I credit my typing skill to so many hours of chatting online. Unfortunately, as my typing speed increased on the Internet, all grammatical rules went out of the window. You see instant messages have their own shorthand language and grammar isn’t important, of which even a newbie (新手) is aware. They can leave out articles, subjects (主语), pronouns, etc. They can misspell or “respell” almost any word. They often ask “A/S/L” when they first chat. Abbreviations (缩写) and capitalizations (大写) are particularly important. English-speaking instant messengers also refuse to burden themselves with punctuation and capitalization.

After I came back China, I discovered not one but two instant messaging crazes. The first, which brought back memories of my previous addiction to the computer, was QQ. I can see evidence that the Chinese have the same kind of separate instant messaging language, even when they chat in English. My first word in this language, for example, was “ft”. This abbreviation for “faint” is used whenever there is a need to express surprise. I also discovered that Chinese use the same kind of abbreviation for a laugh. And there is an extraordinary number of smileys (表情符) to the “vomit” and “army soldier” smileys. There is even a SARA smiley.

After QQ, there is another, perhaps more widespread messaging trend. You guessed it --- cell phone text messaging. I now understand how useful text messaging is and why it is so common. I admit that I have been guilty of sending text messages while walking outside or sitting on the subway. Who hasn’t ? No matter where I go, I see people on their cell phones, messaging. In fact, it’s rare to see someone actually talking on their phone!

So it looks as if there is no escape from the instant messaging crazes, no matter where in the world I go. And that’s plainly not going to change. In the end, though, I can’t complain: instant messaging is quick, it’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s extremely fun too. And after all, everyone’s doing it.

1.The underlined phrase “went out of the window” in Paragraph 1 probably means        .

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

3.The writer believes that instant messaging is          .

4.Which might be the main idea of the passage?

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。文　中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词；
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉；
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Lucy,
Thanks for your letter. I’d like to telling you about my first surfing online
experience.
This summer vacation when the computer was connected with the Internet,
my parents and I sat in the front of the monitor together. My father asked me
download some stock software, which could enable him to buy and sell shares
online without going outside. My mother loved Korean soap operas, so I
downloaded some for her but also told her how she could watch them online. At the
end, I searched for some English study website to help improve my listening and
speaking English. The Internet has allowed him family to enjoy a more convenient,
relaxed and efficient life.
How about your Internet experiences? I look forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li hua

The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only _____, but students became more interested in the lessons.

A. saved was teachers’ energy     B. was teachers’ energy saved

C. teachers’ energy was saved     D. was saved teachers’ energy

（09海南、宁夏卷）31. The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only     , but students became more interested in the lessons.

A. saved was teachers’ energy     B. was teachers’ energy saved

C. teachers’ energy was saved      D. was saved teachers’ energy

The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only     , but students became more interested in the lessons.

A. saved was teachers’ energy                                B. was teachers’ energy saved

C. teachers’ energy was saved                                D. was saved teachers’ energy