expressing       expressed       to express       to expression

2. The audience gave the new show the ______ - some of them said it was the best thing they had ever seen!

substitute       thumbs-up       face-to-face       amazed

3. Although my boyfriend told me on the phone that he was leaving me, I had to meet him ______ to see if he was serious.

face-to-face       face-or-face       face up       face-to-facing

4. I'm so ______, I keep dropping things and breaking them!

angry       happy       addicted       clumsy

5. My boss is being so ______, I'm going to have to say something to him.

sophisticated       flirtatious       amazed       pictorial

答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. In what way has technology changed to make adding pre-made emojis to our text messages easy?

Technology has become more sophisticated, so pre-made images can easily be added to our text messages.

2. What new word has been created by combining the Japanese words for 'picture' and 'character'?

Emoji - e (絵, "picture") + moji (文字, "character").

3. According to the article, why do we use emojis more these days? 

The use of emojis has increased because we communicate more via phones and computers. Emojis are used a substitute for the visual signals or non-verbal cues we normally give when we speak to someone face-to-face.

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