Facebook friends: the art of deletion - Module 2

C1 Advanced · Open Cloze · Advanced Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

Like a lot of people, (0) ___ I first signed up for Facebook, I accepted and issued far (1) ___ many friend requests, including people I (2) ___ knew at all. Later, it struck me that I really didn't want all these casual acquaintances to have a window onto my private life. I had a choice: either do less on Facebook (3) ___ restrict access. But (4) ___ do you cut back on your friends list without upsetting people? Some users ask you to tick a box if you want to remain on their friends list. (5) ___ polite, this is also risky. You may find all your friends desert you or, worse still, that nobody responds. A much better idea is to (6) ___ the initiative and 'unfriend' people. But it's hard. (7) ___ adults, we allow friendships to grow or wane gradually because to cut (8) ___ short abruptly is to risk giving offence. Eventually, I decided to delete anyone I hadn't actually seen or contacted for three years. Fortunately, nobody seemed to mind.

Facebook friends: the art of deletion

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