第 21 至 30 題為題組         The history of the written word goes back 6,000 years. Words express feelings, open doors into the __21__ , create pictures of worlds never seen, and allow adventures never dared. Therefore, the original __22__ of words, such as storytellers, poets, and singers, were respected in all cultures in the past.         But now the romance is __23__ . Imagination is being surpassed by the instant picture. In atriumphant march, movies, TV, videos, and DVDs are __24__ storytellers and books. A visual culture istaking over the world—at the__25__    of the written word. Our literacy, and with it our verbal andcommunication skills, are in __26__ decline.         The only category of novel that is __27__ ground in our increasingly visual world is the graphicnovel. A growing number of adults and young people worldwide are reading graphic novels, andeducators are beginning to realize the power of this __28__ . The graphic novel looks like a comic book,but it is longer, more sophisticated, and may come in black and white or multiple __29__ and appear inmany sizes. In fact, some of the most interesting, daring, and most heartbreaking art being created rightnow is being published in graphic novels. Graphic novels __30__  the opportunity to examine theincreasingly visual world of communications today while exploring serious social and literary topics. Thegraphic novel can be used to develop a sense of visual literacy, in much the same way that students areintroduced to art appreciation. (AB) expense (AC) fading (AD) colors (AE) research (BC) replacing (BD) offer(BE) users (CD) rapid (CE) gaining (DE) medium (ABC) circular (ABD) unknown
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