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Next time you’re in a public place, take a look around you, and count how many people are using their phones. I can tell you that it is probably more than half.

It always  41  me how people can spend so much time on their phones  42  actually talking to anyone in particular. With the constant upgrade(更新)of  43  we can now do practically anything on phones. But has it gone too far? Do we spend too much time on our  44   and not enough time  45  with people “in real life”?

With social media becoming an important part of our lives, it is concerning that we may be  46  too much time on our phones. According to a study, there are approximately 1.4 billion people on Facebook who spend an average of 15 hours and 33 minutes a month on the  47 .

One of the biggest   48   with people spending more time than necessary on their phones is the clearly noticeable   49   to social and life skills. For example, many studies show that texting and typing are harmful to penmanship(书法)  50  and the use of proper grammar. Also, being able to communicate behind a screen   51  poor social skills. When faced with people in   52   life, many people (especially young adults who have grown up with this technology) can’t   53    their thoughts. Another    54   problem with smartphones is a(n)  55   number of young people with seeing disabilities. Studies show that people are often complaining about   56  damage due to their smartphones.

If problems with smartphones continue to increase and   57   damage, perhaps technology will need to change or be   58  . However, how much time is spent on smartphones   59   the individual.  60   they are useful, entertaining, and convenient, maybe people need to put the phones down for a while.

41. A. excites                     B. touches                  C. amazes                          D. bores

42. A. for                      B. beyond                   C. than                              D. without

43. A. service                 B. technology                  C. information                           D. quality

44. A. phones             B. work                    C. computers                            D. enjoyment

45. A. playing             B. communicating      C. competing                            D. comparing

46. A. wasting              B. saving             C. taking                 D. valuing

47. A. paper          B. television         C. website              D. subject

48. A. problems       B. challenges              C. events               D. decisions

49. A. development         B. level               C. improvement           D. damage

50. A. habits          B. styles             C. skills               D. gestures

51. A refers to         B. adds to               C. turns to                D. leads to

52. A. normal               B. real                     C. terrible                 D. busy

53. A. change         B. imagine                C. express                D. gather

54. A. common        B. interesting             C. difficult                  D. different

55. A. small                 B. puzzling          C. limited                  D. increasing

56. A. brain                 B. eyesight           C. hearing               D. lung

57. A. cause               B. reduce                  C. remove                        D. avoid

58. A. adopted             B. introduced              C. replaced                      D. presented

59. A. Comes from          B. applies to          C. makes up                    D. depends on

60. A. If             B. Although          C. Since                          D. Unless

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