I found out one time that doing a favour for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn't understand．So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk．
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she mentioned how important it was to stand on your own feet and be responsible for your own acts．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves．She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as though I was copying answers from the girl's test paper．I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed awfully strange to her that I hadn't mentioned anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test．Even though I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favour by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test．
(1)
As the author didn't understand what the girl was whispered, he ________．
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A．
paid no attention to her
B．
turned to the teacher for help
C．
tried to find out what it was all about
D．
whispered back, meaning to silence her
(2)
The teacher believed that the author was trying ________．
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A．
to help the girl next to him
B．
to copy the answers from others
C．
to lend his pen to his partner
D．
to whisper the answers to the girl
(3)
The main point stressed in the teacher's talk was ________．
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A．
honesty
B．
independence
C．
sense of duty
D．
willingness to help
(4)
The boy came to see what had happened to him ________．
How do you meet new people, make new friends, or find out about the latest bands?Here in the UK young people have traditionally done their socializing(社交)in bars and clubs．
However, there is a new generation growing up that finds it easier to manage their social lives on the net, using free websites like MySpace, Bebo or MSN Spaces．
The most successful social networking website in the UK is MySpace.com．As of May 2007, MySpace is the world's fourth most popular English-language website, attracting almost 3 million visitors per month．MySpace claims to have 95 million members with 500, 000 new members joining the community each week．
So how has it become so successful?Perhaps its secret is in its simplicity．Each new member can build their own page simply－uploading photos, videos and MP3 files．Then they describe themselves, listing their likes, dislikes, favorite bands, etc．．It's an easy way to hook up with people who share your interests．
While socializing is the key to MySpace's success, love of music is at the heart of the community．Indeed, most aspiring musicians in the UK upload their songs to the site, and with good reason：unsigned artists, Arctic Monkeys and Lilly Allen created such an attraction on the site that they were offered recording contracts and scored number one hits．
Here at learning English we feel that social network sites could be a great place to practice your English．Why not give it a try?You can tell us about your experience by filling in the new comments form at the top of the screen．
(1)
Visitors to MySpace can do all EXCEPT ________ on the site．
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A．
doing socializing
B．
building personal pages
C．
getting musicians' signature
D．
learning English
(2)
What does the underlined phrase“hook up”in the 4th paragraph mean?
