Matches made over the Internet often do not last long because people end up choosing unsuitable
partners and forming emotional bonds before meeting face-to-face, an Australian university researcher
has found.
Women may especially find Mr. Wrong, as they tend to be attracted by fine comments or clever
emails, said psychologist Matthew Bambling from the Queensland University of Technology.
“You can never assume things are the way they seem online,” Bambling said. “The fact that they
can write a clever comment or a witty email doesn’t mean they will be Mr. Right, that’s for sure,” he
said, adding some men use the concept of “netting”, sending emails to dozens of women and hoping
one might respond. Bambling said you can find a partner online, but warned those using the Web to
find love to be aware of the traps. “There’s definitely an uncontrolled effect online,” he said, with
people more likely to exaggerate their good points while hiding anything negative. “Few guys for
example would say ‘look, I’m a middle aged alcoholic who’s been married five times, pick me’.
They’re going to present themselves as a good catch.” He said it was easy for people to quickly invest
too much emotionally in an online relationship because they don’t see the full picture of the person
they are emailing.
Bambling said people can avoid many of the problems by meeting early in the actual relationship,
rather than by getting to know each other only by email. He suggests couples arrange to meet over
coffee after a few emails, which will help people from building up a fantasy image of their match.
“The main thing to remember is to make real life contact as soon as possible if you are interested in
someone, because then you will know contact as soon as possible if you are interested in someone,
because then you will know if a relationship is a possibility.” He said.
1. Why were women quite likely to find Mr. Wrong over the Internet?
A. Because they often judge a person by his appearance.
B. Because single women usually felt more lonely.
C. Because the emotional bonds were hard to break.
D. Because they were easily attracted by fine comments.
2. About the online relationship Bambling suggests we should be ______.
A. rejective    B. favorable      C. cautious      D. hopeful
3. The underlined word “exaggerate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “______”.
A. enlarge     B. invent         C. remove       D. cover
4. What is suggested by Bambling for a better online relationship?
A. Writing clever comments or emails to girls frequently.
B. Finding a partner online through one night respond.
C. Making real life contact before further development.
D. Investing much emotion in your partner.

  Matches made over the Internet often do not last long because people end up choosing unsuitable

partners and forming emotional bonds before meeting face-to-face, an Australian university researcher

has found.

  Women may especially find Mr. Wrong, as they tend to be attracted by fine comments or clever

emails, said psychologist Matthew Bambling from the Queensland University of Technology.

  “You can never assume things are the way they seem online,” Bambling said. “The fact that they

can write a clever comment or a witty email doesn’t mean they will be Mr. Right, that’s for sure,” he

said, adding some men use the concept of “netting”, sending emails to dozens of women and hoping

one might respond. Bambling said you can find a partner online, but warned those using the Web to

find love to be aware of the traps. “There’s definitely an uncontrolled effect online,” he said, with

people more likely to exaggerate their good points while hiding anything negative. “Few guys for

example would say ‘look, I’m a middle aged alcoholic who’s been married five times, pick me’.

They’re going to present themselves as a good catch.” He said it was easy for people to quickly invest

too much emotionally in an online relationship because they don’t see the full picture of the person

they are emailing.

  Bambling said people can avoid many of the problems by meeting early in the actual relationship,

rather than by getting to know each other only by email. He suggests couples arrange to meet over

coffee after a few emails, which will help people from building up a fantasy image of their match.

“The main thing to remember is to make real life contact as soon as possible if you are interested in

someone, because then you will know contact as soon as possible if you are interested in someone,

because then you will know if a relationship is a possibility.” He said.

1. Why were women quite likely to find Mr. Wrong over the Internet?

   A. Because they often judge a person by his appearance.

   B. Because single women usually felt more lonely.

   C. Because the emotional bonds were hard to break.

   D. Because they were easily attracted by fine comments.

2. About the online relationship Bambling suggests we should be ______.

   A. rejective    B. favorable      C. cautious      D. hopeful

3. The underlined word “exaggerate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “______”.

   A. enlarge     B. invent         C. remove       D. cover

4. What is suggested by Bambling for a better online relationship?

   A. Writing clever comments or emails to girls frequently.

   B. Finding a partner online through one night respond.

   C. Making real life contact before further development.

   D. Investing much emotion in your partner.

  Matches made over the Internet often do not last long because people end up choosing unsuitable

partners and forming emotional bonds before meeting face-to-face, an Australian university researcher

has found.

  Women may especially find Mr. Wrong, as they tend to be attracted by fine comments or clever

emails, said psychologist Matthew Bambling from the Queensland University of Technology.

  “You can never assume things are the way they seem online,” Bambling said. “The fact that they

can write a clever comment or a witty email doesn’t mean they will be Mr. Right, that’s for sure,” he

said, adding some men use the concept of “netting”, sending emails to dozens of women and hoping

one might respond. Bambling said you can find a partner online, but warned those using the Web to

find love to be aware of the traps. “There’s definitely an uncontrolled effect online,” he said, with

people more likely to exaggerate their good points while hiding anything negative. “Few guys for

example would say ‘look, I’m a middle aged alcoholic who’s been married five times, pick me’.

They’re going to present themselves as a good catch.” He said it was easy for people to quickly invest

too much emotionally in an online relationship because they don’t see the full picture of the person

they are emailing.

  Bambling said people can avoid many of the problems by meeting early in the actual relationship,

rather than by getting to know each other only by email. He suggests couples arrange to meet over

coffee after a few emails, which will help people from building up a fantasy image of their match.

“The main thing to remember is to make real life contact as soon as possible if you are interested in

someone, because then you will know contact as soon as possible if you are interested in someone,

because then you will know if a relationship is a possibility.” He said.

1. Why were women quite likely to find Mr. Wrong over the Internet?

   A. Because they often judge a person by his appearance.

   B. Because single women usually felt more lonely.

   C. Because the emotional bonds were hard to break.

   D. Because they were easily attracted by fine comments.

2. About the online relationship Bambling suggests we should be ______.

   A. rejective    B. favorable      C. cautious      D. hopeful

3. The underlined word “exaggerate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “______”.

   A. enlarge     B. invent         C. remove       D. cover

4. What is suggested by Bambling for a better online relationship?

   A. Writing clever comments or emails to girls frequently.

   B. Finding a partner online through one night respond.

   C. Making real life contact before further development.

   D. Investing much emotion in your partner.

  Matches made over the Internet often do not last long because people end up choosing unsuitable

partners and forming emotional bonds before meeting face-to-face, an Australian university researcher

has found.

  Women may especially find Mr. Wrong, as they tend to be attracted by fine comments or clever

emails, said psychologist Matthew Bambling from the Queensland University of Technology.

  “You can never assume things are the way they seem online,” Bambling said. “The fact that they

can write a clever comment or a witty email doesn’t mean they will be Mr. Right, that’s for sure,” he

said, adding some men use the concept of “netting”, sending emails to dozens of women and hoping

one might respond. Bambling said you can find a partner online, but warned those using the Web to

find love to be aware of the traps. “There’s definitely an uncontrolled effect online,” he said, with

people more likely to exaggerate their good points while hiding anything negative. “Few guys for

example would say ‘look, I’m a middle aged alcoholic who’s been married five times, pick me’.

They’re going to present themselves as a good catch.” He said it was easy for people to quickly invest

too much emotionally in an online relationship because they don’t see the full picture of the person

they are emailing.

  Bambling said people can avoid many of the problems by meeting early in the actual relationship,

rather than by getting to know each other only by email. He suggests couples arrange to meet over

coffee after a few emails, which will help people from building up a fantasy image of their match.

“The main thing to remember is to make real life contact as soon as possible if you are interested in

someone, because then you will know contact as soon as possible if you are interested in someone,

because then you will know if a relationship is a possibility.” He said.

1.Why were women quite likely to find Mr. Wrong over the Internet?

   A. Because they often judge a person by his appearance.

   B. Because single women usually felt more lonely.

   C. Because the emotional bonds were hard to break.

   D. Because they were easily attracted by fine comments.

2.About the online relationship Bambling suggests we should be ______.

   A. rejective    B. favorable      C. cautious      D. hopeful

3.The underlined word “exaggerate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “______”.

   A. enlarge     B. invent         C. remove       D. cover

4.What is suggested by Bambling for a better online relationship?

   A. Writing clever comments or emails to girls frequently.

   B. Finding a partner online through one night respond.

   C. Making real life contact before further development.

   D. Investing much emotion in your partner.

Workplaces all over the UK are preparing for Christmas and all the traditions and customs that come with it. But will this Christmas be a cause of happiness and celebration, or of disappointment and embarrassment?
At this time of year, colleges show their appreciation of each other by doing a “Secret Santa”. Secret Santa involves people who work together buying gifts for each other without saying who they are from.
Co-workers all write their names on pieces of paper, then organize a lottery in which each worker picks a colleague’s name at random. He then has to buy a present for that colleague, usually on a small budget of five or ten pounds.
Since the givers are unknown, the quality of presents can vary greatly. In an Internet survey of Secret Santa presents, the gifts that people received range from tickets to the opera to an air freshener for a car.
Another common workplace tradition is the office Christmas party, at which workmates put on their best clothes and enjoy lots of free wine.
Most parties go without a hitch, but sometimes the alcohol cause party-goers to behave in a way that they later regret.
The BBC invited people to share their most embarrassing Christmas office party stories, and received hundreds of funny ones. For example, a man split his trousers while dancing; a drunken lady spent the whole night with the edge of her dress folded into her pants, and later looked at photos that proved it at work.
But the funniest story must be that of Stuart Vanies, who got so drunk that he put his boss’s head into the toilet. Unsurprisingly, he was fired the very next day.
【小题1】 How many Christmas traditions are mentioned?