A. he thought his friend was interested in it

B. he thought his friend knew what it was

C. he wanted his friend to repeat the mistake

D. he didn't know his friend hated it

6. 　　　 so tears ran down his face.

A. Robert thought of his dead father

B. Robert thought his father had been hanged by mistake

C. Robert couldn't rescue his poor father

D. A sharp flavor (辣味) of the mustard made Robert painful

7. What do Peter's last words mean?

A. His friend wouldn't be born.

B. He must give his friend a lesson.

C. It was wrong to play a joke on a friend.

D. Robert's father would be hanged earlier.

C

　　Change is a natural part of language development. The words you like to use are probably a little different from those that your grandparents used when they were young. A study carried out by a British company found that the use of e-mail has had a bad influence（影响）on the standard of written English.

　　According to the research, computer users today are too busy to hit the "shift" buttons on their keyboards - e-mails are often written in lower case, that is to say, with no capital letters (大写字母) for names or the beginning of sentences. Spelling mistakes are generally accepted even in formal e-mails. And nouns are often used as verbs (e.g. Please bookmark this site).

With the development of the Internet, e-mail and mobile phone messages, a new language has developed within just a few years - we call it Weblish. The latest Oxford English Dictionary has included many new words showing the changes in our communication culture.

While some language experts are concerned about the future of English and want to do something, John Simpson, chief editor of the dictionary says, "The standards may be