这是宏扬现代科技，开阔视野的科普短文，说明电子信箱的优越性，快捷、省钱、准确、方便．

　　Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone, anywhere in the world without putting a stamp on it? With e-mail you can just do that. Using computer you can send e-mail quickly and easily. The post is much slower than e-mail. E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world in seconds.

　　E-mail is easy to use and it saves time and money. The differences in time in different parts of the world do not matter when sending e-mail. It is twenty-four hour service(服务) that you can send e-mail at any time of the day or night. No one has to be there to receive e-mail. It does not matter if your friends are in bed when you send e-mail to them, or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send e-mail back.

1．With e-mail you can send a letter without putting ________ on it.

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2．The writer wants to tell us something about ________.

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3．Which of the following is true?

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A．E-mail is not easy to use.

B．E-mail saves time and money.

C．E-mail comes only at night.

D．E-mail is slower than the post.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

　　Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone anywhere in the world without putting a stamp on it? W　　1 e-mail you can just do that. Using a c　　2 you can send e-mail quickly and easily. The post is much s　　3 than e-mail. E-mail can send i　　4 message to the other side of the world in seconds.

　　E-mail is easy to use and it s　　5 time and money. The differences in time in different parts of the world do not matter w　　6 sending e-mail. It is twenty-four-hour service(服务) that you can send e-mail at any time of the day or n　　7. No one has to be t　　8 to receive e-mail. It d　　9 matter if your friends are in bed when you send e-mail to them, or you are seeing a f　　10 at the cinema when they send e-mail back.

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　　Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone，anywhere in the world without putting a stamp on it? With e-mail you can just do that. Using computer you can send e-mail quickly and easily. The post is much slower than e-mail. E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world in seconds.

　　E-mail is easy to use and it saves time and money. The differences in time and in different parts of the world do not matter when sending e-mail. It is twenty-four-hour service that you can send e-mail at any time of the day or night. No one has to be there to receive email. It does not matter if your friends are in bed when you send e-mail to them，or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send e-mail back.

(1)With e-mail you can send a letter without putting ________ on it.

[　　]

(2)The writer wants to tell us something about

[　　]

(3)Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．E-mail is not easy to use.

B．E-mail saves time and money.

C．E-mail comes only at night.

D．E-mail is slower than the post.

(4)When can you send an e-mail to your friend?

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A．By daylight.

B．At night.

C．At any time.

D．When your friends are at home.

(5)How long does it take to send an e-mail?

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A．Within seconds.

B．More than one hour.

C．A few days.

D．It depends on the distance.

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A．who the old man was

B．what the old man was planting

C．why the old man was planting

D．when the old man was planting

(3)The old man asked the farmer to swim across the river because________.

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A．he would give him some peas

B．he wanted him to see the peas

C．he liked the farmer

D．he wanted to tell him quietly

(4)The farmer didn't like to swim across the river，but ________.

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A．he swam across the lake

B．he went there on foot

C．he knew the old man

D．he did as the old man told him

(5)The old man thought________.

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A．the sparrows could understand what he said

B．the farmer wanted to see the peas

C．the sparrows couldn't know that

D．the farmer could help him plant peas

At one time, making a film was an expensive activity only for a small group of people and film companies. Not only were the tools and machines expensive but the cost of film was also far greater than most people could afford. However, modem technology has c 92　 all that.

　 New technology has really opened up the world of film-making for film fans. Now a camera

does not cost m 93　 and most young people are certainly able to pay for it. So all you need is to get one for yourself. With that, you may then start your own film-making.

　 However, film-making is t 94　 work. You probably need many other people to help you.

For example, the p　 95　 of actors and actresses is very important in your film. Of course, these actors and actresses may be your schoolmates, friends or family members. You don’t even need to pay them a cent while they are glad to be part of your job.

　 B 96　 , you need to make up a story. Can you write your own one? If you have good imagination, you can create an attractive story e　 97　 . Many world-famous film makers and producers are also good story-writers. If not, perhaps you need someone else to write it for you.

An excellent story is the key to making a s 98　 film.