A few years ago a very controversial game hit the shelves at local game stores worldwide．I became addicted, playing the game day in and day out．In the game my rivals wore all purple, so they were easy to pick out while driving up and down the streets in my car．I became obsessed(着迷)with taking over their territory．In order to do that, I had to knock them dead．It was fun．
However, one sweet day my boyfriend and I were driving around our town and I spotted a person wearing purple．In my mind I was brought back to my game, and jokingly I said to my boyfriend,“A rival!shoot him up!”
Now of course this was all joking, but the reality was, the man wearing purple made me think of violence, harm, and destruction： Now thankfully I have a pretty good grasp on reality and virtual reality．For some though, when video games begin to take over and merge(融合)in with their reality, it can be/become a deadly game- but for real．
There's a story about a young girl who died after playing the game for several days straight．She became so addicted to gaming that she didn't eat or sleep, which in turn caused death．A similar story involves an older man from South Korea who actually quit his job to play his video game of choice．He played his game in an Internet cage for three days straight where he eventually died．
The stories go on．A quick google search and you'll find some sad stories involving men and women losing jobs, their family and money over their gaming obsessions．It's a shame that some people don't know when to cut virtual reality out of their lives．If you're losing things in REAL life, it's time to say GAME OVER．
(1)
According to the passage, we can learn that the author ________．
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A．
is violent in reality
B．
lost her family due to video games
C．
was once addicted to video games
D．
plays video games now and then
(2)
When the author said“A rival!Shoot him up!”, she ________．
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A．
was just joking
B．
was very serious
C．
wanted to knock him dead
D．
mixed reality with virtual reality
(3)
To support her idea, the author develops the passage mainly by ________．
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A．
listing reasons
B．
using quotations
C．
making comparisons
D．
giving examples
(4)
What's the author's purpose in writing the passage?
One of Britain's most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series．The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon(巨头)Sir Alan Sugar．
The Apprentice is a BAFTA award-winning British reality television series in which fl group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a￡100,000-a-year job as“apprentice”to the British business tycoon Alan Sugar, The Baron Sugar．Winners have gone on to work at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan(but since sold to BSkyB), or one of Sugar's other companies, Viglen, Amsprop or Amshold．TheApprentice, billed as a“job interview from hell”, is similar in format to the American series of the same name, which stars entrepreneur Donald Trump．
With endless talk of financial crisis, redundancies(过剩)and cut-backs, it may come as no surprise that thousands of brave hopefuls applied for the show．The chosen 16 will compete in a series of business tasks and do their best to escape elimination．Not one of them wants to hear the fateful words：you're fired．
It should also be noted that this year's apprentices are not going, to be allowed to forget the terrible economic climate quite so easily．At the launch of this year's TV show, Sir Alan announced that some episodes have been“specifically made towards recognition of what difficult times we are in”．
The tasks will as usual be tough tests of business wisdom。team-working and leadership skill．They will also make for some funny viewing．British viewers will be shaking their heads in disbelief at the crazy decisions of the wanna be apprentices．But perhaps the most entertaining feature of the show will be watching the hopefuls squirm(局促不安)and quarrel in the。boardroom．It is here they will have to explain just why they have failed each task so badly．
What drives people to take part in the show is difficult to say．Some are clearly motivated by the promise of a six-figure salary and some claim they want the experience of working with a successful businessman such as Sir Alan．One thing is for sure．the contestants will all gain some level of celebrity．The show is a regular ratings winner．
To date, there has been one big winner and that is the show's creator, Mark Burnett．Originating in the US, The Apprentice's winning format has been copied all over the world and with the hype(炒作)surrounding this latest series, it looks as though the show will have success for many years to come．
(1)
What's the aim of contestants'taking part in The Apprentice?
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A．
Tb acquire a good job．
B．
To meet famous people．
C．
To win some prize money．
D．
To obtain some experience．
(2)
What is special about this year's The Apprentice?
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A．
There will be more contestants．
B．
There will be more famous people．
C．
It is affected by the financial crisis．
D．
1t is supported by Sir Alan Sugar．
(3)
The tasks in The Apprentice lay emphasis on the following EXCEPT ________．
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farmer，inventor，astronomer writer and antislavery supporter．He created the first American—built striking clock．
lt(一卷)of white cloth for his mother and looked around for someone to taik to．Benjamin’s heart jumped like a rabbit when he saw a friend holding a gold watch．Benjamin had always wanted to figure out how clocks and watches worked．The friend saw Benjamin and let him sit down for a good talk．
r two years，Benjamin farmed all day and worked on his wood pieces at night．In1753，two years after he had borrowed the watch，Benjamin put all the pieces together．Benjamin had made his own clock．