The Internet is full of false information. It is important for us all to avoid being fooled by such information. Here are three examples of Internet hoaxes.

On his website, a man by the name of Tony has asked for money to save the life of a pretty little rabbit named Toby that he saved from under his house. A cat must have attacked the rabbit, the man said, so he took it in. he gave Toby loving care and nursed him back to health. There is a very cruel point, however. If the man doesn’t receive enough money, he will eat poor little Toby. (Don’t worry, though. Remember, it’s just a hoax!)

While the streets of New Orleans, the USA, were still flooded after a terrible hurricane (飓风), a frightening e-mail was sent around the Internet. It included a photograph of a large crocodile(鳄鱼) over five meters long. According to the message, it had been swimming around the flooded city eating people. It was later discovered that the photographs of the crocodile were of one that was caught in the Congo (刚果) years before.

The following e-mail hoax takes in many people. It says that a large British company will pay you to send their e-mail to as many people as possible. For every person that you send the e-mail to, it promises you will receive $5.00; for every person that you send it to that sends it to someone else, you’ll get $3.00; and for every third person that receives it, you will be paid $1.00. To make it even more believable, the sender says that at first he thought it was a hoax, but the company soon sent him $800.00.

1.The underlined word “hoaxes” means .

A. games B. websites C. lies D. stories

2.The crocodile in the photograph actually lived in________ .

A.New Orleans B. the USA

C. Britain D. the Congo

3.Some people believe that they can_________ if they send e-mail.

A. become famous B. find friends

C. make money D. keep promises

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The city of New Orleans was flooded because of the terrible hurricane.

B. If the man doesn’t receive enough money, he will eat poor little Toby.

C. The crocodile swam around the flooded city and ate several people.

D. Someone received $800.00 from the company because of the e-mail.

5.The main idea of the passage is to _________.

A. teach how to create a professional website with attractive stories

B. show that anyone can create good Internet hoaxes with some facts

C. explain that, even though they seem false, Internet hoaxes might be true

D. tell people to be careful of Internet hoaxes by giving some examples

2.Li Wei's College Dream
Li Wei,a 22-year-old young man is named"Strong Brother"by netizens (网友).He walked on his knees all the way to the 2011national college entrance examination(高考)room.He was born in a poor family in Shanxi province.But unluckily,a traffic accident took away his legs when he was only 3 years old.His life has changed since then.Without feet,he had to spend most of his time practicing walking on his hands and knees.Everybody who sees Li Wei for the first time is surprised to see that he can easily play tennis or climb up stairs without feet.Some people even think he still has feet,but has short legs.
With hard work,Li Wei finished all his school study.In 2011,he became a college student in Chongqing Normal University.Now he has been enjoying his college life.And he received a new pair of artificial legs(假肢) from China Disabled Person's Federation(残联).
He likes the popular song which says"I know my future is not a dream,I will live happily for every minute of my life.My future is not a dream.My heart moves with the hope…".Follow your dream,and it will come true one day.

51.What is the name that netizens give to Li Wei?"Strong Brother".
52.How old was Li Wei when the traffic accident took away his legs?He was(only)3(years old)
53.Can he walk or play sports without feet?Yes,he can
54.When did he become a college student in Chongqing Normal University?In 2011.
55.What do you think of Li Wei from his story?He is very strong.

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