- Do you often surf on the Internet? - ___________________

- Hey, what are you doing in that room? -___________________

- Oh, amazing! Could you give me more information about it? - _____________________

- The Internet is magic. Can we get everything from it? - ___________________

– Putting on a happy face makes us feel better. - ____________________

As long as the learners have ________ to a digital device which is linked up to the Internet, they can enjoy browsing pages or watching video lectures.

Baidu is good for Chinese searches, ________ Yahoo is better for searching data in English.

Company employees are expected to use the Internet in ________ with these rules.

Emails sent through the company email system ________ not have content that is considered to be offensive.

Entertainment is one of the ________ reasons people like the Web.

In doing so, they have opportunities to learn from professors they ________ would not be able to access.

It is common practice now ________ the web for resources and information for homework.

Social apps like QQ or WeChat have become our ________ for staying connected with friends.

Surfing on the Internet has almost become a matter of ________.

There' s ________ strange about you. That' s all right.

Company employees are expected to use the Internet in line with these rules.

It is therefore possible to make it public for legal reasons or to other suitable third parties.

Emails sent through the company email system should not have content that is considered to be offensive.

All sites and downloads may be watched and/or stopped up by the company if they are considered to be harmful and/or not productive to business.

MOLLY: Zhang, you are going to the library, right? ZHANG HUA: 【】 MOLLY: Why not comfortably stay at home to log onto the Web? ZHANG HUA: I need to look for some papers to add to my research report. MOLLY: Well, 【E】 ZHANG HUA: I tried Baidu for that, but didn' t find the ones I need. I need some English papers, actually. MOLLY: 【】 ZHANG HUA: Yahoo? No, but in my eyes, all search engines are quite similar. MOLLY: You are right. But Baidu is good for Chinese searches, while Yahoo is better for searching data in English. ZHANG HUA: 【】 Never thought of that. 4 MOLLY: That' s too bad. In fact, 【】 . Bing, AOL, Ask, Lycos, Sogou and even Yandex, to name a few.

The Internet has been perhaps the greatest innovation in information technology. It has become an important tool with many advantages. First, the Internet is a treasure house of information and knowledge on any topic. It is common practice now to search the web for resources and information for homework, office presentations, work projects and studies, etc. Second, there are more and more massive open online courses (MOOCs) . These MOOCs make it possible for people to carry out their learning any place around the world, and any time around the clock. As long as the learners have access to a digital device which is linked up to the Internet, they can enjoy browsing the pages or watching video lectures. In doing so, they have opportunities to learn from professors they otherwise would not be able to access. Third, entertainment is one of the leading reasons people like the Web. Listening to music, playing games, watching movies, following the latest news about famous sports stars, movie stars and singers and looking into lifestyle websites have become day-to-day activities of many Internet users. One cannot imagine a social life without QQ or WeChat. These social apps have become our means for staying connected with friends, colleagues and family members, and staying in touch with the world. Last but not least, we can do shop and do other businesses online. We can order goods, books, tickets and pay bills without having to leave our homes or offices. 操作提示： 正确选 T， 错误选 F。 1.You can use the Internet to do a lot of things. 2.Now, only a few people know how to search the web for resources and information. 3.With the Internet, one can learn online anytime and anywhere. 4.QQ and WeChat are mentioned in the text as online shopping apps. 5.You can order online, but you must go to a bank to pay your bills.

THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was【1】 in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer network didn' t work well. If one computer in the network【2】 , then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through【3】 part. In this way computer network system would keep on working on the time. At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early【4】 , universities， hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became【5】 and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made surfing in the Internet more convenient.