There are new and exciting ways to use the Internet to learn English while you are on - line. The Internet uses a lot of multimedia elements (多媒体原理），like words, sounds, pictures, animations and video. This is perfect for studying a language because you've got to see, hear, and repeat things as much as you like. Learning over the Internet is also funny because you can be a part of conversa­tions happening all around the globe ！ Special Internet sites are designed for people learning English， just like yourself. These sites use multimedia to help you learn and are a great way to meet other peo­ple around the world. This is Cyber English.

On the Internet, English is the major language. As a result, it is now more important than ever to  be able to understand English when you serve the web. It is not always easy，though. The English can be difficult or have a lot of cultural information that you have never seen ！

One site for students studying English and their teachers is Englishtown. At http://www. english- town. com, you will find a community ( group) of people interested in learning English. There are several buildings in the virtual (虚拟的）town where you can play games, chat with friends, ask and get answers about cultural questions, and find an international penfriend who shares your interests. There are extra resources to help you learn，such as multimedia CD - ROM and books for language learning and translation. You can also have daily and monthly English lessons delivered to your own  e - mail address. There is even an on - line school where you can take English classes over Lhe Inter­net. Englishtown is the perfect place to prefect for a trip to England or the United States ！ Would you like to become part of a virtual community(虚拟社区）of English sfH-aktrs ： Surfing the web is not only funny but can also help improve your English ！ Try out >ome of tlv, web sites listed below and see how students all over the world are learning English on line.

1.Cyber English probably means"  ".

2.English on - line interests a lot of people because     .

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

4.The underlined word “ surfing" probably means       .

5.The omitted (省略）part of the passage might  .

根据汉语完成句子。

1.在美国省略介词的地方，英国人会使用介词。

The British use prepositions__(1)____ Americans sometimes ___(2)____ them.

2.于是面具的使用就受到了法律条文的限制，这最早可以追溯到14世纪。

The use of masks was limited by laws, the first of ___(3)__  ___(4)__ back to the fourteenth century.

3.这两种变体的另两个不同之处是拼写和发音。

The other two areas__(5)___ which the two varieties _(6)___ are spelling and pronunciation.

4.很多路况都不好，事故频繁发生。

Many roads are in bad ___(7)____and accidents are ____(8)_____.

5.但经常他们只是从他身边驶过，把人体交通标志看作是理所当然的事情。

But often they just pass by,__(9)_____ the human traffic____(10)____for granted.

6.最后一次经历给他带来了深刻的影响。

This last experience has a ___(11)__ ___(12)____on Timoteo.

7.但我说服了他帮我的忙，找到了他们拴在汽船另一边的小船。

But I _____(13)__ him to help me, and we found the men’s boat ____(14)___ to the others side of steamboat.

8.当他听到这些话时，吉姆惊慌失措并跑向木筏。

When he heard these words, Jim __(15)____ and ran to the ___(16)_____.

9.他很早就离开了学校，还是青少年的时候就下决心要去南美洲发财，于是他离开家乡密苏里洲的翰尼堡，动身去了新奥尔良。

He left school early and as an adolescent, _____(17)____ to make his fortune in South American, set off from his home in Hannibal, Missouri, ______(18)_____ New Orleans.

10.尽管没有人清楚地看到这个神秘怪物的真面目，但当地一个摄影师薛俊林声称，怪物的头看起来像马头。

Although no one really got a clear look at the___(19)____creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, ____(20)___ that its head looked like a horse.