watch TV．在过去，他们不得不面对面交谈．去年发生了变化．每年330元，他们可以上网，还可以得到一部电话和一个机顶盒看电视．倒数第二段Before his family was able to use the network， he seldom talked with his brother． Now they often make phone calls．在家人使用网络之前，他很少和兄弟交谈，现在他们经常打电话．可知，这个网络使Trashi Thongmon的人们生活得更好．选B． 29．【解答】1．A词义猜测题．根据前句Most people received awards，大多数人都获奖了，可知结合选项，应说大多数人都因为出色的表现而获奖，所以\意为优秀的．故选A．
2．C 细节理解题．根据Later， the coach came up to me and explained， \， you were the best player on the team， but you didn't pass the ball． You were out there for yourself but not for the team． You have to realize （意识到） that soccer is a team sport．\后来，教练走过来对我解释说：\吉米，你是队里最好的球员，但是你没有传球．你是为了你自己而不是团队．你必须认识到足球是一项集体运动．可知因为他没有把球传给其他队员．故选C．
3．D 细节理解题．根据the coach stood up and said， \winner of the MVP award is Kenny．\Everyone was shocked． 教练站起来说：\最有价值球员奖的得主是肯尼．\大家都很震惊．可知感到惊讶．故选D．
4．D 细节判断题．根据 Everyone on the team felt that I would receive the MVP award for I got the most goals． However， at the end of the party， the coach stood up and said， \is Kenny．\．全队的每个人都觉得我会因为进球最多而获得最有价值球员奖．然而，在晚会结束时，教练站起来说：\最有价值球员奖的得主是肯尼．\大家都很震惊．可知肯尼没有想到他会获得MVP．故选D．
5．B 主旨归纳题．根据That night， I did receive an award． It was the most improved player award． I learned that a team sport was not just about \； it was about \． Now I am in Grade 9and the captain of the school soccer team． I am both a better player and a better captain．那天晚上，我确实获得了一个奖项．这是最优秀的球员奖．我知道团队运动不仅仅是关于\你\；而是关于\我们\．现在我在9年级，是学校足球队的队长．我既是一个更好的球员，也是一个更好的队长．可知文章说的是团队合作的重要性．故选B． 30．【解答】细节理解题：
1．E 根据前句A 19﹣year﹣old chef runs one of the most popular restaurants in New York． Although Flynn McGarry is still a teenager， he is hardly a newcomer．一位19岁的厨师在纽约经营着一家最受欢迎的餐馆．尽管弗林?麦格雷还是个十几岁的少年，但他并不是一个新来的人．和后句McGarry's been making headlines since 2012．McGarry自2012年以来就成为头条新闻．可知结合选项，应说事