Today we can use the Internet for many things: shopping, business, writing letters, talking to people, getting information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There's no real word for it yet, so we call it e-talk.
People don't like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters， acronyms(首字母缩略词). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some are as follows:
BRB (be right back), BTW (by the way), LOL (laughing out loud), IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations include info (information), pic (picture), puter (computer), sec (second), etc.
We usually don't see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw "feelings", such as:
:-)  (happy)     ;-)  (joking)       :-(  (sad)        :-O  (surprised)
These days, many public discussions have picture feelings, for example:
    
(happy)           (sad)            (angry)           ( (cool)
There are even whole new words, like "newbies"(someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, it's called "burning" the person.
It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
【小题1】Why do people type acronyms?

A．To type them quickly.	B．To make jokes.
C．To make newbies puzzled.	D．To show their feelings.

【小题2】What does the sentence “BTW, my puter is not working well. :-( ”mean?

A．The person is happy about getting a new computer.

B．The person has to go away from their computer.

C．The person is sad that his computer is having problems.

D．The person is angry at somebody.

【小题3】If someone is angry, what may he type?
A.   LOL      B. BRB.               C.   D.
【小题4】E-talk will probably____________.

A．stay the same

B．keep changing

C．be used by people on the telephone

D．be easy for newbies to understand

【小题5】The best title for this passage is________.

A．E-talk	B．Picture Feelings
C．How to Use Abbreviations	D．The Changing Internet

1 is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our  2 .   3 say many of the health problems come from these  4 habits: eating too much,   5 too much, smoking cigarette, and not having enough  6 . Doctors tell us, ‘Eat less, don’t smoke,   7  exercise more.’ Running is a good exercise  8 it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people

  9 weight.   10 80-year-old woman runs three times a week. She is getting  11 . Running is good for health in other  12 , too. Many runners say running makes colds and other small health problems  13 . ‘Running is my doctor,’ says a man. Running can also make people feel  14 . So today men and women of all  15 enjoy running.

1.                A．Run           B．Running        C．Ran  D．To run

 

2.                A．health          B．doctor          C．habit D．exercise

 

3.                A．Teachers        B．Doctors         C．Men D．Women

 

4.                A．good           B．well            C．bad  D．badly

 

5.                A．drink          B．to drink         C．drinking  D．drank

 

6.                A．exercise        B．to exercise      C．exercises D．exercising

 

7.                A．and            B．so             C．but  D．however

 

8.                A．so             B．because        C．because of    D．even if

 

9.                A．get            B．gain            C．lose D．lost

 

10.               A．A             B．An            C．The  D．/

 

11.               A．fat            B．fatter          C．slim  D．slimmer

 

12.               A．road           B．roads          C．way  D．ways

 

13.               A．go away        B．went away      C．go on D．went on

 

14.               A．nervous        B．relax           C．relaxed   D．tried

 

15.               A．job            B．jobs           C．age   D．ages

 

 

The world is not only hungry but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. But about 97% of that is sea water or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% of fresh water from rivers, lakes, underground and so on. And we can not even use all of that because some of it has been made dirty.
Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember how important water is. The water that we use is the most important natural resource on the earth. Today we face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too.
How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First they pollute the air. Then when it rains, the rain water makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won’t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to stop wasting water. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system (下水道). From there it returns to the sea or goes underground.
But even though every large city reused its water, we would still not have enough. So we should make use of sea water by removing the salt in it. If we can take these steps, fresh water won’t be used up.
【小题1】The world is thirsty for water because _______.

A．we don’t have enough fresh water	B．a lot of water goes into sewer systems
C．only 70% of the earth’s surface is water	D．sea water is widely used rather than fresh water

【小题2】From this passage, we know acid rain _______.

A．is only bad for living things	B．is not bad for buildings and factories
C．can be produced in factories	D．is bad for people, animals, plants and buildings

【小题3】One difficult way we can solve the problem is to _______.

A．use the water with salt in it	B．remove the salt from sea water
C．get water from underground	D．reuse the water in cities

【小题4】What is the best title for this passage?

A．Fresh water and sea water	B．A thirsty country
C．The importance of water	D．The world’s water problem

The world is not only hungry but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. But about 97% of that is sea water or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% of fresh water from rivers, lakes, underground and so on. And we can not even use all of that because some of it has been made dirty.
Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember how important water is. The water that we use is the most important natural resource on the earth. Today we face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too.
How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First they pollute the air. Then when it rains, the rain water makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won’t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to stop wasting water. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system (下水道). From there it returns to the sea or goes underground.
But even though every large city reused its water, we would still not have enough. So we should make use of sea water by removing the salt in it. If we can take these steps, fresh water won’t be used up.
【小题1】The world is thirsty for water because _______.

A．we don’t have enough fresh water	B．a lot of water goes into sewer systems
C．only 70% of the earth’s surface is water	D．sea water is widely used rather than fresh water

【小题2】From this passage, we know acid rain _______.

A．is only bad for living things	B．is not bad for buildings and factories
C．can be produced in factories	D．is bad for people, animals, plants and buildings

【小题3】One difficult way we can solve the problem is to _______.

A．use the water with salt in it	B．remove the salt from sea water
C．get water from underground	D．reuse the water in cities

【小题4】What is the best title for this passage?

A．Fresh water and sea water	B．A thirsty country
C．The importance of water	D．The world’s water problem