It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee.     36    I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed     37    . I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls     38    their souls belonged to the        39    .

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man     40    in front of it. "I'm Steve", he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. "I can't talk with you. I'm     41    ", he said. He was chatting online with somebody--probably someone he didn't know--and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game--a war game. I was surprised. He was chatting online and,     42    , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was     43    .

Why didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried     44     to speak to that computer geek (怪人),     45    not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was     46    . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, "    47    !"

I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I     ___48    , and saw nobody showed any interest.

    49    , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more     50    having a relationship with the     ___51    , particularly Steve. I wouldn't want to     52     the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines     53    with people.

I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn't even     54    that the coffee was bad,   55   Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him.

1.A．Before           B．Since          C．Although       D．While

2.A．pain             B．loneliness     C．sadness        D．fear

3.A．because          B．when           C．until          D．unless

4.A．home             B．world          C．Net            D．Cafe

5.A．sleeping         B．laughing       C．sitting        D．learning

6.A．busy             B．thirsty        C．tired          D．sick

7.A．first of all B．just then          C．at the same time D．by that time

8.A．surprised B．delighted             C．moved D．frightened

9.A．once             B．again          C．first          D．even

10.A．but             B．so             C．if             D．or

11.A．excited         B．respected      C．afraid         D．unhappy

12.A．Shut up         B．Enjoy yourself C．Leave me alone D．Help me out

13.A．walked about B．walked out  C．raised my hand D．raised my head

14.A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all            D．Above all

15.A．interested in B．tired of         C．careful about D．troubled by

16.A．computer        B．soul           C．shop           D．geek

17.A．tell            B．plan           C．imagine        D．design

18.A．other than B．instead of          C．except for     D．as well as

19.A．pretend         B．understand     C．insist         D．realize

20.A．as if           B．just as        C．just after     D．even though

   It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee.     1I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed     2. I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls     3their souls belonged to the     4.

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man     5in front of it. "I'm Steve", he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. "I can't talk with you. I'm     6", he said. He was chatting online with somebody--probably someone he didn't know -- and,      7, he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was      8.

Why didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried     9to speak to that computer geek (怪人),     10not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was     11. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, "   12!"

I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I     ___13, and saw nobody showed any interest.

14, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more    15having a relationship with the    16, particularly Steve. I wouldn't want to   17the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines    18with people.

I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn't even    19that the coffee was bad,    ___20Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him.

1.A．Before                     B．Since                  C．Although                     D．While

2.A．pain                        B．loneliness            C．sadness                       D．fear

3.A．because                   B．when                  C．until                            D．unless

4.A．home                      B．world                 C．Net                              D．Cafe

5.A．sleeping                  B．laughing              C．sitting                         D．learning

6.A．busy                       B．thirsty                C．tired                            D．sick

7.A．first of all                B．just then              C．at the same time    D．by that time

8.A．surprised                B．delighted             C．moved                        D．frightened

9.A．once                       B．again                  C．first                            D．even

10.A．but                       B．so                       C．if                                D．or

11.A．excited                  B．respected             C．afraid                          D．unhappy

12.A．Shut up                 B．Enjoy yourself C．Leave me alone           D．Help me out

13.A．walked about         B．walked out          C．raised my hand       D．raised my head

14.A．From then on        B．At that moment C．In all                              D．Above all

15.A．interested in           B．tired of               C．careful about       D．troubled by

16.A．computer              B．soul                    C．shop                            D．geek

17.A．tell                        B．plan                    C．imagine                        D．design

18.A．other than             B．instead of            C．except for                   D．as well as

19.A．pretend                  B．understand           C．insist                           D．realize

20.A．as if                      B．just as                 C．just after                     D．even though 

As the train approached the seaside town where I was going to spend my holidays, I went into the corridor to __36__ my legs. I stayed there a short while, breathing in the fresh sea air and __37__ a few words with one of the passengers, whom I had met earlier on the __38__.

When I turned to go back to __39__, I happened to glance into the compartment (车厢) next to mine. Sitting there was a man who many years before had been my neighbor. He was a great __40__, I remembered; it used to take hours to __41__ him once he began a conversation. I was not at all __42__ when he went to live in another part of London. We had not met since then, __43__ did I wish to meet him now, when __44__ was about to begin.

Luckily at that moment he was __45__ busy talking to the man opposite him to catch sight of me. I slipped back into my compartment, took down my two suitcases and carried them to the far end of the corridor so as to be ready to __46__ the train as soon as it stopped． The moment the train came to a halt (停止), I called a porter, who in no time at all had carried my luggage out of the station and __47__ me a taxi. As I drove towards my small hotel on the outskirts of the town, I breathed a deep sigh of relief at my__48__. There was little chance that I should __49__ my boring ex-neighbor again.

When I reached the hotel, I went __50__ to my room and rested there until it was time for dinner. Then I went down to the dining room and __51__ a drink. I had barely raised the glass to my lips __52__ an all too familiar voice greeted me. I had not escaped from the tiresome neighbor __53__! He grasped me warmly by the hand and insisted that we __54__ a table in the dinning-room. “This is a pleasant __55__,” he said． “I never expected to see you again after all these years.”