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Itwasafoolishquestiontoask.It1moresenseformetohavelearnedifshehad2orapointofviewbutitwas3forthatnowandIsupposedthatthe4RelationsOfficehad5herbeforegrantingtheinterview.Ididn’thavetimethisweektoread6piecesaboutcorporaterainmakersandtheirgoldenparachutesorwomenatmid-townlawfirms7sixtimesmysalarybutwhiningaboutbreakingthe8ceiling. "Iwon’twasteyourtime"she9"Ifthedetailsonyour10areaccurateandthearticlesLaura11mehavecorrectbackgroundwewon’thaveto12that."I13inapproval.Shewasobviouslya14andanintelligentone15.Itwasalways16tositfora17whenthequestionerspentthefirsthouraskingwhatschoolsIhad18howlong19andwhetherIlikedmyjob. "Isitallright20youifwestartwithsomeinformationabouttheSexCrimesProsecutionUnit""I’dlikethat"Ireplied. 18
Almostallourmajorproblemsinvolvehumanbehaviorandtheycannotbesolvedbyphysicalandbiologicaltechnologyalone.Whatisneededisatechnologyofbehaviorbutwehavebeenslowtodevelopthesciencefromwhichsuchatechnologymightbedrawn.46Onedifficultyisthatalmostallofwhatiscalledbehavioralsciencecontinuestotracebehaviortostatesofmindfeelingstraitsofcharacterhumannatureandsoon.Physicsandbiologyoncefollowedsimilarpracticesandadvancedonlywhentheydiscardedthem.47Thebehavioralscienceshavebeenslowtochangepartlybecause.theexplanatoryitemsoftenseemtobedirectlyobservedandotherkindsofexplanationshavebeenhardtofind.Theenvironmentisobviouslyimportantbutitsrolehasremainedobscure.Itdosenotpushorpullitselectsandthisfunctionisdifficulttodiscoverandanalyze.48Theroleofnaturalselectioninevolutionwasformulatedonlyalittlemorethanahundredyearsagoandtheselectiveroleoftheenvironmentinshapingandmaintainingthebehavioroftheindividualisonlybeginningtoberecognizedandstudied.Astheinteractionbetweenorganismandenvironmenthascometobeunderstoodhowevereffectsonceassignedtostatesofmindfeelingsandtraitsarebeginningtobetracedtoaccessibleconditionsandatechnologyofbehaviormaythereforebecomeavailable.Itwillnotsolveourproblemshoweveruntilitreplacestraditionalprescientificviewsandthesearestronglyentrenched.Freedomanddignityillustratethedifficulty.49Theyarethepossessionsoftheautonomousself-governingmanoftraditionaltheoryandtheyareessentialtopracticesinwhichapersonisheldresponsibleforhisconductandgivencreditforhisachievements.Ascientificanalysisshiftsboththeresponsibilityandtheachievementtotheenvironment. Italsoraisesquestionsconcerning"values".Whowilluseatechnologyandtowhatends50Untiltheseissuesareresolvedatechnologyofbehaviorwillcontinuetoberejectedandwithitpossiblytheonlywaytosolveourproblems. Theroleofnaturalselectioninevolutionwasformulatedonlyalittlemorethanahundredyearsagoandtheselectiveroleoftheenvironmentinshapingandmaintainingthebehavioroftheindividualisonlybeginningtoberecognizedandstudied
Almostallourmajorproblemsinvolvehumanbehaviorandtheycannotbesolvedbyphysicalandbiologicaltechnologyalone.Whatisneededisatechnologyofbehaviorbutwehavebeenslowtodevelopthesciencefromwhichsuchatechnologymightbedrawn.46Onedifficultyisthatalmostallofwhatiscalledbehavioralsciencecontinuestotracebehaviortostatesofmindfeelingstraitsofcharacterhumannatureandsoon.Physicsandbiologyoncefollowedsimilarpracticesandadvancedonlywhentheydiscardedthem.47Thebehavioralscienceshavebeenslowtochangepartlybecause.theexplanatoryitemsoftenseemtobedirectlyobservedandotherkindsofexplanationshavebeenhardtofind.Theenvironmentisobviouslyimportantbutitsrolehasremainedobscure.Itdosenotpushorpullitselectsandthisfunctionisdifficulttodiscoverandanalyze.48Theroleofnaturalselectioninevolutionwasformulatedonlyalittlemorethanahundredyearsagoandtheselectiveroleoftheenvironmentinshapingandmaintainingthebehavioroftheindividualisonlybeginningtoberecognizedandstudied.Astheinteractionbetweenorganismandenvironmenthascometobeunderstoodhowevereffectsonceassignedtostatesofmindfeelingsandtraitsarebeginningtobetracedtoaccessibleconditionsandatechnologyofbehaviormaythereforebecomeavailable.Itwillnotsolveourproblemshoweveruntilitreplacestraditionalprescientificviewsandthesearestronglyentrenched.Freedomanddignityillustratethedifficulty.49Theyarethepossessionsoftheautonomousself-governingmanoftraditionaltheoryandtheyareessentialtopracticesinwhichapersonisheldresponsibleforhisconductandgivencreditforhisachievements.Ascientificanalysisshiftsboththeresponsibilityandtheachievementtotheenvironment. Italsoraisesquestionsconcerning"values".Whowilluseatechnologyandtowhatends50Untiltheseissuesareresolvedatechnologyofbehaviorwillcontinuetoberejectedandwithitpossiblytheonlywaytosolveourproblems. Untiltheseissuesareresolvedatechnologyofbehaviorwillcontinuetoberejectedandwithitpossiblytheonlywaytosolveourproblems.
Text2 Womenareonthewholemoreverbalthanmen.Theyaregoodatlanguageandverbalreasoningwhilementendtobeskilledattasksdemandingvisualspatialabilities.Infactalongwithaggressionthesearethemostcommonlyaccepteddifferencesbetweenthesexes. Wordsaretoolsforcommunicatingwithotherpeopleespeciallyinformationaboutpeople.Theyaremainlysocialtools.Visualandspatialabilitiesaregoodforimaginingandmanipulatingobjectsandforcommunicatinginformationaboutthem.ArethesetalentsprogrammedintothebrainInsomeofthenewestandmostcontroversialresearchinneurophysiologyithasbeensuggestedthatwhenitcomestothebrainmalesarespecialistswhilewomenaregeneralists. Butnooneknowswhatifanythingthismeansintermsoftheabilitiesofthetwosexes.Engineeringisbothvisualandspatialandit’struethattherearerelativelyfewwomenengineers.Butwomenbecomejustasskilledasmenatshootingarifleordrivingacartasksthatinvolvevisualspatialskills.Theyalsodoequallywellatprogrammingacomputerwhichisneithervisualnorspatial.Womendohoweverseemlesslikelytofallinlovewiththeobjectsthemselves.Weallknowmenforwhommachinesseemtobeextensionsoftheiridentity.Awomanismorelikelytoseehercarrifleorcomputerasausefultoolbutnotinitselffascinating. Accordingtothepassagewomenareusuallygoodat
Text4 TheU.S.governmenthasrecentlyhelpedpeoplelearnmoreaboutthedangersofearthquakesbypublishingamap.Thismapshowsthechancesofanearthquakeineachpartofthecountry.Theareasofthemapwheregovernmentisspendingagreatdealofmoneyandisworkinghardtohelpdiscovertheanswertothesetwoquestions: 1.Canwepredictearthquakes 2.Canwecontrolearthquakes ToanswerthefirstquestionscientistsarelookingverycloselyatthemostactivefaultsystemsinthecountrysuchastheSanAndreasfaultinCalifornia.Afaultisabreakbetweentwosectionsoftheearth’ssurface.Thesebreaksbetweensectionsaretheplaceswhereearthquakesoccur. Scientistslookatthefaultsforchangeswhichmightshowthatanearthquakewasabouttooccur.Butitwillprobablybemanyyearsbeforewecanpredictearthquakesaccuratelyandthecontrolofearthquakesisevenfartheraway. Neverthelesstherehavebeensomeinterestingdevelopmentsinthefieldofcontrollingearthquakes.ThemostinterestingdevelopmentconcernstheRockyMountainArsenalearthquakes.Herewaterwaspatintoalayerofrocks4000metresbelowthesurfaceoftheground.Shortlyafterthisinjectionofwatertherewasasmallnumberofearthquakes.Scientistshavedecidedthatthewaterwhichwasinjectedintotherocksworkedlikeoiloneachother.Whenthewater"oiled"thefaultthefaultbecameslipperyandtheenergyofanearthquakewasreleased. Scientistsarestillexperimentingatthesiteoftheseearthquakes.Theyhaverealizedthatthereisaconnectionbetweentheinjectionofthewaterandtheearthquakeactivity.TheyhavesuggestedthatitmightbepossibletousethisknowledgetopreventverybigdestructiveearthquakesthatisscientistsCouldinjectsomekindoffluidlikewaterintofaultsandchangeonebigearthquakeintoanumberofsmallharmlessearthquakes. WhatcanbesaidabouttheexperimentsatRockyMountainArsenal
Itwasafoolishquestiontoask.It1moresenseformetohavelearnedifshehad2orapointofviewbutitwas3forthatnowandIsupposedthatthe4RelationsOfficehad5herbeforegrantingtheinterview.Ididn’thavetimethisweektoread6piecesaboutcorporaterainmakersandtheirgoldenparachutesorwomenatmid-townlawfirms7sixtimesmysalarybutwhiningaboutbreakingthe8ceiling. "Iwon’twasteyourtime"she9"Ifthedetailsonyour10areaccurateandthearticlesLaura11mehavecorrectbackgroundwewon’thaveto12that."I13inapproval.Shewasobviouslya14andanintelligentone15.Itwasalways16tositfora17whenthequestionerspentthefirsthouraskingwhatschoolsIhad18howlong19andwhetherIlikedmyjob. "Isitallright20youifwestartwithsomeinformationabouttheSexCrimesProsecutionUnit""I’dlikethat"Ireplied. 6
Itwasafoolishquestiontoask.It1moresenseformetohavelearnedifshehad2orapointofviewbutitwas3forthatnowandIsupposedthatthe4RelationsOfficehad5herbeforegrantingtheinterview.Ididn’thavetimethisweektoread6piecesaboutcorporaterainmakersandtheirgoldenparachutesorwomenatmid-townlawfirms7sixtimesmysalarybutwhiningaboutbreakingthe8ceiling. "Iwon’twasteyourtime"she9"Ifthedetailsonyour10areaccurateandthearticlesLaura11mehavecorrectbackgroundwewon’thaveto12that."I13inapproval.Shewasobviouslya14andanintelligentone15.Itwasalways16tositfora17whenthequestionerspentthefirsthouraskingwhatschoolsIhad18howlong19andwhetherIlikedmyjob. "Isitallright20youifwestartwithsomeinformationabouttheSexCrimesProsecutionUnit""I’dlikethat"Ireplied. 16
FromtheseventeenthcenturyEmpireofSwedenthestoryofagalleonthatsankatthestartofhermaidenvoyagein1628mustbeoneofthestrangesttalesofthesea.FornearlythreeandahalfcenturiesshelayatthebottomofStockholmharboruntilherdiscoveryin1956.41________________. 42________________.Triplegundecksmountedsixtyfourbronzecannon.ShewasintendedtoplayaleadingroleinthegrowingmightofSwden. AsshewaspreparedforhermaidenvoyageonAugust101628Stockholmwasinferment.FromtheSkeppsbronandsurroundingislandsthepeoplewatchedthisthingofbeautybegantospreadhersailsandcatchesthewind.Theyhadlaboredforthreeyearstoproducethisfloatingworkofart;shewasmorerichlycarvedandornamentedthananypreviousship.Thehighsterncastlewasariotofcarvedgodsdemonsknightskingswarriorsmermaidscherubs;andzoomorphicanimalshapesablazewithredandgoldandbluesymbolsofcouragepowerandcrueltywereportrayedtostirtheimaginationsofthesuperstitioussailorsoftheday. 43________________. 44________________. Asthewindfreshenedtherecameasuddensquallandtheshipmadeastrangemovementlistingtoport.TheOrdnanceOfficerorderedalltheportcannontobeheavedtostarboardtocounteractthelistbutthesteepeningangleofthedecksincreased.Thenthesoundofrumblingthunderreachedthewatchersontheshoreascargoballastammunitionand400peoplewentslidingandcrashingdowntotheportsideofthesteeplylistingship.45________________.InthatfirstglorioushourthemightyVasawhichwasintendedtoruletheBalticsankwithallflagsflying—intheharborofherbirth. [A]Allgunportswereopenandthemuzzlespeepedwickedlyfromthem. [B]Vasasailedmajesticallyoutofthebay. [C]ThiswastheVasaroyalflagshipofthegreatimperialfleet. [D]KingGustavusAdolphus’TheNorthernHurricane’thenattheheightofhismilitarysuccessintheThirtyYears’Warhaddictatedhermeasurementsandarmament. [E]Thelowergunportswerenowbelowwaterandtheinrushsealedtheship’sfate. [F]Assoonasherdiscoverytheworldbecameshocker. [G]ThenthecannonsoftheanchoredwarshipsthunderedasalutetowhichtheVasafiredinreply.AssheemergedfromherdriftingcloudofgunsmokewiththewaterchurnedtofoambeneathherbowherflagsflyingpennantswavingsailsfillinginthebreezeandtheredandgoldofhersuperstructureablazewithcolorshepresentedamoremajesticspectaclethanStockbolmershadeverseenbefore. 44
Ifthe20thcenturyhasbeentheAmericancenturythenthereareplentyofpeoplesayingwatchthisspace:thetwentyfirstcenturywillbedifferent.Thedistinguishingcharacteristicofthepost-cold-warworldisthatthereisonlyonesuperpower.41_______________. Themilitarymuscle-flexingwehaveseenfromChinaoverthelastfewyearscouldbeanindicationofhowthingsarelikelytogoalthoughithastobesaidthattomanypeople’ssurprisetheChinesehavebeenquiteconstructiveoverEastTimor.ButIthinkwemustassumethatthemainstruggleinthe21stcenturywillbewithChinaalreadytheworld’slargestnation.HappilytheChineseseemtohavenoglobalpretensions.Onecan’tseetheminterferinginsomefar-distantconflictandinbothmilitaryandeconomictermstheyarestilllightyearsbehindAmerica. 42_______________. Europeisalreadythelargesttradingblockintheworld43_______________..It’sworthrememberingthatwhileEuropespends60percentofwhattheUSAdoesindefenceithasonly10percentoftheAmericans’firepower. IntheMiddleEastinarelativelyshortspaceoftimebubblingconflictshavemovedclosertoresolution.TheArabIsraelidisputehasbeenreducedtoitscoreessentialswhileagreementbetweenSyriaandIsraelremainsthestrategicprizeforpeace.IranisundergoingaslowtransformationbuttheoutstandingpoliticalissuehereisIraqandSaddamHussein’sextraordinarysurvival.Theinternationalcommunityremainsbitterlydividedaboutwhattodo. AfricaIfearisgoingtoremainadisasterareasimplybecauseitdoesnotfigureonpeople’smentalmaps.CurrentlythereiswarraginginsixcountriesaroundtheCongoyetthere’sverylittlesensetheinternationalcommunitywilldoanythingaboutit.Thereisthoughsomegoodnews.IfyoulookbackayearagotoAlgeriaitwasdrowninginitsownblood.Nowitseemstobebackontherighttrack. 44_______________.Formanyyearsthenon-proliferationregimeactuallyworkedsurprisinglywellbutIndiaandPakistangoingnuclearhasbeenagreatblowtothestatusquo.Andnowtherearenewbiologicalandchemicalweapons—undreamed-ofhorrors—nottomentionthewholelegacyofthecoldwarwhichhasn’tbeencleanedupsuchasRussiannuclearwasteintheArctic. Thefundamentalproblemisthattherearecountriesthataresimplybeingleftbehindbytheonwardmarchofglobalization.Globalissuessuchastheenvironmentanddrugs—andperhapsevenhumanrights—aregoingtocomemuchmoretothefore.45_______________. [A]Itiscalledtobeaneconomicgiantespeciallywhentheeurohasbeenissued. [B]butwhiletheeurocouldhelpitbecomeaneconomicgiantandevenchallengethedollaritlookslikelytoremainapoliticalandmilitarypygmy. [C]Andthere’sonlyonecandidateonthehorizontochallengetheUS—China. [D]Astheworldshrinkssoweshallhaveanincreasingsenseoftheneedforaninternationalhumanitarianorder.Globalizationmaybeagoodthingbutithasadarkunderbelly. [E]Russiaisapowerfulcountrywhichownsmilitarysuperiority [F]WemustalsoassumethecontinueddeclineofRussia.ItshowshowfarthingshavegoneandhowquicklywhenwhatwasoncethesecondmostpowerfulcountryintheworldisbeingbatteredbyIslamicrebelsfromtheCaucasus.NowwehaveaRussianstatewhichsimplycannotcope. [G]Idothinkarmscontrolwillbeabigitemontheagendainfuture. 42
Itwasafoolishquestiontoask.It1moresenseformetohavelearnedifshehad2orapointofviewbutitwas3forthatnowandIsupposedthatthe4RelationsOfficehad5herbeforegrantingtheinterview.Ididn’thavetimethisweektoread6piecesaboutcorporaterainmakersandtheirgoldenparachutesorwomenatmid-townlawfirms7sixtimesmysalarybutwhiningaboutbreakingthe8ceiling. "Iwon’twasteyourtime"she9"Ifthedetailsonyour10areaccurateandthearticlesLaura11mehavecorrectbackgroundwewon’thaveto12that."I13inapproval.Shewasobviouslya14andanintelligentone15.Itwasalways16tositfora17whenthequestionerspentthefirsthouraskingwhatschoolsIhad18howlong19andwhetherIlikedmyjob. "Isitallright20youifwestartwithsomeinformationabouttheSexCrimesProsecutionUnit""I’dlikethat"Ireplied. 8
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Text4 Anthropologyisthestudyofhumanbeingsascreaturesofsociety.Itfastensitsattentionuponthosephysicalcharacteristicsandindustrialtechniquesthoseconventionsandvalueswhichdistinguishonecommunityfromallothersthatbelongtoadifferenttradition. Thedistinguishingmarkofanthropologyamongthesocialsciencesisthatitincludesforseriousstudymoreothersocietiesthanourown.ForitspurposesanysocialregulationofmatingandreproductionisassignificantasourownthoughitmaybethatoftheSeaDyaksandhavenopossiblehistoricalrelationtothatofourcivilization.TotheanthropologistourcustomsandthoseofaNewGuineatribearetwopossiblesocialschemesfordealingwithacommonproblemaridinsofarasheremainsananthropologistheisboundtoavoidanyweightingofoneinfavoroftheotherlieisinterestedinhumanbehaviornotasitisshapedbyonetraditionourownbutasithasbeenshapedbyanytraditionwhatsoever.Heisinterestedinawiderangeofcustomthatisfoundinvariousculturesandhisobjectistounderstandthewayinwhichthesecultureschangeanddifferentiatedthedifferentformsthroughwhichtheyexpressthemselvesandthemannerinwhichthecustomsofanypeoplesfunctioninthelivesoftheindividuals. Nowcustomhasnotbeencommonlyregardedasasubjectofanygreatmoment.Theinnerworkingsofourownbrainswefeeltobeuniquelyworthyofinvestigationbutcustomwehaveawayofthinkingisbehavioratitsmostcommonplace.Asamatteroffactitistheotherwayround.Traditionalcustomisamassofdetailedbehaviormoreastonishingthanwhatanyonepersoncaneverevolveinindividualactions.Yetthatisarathertrivialaspectofthematter.Thefactoffirstrateimportanceisthepredominantrolethatcustomplaysinexperienceandbeliefandtheverygreatvarietiesitmaymanifest. Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage
Text4 Anthropologyisthestudyofhumanbeingsascreaturesofsociety.Itfastensitsattentionuponthosephysicalcharacteristicsandindustrialtechniquesthoseconventionsandvalueswhichdistinguishonecommunityfromallothersthatbelongtoadifferenttradition. Thedistinguishingmarkofanthropologyamongthesocialsciencesisthatitincludesforseriousstudymoreothersocietiesthanourown.ForitspurposesanysocialregulationofmatingandreproductionisassignificantasourownthoughitmaybethatoftheSeaDyaksandhavenopossiblehistoricalrelationtothatofourcivilization.TotheanthropologistourcustomsandthoseofaNewGuineatribearetwopossiblesocialschemesfordealingwithacommonproblemaridinsofarasheremainsananthropologistheisboundtoavoidanyweightingofoneinfavoroftheotherlieisinterestedinhumanbehaviornotasitisshapedbyonetraditionourownbutasithasbeenshapedbyanytraditionwhatsoever.Heisinterestedinawiderangeofcustomthatisfoundinvariousculturesandhisobjectistounderstandthewayinwhichthesecultureschangeanddifferentiatedthedifferentformsthroughwhichtheyexpressthemselvesandthemannerinwhichthecustomsofanypeoplesfunctioninthelivesoftheindividuals. Nowcustomhasnotbeencommonlyregardedasasubjectofanygreatmoment.Theinnerworkingsofourownbrainswefeeltobeuniquelyworthyofinvestigationbutcustomwehaveawayofthinkingisbehavioratitsmostcommonplace.Asamatteroffactitistheotherwayround.Traditionalcustomisamassofdetailedbehaviormoreastonishingthanwhatanyonepersoncaneverevolveinindividualactions.Yetthatisarathertrivialaspectofthematter.Thefactoffirstrateimportanceisthepredominantrolethatcustomplaysinexperienceandbeliefandtheverygreatvarietiesitmaymanifest. Inthethirdparagraphtheauthoristrying
Itwasafoolishquestiontoask.It1moresenseformetohavelearnedifshehad2orapointofviewbutitwas3forthatnowandIsupposedthatthe4RelationsOfficehad5herbeforegrantingtheinterview.Ididn’thavetimethisweektoread6piecesaboutcorporaterainmakersandtheirgoldenparachutesorwomenatmid-townlawfirms7sixtimesmysalarybutwhiningaboutbreakingthe8ceiling. "Iwon’twasteyourtime"she9"Ifthedetailsonyour10areaccurateandthearticlesLaura11mehavecorrectbackgroundwewon’thaveto12that."I13inapproval.Shewasobviouslya14andanintelligentone15.Itwasalways16tositfora17whenthequestionerspentthefirsthouraskingwhatschoolsIhad18howlong19andwhetherIlikedmyjob. "Isitallright20youifwestartwithsomeinformationabouttheSexCrimesProsecutionUnit""I’dlikethat"Ireplied. 2
Text3 Investmentinthepublicsectorsuchaselectricityirrigationpublicservicesandtransportexcludingvehiclesshipsandplanesincreasedbyabout10%althoughtheemphasismovedtothetransportandawayfromtheothersectorsmentioned.Tradeandservicesrecordeda16%~17%investmentgrowthincludinga30%increaseininvestmentinbusinesspremises.Industrialinvestmentisestimatedtohaverisenby8%.Althoughtheshareofagricultureintotalgrossinvestmentintheeconomycontinuedtodeclineinvestmentgrew9%inabsolutetermslargelyspurredonbya23%expansionofinvestmentinagriculturalequipment.Housingconstructionhad12%moreinvestedinitin1964notsomuchowingtoincreaseddemandastofearsofnewtaxesandlimitationofbuilding. Totalconsumptioninrealtermsrosebycloseon11%during1964andpercapitalpersonalconsumptionbyunder7%asin1963.Theundesirabletrendtowardsarapidriseinconsumptionevidentinpreviousyearsremainedunaltered.Sinceatcurrentpricesconsumptionroseby16%anddisposableincomeby13%therewasevidentlyafallintherateofsavingintheprivatesectoroftheeconomy.Onceagainconsumptionpatternsindicatedaswiftadvanceinthestandardofliving.Expenditureonfooddeclinedinsignificancealthoughconsumptionoffruitincreased. Spendingonfurnitureandhouseholdequipmenthealtheducationandrecreationcontinuedtoincrease.Thegreatestproofofalteredlivingstandardswastherapidexpansionofexpenditureontransportincludingprivatecarsandpersonalservicesofallkindswhichoccurredduring1964.Theprogressivewealthoflargesectorsofthepublicwasdemonstratedbythechangingcompositionofdurablegoodspurchased.Saturationpointwasrapidlybeingapproachedforitemssuchasthefirsthouseholdradiogascookersandelectricrefrigeratorswhereasincreasingpurchasesofautomobilesandtelevisionsetswereregistered. Thewordregisteredinthelastlinemostprobablymeans
Text1 Populationstendtogrowatanexponentialrate.Thismeansthattheyprogressiveldouble.Asanexampleofthistypeofgrowthratetakeonepennyanddoubleiteverydayforonemonth.Afterthefirstweekyouwouldhaveonly64centsbutafterthefourthweekyouwouldhaveoveramilliondollars. Thishelpsexplainwhythepopulationhascomeon"allofasudden".Ittookfromthebeginningofhumanlifetotheyear1830forthepopulationoftheearthtoreachonebillion.Thatrepresentsatimespanofatleasttwomillionyears.Thenittookfrom1830to1930forworldpopulationtoreach2billion.Thenextbillionwasaddedby1960onlythirtyyearsandin1975worldpopulationreached4billionwhichisanotherbillionpeopleinonlyFifteenyears. Worldpopulationisincreasingatarateof9000perhour220000perday80millionperyear.Thisisnotonlyduetohigherbirthratesbuttolowerdeathratesaswell.Thenumberofbirthshasnotdeclinedatthesamerateasthenumberofdeaths. SomecountriessuchasColumbiaThailandMoroccoCostaRicaandthePhilippinesaredoublingtheirpopulationsabouteverytwenty-oneyearswithagrowthrateof3.3percentayearormore.TheUnitedStatesisdoublingitspopulationabouteveryeighty-sevenyearswitharateof0.8percentperyear.Everytimeapopulationdoublesthecountryinvolvedneedstwiceasmuchofeverythingincludinghospitalsschoolsresourcesfoodandmedicinestocareforitspeople.Itiseasytoseethatthisisverydifficulttoachieveforthemorerapidlygrowingcountries. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue
Text1 Populationstendtogrowatanexponentialrate.Thismeansthattheyprogressiveldouble.Asanexampleofthistypeofgrowthratetakeonepennyanddoubleiteverydayforonemonth.Afterthefirstweekyouwouldhaveonly64centsbutafterthefourthweekyouwouldhaveoveramilliondollars. Thishelpsexplainwhythepopulationhascomeon"allofasudden".Ittookfromthebeginningofhumanlifetotheyear1830forthepopulationoftheearthtoreachonebillion.Thatrepresentsatimespanofatleasttwomillionyears.Thenittookfrom1830to1930forworldpopulationtoreach2billion.Thenextbillionwasaddedby1960onlythirtyyearsandin1975worldpopulationreached4billionwhichisanotherbillionpeopleinonlyFifteenyears. Worldpopulationisincreasingatarateof9000perhour220000perday80millionperyear.Thisisnotonlyduetohigherbirthratesbuttolowerdeathratesaswell.Thenumberofbirthshasnotdeclinedatthesamerateasthenumberofdeaths. SomecountriessuchasColumbiaThailandMoroccoCostaRicaandthePhilippinesaredoublingtheirpopulationsabouteverytwenty-oneyearswithagrowthrateof3.3percentayearormore.TheUnitedStatesisdoublingitspopulationabouteveryeighty-sevenyearswitharateof0.8percentperyear.Everytimeapopulationdoublesthecountryinvolvedneedstwiceasmuchofeverythingincludinghospitalsschoolsresourcesfoodandmedicinestocareforitspeople.Itiseasytoseethatthisisverydifficulttoachieveforthemorerapidlygrowingcountries. Thispassagechieflydiscusses
Text2 Womenareonthewholemoreverbalthanmen.Theyaregoodatlanguageandverbalreasoningwhilementendtobeskilledattasksdemandingvisualspatialabilities.Infactalongwithaggressionthesearethemostcommonlyaccepteddifferencesbetweenthesexes. Wordsaretoolsforcommunicatingwithotherpeopleespeciallyinformationaboutpeople.Theyaremainlysocialtools.Visualandspatialabilitiesaregoodforimaginingandmanipulatingobjectsandforcommunicatinginformationaboutthem.ArethesetalentsprogrammedintothebrainInsomeofthenewestandmostcontroversialresearchinneurophysiologyithasbeensuggestedthatwhenitcomestothebrainmalesarespecialistswhilewomenaregeneralists. Butnooneknowswhatifanythingthismeansintermsoftheabilitiesofthetwosexes.Engineeringisbothvisualandspatialandit’struethattherearerelativelyfewwomenengineers.Butwomenbecomejustasskilledasmenatshootingarifleordrivingacartasksthatinvolvevisualspatialskills.Theyalsodoequallywellatprogrammingacomputerwhichisneithervisualnorspatial.Womendohoweverseemlesslikelytofallinlovewiththeobjectsthemselves.Weallknowmenforwhommachinesseemtobeextensionsoftheiridentity.Awomanismorelikelytoseehercarrifleorcomputerasausefultoolbutnotinitselffascinating. Intheauthor'sopinionvisualandspatialabilitiesaregoodfor
Text4 TheU.S.governmenthasrecentlyhelpedpeoplelearnmoreaboutthedangersofearthquakesbypublishingamap.Thismapshowsthechancesofanearthquakeineachpartofthecountry.Theareasofthemapwheregovernmentisspendingagreatdealofmoneyandisworkinghardtohelpdiscovertheanswertothesetwoquestions: 1.Canwepredictearthquakes 2.Canwecontrolearthquakes ToanswerthefirstquestionscientistsarelookingverycloselyatthemostactivefaultsystemsinthecountrysuchastheSanAndreasfaultinCalifornia.Afaultisabreakbetweentwosectionsoftheearth’ssurface.Thesebreaksbetweensectionsaretheplaceswhereearthquakesoccur. Scientistslookatthefaultsforchangeswhichmightshowthatanearthquakewasabouttooccur.Butitwillprobablybemanyyearsbeforewecanpredictearthquakesaccuratelyandthecontrolofearthquakesisevenfartheraway. Neverthelesstherehavebeensomeinterestingdevelopmentsinthefieldofcontrollingearthquakes.ThemostinterestingdevelopmentconcernstheRockyMountainArsenalearthquakes.Herewaterwaspatintoalayerofrocks4000metresbelowthesurfaceoftheground.Shortlyafterthisinjectionofwatertherewasasmallnumberofearthquakes.Scientistshavedecidedthatthewaterwhichwasinjectedintotherocksworkedlikeoiloneachother.Whenthewater"oiled"thefaultthefaultbecameslipperyandtheenergyofanearthquakewasreleased. Scientistsarestillexperimentingatthesiteoftheseearthquakes.Theyhaverealizedthatthereisaconnectionbetweentheinjectionofthewaterandtheearthquakeactivity.TheyhavesuggestedthatitmightbepossibletousethisknowledgetopreventverybigdestructiveearthquakesthatisscientistsCouldinjectsomekindoffluidlikewaterintofaultsandchangeonebigearthquakeintoanumberofsmallharmlessearthquakes. TheSanAndreasfaultis
Itwasafoolishquestiontoask.It1moresenseformetohavelearnedifshehad2orapointofviewbutitwas3forthatnowandIsupposedthatthe4RelationsOfficehad5herbeforegrantingtheinterview.Ididn’thavetimethisweektoread6piecesaboutcorporaterainmakersandtheirgoldenparachutesorwomenatmid-townlawfirms7sixtimesmysalarybutwhiningaboutbreakingthe8ceiling. "Iwon’twasteyourtime"she9"Ifthedetailsonyour10areaccurateandthearticlesLaura11mehavecorrectbackgroundwewon’thaveto12that."I13inapproval.Shewasobviouslya14andanintelligentone15.Itwasalways16tositfora17whenthequestionerspentthefirsthouraskingwhatschoolsIhad18howlong19andwhetherIlikedmyjob. "Isitallright20youifwestartwithsomeinformationabouttheSexCrimesProsecutionUnit""I’dlikethat"Ireplied. 12
Text2 Womenareonthewholemoreverbalthanmen.Theyaregoodatlanguageandverbalreasoningwhilementendtobeskilledattasksdemandingvisualspatialabilities.Infactalongwithaggressionthesearethemostcommonlyaccepteddifferencesbetweenthesexes. Wordsaretoolsforcommunicatingwithotherpeopleespeciallyinformationaboutpeople.Theyaremainlysocialtools.Visualandspatialabilitiesaregoodforimaginingandmanipulatingobjectsandforcommunicatinginformationaboutthem.ArethesetalentsprogrammedintothebrainInsomeofthenewestandmostcontroversialresearchinneurophysiologyithasbeensuggestedthatwhenitcomestothebrainmalesarespecialistswhilewomenaregeneralists. Butnooneknowswhatifanythingthismeansintermsoftheabilitiesofthetwosexes.Engineeringisbothvisualandspatialandit’struethattherearerelativelyfewwomenengineers.Butwomenbecomejustasskilledasmenatshootingarifleordrivingacartasksthatinvolvevisualspatialskills.Theyalsodoequallywellatprogrammingacomputerwhichisneithervisualnorspatial.Womendohoweverseemlesslikelytofallinlovewiththeobjectsthemselves.Weallknowmenforwhommachinesseemtobeextensionsoftheiridentity.Awomanismorelikelytoseehercarrifleorcomputerasausefultoolbutnotinitselffascinating. Thewordacceptedinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphroughlymeans
Itwasafoolishquestiontoask.It1moresenseformetohavelearnedifshehad2orapointofviewbutitwas3forthatnowandIsupposedthatthe4RelationsOfficehad5herbeforegrantingtheinterview.Ididn’thavetimethisweektoread6piecesaboutcorporaterainmakersandtheirgoldenparachutesorwomenatmid-townlawfirms7sixtimesmysalarybutwhiningaboutbreakingthe8ceiling. "Iwon’twasteyourtime"she9"Ifthedetailsonyour10areaccurateandthearticlesLaura11mehavecorrectbackgroundwewon’thaveto12that."I13inapproval.Shewasobviouslya14andanintelligentone15.Itwasalways16tositfora17whenthequestionerspentthefirsthouraskingwhatschoolsIhad18howlong19andwhetherIlikedmyjob. "Isitallright20youifwestartwithsomeinformationabouttheSexCrimesProsecutionUnit""I’dlikethat"Ireplied. 4
Itwasafoolishquestiontoask.It1moresenseformetohavelearnedifshehad2orapointofviewbutitwas3forthatnowandIsupposedthatthe4RelationsOfficehad5herbeforegrantingtheinterview.Ididn’thavetimethisweektoread6piecesaboutcorporaterainmakersandtheirgoldenparachutesorwomenatmid-townlawfirms7sixtimesmysalarybutwhiningaboutbreakingthe8ceiling. "Iwon’twasteyourtime"she9"Ifthedetailsonyour10areaccurateandthearticlesLaura11mehavecorrectbackgroundwewon’thaveto12that."I13inapproval.Shewasobviouslya14andanintelligentone15.Itwasalways16tositfora17whenthequestionerspentthefirsthouraskingwhatschoolsIhad18howlong19andwhetherIlikedmyjob. "Isitallright20youifwestartwithsomeinformationabouttheSexCrimesProsecutionUnit""I’dlikethat"Ireplied. 14
Text4 Anthropologyisthestudyofhumanbeingsascreaturesofsociety.Itfastensitsattentionuponthosephysicalcharacteristicsandindustrialtechniquesthoseconventionsandvalueswhichdistinguishonecommunityfromallothersthatbelongtoadifferenttradition. Thedistinguishingmarkofanthropologyamongthesocialsciencesisthatitincludesforseriousstudymoreothersocietiesthanourown.ForitspurposesanysocialregulationofmatingandreproductionisassignificantasourownthoughitmaybethatoftheSeaDyaksandhavenopossiblehistoricalrelationtothatofourcivilization.TotheanthropologistourcustomsandthoseofaNewGuineatribearetwopossiblesocialschemesfordealingwithacommonproblemaridinsofarasheremainsananthropologistheisboundtoavoidanyweightingofoneinfavoroftheotherlieisinterestedinhumanbehaviornotasitisshapedbyonetraditionourownbutasithasbeenshapedbyanytraditionwhatsoever.Heisinterestedinawiderangeofcustomthatisfoundinvariousculturesandhisobjectistounderstandthewayinwhichthesecultureschangeanddifferentiatedthedifferentformsthroughwhichtheyexpressthemselvesandthemannerinwhichthecustomsofanypeoplesfunctioninthelivesoftheindividuals. Nowcustomhasnotbeencommonlyregardedasasubjectofanygreatmoment.Theinnerworkingsofourownbrainswefeeltobeuniquelyworthyofinvestigationbutcustomwehaveawayofthinkingisbehavioratitsmostcommonplace.Asamatteroffactitistheotherwayround.Traditionalcustomisamassofdetailedbehaviormoreastonishingthanwhatanyonepersoncaneverevolveinindividualactions.Yetthatisarathertrivialaspectofthematter.Thefactoffirstrateimportanceisthepredominantrolethatcustomplaysinexperienceandbeliefandtheverygreatvarietiesitmaymanifest. Accordingtothepassagewecansaythatanthropology
Itwasafoolishquestiontoask.It1moresenseformetohavelearnedifshehad2orapointofviewbutitwas3forthatnowandIsupposedthatthe4RelationsOfficehad5herbeforegrantingtheinterview.Ididn’thavetimethisweektoread6piecesaboutcorporaterainmakersandtheirgoldenparachutesorwomenatmid-townlawfirms7sixtimesmysalarybutwhiningaboutbreakingthe8ceiling. "Iwon’twasteyourtime"she9"Ifthedetailsonyour10areaccurateandthearticlesLaura11mehavecorrectbackgroundwewon’thaveto12that."I13inapproval.Shewasobviouslya14andanintelligentone15.Itwasalways16tositfora17whenthequestionerspentthefirsthouraskingwhatschoolsIhad18howlong19andwhetherIlikedmyjob. "Isitallright20youifwestartwithsomeinformationabouttheSexCrimesProsecutionUnit""I’dlikethat"Ireplied. 20
Ifthe20thcenturyhasbeentheAmericancenturythenthereareplentyofpeoplesayingwatchthisspace:thetwentyfirstcenturywillbedifferent.Thedistinguishingcharacteristicofthepost-cold-warworldisthatthereisonlyonesuperpower.41_______________. Themilitarymuscle-flexingwehaveseenfromChinaoverthelastfewyearscouldbeanindicationofhowthingsarelikelytogoalthoughithastobesaidthattomanypeople’ssurprisetheChinesehavebeenquiteconstructiveoverEastTimor.ButIthinkwemustassumethatthemainstruggleinthe21stcenturywillbewithChinaalreadytheworld’slargestnation.HappilytheChineseseemtohavenoglobalpretensions.Onecan’tseetheminterferinginsomefar-distantconflictandinbothmilitaryandeconomictermstheyarestilllightyearsbehindAmerica. 42_______________. Europeisalreadythelargesttradingblockintheworld43_______________..It’sworthrememberingthatwhileEuropespends60percentofwhattheUSAdoesindefenceithasonly10percentoftheAmericans’firepower. IntheMiddleEastinarelativelyshortspaceoftimebubblingconflictshavemovedclosertoresolution.TheArabIsraelidisputehasbeenreducedtoitscoreessentialswhileagreementbetweenSyriaandIsraelremainsthestrategicprizeforpeace.IranisundergoingaslowtransformationbuttheoutstandingpoliticalissuehereisIraqandSaddamHussein’sextraordinarysurvival.Theinternationalcommunityremainsbitterlydividedaboutwhattodo. AfricaIfearisgoingtoremainadisasterareasimplybecauseitdoesnotfigureonpeople’smentalmaps.CurrentlythereiswarraginginsixcountriesaroundtheCongoyetthere’sverylittlesensetheinternationalcommunitywilldoanythingaboutit.Thereisthoughsomegoodnews.IfyoulookbackayearagotoAlgeriaitwasdrowninginitsownblood.Nowitseemstobebackontherighttrack. 44_______________.Formanyyearsthenon-proliferationregimeactuallyworkedsurprisinglywellbutIndiaandPakistangoingnuclearhasbeenagreatblowtothestatusquo.Andnowtherearenewbiologicalandchemicalweapons—undreamed-ofhorrors—nottomentionthewholelegacyofthecoldwarwhichhasn’tbeencleanedupsuchasRussiannuclearwasteintheArctic. Thefundamentalproblemisthattherearecountriesthataresimplybeingleftbehindbytheonwardmarchofglobalization.Globalissuessuchastheenvironmentanddrugs—andperhapsevenhumanrights—aregoingtocomemuchmoretothefore.45_______________. [A]Itiscalledtobeaneconomicgiantespeciallywhentheeurohasbeenissued. [B]butwhiletheeurocouldhelpitbecomeaneconomicgiantandevenchallengethedollaritlookslikelytoremainapoliticalandmilitarypygmy. [C]Andthere’sonlyonecandidateonthehorizontochallengetheUS—China. [D]Astheworldshrinkssoweshallhaveanincreasingsenseoftheneedforaninternationalhumanitarianorder.Globalizationmaybeagoodthingbutithasadarkunderbelly. [E]Russiaisapowerfulcountrywhichownsmilitarysuperiority [F]WemustalsoassumethecontinueddeclineofRussia.ItshowshowfarthingshavegoneandhowquicklywhenwhatwasoncethesecondmostpowerfulcountryintheworldisbeingbatteredbyIslamicrebelsfromtheCaucasus.NowwehaveaRussianstatewhichsimplycannotcope. [G]Idothinkarmscontrolwillbeabigitemontheagendainfuture. 44
Almostallourmajorproblemsinvolvehumanbehaviorandtheycannotbesolvedbyphysicalandbiologicaltechnologyalone.Whatisneededisatechnologyofbehaviorbutwehavebeenslowtodevelopthesciencefromwhichsuchatechnologymightbedrawn.46Onedifficultyisthatalmostallofwhatiscalledbehavioralsciencecontinuestotracebehaviortostatesofmindfeelingstraitsofcharacterhumannatureandsoon.Physicsandbiologyoncefollowedsimilarpracticesandadvancedonlywhentheydiscardedthem.47Thebehavioralscienceshavebeenslowtochangepartlybecause.theexplanatoryitemsoftenseemtobedirectlyobservedandotherkindsofexplanationshavebeenhardtofind.Theenvironmentisobviouslyimportantbutitsrolehasremainedobscure.Itdosenotpushorpullitselectsandthisfunctionisdifficulttodiscoverandanalyze.48Theroleofnaturalselectioninevolutionwasformulatedonlyalittlemorethanahundredyearsagoandtheselectiveroleoftheenvironmentinshapingandmaintainingthebehavioroftheindividualisonlybeginningtoberecognizedandstudied.Astheinteractionbetweenorganismandenvironmenthascometobeunderstoodhowevereffectsonceassignedtostatesofmindfeelingsandtraitsarebeginningtobetracedtoaccessibleconditionsandatechnologyofbehaviormaythereforebecomeavailable.Itwillnotsolveourproblemshoweveruntilitreplacestraditionalprescientificviewsandthesearestronglyentrenched.Freedomanddignityillustratethedifficulty.49Theyarethepossessionsoftheautonomousself-governingmanoftraditionaltheoryandtheyareessentialtopracticesinwhichapersonisheldresponsibleforhisconductandgivencreditforhisachievements.Ascientificanalysisshiftsboththeresponsibilityandtheachievementtotheenvironment. Italsoraisesquestionsconcerning"values".Whowilluseatechnologyandtowhatends50Untiltheseissuesareresolvedatechnologyofbehaviorwillcontinuetoberejectedandwithitpossiblytheonlywaytosolveourproblems. Onedifficultyisthatalmostallofwhatiscalledbehavioralsciencecontinuestotracebehaviortostatesofmindfeelingstraitsofcharacterhumannatureandsoon
Text3 Investmentinthepublicsectorsuchaselectricityirrigationpublicservicesandtransportexcludingvehiclesshipsandplanesincreasedbyabout10%althoughtheemphasismovedtothetransportandawayfromtheothersectorsmentioned.Tradeandservicesrecordeda16%~17%investmentgrowthincludinga30%increaseininvestmentinbusinesspremises.Industrialinvestmentisestimatedtohaverisenby8%.Althoughtheshareofagricultureintotalgrossinvestmentintheeconomycontinuedtodeclineinvestmentgrew9%inabsolutetermslargelyspurredonbya23%expansionofinvestmentinagriculturalequipment.Housingconstructionhad12%moreinvestedinitin1964notsomuchowingtoincreaseddemandastofearsofnewtaxesandlimitationofbuilding. Totalconsumptioninrealtermsrosebycloseon11%during1964andpercapitalpersonalconsumptionbyunder7%asin1963.Theundesirabletrendtowardsarapidriseinconsumptionevidentinpreviousyearsremainedunaltered.Sinceatcurrentpricesconsumptionroseby16%anddisposableincomeby13%therewasevidentlyafallintherateofsavingintheprivatesectoroftheeconomy.Onceagainconsumptionpatternsindicatedaswiftadvanceinthestandardofliving.Expenditureonfooddeclinedinsignificancealthoughconsumptionoffruitincreased. Spendingonfurnitureandhouseholdequipmenthealtheducationandrecreationcontinuedtoincrease.Thegreatestproofofalteredlivingstandardswastherapidexpansionofexpenditureontransportincludingprivatecarsandpersonalservicesofallkindswhichoccurredduring1964.Theprogressivewealthoflargesectorsofthepublicwasdemonstratedbythechangingcompositionofdurablegoodspurchased.Saturationpointwasrapidlybeingapproachedforitemssuchasthefirsthouseholdradiogascookersandelectricrefrigeratorswhereasincreasingpurchasesofautomobilesandtelevisionsetswereregistered. ExpenditureincreasedonallthefollowingconsumptionEXCEPT
Itwasafoolishquestiontoask.It1moresenseformetohavelearnedifshehad2orapointofviewbutitwas3forthatnowandIsupposedthatthe4RelationsOfficehad5herbeforegrantingtheinterview.Ididn’thavetimethisweektoread6piecesaboutcorporaterainmakersandtheirgoldenparachutesorwomenatmid-townlawfirms7sixtimesmysalarybutwhiningaboutbreakingthe8ceiling. "Iwon’twasteyourtime"she9"Ifthedetailsonyour10areaccurateandthearticlesLaura11mehavecorrectbackgroundwewon’thaveto12that."I13inapproval.Shewasobviouslya14andanintelligentone15.Itwasalways16tositfora17whenthequestionerspentthefirsthouraskingwhatschoolsIhad18howlong19andwhetherIlikedmyjob. "Isitallright20youifwestartwithsomeinformationabouttheSexCrimesProsecutionUnit""I’dlikethat"Ireplied. 10
FromtheseventeenthcenturyEmpireofSwedenthestoryofagalleonthatsankatthestartofhermaidenvoyagein1628mustbeoneofthestrangesttalesofthesea.FornearlythreeandahalfcenturiesshelayatthebottomofStockholmharboruntilherdiscoveryin1956.41________________. 42________________.Triplegundecksmountedsixtyfourbronzecannon.ShewasintendedtoplayaleadingroleinthegrowingmightofSwden. AsshewaspreparedforhermaidenvoyageonAugust101628Stockholmwasinferment.FromtheSkeppsbronandsurroundingislandsthepeoplewatchedthisthingofbeautybegantospreadhersailsandcatchesthewind.Theyhadlaboredforthreeyearstoproducethisfloatingworkofart;shewasmorerichlycarvedandornamentedthananypreviousship.Thehighsterncastlewasariotofcarvedgodsdemonsknightskingswarriorsmermaidscherubs;andzoomorphicanimalshapesablazewithredandgoldandbluesymbolsofcouragepowerandcrueltywereportrayedtostirtheimaginationsofthesuperstitioussailorsoftheday. 43________________. 44________________. Asthewindfreshenedtherecameasuddensquallandtheshipmadeastrangemovementlistingtoport.TheOrdnanceOfficerorderedalltheportcannontobeheavedtostarboardtocounteractthelistbutthesteepeningangleofthedecksincreased.Thenthesoundofrumblingthunderreachedthewatchersontheshoreascargoballastammunitionand400peoplewentslidingandcrashingdowntotheportsideofthesteeplylistingship.45________________.InthatfirstglorioushourthemightyVasawhichwasintendedtoruletheBalticsankwithallflagsflying—intheharborofherbirth. [A]Allgunportswereopenandthemuzzlespeepedwickedlyfromthem. [B]Vasasailedmajesticallyoutofthebay. [C]ThiswastheVasaroyalflagshipofthegreatimperialfleet. [D]KingGustavusAdolphus’TheNorthernHurricane’thenattheheightofhismilitarysuccessintheThirtyYears’Warhaddictatedhermeasurementsandarmament. [E]Thelowergunportswerenowbelowwaterandtheinrushsealedtheship’sfate. [F]Assoonasherdiscoverytheworldbecameshocker. [G]ThenthecannonsoftheanchoredwarshipsthunderedasalutetowhichtheVasafiredinreply.AssheemergedfromherdriftingcloudofgunsmokewiththewaterchurnedtofoambeneathherbowherflagsflyingpennantswavingsailsfillinginthebreezeandtheredandgoldofhersuperstructureablazewithcolorshepresentedamoremajesticspectaclethanStockbolmershadeverseenbefore. 42
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