It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 36 I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed 37 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls 38 their souls belonged to the 39 . I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 40   in front of it. 'I'm Steve', he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. 'I can't talk with you. I'm     41 ', he said. He was chatting online with somebody--probably someone he didn't know--and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game--a war game. I was surprised. He was chatting online and, 42 , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was 43 . Why didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried 44 to speak to that computer geek (怪人), 45 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was 46 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, ' 47 !' I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I ___48 , and saw nobody showed any interest. 49 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 50 having a relationship with the ___ 51 , particularly Steve. I wouldn't want to 52 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 53 with people. I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn't even 54 that the coffee was bad, 55 Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him. 小题1: A．Before B．Since C．Although D．While 小题2: A．pain B．loneliness C．sadness D．fear 小题3: A．because B．when C．until D．unless 小题4: A．home B．world C．Net D．Cafe 小题5: A．sleeping B．laughing C．sitting D．learning 小题6: A．busy B．thirsty C．tired D．sick 小题7: A．first of all B．just then C．at the same time D．by that time 小题8: A．surprised B．delighted C．moved D．frightened 小题9: A．once B．again C．first D．even 小题10: A．but B．so C．if D．or 小题11: A．excited B．respected C．afraid D．unhappy 小题12: A．Shut up B．Enjoy yourself C．Leave me alone D．Help me out 小题13: A．walked about B．walked out C．raised my hand D．raised my head 小题14: A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all D．Above all 小题15: A．interested in B．tired of C．careful about D．troubled by 小题16: A．computer B．soul C．shop D．geek 小题17: A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design 小题18: A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．as well as 小题19: A．pretend B．understand C．insist D．realize 小题20: A．as if B．just as C．just after D．even though