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. A. only in doing homework B. only on sports or music C. on studies, sports or music, and public work D. on getting good grades B Micro blogs like Weibo are nothing new for the young Chinese. A newspaper in Chengdu did a survey last month. It found that 90 percent of junior high school students use micro blogs. They give students an outlet (出口 ) for emotion. “I use micro blogs to record my life. I let everyone ‘see’ my fe elings and plaints (抱怨 ),” said Liu Fangyue, 14, from Xiamen No. 1 Middle School. They have fun with classmates even after school. “I would send a message to praise someone who came first in the exam,” said Liu. Teachers also join in the fun. “When I sit down to talk to my students, they may not tell me their real thoughts,” said Lu Dongping at Nanning No. 2 Middle School. “But on micro blogs, they are more relaxed. They even make fun of me.” You would be wrong if you think micro blogs are all about fun. Zhong Yun from Xiamen Haicang Experimental School sees it as a tool (工具 ) to learn English. The 13yearold girl follows foreign stars such as Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber. “In order to understand their English posts, I have to check the dictionary and learn many new words,” said Zhong. “Micro blogs widen students’ perspectives (觀點 ), but there are rules to follow,” said Shi Zhongying, a professor from Beijing Normal University. He shares some of them with micro bloggers. “Manage your time, and don’t let micro blogging affect your studies and health,” said Shi. “Don’t g ive out your name, family address or phone number on micro blogs. You should also respect (尊重 ) truth and other people’s privacy (隱私 ).” ( )4. Lu Dongping thinks students are on micro blogs. A. less serious B. less relaxed C. more stressedD. more nervous ( )5. What does the underlined word “them” refer to (指的是 )? A. Micro blogs. B. Micro bloggers. C. Rules. D. Students’ perspectives. ( )6. Shi Zhongying didn’t suggest . A. sharing your feelings B. telling the truth C. spending most of your time on study D. giving out others’ privacy C Every morning, the newspaper chief editor (主編 ) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover (報道 ) the events. As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a facetoface interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework.” At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the new desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the puter and hand them to the editor. The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes. Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing the newspaper has e. This is done on fastmoving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered (發(fā) 送 ) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper。 nobody wants to buy yesterday’s. ( )7. What is the work in a newspaper office like? A. Interesting and confusing. B. Important and patient. C. Particular and necessary. D. Fast and busy. ( )8. According to the passage, the right order for a reporter’s work is . a. writing stories