DON’T LET THAT MAN TAKE YOU________ WITH HIS CLEVER TALK – NONE OF...

40.Don’t let that man take you________ with his clever talk – none of it’s true.

A.along

B.in

C. about

D. down

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct

word for each of the blanks.

In this age (41)_______ highly-developed telephone networks and electronic mail, it

seems that fewer and 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 (43)______ in

contact with people who were any distance away and letter – writing was

(44)_______________ as an important skill for all learned people to master. Gradually,

(45)_______ , the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that the majority

of us (46)___________ make a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we

apply for a job or make a complaint. In business circles the (47)_______ is for routine

communications to become shorter. Even though clients may appreciate a detailed letter,

an employee who sends out long letters is often regarded as (48)________ . Many people

prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its (49)________ is essential in many

situations but how often have you put the telephone down, (50)______________ with

what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my pen away yet.