【推荐1】Developments in technology now tie us _________ than ever before. We can call our friends from a thousand kilometres away. We can text. We can talk to each _________ at the push of a button on Wechat.
There are, of course, advantages to these modern ways of communicating. _________, do we ever think about what we are losing? As someone who likes writing and _________ letters, I often feel sad that so _________ people now give letter writing a fair chance.
While you might _________ letter writing old-fashioned, I believe we should all write and send letters more often.
To begin with, there’s lots of love in _________ handwritten letter. This is why texting or calling doesn’t feel as _________ as letter writing—it’s more rushed. These days, we focus on getting things done in the quickest way. _________ time, we often use shortened phrases.
Handwritten letters, however, deliver much more warmth because we take the time. Writing letters allows us to express to someone how much we care about __________ in a detailed way.
So __________ we receive a letter, we feel we are loved, remembered and missed. In fact, the process of writing a letter can make us __________ too. When we sit down and focus on __________ we are writing, we allow ourselves to take a break from the stress of our lives.
Moreover, while texts come and go, letters can __________ forever. We can always go back and read them again.
By keeping a letter, we keep a part of that person and his relationship __________ us.
Roll up your sleeves and pick up your pen! Write to your cousins about your school. Let your friends know how much you miss them. Let’s bring back the art of letter writing!
1. A.close | B.closely | C.closer | D.the closest |
2. A.another | B.others | C.the other | D.other |
3. 4. A.receiving | B.received | C.receive | D.to receive |
5. A.little | B.a little | C.a few | D.few |
6. A.call | B.calling | C.called | D.calls |
7. 8. A.specially | B.special | C.specialize | D.specialty |
9. A.To save | B.Save | C.Saving | D.To saving |
10. 11. A.before | B.after | C.when | D.while |
12. A.happy | B.happily | C.happiness | D.happier |
13. A.where | B.when | C.what | D.whether |
14. A.keep | B.keeping | C.kept | D.be kept |
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