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because of television, telephone, radio, telegraph and the Inter. Id eas and news of events spread quickly the world. Examples (nowadays) People can know the of an election being held in another country within seconds. An international football match es into the homes of everyone with a set. News of a disaster an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours. Information goes fast to modern technology. Examples (in the past) Two centuries ago, munication between the continents a long time. The news of peace treaty made in took six weeks to reach America. Now munication takes less time than it did in the past. So the world is getting smaller and smaller. 答案 基礎(chǔ)落實 Ⅰ. history teacher told them that the Chinese Communist Party was founded on July 1st,1921. 2. The father asked his son where he was going. 3. Mary said that she hadn’t heard from her parents those days. 4. He asked me if I had visited Beijing two years before. 5. He said that he was not going to invite her to the party. Ⅱ. said to him, “I have lost my will find it.” 2. “How are you feeling now ? ” the doctor asked him. 3. “Can you tell me how to get to the nearest restaurant ? ” the woman asked the policeman. 4. The woman asked him, “Why do you have to sleep in the open air ? ” 5. My friend asked me, “What were you doing at 9∶00 am yesterday ? ” 6. Lee said, “I joined the League in 1959.” Ⅲ. travels faster than sound was the matter with her toy car Ⅳ. 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. B 能力提升 1. Smaller 5. television 10. Conclusion