the later     later     the latter     latter

3. Mark wanders around like a zombie all day with his eyes _________ his smartphone.

glued to     glue to     glued     glued on

4. Our CEO doesn’t like to give serious speeches. They’re always _________.

light-hearted     oblivious     daring     engrossing

5. After working all night I felt like a _________ in the office today.

legion     phubber     zombie     smombie

答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. What is a ‘smombie’?

     A ‘smombie’ is a ‘smartphone zombie’. It’s a slang term from Germany and it refers to people who walk around gazing at their smartphones. 

2. Why have traffic lights been placed at ground level in Germany?

    Traffic lights have been placed at ground level to attract the attention of those looking down at their phones, to minimise the risk of accidents.  

3. What does it mean if you ‘phub’ someone?

    It means you ignore someone because you are using your mobile phone.    

4. Which word means: ‘photographs you take of yourself’?

    Selfies.    

5. True or false: ‘Fomo’ is a portmanteau word.

    False. ‘Fomo’ is an abbreviation of ‘fear of missing out’.

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处

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