It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 1I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 2. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 3their souls belonged to the 4.
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 5in 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 6,”he said. He was chatting online and, 7, he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was 8.
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 9to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 10not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was 11. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ 12!”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I 13, and saw nobody showed any interest.
14, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 15having a relationship with the 16, particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to 17the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 18with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even 19that the coffee was bad, 20Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
1.A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While
2.A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. fear
3.A. because B. when C. until D. unless
4.A. home B. world C. Net D. Café
5.A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning
6.A. busy B. thirsty C. tired D. sick
7.A. first of all B. just then C. at the same time D. by that time
8.A. surprised B. delighted C. moved D. frightened
9.A. once B. again C. first D. even
10.A. but B. so C. if D. or
11.A. excited B. respected C. afraid D. unhappy
12.A. Shut up B. Enjoy yourself C. Leave me alone D. Help me out
13.A. walked about B. walked out C. raised my hand D. raised my head
14.A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all
15.A. interested in B. tired of C. careful about D. troubled by
16.A. computer B. soul C. shop D. geek
17.A. tell B. plan C. imagine D. design
18.A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as
19.A. pretend B. understand C. insist D. realize
20.A. as if B. just as C. just after D. even though
High way and air transport will have to compete with _____ service for passangers nowadays.
A. good B. better C. best D. the best
Yang Jiazheng_____a book about Shuangqiao village last year but I don't know whether she has finished it.
A. has written B. wrote C. had written D. was writing
____ much advice I gave him, he did exactly what he wanted to.
A. How B. Whatever C. No matter D.However
Huang Yan left word with my secretary ___ she would call again in the evening.
A. who B. that C. as D. which
— May I take your order?
— Yes, I’d like a cup of coffee, a hot dog and some salad. What about you, Lisa?
— ____.
A. Me too B. Same again, please
C. It’s all the same to me D. The same to me
