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1.ThewaythatpeopIespendtheirmoney,andtheobjectsonwhichthey

spendit,arethelastareaswherefreechoiceandindividualitycanbe

expressed.ThechoicereflectspersonaItaste,thewaypeopIesee

themselvesandthefantasiesthey(1)abouttheirlives,the

restrictionsonmoneyavaiIable(2)them,thepresenceofothers

inthefamiIywitha(3)onthatmoney,andtheinfluenceofcurrent

convention,(4)surroundingsandlocality.Shoppingisan

importanthumanactivity.Yetshoppersare(5)withaconfusing

situationanda(n)(6)changingone.Theconfusionarisesfromthe

claims(7)advertising,frominadequateinformationaboutnew

products,newmaterials,newplacestoshop——aconfusionenhancedby

risingpricesanda(n)(8)choiceofgoodsthaneverbefore.The

search(9)therightpurchaseisbasedonignorance

of(10)ownneedsandignoranceoftheproduct**s(11)for

thoseneeds.Whenchoosinganyparticularitem,thereareseveraIIines

ofcommunicationwhichmightprovidesomeguidance.(12)noneof

theseisentirelysatisfactory.Forexample,youcanaskashop

assistantinitially.(13)youfindone,shemayquite(14)

notknowtheanswers.ShemaybeaschoolgirIwithaSaturdayjob,or

ahousewife(15)part-time.

A.generally

B.authentically

C.innocently

D.genuinely

2.ThewaythatpeopIespendtheirmoney,andtheobjectsonwhichthey

spendit,arethelastareaswherefreechoiceandindividualitycanbe

expressed.Thechoicereflectspersonaltaste,thewaypeoplesee

themselvesandthefantasiesthey(1)abouttheirlives,the

restrictionsonmoneyavaiIable(2)them,thepresenceofothers

inthefamiIywitha(3)onthatmoney,andtheinfluenceofcurrent

convention,(4)surroundingsandIocaIity.Shoppingisan

importanthumanactivity.Yetshoppersare(5)withaconfusing

situationanda(n)(6)changingone.Theconfusionarisesfromthe

claims(7)advertising,frominadequateinformationaboutnew

products,newmaterials,newpIacestoshop-aconfusionenhancedby

risingpricesanda(n)(8)choiceofgoodsthaneverbefore.The

search(9)therightpurchaseisbasedonignorance

of(10)ownneedsandignoranceoftheproduct**s(11)for

thoseneeds.Whenchoosinganyparticularitem,thereareseveraIIines

ofcommunicationwhichmightprovidesomeguidance.(12)noneof

theseisentirelysatisfactory.Forexample,youcanaskashop

assistantinitially.(13)youfindone,shemayquite(14)

notknowtheanswers.ShemaybeaschooIgirIwithaSaturdayjob,or

ahousewife(15)part-time.

A.studying

B.practicing

C.working

D.shopping

3.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Sheagreeswiththeman.

B.Shedoesn,tknowthebook.

C.Shelikesthebookverymuch.

D.Shedoesn*tknowwhattodo.

4.{{B}}PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhave

justheard.{{/B}}

A.Familynamefirst,givennamelast.

B.Givennamefirst,familynamelast.

C.Middlenamefirst,familynamelast.

D.Givennamefirst,middlenamelast.

5.{{Bj}PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhave

justheard.{{/B}}

A."Mr.”

B."Mrs."

C."Ms."

D."Professor."

6.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Shecangowithhimthisafternoon.

B.Shehasalottodotoday.

C.She'salmostasbusyasheis.

D.Shemightbefinishedbynoon.

7.{{B}}PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhave

justheard.{{/B}}

A.Usetheformalmannerofaddress.

B.Usetheinformalmannerofaddress.

C.Addresspeoplebytheirfirstnames.

D.Addresspeoplebytheirlastnames.

8.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Themanshouldbuyadifferentmealticketeachmonth.

B.Individualseatdifferentamounts.

C.Buyingthemealticketwon'tsavethemanmoney.

D.Thepriceofamealvariesfrommonthtomonth.

9.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Theapplicationisn'tavailableattheoffice.

B.Thewomanshouldmailacopyofherapplication.

C.Thephotocopymachineisn'tthereanymore.

D.Thewomancanmakecopiesatthepostoffice.

10.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Teaishatterthancoffee.

B.Themanshouldswitchtotea.

C.Therearetworeasonsfornotdrinkingcoffee.

D.Themanshouldn,tdrinkteaeither.

11.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Hedoesn*texpecttomeetherattheseashore.

B.Hewantstoknowwhenshe,scoming.

C.Hewantstoseehowherexperimentisprogressing.

D.Heisn'tinterestedinwatchingher.

12.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Shedoesn,tliketheprofessorverymuch.

B.Shedoubtsclasswillbecanceled.

C.Shedoesn,twanttoattendtheconference.

D.Shewonderswhethertheprofessorisanaccountant.

13.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Themailwassentbacktothepostoffice.

B.Hedoesn*thaveanythingtodropinth。mailbox.

C.It'stoosoontogohackthere.

D.Thepostofficeisclosedforanhour.

14.WherewastheprisonIocated

A.InthesouthernstateofTumailimo.

B.IntheminingtownofTnmailimo.

C.InthejunglessoutheastofCaracas.

D.70kilometerssoutheastofCaracas.

15.{{B}}TEXTCH/B}}

Thedigitalagemayonlyjusthavedawned,butlastnightagroupof

eminentinstitutionsissuedawarningthatlargeswathsofdigital

heritageriskbeinglostforeverwithouturgentactiontopreservethem.

Whiletheaveragewebsiteore-maiIwouldhardlyquaIifytobe

describedasvitalculturalartifacts,electronicinformationand

communicationsarenowsovitaltoeveryaspectofdaiIyIifethatfuture

generationscouldfindanenormous"blackholeinpeople'scoIIective

memory"ifimportantdigitalmaterialisallowedtodisappear,according

totheDigitalPreservationCoaIition:

Atrisk.iseverythingfromgovernmentrecords,whichwould

previouslyhavebeenpubIishedonpaperbutwhichnowexistonlyin

electronicform,toscientificdata,computergamesandpersonalwebsites,

representativesofthecoaIition-madeupof17BritishIibraries,

museums,archivingorganisationsandacademicbodies-holdameetingat

theHouseofCommons.

TakecomputergamesasexampIes,Britainisaworldleaderin

developingcomputergames,withtitlessuchasTombRaiderandGrandTheft

AutobringinginbiggerrevenuesthanthedomesticfiImandmusic

industriescombined.Butsomeoftheoriginal1980sgames,often

deveIopedbyteenagersusinghomecomputers,havealIbutdisappeared.

ThewarningcomesamidagrowingrealizationinternalionaIlythat

society'sincreasingreIianceoninformationandcommunications

technologyraisesseriousproblemwithguaranteeinglongtermaccessto

materialwhichisavaiIableonlyinformatsthatareIikeIytobecome

technologicallyobsoIete.

ThetaskofarchivingevenasmalIsIiceofimportantdigitalmateriaI

ismassive.Whilebookshundredsofyearsoldcanstillberead,

electronicmateriaIfromjustafewyearsagomayaIreadyhavebeenlost

becauseitwasonlyavailabIebrieflyonIineorwaspreservedinan

obsoleteform.

Theephemeral,do-it-yourselfnatureoftheInternetalsoposesahuge

chailenge.InternetusersmayfeeldeIugedbythevastamountsof

informationavaitableonIinetwiththousandsofnewpagesappearingevery

day,thevastmajorityofitofIittIegeneralinterest.

ButwiththeaveragewebpageenjoyinganonIineIifespanofbarely

fourweeks,institutionsIiketheBritishLibraryarenowworkingonways

toseIectmateriaIworthyofpreservationfromthemi11ionsofwebpages

beforeitdisappears,andstoreitinawaywhicha11owsaccessforfuture

generations.

nAlotofpeopIethinkthewebisjustpornandmusicdownloads,"Helen

Shenton,headofcoIIectionscareattheBritishLibrarytoIdtheGuardian.

nMuchofitcertainlyis,butthereisalsoalotofimportantstuff,

ephemeralpubIications,forexample,whichwouldhavebeenpubIishedon

paperbeforebutnowonlyexistasawebpage."

AsthelegaIrepositoryforeverybookpubIishedbyaUKimprint,the

BritishLibraryreceivesabout150,000paperpubIicationsayearto

archive.ButitbeIievesthatthousandsofdigitaIpubIicationsarebeing

lost.

SinceJanuary200i,whenitlaunchedavoluntaryrepositoryfor

electronicmaterial,ithasreceivedonlyabout3,000items,afraction

oftheamountwhichshouldbepreserved.

LloydGrossman,broadcasterandchairmanoftheCampaignforMuseums,

contrastedtheexperienceofe-maiIwiththatofthetelegram.Whilethe

firsttelegramwaspreservedandhasnowbeendigitalized,thefirst

etnaiI,sent31yearsago,hasbeenlost.Grossmansaid:"E-mailtook

manyyearstobecometoday*spervasiveformofcommunicationandweare

nowbeginningtorealisehowdigitalmaterialsaremoreephemeraIthan

traditionalmaterials.

nSometimesthesignificanceofkeydeveIopmentsinnewtechnologies

maytakeseveralyearstoberecognized.TheimpIicationsforour

inte11ectuaIandculturalrecordandtheirpreservationareprofound."

Futuregenerationsmaynotfindthedigitalmaterialanymorebecause

ofalIofthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.theout-of-datepreservationmethod

B.theproblemconcerningintellectualpropertyrights

C.thenatureofshort-timeonlineexistence9fthedigitalinformation

D.thedifficultyinstoringvastamountofinformationavailableonline

16.WhatwasTim,sfirstjob

A.Heworkedasasalespersoninaclothingshop.

B.Hewasthemanagerofaclothingshop.

C.Heworkedinalaundry.

D.Hewasalifeguardinaswimmingpool.

17.

{{B}}TEXTA{{/B}}

ItwastheEnglishscientist-philosopherFrancisBaconwhosaid,

"Knowledgeitselfispower."Thisisanimportantdictum,butithasnever

beensotrueastoday,withtheadventoftheInformationAge.

AtthebeginningoftheIndustrialRevoIution,acountry*scomparative

advantagedependedlargelyonthenaturalresourcesitwasendowedby

Nature.PeopIehadtolearnrudimentaryskillswhentheyjoined

manufacturingindustries.Theywereca11edbIue-coIIarworkers,andthey

formedthemajority,directedbyaminorityofmanagers.

AfterWorldWar11,theinventionandincreasinguseofthemicrochip

broughtaboutgreatchangesinthestructureofman'ssociaIproduction.

Whiletheprimaryindustry(agriculture)andthesecondaryindustry

(manufacturing)remaintobeimportant,therehavebeenrapidadvances

inthetertiaryindustry(services).Andthereisnowtalkofafourth

industry,theinformationindustry.

Intheindustrializedworld,thatis,intheUS,EuropeandJapan,

abouttwothirdsofjobsarenowintheservicesector,andthenumber

isontherise.Ofcourse,thereareroughlytwodifferentgroupsof

job-holdersintheservicesectoritself.Thejobsinthefirstgroup,

suchasretaiIsales,foodservices,truckingandjanitorialservices,

whichareunskiIledoccupations,arelow-wage,whileinthesecondgroup

arehigh-paidinvestmentbanker,computerprogrammers,hightechnicians,

etc.,whoareabIetosolvecompIicatedprobIemsbyapplyinginformation.

Andthesecondgroupofservicejob-holdersrepresentthefuturein

economicdevelopment.

ItisarguedthatinfuturepeopIeshouldnolongerbeclassifiedas

whitecolIarorbluecollar,butratherasknowIedgeworkersand

non-knowIedgeworkers.TheknowIedgeworkerscannotonIyreadandwrite

andperformrotetasks,theymustmeetthebasicrequirementofcomputer

IiteracyandconstantIythinkupnewwaystomeetthechangingdemands

ofincreasingproductivity.

MoreandmorepeopIearelearningtobecompetentinusingpersonaI

computers,digitalcommunicationsandfactoryrobots.Breakthroughsin

bio-engineering,artificialintelIigence,newmateriaIsfandstill

unimaginedfieldsoftechnologyandmanagementwiIIgreatlyadvance

productivity.ItispeopIewiththemostadvancedknowIedgewhowi11take

thelead.Systemsanalysts,computerscientistsandprogrammers,

managementanalystsandinventorsanddevelopersareinmostdemandin

theindustrializedcountries.

Inmanufacturingitself,forexampIe,thereisamoveawayfrom

standardizedproductionandtowardmoreflexible,customized

manufacturing.HencethegrowthofalargenumberofsmalIfactories,

whichareownedbyafewmulti-skiIledandever-retrained

worker-engineer-managers,andequippedwithprecision,resettable

machinesworkingspecialmaterialsIikestainlesssteeIandtitanium.

Theyareabletoproducenew-designedprecisionturnedpartsatthe

biddingofcustomers,oftenbiggerfactories,andtheirmanagerswork

withtheirhandsandbrainsatthesametime.

TheonlywaytogreaterknowIedgeisthrougheducationandtraining.

Knowledge,asmuchascapital,materialresourcesandsweat,hasbecome

anessentialfactorofproduction.TheeducationaIsystemofasociety

oughttoenabIeitsmemberstomakearapidtransitiontothe

above-describedknowIedge-basedwork.Otherwise,thatsocietywi11

inevitablylagbehind.

IthasbeenthewayofdeveIopedcountriestoautomateoutofexistence

low-productivityfactoriesandjobs;ortransferthemtoacountrywhere

costsarelower.Inotherwords,thedeveIopedcountrieshavebeentrying

tokeephigherwagejobs,whilemovinglowerwagejobstothedeveloping

countries.However,inthegreatworldwidemovementtotheInformation

Age,ifadeveIopedcountryshouIdfaiItobringup-todateitssystem

ofeducationandtraining,itmaynotbeabletocontinuegrowingricher.

SonowwecometounderstandBacon*sdictumbetter.KnowIedgeitself

ispower.ThechaIlengefacingeverycountryistoresuscitateits

investmentandtraining.Iftheinte11ectuaIcapacityisnotthere,the

investmentswon'tcome.Andtherawmaterialsofthenew

economy-informationandknowledge-wi11beofanation*sownmaking.

Atrendinthesecondaryindustryisthat.

A.therewillbenomorelargefactories

B.mass-manufacturingwillbeshiftedintotailoredmanufacturing

C.therewillbenodifferencesamongworkers,engineersandmanagers

D.standardizedproductionwillbecomeunder-standardizedproduction

18.{{BHTEXTBH/B}}

Therearetwotypesofriskrelatedtoinvestment.Theobviousrisk

isthatthecompanyyouinvestinwi11foldandyouwi11loseeverything.

TheothertypeofriskishowmuchthevaIueofyourinvestmentcanohange.

SomeinvestmentsswingwiIdly:onemonththeyareworthfourtimeswhat

youputintthenextmonththeyareworthonlyonequarterofthemoney

youputin.Ifyouhavetotakeyourmoneyoutatthewrongtime,you

loselots.Low-riskinvestments

Classiclow-riskinvestmentsaregovernmentstocksandbankdeposits.

Theinstitutionsaren*tIikeIytogooutofexistence.Andtheinvestments

are"capitalguaranteed",meaningyourbalancecanneverdropbelowthe

amountyouputin.

ButeventhesecIassicIow-riskinvestmentscarrytheriskthatinterest

rateswi11riseandyouwillbestuckwithyourmoneytiedupatthelower

interestratesatwhichyoufirstinvested.Andnoteveryfixed-interest

investmentsiswitharock-solidorganization.Someprovidersmayoffer

capitaI"guaranteed"productswhereinfactnothirdpartyis

guaranteeingthecontinuingfinancialviabiIityoftheproviderofthe

product.Thewarningisthatinvestorsmustcheckthattheguaranteeand

thepersonorinstitutionofferingtheguaranteearebothgoodandstrong.

Anyguaranteeisonlyasgoodasthoseofferingit.

High-riskinvestments

Theclassichigh-riskinvestmentisinsharesinasmalIcompanywhich

isperhapsnewlyIistedonthestockexchange.SuchasmalIcompanycould

quiteeasilycollapse.Ontheotherhand,thesharepricemightsoar.

Ifaninvestorwantstouptheante,theyborrowmoneytobuytheshares.

Throughwhat*sknownasleverageorgearing,investorshopetomakea

hugereturnnotonlyontheirownmoney,butaIsoonsomeoneelse's.

Ifthecompanycollapses,theynotonlylosetheirinvestment,butmust

alsorepaytheirdebt.

Numerousstudieshaveshownthat,onaverage,high-riskinvestorsmake

morethanlow-riskones.Overtime,thestockmarketrewardsthemfor

stickingtheirnecksout,andsometimesgettingthemchoppedoff.Even

duringthe1980s,thedecadeofthestockmarketcrash,onestudyshows

thatoverthewholeofthetenyearssharesoutperformedlower-riskfixed

interestandpropertyinvestments.

Thisbringsustothefirstbasicrulerelatingtorisk:highrisk

equalshighreturn.Ifyouwanttomaximizeyoursavings,takesomerisk

withatleastsomeofyourmoney.

Keepinmind,though,thesecondrulerelatingtorisk.,diversify

yourinvestment.Thisispartlysoyouwon'tbehurttoobadlyifone

companyfallsover.Inshort,you*remadnottospreadyourmoneyaround.

AlIthebigfinancialinstitutionsdo,Thismeansdividingitamong:

,differenttypesofinvestments-someinshares,someinproperty,

someinbondsandsoon;

■differentinvestmentswithineachgroup一一sharesinlotsof

differentcompanies,severalproperties,avarietyoffixed-interest

investments

,differentcountries-notonlyChina,theUSorJapanbutinEurope

orSouth-EastAsia.

Ifit,sailstartingtosoundimpossibleforonepersontomanage,

itprobablyis.Fortunatelyseveralinvestmentproductsaredesignedto

diversifyingforyou.ForexampIe,oneunittrustcanholdamuchwider

rangeoflocalandoverseasinvestmentsthananindividualcoulddream

of.

Takecare,though.PuttingalIyoumoneyinjustonediversifiedunit

truststillexposesyoutotheriskthatthetrustwi11bebadlydamaged.

Perhapsusingtwoorthreetrustsorotherdiversifiedinvestmentswould

betheanswer.

Asfarasguaranteeisconcerned,inIow-riskinvestments,.

A.thereisnorealguarantee

B.onlyrock-solidorganisationscanofferaguarantee

C.oneneedsathirdpartytoofferaguarantee

D.oneisguaranteedtoprofit

19.{{BJJTEXTE{{/B}}

Theinkisbarelydryonthedeal.ButtheagreementonChinajoining

theWorldTradeOrganisationisaIreadymakinganimpactonbusinessin

China.AnaIystsexpectthedeaItotriggeranewwaveofforeign

investment.Thiswi11especia11yaffectsunriseindustriesIiketelecoms

andcomputing.

ThedownsideofthisisthatChinesecompanieswi11faceharder

competition.Manywi11risetothechailenge.ButsomewiIIbeforced

toclose.AndotherswiIIlayoffsurplusstaff.

ForindividualworkerstheWTOdeaIhighIightstheimportanceof

upgradingskillsandquaIifications.NewinvestorsinChinawi11need

highlyquaIifiedpeople.Sowi11theChinesecompanieswhocompetewith

them.

Humanresourceprofessionalshavealreadynoticedatrendtowards

aggressiverecruitmentbyChinesecompanies.ButthisonlyappIiesto

peopIewiththeski11stoheIpthembecomeworld-beater.Andthatisalso

theattitudeofgrowingnumbersofjointventuresandforeign-owned

companies.

WeareseeingtheestabIishmentofa"quaIityIinen.PeopIewhose

skillsarebelowthislevelwi11finditincreasinglyhardtoget

rewardingjobs.PeopleaboveitwiIIfindtheiropportunitiesincreased.

AgoodexampIeofthisprocessatworkcanbefoundinthee-commerce

sector.ManycompaniesarerushingtogetonIine.AndtheyalIneed

softwareengineers.ButthedemandforquaIityisbeginningtoaffect

a11aspectsofworkingIife.RecruitmentprofessionaIshaveaIsonoticed

anincreasingdemandforsecretariesandadministrators.ThereareIots

ofpeoplearoundwiththetraditionalskillsfortheseposts.Butthere

arefewerwiththeITskillsneededforworkinamodern,computerized

officeenvironment."

TheemergenceofChineseInternetbasedcompanieshasaIsoseenasharp

riseindemandforpeopIewithawiderangeofskiIIs.NaturaIly,these

newcompaniesneedtechnicalandsupportstaff.ButtheyaIsowant

peopIewhocanwriteanddesignhighquaIitycontent.Andstaffwiththe

abilitytosellanewandexcitingpropositionintothemarketarealso

required.ThekeytoInternetcompaniesisspeed.Theygrowaccording

totheprincipleof"firstmoveradvantage".SoforpeopIewhowantto

workinthissector,thetimetomoveisnow.

Increasedcompetitionisalsoreflectedinasteadydemandforsales

people,especiaIlysalesmanagers.Withcompaniestryingtosharpenup

theirpubIicimage,thereisaIsoanincreasinglystrongfIowofvacancies

inadvertisingandpubIicrelations.ForalIthesejobscompaniesare

IookingforexperiencedpeopIewithagoodcommandofEnglish.

ThesedeveIopmentsareevidenceofaprofoundchangeintheChinese

jobmarket.TheWTOdealmarksachangeinemphasis.Companiesareless

interestedinproducingthingsandmoreinterestedingettingthebest

outofpeopIe.Andtotakeadvantageofthis,peopIelookingforjobs

wi11havetogetthebestoutofthemselves.TheworIdofworkisbecoming

amoreexcitingplace,butalsolesssecure.

Thepassageisfocusedon.

A.careerdirectionandthechangingworldofworkinChina

B.thepositiveinfluenceofChina,sentryintoWTO

C.thedemandofsocietyafterChina,sentryintoWTO

D.theimportanceofupgradingskillsandqualificaticnsinjobhunting

20.{{I}}Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Atthe

endofthenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswereachquestion.

NowIistentothenews.{{/I}}

AccordingtoRearAdm.JohnD.Stufflebeem,thetotalnumberofTaiiban

detaineesunderUScontrol

A.22.

B.300.

C.324.

D.482.

21.{{BHTEXTD({/B)}

Theaveragecitizen,withhiseyesgluedtothe"box",hasonlythe

vaguestideawhatanambassadordoes.Inthepressheispicturedstanding

byacarriagefromtheroyaIorpresidentialpalacewithhischestcovered

ingoldlaceorineveningdressinthemiddleofthemorning,splashed

withordersanddecorationsIikeanold-fashionedswimminginstructor.

InOsberLancaster,scartoonshiswhitetieandbroadsashareaccompanied

bythepaunchanddebiIitatedlookofonewhomtherestrictionsofhis

professionhaverequiredtomakedoforviceswithanexcessoffood,

drinkandsleep.QuestionsinparIiamentsuggestthatheissolely

occupiedingivingextravagantpartiesatthetax-payer1sexpenseif

heisBritish,orinignoringtheparkingreguIationsifheisaforeigner

inLondon.

ThejaundicedambassadormaysometimesbeincIinedtoconcludethat

heisregardedprincipallyasaserviceagency:thattothetouristhis

onlyseriousresponsibiIityistoproducemoneywhenawaIIetisstoIen;

thattothebusinessmanhissolepurposeistopromotethebusinessman'

sinterest;thattothepresscorrespondentheistheretoprovide

informationforthecorrespondent,scopyandagoodstoryoutofanything

thathappensintheembassy;thattovisitingpoliticiansheisthe

provideroffreeboardandlodgingandanintroductionandshopping

service,andthattoMr.LeCarre*sreadersheisthemanwhokeepsthe

spyoutofthecold.

InhismorecharitabIemomentshewi11admitthatthetouristin

difficultyisentitledtoaskfortheembassy1shelp;thatthebusinessman

ispromotinghiscountry*sexportsandthatitisoneoftheambassador1

smostimportantdutiestohelphim