Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow'’， “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers”, and “fruits” on the Net , They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”. “pets” and even “houses\．Joyce interviewed some young people．Here are their opinions．
Harold：I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some \in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．
Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside．It reduces my work pressure；besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”． Lily： Well. it’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on (专注于)their study.
( )16.According to the passage, people can’t _______things in this game. A. grow B.borrow C. steal ( )17.Among the people Joyce interviewed,______ likes the game while____dislikes the
game.
A.Laura, Allan B.Allan,Harold C.Harold, Lily ( )18.From Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably_________ A. a student B．an office worker C.a farmer ( )19.Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?
A. They are longing for country life． B.They can have fun with friends． C. They are confident enough to face the real world． ( )20. Where can you find this passage?
A. In a car magazine． B.In an advertisement． C. In a newspaper 四、填入所缺的词完成对话，一空一词。（10分） A: Look！What’s that under the tree? B: Let’s have a look. Oh, it’s a b 1 . A: W 2 does the backpack belong t 3 ?
B: I d 4 know. Let’s open it. Look here! It m 5 be a girl’s because there is a red T-shirt. A: Well, it could b 6 a boy’s. The red T-shirt might be a present f__7___ his sister. B: Hey, I know w__8___ backpack it is. A: Really? Who is the o 9 of it?
B: It must be Pierre’s. The T-shirt has his name o 10 it.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 五、书面表达（15分）
假如你叫张强，从报上看到北京招聘2008年奥运会志愿者(a volunteer for the 2008 0lympics)的广告。请你写封简短的应聘信，介绍自己的情况（如右表），表示愿意为奥运会做一些工作，请组委会考虑并尽早予以答复。 注意：词数70左右。
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