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Smartphones are the main invention of modern technology, which are completely part of our daily lives. If we look at our society, we can see that all kinds of people are using smartphones. 1 , I would like to suggest that all smartphones in the family should be put away for sixty to ninety minutes each evening.
Why? Let's take a 2 look at what the results of it might be if such a piece of advice was accepted. Families could use the time for a real family hour. Without phones, they might sit around together after dinner and 3 talk to one another. In fact, many of our problems are 4 by failing to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to 5 our problems, we might get to know each other better.
On evenings when such a talk is 6 , family could discover other active pastimes. They might take a ride or a walk together to 7 from smartphones. With free time and no smartphones, children and adults might 8 reading. They might find there is more fun in a good book than in an electronic game. According to some educators, the generation 9 with smartphones can hardly write an English sentence, even at the college level. Actually, writing is often 10 through adequate(充足的) reading. So with more time on books, a more literate new generation could be a product of the 11 hour.
A 12 form of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. We may find it hard to return from our newly-discovered activities and 13 the next story time.
How will we spend the time without smartphones? At first glance, it could be very difficult, or almost 14 . The fact is that it has been only ten years since smartphones came to 15 our time. Those of us twenty-five or older can remember our childhood without smartphones. It wasn't so difficult as we think.
( ) 1. A. But B. Although C. However D. Since
C
( ) 2. A. regretful B. serious C. strict D. new
B
( ) 3. A. actually B. hardly C. seldom D. nearly
A
( ) 4. A. made B. resulted C. led D. caused
D
( ) 5. A. avoid B. discuss C. bring D. raise
B
( ) 6. A. boring B. funny C. unnecessary D. interesting
C
( ) 7. A. free B. hide C. prevent D. stop
A
( ) 8. A. invent B. discover C. provide D. produce
B
( ) 9. A. coming up B. bringing up C. getting up D. growing up
D
( )10. A. improved B. brought C. lifted D. raised
A
( )11. A. busy B. awful C. quiet D. boring
C
( )12. A. different B. similar C. strange D. new
A
( )13. A. refuse B. expect C. hate D. wait
B
( )14. A. awful B. careless C. terrible D. impossible
D
( )15. A. waste B. spend C. decide D. control
D
