, information was available on any topic imaginable. It was as if someone collected all of the world's knowledge, put it together on an easy-to-use interface, and handed it to anyone who wanted it. With so much information at our fingertips, it is hardly an astonishing phenomenon that some users couldn't seem to get enough. For hours on end, these people would sit at their computers and breathe in the entire universe of knowledge. As the content increased and the number of things one could actually do increased dramatically, people began to display symptoms of what is now called "Internet addiction." 网络初兴之时，人们为它神魂颠倒。大量资讯，世界互通。指尖键盘间，一切皆有可能。有些人深陷其中而乐此不疲，“网络沉溺症”由此而生。

The nine-item survey below is designed to test your tendency to become addicted to the "Net". Please review each of the questions below and make a note of how many times you answer "Yes." After completing the survey, read the explanation that best corresponds to your score. 你中了网络的毒了吗？回答下面的九个问题，数一数你选择了几个“是”。做完调查后， 不要忘了算出分数，然后根据说明文字对号入座哦。

1. Do you spend more time than you think you should surfing the Net?
Yes No

2. Do you feel you have a problem limiting the time you spend on the Net?
Yes No

3. Have any of your friends or family members complained about the time you spend at your computer?
Yes No

4. Do you find it hard to stay away from the 'Net for several days at a time?
Yes No

5. Has either your work output or your personal relationships suffered as a result of spending too much time on the Net?
Yes No

6. Are there particular areas of the 'Net, or types of files, you find hard to resist?
Yes No

7. Do you have troubling controlling your impulses to purchase items, products, or services on the Net?
Yes No

8. Have you tried, unsuccessfully, to curtail your use of the Net?
Yes No

9. Do you derive much of your pleasure and satisfaction in life from being on the Net?
Yes No