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請依下文回答第 16 題至第 20 題： In an article entitled “The Lure of Technologies Past,” Nick Bilton says: “What I’ve come to realize is that while the new thing gets people excited, the old thing often doesn’t go away. And if it does, it takes a very long time to meet its demise.” Indeed, the old thing dies hard. Just take a look at film cameras. One would think they have been 16 by the digital camera, but millions of people still use them. And while Polaroid, the instant film camera, has filed for bankruptcy, the company is making a 17 . One of Polaroid’s largest growing 18 , surprisingly, is teenagers who want tangible photos but do not want to wait. Other cases in point are vinyl records, print books and newspapers. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, 13 million vinyl records were sold in 2014, the highest count in 25 years. About 55 million newspapers still land on doorsteps every morning. And More than 571 million print books were sold in the United States in 2014. So why does old technology 19 and, in some cases, undergo a revival? For some consumers, it’s about 20 (e.g., film cameras and record players), while for others, it’s about familiarity (e.g., newspapers and print books).
請依下文回答第 16 題至第 20 題： In an article entitled “The Lure of Technologies Past,” Nick Bilton says: “What I’ve come to realize is that while the new thing gets people excited, the old thing often doesn’t go away. And if it does, it takes a very long time to meet its demise.” Indeed, the old thing dies hard. Just take a look at film cameras. One would think they have been 16 by the digital camera, but millions of people still use them. And while Polaroid, the instant film camera, has filed for bankruptcy, the company is making a 17 . One of Polaroid’s largest growing 18 , surprisingly, is teenagers who want tangible photos but do not want to wait. Other cases in point are vinyl records, print books and newspapers. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, 13 million vinyl records were sold in 2014, the highest count in 25 years. About 55 million newspapers still land on doorsteps every morning. And More than 571 million print books were sold in the United States in 2014. So why does old technology 19 and, in some cases, undergo a revival? For some consumers, it’s about 20 (e.g., film cameras and record players), while for others, it’s about familiarity (e.g., newspapers and print books).
In an article entitled “The Lure of Technologies Past,” Nick Bilton says: “What I’ve come to realize is
that while the new thing gets people excited, the old thing often doesn’t go away. And if it does, it takes
a very long time to meet its demise.” Indeed, the old thing dies hard. Just take a look at film cameras.
One would think they have been ___16___ by the digital camera, but millions of people still use them.
And while Polaroid, the instant film camera, has filed for bankruptcy, the company is making a ___17___.
One of Polaroid’s largest growing ___18___, surprisingly, is teenagers who want tangible photos but do
not want to wait.
Other cases in point are vinyl records, print books and newspapers. According to the Recording Industry
Association of America, 13 million vinyl records were sold in 2014, the highest count in 25 years.
About 55 million newspapers still land on doorsteps every morning. And More than 571 million print
books were sold in the United States in 2014.
So why does old technology ___19___ and, in some cases, undergo a revival? For some consumers, it’s
about ___20___ (e.g., film cameras and record players), while for others, it’s about familiarity (e.g.,
newspapers and print books).
- A resurgence
- B reduction
- C rendition
- D repartee
思路引導 VIP
請觀察空格前的 bankruptcy（破產）與這句話開頭的連接詞 while。如果一家公司曾經面臨失敗，但現在卻受到青少年的熱切歡迎（growing），那麼這家公司目前正處於什麼樣的「變化」中？這個詞代表的是「消失」還是「重新回來」呢？
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