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(1)

Why do people prefer to use text messages instead of talking on the phones?

[  ]

A.

They want to keep secret.

B.

They want to save money.

C.

They want to make jokes.

D.

They want to play word games.

(2)

If you want to understand the emoticon, you’d better look at ________.

[  ]

A.

upside down

B.

in the face

C.

from the upside

D.

from the side

(3)

The passage is mainly about ________.

[  ]

A.

how to make your phone call cheaper

B.

text messages and emoticons

C.

how to read text messages and emoticons

D.

how to shorten your text messages

(4)

From the passage, we know that ________.

[  ]

A.

it is easy to understand some short messages if you are a Chinese

B.

it is hard to understand the emoticons if you don’t know English

C.

the short messages cannot be made by Chinese

D.

short messages sometimes make us puzzled

答案:1.B;2.D;3.B;4.D;
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