The word “blog”is a short way of       web log (网络日志). A“blogger” is a person who writes a blog on the Internet.       can start a blog. and they can write about anything they like.

There are a lot of blogs on the Internet today. They give information, news and ideas to many people         read them. And they give people a place       their ideas and talk about other people's ideas. If you want to open a biog. the first step is to link(链接) to the website. Then you can surf the Internet, find interesting articles and write comments about each one. This is called an online diary of links. Also there are personal diaries. The writers talk about their lives and       there. Sometimes these blogs can be very personal.

Blogs are growing very fast. Compared            other websites, blogs are special in many ways. Most          , they are updated (更新) more often. Many blogs are updated every day, and some are updated several times a day. Also, there are many special websites for blogs, so you don't need to be a computer expert (专家) to start        blog.

Many people think that as blogs become more common, news reporting will depend         on TVs or radios, and more on people posting news to the Internet. They think that then the news will be less like a lesson, but more like a conversation, which anyone can         .

1.A. saying         B. speaking        C. talking      D. telling

2.A. No one           B. Nothing         C. Anyone       D. Someone

3.A. where            B. which          C. who          D. when

4.A. to write         B. writing        C. to look       D. reading

5.A. feel             B. feels          C. feeling      D. feelings

6.A. with             B. for             C. on             D. at

7.A. important        B. importantly     C. difficult     D. difficultly

8.A. my own          B. your own        C. her own      D. own your

9.A. few             B. fewer           C. little         D. less

10.A. join in        B. join            C. attend       D. attend in

My father is badly ill. We must send for a doctor at once.

A. ask a doctor to come       B. look after a doctor

C. go to see a doctor         D. hear from a doctor

—Why are you walking to school, Miss Lin ?

—Because my car broke down on the way.

A. stopped to work            B. didn't work

C. slowed down                D. wanted to run slowly

—I have never been to Hong Kong. —Me, neither.

A. So have I         B. So I do

C. Neither do I       D. Neither have I

Don't be angry with Tom. Actually he doesn't know the truth, either.

A. In all            B. In fact

C. In general         D. In the end

The bad news made me upset.

A. happy        B. laugh          C. sadly              D. sad

The little girl wrote a         diary last night.

A. two-hundreds-word      B. two-hundreds-words

C. two-hundred-word       D. two-hundred-words

I want to visit a place      is famous for its scenery.

A. which          B. where              C. when             D. who

The Greens         many places of interest since two years ago.

A. has visited     B. have visited

C. visited          D. will visit

Most people enjoy       other people           games.

A. watching; plays            B. to watch; to play

C. watching; playing          D. watching; to play