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With the rapid development of the social media on the Internet, people nowadays depend heavily on using it
as a major means of communication with other people. The popularity of social media such as Line lies in its offer
of differing functions to the public. Not only 26 allow people to communicate with others online, it can also
enable them to share and exchange information between each other. As a more democratic kind of media than
others such as TV and radio, social media like Line provides many-to-many communications. 27 , people
who use it can set up a group and chat with many people in the group all at the same time. And if two or more
people are using it in the meantime, it can become instant as people can text messages to each other and get the
responses from each other immediately. One more 28 of using the Line is that sometimes it can help people
re-connect with those friends with whom they have long lost contact.
Although Line gives people many benefits, it still has its limitation. Despite that people are able to know
whether their sent messages are read or not, it also puts them in a difficult situation sometimes. 29 people
read the messages, they might not have the time or decide not to reply to any unwanted or hard-to-reply messages.
If this happens, it could cause unnecessary misunderstanding and confusion between people. 30 , some people
prefer making a phone call to texting messages through Line because they think that real interactions between
people can only occur when people can hear each other’s voice or see each other face to face. No matter what it
is, people need to adjust themselves to the changes the technology has made to their daily life.
【題組】30 (A) In case (B) As though (C) Just as (D) In addition