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Recently, several friends came to me.They hadn't 1 video games before.They had been told that video games were 2 .But they saw many people doing that and 3 that some had become millionaires because of video games.They felt very 4 .So they came to me and asked, “Keith, should I play video games？”
It's an interesting question for two 5 .Firstly, I write about video games for a 6 ；that's my job.So what did they think I was going to say? “No, they're a waste of 7 .” Secondly, a few years ago, people of my age 8 playing video games；now there are people feeling guilty that they're not playing them.
So should you play video games? Yes! Games have been proved to 9 handeye coordination(协作)，decision making, and even vision.Games help players enjoy a 10 social life as some games 11 you to play together with others.Some may say that playing video games is a waste of time.If you're 12 to watch TV for three hours a day or surf the Internet for 13 important or talk with friends over the phone for hours, you cannot call video games a waste of time.
So my 14 is: Yes, you can play video games.But there is one important thing for you to 15 ： just play the games that can 16 benefit you.So please think 17 about whether you should play a game or not before you start playing it. 18 you don't know anything about the game, ask for others' opinions or 19 on the Internet for comments.Also, don't play too long every day.After all, for students 20 comes first.
我们应该玩电子游戏吗？作者告诉我们：我们可以玩，但是得玩对我们有益的游戏。
1．A.bought B．won
C．played D．created
答案：C
解析：根据他们问作者的“should I play video games？”可知他们从未“玩过”电子游戏。
2．A.scary B．harmful
C．interesting D．expensive
答案：B
解析：作者的这些朋友没有玩过电子游戏，因为他们曾被教导电子游戏是“有害的”。
3．A.found B．lied
C．imagined D．explained
答案：A
解析：他们来问作者这个问题，说明他们“发现”一些玩电子游戏的人成为了百万富翁。
4．A.confused B．sad
C．angry D．upset
答案：A
解析：他们曾被教导电子游戏是有害的，但后来又发现很多人在玩，并且一些玩电子游戏的人还成为了百万富翁，说明此时的他们应该是很“困惑的”。
5．A.benefits B．purposes
C．reasons D．parts
答案：C
解析：根据后文可知，作者给出了两个“原因”。
6．A.question B．wish
C．hobby D．living
答案：D
解析：根据“that's my job”可知作者以此为生。
7．A.feeling B．food
C．time D．technology
答案：C
解析：那些人从不玩电子游戏，他们期待“我”说玩电子游戏就是浪费“时间”。
8．A.made use of B．thought poorly of
C．looked forward to D．made fun of
答案：B
解析：这里前后在进行对比，现在的人们为不玩电子游戏而感到内疚，故可知以前人们对电子游戏的评价很低。
9．A.show B．harm
C．compare D．improve
答案：D
解析：作者认为人们应该玩电子游戏，故可知玩电子游戏有利于“提高”人们在某些方面的能力。
10．A.comfortable B．better
C．new D．normal
答案：B
解析：这里还是在讲玩电子游戏的好处，故可知玩电子游戏可以让我们享受“更好的”社交生活。
11．A.require B．mind
C．advise D．warn
答案：A
解析：玩电子游戏可以让我们享受更好的社交生活，因为有些电子游戏“要求”我们跟别人一起玩。
12．A.nervous B．happy
C．disappointed D．bored
答案：B
解析：这里是指如果你很喜欢做这些事情，故可知答案。
13．A.everything B．something
C．nothing D．anything
答案：C
解析：这些都是一些对我们无益的事，故这里是指在网上不做什么重要的事情。
14．A.result B．excuse
C．explanation D．answer
答案：D
解析：“Yes，you can play video games.”是作者对第一段提出的问题的“回答”。
15．A.spread B．remember
C．prove D．understand
答案：B
解析：后面的内容是作者希望我们“记住”的。
16．A.really B．suddenly
C．slowly D．directly
答案：A
解析：我们应该玩那些“真正”对我们有益的电子游戏。
17．A.carefully B．honestly
C．frequently D．excitedly
答案：A
解析：我们应该玩那些真正对我们有益的电子游戏，故在玩一款电子游戏前，我们应该“认真”思考。
18．A.Though B．As
C．If D．Since
答案：C
解析：这里是在进行假设，故选If引导条件状语从句。
19．A.apply B．serve
C．shop D．search
答案：D
解析：这里是指在网上“查找”评论。
20．A.confidence B．study
C．advice D．fun
答案：B
解析：作者劝我们一天不要玩太久，因为对于学生而言“学习”第一。
