Be careful how you _____ that jug, it will break very easily.

　　A. pour 　　　B. operate 　　　C. handle 　　　D. employ

—Which one can I take?

—You can take　　　　　 of them;I’ll keep none.

A.all　　　　　　　　 B.any　　　　　　　 C.both　　　　　　 D.either

I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day. But I became in visible, absent from the conversation.

The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver told us to be quiet because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends going down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a tool designed to make communication easier.

Why is it that the more connected we get, ________________________ ? Every advance in communications technology is a hurt to the closeness of human interaction (互動). With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.

More and more. l find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn’t really have time to talk. The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.

So I've put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I' m home.

1. What does the author say about communications technology according to the first two paragraphs? (within 15 words)

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2. Which sentences in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

However, I felt left out as if we were not conducting the conversation.

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3. Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (within 10 words)

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4. Does the author restrict his own activity to improving the situation? (within 15 words)

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5. Translate the underlined sentences in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.

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Never before　　　　 in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.?

A.has this city been　　 B.this city has been?　 C.was this city　　　　 D.this city was

___ the room, I found the recorder stolen.

A. Entering 　　B. To enter 　 C. Enters 　　D. Entered

Their duty is to ________ their country against foreign enemies’ attack.

A. defer 　　　 B. defeat 　　　 C. defend 　　　　 D. delete

______ the past, the village is much more beautiful.

A. Comparing with　　　 B. Compared to　　

C. Comparing to　　　　 D. Compared with

There is no ______in pushing children unless they are talented and they enjoy it.

A．wonder B．need　 C．point D．doubt

—Have you decided _____?

　 —Not yet.

A. when to go there　　 B. when we go there

C. when are we leaving　 D. when to be leaving

When products made in factories _____, they are thrown away as garbage.

　 A. come to an end　 B. are put to use

　 C. are used up　　　 D. wear out