Unit4FilmsandfilmeventsReading课时训练（牛津版选修8）.doc

Unit 4 Films and film events Reading课时训练 A With the development of websites that offer chat services，making friends on the Internet is becoming more and more popular.Whether making online friends is good or bad depends on what you expect from the person.If you go by the popular saying “A friend in need is a friend indeed”，then making friends online isn’t a good idea because online friends cannot come to help you.But if you just wish to spend some time while you’re online and share your thoughts，you can make friends online. Really，there are some advantages of making online friends.For example，when you’re living away from home，your online friends can be a good support system.They might make you feel not lonely any more.Also，making friends online can make you learn more because you may get to know many new things from the online friends. However，the purpose of a stranger wanting to be a friend online is often not friendship，especially if you’re a girl.The person，if you add him as a friend，can trouble you in the future.What’s worse，adding the person as a friend means he’ll be able to know all your details.The person，if not good，can misuse your personal details to do something bad. Therefore，when starting a conversation with any new person，don’t talk too much about yourself in the first days. Also，don’t show your address and mobile number to the person you’re chatting with.When chatting with a person through social networking sites，make sure that the person has no access to your personal details and photos. In a word，if you’re just looking for sharing of thoughts，online friendship is OK，but don’t expect lifelong friendship from a stranger on the web.Title：Making Friends on the Internet With the development of websites offering chat services，making online friends is becoming 1.________.Advantages ?Helping you find someone to share your 2.____________ on the Internet. ?Supporting you and helping you overcome(克服) the feeling of 3.________. ?Making you 4.________ more.Di