题目内容：

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.

Whether you’re on social media or sending a text message, you encounter emoji (表情符号)regularly. 1. While most people’s enthusiasm for emoji increased in the   smart- phone era, Japan has been crazy for emoji since 1999. Designer Shigetaka Kurita invented emoji for a Japanese phone company 20 years ago as a way to make it easier to express ideas in a short message. The word emoji can be translated as “picture character” from Japanese. After the release of Kurita’s emoji, rival phone companies in Japan began creating their own emoji. Many emoji on our digital devices today are imported from Kurita’s original set of emoji.

Japan’s love for emoji continued well into the 2000s before the rest of the world discovered them. Apple Inc. officially introduced an emoji function in their software in 2011. Soon, other phone companies   from   around   the world made it easier for their customers to use emoji 2..

As you scroll (滑动）through your phone, you can see the wide selection of available emoji. More than 2,000 emoji are in existence now, with more being released each year. These numbers show the popularity and demand for emoji.

Why? Because words alone can’t convey the complete meaning of a digital message. In digital communication, emoji express a tone or mood. More than 90 percent of people online use emoji especially ones that show emotion like hearts and smileys. 3.. For example, they might send a red heart emoji as a response that they really like something instead of writing, “I love that.”

Some emoji are also abstract enough for people to use in any way they like. You can send an   emoji   as   an   inside   joke,   which   is   only   understood   between   you   and   your friend.

4.. Nor do they belong to a specific culture. You and I give emoji meaning, because emoji is a language that belongs to all of us.

A.You  may find these colorful symbols unavoidable as they’ve become a language of their own

B.People can send emoji instead of writing words to participate in a conversation

C.No wonder emoji use is becoming more and more popular in various fields

D.Today, emoji use is a standard feature in digital communication

E.But not all the people show interest in emoji especially elder ones

F.Unlike most words, there isn't a certain definition for each emoji