AnnaSchiferlhadn'tevengotoutofbedwhenshereachedforhercellphoneandtypedatexttohermum，onerecentSaturday．Momwasrightdownstairsinthekitchen．Thetext？Annawantedaneggforbreakfast．Soonafter，JoannaSchiferlcalled，"Ifyouwanttotalktome，Anna，comedownstairsandseeme？"Annalaughsaboutitnow．"Iwaskindofbeinglazy，"sheadmits．
Thesedays，manypeoplewithcellphonesprefertextingtoaphonecall．Andthat'screatingacommunicationdivide-thetalkervs．thetexters．Somewouldarguethatit'snobigdeal．Butmanyexpertssaythemostsuccessfulcommunicatorswill，ofcourse，havethecompetencetodoboth．Andtheyfearthatmoreofusareunabletohave-oratleastareavoiding-thetraditionalface-to-faceconversations．
Manyprofessorssayitisnotcommontoseestudentsoutsideofclass．"Isitinmyofficehourslonelynowbecauseifmystudentshaveaquestion，theyemailme，oftenlateatnight，"saysRenceHosuton，aprofessorattheUniversityofPugetSoundinWashingtonstate．"Andtheynevercall．"
AsAnnaseesit："Therearepeopleyou'lltext，butwon'tcall．It'sjustawaytostayintouchwitheachother．"Somebelievethatscoresoftextseachdaykeeppeoplemoreconnected．"Theproblemisthatconversationisnotverydeep，"saysJosephGrenny，co-authorofthebookCulturalConversations：ToolsforTalkingWhenStakesAreHigh．
"Theproblemhasbeentheresincewe'vehadtelephones-probablysincethetimeofatelegraph，"Grennysays．Textingisjustthelatestwaytodothat．Thoughtheymaynotalwaysbesogoodatdeepconversationsthemselves，Grennysuggeststhatparentsmodelthebehaviorfortheirchildrenandputdowntheirowncellphones．Hesaysthattheyalsoshouldsetlimits，asAnna'smomdidwhenshemadethe"notextingtopeopleinthesamehouse"rule．
28．AccordingtoParagraph1，Joanna___．
A．wasverystrictwithherdaughter
B．didnotknowhowtouseacellphone
C．wasangrythatherdaughtergotuplate
D．didnothaveanybreakfastthatmorning
29．WhichstatementaboutRence'sstudentsistrue？___
A．Theyoftenworklateatnight．
B．Theyoftenas
