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2. What to choose?

Today more and more high school graduates go on to college. Most young people decide their courses of study for 1________. They do not wait for their parents to tell them 2________ career to choose.

3________ ________, Jack‟s father practices medicine. 4_______ _____ he wants his son also to become a doctor, he doesn‟t insist that Jack study medicine when he finishes high school.

He believes that Jack 5_______ make up his own mind about his courses of study. His wife, on the other hand, disagrees with him. She thinks that Jack should become a doctor, and so he can become a partner 6_______ his father.

Jack isn‟t sure what he wants to study in college. One day he feels that he‟d like to become an engineer. 7_______, the next day he thinks that perhaps he should study business management. Right now he is studying chemistry, biology, and physics. All of them 8________ (be) useful if he finally chooses to study medicine in college.

Jack likes his father‟s attitude, and is grateful that his father isn‟t forcing him 9________(become) a doctor.

In some countries parents often decide 10_______ careers their children will follow --- especially their sons. Tchaikovsky(柴可夫斯基，1840-1893，俄国作曲家), the composer of Swan Lake(芭蕾舞剧《天鹅湖》), was asked to study law. He, however, didn‟t take an interest in it. Tchaikovsky made a great decision on his own. He gave up his government service later and started to study music.

Some people think the young are probably going to be successful because they are doing the things 11________they most want to do in life. Many people, however, disagree with them.

4. Jim Corrigan

Jim Corrigan, a well-built man in his late 20‟s, works in a large hospital. Jim is an X-ray technician. It is his job 1_________(develop) the many X-ray films that are taken of people‟s lungs, stomachs and 2________body parts.

Jim works in a darkroom, a room 3_______ is specially equipped for developing film. First he removes the film 4_______ the lead plates(金属片) that are used to hold it. Then he feeds the film into a developing machine. It takes about 90 seconds for it to develop. The film is then ready to 5_______(examine) by a doctor.

Jim‟s work is important, and both doctors and patients eagerly, often worriedly, wait for the results of his work. Jim doesn‟t keep them 6________(wait) too long. He is quick and orderly at his job. This would not be unusual 7_______ _______ the fact that Jim Corrigan is blind.

“In the beginning it was tricky,” Jim explains, “The film comes in five different sizes. And sometimes I would get them mixed up. But I have never let a mistake get out of the darkroom.” After some time, Jim learned8____________(measure) the film by running his fingers over the edges.

“I have a system,” explains Jim, “9_______ ________ I can find things easily in the darkroom. It‟s a simple system. I just keep my materials in order and put them back in the same place after I use them. I don‟t have to search for anything.”

“Jim is quite capable and 10_______ be trusted,” says his boss, “I wouldn‟t have him working here if he weren‟t. And that pings me to the question of handicapped people. You can‟t let yourself get upset about them. They want 11__________ (treat) just like anybody else --- and they should be. They don‟t want you to fee l sorry for them.”

No one has to feel sorry for Jim Corrigan.

6. Never too busy for social manners

So you forgot 1________(answer) that party invitation you received. Now, the day has come and gone, and you‟re feeling guilty you never told the host you couldn‟t attend.

“Don‟t allow this oversight(疏忽)3_______ (ruin) your relationship,” says R. Thomas Boone, a US social psychologist. “I would show up 4________ a bottle of wine and say, „I owe(感激，亏欠) you one. I‟m really sorry‟,” Boone says.

Send an e-mail, make a phone call or reach out to the host another way. Whatever the method, do it as

soon as possible.

If guests don‟t answer the invitations on tim e, the host 5_________ possibly plan for the correct amount of food and drink. This may lead to hundreds or even thousands of dollars of waste.

“Everybody has a busy schedule now,” Boone says. If you know you are forgetful 6_______ it comes to making phone calls, try emailing your RSVPs as soon as the invitation 7________(arrive). RSVP is the short form of the French phrase “répondez s‟il vous plaît”, meaning “Reply, if you please”.

The following are some commonly used terms in invitation letters and their meanings. Be sure to know these and answer invitations properly.

RSVP, REGRETS ONLY Only guests 8________ can‟t attend need reply. You need to give a proper reason why you can‟t attend.

RSVP BY… Guests should respond with yes or no 9______ the date indicated on the invitation. 10_______(set) a date gives guests a deadline. It is also a deadline for the host to connect guests who haven‟t reply.

RSVP BY E-MAIL Guests can respond by e-mail. Unlike phone calls, e-mails can 11________(send) without regard to time of day or location.

8. How do different cultures around the world celepate the New Year?

Get ready to say good-bye to the old, hello to the new! What‟s the occasion? The coming of the New Year.

Many Western cultures measure their days with the solar calendar. Therefore, they observe the coming of New Year 1_______ January 1. Cultures in A

sia and Middle East use other calendars, 2_____ _____ the more ancient lunar calendar. They celepate the New Year at other times.

Events and ceremonies vary from country to country. But in each places, New Year celepations are a big meal.

Most world cultures have been celepating the New Year for centuries. The earliest New Year celepations 3_________(take) place during spring or harvest time. With better weather ahead, 4______plenty of food to eat in winter, people naturally felt like 5_______(have) a party!

6_______ the days became longer and as nature renewed itself, people also felt like they could have a new start. Past disappointments could 7__________(forget). The New Year could ping better fortune, more opportunities and new challenges. Such universal themes remain the same today.

Some cultures have unusual New Year traditions. Italians throw old things 8______ ______ their windows at midnight, symbolizing the departure of the old. Mexicans fire guns into the air 9_______(keep) away misfortunes.

New Year celepations also involve having fun. Some cultures vie

w the New Year as an opportunity to let off fireworks. In New York City‟s Times Square, thousands gather on December 31 to count down the last seconds of the year. A giant silver ball is lowered at the stroke of midnight.

London, England, hosts an annual New Year‟s Day parade 10_________ draws nearly a million spectators. The largest parade in Europe, it features bands and enormous balloons. These balloons are so huge that they tower over nearby buildings!

How will you celepate the New Year? Think about the themes you find meaningful during this season. Do you hope for a new start or a chance to turn over a new leaf? 11________ the case, we wish you well. Happy New Year!

10. Well done, Spotty!

We were walking alone when we saw the Wilkins‟ children playing in their yard. The three girls were taking turns 1________ (push) a cart. Their one-year-old twin pothers and a big doll were in it.2______ we walked by them, a wheel came off. Freckles, my friend, fixed it for them. Then they all went upstairs 3________ (play) some games. After a while Mrs Wilkins went out, and left the twins with the girls.

Well, it wasn‟t much fun for me, and soon I went to sleep.

I must have slept pretty hard and pretty long. All of a sudden I woke up and 4_______ hardly peathe. Everybody was gone. The room was full of smoke! The house was on fire!

I started down the stairs and stumbled over a gray bunch. “That belongs to Freckles,” I thought. “It‟s the gray sweater 5________ he likes so much. I might as well take it down to him.”

I took the sweater in my mouth and started down again. It weighed so much. So I dropped it on one of the stairs. Then I went back up to look out of a window. I wanted to see 6________ there was so much noise.

The whole town was in the front yard and in the street! In the middle of the crowd was Mrs Wilkins, 7______ was carrying on like a mad woman. Mr. Wilkins was jumping up and down and shouting loudly, “I‟ve got the babies! I‟ve got the babies!” He had a real baby in one arm and the big doll in the other. He was so excited that ha thought he had both babies.

Later I heard what8________(happen). The kids had thought they were escaping with both twins. But one of them had saved the doll and left a twin behind.

“Well,” I decided, “I‟d better get out of here fast. This place is really beginning to burn!” As I ran down the stairs, I knocked into the gray bunch again. So I picked it up.

I got out the back way 9______ that package swinging from my mouth. I walked round to the front yard and set 10_______ down very quickly. It let out a cry!

“My baby!” shouted Mrs. Wilkins. And she started to kiss me and the babies.

“Three cheers for Spotty!” everyone shouted at the top of their voices.

The butcher made his way 11_________ the crowd and gave me a large piece of hamburger and said, “It‟s got chicken livers mixed in it.”

I liked the way things were, so I wagged my tail.

12. Rockwell and his works

Norman Rockwell was a famous American illustrator and cover artist. Many of his works 1______(become) well-known by the middle of the 20th century. Critics spoke highly of his works. For example, according to one critic, “Most artists affect us by surprising us. Rockwell affects us 2_______ giving us exactly what we expect.” The following are just a few examples of his magazine covers.

Cover one One of the best-known of all Rockwell‟s covers! This painting 3_______(make) up of two parts: the upper and the lower. Each detail in the lower picture is carefully matched with 4_______ in the upper part, so the result is kind of humorous. In this way, the painting presents the children‟s moods in a sharp contrast: very happy when setting out and very tired and bored when coming back.

Cover two This painting shows Rockwell‟s skills 5______ a story teller. It tells an ordinary story 6_______ a school boy. The boy is busy with his studies. Outside the window a fishing pole is ready, and the boy‟s dog is waiting impatiently. To the boy, these last days of schoolwork 7________ the summer vacation seem the longest. They appear more so as the final examination 8________(draw) near. This is an old story of school children, but Rockwell tells it vividly in a simple way.

Cover three In this painting, a young mother is trying hard 9_______(make) up her mind: to spank or to spare her naughty child. The poken clock on the floor suggests 10_______ the child has behaved in an entirely natural manner. When a hammer is 11_______ his reach, he peaks something with the hammer! At the time the painting was completed, the Rockwells were already parents. So the cover story perhaps describes the artist‟s own l ife experience. With this experience, Rockwell 12_______ make every detail come alive in this painting.

14. The time capsule of Colorado Springs

In 1901, the citizens of Colorado Springs(科罗拉多泉市) in the USA decided 1_______(collect) everyday items and to seal them in a steel box. The box 2_______(mark) “To be opened after midnight, December 31st , AD 2000”, and was stored in the Colorado College Lipary.

One hundred years later, 3_______ the appointed day, 300 people gathered to watch the opening of the box. Many in the crowd were the descendants of people who 4_______ (place) things inside the box.

When the box was opened after midnight, the contents were in very good condition. There were newspapers, photographs, diaries, name cards, family trees, books and dozens of letters, 5_____(include)

one written by Theodore Roosevelt(西奥多·罗斯福，美国第26任总统), 6______ became the President of the USA later that year. One of Roosevelt‟s friends lived in Colorado Springs at that time.

Many of the letters were addressed to their descendants. They describe the hopes 7________ the people of 1901 had for the people of the next century. At that time, Colorado Springs had just a few thousand residents. Now nearly half a million people live there.

Colorado College Lipary has scanned the materials and put them on a website. Cecil Muller, 8_______ grandfather had placed a collection of postcards in the box, said that the time capsule was a great treasure. “This is a wonderful educational resource. We can learn so much 9________ our history,” he said. “I never knew my grandfather, 10______ now I feel close to him.”

In April 2001, a committee filled the time capsule with items from modern Colorado Springs and resealed it for 11_______ hundred years.

16. Hacking

By the end of 1946, technology 1________(advance) so greatly as to make the electronic computer a part of life. The year 1976 saw the appearance of a more advanced type of computer, which was performing 100 million calculations a second. This record, however, was quickly rewritten. The fast development of computer speed pings endless benefits 2_______ human life. There are always two sides to a thing, 3_______.

There are problems with using computers and storing useful data in them. In 1988, a US official said that a German student had been regularly reading their top secret papers. That student had been able to carry out his peak-ins 4_________ leaving home. That was a typical example of “hacking”. A “hacker” is a highly skilled computer user 5________ spends his free time reading the secret files of others.

A hacker needs only to discover the password 6 _______ gives entry to a network. With clever guesswork, this can be done simply by trying again and again.

A lot of hackers are only in it for fun---like Robert Schifreen and Steve Gold, who had read all the data in Prince Philip‟s electronic mailbox 7________ the police discovered the hacking.

The possibility for hackers 8________(commit) crimes is great. In the 1980s some experts pointed out that American banks were losing up to $5,000 million a year to computer crimes. 9________ a hacker gained entry to a bank‟s system, he could order it to move large sums of money to 10________ bank in a foreign country---just 11________ a traditional robber would do.

Today computers are making life 12_______(easy) and far more comfortable. The evils, however, are also growing with the development of computer knowledge and techniques. It seems that the struggle 13________ computer crimes will continue into the future.