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Teng Fei: Dad, did you have pen friends when you were in primary school?
Dad: Oh, yeah! I still remember being very excited about writing letters and 1 them every time.
Teng Fei: Letters? 2 did you write to each other?
Dad: Maybe once a month. We kept in touch only through snail mail. It was really slow.
Teng Fei: Nowadays people can use messages or video chatting to get to know each other.
Dad: Yeah. The 3 of communication has changed completely.
Grandpa: Teng Fei, you probably can't imagine how difficult it was for people to travel in the past.
Teng Fei: Really? I don't believe it. It's so 4 now.
Grandpa: Do you know about those green trains in the 90s? It would take almost 15 hours to travel to Beijing, and you'd be 5 to find a seat.
Teng Fei: Wow, unbelievable! Now we take high-speed trains and can reach faraway places in just 6 hours. The carriages(车厢)are comfortable.
Grandpa: Exactly. And we don't need to 7 tickets(票)any more. We use e-tickets. It's so much easier and better for the 8.
Mum: Hey, Teng Fei, do you know that TVs 9 like heavy boxes? The screens were small, and there were very few channels (频道). Now we have so many ways for fun. We can play online games or listen to music on the phone. Entertainment (娱乐) has become more 10 than before.
Teng Fei: It's amazing how much entertainment has grown and changed.
( ) 1. A. collecting B. raising C. posting D. emailing
( ) 2. A. How far B. How long C. How soon D. How often
( ) 3. A. way B. quality C. safety D. cost
( ) 4. A. average B. creative C. convenient D. important
( ) 5. A. lucky B. positive C. proud D. nervous
( ) 6. A. a little B. a few C. little D. few
( ) 7. A. pick B. print C. buy D. copy
( ) 8. A. culture B. environment C. technology D. pattern
( ) 9. A. were used to be B. got used to C. used to be D. were used for
( )10. A. expensive B. active C. colourful D. endless
Teng Fei: Dad, did you have pen friends when you were in primary school?
Dad: Oh, yeah! I still remember being very excited about writing letters and 1 them every time.
Teng Fei: Letters? 2 did you write to each other?
Dad: Maybe once a month. We kept in touch only through snail mail. It was really slow.
Teng Fei: Nowadays people can use messages or video chatting to get to know each other.
Dad: Yeah. The 3 of communication has changed completely.
Grandpa: Teng Fei, you probably can't imagine how difficult it was for people to travel in the past.
Teng Fei: Really? I don't believe it. It's so 4 now.
Grandpa: Do you know about those green trains in the 90s? It would take almost 15 hours to travel to Beijing, and you'd be 5 to find a seat.
Teng Fei: Wow, unbelievable! Now we take high-speed trains and can reach faraway places in just 6 hours. The carriages(车厢)are comfortable.
Grandpa: Exactly. And we don't need to 7 tickets(票)any more. We use e-tickets. It's so much easier and better for the 8.
Mum: Hey, Teng Fei, do you know that TVs 9 like heavy boxes? The screens were small, and there were very few channels (频道). Now we have so many ways for fun. We can play online games or listen to music on the phone. Entertainment (娱乐) has become more 10 than before.
Teng Fei: It's amazing how much entertainment has grown and changed.
( ) 1. A. collecting B. raising C. posting D. emailing
( ) 2. A. How far B. How long C. How soon D. How often
( ) 3. A. way B. quality C. safety D. cost
( ) 4. A. average B. creative C. convenient D. important
( ) 5. A. lucky B. positive C. proud D. nervous
( ) 6. A. a little B. a few C. little D. few
( ) 7. A. pick B. print C. buy D. copy
( ) 8. A. culture B. environment C. technology D. pattern
( ) 9. A. were used to be B. got used to C. used to be D. were used for
( )10. A. expensive B. active C. colourful D. endless
答案：1. C
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. C
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. C
解析：
1. 结合上下文，爸爸回忆过去写信后邮寄信件，posting（邮寄）符合语境，其余选项collecting（收集）、raising（筹集）、emailing（发邮件）均不符合，故选C。
2. 根据答句“Maybe once a month.”可知是询问频率，How often（多久一次）用于提问频率，其余选项How far（多远，问距离）、How long（多长，问时间/物体长度）、How soon（多久以后，问将来时间）均不符合，故选D。
3. 上文对比了过去的书信和现在的消息、视频聊天，说明交流的方式（way）完全改变，其余选项quality（质量）、safety（安全）、cost（花费）均不符合，故选A。
4. 根据上文爷爷说过去旅行艰难，可知Teng Fei想表达现在旅行很方便（convenient），其余选项average（平均的）、creative（有创意的）、important（重要的）不符合语境，故选C。
5. 过去坐绿皮车耗时久，能找到座位是很幸运的（lucky），其余选项positive（积极的）、proud（骄傲的）、nervous（紧张的）不符合，故选A。
6. hours是可数名词复数，a few修饰可数名词复数，表示“几个”；a little修饰不可数名词，little和few表否定含义，此处指几个小时，故选B。
7. 现在使用电子票，无需再打印（print）纸质票，其余选项pick（捡起）、buy（电子票仍需购买，只是不用纸质版）、copy（复制）不符合语境，故选B。
8. 电子票无需纸质，对环境（environment）更友好，其余选项culture（文化）、technology（技术）、pattern（模式）不符合，故选B。
9. used to be表示“过去曾经是”，符合“过去电视像重箱子”的语境；were used to be结构错误，got used to意为“习惯于”，were used for意为“被用来做……”，均不符合，故选C。
10. 现在娱乐方式多样，相比过去更丰富多彩（colourful），其余选项expensive（昂贵的）、active（活跃的）、endless（无尽的）不符合语境，故选C。
2. 根据答句“Maybe once a month.”可知是询问频率，How often（多久一次）用于提问频率，其余选项How far（多远，问距离）、How long（多长，问时间/物体长度）、How soon（多久以后，问将来时间）均不符合，故选D。
3. 上文对比了过去的书信和现在的消息、视频聊天，说明交流的方式（way）完全改变，其余选项quality（质量）、safety（安全）、cost（花费）均不符合，故选A。
4. 根据上文爷爷说过去旅行艰难，可知Teng Fei想表达现在旅行很方便（convenient），其余选项average（平均的）、creative（有创意的）、important（重要的）不符合语境，故选C。
5. 过去坐绿皮车耗时久，能找到座位是很幸运的（lucky），其余选项positive（积极的）、proud（骄傲的）、nervous（紧张的）不符合，故选A。
6. hours是可数名词复数，a few修饰可数名词复数，表示“几个”；a little修饰不可数名词，little和few表否定含义，此处指几个小时，故选B。
7. 现在使用电子票，无需再打印（print）纸质票，其余选项pick（捡起）、buy（电子票仍需购买，只是不用纸质版）、copy（复制）不符合语境，故选B。
8. 电子票无需纸质，对环境（environment）更友好，其余选项culture（文化）、technology（技术）、pattern（模式）不符合，故选B。
9. used to be表示“过去曾经是”，符合“过去电视像重箱子”的语境；were used to be结构错误，got used to意为“习惯于”，were used for意为“被用来做……”，均不符合，故选C。
10. 现在娱乐方式多样，相比过去更丰富多彩（colourful），其余选项expensive（昂贵的）、active（活跃的）、endless（无尽的）不符合语境，故选C。