第一节　完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　When I was a college student,I did a lot of travelling abroad. That was because a professor 　1　 me to do so. She said,"Now it is the time for you to travel around the world,so 　2　 your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun!" I agreed with her.

　　Since I started to work for a food company, 　3　,I have done most of my travelling through the Internet. 　4　 using the Internet,I have seen the 　5　 of many cities on my computer screen. And I have made real business 　6　,too. With the help of the Internet,I have also got 　7　 about food in different countries.

　　Therefore,I was beginning to feel that actual trips were no longer 　8　 when I happened to read a famous chef's(厨师)comment on the Internet. He said,"It is very 　9　 to have real Italian food in a foreign country because we enjoy food and the 　10　 around us at the same time. So why don't you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian dishes?" Those words reminded me of my 　11　 advice. As information technology 　12　,you might be able to do without making some real trips. But this also means that you will miss the various 　13　 you can get from travelling.

　　Today there are people who 　14　 direct contact with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not 　15　 to see a group of people talking not with each other face to face but by using their cellphones. It seems as if such people are 　16　 by an invisible wall. They seem to be losing a good chance to 　17　 and talk with other people. I don't think they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily 　18　 more fruitful. However,we should never let it 　19　 our time for face-to-face communication. Let's make use of information technology more 　20　,and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.

1. A. promised B. allowed