Istheartofconversationdying?Theotherday,mywife16twoteenagechildrendidsomethingwehaven’t17forages.Itdidn’trequiretheInternet,aTVscreen,batteries…oranythingelseforthatmatter.Butweall18itsomuchwe’rethinking

　　Istheartofconversationdying?Theotherday,mywife16twoteenagechildrendidsomethingwehaven’t17forages.Itdidn’trequiretheInternet,aTVscreen,batteries…oranythingelseforthatmatter.Butweall18itsomuchwe’rethinkingofdoingitagainsometime.

　　Wehadaconversation.Thekindofreal,liveconversationthatwas19whenIwasgrowingup,butwhichseemsalltoorarethesedays.Todaywehavechatrooms,textmessages,e-mailsbutweseemtobelosingthe20ofcommunicatingface-to-face.Weallknow21youngpeopleareoutonadate(约会）thesedays,theyspendmostofthattime22theirmobilephones.Andteenagersnowadaysseemto23communicatingwiththeirfriendsbysendingtextmessagesratherthanactually24tothem.

　　Ifwecarryonlikethis,inthefuture,we’lllosetheuseofour25.Whatdoyouthink?E-mailme,andwhoknows?Maybewecouldevenhavearealconversationaboutit!

　　16.A.andB.orC.butD.after

　　17.A.madeB.knownC.doneD.seen

　　18.A.actedB.blamedC.decidedD.enjoyed

　　19.A.commonB.carefulC.extraD.enough

　　20.A.nameB.artC.attentionD.aim

　　21.A.becauseB.howC.whenD.unless

　　22.A.buyingB.collectingC.repairingD.answering

　　23.A.dislikeB.preferC.admireD.believe

　　24.A.writingB.introducingC.speakingD.hurrying

　　25.A.eyesB.voicesC.mouthsD.hands