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(湖南专用)(新课标)2014高考英语二轮复习方案-专题限时集训14-说明文型完形填空
专题限时训练(十四) [说明文型完形填空]
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Almost everyone around us uses a phone.Phones provide a simple and efficient means to conduct work or __1__ social arrangements from day to day.
Several times in course of a working day，you may be __2__ by phone with colleagues，students，lab assistants，secretaries or others on private matters.If you want an appointment with your department head，you would __3__ call him and arrange a time with him.If you were unable to __4__ your appointment，or if you found you had to be late for it，you would phone and change the plan.In this way，no one __5__ time waiting for someone who is not coming.If you want to buy something，you
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would “let your __6__ do the walking”．That is，you call ahead to make sure the store has what you need.If it is an expensive item，you might call several stores to __7__ prices.If you want to take a train or plane，after finding out schedule and prices，you can call to make a __8__；if you want to shop for clothes after work，you might call to ask how late the store is open before you travel all way there.
Phones are easily __9__．In streets，you can see public phones in which you feed coins to make a call.Phones have automatic answering services; if you are not at home or in the office，or don't wish to be __10__ ，you switch on a machine，which will answer the call for you.A pre-recorded __11__ will say to the caller，“I'm sorry，I'm not in at the moment.Please leave your name and number and I will call you back as __12__as possible.” It's more efficient to leave one's name and number
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than to waste their time calling again and again.
1. A．handle B．attend C．offer D．match
2. A．conveyed B．consulted C．interrupted D．advised 3. A．carefully B．finally C．normally D．secretly 4. A．make B．keep C．break D．remember 5. A．arranges B．takes C．kills D．wastes 6. A．fingers B．feet C．head D．legs
7. A．bargain B．compare C．pay D．cut
8. A．reservation B．choice C．decision D．study
9. A．accessible B．acceptable C．portable D．suitable 10. A．worried B．upset C．disturbed D．woken
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