Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with best or most appropriate answer. Many people find that one of the most unpopular aspects of using the telephone is having to leave
a message on an answering machine. Why is it unpopular? Many people do not like to talk(
machines. They would rather hang up because
(18) to a machine seems impersonal. Some
(19) awkward , even foolish, talking to something that cannot give them the (20) that
they need. There is also the problem of no
(21) feedback from the person they intend to
get
.(22) with. Some callers may not know how to begin or end a
(23), and may
be left speechless.
(24), once they discover that they have a framework which they can
.(25), leaving a message on an answering machine
(26) be quite a simple
process.
17. A. at
B. to
C. with
D. into
18. A. talk
B. talks
C. talked
D. talking
19. A. think
B. say
C. look
D. feel
20. A. reward
B. respect
C. response
D. reminder
21. A. immediate
B. accurate
C. positive
D. limited
22. A. on line
B. off line
C. in touch
D. out of touch
23. A. message
B. notice
C. memo
D. sign
24. A. Therefore
B. Otherwise
C. However
D. Besides
25. A. ignore
B. follow
C. acquire
D. manage
26. A. may
B. must
C. can't
D. won't

Read the excerpt from act 1 of a doll's house. helmer: nora! [goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] the same little featherhead! suppose, now, that i borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the christmas week, and then on new year's eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and— nora: [putting her hands over his mouth]. oh! don't say such horrid things. helmer: still, suppose that happened, —what then? nora: if that were to happen, i don't suppose i should care whether i owed money or not. helmer: yes, but what about the people who had lent it? nora: they? who would bother about them? i should not know who they were. helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. nora: [moving towards the stove]. as you , torvald. how does the interaction between helmer and nora advance the plot? nora realizes that helmer will completely disapprove of her having borrowed money, so she has to continue to keep it a secret from him. nora realizes that she and helmer have the same ideas about financial issues, and the conversation brings them closer together later in the play. helmer realizes that nora is more responsible with money than he originally thought, and he trusts her more with finances later in the play. nora realizes that helmer knows a lot more about borrowing and lending, and she will seek his input later when she needs it.

Briefly describe your ideas about elisa's connection to both the ranch or garden and the road setting of the story

Evaluate the tone of this cover letter. is it appropriate?