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1.（{BJ1TEXTE{{/B}}

AramblingframebuiIdingdatingbackto1710,theRobertMorrisInn

standsthreestorieshighatthefootofMorrisstreetontheriverfront

atthepubIicferrydock.Itssize,IocationandbrightyeIIowcoIormake

itthecenterofOxford,Maryland,whichhasretaineditssmalItown

atmosphereandlowpopulation,thankstoitsisoIatedlocation.

RobertMorrishimself,whoIivedinthehouseshortlyafterhecame

toMarylandin1738attheageoftwenty-sevenwastermed"ajovialsoul,

abonvivantwhomadefriendseasiIy.11In1747,afterhehadestabIished

himselfasanimportantbusinessmaninthecommunity,hebroughtover

histhirteen-year-oIdson,whohehadleftbehindinLiverpoolwith

relatives.ThejuniorRobertMorriscametobeoneofthemostimportant

menintheAmericanColonies.

AfterIivingwithhisfatherforafewyears,theyouthwassentto

PhiladeIphiaforfurtherstudy.Hemadegoodatonce,andbythetime

hewastwentyhewasafulIpartnerinthelargestmercantiIehousethere.

Intimehebranchedoutintobanking,andthejoboffinancingtheAmerican

RevoIutionu11imateIyfe11tohim.Withouthisefforts,GeorgeWashington5

sarmywouIdhavedwindIedawayintheearlydaysbeforetheyoungcoIonies

hadestabIishedafinancialsystemoftheirown.Hisactivitiesranged

fromthebureaucraticroleofSuperintendentofFinancetotheCongress,

tothenon-bureaucraticroleofpayingsoldiersinthefieldoutofhis

picket.

BeforetheRevolution,MorriswasaIreadytherichestmanincolonial

America.HelovedthechaIIengeofmoneyandsoughttocontinuehis

successesafterthewarwasover.Hewasfarfromafinancialconservative,

beinginclined,rather,tothegrandgesture.Asaspeculatorhebought

upmillionsofacresfromlandintheunsettIedpartsofthenewnation

and,atonetime,heldtitletoaImostalIthewesternhalfoftheState

ofNewYork.

WhenCongressdecidedtoIocatethenewcapitalcityonthebanksof

thePotomacRiverbetweenMaryIandandVirginia,hewasonthesceneearIy

andbrought7,234lotswithinthe100squaremiIearea.Ofthetwohundred

inWashingtonin1,800,heconstructedfifty.Hisideasforhisown

housingweregrandioseinscale.Decidinguponaveryunfrontier-Iike

structureofmarbIe,hehiredMajorPierreCharlesL1Enfant,thedesigner

ofthenewCityofWashington,tobuiIdtheMorrisMansionforhim.Before

itwascompleted.Morrislosthisfortunethroughoverextension,was

arrestedfordebtandimprisoned.Thethreeyearshespentinthe

PhiladeIphiajaiIhasacertainstyleaboutthemnevertheless.His

visitorsincIudedGeorgeWashington,AlexanderHamiItonandtheGovernor

ofPennsylvania.Hewasreleasedin1801undertermsofthenewFederaI

bankruptcyIaws.ThusthemanwhokeptthewhoIecountrygoingfinancially

wasforcedtosay:"InowfindmyseIfwithoutonecentthatIcancalI

myown.nHeIivedonthecharityofhiswife'sfriendsanddiedin1806

attheageofseventy-two.

Whatdoes"jovial"inthesecondparagraphprobablymean

A.ambitious

B.stingy

C.merry

D.unfriendly

2.{{B}}TEXTC{{/B}}

FederaleffortstoaidminoritybusinessesbeganintheI960'swhen

theSmalIBusinessAdministration(SBA)beganmakingfederally

guaranteedloansandgovernment-sponsoredmanagementandtechnicaI

assistanceavaiIabletominoritybusinessenterprises.Whilethis

programenabIedmanyminorityentrepreneurstoformnewbusinesses,the

resuItsweredisappointing,sineemanagerialinexperience,unfavorabIe

locations,andcapitalshortagesledtohighfailurerates.Even15years

aftertheprogramwasimplemented,minoritybusinessreceiptswerenot

quitetwopercentofthenationaIeconomy1stotalreceipts.

RecentIyfederalpolicymakershaveadoptedanapproachintendedto

acceleratedeveIopmentoftheminoritybusinesssectorbymovingaway

fromdirectlyaidingsmalIminorityenterprisesandtowardsupporting

large,growth-orientedminorityfirmsthroughintermediarycompanies.

Inthisapproach,largecorporationsparticipateinthedeveIopmentof

successfulandstableminoritybusinessesbymakinguseof

government-sponsoredventurecapital.Thecapitalisusedbya

participatingcompanytoestabIishaMinorityEnterpriseSmalI

BusinessesthathavepotentiaItobecomefuturesuppliersofcustomers

ofthesponsoringcompany.

MESBIC'saretheresu11ofthebeIiefthatprovidingestabIishedfirms

witheasieraccesstorelevantmanagementtechniquesandmore

job-specificexperience,aswe11assubstantialamountsofcapitaIfgives

thosefirmsagreateropportunitytodevelopsoundbusinessfoundations

thandoessimplymakinggeneralmanagementexperienceandsmalIamounts

ofcapitalavaiIable.Further,sincepotentiaImarketsfortheminority

businessesalreadyexistthroughthesponsoringcompanies,theminority

businessesfaceconsiderablylessriskintermsofIocationandmarket

fluctuation.Followingearlyfinancialandoperatingproblems,

sponsoringcorpora!ionsbegantocapitalizeMESBIC'sfarabovetheIegaI

minimumof$500,000inordertogeneratesufficientincomeandtosustain

thequaIityofmanagementneeded.MESBIC9sarenowemergingas

increasinglyimportantfinancingsourcesforminorityenterprises.

Ironically,MESBICstaffs,whichusuaIIyconsistofHispanicandBIack

professionals,tendtoapproachinvestmentsinminorityfirmsmore

pragmaticallythandomanyMESBICdirectors,whoareusuallysenior

managersfromsponsoringcorporations.Thelatteroftenstillthink

mainlyintermsofthesociaIresponsibiIityapproachandthusseemto

preferdealsthatareriskierandlessattractivethannormalinvestment

criteriawouldwarrant.Suchdifferencesinviewpointhaveproduced

uneasinessamongmanyminoritystaffmembers,whofeelthatminority

entrepreneursandbusinessesshouldbejudgedbyestabIishedbusiness

considerations.ThesestaffmembersbeIievetheirpointofviewiscloser

totheoriginalphiIosophyofMESBIC'sandtheyareconcernedthat,unIess

amoreprudentcourseiffollowed,MESBICdirectorsmayreverttopolicies

IikeIytore-createthedisappointingresultsoftheoriginalSBA

approach.

TheauthorreferstothefinanciaIandoperatingproblemsencountered

byMESBIC'sprimarilyinorderto.

A.broadenthescopeofthediscussiontoincludethelegalconsiderations

offundingMESBIC'sthroughsponsoringcompanies

B.callattentiontothefactthatMESBIC'smustreceiveadequatefunding

inordertofunctioneffectively

C.showthatsponsoringcompanieswerewillingtoinvestonly$500,000

ofgovernment-sponsoredventurecapitalintheoriginalMESBIC,s

D.compareSBAandMESBIClimitsonminimumfunding

3.

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Scienceisadominantthemeinourculture.SinceittouchesaImost

everyfacetofourIife,educatedpeopIeneedatleastsomeacquaintance

withitsstructureandoperation.Theyshouldalsohaveanunderstanding

ofthesubcultureinwhichscientistsIiveandthekindsofpeoplethey

are.AnunderstandingofgeneralcharacteristicsofscienceasweIIas

specificscientificconceptsiseasiertoattainifoneknowssomething

aboutthethingsthatexciteandfrustratethescientist.

ThisbookiswrittenfortheinteIIigentstudentorlaypersonwhose

acquaintancewithscienceissuperficial;forthepersonwhohasbeen

presentedwithscienceasamustystorehouseofdriedfacts;forthe

personwhoseesthechiefobjectiveofscienceastheproductionof

gadgets;andforthepersonwhoviewsthescientistsassomesortof

magician.ThebookcanbeusedtosuppIementacourseinanyscience,

toaccompanyanycoursethatattemptstogiveanunderstanding,ofthe

modernworId,orindependentlyofanycoursesimplytoprovideabetter

understandingofscience.WehopethisbookwiIIIeadreaderstoabroader

perspectiveonscientificattitudesandamorerealisticviewofwhat

scienceis,whoscientistsare,and.whattheydo.Itwi11givetheman

awarenessandunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenscienceandour

cultureandanappreciationoftherolessciencemayplayinourculture.

Inadditionfreadersmaylearntoappreciatetherelationshipbetween

scientificviewsandsomeofthevaluesandphilosophiesthatare

pervasiveinourculture.

Wehavetriedtopresentinthisbookanaccurateandup-to-date

pictureofthescientificcommunityandthepeopIewhopopuIateit.That

popuIationhasinrecentyearscometocomprisemoreandmorewomen.This

increasingroleofwomeninthescientificsubcultureisnotanunique

incidentbut,rather,partofthetrendevidentinalIsegmentsofsociety

asmorewomenentertraditionallymaIe-dominatedfieldsandmake

significantcontributions.Indiscussingthesechangesandcontribution,

however,wearefacedwithaIanguagethatisimpIicitlysexist,onethat

usesmalenounsorpronounsinreferringtounspecifiedindividuals.To

offsetthisbuilt-inbias,wehaveadoptedthepolicyofusingplural

nounsandpronounswheneverpossibleand,whenabsolutelynecessary,

alternatingheandshe.ThispoIicyisfarformbeingidealybutitis

atleastanacknowIedgmentoftheinadequacyofourIanguageintreating

halfofthehumanraceequally.

WehavealsotriedtomakethebookentertainingasweIIasinformative.

Ourapproachisusuallyinformal.Wefeel;asdomanyotherscientists,

thatweshouIdnttakeourseIvestooseriousIy.Asthereadermayobserve,

weseescienceasadeIightfuIpastimeratherthanasagrimanddreary

waytoearnaIiving.

Accordingtothispassage,.

A.Englishisasexistlanguage

B.onlyinthescientificworldistheroleofwomenincreasingrapidly

C,womenaremakingsignificantcontributionstoeliminatingthe

inadequacyofourlanguage

D.malenounsorpronounsshouldnotbeusedtorefertoscientists

4.{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}{{B}}Directions:{{/B[}{{I}}Thissectionisto

testyourabilitysounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recorded

dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Both

thedialoguesandquestionswiIIbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choices

markedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyoushouldmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleIinethrough

thecenter.{{/I}}

A.Someoranges.

B.Someapples.

C.Someorangesandapples.

D.Somefruitsexceptorangesandapples.

5.{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}{{I}}Thissectionisto

testyourabilitysounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recorded

dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Both

thedialoguesandquestionswiIIbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choices

markedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyoushouldmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleIinethrough

thecenter.{{/I}}

A.9：20.

B.9：30.

C.9：10.

D.9：50.

6.{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}{{I}}Thissectionisto

testyourabilitysounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recorded

dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Both

thedialoguesandquestionswiIIbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choices

markedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyoushouldmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleIinethrough

thecenter.{{/I}}

A.Themapisnotgoodenough.

B.Themapistooold.

C.Shewouldn'tliketohelptheman.

D.Themancanfindithimself.

7.{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}{{B}}Directions:{{/B[}{{I}}Thissectionisto

testyourabilitysounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recorded

dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Both

thedialoguesandquestionswiIIbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choices

markedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyoushouldmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleIinethrough

thecenter.{{/I}}

A.Chemistryisn'thardforhim.

B.Physicsiseasyforhim.

C.ChemistryiseasierthanPhysicsforhim.

D.PhysicsiseasierthanChemistryforhim.

8.{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}{{I}}Thissectionisto

testyourabilitysounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recorded

dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Both

thedialoguesandquestionswiIIbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choices

markedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyoushouldmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleIinethrough

thecenter.{{/I}}

A.Inalibrary.

B.Inabookstore.

C.Inagrocerystore.

D.Inasupermarket.

9.{{B}}Conversation1{{/B}}

A.Bookingaticketforaperformance.

B.Thenameoftheband.

C.Afashionshow.

D.Aperformanceofaband.

10.{{B}}Conversation1{{/B}}

A.OnSunday.

B.OnFriday.

C.OnMonday.

D.Afterthe5thclassonMonday.

11.{{l}}Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendofthe

conversationyouwiIIbegive10secondstoanswereachofthefollowing

fivequestions.NowIistentotheinterview.{{/1}}

WhatsubjectisMr.Pittgoodat

A.Art.

B.French.

C.German.

D.Chemistry.

12.{{I}}Question7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendof

thenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowing

questions.NowIistentothenews.{{/1}}

NowtheU.S.economygrowthrateis

A.higherthan1995to2000

B.lowerthan1973to1995

C.Asgoodas1995to2000

D.thesameas1993to1995

13.{{l}}Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendofthe

conversationyouwiIIbegive10secondstoanswereachofthefollowing

fivequestions.NowIistentotheinterview.{{/1}}

WhatdoesMr.PittNOTdoinhissparetime

A.Doingabitofactingandphotography.

B.Goingtoconcertsfrequently.

C.Playingtraditionaljazzandfolkmusic.

D.TravelinginEuropebyhitch-hiking.

14.{{l}}Question9-10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthe

newsitem,youwiIIbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.NowIisten

tothenews.{{/I}}

WhatisthereasonofthedecIineofthenumberofthewiIdhomes

A.climatechangeandhumanactivities

B.thehuntingandculling

C.farmingandindustrializing

D.masskillingcausedbypeople

15.{{B}}TEXTB{{/B}}

"VisualMusic1'isafine-tuned,highlydiverting,deceptivelyradical

exhibitionaboutthereIationshipofmusicandmodernart,Iatelyarrived

hereattheHirshhornMuseum.Initshippy-trippyway,itrewritesa

crucialchapterofhistory.

Itssubtitleis"SynaesthesiainArtandMusicSince1900.nAristotle

formuIatedtheideathateachofthefivesenses-smeII,taste,touch,

hearingandsight-haditsownproperanddistinetsphereofactivity.

TherewereoverIaps,hesaid(movementpertainedbothtosightandtouch);

andhespecuIatedthatthemysteriesofcoIorharmonymighthavesomething

todowithmusicalharmony,anideathatwouldresonateforcenturies.

Musicalharmony,asanexpressionofgeometry,wasthoughttobeusefuI

tothestudyofartandarchitecturefromtheRenaissanceon.But-the

notionthattherewasanessentialseparationamongthesensualspheres

persistedintotheearly19thcentury.Atthesametimereportsbegan

toemergeofrarepeopIewhosaidtheyexperiencedtwosensations

simultaneously:theysawcolorswhentheyheardsounds,ortheyheard

soundswhentheyatesomething.Theconditionwascalledsynaesthesia.

It1snocoincidencethatscientificinterestinsynaesthesia

coincidedwiththeSymboIistmovementinEurope,withitsstresseson

metaphor,alIusionandmystery.Synaesthesiawasbothmetaphoricaland

mysterious.ScientistswerepuzzIed.PeopIewhocIaimedtohaveitcouldn

tagreeaboutexactIywhattheyexperienced."Toordinaryindividuals

oneoftheseaccountsseemsjustaswiIdandlunaticasanotherbutwhen

theaccountofoneseerissubmittedtoanotherseer,"notedtheVictorian

psychologistandpoIymathSirFrancisGaItonin1883,"thelatteris

scandaIizedandaImostangryattheheresyoftheformer.11

IhavecomeacrossviathecolorhistorianJohnGageanamusingaccount

fromsomeyearslaterbythephonologistRomanJakobson,whostudieda

multiIinguaIwomanwithsynaesthesia.Thewomandescribedtohim

perceivingcoIorswhensheheardconsonantsandvoweIsorevenwhoIewords:

"Astimewentonwordsbecamesimplysounds,differentlycolored,and

themoreoutstandingonecolorwasythebetteritremainedinmymemory.

Thatiswhy,ontheotherhand,I

havegreatdifficultywithshortEnglishwordsIikejut,jug,Iie,lag,

etc.:theircolorssimplyruntogether."RussianyshealsotoldJakobson,

has"alotoflong,blackandbrownwords,HwhileGermanscientific

expressions"areaccompaniedbyastrange,duIIyeIlowishglimmer.11

Whatdoestheword"synaesthesia"refersto

A.Itmeansthatpeoplemayappreciatetwokindsofbeautyatthesame

time.

B.Itmeansthatpeoplemayenjoybeautywithallsensesatthesametime.

C.Itholdsthatdifferentspheresofsensesmayoverlap.

D.Itisthoroughlystudiedbymodemscience.

16.

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Thebizarreanticsofsleepwalkershavepuzzledpolice,perplexed

scientists,andfascinatedwritersforcenturies.Thereisanendless

supplyofstoriesaboutsleepwalkers.Personhavebeensaidtoclimbon

steeproofs,solvemathematicaIproblems,composemusic,walkthough

plateglasswindows,andcommitmurderintheirdeep.

Howmanyofthesestorieshaveabasicinfact,andhowmanyarepure

fakeryNooneknowsfbutifsomeofthemostsensationaIstoriesshouId

betakenwithabarrelofsalt,othersareamatterofrecord.

InRevere,Massachusetts,ahundredpoIicemencombedawaterfront

neighborhoodforalostboywholefthishomeinhissleepandwokeup

fivehourslateronastrangesofainastrangeIivingroom,withnoidea

howhehadgonethere.

ThereisanearlymedicaIrecordofasomnambuIistwhowroteanovel

inhissleep.AndthegreatFrenchwriterVoItaireknewasleepwalker

whooncegotourofbed,dressedhimself,madeapoIitebow,danceda

minute,andthenundressedandwentbacktobed.

AttheuniversityofIowa,astudentwasreportedtohavethehabit

ofgettingupinthemiddleofthenightandwalkingthree-quartersof

amiIetotheIowaRiver.Hewouldtakeaswimandthengobacktohis

roomtobed.

Theworld'schampionsIeepwaIkerwassupposedtohavebeenanIndian,

PanditRamrakha,whowaIkedsixteenmilesalongadangerousroadwithout

realizingthathehadlefthisbed.SecondinIineforthetitleis

probablyeitheraViennahousewifeoraBritishfarmer.Thewomandid

alIhershoppingonbusystreetsinhersleep.Thefarmer,inhisdeep,

visitedaveterinarianmilesaway.

TheleadingexpertonsleepinAmericanclaimsthathehadneverseen

asleepwalker.HeisDr.NathanieIKleitman,aphysiologistatthe

UniversityofChicago.Heissaidtoknowmoreaboutsleepthananyother

Iivingman,andduringtheIastthirty-fiveyearshadIostalotofsieep

watchingpeopIesleep.Sayshe,"Ofcourse,Iknowthatthereare

sleepwalkersbecauseIhavereadabouttheminthenewspapers.Butnone

ofmysleepwalkerseverwalked,andifIweretoadvertisefor

sleepwalkersforanexperiment,IdoubtthatI'dgetmanytakers.11

SIeepwaIkingynevertheless,isascientificreality.Likehypnosis,

itisoneofthosedramatic,eerie,awe-inspiringphenomenathat

sometimesborderonthefantastic.Itlendsitselftocontroversyand

misconceptions.WhatiscertainaboutsIeepwaIkingisthatitisasymptom

ofemotionaIdisturbance,andthattheonlywaytocureitistoremove

theworriesandanxietiesthatcauseit.DoctorssaythatsomnambuIism

ismuchmorecommonthanisgenerallysupposed.Somehavesetestimated

thattherearefourmillionsomnambuIistsintheUnitedStates.Others

setthefigureevenhigher.Manysleep-walkersdonotseekhelpandso

areneverputonrecord,whichmeansthatanaccuratecountcannever

bemade.

ThesimplestexpIanationofsIeepwaIkingisthatitistheactingout

ofvividdream.ThedreamusuallycomesfromguiIt,worry,nervousness,

orsomeotheremotionaIconfIict.ThecIassicsIeepwaIkerisShakespeare9

sLadyMacBeth.HernightIywanderingswerecausedbyherguiIty

conscienceathavingcommittedmurder.Shakespearesaidofher,"Theeyes

areopenbuttheirsenseisshut.11

Theage-oIdquestionis:Isthesleepwalkeractuallyawakeorasleep

ScientistshavedecidedthatheisabouthaIf-and-haIf.LikeLadyMac

Beth,hehadweightyproblemsonhismind.Dr.ZeldaTeplitz,whomade

aten-yearstudyofthesubject,say,"SomepeopIestayawakealInight

worryingabouttheirproblems.Thesleepwalkerthrashesthemoutinhis

sleep.Heisawakeinthemusculararea,partiallyasleepinthesensory

area."Inotherwords,apersoncanwalkinhissleep,movearound,and

dootherthings,buthedoesnotthinkaboutwhatheisdoing.

Therearemanymythsaboutsleepwalkers.Oneofthemostcommonis

theideathatit'sdangerousorevenfataItowakenasIeepwaIkerabruptIy.

Expertssaythattheshocksufferedbyasleepwalkersuddenlyawakened

isnogreaterthanthatSufferedinwakinguptothenoiseofanalarm

cIock.AnothermistakenbeIiefisthatsIeepwaIkersareimmunetoinjury.

Actuallymostsleepwalkerstripoverrugsorbumptheirheadsondoors

atsometimeorother.

Whatarethechancesofasleepwalkercommittingamurderordoing

somethingelseextraordinaryinhissleepSomecasesofthishavebeen

reported,buttheyveryrarelyhappen.Ofcoursethefewcasesthatare

reportedreceiveagreatdealofpubIicity.Dr.Teplitzsay,"MostpeopIe

havesuchgreatinhibitionsagainstmurderorviolencethattheywould

awaken-ifsomeonedidn,twakenthem."Ingeneral,authoritieson

sIeepwaIkingagreewithher.TheythinkthatpeopIewiIInotdoanything

intheirsieepthatisagainsttheirownmoraIcode.AsforthepubIicized

A.inconceivable

B.unbelievable

C.suspected

D.implausible

17.{{I}}Question7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendof

thenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowing

questions.NowIistentothenews.{{/1}}

DaleJorgensonpointsoutthatthe2.78growratewi11becontinuedin

thenextyears.

A.2years

B.10years

C.20years

D.5years

18.{{l}}Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendofthe

conversationyouwiIIbegive10secondstoanswereachofthefollowing

fivequestions.NowIistentotheinterview.{{/1}}

Whenaskedwhatamanager5sroleis,Mr.Pittsounds

A.confident.

B.hesitant.

C.resolute.

D.doubtful.

19.{{BHTEXTD{{/B}}

ThecitizensofFranceareonceagaintakingapastingontheop-ed

pages.Theirfailingthistimeisnotthattheyarecheese-eating

surrendermonkeys,astheywerethoughttobeduringtheinvasionofIraq,

butratherthattheyvotedtorejectthenewEuropeanUnionconstitution.

Accordingto