I’m not so sure I like my friends any more. I used to like them-to be honest. We’d have lunch, talk on the phone or exchange emails, and they all seemed normal enough. But then came Face Book, and I was introduced to a sad fact: many of my friends have dark sides that they had kept from me.
Today my friends show off the more unpleasant aspects of their personalities via FaceBook. No longer hidden, they’re thrown in my face like TV commercials -unavoidable and endless advertisements for the worst of their personalities.
Take Fred. If you were to have lunch with him, you’d find him warm, and self-effacing(谦逊的).Read his FaceBook and you’ll realize he’s an unbearable, food-obsessed boring man. He’d pause to have a cup of coffee on his way to save a drowning man-and then write about it.
Take Andy. You won’t find a smarter CEO anywhere, but now he’s a CEO without a company to run. So he plays Mafia Wars on FaceBook. He’s doing well-level 731. Thanks to FaceBook, I know he’s playing about 18 hours a day. Andy, you’ve run four companies-and this is how you spend your downtime? What happned to golf?What happened to getting another job?
Take Liz. She is positive that the flu vaccine will kill us all and that we should avoid it. And then comes Chris who likes to post at least 20 times a day on every website he can find, so I get to read his thoughts twice, once on FaceBook and once on Twitter.
In real life, I don’t see these sides of people. Face to face, my friends show me their best. They’re nice, smart people. But face to FaceBook, my friends is like a blind date which goes horribly wrong.
I’m left with a dilemma. Who is my real friend?Is it the Liz I have lunch with or the anti-vaccine madman on FaceBook? Is it the Fred I can grab a sandwich with or the Fred who weeps if he’s at a party and the wine isn’t up to his standard?
1. Who is opposed to the flu vaccine in the text?
A. Fred B. Andy C. Liz D. Chris
2.What’s Andy probably busy in doing now?
A. He’s running his company
B. He’s playing golf all day
C. He’s looking for another job
D. He’s playing computer games
3.According to the text, FaceBook tends to _______.
A. present another side of people
B. offer some foods for free
C. show endless advertisements
D. get you to more parties
4.The text is developed mainly by _____.
A. giving examples B. following the time order
C. listing figures D. raising questions
My name is Nick Vujicic, an Australian who was born without any limbs(四肢). In recent years one of my most 36 videos on YouTube shows my skateboarding, surfing, playing music, and best of all, 37 hugs from all fields of great people.
All in all, those are pretty ordinary 38 that just about anyone can do, right? So 39 do you think that video has been viewed millions of times? My theory is that people are 40 to watch it because in spite of my physical limitations, I’m living 41 I had no limits.
People often think someone 42 a severe disability to be inactive, upset, maybe even crazy. But I’d like to 43 them by showing that I lead a very adventurous and fruitful life
Among the hundreds of 44 on that video, here’s one typical remark:” seeing a guy like this being happy makes me wonder why I feel 45 for myself sometimes -or feel not funny enough, or whatever. How can I 46 think thoughts like that when this guy is living without limbs and still being happy!?”
I found happiness when I realized that imperfect 47 I may be, I am the perfect Nick Vujicic. I’m designed 48 God’s plan. That’s not to say that there isn’t 49 for improvement. I’m always trying to be better so I can better 50 the world!
I do believe my life has no 51 . I want you all to feel the same way about your life, no matter what your challenges may be. As we 52 our journey together, please take a moment to 53 about any limitations you’ve placed on your life. Now think about what 54 would be like to be 55 of those limitations. What would your life be if anything were possible?
1.A. disappointing B. unforgettable C. popular D. useful
2.A. receiving B. collecting C. returning D. gathering
3.A. sports B. activities C. affairs D. wonders
4.A. how B. what C. when D. why
5.A. drawn B. expected C. required D. ordered
6.A. even though B. in case C. as though D. if only
7.A. of B. from C. in D. with
8.A. advise B. greet C. surprise D. please
9.A. comments B. pictures C. replies D. statements
10.A. nervous B. sorry C. eager D. desperate
11.A. still B. ever C. also D. even
12.A. if B. as C. while D. although
13.A. according to B. thanks to C. owing to D. up to
14.A. stage B. area C. place D. room
15.A. protect B. rescue C. serve D. reserve
16.A .challenges B. limits C. doubts D. endings
17.A. finish B. continue C. start D. stop
18.A. worry B. think C. care D. talk
19.A. we B. one C. it D. you
20.A. free B. short C. aware D. fond
A government spokesman represents the local government’s attitude so he has to ____ his words before responding to reporters.
A. pass B. express C. cover D. weigh
On the contrary, I think it is Truman, ___you, ___ to blame.
A. more than; are B. less than; who are
C. rather than; that is D. other than; is
____ in the United States, St Louis has now become the 4th largest city.
A. It is the 24th biggest city
B. It was the 24th biggest city
C. Before the 24th biggest city
D. Once the 24th biggest city
The girl was so ____ by the mighty river that she would spend hours sitting on its bank and gazing at the boats and rafts going and coming.
A. absorbed B. fascinated C. moved D. touched