Complete the passage with the words provided:
In this age of (1)_______telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are taking time to sit down and write letters(2) ________ friends and relatives. For hundreds of years, letters were the only way to keep (3) ________ people who were any distance away and letter-writing was seen as an important skill for all learned people (4)_________. Gradually, (5)_______, the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that majority of us have to (6)________a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we apply for a job or make a complaint. In business circles the tendency is for routine communications to become shorter. (7)__________clients may appreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is often regarded as (8)_______. Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed is essential in many situations but (9)_________ have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied with what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my (10)_________ away yet
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Lời giải:
Báo saiGiải thích: How often: bao lâu một lần. How long: kéo dài bao lâu. How much: bao nhiêu. How about: thế còn về…?
Tạm dịch: Nhiều người thích điện thoại hơn trong mọi hoàn cảnh và tốc độ của nó là điều cần thiết trong nhiều tình huống nhưng bạn đã bao giờ đặt điện thoại xuống, không hài lòng với những gì mình đã nói?