Section C (12 marks)      Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in eac

Section C (12 marks)

     Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word

that best fits the context.

      Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home   48

their children return from school.  Sometimes  it is necessary for a parent to write   49   after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator,   50   another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a  51   way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about   52   they want to say before they write.   53   another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that   54   hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned   55   or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.

48.when /after  49.an    50.or    51.better   52.what    53.for    54.they    55.off   

48. 该空引导时间状语从句，句意为：“当他们的孩子们放学回来的时候/以后，他们经常不在家。 ”

49. 根据空后的单数可数名词note及after以元音音素开头可判断填an。

50. 该空填并列连词or并列三个名词，即“the kitchen table，the refrigerator，another place”。

51. 由句意“便条是与孩子交流的更好方式”可判断填better。

52. 该空引导宾语从句且在从句中作say的宾语，故填what。

53. For another为固定搭配，意为“另一方面”。

54. 该空在句中作主语且指代前面的people，故填they。

55.turn off意为“关掉”，即：手机被关掉。