1 . Social media is often a collection of highlights of people’s lives rather than a true reflection of reality. Although it can be a great tool to keep up with the lives of our friends, families and celebrities, it can also be pretty damaging as we judge our lives in comparison to those we see online.

One woman shared her experience which showed exactly why we shouldn’t believe everything we see on social media. After heading to the pool, Jen watched as a young mum and her daughter entered, dressed in swimming suits. The mum took a few selfies (自拍) with her child. Jen said the young girl then asked if they could get into the pool but was told to wait while her parent took a photo of her in front of the pool.

“Mama glanced over at her but never got off the phone,” Jen wrote. “After 10 minutes mama ended her call, and then they left the pool. I sat there thinking about what I’d witnessed for a while afterwards. I imagined the photos she took being perfectly edited and posted so social media with a caption like ‘Pool time with my girl!’ ”

Jen then thought about another mum at home, in a messy house, tired because she’s spent her day cooking, caring, cleaning and playing with her children. “She’s going to look at that photo and she is going to compare herself to the ‘perfect mama’ at the pool. She’s going to feel like a failure. She’ll never know that how she spent her time that day was so much better in her children’s eyes than that ‘perfect mama’ at the pool.” Jen wrote.

What we see on social media isn’t always real. Sometimes, and often, it’s a complete set-up. Jen later added that she in no way intended to judge the mum for her actions or her reasons for doing it, but simply wanted to say that the edited photos we see on social media “are not a full depiction of real life”.

1. What can we learn about the young mum at the pool?

A．She was very familiar with Jen.

B．She didn’t swim in the pool at all.

C．She liked editing the photos of her daughter.

D．She was accompanying her daughter attentively.

2. What does Jen think of the mum in a messy house?

A．She does a good job as a mum.

B．She dislikes photos on social media.

C．She loves exploring the true story of a photo.

D．She is not so good as the “perfect mama”.

3. What does the underlined word “depiction” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Description.	B．Comparison.
C．Imagination.	D．Qualification.

4. What does the author want to convey in the text?

A．Real life depends on social media.

B．Be yourself when using social media.

C．Social media is affecting our real life.

D．What we see on social media doesn’t reflect real life.