单选题 (2) YourfriendsmightbeinAustraliaormaybejustdowntheroad,buttheyarealljustafewclicksaway.Lifehaschangedformillionsofteenagersacrosstheworldwhonowmakefriendsonline.Whetheryouusechatrooms,QQ,MSNorICQ,youarepartofavirtualcommunity. “Irarelytalkwithmyparentsorgrandparents,butItalkalotwithmyoldfriendsonQQ,”saidFox’sShadow,theonlinenicknameusedbyaSenior2girlinChina.“EightypercentofmyclassmatesuseQQafterschool.” QQisthebiggestmessagingserviceinChina.Arecordshows4millionpeopleuseditoneSaturdaynightinOctober,accordingtoTencent,thecompanywhichdevelopedQQ. AndFox'sShadowmightwellhavebeenoneofthem.“IloginonFridaynights,andSaturdaysorSundayswhenIfeelbored.Iusuallyspendabout10hourschattingonlineeveryweek,”shesaid.“ButIrarelytalkwithstrangers,especiallyboysormen.” Eventhoughshelikeschatting,sheiscarefulaboutmakingfriendswithstrangersonline.“Youdon’tknowwhoyou’retalkingto.Youshouldalwaysbecarefulaboutwhoyoutrustonline.” Manypeoplewouldliketomeetofflinewhentheyfeeltheyhavegottoknowsomeoneverywell.Fox’sShadowoncemetoneofheronlinefriendsfacetoface.Itwasagirlwhowasacomicfanlikeherselfandtheywenttoacomicshowtogether. However,notallteenagershavebeensofortunate.Atthebeginningofthisyear,a17-year-oldgirlinLiaoningProvincewasrapedaftermeetingafriendshehadfoundonQQ.Thecriminalwasn’tcaughtuntillastmonth. A16-year-oldBeijingboy,knownonlineasBartSimon,dislikesQQusers.“IusedtochatonQQ,butIfoundthatmostpeopleweretalkingnonsense,”hesaid.NowhechatsonlineinEnglish,usingMSN.“IonlychatonlinebecauseI’vegotfriendsinJapan,theUSandSingapore,”hesaid. “Iwanttolearnmoreaboutforeigncultures.”Buthespendslittletimechattingasheseesitawasteoftimeandmoney. “Ifyouarereallyaddictedtoit,sometimesyoujustcan’tconcentrateinclass,”hesaid.“Andthefriendsinyourreallifearealwaysmoreimportantthanthoseso-calledfriendsyoumeetonline.