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David Lansdale has found a way to spark up the lives of the elderly. He gets them wired to the Internet.

“If you hit your enter key, it will bring up this particular email...”

Pauline Allen is one of those who have started using the Internet, “I thought I was through with life, I was ready for a rocking chair, because I was 86 years old. And I haven’t found the rocking chair, yet. ”

“You found the keyboard ？” asked the reporter. “That’s right, I found the keyboard.”

The average age of Lansdale’s students is around 68. All are in nursing homes or assisted care homes. He used family relationships to introduce them to the World Wide Web.

David Lansdale says, “Here they are in California, the family was back in New York, the opportunity to connect, to cross the time and space, was an incredibly precious opportunity for them.”

“I hear you are so beautiful.” Lillian Sher dictates e -mail to a newborn great-granddaughter. Working with one another, the seniors learn as a group. They learn to master the Internet and to overcome what Lansdale calls the maladies of the institutionalized: loneliness, helplessness, boredom, and cognitive decline.

Mary Harvey says, “Bingo just doesn’t appeal to me. But this does, believe me, this does. ”

Ninety-four year old Ruth Hyman is a star pupil and instructor. She says, “When I send a letter to my grandchildren, and great grandchildren, they hang it up in their offices, just like I used to hang their drawings on my refrigerator. Ha, ha. ”

David Lansdale says, “There’s a collective benefit. There is an element, a tremendous element of therapy. Remember we started as a support group. ”

Dixon Morehouse says, “I just wish I were 15 years old and getting to learn all this.” The seniors call their weekly meetings Monday Night Live. And many say the meetings have given them new life.

Ruth Hyman says, “Three years ago, they told me I wasn’t going to live. But I showed them, and got work, and I’ve worked ever since. ”

1、The suitable title of this news story is ()

A、Lonely Senior Citizens and Their Volunteers

B、Senior Citizens in Nursing Homes

C、Senior Citizens Surf the Web for Health of Mind and Body

D、How Senior Citizens Learn to use Computer

2、What does the phrase “spark up ” mean？

A、light up

B、fire

C、bring

D、encourage

3、By saying “I thought I was through with life, I was ready for a rocking chair, because I was 86 years old And I haven’t found the rocking chair yet.” Pauline Allen means ()

A、she used to think she was too old to do anything、But now she doesn’t think so

B、she is eager to look for a rocking chair to sit on

C、she would rather die in her rocking chair

D、she is too old and finds life is meaningless

4、Why did Mary Harvey’s grandchildren and great grandchildren hang her letter up in their offices？

A、Because there was a picture in her letter

B、Because she used to hang their letters up

C、Because they were proud of her

D、Because they liked to read the letter every day

5、Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the advantage of a web session on the Internet？

A、It can make senior citizens become closer to their family

B、It can contribute to family’s occasional visit to the seniors

C、It serves as a therapy

D、It can bring the senior citizens self-confidence