D．the length across the tree

　　B

　　Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous, talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.

　　Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good­looking young man with big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.

　　When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David's door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve­year­old boy named Jim!

　　5．Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is ________.

　　A．rich　　　B．young

　　C．lonely D．a bad student

　　6．Jean thought "David" was special because he ________.

　　A．made her quite happy on QQ

　　B．was from San Francisco

　　C．was tall and good­looking

　　D．was rich

　　7．What's the main idea of the passage?

　　A．Don't believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.

　　B．People don't use their real names on QQ so often.

　　C．Don't go to meet those you get to know on QQ.

　　D．Don't spend much time on QQ.

　　C

　　By May, after three months, I had lost 22 pounds and reached my goal of 115 pounds. My friends would say "Alice you look great！" or "How did you lose so much weight? " Those praises made me feel good and confident.

　　Soon I dropped to 110 pounds. A few of my friends told me that I need to stop dieting because I was starting to look sick. They brought me a present - a bag of chocolates, which I later gave to my sister. My mum would come to my room, with tears in her eyes, and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop. My dad would leave worried messages on my cell phone at school, telling me that it would do serious harm to my body.

　　By mid­June, when school was coming to an end, I was down to an only alive state of 95 pounds. All of a sudden, I knew I had to do something. I guessed the number itself scared me. I recalled my doctor. He told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying. I knew I was putting my life at risk, but for what?

　　 To make those who love me worried? Is it worthwhile to be thin?

　　Now I realize that models in magazines, TV and movies are not realistic. The price to pay for the "perfect body" is living with the dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder. And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are.

　　8．The author's mother went to her room to ________.

A．bring her some chocolates