Compared with spoken language, writing makes it possible to keep records and transmit information to people who were ________when the information was given.

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【设题处】转折处设题
【答案】not present/absent
【解析】文章第四段指出，书面语言(writing)发展到一定阶段后，可以将信息记录或传达给信息发布时不在现场的人。其中writing，which，like spoken language，developed out of pictures说明了书面语言和口头语言的共性，而其后的转折连词but则强调了书面语言的优势，这与题干中的Compared with spoken language相对应。not present也可用absent表示。

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