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2023年四川省乐山市峨边彝族自治县考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) An Effective Commercial I have to admit that I rarely watch commercials, since most of them are boring and stupid. When watching commercials, we are “learning” that consumption makes us happy and that we need to buy everything. This really makes me 1 . So when I watch commercials I usually start thinking of other things, and don’t hear a 2 . Recently, however, a commercial for a major retail (零售) store got my 3 . It gave me a deep impression, and 4 me of the best things about Christmas. A young lady is talking over the phone to her family right before Christmas. She is obviously living away from her family and 5 them. She is upset because she won’t be with them for the holidays. I believe she is talking to her mother, who asks her if she has received the 6 that were sent to her. The young lady 7 that she hasn’t, and the mother expresses 8 that they should have arrived by now. The mother suggests that she 9 the doorstep. At this point, the young lady opens her front door, and 10 there is her family on the doorstep. They have come to 11 the Christmas with her. This is where I got 12 . What a surprise! This has happened to me, but I can 13 how wonderful it would be. The holidays are a good time to 14 connections and renew relationships among family members. People can communicate with each other and 15 a sense of belonging. So once again I am reminded that the best Christmas gifts are not the ones you buy in the retail store. They are gifts of 16 , family and time spent together happily. Commercials can 17 the audience if they are made effectively. What makes a commercial 18 is human interest, and usually there are some common 19 . A good commercial for me is when I