Question

It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a cup of coffee. _____I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed _____. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls(灵魂) because their souls belonged to the _____.

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man _____in front of it . “I’m Steve ,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I _____ talk with you. I’m busy.” he said. He was chatting online and at the same time, he was playing a computer game – a war game. I was ____.

_____ didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek（电脑迷）, ____not a word came out of _____ mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was unhappy. I put my hand in front of the monitor , and he started to shout, “Leave me alone!”I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me . I ____and nobody showed any interest .

_____, I realized that people they were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more interested in having a relationship with the computer, _____ Steve. I wouldn’t want to ____ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines _____ people. I was worried and sank（沉浸）_____ my thoughts. I didn’t even notice that the coffee was bad , just as Steve 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. pleased

3.A. home B. world C. Net D.Café

4.A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning

5.A. can’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t

6.A. surprised B. happy C. moved D.worried

7.A. What B. Why C. How D. Who

8.A. but B. so C. if D. or

9.A. my B. her C. their D. his

10.A. went out B. shook my shoulder C. nodded my head D. raised my head

11.A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all

12.A. especially B. usually C. really D. nicely

13.A. tell B. plan C. imagine(想像) D. design

14.A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as

15.A. on B. between C. for D. in

Answer 1