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. 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)

Pie (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 keywords to draw “feeling”. such as:

:-)( happy)    :-p(joking)   :-( (sad)  :-0(surprised)

These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example，

There are even whole new words, like” newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).

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. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internets grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.

1． What does the underline “acronyms” mean?

A.网友        B.聊天室      C.首字母缩写词

2． Why do people type acronyms?

A. to show their feelings.

B. Because people can type them quickly.

C. In this way newbie’s won’t understand them.

3． What does” BTW, my purer is not working well.:-(“mean?

A. The person is angry at somebody.

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

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

4． E-talk wills probably           .

A. keep changing.

B. be easy by people on the telephone

C. be used by people on the telephone

5．What’s the best title for this passage?

A. E-talk language

B. Picture Feelings

C. How to Use Abbreviations

Everyone has got two personalities（性格）-the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real．You don’t show your secret personality when you're awake（A）_____you can control your behavior，but when you’re（B）asleep，your sleeping position shows the real you．In a normal night，of course，people frequently change their position．The important position is the one that you go to sleep in．

·If you go to sleep on your back，you're a very open person．You usually believe in people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas．You don't like to make people worry about you，so you never （C）express your real feelings．You’re quite shy（D）    you aren’t very confident．

·If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive person．You worry a lot and you，re always easily nervous．You're very stubborn（固执的），but you aren't very ambitious．You usually live fur today not for tomorrow．This means that you enjoy having a good time．

·If you sleep on curling（蜷缩）up，you ale probably a very nervous person．You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive（防御的）．You're shy and you don't usually like meeting people．You prefer to stay alone．

·If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well-balanced personality．You know your strengths and weakness．（E）You're the most careful with your work．You have a confident personality．You sometimes feel anxious，but you don’t often get depressed（沮丧的）．You always say what you think（F）尽管这使别人感到很生气．

1．在文中（A）和（D）的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词：______;______

2．写出画线部分（B）和（C）的同义词或近义词：______;______

3．将划线部分（F）改写为：You're morn careful with your work than__________________

4．将划线部分（F）译成英语：__________________

5．写出能说明本文中心大意的主题句：__________________