It was raining. I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee. 36 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 37 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 38 their souls belonged to the 39 .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 40 in front of it. “ I’m Steve, ” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I can’t talk with you. I’m 41 ,” he said. He was chatting online and, 42 , he was playing a computer game –a war game. I was 43 .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 44 to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 45 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was 46 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout “ 47 ! ”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the cafe were looking at me. I 48 , and saw nobody showed any interest.
49 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 50 having a relationship with the 51 , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to 52 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 53 with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even 54 that the coffee was bad, 55 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
A.Before B.Since C.Although D.While
A.pain B.loneliness C.sadness D.fear
A.because B.when C.until D.unless
A.home B.world C.Net D.Cafe
A.sleeping B.sitting C.laughing D.learning
A.tired B.thirsty C.busy D.sick
A.first of all B.just then C.by that time D.at the same time
A.delighted B.surprised C.moved D.frightened
A.once B.first C.again D.even
A.or B.so C.if D.but
A.excited B.respected C.unhappy D.afraid
A.Shut up B.Leave me alone C.Enjoy yourself D.Help me out
A.walked about B.walked out C.raised my hand D.raised my head
A.From then on B.At that moment C.In all D.Above all
A.careful about B.tired of C.interested in D.troubled by
A.shop B.soul C.geek D.computer
A.tell B.imagine C.plan D.design
A.other than B.except for C.instead of D.as well as
A.pretend B.understand C.insist D.realize
A.as if B.just as C.just after D.even though