When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad. That was because a professor 　36 me to do so. She said, “Now is the time for you to travel around the world, 　37 your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun!” I 　38 her.

Since I started to work for a 　39　 company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet. By using the Internet, I have seen the 　40 of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business　 41　 , too. With the help of the Internet, I have also got 　　 __42____ about food in different countries.

Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were 　43 necessary when I happened to read a famous cook’s comment on the Internet. He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the 　44 around us at the same. So why don’t you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian 　45 ?” Those words reminded me of my 　46 advice. As information technology 　47 , you might be able to do without making some real trips. But this also means that you will miss the various 　48 you can get from traveling.

Today there are people who 　49 direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people 　50 not with each other but into their microphones. It seems as if such people are 　51 by an invisible wall. They seem to be losing out on a good chance to 　52 and talk with other people. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily 　53 more fruitful. However, we should never let it 　54 our time for face-to-face communication. Let’s make use of information technology more 　55 , and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.

36　 A. promised B. allowed C. hurried　　　 D. encouraged

37　 A. build up B. use C. practise D. exchange

38　 A. agreed with B. learn from C. followed D. obeyed

39　 A. computer B. food C. clothing D. machine

40　 A. life B. rivers C. sights D. houses

41　 A. plans B. bargain C. progress D. trips

42　 A. information B. taste C. cooks D. feelings

43　 A. even more B. no longer C. much D. actually

44　 A. people B. drink C. atmosphere D. environment

45　 A. shoes B. dishes C. customers D. situations

46　 A. friend’s B. parents’ C. professor’s D. boss’

47　 A. produces B. advertises C. forms D. advances

48　 A. news B. pleasures C. troubles　　 D. places

49　 A. avoid B. keep C. lose D. enjoy

50　 A. meeting B. talking C. communicating D. traveling

51　 A. stopped B. met C. surrounded D. hurt

52　 A. look at B. employ C. travel　　　　 D. meet

53　 A. communication　 B. study C. work D. action

54　 A. spare B. increase C. reduce D. make use of

55　 A. wisely B. correctly C. or less D. slowly

I work in a business________ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance．

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How I wish I ________ such a good chance before!

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