24.　 A. but　　　　　　 B. while　　　　 　 C. when　　　　　 　　　 D. still

23.　 A. member　　　　 　 B. part　　　　　 　 C. partner　　　　 　　 D. number

22.　 A. Whether　　　　 B. If　　　　　　 　 C. When　　　　　 　　　 D. Unless

21.　 A. improved　　　 B. become　　　 　　 C. changed　　　　 　　　 D. increased

40．A．nobler　　　　 B．taller 　　　　 C．wiser　　　　　 D．younger

21~25 ABCAC　 26~30 DCABD　　 31~35 BABAD　　 36~40 CACDD

Your friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road , but they are all just a few clicks (点击)away. Life has 　21 　for millions of tee

all just a few clicks (点击)away. Life has 　21 　for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online. 　22 　you use chat rooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are 　23 　of a virtual community(虚拟社区).

“I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents, 　24 　I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ,” said Fox’s Shadow, the online nickname(网名)used by a Senior 2 girl in China. “Eighty per cent of my classmates use QQ 　25 　school.”

QQ is the biggest messaging 　26 　in China. A record 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October, 　27 　to Tencent, the company which developed QQ.

And Fox’s Shadow might well have been one of them. “I log in (登陆) on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel 　28 . I usually 　29 　about 10 hours chatting online every week,”she said. “But I rarely talk with 　30 , especially boys or men.”

Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making 　31 　with strangers online. “You don’t know 　32 　you’re talking to. You should 　33 　be careful about who you trust online.”

Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to 　34 　someone　 very well. Fox’s Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a comic fan like 　35 　and they went to a comic show together.

However, not all teenagers have been so 　36 . At the beginning of this year, a 17-year-old girl was killed after meeting a friend she had found on QQ. The criminals weren’t 　37 　until last month.

A 16-year-old Beijing boy, known online as Bart Simon, dislikes QQ users. “I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking 　38 ,” he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. But he spends little time chatting as he sees it as a 　39 　of time and money. “If you are really 　40 　to it, sometimes you just can’t concentrate in class,” he said.

39．A．sold　　　　　 B．baked 　　　　 C．drank　　　　　 D．ate

38．A．victory　　　　 B．regret　　　　 C．peace　　　　　 D．surprise

37．A．joy　　　　　　 B．fear 　　　　　 C．anger　　　　　 D．content

36．A．why　　　　　　 B．who 　　　　　 C．what　　　　　 D．where

35．A．a talk　　　　 B．a walk　 　　　 C．fun　　　　　　 D．lunch