文档介绍:山东德州2014届高考英语一轮复习完形填空加强训练21
,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Almost everyone around us uses a phone. Phones provide a simple and efficient means to conduct work or 36 social arrangements from day to day.
Several times in course of a work day, you may be 37 by phone with colleagues, students, lab assistants, secretaries or others on 38 matters. If you want an appointment with your department head, you would 39 call him and arrange a time with him. If you were unable to 40 your appointment, or if you found you had to be late for it, you would phone and change the 41 . In this way, no one 42 time waiting for someone who is ing. If you want to buy something, you would "let your 43 do the walking". That is, you call 44 to make sure the store has what you need. If it is an expensive item, you might call several stores to 45 prices. If you want to take a train or plane, after finding out 46 and prices, you can call to make a 47 ; if you want to shop for clothes after work, you might call to ask how late the store is open 48 you travel all way there.
Phones are easily 49 . In streets, you can see public phones in which you 50 coins to make a call. Phones have 51 answering services; if you are not at home or in the office, or don't wish to be 52 , you switch on a machine, which will answer the call for you. A pre-recorded 53 will say to the caller, "I'm 54 , I'm not in at the moment. Please leave your name and number and I will call you back as 55 as possible." It's mor efficient to leave one's name and number than to waste their time calling again and again.
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