“I’M SORRY I GAVE YOU THE WRONG NUMBER,” SAID PAUL TO SUSAN.A. PAU...

40. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number,” said Paul to Susan.A. Paul apologized Susan for giving her the wrong number.B. Paul apologized Susan for having given her the wrong number.C. Paul apologized to Susan to have given her the wrong number.D. Paul apologized to Susan for having given her the wrong numberRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each ofthe blanks from 41 to 50. In this age of (41)______telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are (42)_____time to sit down and write letters to friends and relatives. For hundreds of years, letters were the only way to keep(43)_____ people who were any distance away and letter-writing was seen as an important skill for all learned people(44)______ . Gradually, (45)_____ , the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that majority of us have to(46)_____ a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we apply for a job or make a complaint. In businesscircles the tendency is for routine communications to become shorter. (47)_____ clients may appreciate a detailed letter, anemployee who sends out long letters is often regarded as (48)_____ . Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstancesand its speed is essential in many situations but (49)______ have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied with what youhave managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my (50)______ away yet.