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ThedayofterrorattheVirginiaPolytechnicandStateUniversityinBlacksburgbeganatabout7:15a.m.withtheshootingofawomanandamaleresidentadviseronthefourthfloorofadormbuildingoncampusKristenBensleyafreshmanwholivedbelowthefloorwheretheshootingoccurredtoldTIME"Therewereminorsgoingonabouttheassailantwasfightingwithhisgirlfriendorsomethingofthatnature."Bensleynotesthatonlyresidentscangetintothebuildingusingaspecific"passport"thatisacardthatonehastoswipeinordertoopendoorsbefore10a.m.Ifhewasanoutsidersomeonewouldhavehadtolethimin.Ormorelikelyhewasaresidentofthedormhimself.Ifsohowdidbekeepsomuchammunitionunnoticed Unlikehighschoolsmostuniversitiescan’tbeefupsecuritywithametaldetectorortwo.SowhatcanbedonetoprotectstudentsOtherquestionsremainunanswered.Whywasthereatwo-hourgapbetweentheincidentatthedormandafarmorefataloneacrosscampusAtonepointthatledtotheorizingthatmorethanonegunmanwasinvolved.Thegunmanwhokilledatleast30peopleatNorrisHallshortlyafter9a.m.wasdescribedbysomesourcesasanAsianman. Ithasbeenasurrealtimeforthestudents.BrandonStiltnerasenioraerospaceengineeringstudentandJonathanHessaseniormechanicalengineerwerewatchingTValldaybutbynoonthey’dhadenough."Wedecidedweneededtodosomething"Stiltnersaid."Wewereworthlesssittingaround."Sotheytooktheirsix-footVirginiaTechsignoffthewallandloggedintoFacebook.Withinthenextfewhours100peoplerepliedtotheire-mailrequestforavigil. By8p.m.hundredsbfstudentsbeganfilingdownthestepsoftheWarMemorialChapeltowardthedrillfield.Clustersoftwoandthreestudentsstoodtogetherinsilence.Slowlytheybegantolineuptosigntheboard."I’mstillreallyindisbelief"saysStiltner.Theshockoftheday’sshootingssankinHesssaidashecarriedthesignacrosscampusforthevigil."Ithitme"Hesssaid"toknowthatitwasinthesebuildings."ThemediacrewsthatswarmedcampuswerealsosurrealtoHessandStiltner."Wecouldlookoutourwindowandseeexactlywhat’sonTV"Stiltnersays.HewatchedhissigncrowdedwithinitialsandprayersawaitingthenamesofthevictimsHeshuddered."IhopeIdon’thaveanynastysurprises." Whichstatementcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph
Directions:YouwillinviteProfessorGreentobetheguestspeakerattheNASHE2007annualconferenceBeijingChina2007.12.15-12.18.WritealetterofinvitationtoProfessorGreen. Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use"LiMing"instead.Donotwritetheaddress.10points
ThesearetoughtimesforWal-MartAmerica’sbiggestretailer.Longaccusedof1small-townAmericamadcondemnedfortheselfishnessofitspaythecompanyhaslatelycomeunder2foritsmeannessoveremployees’health-carebenefits.Thechargeisarguably3:thefirm’shealthcoveragewhile4lessextensivethantheaverageforbigcompaniesisonequalterms5otherretailers’.Butbadpublicitycoupledwithrisingcostshas6theBentonvillegianttoaction.WalMartismakingchangesthatshouldshiftthegroundinAmerica’shealthcaredebate. One7istoreducethepricesofmanygenericorout-of-patentprescriptiondrugs.Wal-Mart’scriticsdismissthemoveasapublicity8.Thelistofdrugsincludesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopulargroup.Truebutshort-sighted.Wal-Marthas9retailingbyusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersand10thegainsontoconsumers.Itcould11thesamewithdrugs.A"Wal-Marteffect"indrugswillnotsolveAmerica’shealth-costsproblem:groupaccountforonlyasmallshareofdrugcostswhichinturnmake12only10%ofoverallhealthspending.Butitwould13. Thefirm’sotherinitiativeismore14.Wal-Martisjoiningthesmallbutfast-growinggroupofemployers15arecontrollingcostsbyshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles. Earlyevidence16theseplansdohelpfirmscontrolthecostofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsare17.Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkersdiscouragepreventativecareandwillanywaydolittleto18overallhealthspending19mostofthe$2trillionthatAmerica20healthcareeachyeargoestopeoplewithmultiplechronicdiseases. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.3
ThesearetoughtimesforWal-MartAmerica’sbiggestretailer.Longaccusedof1small-townAmericamadcondemnedfortheselfishnessofitspaythecompanyhaslatelycomeunder2foritsmeannessoveremployees’health-carebenefits.Thechargeisarguably3:thefirm’shealthcoveragewhile4lessextensivethantheaverageforbigcompaniesisonequalterms5otherretailers’.Butbadpublicitycoupledwithrisingcostshas6theBentonvillegianttoaction.WalMartismakingchangesthatshouldshiftthegroundinAmerica’shealthcaredebate. One7istoreducethepricesofmanygenericorout-of-patentprescriptiondrugs.Wal-Mart’scriticsdismissthemoveasapublicity8.Thelistofdrugsincludesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopulargroup.Truebutshort-sighted.Wal-Marthas9retailingbyusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersand10thegainsontoconsumers.Itcould11thesamewithdrugs.A"Wal-Marteffect"indrugswillnotsolveAmerica’shealth-costsproblem:groupaccountforonlyasmallshareofdrugcostswhichinturnmake12only10%ofoverallhealthspending.Butitwould13. Thefirm’sotherinitiativeismore14.Wal-Martisjoiningthesmallbutfast-growinggroupofemployers15arecontrollingcostsbyshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles. Earlyevidence16theseplansdohelpfirmscontrolthecostofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsare17.Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkersdiscouragepreventativecareandwillanywaydolittleto18overallhealthspending19mostofthe$2trillionthatAmerica20healthcareeachyeargoestopeoplewithmultiplechronicdiseases. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.13
Onceacirclemissedawedge.Thecirclewantedtobewholesoitwentaroundlookingforitsmissingpiece.Butbecauseitwasincompleteandthereforecouldrollonlyveryslowlyitadmiredtheflowersalongtheway.Itchattedwithworms.Itenjoyedthesunshine.Itfoundlotsofdifferentpiecesbutnoneofthemfit.Soitleftthemallbythesideoftheroadandkeptonsearching.Thenonedaythecirclefoundapiecethatfitperfectly.Itwassohappy.Nowitcouldbewholewithnothingmissing.Itincorporatedthemissingpieceintoitselfandbegantoroll.Nowthatitwasaperfectcircleitcouldrollveryfasttoofasttonoticeflowersortalktotheworms.46Whenitrealizedhowdifferenttheworldseemedwhenitrolledsoquicklyitstoppedleftitsfoundpiecebythesideoftheroadandrolledslowlyaway. 47ThelessonofthestoryIsuggestedwasthatinsomestrangesensewearemorewholewhenwearemissingsomething.Themanwhohaseverythingisinsomewaysapoorman.Hewillneverknowwhatitfeelsliketoyearntohopetonourishhissoulwiththedreamofsomethingbetter.Hewillneverknowtheexperienceofhavingsomeonewholoveshimgivehimsomethinghehasalwayswantedorneverhad. 48Thereisawholenessaboutthepersonwhohascronetotermswithhislimitationswhohasbeenbraveenoughtoletgoofhisunrealisticdreamsandnotfeellikeafailurefordoingso.Thereisawholenessaboutthemanorwomanwhohaslearnedthatheorsheisstrongenoughtogothroughatragedyandsurviveshecanlosesomeoneandstillfeellikeacompleteperson.LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforfailing.Lifeisnotaspellingbeewherenomatterhowmanywordsyou’vegottenright;you’redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.49Lifeismorelikeabaseballseasonwhereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose. Whenweacceptthatimperfectionispartofbeinghumanandwhenwecancontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateitwewillhaveachievedawholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.50ThatIbelieveiswhatGodasksofus—not"Beperfect"not"Don’tevenmakeamistake"but"Bewhole." Lifeismorelikeabaseballseasonwhereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.
ThesearetoughtimesforWal-MartAmerica’sbiggestretailer.Longaccusedof1small-townAmericamadcondemnedfortheselfishnessofitspaythecompanyhaslatelycomeunder2foritsmeannessoveremployees’health-carebenefits.Thechargeisarguably3:thefirm’shealthcoveragewhile4lessextensivethantheaverageforbigcompaniesisonequalterms5otherretailers’.Butbadpublicitycoupledwithrisingcostshas6theBentonvillegianttoaction.WalMartismakingchangesthatshouldshiftthegroundinAmerica’shealthcaredebate. One7istoreducethepricesofmanygenericorout-of-patentprescriptiondrugs.Wal-Mart’scriticsdismissthemoveasapublicity8.Thelistofdrugsincludesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopulargroup.Truebutshort-sighted.Wal-Marthas9retailingbyusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersand10thegainsontoconsumers.Itcould11thesamewithdrugs.A"Wal-Marteffect"indrugswillnotsolveAmerica’shealth-costsproblem:groupaccountforonlyasmallshareofdrugcostswhichinturnmake12only10%ofoverallhealthspending.Butitwould13. Thefirm’sotherinitiativeismore14.Wal-Martisjoiningthesmallbutfast-growinggroupofemployers15arecontrollingcostsbyshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles. Earlyevidence16theseplansdohelpfirmscontrolthecostofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsare17.Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkersdiscouragepreventativecareandwillanywaydolittleto18overallhealthspending19mostofthe$2trillionthatAmerica20healthcareeachyeargoestopeoplewithmultiplechronicdiseases. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.17
Onceacirclemissedawedge.Thecirclewantedtobewholesoitwentaroundlookingforitsmissingpiece.Butbecauseitwasincompleteandthereforecouldrollonlyveryslowlyitadmiredtheflowersalongtheway.Itchattedwithworms.Itenjoyedthesunshine.Itfoundlotsofdifferentpiecesbutnoneofthemfit.Soitleftthemallbythesideoftheroadandkeptonsearching.Thenonedaythecirclefoundapiecethatfitperfectly.Itwassohappy.Nowitcouldbewholewithnothingmissing.Itincorporatedthemissingpieceintoitselfandbegantoroll.Nowthatitwasaperfectcircleitcouldrollveryfasttoofasttonoticeflowersortalktotheworms.46Whenitrealizedhowdifferenttheworldseemedwhenitrolledsoquicklyitstoppedleftitsfoundpiecebythesideoftheroadandrolledslowlyaway. 47ThelessonofthestoryIsuggestedwasthatinsomestrangesensewearemorewholewhenwearemissingsomething.Themanwhohaseverythingisinsomewaysapoorman.Hewillneverknowwhatitfeelsliketoyearntohopetonourishhissoulwiththedreamofsomethingbetter.Hewillneverknowtheexperienceofhavingsomeonewholoveshimgivehimsomethinghehasalwayswantedorneverhad. 48Thereisawholenessaboutthepersonwhohascronetotermswithhislimitationswhohasbeenbraveenoughtoletgoofhisunrealisticdreamsandnotfeellikeafailurefordoingso.Thereisawholenessaboutthemanorwomanwhohaslearnedthatheorsheisstrongenoughtogothroughatragedyandsurviveshecanlosesomeoneandstillfeellikeacompleteperson.LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforfailing.Lifeisnotaspellingbeewherenomatterhowmanywordsyou’vegottenright;you’redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.49Lifeismorelikeabaseballseasonwhereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose. Whenweacceptthatimperfectionispartofbeinghumanandwhenwecancontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateitwewillhaveachievedawholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.50ThatIbelieveiswhatGodasksofus—not"Beperfect"not"Don’tevenmakeamistake"but"Bewhole." ThelessonofthestoryIsuggestedwasthatinsomestrangesensewearemorewholewhenwearemissingsomething
TheLakers’forwardKobeBryanthasscored50ormorepointsinfourstraightgamessecondintheNBAonlytoWiltChamberlain’sseven.HealsonowistiedwithMichaelJordanforsecondwithfourbehindChamberlain’s32inmost60-pointgames. "He’sdoingsomethingI’veneverseen"LakerscoachPhilJacksonsaidinane-mailSaturday."Thishasbeenhistoric."HeshouldknowbecausehecoachedJordanandplayedagainstChamberlain.BryantisnotgoingtowintheMVPawardwhichlikelywillgotoDirkNowitzkiorSteveNash.Buthisscoringbrillianceagainseemstoanswerthequestionofwho’sthebestplayerintheleagueanditalsoprovidesmoreevidenceinthesimilarityofBryantandJordanintheirtalentandapproachtothegame. InanyeaseBryantistheplayernowfirmlyholdingthatmythicaltorchofgreatnesssportingcelebrityandcreativitythatJordanoncetookfromJulius"Dr.J"Erring."Kobehastheverdantgreenlighttohoistitupuntilhecoolsdown"Jacksonsaid."Wondersneverceaseinthisgame."CertainlyBryanthasbeenwonderfulinthefourgamesaveraging56.3pointswithtwogamesofatleast60.Moreoverhehardlyhasbeenselfishorworkingoutsidetheoffensebecausemostofhisfieldgoalshavecomeonlongjumpersincluding17of33onthree-pointers.Bryantisshooting54percent. "It’sphenomenal.It’sincredible"JacksontoldLosAngelesreporters."He’sshooting[outside]morethanMichaelwas.Michaelwasprobablydoingmorepost-upmorepenetrationmoreat-the-basketkindofstuff.ButKobe’sdoingawholerangeofthings.Ithinkhisshootinghasjustbeenremarkablethewayheisraisingupoverpeopleandknockingtheballdown." It’sstillalongwayoffbutbecausehestartedintheNBAwhenhewas18Bryant28canpassKareemAbdul-Jabbarastheleague’sall-timescorerifhecanstayhealthyandaverage25pointsuntilheis38."Thebestpartofitallisthatwe’rewinning"Bryantsaid."ThesecondisthatthisgenerationofplayerswhomightnothaveeverheardoftheElgin[Baylors]orWilts[andtheir]greatnesswillnowtakenoticesothelegacyoftheirbrilliancewillliveon. "AsfarasmyselfIcan’texplainit.Allisinslowmotionallthetime.Idon’tknowwhyorhowbutit’strippy."That’sprobablywhatChamberlainsaidduringhisrecordrun. Whatshouldn’tKobeBryantdotobetheleague’sail-timescorerfromnowon
"IloveMicrosoftandMicrosoftdidnotloseme"protestedRobertScoblealittletooloudlyonhisbloglastweekinabidtoendfeverishspeculationintheblogosphereaboutwhyexactlyhehaddecidedtoleaveMicrosoft.Thesoftwaregiant’s"technicalevangelist"Mr.Scoblehasbecomethebest-knownexampleofacorporateblogger.OnhisblogcalledScobleizerwhichhestartedin2000hewritesaboutMicrosoft’sproductsandhassometimescriticisedthemfiercely—therebybothestablishinghiscredibilityandbyitswillingnesstotoleratehimhelpingtohumanisehisemployer. Asblogging’sinfluencehasgrownsobasMr.Scoble’s—bothinsideandoutsideMicrosoft.LastyearafterhebloggedagainstMicrosoft’sdecisiontoabandonsupportforalawprohibitingdiscriminationagainstgaysthecompany’smanagersbackeddown.HehelpedwriteabookNakedConversations:HowBlogsAreChangingtheWayBusinessesTalkWithCustomerspublishedinJanuarythathasbecomeessentialreadingforanybosstryingtodefineanew-mediastrategyforhisbusiness. SowhyleaveMr.Scoblehasdeniedseveralofthetheoriescirculatingintheblogosphereincludingthathehadbecomefedupwithhavinghisexpenseschallengedorwithsharinganoffice;thatMicrosoftchallengedhisviewstoooften;thathehadbecomefrustrated;andthatthefirmhadnottriedhardenoughtokeephim.StillhisfriendDaveWineranotherbloggerdescribedMicrosoftasa"stiflingorganisation"beforeobservingthat"whenhefinallydecidedtoleaveit’sasifahugeweightcameoffhimandallofasuddentheoldScobleisback."HeviewsMr.Scoble’sdepartureasevidencethatMicrosofthasbeenunabletomovewiththetimes:"I’mgladtoseemyoldfrienddidn’tgodownwiththeship."Anotherbloggersaysthathisdepartureshowsthe"endofhonestblogging." Therealreasonmaybelesssinister—thoughtroublingforthegrowingnumberofemployersencouragingtheiremployeestobiog.Bloggingallowsstafftobuildapersonalbrandseparatefromthatoftheirfirm;iftheyaregoodatitandbuildupareadershipthatbrandmaybemorevaluabletothemelsewhere.Mr.ScobleisofftojoinPodTech.netarisingstarinvideopodcastingwhichisnowfarmorefashionablethanbloggingandpotentiallyfarmorelucrative.ItseemsthatMr.ScobleismostimpressedbyRocketboomoneofwhosefoundersAmandaCongdonissaidtobedrawing300000viewersadaytohervideoblogandisabouttostartchargingadvertisers$85000aweek—almostasmuchMr.Scobleisreportedassaying"asImadeinanentireyearworkingatMicrosoft." ThewordsinisterLine1Para.4mostprobablymeans
"IloveMicrosoftandMicrosoftdidnotloseme"protestedRobertScoblealittletooloudlyonhisbloglastweekinabidtoendfeverishspeculationintheblogosphereaboutwhyexactlyhehaddecidedtoleaveMicrosoft.Thesoftwaregiant’s"technicalevangelist"Mr.Scoblehasbecomethebest-knownexampleofacorporateblogger.OnhisblogcalledScobleizerwhichhestartedin2000hewritesaboutMicrosoft’sproductsandhassometimescriticisedthemfiercely—therebybothestablishinghiscredibilityandbyitswillingnesstotoleratehimhelpingtohumanisehisemployer. Asblogging’sinfluencehasgrownsobasMr.Scoble’s—bothinsideandoutsideMicrosoft.LastyearafterhebloggedagainstMicrosoft’sdecisiontoabandonsupportforalawprohibitingdiscriminationagainstgaysthecompany’smanagersbackeddown.HehelpedwriteabookNakedConversations:HowBlogsAreChangingtheWayBusinessesTalkWithCustomerspublishedinJanuarythathasbecomeessentialreadingforanybosstryingtodefineanew-mediastrategyforhisbusiness. SowhyleaveMr.Scoblehasdeniedseveralofthetheoriescirculatingintheblogosphereincludingthathehadbecomefedupwithhavinghisexpenseschallengedorwithsharinganoffice;thatMicrosoftchallengedhisviewstoooften;thathehadbecomefrustrated;andthatthefirmhadnottriedhardenoughtokeephim.StillhisfriendDaveWineranotherbloggerdescribedMicrosoftasa"stiflingorganisation"beforeobservingthat"whenhefinallydecidedtoleaveit’sasifahugeweightcameoffhimandallofasuddentheoldScobleisback."HeviewsMr.Scoble’sdepartureasevidencethatMicrosofthasbeenunabletomovewiththetimes:"I’mgladtoseemyoldfrienddidn’tgodownwiththeship."Anotherbloggersaysthathisdepartureshowsthe"endofhonestblogging." Therealreasonmaybelesssinister—thoughtroublingforthegrowingnumberofemployersencouragingtheiremployeestobiog.Bloggingallowsstafftobuildapersonalbrandseparatefromthatoftheirfirm;iftheyaregoodatitandbuildupareadershipthatbrandmaybemorevaluabletothemelsewhere.Mr.ScobleisofftojoinPodTech.netarisingstarinvideopodcastingwhichisnowfarmorefashionablethanbloggingandpotentiallyfarmorelucrative.ItseemsthatMr.ScobleismostimpressedbyRocketboomoneofwhosefoundersAmandaCongdonissaidtobedrawing300000viewersadaytohervideoblogandisabouttostartchargingadvertisers$85000aweek—almostasmuchMr.Scobleisreportedassaying"asImadeinanentireyearworkingatMicrosoft." WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccodingtothetext
ThesearetoughtimesforWal-MartAmerica’sbiggestretailer.Longaccusedof1small-townAmericamadcondemnedfortheselfishnessofitspaythecompanyhaslatelycomeunder2foritsmeannessoveremployees’health-carebenefits.Thechargeisarguably3:thefirm’shealthcoveragewhile4lessextensivethantheaverageforbigcompaniesisonequalterms5otherretailers’.Butbadpublicitycoupledwithrisingcostshas6theBentonvillegianttoaction.WalMartismakingchangesthatshouldshiftthegroundinAmerica’shealthcaredebate. One7istoreducethepricesofmanygenericorout-of-patentprescriptiondrugs.Wal-Mart’scriticsdismissthemoveasapublicity8.Thelistofdrugsincludesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopulargroup.Truebutshort-sighted.Wal-Marthas9retailingbyusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersand10thegainsontoconsumers.Itcould11thesamewithdrugs.A"Wal-Marteffect"indrugswillnotsolveAmerica’shealth-costsproblem:groupaccountforonlyasmallshareofdrugcostswhichinturnmake12only10%ofoverallhealthspending.Butitwould13. Thefirm’sotherinitiativeismore14.Wal-Martisjoiningthesmallbutfast-growinggroupofemployers15arecontrollingcostsbyshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles. Earlyevidence16theseplansdohelpfirmscontrolthecostofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsare17.Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkersdiscouragepreventativecareandwillanywaydolittleto18overallhealthspending19mostofthe$2trillionthatAmerica20healthcareeachyeargoestopeoplewithmultiplechronicdiseases. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.15
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TheLakers’forwardKobeBryanthasscored50ormorepointsinfourstraightgamessecondintheNBAonlytoWiltChamberlain’sseven.HealsonowistiedwithMichaelJordanforsecondwithfourbehindChamberlain’s32inmost60-pointgames. "He’sdoingsomethingI’veneverseen"LakerscoachPhilJacksonsaidinane-mailSaturday."Thishasbeenhistoric."HeshouldknowbecausehecoachedJordanandplayedagainstChamberlain.BryantisnotgoingtowintheMVPawardwhichlikelywillgotoDirkNowitzkiorSteveNash.Buthisscoringbrillianceagainseemstoanswerthequestionofwho’sthebestplayerintheleagueanditalsoprovidesmoreevidenceinthesimilarityofBryantandJordanintheirtalentandapproachtothegame. InanyeaseBryantistheplayernowfirmlyholdingthatmythicaltorchofgreatnesssportingcelebrityandcreativitythatJordanoncetookfromJulius"Dr.J"Erring."Kobehastheverdantgreenlighttohoistitupuntilhecoolsdown"Jacksonsaid."Wondersneverceaseinthisgame."CertainlyBryanthasbeenwonderfulinthefourgamesaveraging56.3pointswithtwogamesofatleast60.Moreoverhehardlyhasbeenselfishorworkingoutsidetheoffensebecausemostofhisfieldgoalshavecomeonlongjumpersincluding17of33onthree-pointers.Bryantisshooting54percent. "It’sphenomenal.It’sincredible"JacksontoldLosAngelesreporters."He’sshooting[outside]morethanMichaelwas.Michaelwasprobablydoingmorepost-upmorepenetrationmoreat-the-basketkindofstuff.ButKobe’sdoingawholerangeofthings.Ithinkhisshootinghasjustbeenremarkablethewayheisraisingupoverpeopleandknockingtheballdown." It’sstillalongwayoffbutbecausehestartedintheNBAwhenhewas18Bryant28canpassKareemAbdul-Jabbarastheleague’sall-timescorerifhecanstayhealthyandaverage25pointsuntilheis38."Thebestpartofitallisthatwe’rewinning"Bryantsaid."ThesecondisthatthisgenerationofplayerswhomightnothaveeverheardoftheElgin[Baylors]orWilts[andtheir]greatnesswillnowtakenoticesothelegacyoftheirbrilliancewillliveon. "AsfarasmyselfIcan’texplainit.Allisinslowmotionallthetime.Idon’tknowwhyorhowbutit’strippy."That’sprobablywhatChamberlainsaidduringhisrecordrun. WhyisnotBryantgoingtowinMVP
ThesearetoughtimesforWal-MartAmerica’sbiggestretailer.Longaccusedof1small-townAmericamadcondemnedfortheselfishnessofitspaythecompanyhaslatelycomeunder2foritsmeannessoveremployees’health-carebenefits.Thechargeisarguably3:thefirm’shealthcoveragewhile4lessextensivethantheaverageforbigcompaniesisonequalterms5otherretailers’.Butbadpublicitycoupledwithrisingcostshas6theBentonvillegianttoaction.WalMartismakingchangesthatshouldshiftthegroundinAmerica’shealthcaredebate. One7istoreducethepricesofmanygenericorout-of-patentprescriptiondrugs.Wal-Mart’scriticsdismissthemoveasapublicity8.Thelistofdrugsincludesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopulargroup.Truebutshort-sighted.Wal-Marthas9retailingbyusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersand10thegainsontoconsumers.Itcould11thesamewithdrugs.A"Wal-Marteffect"indrugswillnotsolveAmerica’shealth-costsproblem:groupaccountforonlyasmallshareofdrugcostswhichinturnmake12only10%ofoverallhealthspending.Butitwould13. Thefirm’sotherinitiativeismore14.Wal-Martisjoiningthesmallbutfast-growinggroupofemployers15arecontrollingcostsbyshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles. Earlyevidence16theseplansdohelpfirmscontrolthecostofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsare17.Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkersdiscouragepreventativecareandwillanywaydolittleto18overallhealthspending19mostofthe$2trillionthatAmerica20healthcareeachyeargoestopeoplewithmultiplechronicdiseases. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.9
[A]THINGShavenotbeengoingwellforSonylately.LastmonthseniorexecutivesattheJapaneseelectronicsgiantissuedanunprecedentedapologyafterdiscoveringthat9.6mlaptopbatteriessuppliedtoothercomputer-makerswerefaultyandwouldhavetoberecalledatacostof$436m.Sony’sBlue-rayhigh-definitiontechnologylaunchedthissummerhassufferedfromdelaysandcomponentshortages."Theyreallyneedsomegoodnews"saysPaulJacksonofForresteraconsultancy. [B]IngamingSonyfacesfarstrongercompetitionthanitdidwhenitlaunchedthePlayStation2in2000.ThePS2wentontosellover100munitsgivingSony70%ofthemarket.Butgamingisacyclicalbusinessandsuccessinonerounddoesnotguaranteesuccessinthenext.Microsofthasalreadysoldover6mofitsXbox360consoleslaunchedayearagoandexpectstohavesold10mbytheendof2006.ManufacturingproblemsdelayedthePS3’slaunchfromMayandmeantthatonly93000consoleswereavailablefortheJapaneselaunchSonyhopestosell2mbytheendoftheyearbutevenifitdoessoitwillstarttheraceinthirdplace. [C]YetitwillbesometimebeforeitispossibletotellwhetherthePS3canrescueSony.Beneaththeshort-termtroublesthecompanyisplayingalonggame.SonyisbettingthatthePS3’sadvancedtechnologywillsustainthecompanyforadecadebyextendingthePlayStationfranchisebeyondgaming. [D]FinallythePS3isalitmustestforSirHoward’sturnaroundeffortoneoftheaimsofwhichistogetSony’svariousdivisionstoco-operatemorefully.Sonyhasimprovedmarginsinitselectronicsbusinessandreducedheadcountby10000aheadofschedule.SirHowardevensuggestedthisweekthatthebatteryfiascohadhelpedbymakingiteasierforhimtoconvincedoubterswithinSonyoftheneedtochange. [E]SonyneedsthePS3tosucceedforthreereasons:tomaintainitslucrativedominanceofthegamesindustry;toseedthemarketforBlue-rayandestablishSonyintheemergingmarketforinternetvideodownloads;andtodemonstratethattheturnaroundbeingledbyHowardStringerwhotookoveraschiefexecutivein2005isworkingandthatSony’sgamingelectronicsandcontentdivisionsreallycanworktogether.DespitetheenthusiasmofthePS3’searlybuyerssuccessineachoftheseareasisfarfromassured. [F]Americanregulatorsbeganinvestigatingthecompanylastmonthaspartofaninquiryintoallegationsofprice-fixinginthememory-chipmarket.Andhavingbragbeentheworld’smostvaluableelectronicsfirmbystockmarketvalueSony’smarketcapitalisationhasfallentolessthanhalfthatofSamsungitsSouthKoreanrival. [G]SoalotisridingonthePlayStation3PS3thelatestincarnationofSony’sindustry-leadinggamesconsolewhichwaslaunchedwithmuchfanfareinJapanonNovember11th.AttheYurakuchoflagshipstoreofBicCameraoneofJapan’slargestelectronicsretailershundredsofgarnersqueuedthroughacoldnight.KenKutaragiwhorunsSony’sgamingdivisionwastheretowelcometheminthemorning. [H]ThePS3isalsomeanttoensurethatBlue-raytriumphsoverHD-DVDasthehigh-definitionsuccessortotheDVDvideoformat.TheideaisthatmillionsofPS3sboughtbygarnerswillseedthemarketforBlue-rayprovidingitwithcriticalmassandensuringthatHollywoodstudioswhicharereluctanttobacktworivalstandardsplumpforBlue-rayoverHD-DVD.ButinsteadofridingthePS3asaTrojanhorseBlue-rayhasinsteadhobbleditbyincreasingitspriceanddelayingitsintroduction. [I]Soafewteethingproblemsintheearlydaysarenothingtoworryabout;besidesthePS2wasalsocriticisedforbeingexpensiveover-engineeredandunreliablewhenitfirstappeared.Buthavingachieved70%marketsharelasttimearoundSonyiscertaintolosegroundthistime.Theonlyquestionishowmuch. 43
THEivory-billedwoodpeckerisnotlargeasbirdsgo:Itisaboutthesizeofacrowbutflashieritsclaimtofameisthatthoughithadbeenthoughtextinctsince1944alonekayakerspotteditabouttwoyearsagoflyingaroundamongthecypresstreesintheCacheRiverNationalWildlifeRefuge.Andthatsightingmayprovethedeath-blowtoa$319mirrigationprojectintheArkansascorneroftheDelta. TheGrandPrairieAreaDemonstrationProjectseemedatfirstafineidea.TheGrandPrairieisthefourth-largestrice-bowlintheworldwith363000acresunderpaddies.Butitisrunningoutofwaterwithfarmersdrivingwellsdeeperanddeeperintotheunderlyingaquifer.ThenewprojectdreameduparoundadecadeagowouldtapexcesswaterfromtheWhiteriverwhenitfloodsandpumpsitattherateofaboutonebilliongallonsadaytostoragetanksonaround1000ricefarms. Unfortunatelyitwouldalsodivertwaterfromtheregion’shugeswampywildliferefugeshometoblackbearsandalligatorsandthepallidsturgeon.TinyswamptownslikeClarendonandBrinkleywhichareheavilyblackandalmostdestituterelyonnaturetourismforthelittleeconomicactivitytheyhave.InBrinkleythebarberoffersan"ivorybill"haircutthatmakesyoulooklikeone. Theprojecthassomepowerfullocalbackers.TheyincludeBlancheLincolnthestate’sseniorsenatorwhogrewuponaricefarminHelenaandDaleBumpersaformerfour-termsenatorandgovernorofArkansas.Mr.Bumperslonganiconoftheenvironmentalmovementandprominentintheeffortstoestablishtherefugesnowbelievesthewaterprojectisimportantfornationalsecurityinfoodandtradeandthatitwillnotdamagetheforestshehasworkedtoprotect. Opponentsworrythattheprojectapartfromitsenvironmentalriskswilloverwhelmtheinnovativewaterconservationmethodsthatrice-farmersarealreadyusingandgivethebiggestwaterusersanunfairadvantage.Theyalsoobjectthatitmeansusingsubsidisedpumpstoprovidesubsidisedwaterforacropthatdoesn’tpay.RiceisoneofthemostheavilyassistedcropsinAmerica;ricepaymentscosttaxpayersalmost$10billionbetween1995and2004andrichfarmersroundStuttgartinArkansasCountyanefficientandpoliticallyshrewdgrouptookin$21.2minsubsidiesin2004alone. Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsTheGrandPrairieAreaDemonstrationProject
THEivory-billedwoodpeckerisnotlargeasbirdsgo:Itisaboutthesizeofacrowbutflashieritsclaimtofameisthatthoughithadbeenthoughtextinctsince1944alonekayakerspotteditabouttwoyearsagoflyingaroundamongthecypresstreesintheCacheRiverNationalWildlifeRefuge.Andthatsightingmayprovethedeath-blowtoa$319mirrigationprojectintheArkansascorneroftheDelta. TheGrandPrairieAreaDemonstrationProjectseemedatfirstafineidea.TheGrandPrairieisthefourth-largestrice-bowlintheworldwith363000acresunderpaddies.Butitisrunningoutofwaterwithfarmersdrivingwellsdeeperanddeeperintotheunderlyingaquifer.ThenewprojectdreameduparoundadecadeagowouldtapexcesswaterfromtheWhiteriverwhenitfloodsandpumpsitattherateofaboutonebilliongallonsadaytostoragetanksonaround1000ricefarms. Unfortunatelyitwouldalsodivertwaterfromtheregion’shugeswampywildliferefugeshometoblackbearsandalligatorsandthepallidsturgeon.TinyswamptownslikeClarendonandBrinkleywhichareheavilyblackandalmostdestituterelyonnaturetourismforthelittleeconomicactivitytheyhave.InBrinkleythebarberoffersan"ivorybill"haircutthatmakesyoulooklikeone. Theprojecthassomepowerfullocalbackers.TheyincludeBlancheLincolnthestate’sseniorsenatorwhogrewuponaricefarminHelenaandDaleBumpersaformerfour-termsenatorandgovernorofArkansas.Mr.Bumperslonganiconoftheenvironmentalmovementandprominentintheeffortstoestablishtherefugesnowbelievesthewaterprojectisimportantfornationalsecurityinfoodandtradeandthatitwillnotdamagetheforestshehasworkedtoprotect. Opponentsworrythattheprojectapartfromitsenvironmentalriskswilloverwhelmtheinnovativewaterconservationmethodsthatrice-farmersarealreadyusingandgivethebiggestwaterusersanunfairadvantage.Theyalsoobjectthatitmeansusingsubsidisedpumpstoprovidesubsidisedwaterforacropthatdoesn’tpay.RiceisoneofthemostheavilyassistedcropsinAmerica;ricepaymentscosttaxpayersalmost$10billionbetween1995and2004andrichfarmersroundStuttgartinArkansasCountyanefficientandpoliticallyshrewdgrouptookin$21.2minsubsidiesin2004alone. Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat
ThesearetoughtimesforWal-MartAmerica’sbiggestretailer.Longaccusedof1small-townAmericamadcondemnedfortheselfishnessofitspaythecompanyhaslatelycomeunder2foritsmeannessoveremployees’health-carebenefits.Thechargeisarguably3:thefirm’shealthcoveragewhile4lessextensivethantheaverageforbigcompaniesisonequalterms5otherretailers’.Butbadpublicitycoupledwithrisingcostshas6theBentonvillegianttoaction.WalMartismakingchangesthatshouldshiftthegroundinAmerica’shealthcaredebate. One7istoreducethepricesofmanygenericorout-of-patentprescriptiondrugs.Wal-Mart’scriticsdismissthemoveasapublicity8.Thelistofdrugsincludesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopulargroup.Truebutshort-sighted.Wal-Marthas9retailingbyusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersand10thegainsontoconsumers.Itcould11thesamewithdrugs.A"Wal-Marteffect"indrugswillnotsolveAmerica’shealth-costsproblem:groupaccountforonlyasmallshareofdrugcostswhichinturnmake12only10%ofoverallhealthspending.Butitwould13. Thefirm’sotherinitiativeismore14.Wal-Martisjoiningthesmallbutfast-growinggroupofemployers15arecontrollingcostsbyshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles. Earlyevidence16theseplansdohelpfirmscontrolthecostofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsare17.Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkersdiscouragepreventativecareandwillanywaydolittleto18overallhealthspending19mostofthe$2trillionthatAmerica20healthcareeachyeargoestopeoplewithmultiplechronicdiseases. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.5
ThesearetoughtimesforWal-MartAmerica’sbiggestretailer.Longaccusedof1small-townAmericamadcondemnedfortheselfishnessofitspaythecompanyhaslatelycomeunder2foritsmeannessoveremployees’health-carebenefits.Thechargeisarguably3:thefirm’shealthcoveragewhile4lessextensivethantheaverageforbigcompaniesisonequalterms5otherretailers’.Butbadpublicitycoupledwithrisingcostshas6theBentonvillegianttoaction.WalMartismakingchangesthatshouldshiftthegroundinAmerica’shealthcaredebate. One7istoreducethepricesofmanygenericorout-of-patentprescriptiondrugs.Wal-Mart’scriticsdismissthemoveasapublicity8.Thelistofdrugsincludesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopulargroup.Truebutshort-sighted.Wal-Marthas9retailingbyusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersand10thegainsontoconsumers.Itcould11thesamewithdrugs.A"Wal-Marteffect"indrugswillnotsolveAmerica’shealth-costsproblem:groupaccountforonlyasmallshareofdrugcostswhichinturnmake12only10%ofoverallhealthspending.Butitwould13. Thefirm’sotherinitiativeismore14.Wal-Martisjoiningthesmallbutfast-growinggroupofemployers15arecontrollingcostsbyshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles. Earlyevidence16theseplansdohelpfirmscontrolthecostofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsare17.Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkersdiscouragepreventativecareandwillanywaydolittleto18overallhealthspending19mostofthe$2trillionthatAmerica20healthcareeachyeargoestopeoplewithmultiplechronicdiseases. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.19
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"IloveMicrosoftandMicrosoftdidnotloseme"protestedRobertScoblealittletooloudlyonhisbloglastweekinabidtoendfeverishspeculationintheblogosphereaboutwhyexactlyhehaddecidedtoleaveMicrosoft.Thesoftwaregiant’s"technicalevangelist"Mr.Scoblehasbecomethebest-knownexampleofacorporateblogger.OnhisblogcalledScobleizerwhichhestartedin2000hewritesaboutMicrosoft’sproductsandhassometimescriticisedthemfiercely—therebybothestablishinghiscredibilityandbyitswillingnesstotoleratehimhelpingtohumanisehisemployer. Asblogging’sinfluencehasgrownsobasMr.Scoble’s—bothinsideandoutsideMicrosoft.LastyearafterhebloggedagainstMicrosoft’sdecisiontoabandonsupportforalawprohibitingdiscriminationagainstgaysthecompany’smanagersbackeddown.HehelpedwriteabookNakedConversations:HowBlogsAreChangingtheWayBusinessesTalkWithCustomerspublishedinJanuarythathasbecomeessentialreadingforanybosstryingtodefineanew-mediastrategyforhisbusiness. SowhyleaveMr.Scoblehasdeniedseveralofthetheoriescirculatingintheblogosphereincludingthathehadbecomefedupwithhavinghisexpenseschallengedorwithsharinganoffice;thatMicrosoftchallengedhisviewstoooften;thathehadbecomefrustrated;andthatthefirmhadnottriedhardenoughtokeephim.StillhisfriendDaveWineranotherbloggerdescribedMicrosoftasa"stiflingorganisation"beforeobservingthat"whenhefinallydecidedtoleaveit’sasifahugeweightcameoffhimandallofasuddentheoldScobleisback."HeviewsMr.Scoble’sdepartureasevidencethatMicrosofthasbeenunabletomovewiththetimes:"I’mgladtoseemyoldfrienddidn’tgodownwiththeship."Anotherbloggersaysthathisdepartureshowsthe"endofhonestblogging." Therealreasonmaybelesssinister—thoughtroublingforthegrowingnumberofemployersencouragingtheiremployeestobiog.Bloggingallowsstafftobuildapersonalbrandseparatefromthatoftheirfirm;iftheyaregoodatitandbuildupareadershipthatbrandmaybemorevaluabletothemelsewhere.Mr.ScobleisofftojoinPodTech.netarisingstarinvideopodcastingwhichisnowfarmorefashionablethanbloggingandpotentiallyfarmorelucrative.ItseemsthatMr.ScobleismostimpressedbyRocketboomoneofwhosefoundersAmandaCongdonissaidtobedrawing300000viewersadaytohervideoblogandisabouttostartchargingadvertisers$85000aweek—almostasmuchMr.Scobleisreportedassaying"asImadeinanentireyearworkingatMicrosoft." Thebesttopicforthetextmaybe
[A]THINGShavenotbeengoingwellforSonylately.LastmonthseniorexecutivesattheJapaneseelectronicsgiantissuedanunprecedentedapologyafterdiscoveringthat9.6mlaptopbatteriessuppliedtoothercomputer-makerswerefaultyandwouldhavetoberecalledatacostof$436m.Sony’sBlue-rayhigh-definitiontechnologylaunchedthissummerhassufferedfromdelaysandcomponentshortages."Theyreallyneedsomegoodnews"saysPaulJacksonofForresteraconsultancy. [B]IngamingSonyfacesfarstrongercompetitionthanitdidwhenitlaunchedthePlayStation2in2000.ThePS2wentontosellover100munitsgivingSony70%ofthemarket.Butgamingisacyclicalbusinessandsuccessinonerounddoesnotguaranteesuccessinthenext.Microsofthasalreadysoldover6mofitsXbox360consoleslaunchedayearagoandexpectstohavesold10mbytheendof2006.ManufacturingproblemsdelayedthePS3’slaunchfromMayandmeantthatonly93000consoleswereavailablefortheJapaneselaunchSonyhopestosell2mbytheendoftheyearbutevenifitdoessoitwillstarttheraceinthirdplace. [C]YetitwillbesometimebeforeitispossibletotellwhetherthePS3canrescueSony.Beneaththeshort-termtroublesthecompanyisplayingalonggame.SonyisbettingthatthePS3’sadvancedtechnologywillsustainthecompanyforadecadebyextendingthePlayStationfranchisebeyondgaming. [D]FinallythePS3isalitmustestforSirHoward’sturnaroundeffortoneoftheaimsofwhichistogetSony’svariousdivisionstoco-operatemorefully.Sonyhasimprovedmarginsinitselectronicsbusinessandreducedheadcountby10000aheadofschedule.SirHowardevensuggestedthisweekthatthebatteryfiascohadhelpedbymakingiteasierforhimtoconvincedoubterswithinSonyoftheneedtochange. [E]SonyneedsthePS3tosucceedforthreereasons:tomaintainitslucrativedominanceofthegamesindustry;toseedthemarketforBlue-rayandestablishSonyintheemergingmarketforinternetvideodownloads;andtodemonstratethattheturnaroundbeingledbyHowardStringerwhotookoveraschiefexecutivein2005isworkingandthatSony’sgamingelectronicsandcontentdivisionsreallycanworktogether.DespitetheenthusiasmofthePS3’searlybuyerssuccessineachoftheseareasisfarfromassured. [F]Americanregulatorsbeganinvestigatingthecompanylastmonthaspartofaninquiryintoallegationsofprice-fixinginthememory-chipmarket.Andhavingbragbeentheworld’smostvaluableelectronicsfirmbystockmarketvalueSony’smarketcapitalisationhasfallentolessthanhalfthatofSamsungitsSouthKoreanrival. [G]SoalotisridingonthePlayStation3PS3thelatestincarnationofSony’sindustry-leadinggamesconsolewhichwaslaunchedwithmuchfanfareinJapanonNovember11th.AttheYurakuchoflagshipstoreofBicCameraoneofJapan’slargestelectronicsretailershundredsofgarnersqueuedthroughacoldnight.KenKutaragiwhorunsSony’sgamingdivisionwastheretowelcometheminthemorning. [H]ThePS3isalsomeanttoensurethatBlue-raytriumphsoverHD-DVDasthehigh-definitionsuccessortotheDVDvideoformat.TheideaisthatmillionsofPS3sboughtbygarnerswillseedthemarketforBlue-rayprovidingitwithcriticalmassandensuringthatHollywoodstudioswhicharereluctanttobacktworivalstandardsplumpforBlue-rayoverHD-DVD.ButinsteadofridingthePS3asaTrojanhorseBlue-rayhasinsteadhobbleditbyincreasingitspriceanddelayingitsintroduction. [I]Soafewteethingproblemsintheearlydaysarenothingtoworryabout;besidesthePS2wasalsocriticisedforbeingexpensiveover-engineeredandunreliablewhenitfirstappeared.Buthavingachieved70%marketsharelasttimearoundSonyiscertaintolosegroundthistime.Theonlyquestionishowmuch. 41
ThesearetoughtimesforWal-MartAmerica’sbiggestretailer.Longaccusedof1small-townAmericamadcondemnedfortheselfishnessofitspaythecompanyhaslatelycomeunder2foritsmeannessoveremployees’health-carebenefits.Thechargeisarguably3:thefirm’shealthcoveragewhile4lessextensivethantheaverageforbigcompaniesisonequalterms5otherretailers’.Butbadpublicitycoupledwithrisingcostshas6theBentonvillegianttoaction.WalMartismakingchangesthatshouldshiftthegroundinAmerica’shealthcaredebate. One7istoreducethepricesofmanygenericorout-of-patentprescriptiondrugs.Wal-Mart’scriticsdismissthemoveasapublicity8.Thelistofdrugsincludesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopulargroup.Truebutshort-sighted.Wal-Marthas9retailingbyusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersand10thegainsontoconsumers.Itcould11thesamewithdrugs.A"Wal-Marteffect"indrugswillnotsolveAmerica’shealth-costsproblem:groupaccountforonlyasmallshareofdrugcostswhichinturnmake12only10%ofoverallhealthspending.Butitwould13. Thefirm’sotherinitiativeismore14.Wal-Martisjoiningthesmallbutfast-growinggroupofemployers15arecontrollingcostsbyshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles. Earlyevidence16theseplansdohelpfirmscontrolthecostofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsare17.Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkersdiscouragepreventativecareandwillanywaydolittleto18overallhealthspending19mostofthe$2trillionthatAmerica20healthcareeachyeargoestopeoplewithmultiplechronicdiseases. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.1
[A]THINGShavenotbeengoingwellforSonylately.LastmonthseniorexecutivesattheJapaneseelectronicsgiantissuedanunprecedentedapologyafterdiscoveringthat9.6mlaptopbatteriessuppliedtoothercomputer-makerswerefaultyandwouldhavetoberecalledatacostof$436m.Sony’sBlue-rayhigh-definitiontechnologylaunchedthissummerhassufferedfromdelaysandcomponentshortages."Theyreallyneedsomegoodnews"saysPaulJacksonofForresteraconsultancy. [B]IngamingSonyfacesfarstrongercompetitionthanitdidwhenitlaunchedthePlayStation2in2000.ThePS2wentontosellover100munitsgivingSony70%ofthemarket.Butgamingisacyclicalbusinessandsuccessinonerounddoesnotguaranteesuccessinthenext.Microsofthasalreadysoldover6mofitsXbox360consoleslaunchedayearagoandexpectstohavesold10mbytheendof2006.ManufacturingproblemsdelayedthePS3’slaunchfromMayandmeantthatonly93000consoleswereavailablefortheJapaneselaunchSonyhopestosell2mbytheendoftheyearbutevenifitdoessoitwillstarttheraceinthirdplace. [C]YetitwillbesometimebeforeitispossibletotellwhetherthePS3canrescueSony.Beneaththeshort-termtroublesthecompanyisplayingalonggame.SonyisbettingthatthePS3’sadvancedtechnologywillsustainthecompanyforadecadebyextendingthePlayStationfranchisebeyondgaming. [D]FinallythePS3isalitmustestforSirHoward’sturnaroundeffortoneoftheaimsofwhichistogetSony’svariousdivisionstoco-operatemorefully.Sonyhasimprovedmarginsinitselectronicsbusinessandreducedheadcountby10000aheadofschedule.SirHowardevensuggestedthisweekthatthebatteryfiascohadhelpedbymakingiteasierforhimtoconvincedoubterswithinSonyoftheneedtochange. [E]SonyneedsthePS3tosucceedforthreereasons:tomaintainitslucrativedominanceofthegamesindustry;toseedthemarketforBlue-rayandestablishSonyintheemergingmarketforinternetvideodownloads;andtodemonstratethattheturnaroundbeingledbyHowardStringerwhotookoveraschiefexecutivein2005isworkingandthatSony’sgamingelectronicsandcontentdivisionsreallycanworktogether.DespitetheenthusiasmofthePS3’searlybuyerssuccessineachoftheseareasisfarfromassured. [F]Americanregulatorsbeganinvestigatingthecompanylastmonthaspartofaninquiryintoallegationsofprice-fixinginthememory-chipmarket.Andhavingbragbeentheworld’smostvaluableelectronicsfirmbystockmarketvalueSony’smarketcapitalisationhasfallentolessthanhalfthatofSamsungitsSouthKoreanrival. [G]SoalotisridingonthePlayStation3PS3thelatestincarnationofSony’sindustry-leadinggamesconsolewhichwaslaunchedwithmuchfanfareinJapanonNovember11th.AttheYurakuchoflagshipstoreofBicCameraoneofJapan’slargestelectronicsretailershundredsofgarnersqueuedthroughacoldnight.KenKutaragiwhorunsSony’sgamingdivisionwastheretowelcometheminthemorning. [H]ThePS3isalsomeanttoensurethatBlue-raytriumphsoverHD-DVDasthehigh-definitionsuccessortotheDVDvideoformat.TheideaisthatmillionsofPS3sboughtbygarnerswillseedthemarketforBlue-rayprovidingitwithcriticalmassandensuringthatHollywoodstudioswhicharereluctanttobacktworivalstandardsplumpforBlue-rayoverHD-DVD.ButinsteadofridingthePS3asaTrojanhorseBlue-rayhasinsteadhobbleditbyincreasingitspriceanddelayingitsintroduction. [I]Soafewteethingproblemsintheearlydaysarenothingtoworryabout;besidesthePS2wasalsocriticisedforbeingexpensiveover-engineeredandunreliablewhenitfirstappeared.Buthavingachieved70%marketsharelasttimearoundSonyiscertaintolosegroundthistime.Theonlyquestionishowmuch. 45
ThedayofterrorattheVirginiaPolytechnicandStateUniversityinBlacksburgbeganatabout7:15a.m.withtheshootingofawomanandamaleresidentadviseronthefourthfloorofadormbuildingoncampusKristenBensleyafreshmanwholivedbelowthefloorwheretheshootingoccurredtoldTIME"Therewereminorsgoingonabouttheassailantwasfightingwithhisgirlfriendorsomethingofthatnature."Bensleynotesthatonlyresidentscangetintothebuildingusingaspecific"passport"thatisacardthatonehastoswipeinordertoopendoorsbefore10a.m.Ifhewasanoutsidersomeonewouldhavehadtolethimin.Ormorelikelyhewasaresidentofthedormhimself.Ifsohowdidbekeepsomuchammunitionunnoticed Unlikehighschoolsmostuniversitiescan’tbeefupsecuritywithametaldetectorortwo.SowhatcanbedonetoprotectstudentsOtherquestionsremainunanswered.Whywasthereatwo-hourgapbetweentheincidentatthedormandafarmorefataloneacrosscampusAtonepointthatledtotheorizingthatmorethanonegunmanwasinvolved.Thegunmanwhokilledatleast30peopleatNorrisHallshortlyafter9a.m.wasdescribedbysomesourcesasanAsianman. Ithasbeenasurrealtimeforthestudents.BrandonStiltnerasenioraerospaceengineeringstudentandJonathanHessaseniormechanicalengineerwerewatchingTValldaybutbynoonthey’dhadenough."Wedecidedweneededtodosomething"Stiltnersaid."Wewereworthlesssittingaround."Sotheytooktheirsix-footVirginiaTechsignoffthewallandloggedintoFacebook.Withinthenextfewhours100peoplerepliedtotheire-mailrequestforavigil. By8p.m.hundredsbfstudentsbeganfilingdownthestepsoftheWarMemorialChapeltowardthedrillfield.Clustersoftwoandthreestudentsstoodtogetherinsilence.Slowlytheybegantolineuptosigntheboard."I’mstillreallyindisbelief"saysStiltner.Theshockoftheday’sshootingssankinHesssaidashecarriedthesignacrosscampusforthevigil."Ithitme"Hesssaid"toknowthatitwasinthesebuildings."ThemediacrewsthatswarmedcampuswerealsosurrealtoHessandStiltner."Wecouldlookoutourwindowandseeexactlywhat’sonTV"Stiltnersays.HewatchedhissigncrowdedwithinitialsandprayersawaitingthenamesofthevictimsHeshuddered."IhopeIdon’thaveanynastysurprises." WhatdidStiltnermeanaboutIhopeIdon’thaveanynastysurprises.
ThesearetoughtimesforWal-MartAmerica’sbiggestretailer.Longaccusedof1small-townAmericamadcondemnedfortheselfishnessofitspaythecompanyhaslatelycomeunder2foritsmeannessoveremployees’health-carebenefits.Thechargeisarguably3:thefirm’shealthcoveragewhile4lessextensivethantheaverageforbigcompaniesisonequalterms5otherretailers’.Butbadpublicitycoupledwithrisingcostshas6theBentonvillegianttoaction.WalMartismakingchangesthatshouldshiftthegroundinAmerica’shealthcaredebate. One7istoreducethepricesofmanygenericorout-of-patentprescriptiondrugs.Wal-Mart’scriticsdismissthemoveasapublicity8.Thelistofdrugsincludesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopulargroup.Truebutshort-sighted.Wal-Marthas9retailingbyusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersand10thegainsontoconsumers.Itcould11thesamewithdrugs.A"Wal-Marteffect"indrugswillnotsolveAmerica’shealth-costsproblem:groupaccountforonlyasmallshareofdrugcostswhichinturnmake12only10%ofoverallhealthspending.Butitwould13. Thefirm’sotherinitiativeismore14.Wal-Martisjoiningthesmallbutfast-growinggroupofemployers15arecontrollingcostsbyshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles. Earlyevidence16theseplansdohelpfirmscontrolthecostofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsare17.Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkersdiscouragepreventativecareandwillanywaydolittleto18overallhealthspending19mostofthe$2trillionthatAmerica20healthcareeachyeargoestopeoplewithmultiplechronicdiseases. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.7
ThesearetoughtimesforWal-MartAmerica’sbiggestretailer.Longaccusedof1small-townAmericamadcondemnedfortheselfishnessofitspaythecompanyhaslatelycomeunder2foritsmeannessoveremployees’health-carebenefits.Thechargeisarguably3:thefirm’shealthcoveragewhile4lessextensivethantheaverageforbigcompaniesisonequalterms5otherretailers’.Butbadpublicitycoupledwithrisingcostshas6theBentonvillegianttoaction.WalMartismakingchangesthatshouldshiftthegroundinAmerica’shealthcaredebate. One7istoreducethepricesofmanygenericorout-of-patentprescriptiondrugs.Wal-Mart’scriticsdismissthemoveasapublicity8.Thelistofdrugsincludesonly143differentmedicinesandexcludesmanypopulargroup.Truebutshort-sighted.Wal-Marthas9retailingbyusingitssizetosqueezesuppliersand10thegainsontoconsumers.Itcould11thesamewithdrugs.A"Wal-Marteffect"indrugswillnotsolveAmerica’shealth-costsproblem:groupaccountforonlyasmallshareofdrugcostswhichinturnmake12only10%ofoverallhealthspending.Butitwould13. Thefirm’sotherinitiativeismore14.Wal-Martisjoiningthesmallbutfast-growinggroupofemployers15arecontrollingcostsbyshiftingtohealthinsurancewithhighdeductibles. Earlyevidence16theseplansdohelpfirmscontrolthecostofhealthinsurance.Butcriticssaythatthesavingsare17.Theyarguethattheplansshiftcoststosickerworkersdiscouragepreventativecareandwillanywaydolittleto18overallhealthspending19mostofthe$2trillionthatAmerica20healthcareeachyeargoestopeoplewithmultiplechronicdiseases. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCorDonANSWERSHEET1.11
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THEivory-billedwoodpeckerisnotlargeasbirdsgo:Itisaboutthesizeofacrowbutflashieritsclaimtofameisthatthoughithadbeenthoughtextinctsince1944alonekayakerspotteditabouttwoyearsagoflyingaroundamongthecypresstreesintheCacheRiverNationalWildlifeRefuge.Andthatsightingmayprovethedeath-blowtoa$319mirrigationprojectintheArkansascorneroftheDelta. TheGrandPrairieAreaDemonstrationProjectseemedatfirstafineidea.TheGrandPrairieisthefourth-largestrice-bowlintheworldwith363000acresunderpaddies.Butitisrunningoutofwaterwithfarmersdrivingwellsdeeperanddeeperintotheunderlyingaquifer.ThenewprojectdreameduparoundadecadeagowouldtapexcesswaterfromtheWhiteriverwhenitfloodsandpumpsitattherateofaboutonebilliongallonsadaytostoragetanksonaround1000ricefarms. Unfortunatelyitwouldalsodivertwaterfromtheregion’shugeswampywildliferefugeshometoblackbearsandalligatorsandthepallidsturgeon.TinyswamptownslikeClarendonandBrinkleywhichareheavilyblackandalmostdestituterelyonnaturetourismforthelittleeconomicactivitytheyhave.InBrinkleythebarberoffersan"ivorybill"haircutthatmakesyoulooklikeone. Theprojecthassomepowerfullocalbackers.TheyincludeBlancheLincolnthestate’sseniorsenatorwhogrewuponaricefarminHelenaandDaleBumpersaformerfour-termsenatorandgovernorofArkansas.Mr.Bumperslonganiconoftheenvironmentalmovementandprominentintheeffortstoestablishtherefugesnowbelievesthewaterprojectisimportantfornationalsecurityinfoodandtradeandthatitwillnotdamagetheforestshehasworkedtoprotect. Opponentsworrythattheprojectapartfromitsenvironmentalriskswilloverwhelmtheinnovativewaterconservationmethodsthatrice-farmersarealreadyusingandgivethebiggestwaterusersanunfairadvantage.Theyalsoobjectthatitmeansusingsubsidisedpumpstoprovidesubsidisedwaterforacropthatdoesn’tpay.RiceisoneofthemostheavilyassistedcropsinAmerica;ricepaymentscosttaxpayersalmost$10billionbetween1995and2004andrichfarmersroundStuttgartinArkansasCountyanefficientandpoliticallyshrewdgrouptookin$21.2minsubsidiesin2004alone. Whatcanwelearnfrontthispassage
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