The sentence "either to satisfy an academic interest of to give them the building blocks" (lines 24-26) presents a(n):

Read the following fragment:

"the internet has created new possibilities for those _____ studies all over the globe" (lines 20 and 21).

The alternative that is compatible with the original meaning of the sentence is

The opposite of the underlined word in ""to log onto the nearest WI-Fi" (kines 17 and 18) is

The adjective "astonishing" in “The ease of access […] is astonishing” ” (lines 11 and 12 )can be replaced by

All the alternatives below are synonyms of “nowadays” (line 11) excpt for