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In modern times when time is money and there are so many commercialized choices to make life easier, we often resort to the easiest way where showing appreciation or giving gifts is concerned．Whether it is for a colleague's birthday or a New Year present for a friend，we sometimes do not even bother to spend time thinking what to send. At holiday seasons, there are dozens of ready-made rhymed greetings to forward to each other; for friends near and far, a mobile phone short-message is thought enough, although it may take only a few seconds and almost no thought at all.
We seem to feel satisfied as long as we know our friends have not forgotten us. Receiving a short message by phone or email is better than being ignored. As for people we want to impress, there are various kinds of gifts prepared by the business genius for all occasions ranging from inexpensive funny toys to the most luxurious products with world-famous brand names. However, the most special gifts we have to give are our time and our attention, which do not depend on the economy. True friendship can only be nourished with time and care.
A well-written letter on stationery may seem old-fashioned, but it can be a gift that pleases both the sender and the receiver. Even a short note conveys personal message that no mass-produced item can match. The value we place on hand-written notes may, in part, be a reaction to the lack of truly personal involvement in today's materialistic society.

【答案解析】[提示] 现代社会的人际交流范围更广，表达感情也更容易流于形式。如今，转发手机短信、通过网络下载并发送贺卡或者购买现成的礼盒已经基本取代了邮寄贺卡或传统的书信交流。然而，最流行的方式并不一定最能表达情谊，最贵重的礼品也不一定最被珍视。往往一份投入了时间、倾注了感情的小物能更能令人感动，亲手书写的文字也常使收信人更深地体会到其中包含的亲情或友情。本文可以就表达感情的方式、礼品的选择、送礼的意义等方面进行阐述，但一定要表明作者的态度，避免单纯罗列。