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Before coming to India the writer ______.
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PassageOne Inthelate1860’sindustryinAmericagrewrapidly.Morefactoriesmeantmorejobs.Butworkingconditionsweredangerous.Employeeswereforcedtoworkasmanyas16hoursadayinhotdirtyrooms.Childrenoftenworkedalongsideadults.Wageswereusuallyverylow. Workerstriedtoimproveconditionsbyformingunions.OneofthefirstimportantunionswastheKnightsofLaborformedin1869.Blacksandwomenwerewelcomedasmembers.TheKnightsofLaborwantedan8-hourworkdayhigherwagesandbetterworkingconditions.Theunioncalledforanendtotheemploymentofchildrenunderage14. TogetherwithotherunionstheKnightsofLabortriedtomakechangesthroughcollectivebargaining.Unionleaderswouldmeetwithemployersandtalk.Whencollectivebargainingfailedtheunionsresortedtostrikes.Whensomestrikesthattheunionsheldturnedviolentpublicopinionturnedagainstthem.ManymemberslefttheKnightsofLaborandby1890theunionhaddiedout. Butotherunionssurvived.TheAFofLAmericanFederationofLaborwasformedin1881.ItcontinuedtopushforthegoalssetbytheKnightsofLabor.Howevermostfederallawsprotectingworkersandoutlawingchildlaborwerenotpasseduntilthe1930’s. HowlongdidtheKnightsofLaborlast
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PassageThree AnoldIndianstorysaysthatthegameofchess国际象棋wasinventedbySissaBenPrimeMinisterofKingShirham.Assoonastheinventionwasfinishedhegaveittothekingwhowasgladandaskedhimwhathewouldliketohaveinreturn.Totheking’ssurprisewhatSissawantedseemedverylittle."YourMajesty"saidtheministerkneelingbeforetheking."Iwantnothingbutsomewheat.Pleaseputagrainofwheatonthefirstsquareofthechessboard棋盘twoonthesecondfouronthethirdeightonthefourth..andsoondoublingthenumberforeachfollowingsquare.Givemeenoughgrainstocoverthe64squaresofthechessboard." "Youdon’taskformuchmyhonestservant.Youmighthaveaskedforgoldormoney"saidthekingandthenorderedabagofwheatbroughttothepalace. Butwhenthecountingbeganwithonegrainforthefirstsquaretwoforthesecondfourforthethirdandsoonthebagwasemptiedbeforethe20thsquare.MorebagswerebroughtbutthenumberofgrainneededforthefollowingsquaresincreasedsorapidlythatthekingwasnotabletokeephispromiseevenwithallthecropsinthewholeIndia!Infacthewouldhaveneeded8466744073709511615grainswhichwouldbeasmuchasthattheywouldproduceinabout2000years! Nowtilekingfoundhimselfdeepindebttohisminister.HehadeithertofacetheterribletroubleallhislifeortocutoffSissa’sheadthelitterofwhichitissaidwaswhathefinallychose. Accordingtothestorythegameofchesswasinventedby
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PassageFive AyounggirlandamanwererecentlyfoundmurderedinaparkedcarinaBostonsuburb.Thepolicefoundnoclue线索inthecar.Thentheyfoundawitnesswhohadseenacarpassbythemurderedcouple’scar.Hesaiditwasa1950or1951Chevrolet雪佛莱牌汽车. OrdinarilysearchingthroughthefilesforownersofelderlyChevieswouldhavebeenanimpossiblydifficulttaskbecausethereweretwoandahalfmillionsuchcars.Inthiscasehoweverthepolicehadapowerfultool--thecomputer. TheBostonRegistryofMotorVehiclesprogrammeditscomputertoscreenall1950and1951Chevroletswithinafifteen-mileradius半径ofthesuburb--theareainwhichthepolicebelievedthemurdererwasmostlikelytobefound.Withinminutesthecomputeruncoveredonethousandofthewantedcars.Afewhoursofcarefulhandscreeningturnedupa1950Chevroletownerwholivedclosetothesceneofthecrimeandwhohadreceivedmanytraffictickets交通罚款.Hewasamongthefirstsuspectstobeinvestigatedandevidencelinkinghimtothemurderedcouplewasfound.Hewasarrestedandisnowwaitingfortrial审判. ThecomputerDIDN'Thelpthepolice
Whatisthe’biggestcityintheworldThatis21cityhasthelargestpopulationThisseemslike22questiontoanswerbutactuallyitisn’t. It’sactuallyratherdifficulttosaywhichcities23thelargest.Therearetworeasonsforthisdifficulty.Firstofallitisn’teasytodetermineacity’sboundariesthatiswhereacityends.Nowadaysnearlyallcitieshavealarge24areaaroundthem.Sowhenwetalkaboutthepopulationofacityweoftenmeanthepopulationofthewholemetropolitanareaaroundthecity.Thatmeansthatit’sdifficulttodeterminewhatthepopulationofacityisbecauseit’sdifficulttodefinewhatacityis. Thesecondreasonthatitisdifficultto25thepopulationofdifferentcitiesisthis:itisalmostimpossibletoget26aboutthepopulationofallcitiesforthesameyear.ForexamplewemightgetanestimateofNewYork’spopulationin1979andan27ofMexicoCity’spopulationin1981.Sowereallycan’tcomparethenumbersbecausetheinformationisfor28differentyears.Andthepopulationofcitieschangesratherquicklyespeciallyinsomecases.ForexamplethepopulationofJakartaIndonesiamayincreaseby5%eachyearsothepopulationfigurewillchangeratherquickly. Sowecansaythattheseareourtwo29forcomparingthepopulationsofcities:oneit’sdifficulttodeterminethe30ofacityandtwoitisdifficulttogetaccurateinformation. 27
PassageFour OneeveningMr.Greenwasdrivinghomealongalonelycountryroad.Hehad￡100.00inhispocket.Attheloneliestpartoftheroadamanaskedforalift搭车.Mr.Greentoldhimtogetintothecarandcontinuedhisdriving.WhenhetalkedtothemanandlearnedthatthemanhadbeeninprisonforrobberyandhadbrokenoutofprisontwodaysbeforeMr.Greenwasveryworried. Suddenlyhesawapolice-carandhadabrightidea.Hejustreachedasmalltownwherethespeedlimit限制速度was30milesanhour.Buthedrovethecarasfastasitcouldgo.Helookedbackandsawthatthepolice-carhadbeguntochase追him.Afteramileorsothepolice-carovertook赶上himandorderedhimtostop.ApolicemangotoutandcametoMr.Green’scar.Mr.Greenhopedthathecouldtellthepolicemanabouttheescapedrobberbuthefeltthemanhadputagunagainsthisback.ThepolicemantookouthisnotebookandpencilsayinghewantedMr.Green’snameandaddress.Mr.Greenaskedtobetakentothepolicestationbutthepolicemansaid"Noyouwillhavetoappearatthepolicestationlater."Mr.Greenhadtodoasthepolicemantoldhim.ThepolicemanwrotehisnameandaddressdownputhisnotebookandpencilbackinhispocketandgaveMr.Greenatalkaboutdangerousdriving.ThenMr.Greenstarteduphiscaragainanddroveon. Justashereachedtheoutskirts郊区ofLondonthepassengersaid"!wanttogetoffhere."Mr.Greenstoppedthecarthemangotoutandsaid"Thanksforthelift.You’vebeengoodtome.ThisistheleastIcandoinreturn报答."AndhehandedMr.Greenthepoliceman’snotebookwhichhestolewhilethepolicemanwastalkingtoMr.Green. Mr.Greenaskedtobetakentothepolicestationbecausehe
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PassageThree AnoldIndianstorysaysthatthegameofchess国际象棋wasinventedbySissaBenPrimeMinisterofKingShirham.Assoonastheinventionwasfinishedhegaveittothekingwhowasgladandaskedhimwhathewouldliketohaveinreturn.Totheking’ssurprisewhatSissawantedseemedverylittle."YourMajesty"saidtheministerkneelingbeforetheking."Iwantnothingbutsomewheat.Pleaseputagrainofwheatonthefirstsquareofthechessboard棋盘twoonthesecondfouronthethirdeightonthefourth..andsoondoublingthenumberforeachfollowingsquare.Givemeenoughgrainstocoverthe64squaresofthechessboard." "Youdon’taskformuchmyhonestservant.Youmighthaveaskedforgoldormoney"saidthekingandthenorderedabagofwheatbroughttothepalace. Butwhenthecountingbeganwithonegrainforthefirstsquaretwoforthesecondfourforthethirdandsoonthebagwasemptiedbeforethe20thsquare.MorebagswerebroughtbutthenumberofgrainneededforthefollowingsquaresincreasedsorapidlythatthekingwasnotabletokeephispromiseevenwithallthecropsinthewholeIndia!Infacthewouldhaveneeded8466744073709511615grainswhichwouldbeasmuchasthattheywouldproduceinabout2000years! Nowtilekingfoundhimselfdeepindebttohisminister.HehadeithertofacetheterribletroubleallhislifeortocutoffSissa’sheadthelitterofwhichitissaidwaswhathefinallychose. Abagofwheatwasenoughfor
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PassageTwo Howcanasinglepostagestampbeworth$16800 Anymistakemadeintheprintingofastampraisesitsvaluetostampcollectors.Amistakeononeinexpensive’postagestamphasmadethestampworthamillionandahalftimesitsoriginalvalue. ThemistakewasmademorethanahundredyearsagointheBritishcolonyofMauritiusasmallislandintheIndianOcean.In1847anorderforstampswassenttoaLondonprinterandMauritiuswastobecomethefourthcountryintheworldtoissuestamps. Beforetheorderwasfilledanddeliveredaball舞会wasplannedatMauritius’GovernmentHouseandstampswereneededtosendouttheinvitations.Alocalprinterwasinstructedtocopythedesignforthestamps.Heaccidentallyinscribedthewords"PostOffice"insteadof"PostPaid"ontheseveralhundredstampsthatheprinted. Todaythereareonlytwenty-sixofthesemisprintedstampsleft--fourteen"OnePennyOrange-Reds"andtwelve"TwoPennyBlues".BecauseoftheTwoPennyBlue’srareness罕见andagecollectorshavepaidasmuchas$16800forit. In1847mostcountriesoftheworldwere
PassageFour OneeveningMr.Greenwasdrivinghomealongalonelycountryroad.Hehad￡100.00inhispocket.Attheloneliestpartoftheroadamanaskedforalift搭车.Mr.Greentoldhimtogetintothecarandcontinuedhisdriving.WhenhetalkedtothemanandlearnedthatthemanhadbeeninprisonforrobberyandhadbrokenoutofprisontwodaysbeforeMr.Greenwasveryworried. Suddenlyhesawapolice-carandhadabrightidea.Hejustreachedasmalltownwherethespeedlimit限制速度was30milesanhour.Buthedrovethecarasfastasitcouldgo.Helookedbackandsawthatthepolice-carhadbeguntochase追him.Afteramileorsothepolice-carovertook赶上himandorderedhimtostop.ApolicemangotoutandcametoMr.Green’scar.Mr.Greenhopedthathecouldtellthepolicemanabouttheescapedrobberbuthefeltthemanhadputagunagainsthisback.ThepolicemantookouthisnotebookandpencilsayinghewantedMr.Green’snameandaddress.Mr.Greenaskedtobetakentothepolicestationbutthepolicemansaid"Noyouwillhavetoappearatthepolicestationlater."Mr.Greenhadtodoasthepolicemantoldhim.ThepolicemanwrotehisnameandaddressdownputhisnotebookandpencilbackinhispocketandgaveMr.Greenatalkaboutdangerousdriving.ThenMr.Greenstarteduphiscaragainanddroveon. Justashereachedtheoutskirts郊区ofLondonthepassengersaid"!wanttogetoffhere."Mr.Greenstoppedthecarthemangotoutandsaid"Thanksforthelift.You’vebeengoodtome.ThisistheleastIcandoinreturn报答."AndhehandedMr.Greenthepoliceman’snotebookwhichhestolewhilethepolicemanwastalkingtoMr.Green. What'stheendofthestory
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PassageTwo Howcanasinglepostagestampbeworth$16800 Anymistakemadeintheprintingofastampraisesitsvaluetostampcollectors.Amistakeononeinexpensive’postagestamphasmadethestampworthamillionandahalftimesitsoriginalvalue. ThemistakewasmademorethanahundredyearsagointheBritishcolonyofMauritiusasmallislandintheIndianOcean.In1847anorderforstampswassenttoaLondonprinterandMauritiuswastobecomethefourthcountryintheworldtoissuestamps. Beforetheorderwasfilledanddeliveredaball舞会wasplannedatMauritius’GovernmentHouseandstampswereneededtosendouttheinvitations.Alocalprinterwasinstructedtocopythedesignforthestamps.Heaccidentallyinscribedthewords"PostOffice"insteadof"PostPaid"ontheseveralhundredstampsthatheprinted. Todaythereareonlytwenty-sixofthesemisprintedstampsleft--fourteen"OnePennyOrange-Reds"andtwelve"TwoPennyBlues".BecauseoftheTwoPennyBlue’srareness罕见andagecollectorshavepaidasmuchas$16800forit. Apostagestamp'svaluetocollectorsisraisedif
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PassageOne Inthelate1860’sindustryinAmericagrewrapidly.Morefactoriesmeantmorejobs.Butworkingconditionsweredangerous.Employeeswereforcedtoworkasmanyas16hoursadayinhotdirtyrooms.Childrenoftenworkedalongsideadults.Wageswereusuallyverylow. Workerstriedtoimproveconditionsbyformingunions.OneofthefirstimportantunionswastheKnightsofLaborformedin1869.Blacksandwomenwerewelcomedasmembers.TheKnightsofLaborwantedan8-hourworkdayhigherwagesandbetterworkingconditions.Theunioncalledforanendtotheemploymentofchildrenunderage14. TogetherwithotherunionstheKnightsofLabortriedtomakechangesthroughcollectivebargaining.Unionleaderswouldmeetwithemployersandtalk.Whencollectivebargainingfailedtheunionsresortedtostrikes.Whensomestrikesthattheunionsheldturnedviolentpublicopinionturnedagainstthem.ManymemberslefttheKnightsofLaborandby1890theunionhaddiedout. Butotherunionssurvived.TheAFofLAmericanFederationofLaborwasformedin1881.ItcontinuedtopushforthegoalssetbytheKnightsofLabor.Howevermostfederallawsprotectingworkersandoutlawingchildlaborwerenotpasseduntilthe1930’s. Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutlaborunionscanbeconcludedbasedontheinformationinthepassage
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