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    The article discusses nostalgia for aspects of life in the "old days" before modern inventions like the telephone, television, and modern food preservation methods. The author argues that life was more peaceful without the interruptions of the telephone, that people communicated more before television, and that fresh, not preserved, food was better. They also express preference for older forms of travel compared to modern options. In three sentences, the summary highlights the author's nostalgia for a time before certain technologies and their preferences for older ways of communication, food, and travel.

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    KET Reading and Writing Part 5

    Read the article about “Living in the past”


    4
    Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.

    The Old Days

    Life was much better in the old days when there __were_____ (1) ... none of those inventions
    _which______ (2) ... are said to be useful but in fact mainly seem to cause us so _many______
    (3) ... problems. Imagine life without the telephone! How peaceful it would be! You could have
    a bath without being interrupted by its demanding tones! We might even start writing letters to
    each other again! I've almost forgotten what it's like to get a letter ___from___ (4) ... a friend or
    relation.

    Even ____more___ (5) ... attractive still is the thought of having no television. We might start
    talking to each other again! I wouldn't be sorry to ___say____ (6) ... goodbye to modern food
    preserving methods. Dried, frozen, tinned products certainly __save_____ (7) ... the housewife
    time, but for what – to watch more television? Bring back the good old days of fresh food! I
    can do without the variety in the modern supermarket. Last but not the least how much better
    ___it____ (8) ... was to travel in the old days.

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