Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbag, new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started. Today, however, all have   1 .   If you still come back to school   2   only these things, you are failing out - of- date (过时的). Students in big cities like to bring the latest high -tech things to school, and feel happy to show off(炫耀) these things to   3     Mobile phones, MP3 players, CD players, electronic dictionaries-the list is endless.

     Young people think that, living in the 21st century, they must keep up with the  4    They don't want to fall  5  .Besides, they think   6   they need to keep in touch with their classmates, so they need mobile phones. They also like to   7   pop music, so they need MP3 players or CD players. They explain that electronic dictionaries can be   8   in their studies. They think that their parents should understand  9  they want these things.

      Foreign students will also bring some of the latest high - tech things when they return to school at the beginning of a new term.  10  , they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to buy these high -tech things that they want.

1. A. changed           B. come            C. joined               D. stopped

2. A. to                 B. from              C. of                  D. with

3. A. other              B. the other         C. others              D. the others

4. A. times              B. days          C. months           D. years

5. A. down              B. off           C. behind             D. back

6. A. that                B. how            C. if                  D. which

7. A. hear               B. listen to          C. wound              D. play

8. A. new               B. modern          C. latest               D. useful

9. A. where              B. which           C. what                D. why

10. A. But                B. However      C. So                 D. Still

1、1—5  ADCAC       6—10  ABDDB