Why do we go wrong about our friends, or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meanings. And if we do not really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog!"(你真幸运!) Is he really on your side? If he says, "You're a lucky guy(人，家伙)!", that is being friendly. But "a lucky dog?" There is a bit of envy in those words. What he may be saying is that he does not think you deserve your luck.

"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another phrase that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem. But this phrase contains the thought that your problem is not at all important.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Is what he says shown by the tone of voice? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save your another mistake.

1.When the writer recalls(回想) some of the things that happened between him and his friends, he _______.

A.feels happy, thinking how nice his friends were to him

B.feels he might not have understood his friends' true feelings

C.think it a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend

D.is sorry that his friends let him down

2.When the writer talks about someone saying, "You're a lucky dog!", he is saying that ______.

A.the speaker is just friendly

B.this sentence suggests the same as "You're a lucky guy!"

C.the word "dog" should not be used to apply to people

D.sometimes the words show that the speaker is a bit envious

3.This passage tries to tell you how to ______.

A.avoid(避免) mistakes about money and friends

B.get an idea of friendly people

C.avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you

D.keep people friendly without trusting them

4.The writer suggests that ______ be trusted.

A.everybody B.nobody C.all the people D.not all the people

(B)

The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card(信用卡) fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Web site(网站). Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never

receive the goods they thought they bought.

The thieves then go shopping with your card number----or sell the information over the Internet.

Computers hackers(黑客) have broken down security(安全) systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(批发商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157 828 to get back the information.

Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Mastercard is working on plans for Web-only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line.

However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.

Ask about your credit-card firm's on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders are responsible(对…负有责任的) for the first US $78 of any fraudulent spending.