1.Tammy I was very sceptical about meeting people ____1____ the Internet. But one day I was ____2____ the net and decided to go into a chat room. It was quite boring until a guy ____3____ Brad came in. We chatted for a long time and then ____4____ photos. It was difficult because we were both going out with someone at the time and we were living in ____5____ states, but eventually we arranged to meet. And now we’re together! Albert I live in an old people’s home and I really thought I was ____6____ old to meet anybody special. I wasn’t looking ____7____ love, but I suppose I needed a friend. One day, I was ____8____ the newspaper in the garden when Joyce came over to have a chat. We talked and talked, day after day, and we became very ____9____. Now, we do everything together. I have one regret – that I didn’t ____10____ Joyce years ago!

这道题考查的是介词的固定搭配。 **解析：** 1. **语境分析**： 句子 "I was very sceptical about meeting people ____1____ the Internet." 的意思是：“我对通过互联网结识人持非常怀疑的态度。”这里需要填入一个介词，用来表示“在……上”或“通过……媒介”。 2. **固定搭配**： 在英语中，表示“在互联网上”、“在网上”时，习惯使用的介是 **on**。 * **on the Internet**：在互联网上（标准用法）。 * **on the net**：在网上（net 是 Internet 的简称，同样用 on）。 * 注意：虽然中文常说“通过”网络，但在英语中介词 **through** 通常指穿过某个空间或通过某种手段/过程，而在提及具体的电子平台、媒体表面（如电视、广播、网络）时，通常使用 **on**。例如：on TV, on the radio, on the phone, on the Internet。 * 介词 **in** 通常用于封闭空间或大范围内部，不用于 Internet。 3. **选项对比**： * A. **on**：符合固定搭配 `on the Internet`。 * B. **in**：错误搭配。 * C. **through**：虽然语义上有“通过”的意思，但在指代“在互联网这个平台上”这一概念时，`on` 是更地道、更标准的用法。且下文第2空提到了 "on the net"（虽未给出选项，但语境一致），也暗示了介词的使用习惯。 因此，第1空应选 **A. on**。 *** **附：全文其他空的简要参考（帮助理解整体语境）：** * 2. **surfing/browsing** (原文可能是 surfing，搭配 on the net) * 3. **called/named** (一个叫 Brad 的家伙) * 4. **exchanged/swapped** (交换照片) * 5. **different** (不同的州) * 6. **too** (too...to... 太……而不能……) * 7. **for** (look for love 寻找爱情) * 8. **reading** (读报纸) * 9. **close/good friends** (变得亲密/成为好朋友) * 10. **meet** (遇见)