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Reports about stolen virtual property(虚拟财产), (for example, the money that is gained through Web games,) are becoming increasingly frequent.

Who is responsible(负责任的) for this?

“Virtual property theft(偷窃) is __31__ today all over the world,” __32__ professor Greg Lastowka, an American specialist in internet law.

Though a few cases have managed to make it to the courtroom(法庭), most of the time __33__ are not reported or not followed up. “local police are __34____ confused by virtual theft, thinking it has no real value,” says Lastowka.  “But virtual items(虚拟物) can be sold easily for__35___ money, making it a “lucrative(赚钱的) opportunity for criminals(罪犯).”

___36____“theft”, “users in China whose virtual property is stolen can report it to the Internet department of the local public security bureaus(公安局),” says Tencent Mao. “We can cooperate（合作）with officials and offer technical __37____.”

But lawyers suggest that the companies involved have the obligation(义务) to safeguard consumers’ virtual property.  “__38__ they can’t prove they have done __39___ to protect the virtual property, they should bear the responsibility (担责任),” says Guo Qing, of Beijing’s Yingke Law Firm.

_40__themselves are advised to __41__ their virtual property. Mao suggests “not __42___ files from strangers, __43___going to websites with a bad reputation（名声）”. Changing __44___ every three months can ___45___ help.

31. A. happening           B.    happened        C. occurred            D. appearing

32. A. speaks                B. says                         C .talks                 D. reports

33. A. when                  B. which               C they                   D. it

34. A. seldom               B. hardly               C. often                 D. usually

35. A. real                           B. more                   C. much                  D. many

36. A. In search of         B. In case of           C. In time of     D Instead of

37. A. support               B. advices                     C. request          D. demand

38. A. If                       B. When                C. Because             D. As

39. A. better                 B. enough                 C. more                 D. less

40. A. They                  B. Users                   C. Those         D. Companies

41. A. have                   B. own                     C. protect              D. keep

42. A. receiving            B. accepting              C. getting              D. accept

43. A. and                       B. but                  C. or                     D. so

44. A. passwords       B. keys                     C. answers             D. computers

45. A .even                   B. also                    C. as well              D. too