In that school, English is compulsory for all students, but French and Russian are _______.
A.special B.regional C.optional D.original
Between the two parts of the concert is an interval, ________ the audience can buy icecream.
A.when B.where
C.that D.which
—Tommy is planning to buy a car.
— I know. By next month, he ____ enough for a used one.
A.saves B.saved C.will save D.will have saved
The fact that so many people still smoke in public places____ that we may need a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the risks of smoking.
A.suggest B.suggests C.suggested D.suggesting
—I hear you in a pub. What’s it like?
—Well, it’s very hard work and I’m always tired, but I don’t mind.
A.are working B.will work
C.were working D.will be working
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Everyone looks forward to progress. Progress shows a person’s ability to change the way he is living at the moment. Progress means a better way of doing things. However，all these remain true only when people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.
However，in the minds of many people，especially those who miss the “good old days”，progress goes with a price. Now communication becomes efficient. With the communication gadgets like mobile phones and iPads，people often do not take the effort to visit one another personally. A personal visit has the additional benefit of being in the person’s presence for as long as the visit lasts.
With progress also comes mass production. Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. However，with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when they are making these products. For example，many handcrafts (手工艺品) are now produced in a factory. Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand，mass production lowers the quality of the handcraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.
Nevertheless，we must not analyze progress only from one point of view. In fact，progress has allowed tradition to keep up. It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state. New technology is required for old products to stay old.
It is people’s attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society. Technology is flexible. There is no fixed way of making use of it. Everything depends on people’s attitude.
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