It's the end of class. When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign
Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their cell phones.
They want to log on to their micro blogs to check the interesting things that have happened in the last hour.
Since last year, the trend (潮流) of micro blogging has swept the country. Recent surveys shows that most students in middle schools have a micro blog and some even update their blogs over five times per day.
"We learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class," said Andy Liang, 14. "If you do not know about them, you are out of the loop."
It is also a great place for students to let out stress. "My parents always ask me to study hard, and encourage me before exams, but it really adds pressure," said Simon Zhang, 15. "When I share these feelings on my micro blog, I get many replies from friends in the same situation, which makes me feel better."
But parents are worried that micro blogging could be a waste of time. Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids, they said.
Mr. Shen, a professor at the China Education Association, suggests parents not worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging. Maybe it can become a window for parents to understand their children.
"If parents can read their children's micro blogs, they'll know their thoughts, thus leading to better communication and solutions to problems," he said. He also gives some tips for kids.
-Don't micro blog for more than one hour a day.
-Never micro blog in class.
-Try to talk face to face with people from time to time.
-Be critical(批判性的). Don't trust all the messages on a micro blog.
【小题1】Andy Liang thinks students are out of the loop if they don't know.

A.the latest films
B.the famous pop song singers
C.the popular topics in class
D.many flesh things on TV
【小题2】Micro blog made Simon when he shared his feelings and got replies on his micro biog.
A.feel sadB.let out stressC.add stressD.make friends
【小题3】We can know from Mr. Shen that micro blogging can           .
A.make kids crazy while logging on to it
B.bring a lot of misleading messages
C.become a window to understand young kids
D.lead to worse communication
【小题4】Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.It's good for kids to micro blog for more than one hour a day.
B.Kids should trust all the messages on a micro blog because they are useful.
C.The trend of micro blogging has swept the country since five years ago.
D.Kids should try to talk face to face with people, not just micro blogging.

“I believe you’re the right person to write an advice column (专栏) for the students called Dear Amy!” Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else.

At first it wasn’t too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe.

“Dear Amy,” it began, “I’m in real trouble. I’ve wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents don’t even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I’ve tried explaining, but they didn’t listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree.” The letter signed “Joe”.

Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Probably not. But didn’t Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn’t think out a good answer. Andy couldn’t sleep. He just worried about poor Joe.

At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy’s maths class, sat down next to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you? You look a little worried.”

“I guess I do,” said Andy.

“If you get a problem, why don’t you try writing to Dear Amy about it?” asked Eleanor.

Andy sighed. But Eleanor continued, “In fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn’t answered the phony letter I wrote her last week. You’d better read it — it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was supposed to be from a songwriter named Joe.”

1.Andy might be ______.

A.an editor of the school newspaper

B.a songwriter

C.a maths teacher

D.a doctor in the school

2.It’s clear that Dear Amy ______.

A.helps students who want to run away from home

B.answers letters from the students

C.writes songs for the students

D.meets readers at a bar

3.It seemed to be easy for Andy to do the job until _____.

A.he changed his name

B.he received a letter signed “Joe”

C.he met Eleanor at a bar

D.his name was well-known

4.In the letter Joe says that ______.

A.his parents don’t know about music

B.his classmates don’t understand him

C.he would stay away from his parents

D.he would obey his parents

5.The underlined word “phony” means “______”.

A.unreal            B.boyish            C.popular           D.favourite

 

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