1 . Nowadays, cellphones play a big part in our life. Besides being a means of communication, cellphones also provide ______ ---they allow listening to music, playing games, etc. So you probably often ______this Go into any restaurant and you’ll notice cellphones on the table are just as ______a sight as forks. Honestly, I always find the sight ________Imagine how you feel when your partner is interested in his cellphone ______ your talks.
A recent study was designed to ____ the influence of cellphones on the ______ of phone users themselves. Two groups of volunteers were asked to have a meal with friends. The first group were told to ______ their cellphones during the meal ______ the second were not. The results showed a decrease in pleasure among the second group, who______ used their cellphones because they were close at hand. Besides, those who _____ with someone face to face meanwhile using cellphones reported a greater sense of unhappiness, compared to those without a cellphone in hand.
Researcher Dunn says, “Using a phone at the table is contagious(传染的).” His words are_______
Yesterday when I was at a restaurant, I noticed a woman never once looked at her cellphone when waiting for food; so I fought the______ to look at mine; I wanted to______ her amazing standard.
Actually, what ______is what’s right in front of us. That’s where the real connections take place.
1. A.advice | B.protection | C.education | D.enjoyment |
2. A.choose | B.consider | C.experience | D.expect |
3. A.common | B.funny | C.special | D.strange |
4. A.amazing | B.understandable | C.uncomfortable | D.curious |
5. A.because of | B.rather than | C.along with | D.other than |
6. A.reduce | B.collect | C.use | D.determine |
7. A.decisions | B.interests | C.feelings | D.characters |
8. A.put away | B.stick to | C.pick up | D.turn on |
9. 10. A.hardly | B.quickly | C.indirectly | D.frequently |
11. A.communicated | B.argued | C.worked | D.finished |
12. A.true | B.confusing | C.friendly | D.misleading |
13. A.agreement | B.fear | C.wish | D.ability |
14. A.question | B.design | C.change | D.follow |
15. A.matters | B.encourages | C.challenges | D.improves |