When I was a child, my parents often took me to an old house in a thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.
I could never understand what the attraction(吸引) of the house was, even for my parents, who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house, my father’s distant cousin, was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.
One day, when I was wandering around the garden behind the house, I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned(被遗弃的). As I walked towards it, I heard a noise, like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.
“Please don’t tell them you saw me,” he said. “They never use this place, and I have nowhere else to live.” “Don’t worry,” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean—do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.
The same evening, I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and, while no one was looking, emptied some of the food into it. Later, I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man, whose name I had discovered was Taff.
I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff’s face when he ate the food. From then on, my visits to the old house had a purpose, and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.
【小题1】 How did the writer feel about staying in the old house at first?

Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.

Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions:

Harold: I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.

Allan: I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.????????????????????????????????

???? Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for（渴望）the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure（压力）. Besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.

??? Ivy: Well, it's just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on （专注于）their study.

1.According to the passage, people can’t ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? things in this game.

A. grow??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. borrow??? ????????????? ????????????? C. steal????? ????????????? ????????????? D. sell

2.Among the people Joyce interviewed, _____ likes the game while ????????????? ????????????? dislikes the game.

A. Laura, Allan?? ????????????? ????????????? B. Allan, Harold? ????????????? ????????????? C. Harold, Ivy ????????????? D. Ivy, Allan

3.From Laura's words, we can guess that she's most probably????????????? ????????????? ????????????? .

A. a student ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. an office worker? ????????????? C. a farmer??? ????????????? D. a thief

4.Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?

A. They are longing for country life.

B. They can have fun with friends.

C. The game can relax people and give them a new experience.

D. They are confident enough to face the real world.

5.Where can you find this passage?

A. In a car magazine.?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. In an advertisement.

C. In a newspaper.??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. In a science book.

Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can "farm" on a piece of "land" and "grow", "sell" or even "steal" "vegetables", "flowers", and "fruits" on the Internet. They can earn some e-money and buy some "seeds", "pets" and even "houses".

Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.

Harold: I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.

Allan: I enjoy putting some "bugs" in my friends' garden and we've become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.

Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside, It reduces（减少）my work pressure; besides, it gives me the exciting experience of becoming a "thief".

Ivy: Well, it's just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot focus on（专注）their study.

1.According to the passage, people cannot ????? things in this game.

A. grow??????? ????????????? B. borrow????? ????????????? ????????????? C. steal???? ????????????? ????????????? D. sell

2.Among the people Joyce interviewed, ????? likes the game while ????? dislikes the game.

A. Laura; Allan??????????????? B. Allan; Harold

C. Harold; Ivy???????????????? D. Ivy; Allan

3.From Laura's words, we can guess that she's most probably????? .

A. a student????? ????????????? B. an office worker? ????????????? C. a farmer????? ????????????? D. a thief

4.Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?

A. They are longing for country life.

B. They can have fun with friends.

C. The game can relax people and give them a new experience.

D. They are confident enough to face the real world.