Read the passage and choose the best answer.

We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. Nowadays 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 (缩写). They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:

info (information) purer (computer)

pic (picture) sec (second)

We usually don’t see people when we talk on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings.Most people use their keywords to draw “feelings”, such as:

:-) (happy) :)- (joking) :-( (sad) :-o (surprised)

These days, many forums (论坛) 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 “flaming” 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(交流). Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.

1.We use the Internet for ________.

A.business and shopping B.writing letters and talking to people

C.finding information D.All above

2.Why do people type acronyms?

A.To show their feelings. B.To make jokes.

C.Because people can type them quickly. D.In this way newbies won’t understand them.

3.What does “BTW, my computer 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 angry at somebody.

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

4.If someone is angry, what may he type?

A. B. C.LOL D.BRB

5.E-talk will probably _________.

A.keep changing B.stay the same

C.be used by people on the telephone D.be easy for newbies to understand

6.The best title for this passage is ________.

A.E-talk B.Picture Feelings

C.How to Use Abbreviations D.The Changing Internet

Choose the best answer ( 选择最恰当的答案)

We took a survey on “What do you use the Internet for?” The following form is part of the survey result.

Henry: I find the Internet is very good for shopping. I use it more and more for buying books and CDs, and I even bought some clothes over the Internet. The other thing I can do is to reserve holidays over the Internet. I reserved a cheap flight once, it was very easy, and it was really good.

David: I use the Internet for games. I play chess with people all round the world. Last night I had a game with someone from Japan. I also download games from the Internet, so I can have any game Internet I want.

Peter: I use the Internet for anything I need to help me with my school work. I use the online dictionaries, encyclopedias( 百 科 全 书 ) and magazines. It’s great because I can download pictures or articles and use them with my homework. It’s very easy to use and it’s free, so I like it.

Tony: Well, the main thing I use the Internet for is to email. I usually write to my customers by email, too. We probably send and receive four or five hundred emails a month. But of course, I also use email to keep in touch with friends and family. My daughter is in Australia and we send emails to each other every day.

1.________ prefers to use the internet to buy things.

A.Henry B.David C.Peter D.Tony

2.The underlined word” reserve” is the closest in meaning to ________

A.miss B.find C.wait D.book

3.David’s hobby is to________ over the internet.

A.read books B.book holidays

C.play games D.download pictures

4.Peter can use the internet to________ easily.

A.Play chess B.do some shopping

C.do school work D.talk with his daughter

5.From the passage we know that________.

A.Peter is a teacher B.Tony is a businessman

C.David is an engineer D.Henry is a bookseller

6.According to the passages which of the following is NOT true ?

A.Henry had an experience of using the Internet to buy a cheap flight.

B.David had a game with a Japanese over the internet last night.

C.Tony often emails to his customers, friends and family.

D.Peter needs to pay for what he gets from the Internet.

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