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It seems some people have something bad to say about
Facebook,the social media website that now has attracted
more than 300 million members.To them I have only this
to say: Stop please!
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal blamed
Facebook's ability to ruin riendships,saying that it limits communication to typing and
encourages people to spend far too much time with friends they have never met.
Having used Facebook since its first year,I find these arguments false.The simple
truth is that the problems are only a symptom of Facebook abuse.Like many things,it is
only as harmful to your life and relationships as you allow it to be.Consider arguments
against watching too much TV and overeating.
Try using Facebook to find friends who may have long ago changed their e-mail
addresses and phone numbers,to find out what your old college friends are up to,to
congratulate your friends on their latest birthdays,to share pictures and articles you find
interesting,and to join in the discussion about them with your friends.
Sure,I had days when I wasted a little more time on Facebook than I should,but I'm not
going to blame Facebook for my own laziness.If Facebook wasn't there I wo
uld have
found something else to waste time on.To my "friends": If you don't feel like broadcasting
your life stories on your Facebook,don't.If you tire of my personal updates,ignore them.If
you don't want to join in the popular online games,don't.It's a fun tool at your fingers that
can be used for both good and bad.If you don't like using Facebook,don't.
I am now a consultant at the Department of State.I use Facebook to keep in touch with
friends,family,and colleagues who live and work all over the world.
1．Why did the article in the
WallStreetJournalblame Facebook?______
A．Because it makes people spend too much time online.
B．Because it can make people lose their real－life friends.
C．Because it's as harmful to people's lives as watching TV.
D．Because it encourages people to make friends with strangers.
2．What does the author suggest using Facebook to do?_____
A．To find out lost e－mail addresses and phone numbers.
B．To arrange appointments with our old college friends.
C．To collect interesting pictures and articles from our friends.
D．To keep in touch with friends whom we haven't called for long.
3．We can imply from the passage that by using Facebook we can________.
A．read others' personal updates
B．write our life stories online secretly
C．decide who can read our life stories
D．refuse to join in popular online games
4．The author writes the last paragraph to________.
A．prove that Facebook can be well used
B．gain supports from the Department of State
C．show that Facebook is used all around the world
D．introduce how she uses Facebook as a consultant
5．What's the main idea of this passage?_____
A．We should save our friendships.
B．Many people put blame on Facebook.
C．It is ourselves to blame,not Facebook.
D．Facebook is becoming more and more popular