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Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
NowthatI'vegraduatedfromcollegeandmovedintomyownapartment,myparentsoftenmakeafussabouthowscatteredourfamilyhasbecome.Iwastheirlastchildtomoveawayfromhome,andIthinktheyoftenmisshavingeveryonetogetherinoneplace.Icancertainlyunderstandtheirpoint.TheystillliveinBirmingham,butInowliveinLondonandmysisterisattendinguniversityinOxford.Tomakemattersworse,myolderbrotherrecentlymovedtoSpainforajob.
Ofcourse,weallkeepintouchthroughemailandoverthephone.Mybrotherevenkeepsadailyblog!However,it'snotthesameasbeingtogether,andsharingimportantnewsoveremailiscompletelydifferentfromtellingsomeonethatnewsfacetoface.Wedoourbesttotouchbasewitheachotheratleasteveryotherday,butwe'reallbusyandsometimesweforget.
Theholidaysaremyfavouritetimeoftheyearbecauseit'swhenweallcometogetheratouroldhouse.Witheveryonetogetherandinoneplace,itfeelsjustlikeoldtimes.IreallyenjoyspendingtimewithmybrotherandsisterandIknowmyparentsreallyappreciatehavingallthekidsunderoneroofagain.
Myparentsdon'thaveInternetaccessattheirhouseandmymotherhasarulethatweallmustswitchoffourmobilephoneswhilewe'rethere.If
wewanttomakeacall,wemustgooutside!Itmaysoundharsh,butitreallyhelpstobringallofustogether.It'seasytoforgethowimportantandspecialpersonalconnectionscanbe.Ithinkthatmoderntechnology,forallofitsallure,interfereswiththedevelopmentofgenuinerelationships.
41.Withwhichofthefollowingstatementswouldthe
authorprobablyagree?
A.Emailisagreatsubstituteforpersonalconversations.
B.Keepingadailyblogisagreatwaytokeepintouchwithfriendsandfamily.
C.Face-to-faceconversationisthebestformofcommunication.
D.Thebestwaytosharenewswithsomeoneisoverthephone.
42.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Parentsenjoyhavingtheirfamilytogetherinoneplace.
B.Thereisadifferencebetweensharingnewsthroughemailandfacetoface.
C.Theholidaysarethebesttimeoftheyear.D.Genuinerelationshipsarebestdevelopedthroughpersonalcommunication.
43.Wherewouldthispassagelikelyappear?
A.Inascientificjournal.B.Inapersonalmemoir.C.Inanacademicpaper.D.Inatechnicalreport.
44.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes\oneroof\
(Para.3,Line3)?
A.Inthesamehouse.
B.Safefromdanger.C.Outoftheweather.D.Inthesamecountry.
45.Whydoestheauthorliketheholidayssomuch?
A.Helikestoeathome-cookedmeals.B.HelikestohavefreetimetosurftheInternet.
C.Helikestospendtimewithhisfamily.D.Helikestohavephonecallsoutside.