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　　We use the Internet for many things：business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding 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'll call it e-talk．

　　People don't like typing too much．To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters(called acronyms)．Acronyms are often used in chat rooms(聊天室)．Some of them are：

　　BTW(by the way)　　　　　　BRB(be right back)

　　LOL(laughing out loud)　　　IMO(in my opinion)

　　People also use many abbreviations．They are shortened forms of words．Some common abbreviations are：

　　info(information)　　　　puter(computer)

　　pic(picture)　　　　　　sec(second)

　　We usually don't see people when we communicate(交流)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 forums(论坛)have picture feelings．For example：

　　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 "flaming" the person．

　　It takes time for people to get used to(适应)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．

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　　The most difficult thing for university student Shaun Rogers is opening the classroom door by himself．Shaun can’t do this without 　　1　　 because he is only six years old．He’s the 　　2　　 person ever to study at Rochester University in New York．Shaun began 　　3　　 at two and by the age of five he had read many books and was able to finish writing his 　　4　　 book．“I love learning”, says Shaun．“My hero is the scientist Albert Einstein 　　5　　 he never combed(梳理)his hair or wore socks．”

　　Shaun’s mother first realized that her son was 　　6　　 when he kept crying at playschool because he was bored with the children’s games．She started teaching him at home 　　7　　 finding that local schools were not prepared for children who 　　8　　 at Shaun’s speed．Now Shaun is studying geography at 　　9　　 and using the Internet to finish his high school studies．

　　However, some scientists warn that too much study can stop a child from developing normally．“I don’t care how clever the kid is, six-year-olds have to 　　10　　 with their friends,”says Dr．Brain Wood．Mrs．Rogers disagreed that all her son’s time was taken up by school work．“He loves the violin and has many outdoor 　　11　　, such as camping, fishing and swimming, just like 　　12　　 boys of his age．”

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阅读理解

　　One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting．I was looking forward to a quiet view of the art works．

　　A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves．I watched them a moment and decided the wife was doing all the talk．I admired the husband's patience for putting up with her continuous talk．Distracted by their noise, I moved on．

　　I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art．Each time I heard her constant burst of words, I moved away quickly．

　　I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase when the couple came near to the exit．Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object．He extended it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket．

　　“He's a brave man．”The clerk at the counter said,”Most of us would give up if wewere blinded at such a young age．During his recovery he made a promise that his life wouldn't change．So , as before, he and his wife come in whenever there's a new art show．”

　　“But what dose he get out of the art?”I asked,“He can't see．”

　　“Can't see? You're wrong．He sees a lot．More than you or I do．”The clerk said,“His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head．”

　　I learned something about patience, courage and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life．And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand．

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