Facebook is now used by 30 million people in ...

Facebook is now used by 30 million people in the UK, about half the population.

Joanna Shields, vice president of Facebook Europe, made the announcement this morning at a media conference in London.

She said: "We can announce today that we have reached 30 million in the UK, which we are really excited about."

Globally, Facebook has more than 500 million registered users, a milestone it hit last summer. Last July, it also revealed that it had 26 million registered UK users. In the last eight months, it has attracted four million extra UK users, bringing the UK total to 30 million, while in January 2009, Facebook had only 150 million registered users.

Last year, Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder, said it was "almost a guarantee" that the site would hit one billion users. He explained: "If we succeed in innovating, there is a good chance of bringing this to a billion people...it will be interesting to see how it comes true."

One third of women aged 18 to 34 check Facebook when they first wake up, before even going to the toilet, according to research. Twenty-one per cent of women aged between 18 to 34 check Facebook in the middle of the night, while 42 per cent of the same group think it is fine to post drunken photos of themselves onto the social network, a study by Oxygen Media found.

Shields was speaking this morning at the Financial Times Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference about the power Facebook's referrals can bring to media sites, such as newspapers and TV services.

She explained that the average Facebook user has 130 friends who they share links to media sites with on a regular basis. "Media companies which take advantage of that are really seeing the benefits", Shields said.

Shields refused to say whether Facebook would develop its own mobile phone operating system and also said it was "silly" that Google had recently disabled the feature (特点) which allowed Google users to sync their contacts with Facebook friends.

1.What is Joanna Shields content with?

A. the announcement                          B. media conference

C. fast growing registered users             D. the benefits of Facebook

2.How many registered users all over the world now?

A. 26 million                                B. 30 million

C. 150 million                               D. more than 500 million

3.Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder, take a more ________ view about the future of Facebook.

A. negative             B. optimistic        C. cold            D. pessimistic

4.What kind of people are more interested in Facebook according to the passage?

A. teenagers                                 B. middle-aged people

C. old people                                D. young people

5.From the passage we know that ________.

A. Facebook would develop its own mobile phone operating system

B. Google didn't allow its users to sync their contacts with Facebook friends

C. Shields refused to admit the power Facebook's referrals could bring

D. Google was always silly

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Facebook is now used by 30 million people in the UK，about half the population．

Joanna Shields，vice president of Facebook Europe，made the announcement this morning at a media conference in London．

She said: "We can announce today that we have reached 30 million in the UK，which we are really excited about．"

Globally，Facebook has more than 500 million registered users，a milestone it hit last summer．Last July，it also revealed that it had 26 million registered UK users．In the last eight months，it has attracted four million extra UK users，bringing the UK total to 30 million，while in January 2009，Facebook had only 150 million registered users．

Last year，Zuckerberg，Facebook's founder，said it was "almost a guarantee" that the site would hit one billion users．He explained: "If we succeed in innovating，there is a good chance of bringing this to a billion people．．．it will be interesting to see how it comes true．"

One third of women aged 18 to 34 check Facebook when they first wake up，before even going to the toilet，according to research．Twenty-one per cent of women aged between 18 to 34 check Facebook in the middle of the night，while 42 per cent of the same group think it is fine to post drunken photos of themselves onto the social network，a study by Oxygen Media found．

Shields was speaking this morning at the Financial Times Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference about the power Facebook's referrals can bring to media sites，such as newspapers and TV services．

She explained that the average Facebook user has 130 friends who they share links to media sites with on a regular basis．"Media companies which take advantage of that are really seeing the benefits"，Shields said．

Shields refused to say whether Facebook would develop its own mobile phone operating system and also said it was "silly" that Google had recently disabled the feature（特点）which allowed Google users to sync their contacts with Facebook friends．

1.What is Joanna Shields content with?

A．the announcement

B．media conference

C．fast growing registered users

D．the benefits of Facebook

2.Zuckerberg，Facebook's founder，take a more 　　　　　 view about the future of Facebook．

A．negative　 　 B．optimistic

C．cold　 　　 D．pessimistic

3.What kind of people are more interested in Facebook according to the passage?

A．teenagers 　 B．middle-aged people

C．old people 　 D．young people

4.From the passage we know that 　　　　　 ．

A．Facebook would develop its own mobile phone operating system

B．Google didn't allow its users to sync their contacts with Facebook friends

C．Shields refused to admit the power Facebook's referrals could bring

D．Google was always silly

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“China, with 56.6 million people living in the Internet connected homes, is now _____second only to the US”, _____leading online rating service reported Monday.

A. the; a　　　　　　　　 B./; a　　　　　　　　 C./; the　　　　　　　 D.a; the

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About 25 million people play soccer in the U.S.,1.is almost 10% of the total population. Many of these players are young people, and soccer’s2.(popular) has grown over the years in part because children as young as five years old can play on3.(organize) teams.4.contrast, most baseball and basketball leagues don’t start until ages seven5.eight. Also, most parents want to sign their kids up for soccer teams because the sports6.(consider) very sage,7.(like) baseball and basketball. Most8.(importance), the culture of youth soccer in America places greater importance on teamwork than being9.(compete). Because of this, players of all skill levels are able to be part of10.team.

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About China, the most frequently used word by people is "exciting", since the country every day.

A. is changing　　 B. changes

C. has changed　　 D.was changing

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There are about one million words in English. ________, most people use only about ten thousand of them.

A. Moreover　　　　 B. However　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　 D. Therefore

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Who are these people rushing by you on the street? More than 250 million people now call Amer­ica" home" , but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you, look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States，have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become "Americans"is really not true. In fact, what exists in Ameri­ca is - more often a kind of “ side - by - side" living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their own customs and habits. They join the general American society only in certain areas of their lives such as in schools，business，and sports一but they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This “ side - by - side" living has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from one another. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas ’ dress, food, and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her own familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national groups, or newspaper.

More than 250 million people call America ”home" because       .

they have their houses there

they settle there now

they want to make their home there

they like that land very much

1.Side - by - side living style means     .

2.According to the passage, people in the USA    .

A share American customs and cultures

B live in a kind of side - by - side society

C keep their own customs and habits firmly

D make no choice to accept American customs

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A They always stick to their own customs and habits.

B Side - by - side living style is not suitable.

C They face the society they are not familiar with.

D The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful.

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A  Advantages and Disadvantages

B  Different Customs and Habits

C  Home for the People

D  Side - by - Side Living Style in America

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In the past , people used _____that the moon was too far away ________.But now it is possible for man ____there by spaceship.

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By the end of 2008, about half a million people had flooded into the city, _____ up around 10 percent of its total population.

A. make                  B. made                 C. making           D. to be made

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The company had about 20 notebook computers but only one-third ___________ used regularly. Now we have 60 working all day long.

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