Part IV Cloze Test (10 points)

　　Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

　　Sending and reading email has quickly become one of the most popular daily activities around the world, 76 for business or pleasure. Now, more and more teachers and students are using this form of 77 to improve their language skills, particularly English.

　　The reason 78 email has become a great tool is that it is fast, convenient, and 79 . One particular activity that takes advantage of these points is a keypal exchange. In the past, teachers often organized pen friends project 80 their students would exchange letters with another group of students in another country. ___81 , the turn-around time for sending and receiving traditional letters (and then follow-up replies) can take up to a month for the whole process, and by that time, students might 82 interest in the project or the class might end before a series of meaningful exchanges can take place. 83 , students have to pay international postage to send the letters, something the students might be unwilling to do.

　　With email, however, messages can be sent at a 84 of a button at school, home, or an Internet cafe, and if you are using a free email account, the cost is free (not taking into account any Internet Service Provider fees you have to pay). 85___ waiting days or weeks for a response, students can receive a reply within days, hours, or even minutes.

　　76. A. nor B. both C. either D. neither

　　77. A. reflection B. transportation C. interchange D. communication

　　78. A. why B. that C. for that D. for why

　　79. A. afforded B. affordable C. affective D. affable

　　80. A. where B. in where C. which D. during which

　　81. A. Therefore B. However C. Thereby D. Somehow

　　82. A. drop B. develop C. gain D. lose

　　83. A. Likely B. Besides C. In other words D. Therefore

　　84. A. clap B. push C. pull D. click

　　85. A. Despite B. Rather C. Instead of D. In spite