It was raining. I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee. _____I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I felt ____. I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls(灵魂) ___ their souls belonged to the net.

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man ______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 ____,"he said. He was chatting online and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game ---a war game. I was ____ .

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

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

____ , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people.

They were more ____having a relationship with the ____, especially Steve. I wouldn't want to imagine the future of humans if they preferred(宁愿) sharing their lives with machines ___with people.

I was worried and sank(沉浸) in my thoughts. I didn't even ____that the coffee was bad, ___ Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him.

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

2.A. painful B. lonely C. sad D. afraid

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

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

5.A. busy B. thirsty C. tired D. sick

6.A. surprised B. pleased C. moved D. frightened

7.A. once B. again C. first D. even

8.A. but B. so C. if D. or

9.A. excited B. careless C. afraid D. unhappy

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

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

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

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

14.A. taste B. understand C. see D. realize

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

Though they have been around since the late 1990's, emoji usage has increased sharply with the wide use of smartphones.

Recently, a team from the University of Michigan and Peking University analyzed 427 million messages sent by users in 212 countries to look into the differences in emoji use by location and culture. The findings indicated the French are emoji power users and included them in 19.7% of their texts. It's almost twice that of Russia, where only 10.9% of the messages contained emojis. Americans came in a close third at 9.2% and was followed by Mexico at 7.9%.

Also, though the easily wins the title as the most popular emoji, the French appear to prefer the . They are also more likely to use variations of the heart emoji.

Not surprisingly, the study found that women tend to use emojis more widely than men. However, they stick to a handful of favorites. Men, on the other hand, show better judgment and appear to go to extra length to find an emoji that matches the situation. But even so, they select from the top 119 of the 1281 emojis available.

The researchers say people living in Australia and France who believe one person's need is greater than that of a society or group, used happier emojis. Conversely, those from countries with closely-connected societies, like Colombia, prefer using sad or angry emojis.

Also, cultures like Turkey and Russia, known for their strictness, appeared to be more satisfied, at least according to the emojis. On the other hand, people in tolerant cultures, like Mexico, seemed unhappy or dissatisfied.

The researchers believe the findings of this "first large-scale analysis of emoji usage" will help develop input methods (输入法) and perhaps even increase our emoji vocabulary! Who knew the tiny image we add to brighten up our texts could show so much about our culture?

1.How are men different from women in using emojis?

A. Men often choose the seldom used emojis.

B. Men use more variations of the heart emoji.

C. Men can better match the emojis with the situation.

D. Men use emojis more casually than women do.

2.What does the underlined word "Conversely" mean?

A. In general. B. On the opposite.

C. In other words. D. As a result.

3.What did researchers find in the study?

A. Emojis can show people's true feelings.

B. The invention of smartphones brought emojis into being.

C. Emojis could strengthen relationships between people.

D. The choice of emoji is influenced by our culture.

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