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D)HethinkshismothershouldgettheclothesA)Atashop C)AtaninternationaltradeAtanelectronics D)AtaDVDcounterinamusicA)ThewomanhatedthemantalkingthroughouttheThewomansawacomedyinsteadofahorrorThewomanpreferslightmoviesbeforeThewomanregretsgoingtotheA)HeisthefightmantogetthejobHeisamanwithprofessionalHeisnoteasytogetalongHeisnotlikelytogettheA)ItisbeingdoutoftheentertainmentItshouldchangeitsconceptofItshouldrevolutionizeitsItisaverygoodcetoSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)HesetupthefirstuniversityinHewasoneoftheearliestsettlersinHecanbestrepresentthespiritofearlyHewasthemostdistinguisheddiplomatinAmericanA)HeprovidedWashingtonwithalotofHepersuadedFrancetosupportHeservedasageneralinWashington'sHerepresentedWashingtoninnegotiationswithA)AsoneofthegreatestAmericanAsoneofAmerica'smostingeniousAsoneofthefoundingfathersoftheUnitedAsoneofthemostfamousactivistsforhumanPassageQuestions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)BecausewemightbeofferedadishofBecausenothingbutfreshlycookedinsectsareBecausesomeyuppiesliketohorrifyguestswithinsectsasBecausewemightmeetmanysuccessfulexecutivesinthemediaA)Fromyuppie C)IntheIntheseafood D)OntheA)It'seasyto C)It'sexoticinIt'stastyand D)It'ssafetoA)ItwillbeconsumedbymoreandmoreyoungIt ethefirstcourseatdinnerItwillhavetobechangedtosuitlocalItisunlikelytobeenjoyedbymostPassageQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TheirbusinesshoursareTheirsafetymeasuresareTheirbankingproceduresareTheydon'thaveenoughserviceA)PeoplewhoareinthehabitofswitchingfromonebanktoYoungpeoplewhoarefondofmodernYoungpeoplewhoarewealthyandwell-PeoplewhohavecomputersatA)TocompeteforToreducethesizeoftheirToprovideservicesfordistantToexpandtheiroperationsatalowerPart Reading (35Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingItwastheworsttragedyinmaritime(航海的)history,sixtimesmoredeadlythantheTitanic.WhentheGermancruiseshipWilhelmGustloffwashitbytorpedoes()firedfromRussiansubmarineinthefinalwinterofWorldWarII,morethan10,000people-mostlywomen,childrenandoldpeoplefleeingthefinalRedArmypushintoNaziGermany-werepackedaboard.Anicestormhadturnedthedecksintofrozensheetsthatsenthundredsoffamiliesslidingintotheseaastheshiptiltedandbegantogodown.Othersdesperaytriedtoputlifeboatsdown.Somewhosucceededfoughtoffthoseinthewaterwhohadthestrengthtotrytoclawtheirwayaboard.Mostpeoplefrozeimmediay.Tllneverforgetthescreams,"saysChristaNtitzmann,87,oneofthe1,200survivors.Sherecallswatchingtheship,brightlylit,slipintoitsdarkgrave-andintoseemingnothingness,rarelymentionedformorethanhalfacentury.NowGermany'sNobelPrize-winningauthorGtinterGrasshasrevivedthememoryofthe9,000dead,includingmorethan4,000children-withhislatestnovelCrabWalk,publishedlastThebook,whichwillbeoutinEnglishnextyear,doesn'tdwellonthesinking;itseisapregnantyoungwomanwhosurvivesthecatastropheonlytosaylater:"Nobodywantedtohearaboutit,nothereintheWest(ofGermany)andnotatallintheEast."Thereasonwasobvious.AsGrassputitinarecentinterviewwiththeweeklyDieWoche:"BecausethecrimesweGermansareresponsibleforwereandaresodominant,wedidn'thavetheenergylefttolofourownThelongsilenceaboutthesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwasprobablyunavoidable-andnecessary.Byunlyowninguptotheircountry'smonstrouscrimesintheSecondWorldWar,Germanshavemanagedtowinacceptanceabroad,marginalize(使...不得势)theneo-Nazisathomeandmakepeacewiththeirneighbors.Today'sunifiedGermanyismoreprosperousandstablethanatanytimeinitslong,troubledhistory.Forthat,ahalfcenturyofwillfulforgettingaboutpainfulmemoriesliketheGermanTitanicwasperhapsareasonablepricetopay.ButeventhemostpoliticallycorrectGermansbelievethatthey'yenowearnedtherighttodiscussthefullhistoricalrecord.NottoequateGermansufferingwiththatofitsvictims,butsimplytoacknowledgeaterribleWhydoestheauthorsaythesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwastheworsttragedyinmaritimeItwasattackedbyRussianMostofitspassengerswerefrozentoItsvictimsweremostlywomenandItcausedthelargestnumberofHundredsoffamiliesdroppedintotheseaastrongicestormtiltedthethecruiseshipsankallofathebadlydamagedshipleanedtowardonethefrightenedpassengersfoughtdesperayforTheWilhelmGustlofftragedywaslittletalkedaboutformorethanhalfacenturybecausewereeagertowininternationalfeltguiltyfortheircrimesinWorldWaradbeenpressuredtokeepsilentaboutwereafraidofoffendingtheirHowdoesGunterGrassrevivethememoryoftheWilhelmGustloffBypresentingthehorriblesceneofthetorpedoBydescribingtheship'ssinkingingreatBygivinganinterviewtotheweeklyDieBydepictingthesurvivalofayoungpregnantItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatGermansnolongerthinktheywillbemisunderstoodiftheytalkabouttheWilhelmGustlofftheWilhelmGustlofftragedyisareasonablepricetopayforthenation'spastGermanyisresponsibleforthehorriblecrimesitcommittedinWorldWaritiswrongtoequatetheirsufferingswiththoseofotherPassageQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingGiventhelackoffitbetweengiftedstudentsandtheirschools,itisnotsurprisingthatsuchstudentsoftenhavelittlegoodtosay'abouttheirschoolexperience.Inonestudyof400adulwhohadachieveddistinctioninallareasoflife,researchersfoundthatthree-fifthsoftheseindividualseitherdidbadlyinschoolorwereunhappyinschoolFewMacArthurPrizefellows,winnersoftheMacArthurAwardforcreative plishment,hadgoodthingstosayabouttheirprecollegiateschoolingiftheyhadnotbeencedinadvancedprograms.Anecdotal(名人轶事)reportssupportthis.PabloPicasso,CharlesDarwin,MarkTwain,OliverGoldsmith,andWilliamButlerYeatsalldislikedschool.SodidWinstonChurchill,whoalmostfailedoutofHarrow,aneliteBritishschool.AboutOliverGoldsmith,oneofhisteachersremarked,"Neverwassodullaboy."Oftenthesechildrenrealizethattheyknowmorethantheirteachers,andtheirteachersoftenfeelthatthesechildrenarearrogant,inattentive,orunmotivated.Someofthesegiftedpeoplemayhavedonepoorlyinschoolbecausetheir,giftswerenotscholastic.MaybewecanaccountforPicassointhisway.Butmostfaredpoorlyinschoolnotbecausetheylackedabilitybutbecausetheyfoundschoolunchallengingandconsequentlylostinterest.Yeatsdescribedthelackoffitbetweenhismindandschool:"BecauseIhadfounditdifficulttoattendtoanythinglessinterestingthanmyownthoughts,Iwasdifficulttoteach."Asnotedearlier,giftedchildrenofallkindstendtobestrong-willednonconformists.Nonconformityandstubbornness(andYeats'slevelofarroganceandself-absorption)arelikelytoleadtoswithteachers.Whenhighlygiftedstudentsinanytalkaboutwhatwasimportanttothedevelopmentoftheirabilities,theyarefarmorelikelytomentiontheirfamiliesthantheirschoolsorteachers.Awritingprodigy()studiedbyDavidFeldmanandLynnGoldsmithwastaughtfarmoreaboutwritingbyhisjournalistfatherthanhisEnglishteacher.High-IQchildren,inAustraliastudiedbyMiracaGrosshadmuchmorepositivefeelingsabouttheirfamiliesthantheirschools.AbouthalfofthemathematiciansstudiedbyBenjaminBloomhadlittlegoodtosayaboutschool.Theyalldidwellinschoolandtookhonorsclasseswhenavailable,andsomeskippedgrades.Themainpointtheauthorismakingaboutschoolsistheyshouldsatisfytheneedsofstudentsfromdifferentfamilytheyareoftenincapableofcateringtotheneedsoftalentedtheyshouldorganizetheirclassesaccordingtothestudents'theyshouldenrollasmanygiftedstudentsasTheauthorquotestheremarksofoneofOliverGoldsmith'stoprovidesupportforhistoillustratethestrongwillofsomegiftedtoexinhowdullstudentscanalsobetoshowhowpoorOliver'sperformancewasatPabloPicassoislistedamongthemanygiftedchildrenpaidnoattentiontotheirteachersincontradictedtheirteachersmuchtoocouldnotcopewiththeirstudiesatschoolbehavedarrogantlyandstubbornlyinthepresenceoftheirManygiftedpeopleattributedtheirmainlytoparentalhelpandtheireducationatbothtoschoolinstructionandtotheirparents'moretotheirparents'encouragementthantoschoollesstotheirsystematiceducationthantotheirTherootcauseofmanygiftedstudentshavingbadmemoriesoftheirschoolyearsistheirnonconformitybroughtthemalotoftheywereseldompraisedbytheirschoolcoursesfailedtoinspireormotivateteacherswereusuallyfarstricterthantheirPassageQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingWhenweworryaboutwhomightbespyingonourprivatelives,weusuallythinkabouttheFederalagents.Buttheprivatesectoroutdoestheernmenteverytime.It'sLindaTripp,nottheFBI,whoisfacingchargesunderMaryland'slawsagainstsecretephoneta.It'sourbanks,nottheInternalRevenueService(IRS),thatpassourprivatefinancialdatatoemarketingfin'ms.ConsumeractivistsarepressingCongressforbetterprivacylawswithoutmuchresultsofar.ThelegislatorsleantowardlettingbusinesspeopletrackourfinancialhabitsvirtuallyatAsanexampleofwhat'sgoingon,considerU.S.Bancorp,whichwasrecentlysuedfordeceptivepracticesbythestateofMinnesota.Accordingtothelawsuit,thebankdaemarketercalledMemberWorkswithsensitivecustomerdatasuchasnames,,ph'onenumbers,bank-accountandcredit-cardnumbers,SocialSecuritynumbers,accountbalancesandcreditWiththesecustomerlistsinhand,MemberWorksstarteddialingfordollars-sellingdentalns,games,computersoftwareandotherproductsandservices.Customerswhoaccepteda"trialoffer"had,30daystocancel.Ifthedeadlinepassed,theywerechargedthroughtheirbankorcredit-cardaccounts.U.S.BancorpcollectedashareoftheCustomersweredoublydeceived,thelawsuitclaims.They.didn'tknowthatthebankwasgivingaccountnumberstoMemberWorks.Andifcustomersasked,theywereledtothinktheanswerwasno.ThestatesuedMemberWorksseparayfordeceptiveselling. panyde'hiesthatitdidanythingwrong.Foritspart,U.S.Bancorpsettledwithoutadmittinganymistakes.Butitagreedtostopexposingitscustomerstononfinancialproductssoldbyoutsidefirms.Afewtopbanksdecidedtodothesame.ManyotherbankswillstilldobusinesswithMemberWorksandsimilarfirms.Andbankswillstillbeminingdatafromyouraccountinordertosellyoufinancialproducts,includingthingsoflittlevalue,suchascreditinsuranceandcredit-cardprotectionns.Youhavealmostnoprotectionfrombusinessesthatuseyouralaccountsforprofit.Forexample,nofederallawshields"transactionandexperience"information-mainlythedetailsofyourbankandcredit-cardaccounts.SocialSecuritynumbersareforsalebyprivatefa'ms.They'vegenerallyagreednottoselltothepublic.Buttobusinesses,thenumbersareanopenbook.Selfregulationdoesn'twork.Afirmmightpublishaprivacy-protection,butwhoensit?TakeU.S.Bancorpagain.Customersweretold,inwriting,that"allalinformationyousupplytouswillbeconsidered."ThenitsoldyourdatatoMemberWorks.Theevenclaimsthatitdoesn't"sell"yourdataatall.Itmerely"shares"itandreapsaprofit.NowyouContrarytopopularbelief,theauthorfindsthatspyingonpeople'sismainlycarriedoutbymeansofsecrethasbeenintensifiedwiththehelpoftheispracticedexclusivelybytheismoreprevalentinbusinessWeknowfromthepassagelegislatorsareactingtopassalawtoprovidebetterprivacymoststatesareturningablindeyetothedeceptivepracticesofprivatethestateofMinnesotaisconsideringdrawinguplawstoprotectprivatelawmakersareinclinedtogiveahandtobusinessestoinquireintocustomers'buyingWhenthe"trial"deadlineisover,you'llbechargedwithoutnoticeforaproductorserviceyoufailtocancelitwithinthespecifiedyouhappentorevealyourcreditcardyoufindtheproductorserviceyoufailtoapplyforextensionoftheBusinessesdonotregardinformationconcerningalbankaccountsasprivateitsrevelationwilldonoharmtoconsumersunderthecurrentprotectionitisconsidered"transactionandexperience"informationunprotectedbyithasalwaysbeenconsideredanopensecretbythegeneralitssalecanbebroughtundercontrolthroughself-Wecaninferfromthepassagebankswillhavetochangetheirwaysofngprivacyprotectionlawswillsoonbeenconsumers'privacywillcontinuetobe"trial"practicewilleventuallybePassageQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingIt'shardlynewsthattheimmigrationsystemisamess.Foreignnationalshavelongbeenslipacrosstheborderwithfakepapers,andvisitorswhoarriveintheU.S.legitimayoftenoverstaytheirlegal ewithoutbeingpunished.ButsinceSept.11,it's eclearthatterroristshavebeenshrewdlyfactoringtheweaknessesofoursystemintotheirns.Inadditiontotheirmasteryofforgingpassports,atleastthreeofthe19Sept.11hijackers(劫机者)werehereonexpiredvisas.That'sbeenasafebetuntilnow.TheImmigrationandNaturalizationService(INS)(归化局)lackstheresources,andapparentlytheinclination,tokeeptrackoftheestimated2millionforeignerswhohaveintentionallyoverstayedtheir Butthislaxness马虎towardimmigrationfraudmaybeabouttochangeCongresshasalreadytakensomemodeststeps.TheU.S.A.PatriotAct,passedinthewakeoftheSept.11tragedy,requirestheFBI,theJusticeDepartment,theStateDepartmentandtheINStosharemoredata,whichwillmakeiteasiertostopwatch-listedterroristsattheborder.Butwhat'sreallyneeded,criticssay,iseventougherlawsandmoreresourcesaimedattighteningupbordersecurity.Reformersarecallingforarollbackofrulesthathinderlawenment.TheyalsowanttheINStohirehundredsmoreborderpatrolagentsandinvestigatorstokeepillegalimmigrantsoutandtotrackthemdownoncethey'rehere.ReformersalsowanttoseetheINSsetupadatabasetomonitorwhethervisaholdersactuallyleavethecountrywhentheyarerequiredto.Alltheseproposedchangeswerepartofanewborder-securitybillthatpassedtheHouseofRepresentativesbutdiedintheSenatelastweek.BeforeSept.11,legislationofthiskindhadbeenblockedbytwopowerfullobbies:universities,whichrelyontuitionfromforeignstudentswhocouldbekeptoutbythenewlaw,andbusiness,whichreliesonforeignersforcheaplabor.Sincetheattacks,they'vebackedoff.Thebillwouldhavepassedthistimebutforcongressionalmaneuveringsandisexpectedtobereintroducedandtopassnextyear.Alsoontheagendafornextyear:aproposal,backedbysomeinfluentiallaw-makers,tosplittheINSintotwoagencies-agoodcopthatwouldtendtoservicefunctionslikeprocessingcitizenshippapersandabadcopthatwouldconcentrateonborderinspections,deportationandotherfunctions.Onereasonforthedivision,supporterssay,isthattheINShasinrecentyears toofocusedonservingtouristsandimmigrants.AftertheSept.l1tragedy,theINSshouldpaymoreattentiontoservingthemillionsofordinaryAmericanswhorelyonthenation'sbordersecuritytoprotectthemfromterroristattacks.TerroristshaveobviouslytakenadvantagethelegalprivilegesgrantedtotheexcessivehospitalityoftheAmericantheirresponsibilityoftheofficialsatborderthelowefficiencyoftheImmigrationandNaturalizationWelearnfromthepassagethatcoordinatedeffortswillbemadebyvariousU.S.ernmentagenciestorefusetherenewingofexpiredwardoffterroristsatthepreventtheforgeryofimmigrationD).limitthenumberOfimmigrantstotheItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbeforeSept.11,alienswithexpiredmighthavethemextendedwithoutwouldbecloselywatchedbyFBImightstayonforaslongas[heywouldliveinconstantfearofItisbelievedbymanythatalltheseyearsthehasbeenservingtwocontradictoryhasbeentooliberalingrantingvisastotouristsandimmigrantsindiscriminahasover-emphasizeditsservicefunctionsattheexpenseofthenation'shasignoredthepleasofthetwopowerfulBeforeSept.11,theU.S.CongresshadbeenunabletopassstricterimmigrationlawstheymighthavekeptawayforeignstudentsandcheapitwasdifficulttocoordinatetheeffortsoftheeducationandbusinesscirclescaredlittleaboutnationalresourceswerenotavailablefortheirenPart (20Directions:Thereare30 pletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.ItisgenerallyknownthatNewYorkisacityforandacenterforoddbitsofve C) D)Highgradesaresupposedtoacademicability,butJohn'sactualperformancedidnotconfirmthis. C) D)Inspiteofthe,itseemedthatmanyoftheinvitedguestswouldstillshow C) D)Therelativesofthosekilledinthecrashgottogetherto C) D)Atfirsteverythingwentwellwiththeprojectbutrecentlywehavehadanumberofwiththemachinery. C) D)Hetriedtohidehispatchbysweehishairovertoone C) D)Theoldcouplenowstillfortheirbelovedson,30yearsafterhis C) D)Coffeeistheofthisdistrictandbringslocalfarmersalotof C) D)Beforewemove,weshould someoftheoldfurniture,sothatwecanhavemoreroominthenewhouse. C) D)YoucannotimaginehowIfeelwithmyduties C) D)Anyonenotpayingtheregistrationfeebytheendofthismonthwillbetohavewithdrawnfromtheprogram.contem C) D)Althoughhewasonadiet,thedeliciousfoodhim C) D)temptedThearetryingtowhatreally C) D)Hesaidthatendingtheagreementwouldthefutureofsmallorfamily-runshops,leadtofewerbooksbeingpublishedandincreasepricesofallbutafewbestsellers. 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C) D)Henrywentthroughthesagaincarefullyforfearofanyimportant C) D)Thebankisofferingatoanyonewhocangiveinformationaboutthe C) D)Itisa(n) thattheFrencheatsomuchrichfoodandyethavearelativelylowrateofheartdisease.A) C) D)FormanyyearstheJapanesehavethecar C) D)Thesubjectofsafetymustbecedatthetopofthe C) D)Part Error (15Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark(∧)intherightceandwritethewordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutandputaslash(／)intheevisionisrapidly ingthelituresofourperiods.1.time/times/periodManyoftheargumentshavingusedforthestudyofliture.2.／ Asaschoolsubjectarevalidfor∧studyof 3. Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople-thelearnedpatternsforthinking,feelingandactingthatcharacterizepopulationorsociety,includetheexpressionofthesepattemsin S1. materialthings.Cultureiscomposeofnonmaterialculture S2. creationslikevalues,beliefs,customsandarrangements-andmaterialculture-physicalobjectlike S3. cookingpots,computersandbathtubs.Insum,culturereflects S4. boththeideasweshareoreverythingwemake.Inordinaryspeech,aofcultureistheindividualcanspeakanother S5. language-thewhoisunfamiliarwiththearts,music, S6. liture,philosophy,orhistory.Buttosociologists,tobehumanistobecultured,becauseofcultureisthecommon S7. ofexperiencewesharewithothermembersofourCultureisessentiallytoourhumanness.Itprovidesakind S8. ofmapforrelatingtoothers.Considerhowyoufredyourwayaboutsociallife.Howdoyouknowhowtoactinaoradepartmentstore,ortowardawhosorlaugh S9. atyou?Yourculturesyoubybroad,standardized, S10. ready-madeanswersfordealingwitheachofthesesituations.Therefore,ifweknowa'sculture,wecanunderstandandevenpredictagooddealofhisbehavior.Part (30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertotheeditorofanewspapercominingaboutthepoorserviceofabookstore.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheguidelinesgivenbelowin.与书店的经ALettertotheEditorofa参考..9.70.改错include--compose-->object-->or-->individual后+unfamiliar-->ofessentially-->laugh-->by-->参考范文June19,DearIamwritingthislettertoreflectsomeproblemsIcameacrossrecentlyand.appealtotheimprovementoftheserviceindustry.ThisweekendIboughtanEnglish-dictionaryinabookstorenearmyhomesinceitscoveriselaboraydesigned.ButwhenIwenthomeandreadcarefully,Ifoundthattheseveralpagesofthedictionaryhavebeencrackedandbefouled.Whatisworse,themisprintsspreadeverywhereinthedictionaryandseriouslyaffectmycomprehension.Sincetherewassuchdamageandmisprinttothedictionary,Iwenttothebookstoretorequireforarece.Buttomysurprise,thestaffofthebookstoreturndownmyrequestrudelyandevendeniedthepoorqualityoftheItgoeswithoutsayingthattoday’sface-pacedandmarket-orientedeconomycallsformuchhigherstandardforserviceindustry.However,tomyregret,manyofthecommercialsfailtoachievethisstandardandthequalityofthestaffneedstobeimproved.It’sself-evidentthatthepoorqualityofpractitionersintheserviceindustrywillnotonlydeeplydisappointcustomersbutalsohamperthedevelopmentofourcountry’seconomy.Asaresult,Iexpectyournewspapertoappealtotheserviceindustrytoattachmoreimportancetotheserviceimprovement.ThankyouforyourSincerely原文W:Oh,Dick.Youarewearingablackjacketbutyellowtrousers.It’sthestrangestcombinationI’veeverseen.M:Iknow.Igotuplateanddressedinahurry.Ididn’trealizemymistakeuntilIenteredtheoffice.Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthewayDickdressed?M:Excuseme.Buthasanyoneturnedinabrownleatherwallet?I’velostmywallet.Itcontainsmydriver’slicenseandalsosomefamilypicturesthatareprettyimportanttome.W:Oh,yes.Wehadawalletbroughtinthismorning.Waitherejustaminute,please.Q:Whatwouldthewomanprobablydo?M:Excuseme,Madam.Istheair-conditioningon?ThisroomisashotasaW:Sorry,sir.AnewepidemiccalledSARSisthreateningusrightnow.Asapreventativemeasure,wearetoldtoletinfreshairbyopeningthewindowsandnottousetheairconditioners.Q:WhatdoesthewomanM:YoulookquitedifferentfromwhatyouusedW:Sure.Istartedexercisingregularlytwoyearsagoandwentfrom253poundstoahealthy160poundsandthatistheonlythingIdidnotgiveuphalfway.Q:WhatdoweknowaboutM:IwonderifyoufindmyexperiencerelevanttotheW:Yes,certainly.Butifonlyyouhadsentyourapplicationletteraweekearlier.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:Shouldn’tsomeonegopickuptheclothesformthelaundry?TheywerereadythreehoursM:Don’tlookatme,mom.Q:WhatdoestheboyM:Er...Hi,couldyoulmewhereelectronicproductsaredisyed?IwanttoseesomeTVs,digitalcameras,DVDyers,thatsortofthing.W:Well.Severalcountriesaredisyingelectronicproducts.’sselectionisverylargethisyear.Youmightaswellgototheeastwingfirsttotakealookatabooth.Q:WhereistheconversationmostprobablytakingM:Well,whatdidyouthinkoftheW:Idon’tknowwhyIletyoutalkmeintogoing.Ijustdon’tlike.Nexttimeyou’dbetterchooseacomedy.Q:WhatcanweinferfromtheW:Whodoyouthinkshouldgetthejob?HowaboutMr.M:Mr.Becket?I’mnotsure.Heisanicefellow,ofcourse,andeasytogetalongwith.ButIdoubthisprofessionalexpertise.Iwantsomeonewhocangetthejobdone.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMr.M:Doyouthinkhomeyerswillrecemovietheatresandthemoutoftheentertainmentbusiness?W:We’recertainlyfacedwiththegravechallengefromtheDVDindustry.That’swhyIthinkwehavetorevolutionizeourconceptofmovieshowing.AsIseeit,themovietheatreshouldnotjustbeacetowatchafilm,butacetomeetpeople.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemovietheatre?PassageOneFewpeoplecanstandforthespiritofearlierAmericaasmuchasBenjaminFranklin.Helivedthroughalmostthewholeofthe18thcentury.Hewasbornsixyearsafterthecenturybegan,anddiedtenyearsbeforeitended.Duringthistime,hesawtheAmericancoloniesgrowfromtinysettlementsintoanationandhealsocontributedmuchtothenewstate.Hewasdeeplyinterestedinscienceandnaturalhistoryandhisexperimentswithelectricityandlightningleddirectlytotheinventionofthelightningrod.Hewasalsointerestedinimprovingtheconditionsofhisfellowmen.HewasinvolvedinanumberofprojectsinhisnativePhiladelphia,includingthesettingupofalibrary,andauniversity,aphilosophicalsocietyandfire-preventionservice.HeworkedhardtoenabletheAmericancoloniestogainindependencefromBritain.AsambassadortoFrance,heencouragedtheFrenchtohelpGeorgeWashington.Afterthewar,heattendedtheAmericanConstitutionalCongress.Thiswashislastcontribution,forhediedlatethatyear.HeisstillfondlyrememberedbyAmericansasoneofthecreatorsoftheUnitedStates.Questi