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herself a new job. — ________. This is what we’ve been talking about. A. Exactly B. Cheer up C. Please do D. Really 14. — Your Chinese is so good! — But your English is better. So we can help each other. — ___________. A. What a pity! B. Good idea! C. The same to you. D. Sorry to hear that. *15. — Can you see ________? — No. Let’s go and have a look. Maybe we can help them. A. what are they doing there B. what was happening there C. what is happening there D. what are they talking there *16. It was difficult to get a word in. Everyone so excitedly about the play. A. would talk B. was talking C. talked D. had talked **17. I admired the painting, and Ed said he would like me to have ______ as a gift from him. A. one B. it C. this D. some **18. I can’t tell whether the book is worth reading, ________ I haven’t read it myself. A. but B. so C. or D. for **19. It is generally considered unwise to give a child _________ he or she wants. A. whatever B. however C. whichever D. whenever **20. I tried phoning Maggie’s office in the morning, but I couldn’t _______ A. go over B. join up C. put up D. get through *Ⅱ . 完形填空 Many people use to municate with each other. If you can surf the Inter, it is a great 21 to send messages easily, quickly and as often as you like. No 22 is it necessary to find a pen or paper, not to 23 an envelope or stamp. Are we missing anything by not writing paper letters to people? Must you take the 24 of writing them if you want to receive such letters? Most people would probably answer, “No, it is a waste of paper 25 , and this is a much better system.” It is hard to be against such a viewpoint. However, I would like to try. I believe that the kinds of letters people 26 to write were probably more 27 than billions of s sent today. Of course, when it 28 to sending quick messages, is the best. If 29 is important, is particularly useful. 30 , if you want really to touch someone, a letter is more personal. 31 letters are the most personal. If you can type fast, you can put a lot into a letter, but it lacks(缺少 ) the special sense that es from seeing the handwriting. As long as it is understandable, it doesn’t matter how tidy it is. When someone sits down and just writes to you, you will 32 that when you are reading it. Though I’m a teenager, I admit th