Is the art of conversation dying? The other day, my wife 1 two teenage children die something we haven't 2 for ages．It didn't require the Internet, a TV screen, batteries…or anything else for that matter．But we all 3 it so much we're thinking of doing ii again sometime．
We had a conversation．The kind of real, live conversation that was 4 when I was growing up, but which seems all too rare these days．Today we have chat rooms, text messages, e-mails…but we seem to be losing the 5 of communicating face-to-face．We all know 6 young people are out on a date(约会)these days, they spend most of that time 7 their mobile phones．And teenagers nowadays seem to 8 communicating wit their friends by sending text messages rather than actually 9 to them．
If we carry on like this, in the future, we'll lose the use of our 10 ．What do you think? E-mall me, and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!
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and
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but
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made
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known
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done
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seen
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acted
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blamed
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decided
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enjoyed
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common
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careful
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extra
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enough
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name
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art
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attention
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aim
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because
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how
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when
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unless
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buying
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collecting
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repairing
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answering
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dislike
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prefer
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admire
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believe
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writing
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introducing
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speaking
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hurrying
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eyes
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voices
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mouths
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hand
仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. People often say that an Englishman's home is his castle(城堡). They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than in flats(公寓), and own their homes. They can paint and change them in any way they like. In a crowded city everyone knows that he or she has private space which is only for himself or herself and for inviting friends. People usually like to mark(做标记) their space. Are you sitting on a beach or a train or in a library If you are on the beach you may have spread(撒) your sands around you; on the train you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own. Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a section(区域) for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite me had his bag on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was made rather angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table! I took some newspapers out of my bag and put them on his. When I did this he sat up straight at once, opening his eyes wide. I had invaded(侵占) his space! A few minutes later I took my newspapers off his bag in order to read them. He at once moved his bag to his side of the table.
(1)
The English call their homes "castles" because ________.
A. they don't make friends with others
B. homes provide them their own space
C. they don't want to stay with others
D. they are very important persons
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(2)
The word "private" in the first paragraph means "_______" in Chinese.
A. 私人的
B. 公共的
C. 相邻的
D. 隐蔽的
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(3)
According to the passage, if an Englishman is on the beach, he will probably ________ to show his own space to others.
A. sit in another person's chair
B. talk loudly wit his friends
C. cover himself with sands
D. spread sands around him
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(4)
Why did the writer get angry
A. Because the man's bag fell on the writer's foot.
B. Because the man's bag was on the writer's seat.
C. Because the man didn't leave space for the writer on the table.
D. Because the man's bag prevented the writer looking out of the window.
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(5)
The writer put his newspapers on the man's bag in order to ________.
