The Qilu Evening News, in Shandong Province, has reported that parents of primary school students are facing a huge __24__ in getting their children to improve their handwriting. Schools have set __25__ special handwriting classes for pupils. In a(n) __26__ of text messages, __27__， computer games and Microsoft World, is it any __28__ that teens view handwriting as old­fashioned as tying your feet with a long strip of cloth?

　　I learnt to write __29__ I was five years old. Armed with a big pencil, I __30__ to make sense of the alphabet. Being able to __31__ through writing proves that we have the ability for thinking intelligently, __32__ us from animals.

　　OK, so most teenagers will not be able to write in a few years. What's the big __33__？

　　Well, using a keyboard all the time may be affecting the shape of your hands. A new study __34__ recently in Shandong __35__ the fingers of people under 25 years old has shown that thumbs are taking over from other fingers as the hand's most flexible and strong fingers.

　　The Chinese __36__ view handwriting as an indication of a person's __37__. Calligraphy(书法) has __38__ been an important part of Chinese culture, but today its future is __39__. Before we lose our skills altogether, __40__ that a letter written by hand is worth a thousand times more than a quick e­mail.

　　21．A.simple

　　B．common

　　C．foolish

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