五、完形填空
Teng Fei: Dad, did you have pen friends when you were in primary school?
Dad: Oh, yeah! I still remember being very excited about writing letters and
1 them every time.
Teng Fei: Letters?
2 did you write to each other?
Dad: Maybe once a month. We kept in touch only through snail mail. It was really slow.
Teng Fei: Nowadays people can use messages or video chatting to get to know each other.
Dad: Yeah. The
3 of communication has changed completely.
Grandpa: Teng Fei, you probably can't imagine how difficult it was for people to travel in the past.
Teng Fei: Really? I don't believe it. It's so
4 now.
Grandpa: Do you know about those green trains in the 90s? It would take almost 15 hours to travel to Beijing, and you'd be
5 to find a seat.
Teng Fei: Wow, unbelievable! Now we take high-speed trains and can reach faraway places in just
6 hours. The carriages are comfortable.
Grandpa: Exactly. And we don't need to
7 tickets any more. We use e-tickets. It's so much easier and better for the
8.
Mum: Hey, Teng Fei, do you know that TVs
9 like heavy boxes? The screens were small, and there were very few channels. Now we have so many ways for fun. We can play online games or listen to music on the phone. Entertainment has become more
10
than before.
Teng Fei: It's amazing how much entertainment has grown and changed.
(
) 1. A. collecting B. raising C. posting D. emailing
(
) 2. A. How far B. How long C. How soon D. How often
(
) 3. A. way B. quality C. safety D. cost
(
) 4. A. average B. creative C. convenient D. important
(
) 5. A. lucky B. positive C. proud D. nervous
(
) 6. A. a little B. a few C. little D. few
(
) 7. A. pick B. print C. buy D. copy
(
) 8. A. culture B. environment C. technology D. pattern
(
) 9. A. were used to be B. got used to C. used to be D. were used for
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)10. A. expensive B. active C. colourful D. endless
