---I’m going abroad for a further education.

--- How I _______ you! I wish I would have such a chance some day.

A. am jealous　 B. am envious　　 C. envy　　 D. dislike　　　　　　

The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common ______in many parts of the city.

A. look　　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　 C. sight　　　　　　　 D. appearance

Long hair is of course _______.Even girls love wearing short hair.

A.out of style　　　　　 B.out of modern

C.behind the time　　　　　 D.in the latest style

---------　　　　 did they visit the moon last month?

---------They visited it in a spaceship

　 A. When　　　 B. Where　　　　 C. What　　　　　　 D. How

—Artistic people can be very difficult sometimes.

—Well, you married one . ________ .

A.You name it　 B.I’ve got it　　 C.I can’t agree more D.You should know

It is often　　　　 that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.

A. said　　　　　　 B. to say　　　　　　 C. saying　　　　　　 D. being said

The school isn't the one I really wanted to go to, but I suppose I'll just have to _______ it（ ）

A. make the best of　　 B. get away from　 C. keep an eye on　 D. catch up with

Micro-blog is no longer simply a platform for self-expression, gossip and networking, as it is becoming an increasingly fierce battlefield for businesses wanting to promote their products and services.

Over the last year, micro-blogging has become wildly popular in China, with some 65 million China based micro-blog accounts registered(注册登记) by the end of 2010 and the number is growing by more than 10 million each month, according to Data Center of the China Internet (DCCI).

At present, China’s largest web portal Sina claims to have 5,000 company micro-blog users, including Starbucks, Channel, and IKEA. On the micro-blog pages of the companies, visitors can not only view advertisements, but also see consumer feedback (反馈) and even commentaries on hot social issues.

E-commerce (电子商务) expert Lu Bowang says micro-blogging has opened a whole new dimension of marketing. Through micro-blogs, companies can quickly grasp the attention of potential consumers and interact with them on a regular basis so to develop a friendly link with consumers, Lu said.

An Internet surfer nicknamed Xiaoben posted on his micro-blog page that he enjoyed drinking Puer tea, and within 10 minutes, a micro-blogger who owned an online shop selling Puer tea recommended his shop to Xiaoben. “It is a little bit like magic. I just make a wish, and then I get a micro-blog response.”

However, with more and more people micro-blogging to make money, experts warn that marketing via micro-blog could be a double-edged sword.

Huang Heshui, professor from Xiamen University says micro-blogging is highly personal and private, and that too many advertising messages can annoy micro-blog users leading them to dislike certain brands.

Further, a brand can be as easily damaged as established through micro-blogging, as consumers’ negative feedback about a certain product or company can be very quickly spread in the micro-blog community, Huang added.

The micro-blog managers should set up some rules and regulation to supervise micro-blog marketing, and at the same time, business organizations need to strengthen self-discipline(自律) and try to build up an honesty-based business culture, e-commerce expert Lu Bowang suggested.

1. By the end of March. 2011, the number of registered accounts based in China probably has

increased to __________.

A. 65,000,000　　 　 B. 10,000,000 　　 C. 5,000　 　　　 D. 95, 000,000

2. What is the purpose of telling Xiaoben's experience ?

A. To indicate how fast he got the tea.　　　　　

B. To strengthen micro-blog based marketing.　

C. To show the win-win situation in micro-blog marketing.　　　　

D. To persuade people to make a wish through micro-blog.

3. From what Professor Huang says, we can learn that_______.

A. Advertising information will lead to micro-bloggers' great anger

B. A brand's reputation can be easily damaged because it's founded through micro-blogging

C. Consumers' reaction plays a vital role in a company's survival in the micro-blog community.

D. Self-discipline requires enhancing if business is to succeed through micro-blogging.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Micro-Blog: A Double-Edged Sword　 B. Business Online

C. A Fierce Battlefield　　　　　　　　 D. Micro-Blog Makes its Way to Business

One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _____ good knowledge of basic word formation.

　 A. / 　 B. the

　 C. a 　 D. one