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专题限时训练(十四)说明文型完形填空(限时：30分钟)(一)almost everyone around us uses a phone. phones provide a simple and efficient means to conduct work or _1_ social arrangements from day to day.several times in course of a work day, you may be _2_ by phone with colleagues, students, lab assistants, secretaries or others on _3_ matters. if you want an appointment with your department head, you would _4_ call him and arrange a time with him. if you were unable to _5_ your appointment, or if you found you had to be late for it, you would phone and change the _6_. in this way, no one _7_ time waiting for someone who is not coming. if you want to buy something, you would “let your _8_ do the walking”. that is, you call _9_ to make sure the store has what you need. if it is an expensive item, you might call several stores to _10_ prices. if you want to take a train or plane, after finding out _11_ and prices, you can call to make a _12_； if you want to shop for clothes after work, you might call to ask how late the store is open _13_ you travel all the way there.phones are easily _14_. in streets, you can see public phones in which you _15_ coins to make a call. phones have _16_ answering services; 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