“I don’t often talk with my parents or grandparents, but I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ, ”said Fox’s Shadow, the online name used by a girl student in China. “Most of my classmates use QQ after school. ”

QQ is the biggest messaging service in China. A record from Tencent, the company which developed QQ, shows that 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October.

And probably Fox’s Shadow was one of them. “I log in （登陆）on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel everything around me boring. I usually spend about ten hours chatting （聊天）online every week, ”she said. “But I never talk with stranger, especially boys or men. ”

Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making friends with stranger online. “You don’t know who you’re talking to. You should always be careful about whom you believe in online. ”

Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to know someone very well. Fox’s Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a football fan like herself and they went to a football match together. 

A 16-year-old Beijing boy, named Bart Simon online, dislikes QQ users. “I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking about foolish things, ”he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. “I only chat online because I’ve got friends in Japan, the US and Singapore, ”he said. “I want to learn more about foreign cultures（文化）. ”But he spends little time chatting on QQ as he sees it as a waste of time and money. 

“If you are really addicted to （上瘾）it, sometimes you can’t give your mind to your lessons, ”he said. “And friends in your real life are always more important than those so-called friends you meet online. ”   

1. People meet face to face offline when they think they ________.   

A. have known each other well　　   B. have the same interest　　

C. have enough free time　　　　    D. have nothing to do   

2. Fox’s Shadow thinks QQ is ________.　　 

A. the biggest messaging service in China　　  B. a good place to spend her boring time　　  C. a safe place to chat with strangers　　　　　　 D. the best place to make friends   

3. From the passage, we know “… they are all just a few clicks away” means “_______”.　　  A. it is wonderful to see your friends by clicking　　 

B. it is easy and fast to get in touch with your friends　　 

C. it is possible to live much closer to your friends　　 

D. it is popular to make friends online   

4. Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?　　 

A. All the people on QQ are talking about foolish things.　　 

B. Chatting online is a waste of time and money.　　 

C. We should be careful about boys or men online.　　 

D. We should think more of our friends in real life. 

One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it, so he looked    36   for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had    37   there a few months earlier. The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not answer. The door had clear glass in it, and the man    38   see that the woman was home. He decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his    39  . “I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was    40   to go, the man said, ‘Thanks. I hope I can help you some day.” “I never need help,” the woman said.
The following week the man was riding his bike    41  he noticed the woman walking down the street. A strong wind suddenly lifted her hat and sent it into the branches(树枝) of an old tree. The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed. She seemed    42   because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and    43   it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she    44   the man as he climbed back on his bike. ‘I think I told you I never need help,” the woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t    45   me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled.

Last month the manager of a jewelry shop (珠宝店) received a letter. As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. He opened it and a 10-pound note(票) fell out onto the desk. Within the note was a letter which said:
Dear sir:
In 1935 I got engaged(订婚). But unfortunately I lost my job. At the time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒). The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I didn’t know the size of my girl’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds.
Yours truly,
A customer (顾客)
【小题1】When did the manager open the letter?

One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it,
so he looked    16   for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had
   17   there a few months earlier. The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not
answer. The door had clear glass in it, and the man    18   see that the woman was home. He
decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his
   19  . “I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was    20   to go,
the man said, ‘Thanks. I hope I can help you some day.”“I never need help,” the woman said.
The following week the man was riding his bike    21  he noticed the woman walking
down the street. A strong wind suddenly lifted(拾起) her hat and sent it into the branches(枝) of
an old tree. The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed. She seemed    22   
because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up
to the hat and    23   it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she
   24   the man as he climbed back on his bike. ‘I think I told you I never need help,” the
woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t    25   me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled.

One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it, so he looked    36   for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had    37   there a few months earlier. The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not answer. The door had clear glass in it, and the man    38   see that the woman was home. He decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his    39  . “I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was    40   to go, the man said, ‘Thanks. I hope I can help you some day.” “I never need help,” the woman said.

The following week the man was riding his bike    41  he noticed the woman walking down the street. A strong wind suddenly lifted her hat and sent it into the branches(树枝) of an old tree. The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed. She seemed    42   because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and    43   it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she    44   the man as he climbed back on his bike. ‘I think I told you I never need help,” the woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t    45   me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled.