Direction:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Apple’siPhonemaybebignewsbutinSiliconValleyalleyesareonFacebook.Theall-ageprivateInternetclubtha

　　Direction:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

　　Apple’siPhonemaybebignewsbutinSiliconValleyalleyesareonFacebook.Theall-ageprivateInternetclubthatbeganasacollegestudenthangouthasbecomethetechnologyindustry’shottestticket.

　　FacebookwhichstartedoutofferingsimpleWebprofilepagesforuserstoupdatepersonaldetailsandlinktotheirfriendshassincelateMayprovidedaneasywaytoenhanceprofileswithgrowingmenuof1400applicationsfromvirtualhoroscopestomusicvideoplayers.

　　Membershiphasexplodedtoover29millionactiveusersuponemillionusersinjustthepastweekandfivemillionfromsixweeksago.It’saddingmorethan150000memberadayupfromitspaceof100000sixweeksagoFacebooksays.

　　FacebookhasbecomethecentralwaymanyuserskeeptrackofWebsitestheyuseeveryday.Moreimportantlyit’sawaytokeepupwithwhatfriendsaredoingsaysChiefTechnologyOfficerAdamAngeloahighschoolclassmateofZuckerberg.

　　FarbiggerrivalMySpacehasdifficultystrikingabalancebetweensharingpersonaldataandnotrevealing“toomuchinformation”.ManyFacebookusersposttheirmobilephonenumberspoliticalaffiliationsorchangesindatingstatus.

　　“FacebookisnotopenthewaytheWebisopenUsersshareallkindsofinformationonthesitetheywouldnevershareontheWeb”Angelo22says.“Wegetuserstorevealmoreinformationbecauseweprotectusers’privacy.

　　Oneprotestgroupcalled“FacebookShouldBeStudentsONLY”with20000membersismagnetfromrandomdiscontent.

　　“FacebookshouldmostdefinitelybeONLYstudents”KaterinaLaurel15ofKansasCityKansaswritesinWebshorthand.“OurCHOIRteacherhasaFacebookmembership.”

　　Laurel’ssolutionistousethesite’sprivacycontrolstoexcludetheteachers/principals/dens/choirdirectorsinherlife.“IcanjustblockthemfrommysiteifIdon’twantthemtoseeanyofmyprofile.”Shesays.

　　（Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS.）

　　1.WhatisFacebook?

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　　2.HowmanyactiveuseshaveFa