to look, looking, looked; medium, media, middle Not too long ago

to look, looking, looked; medium, media, middle Not too long ago, the Internet was about _________up information, or a_________for interpersonal communication, a replacement for the telephone or post office.
【正确答案】：to look; medium
【题目解析】：be about to do表示将来，此句的意思是不久前互联网是用来查询信息的，个人直接进行交流的媒介，电话的替代品。因此需要用过去将来时。Medium指媒介，而media指媒体。