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ASuccessStory At19BenWayisalreadyamillionaireandoneofagrowingnumberofteenagerswhohave51__________TheirfortunethroughtheInternet.52__________makesBen’sstoryallthemoreremarkableisthatheisdyslexicandwas53__________byteachersathisjuniorschoolthathewouldneverbeabletoreadorwrite54__________.Iwantedtoprovethem55__________saysBencreatoranddirectorofWaysearchanetsearchenginewhichcanbeusedtofindgoodsinonlineshoppingmalls. Whenhewaseighthislocalauthorities56__________himwithaPCtohelpwithschoolwork.Althoughhewas57__________toreadthemanualshehadanaturalabilitywiththecomputerand58__________byhisfatherhesoonbegan59__________people10anhourforhisknowledgeandskills.Attheageof15he60__________uphisowncomputerconsultancyQuadComputerwhichheranfromhisbedroomandtwoyearslaterheleftschoolto61__________allhistimetobusiness. BythistimethecompanyhadgrownandIneededtotakeona62__________ofemployeestohelpmesaysBen.Thatenabledmetostart63__________businesswithbiggercompanies.Itwas.hisabilitytoconsistently64__________difficultchallengesthatledhimtowintheYoungEntrepreneuroftheYearawardingthesameyearthatheformedWaysearchandhehasrecentlysignedadeal65__________25millionwithaprivateinvestmentcompanywhichwillfinancehissearchengine.
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Hurricanes龙卷风Didyouknowthatbefore1950hurricaneshadnonamesTheyweresimplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlphaBravoCharlieetc.butin1953femalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictability不可预知factorofthestorms.In1979realizingthesexist性别歧视的natureofsuchnamesthelistswereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Hurricanesandtyphoons台风arethesamethings.IftheyformintheAtlanticwecallthesestrongstormshurricanesfromtheWestIndianwordhurricanemeaningbigwind.AndiftheyarePacificstormstheyarecalledtyphoonsfromtheChinesetaifunmeaninggreatwind.Tobeclassifiedasahurricanethestormmusthavemaximumwindsofatleast75mph.Thesestormsarebigmanyhundredsofmilesindiameter.Hurricanesgettheirpowerfromwatervaporasitgivesoutitsstored-upenergy.Allwatervaporgivesoutheatasitcondenses凝结fromagaseousstatetoaliquidstateoverfixedpointsontheequator赤道.Tomakeahurricaneyoumusthaveextremelywetwarmairthekindofairthatcanonlybefoundintropicalregion.Scientistshavedeterminedthattheheatgivenoutintheprocessofwatercondensationcanbeashighas95billionkilowattsperhour.Injustonedayalonethestormcanproducemoreenergythanmanyindustrializednationsneedinanentireyear!Theproblemisthatwedon’tknowhowtomakesuresuchgreatenergyworkforus.Predictingthepathofahurricaneisoneofthemostdifficulttasksforforecasters.Itmovesatatypicalspeedof15mph.Butnotalways.Somestormsmayraceattwicethisspeedthensuddenlystopandremaininthesamelocationforseveraldays.Itcanbemaddening发疯的ifyouliveinacoastalareathatmaybehit.Thebiggestadvanceinearlydetectioniscontinuouswatchfromweathersatellites.Withthesewecanseethestormsformandtrackthemfullyfrombirthtodeath.Whiletheycanstillkillpeopleanddestroypropertyhurricaneswillneversurpriseanynationagain.Bothmaleandfemalenamesareusedforhurricanesinconsiderationof______.A.thetimelydiscoveryB.convenienceC.sexequalityD.itsconnectionwithhumansE.thehugepowerF.itsuncertainty
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ALetterfromAlan IhavelearntofaplantobuildthreehundredhousesonthelandcalledParson’sPlacebythefootballgrounD.Fewpeopleknowaboutthisnewplantoincreasethesizeofourtown.FormeParson’sPlaceisspecialbecauseitisabeautifulnaturalareawherelocalpeoplecanrelax-thesmallwoodhasmanyunusualtreesandthestreamispopularwithfishermenandbird-watchers.It’sveryquietbecause therearefewhousesorroadsnearby.Ithinkthatlosingthisareawillbeterriblebecausewehavenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheneighbourhood. Iamalsoagainstthisplanbecauseitwillcausetrafficproblems.Howwillthepeoplefromthenewhousestraveltowork?Themotorwayandtherailwaystationareontheothersideoftown.Thereforethesepeoplewillhavetodrivethroughthetowncentreeverytimetheygoanywhere. Theroadswillalwaysbefulloftraffictherewillbenowheretoparkandthetouristswhocometoseeourlovelyoldbuildingswillleave.Shopsandhotelswilllosebusiness.Ifthetownreallyneedsmorehomestheemptygroundbesidetherailwaystationisamoresuitableplace. Nodoubtthebuilderswillmakealotofmoneybysellingthesehouses.Butinmyopiniontheaveragepersonwillquicklybemadepoorerbythisplan.Aswellasthiswewillloseaveryspecialplaceandourtownwillbemuchlesspleasant. IamgoingtothelocalgovernmentofficesonMondaymorningtoprotestaboutthisplanandIhopethatyourreaderswilljoinmethere.Wemustmakethemstopthisplanbeforeitistoolate. WhyisPersian’sPlaceparticularlyimportantinAlan’sopinion?
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ALetterfromAlan IhavelearntofaplantobuildthreehundredhousesonthelandcalledParson’sPlacebythefootballgrounD.Fewpeopleknowaboutthisnewplantoincreasethesizeofourtown.FormeParson’sPlaceisspecialbecauseitisabeautifulnaturalareawherelocalpeoplecanrelax-thesmallwoodhasmanyunusualtreesandthestreamispopularwithfishermenandbird-watchers.It’sveryquietbecause therearefewhousesorroadsnearby.Ithinkthatlosingthisareawillbeterriblebecausewehavenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheneighbourhood. Iamalsoagainstthisplanbecauseitwillcausetrafficproblems.Howwillthepeoplefromthenewhousestraveltowork?Themotorwayandtherailwaystationareontheothersideoftown.Thereforethesepeoplewillhavetodrivethroughthetowncentreeverytimetheygoanywhere. Theroadswillalwaysbefulloftraffictherewillbenowheretoparkandthetouristswhocometoseeourlovelyoldbuildingswillleave.Shopsandhotelswilllosebusiness.Ifthetownreallyneedsmorehomestheemptygroundbesidetherailwaystationisamoresuitableplace. Nodoubtthebuilderswillmakealotofmoneybysellingthesehouses.Butinmyopiniontheaveragepersonwillquicklybemadepoorerbythisplan.Aswellasthiswewillloseaveryspecialplaceandourtownwillbemuchlesspleasant. IamgoingtothelocalgovernmentofficesonMondaymorningtoprotestaboutthisplanandIhopethatyourreaderswilljoinmethere.Wemustmakethemstopthisplanbeforeitistoolate. Alansaysthatordinarypeoplewholiveinthetownwillprobablysoon
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SaltyRicePlantBoostsHarvestsBritishscientistsarebreedinganewgenerationofriceplantsthatwillbeabletogrowinsoilcontainingsaltwater.Theirworkmayenableabandonedfarmstobecomeproductiveoncemore.TimFlowersandTonyYeofromSussexUniversity’sSchoolofBiologicalScienceshavespentseveralyearsresearchinghowcropssuchasricecouldbemadetogrowinwaterthathasbecomesalty.Thepairhaverecentlybegunathree-yearprogrammefundedbytheBiotechnologyandBiologicalSciencesResearchCounciltoestablishwhichgenesenablesomeplantstosurvivesaltyconditions.Theaimistobreedthiscapabilityintocropsstartingwithrice.Itisestimatedthateachyearmorethan100hectares公顷ofagriculturallandarelostbecausesaltgetsintothesoilandstunts妨碍生长plants.Theproblemiscausedbyseveralfactors.Inthetropicsmangroves红树林thatcreateswamps沼泽andtraditionallyformedbarrierstoseawaterhavebeencutdown.IntheMediterraneanaseriesofdroughtshavecausedthewatertabletodropallowingseawatertoseep渗透in.InLatinAmericairrigationoftencausesproblemswhenwaterisevaporated蒸发bytheheatleavingsaltdepositsbehind.Excesssaltthenenterstheplantsandpreventsthemfunctioningnormally.Heavyconcentrationsofmineralsintheplantsstopthemdrawingupthewatertheyneedtosurvive.ToovercometheseproblemsFlowersandYeodecidedtobreedriceplantsthattakeinverylittlesaltandstorewhattheydoabsorbincellsthatdonotaffecttheplants’growth.Theyhavestartedtobreedthesecharacteristicsintoanewricecropbutitwilltakeabouteightharvestsbeforetheresultingseedsarereadytobeconsideredforcommercialuse.OncethecharacteristicsforsurvivingsaltysoilareknownFlowersandYeowilltrytobreedtheappropriategenesintoallmannersofcropsandplants.Landthathasbeenabandonedtonaturewillthenbeabletobloomagainprovidingmuchneededfoodinthepoorercountriesoftheworld.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseoftheproblemdiscussedinthepassage
Shehasbeenthesubjectofmassivemediacoverage.
Hurricanes龙卷风Didyouknowthatbefore1950hurricaneshadnonamesTheyweresimplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlphaBravoCharlieetc.butin1953femalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictability不可预知factorofthestorms.In1979realizingthesexist性别歧视的natureofsuchnamesthelistswereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Hurricanesandtyphoons台风arethesamethings.IftheyformintheAtlanticwecallthesestrongstormshurricanesfromtheWestIndianwordhurricanemeaningbigwind.AndiftheyarePacificstormstheyarecalledtyphoonsfromtheChinesetaifunmeaninggreatwind.Tobeclassifiedasahurricanethestormmusthavemaximumwindsofatleast75mph.Thesestormsarebigmanyhundredsofmilesindiameter.Hurricanesgettheirpowerfromwatervaporasitgivesoutitsstored-upenergy.Allwatervaporgivesoutheatasitcondenses凝结fromagaseousstatetoaliquidstateoverfixedpointsontheequator赤道.Tomakeahurricaneyoumusthaveextremelywetwarmairthekindofairthatcanonlybefoundintropicalregion.Scientistshavedeterminedthattheheatgivenoutintheprocessofwatercondensationcanbeashighas95billionkilowattsperhour.Injustonedayalonethestormcanproducemoreenergythanmanyindustrializednationsneedinanentireyear!Theproblemisthatwedon’tknowhowtomakesuresuchgreatenergyworkforus.Predictingthepathofahurricaneisoneofthemostdifficulttasksforforecasters.Itmovesatatypicalspeedof15mph.Butnotalways.Somestormsmayraceattwicethisspeedthensuddenlystopandremaininthesamelocationforseveraldays.Itcanbemaddening发疯的ifyouliveinacoastalareathatmaybehit.Thebiggestadvanceinearlydetectioniscontinuouswatchfromweathersatellites.Withthesewecanseethestormsformandtrackthemfullyfrombirthtodeath.Whiletheycanstillkillpeopleanddestroypropertyhurricaneswillneversurpriseanynationagain.Energyspecialistsmaybeinterestedin______ofhurricanes.
WhyistheNativeLanguageLearntSoWellHowdoesithappenthatchildrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellWhenwecomparethemwithadultslearningaforeignlanguageweoftenfindthisinterestingfact.Alittlechildwithoutknowledgeorexperienceoftensucceedsinacompletemasteryofthelanguage.Agrown-uppersonwithfullydevelopedmentalpowersinmostcasemayendupwithafaultyandinexactcommand.WhataccountsforthisdifferenceDespiteotherexplanationstherealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyinthechildhimselfpartlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Inthefirstplacethetimeoflearningthemothertongueisthemostfavorableofallnamelythefirstyearsoflife.Achildhearsitspokenfrommorningtillnightandwhatismoreimportantalwaysinitsgenuineformwiththerightpronunciationrightintonationfightuseofwordsandfightstructure.Hedrinksinallthewordsandexpressionswhichcometohiminaflashever-bubblingspring.Thereisnoresistance:thereisperfectassimilation.Thenthechildhasasitwereprivatelessonsalltheyearroundwhileanadultlanguage-studenthaseachweekalimitednumberofhourswhichhegenerallyshareswithothers.Thechildhasanotheradvantage:hehearsthelanguageinallpossiblesituationsalwaysaccompaniedbythefightkindofgesturesandfacialexpressions.HerethereisnothingunnaturalsuchasisoftenfoundinlanguagelessonsinschoolswhenonetalksabouticeandsnowinJuneorscorchingheatinJanuary.Andwhatachildhearsisgenerallywhatimmediatelyinterestshim.Againandagainwhenhisattemptsatspeecharesuccessfulhisdesiresareunderstoodandfulfilled.Finallythoughachild’steachersmaynothavebeentrainedinlanguageteachingtheirrelationswithhimarealwayscloseandpersonal.Theytakegreatpainstomaketheirlessonseasy.Adults’knowledgeandmentalpowershindertheircompletemasteryofaforeignlanguage.
Weallconsiderhimamanofdynamicpersonalities.
TheNationalParkService America’snationalparksarelikeoldfriends.Youmaynotseethemforyearsatatimebutjustknowingthey’reouttheremakesyoufeelbetter.Hearingthenamesofthesefamousoldfriends-YosemiteYellowstoneGrandCanyon-revivesmemoriesofvisitspastandpromotesdreamsofthosestilltocome. FromAcadiatoZion369nationalparksarepartofacontinuallyevolvingsystem.AncientfossilbedsRevolutionaryWarbattlefieldsmagnificentmountainrangesandmonumentstoheroicmenandwomenwhomoldedthiscountryareallapartofourNationalParkSystemNPS.ThecareandpreservationforfuturegenerationsofthesespecialplacesisentrustedtotheNationalParkService.UniformedRangersthemostvisiblerepresentativesoftheServicenotonlyofferparkvisitorsafriendlywaveahelpfulanswerorathought-provokinghistorylessonbutalsoareskilledrescuersfirefightersanddedicatedresourceprotectionprofessionals.TheNationalParkServiceranksalsoincludearchitectshistoriansarchaeologistsbiologistsandahostofotherexpertswhopreserveandprotecteverythingfromGeorgeWashington’steethtoThomasEdison’swaxrecordings. ModernsocietyhasbroughttheNationalParkServicebothmassivechaliengesandenormousopportunities.Satelliteandcomputertechnologiesareexpandingtheeducationalpossibilitiesofanationalparkbeyondit’sphysicalboundaries.CitiesstrugglingtorevivetheirurbancoresareturningtotheParkServiceforexpertassistancetopreservetheirculturalheritagecreatepocketparksandgreenspacesandre-energizelocaleconomies.GrowingcommunitiesthirstyforrecreationaloutletsarealsoworkingwiththeNPStoturnabandonedrailroadtracksintobikeandbikingtrailsaswellasgivingunusedfederalpropertynewlifeasrecreationcenters. TohelpmeetthesechallengesandtakeadvantageoftheseopportunitiestheNationalParkServicehasformedpartnerships-somedatingback100yearssomeonlymonthsold-withotheragenciesstateandlocalgovernmentscorporationsAmericanIndiantribesandAlaskaNativesParkFriendsgroupscooperatingassociationsprivateorganizationscommunitygroupsandindividualswhosharetheNationalParkethic. NationalParkWeek1996isacelebrationofthesepartnerships. Whatwilltheparagraphfollowingthispassagemostprobablydiscuss?
SaltyRicePlantBoostsHarvestsBritishscientistsarebreedinganewgenerationofriceplantsthatwillbeabletogrowinsoilcontainingsaltwater.Theirworkmayenableabandonedfarmstobecomeproductiveoncemore.TimFlowersandTonyYeofromSussexUniversity’sSchoolofBiologicalScienceshavespentseveralyearsresearchinghowcropssuchasricecouldbemadetogrowinwaterthathasbecomesalty.Thepairhaverecentlybegunathree-yearprogrammefundedbytheBiotechnologyandBiologicalSciencesResearchCounciltoestablishwhichgenesenablesomeplantstosurvivesaltyconditions.Theaimistobreedthiscapabilityintocropsstartingwithrice.Itisestimatedthateachyearmorethan100hectares公顷ofagriculturallandarelostbecausesaltgetsintothesoilandstunts妨碍生长plants.Theproblemiscausedbyseveralfactors.Inthetropicsmangroves红树林thatcreateswamps沼泽andtraditionallyformedbarrierstoseawaterhavebeencutdown.IntheMediterraneanaseriesofdroughtshavecausedthewatertabletodropallowingseawatertoseep渗透in.InLatinAmericairrigationoftencausesproblemswhenwaterisevaporated蒸发bytheheatleavingsaltdepositsbehind.Excesssaltthenenterstheplantsandpreventsthemfunctioningnormally.Heavyconcentrationsofmineralsintheplantsstopthemdrawingupthewatertheyneedtosurvive.ToovercometheseproblemsFlowersandYeodecidedtobreedriceplantsthattakeinverylittlesaltandstorewhattheydoabsorbincellsthatdonotaffecttheplants’growth.Theyhavestartedtobreedthesecharacteristicsintoanewricecropbutitwilltakeabouteightharvestsbeforetheresultingseedsarereadytobeconsideredforcommercialuse.OncethecharacteristicsforsurvivingsaltysoilareknownFlowersandYeowilltrytobreedtheappropriategenesintoallmannersofcropsandplants.Landthathasbeenabandonedtonaturewillthenbeabletobloomagainprovidingmuchneededfoodinthepoorercountriesoftheworld.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutFlowersandYeoisTRUE
Hurricanes龙卷风Didyouknowthatbefore1950hurricaneshadnonamesTheyweresimplygivennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlphaBravoCharlieetc.butin1953femalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictability不可预知factorofthestorms.In1979realizingthesexist性别歧视的natureofsuchnamesthelistswereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.Hurricanesandtyphoons台风arethesamethings.IftheyformintheAtlanticwecallthesestrongstormshurricanesfromtheWestIndianwordhurricanemeaningbigwind.AndiftheyarePacificstormstheyarecalledtyphoonsfromtheChinesetaifunmeaninggreatwind.Tobeclassifiedasahurricanethestormmusthavemaximumwindsofatleast75mph.Thesestormsarebigmanyhundredsofmilesindiameter.Hurricanesgettheirpowerfromwatervaporasitgivesoutitsstored-upenergy.Allwatervaporgivesoutheatasitcondenses凝结fromagaseousstatetoaliquidstateoverfixedpointsontheequator赤道.Tomakeahurricaneyoumusthaveextremelywetwarmairthekindofairthatcanonlybefoundintropicalregion.Scientistshavedeterminedthattheheatgivenoutintheprocessofwatercondensationcanbeashighas95billionkilowattsperhour.Injustonedayalonethestormcanproducemoreenergythanmanyindustrializednationsneedinanentireyear!Theproblemisthatwedon’tknowhowtomakesuresuchgreatenergyworkforus.Predictingthepathofahurricaneisoneofthemostdifficulttasksforforecasters.Itmovesatatypicalspeedof15mph.Butnotalways.Somestormsmayraceattwicethisspeedthensuddenlystopandremaininthesamelocationforseveraldays.Itcanbemaddening发疯的ifyouliveinacoastalareathatmaybehit.Thebiggestadvanceinearlydetectioniscontinuouswatchfromweathersatellites.Withthesewecanseethestormsformandtrackthemfullyfrombirthtodeath.Whiletheycanstillkillpeopleanddestroypropertyhurricaneswillneversurpriseanynationagain.Paragraph1______A.Ashorthistoryofnaminghurricanes.B.Harnessingthehurricaneenergy.C.Difficultyinforecastingthecourseofahurricane.D.Hugeenergystoredinahurricane.E.Forecastingahurricanethroughsatellitewatching.F.Differentnamesforthesamethings.
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