C. READING (1.8 pt). I. Read the passage and choose the most suitable word to fill each blank (1.0pt). imagine busier everything friends convenient It's hard to believe that no one had computers a few years ago. There must have been a lot of paperwork. I can't (1)....... writing everything by hand. I also wonder how everything worked without computers. We need computers today for (2)........ Hospitals, airports, the police ... nothing can work without computers. I'm sure I'd be ten times (3)........ than now if I didn't have a computer. Imagine having to find a piece of paper and an envelope and then walking down the street to mail a letter! I love my computer. It makes everything in my life so (4)......... Sure, it freezes and crashes sometimes. Sure, I lose some data. But that's not often. Most of the time my computer is like my best (5) ……

I can't (1)....... writing everything by hand. I also wonder how everything worked without computers.