Eric was standing in front of a large, gray house in the countryside. He had just been dropped off by his mum, who left after telling him that he was going to
the next twelve days there with no TV, no mobile phone and worst of all—no
.
Just then, a man appeared* at the gate of the house. When he saw Eric, he went up to him immediately*. "I'm
you are Eric. Welcome to Camp Reboot," said the man proudly. "I'm Tony, the camp leader*, but you will
me 'Sir'. Now you tell me
you're here."
Eric quickly replied, "My mum made me
here!" When Tony looked angrily
him and did not say
, Eric realized his mistake and added, "Sir!"
"And do you know why your mother sent
here? Asked Tony.
"She thinks I spend too much time online—that I can't live without the Internet... Sir," answered Eric. "It's not just her opinion. It's the
! Look at you—tired, unhealthy and certainly not getting
sleep. You're here because you think your world on the Internet is much
than the real world. But you're wrong! The real world has much more to offer. At Camp Reboot, you're going to go hiking, boating, rock-climbing and stay outdoors most of the
," said Tony.
Eric's heart broke.
"But it's not going be all fun and games." Tony continued. " We have rules here.
you break them, you'll never be sent home
! Instead, you'll have to sweep the floor, wash the dishes or do an extra hour of exercise!"
"Oh, my God!" cried Eric. "What have you got me into, Mum?"
| 小题1: | | A．save | B．keep | C．show | D．spend |
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| 小题2: | | A．radio | B．camera | C．book | D．computer |
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| 小题3: | | A．sad | B．sure | C．anxious | D．surprised |
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| 小题6: | | A．attempt | B．pretend | C．escape | D．come |
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| 小题8: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题10: | | A．answer | B．story | C．truth | D．excuse |
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| 小题11: | | A．short | B．quick | C．enough | D．terrible |
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| 小题12: | | A．older | B．darker | C．poorer | D．better |
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| 小题13: | | A．time | B．life | C．year | D．month |
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| 小题14: | | A．If | B．Until | C．Before | D．While |
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| 小题15: | | A．extremely | B．possibly | C．early | D．slowly |
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