完形填空 Since telegrams are paid by the word, every word costs money．In this case,

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　Since telegrams are paid by the word, every word costs money．In this case, people always try to use as 　1 　words as possible． 　2 　words like a, an, the disappear．So 　3　 all those auxiliary verbs that English students 　4 　: do, does, are, is, have, etc．So a reporter who wanted to 　5 　how old the film star Cary Grant 　6 　sent a telegram 　7 　, “How old Cary Grant?”

　Unluckily, although the “little words”have gone, nobody knows 　8 　where they have gone 　9 　．So, the reporter 　10 　a reply from Cary Grant which said, “Old Cary Grant fine． 　11 　you?”

　And 　12 　newspapers, at least in Britain, are famous 　13 　trying not to spend money, they try to express the ideas 　14 　the simplest way．The word “no”was put in front of other words 　15 　“un-”．So, “no money”became“unmoney”．The most famous of such messages 　16 　from an editor who called a reporter, “Why unnews?”The reporter 　17 　a message back：“Unnews．Good news．”The editor was not happy．He sent 　18 　telegram and it said, “Unnews．Unjob．”

　Oscar Wilde, an Irish writer, once cabled (拍电报给)his publisher to see how his new book was 　19 　．The message read：“?”The publisher cabled back;“!”Perhaps that is the 　20 　telegram in the English language．

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