1 . Here is an imaginative passage about computer. Please read it and fill in the blanks using the expressions in the box. Change the forms where necessary.

My name is computer, born in America in 1946. I am always    1    a good assistant by human beings. Looking at my appearance, you will find I    2    the following parts: the screen like my eyes, the main engine like my head, the keyboard like my legs and the mouse like my hands.

When    3    some trouble, human beings always    4    me for help and I will never    5    them    6    .

I am furnished with a wide range of information such as news from all fields, sports, entertainment, weather forecasts and so on. I keep human beings    7    what is happening around the world every day. I also provide an efficient way for them to    8    each other.

Sometimes, some strange viruses that are my natural enemies will attack me    9    , I will    10    . In order to ensure my safety, human beings dress me in a kind of clothes called virus-killing soft wares.

With the rapid development of science and technology, a growing number of functions have    11    my body. I hope I can be accessible to more people and serve them as a close friend.

2 . March 7

I am the Phantom, the Ghost Who Walks, in the dorm, in class, all around the school. People don't notice that I exist any more. I like it that way. Sometimes they look at me with sympathy, or say or do something kind, like offering me a bite of a Mars bar. At those times they use the sort of voice people have when they're talking to little children, or pet puppies. Other times they get angry at me and yell. Other times they're cruel and make jokes about me. Mostly it's Sophie, but I don't want to make her sound like she's evil or anything. She just likes people who are loud and funny and noisy. I know it must be awful for them, having me in their dorm. But I did not steal her money. What would I want with money?

Today Cathy got fed up with me, for no particular reason that I know of. She came into the dorm in a bad mood, swearing at everyone and complaining about everything. Then she found some of my undies on her bed, where I'd put them while I was sorting my laundry. She got mad and threw them at me and said: "And don't think we're going to keep feeling sorry for you all year." I was scared and very very sick inside me but I didn't run away like I normally do.

Now we're in Prep again and she has sent me a note:

I'm sorry about yelling at you. I was in a foul after Science, because Hardcastle virtually accused me of cheating. It wasn't anything you did. I'm sorry —I think you're nice and I want to be friends.

Cathy

It's about 20 minutes since she sent it to me. I cannot look at her. I cannot move. I have spent the whole time with my head down, looking at this page. Now I have just started writing again. I want to die or hide or run away. I am scared to look at her. I can handle, have handled, most things in my life, but not this.

From So Much To Tell You…by John Marsden

1. At school, the writer who kept the diary felt ____________.

A．bored	B．excited
C．nervous	D．alienated

2. What might have been the real reason for Cathy's outburst?

A．The writer made a mess of her bed.

B．She didn't do well in her Science test.

C．She was blamed for cheating by her teacher.

D．She supposed the writer had stolen her money.

3. What does the writer think of the people around her?

A．They are sympathetic and kind to her.

B．They are selfish and unhelpful.

C．They are loud and bad-tempered.

D．They are distant and difficult to understand.