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1.Inaforestofmixedgrowthsomewhereontheeasternspursofthe

Karpathians,amanstoodonewinternightwatchingandIistening,as

thoughhewaitedforsomebeastofthewoodstocomewithintherange

ofhisvision,and,later,ofhisrifle.Butthegameforwhosepresence

hekeptsokeenanoutIookwasnonethatfiguredinthesportsman1s

calendaraslawfulandproperforthechase;UlrichyonGradwitzpatrolled

thedarkforestinquestofahumanenemy.TheforestlandsofGradwitz

wereofwideextentandwe11stockedwithgame;thenarrowstripof

precipitouswoodIandthatlayonitsoutskirtwasnotremarkablefor

thegameitharbouredortheshootingit"afforded,butitwasthemost

jealouslyguardedofalIitsowner,sterritorialpossessions.Afamous

lawsuit,inthedaysofhisgrandfather,hadwresteditfromtheiIIegaI

possessionofaneighbouringfamilyofpettylandowners;thedispossessed

partyhadneveracquiescedinthejudgmentoftheCourts,andalongseries

ofpoachingaffraysandsimilarscandaIshadembitteredthereIationships

betweenthefamiIiesforthreegenerations.Theneighbourfeudhadgrown

intoapersonalonesinceUlrichhadcometobeheadofhisfamily;if

therewasamanintheworldwhomhedetestedandwishediIItoitwas

GeorgZnaeym,theinheritorofthequarrelandthetireIessgame-snatcher

andraiderofthedisputedborder-forest.Thefeudmight,perhaps,have

dieddownorbeencompromisedifthepersonaIiIl-wi11ofthetwomen

hadnotstoodintheway.Asboystheyhadthirstedforoneanother,

sblood,asmeneachprayedthatmisfortunemightfaIIontheother,and

thiswindscourgedwinternightUlrichhadbandedtogetherhisforesters

towatchthedarkforest,notinquestoffourfootedquarry,buttokeep

aIook-outfortheprowlingthieveswhomhesuspectedofbeingafootfrom

acrossthelandboundary.Theroebuck,whichusuallykeptinthesheltered

hoilowsduringastorm-wind,wererunningIikedriventhingstonight,

andtherewasmovementandunrestamongthecreaturesthatwerewontto

sleepthroughthedarkhours.AssuredlytherewasadisturbingeIernent

intheforest,andUlrichcouldguessthequarterfromwhenceitcame.

ThetwoenemiesstoodglaringatoneanotherforalongsiIentmoment.

Eachhadarifleinhishandyeachhadhateinhisheartandmurder

uppermostinhismind.Thechancehadcometogivefu11playtothe

passionsofaIifetime.Butamanwhohasbeenbroughtupunderthecode

ofarestrainingeiviIisationcannoteasilynervehimselftoshootdown

hisneighbourincoldbloodandwithoutwordspoken,exceptforanoffence

againsthishearthandhonour.Andbeforethemomentofhesitationhad

givenwaytoactionadeedofNature1sownviolenceoverwhelmedthem

both.Afierceshriekofthestormhadbeenansweredbyasplittingcrash

overtheirheads,anderetheycouldleapasideamassoffallingbeech

treehadthundereddownonthem.UlrichyonGradwitzfoundhimself

stretchedontheground,onearmnumbbeneathhimandtheotherheIdaImost

ashelplesslyinatighttangleofforkedbranches,whilebothlegswere

pinnedbeneaththefaIIenmass.Hisheavyshooting-bootshadsavedhis

feetfrombeingcrushedtopieces,butifhisfractureswerenotasserious

astheymighthavebeen,atleastitwasevidentthathecouldnotmove

fromhispresentpositiontillsomeonecametoreleasehim.The

descendingtwighadslashedtheskinofhisface,andhehadtowinkaway

somedropsofbloodfromhiseyelashesbeforehecouldtakeinageneral

viewofthedisaster.Athisside,sonearthatunderordinary

circumstanceshecouldalmosthavetouchedhim,layGeorgZnaeym,alive

andstruggling,butobviouslyashelplesslypinioneddownashimself.

AlIroundthemlayathick-strewnwreckageofsplinteredbranchesand

brokentwigs.

UlrichsuspectedsomebodyhadintrudedintothewoodIandbecause

A.someanimalsmadesomeunusualmovement.

B.hewasinformedoftheintrusioninadvance.

C.hisforestersdetectedthetraceoftheintruder.

D.thprowassuffocptingqniptnpssinthppir.

2.JudgingfromtaIesabouttheriseandfaIIofempires,thereisalways

apointwhenthingsaregoingsowe11thattheemperorsdoubtthatanything

couldevergowrong."Thrift,"warnedNero'sadviserSeneca,"comestoo

latewhenyoufinditatthebottomofyourpurse."IntheOldWorld,

nationsgrewfatandthenIazy,untiItheycollapsedundertheirown

weight.Butthatwasnottobeourstory.Americangreatness-thevision

ofthefounders,thecourageofthepioneers,theindustryofthenation

buiIders-reflectedamightyfaithinthepowerofsacrificeasamuseIe

thatmadeyoungnationsstrong.BankswereIikegymsforthesoul:the

firstsavingsbanksinBostonandNewYorkwereorganizedascharities,

wherenbumbIejourneymen"couldexercisegoodjudgment,storetheirmoney

andnotbetemptedtowasteitondrink.ArchitectLouisSulIivancarved

thewordTHRIFToverthedoorofhis"jewelboxnbanknearlyacentury

ago,foritwasprivatevirtuethatmadepubIicprosperitypossible.

Thatvirtuediedwiththebabyboom,butithadbeenailingeversince

theDepression,arguesculturalhistorianDavidTuckerintheDecIine

peopIewhowantedtohelptogoshopping,thatprofligacyofficiaIIy

replacedprudenceasapatrioticduty.There1snowaytotelIduring

thiscun'entdistresswhetherwe'rerepentingorjustretrenching.

ThriftstoresaIesareup.Catsareshrinking.P.Diddyretiredhisprivate

jettosaveongas.Inhardtimes,peopIeoftenrediscoverthepeacethat

prudencebrings,whenyoutrytospendaIittlelessthanyouhavebecause

tomorrowmightbeworse.Butthatfeelsalmostun-American;we're

optimistsbynature,andwe,vebeenIivinglargeforsoIongthatsoIvency

feelsIikeasacrifice.Itwi11takesomesustainedcharactereducation

—andleadership-tounderstandthatmorninginAmericaismoreIikeIy

tocomeagainifweprepareformidnight.

Whatistheauthor*smainpurposeinwritingthispassage

A.Tocriticizebanksthatnowindulgepeopletospendinsensibly.

B.ToanalyzecausesofAmericaneconomiccrisis.

C.Toraisepeople'sconsciousnessofprudentspending.

D.TocallforAmericanleaderstolearnfromnationbuilders.

3.Inaforestofmixedgrowthsomewhereontheeasternspursofthe

Karpathians,amanstoodonewinternightwatchingandIistening,as

thoughhewaitedforsomebeastofthewoodstocomewithintherange

ofhisvision,and,later,ofhisrifle.Butthegameforwhosepresence

hekeptsokeenanoutIookwasnonethatfiguredinthesportsman5s

calendaraslawfulandproperforthechase;UlrichyonGradwitzpatrolled

thedarkforestinquestofahumanenemy.TheforestlandsofGradwitz

wereofwideextentandweIIstockedwithgame;thenarrowstripof

precipitouswoodIandthatlayonitsoutskirtwasnotremarkablefor

thegameitharbouredortheshootingit"afforded,butitwasthemost

jealouslyguardedofalIitsowner,sterritorialpossessions.Afamous

lawsuit,inthedaysofhisgrandfather,hadwresteditfromthei11egaI

possessionofaneighbouringfamilyofpettylandowners;thedispossessed

partyhadneveracquiescedinthejudgmentoftheCourts,andalongseries

ofpoachingaffraysandsimilarscandaIshadembitteredthereIationships

betweenthefamiIiesforthreegenerations.Theneighbourfeudhadgrown

intoapersonalonesinceUlrichhadcometobeheadofhisfamily;if

therewasamanintheworldwhomhedetestedandwishediIItoitwas

GeorgZnaeym,theinheritorofthequarreIandthetirelessgame-snatcher

andraiderofthedisputedborder-forest.Thefeudmight,perhaps,have

dieddownorbeencompromisedifthepersonaliIl-wi11ofthetwomen

hadnotstoodintheway.AsboystheyhadthirstedforoneanotherJ

sblood,asmeneachprayedthatmisfortunemightfa11ontheother,and

thiswindscourgedwinternightUlrichhadbandedtogetherhisforesters

towatchthedarkforest,notinquestoffourfootedquarry,buttokeep

aIook-outfortheprowlingthieveswhomhesuspectedofbeingafootfrom

acrossthelandboundary.Theroebuck,whichusuallykeptinthesheltered

hoilowsduringastorm-wind,wererunningIikedriventhingstonight,

andtherewasmovementandunrestamongthecreaturesthatwerewontto

sIeepthroughthedarkhours.AssuredIytherewasadisturbingeI?merit

intheforest,andUlrichcouldguessthequarterfromwhenceitcame.

ThetwoenemiesstoodglaringatoneanotherforalongsiIentmoment.

Eachhadarifleinhishand,eachhadhateinhisheartandmurder

uppermostinhismind.Thechancehadcometogivefu11playtothe

passionsofaIifetime.Butamanwhohasbeenbroughtupunderthecode

ofarostrainingeiviIisationcannoteasilynervehimseIftoshootdown

hisneighbourincoIdbloodandwithoutwordspoken,exceptforanoffence

againsthishearthandhonour.Andbeforethemomentofhesitationhad

givenwaytoactionadeedofNature*sownviolenceoverwhelmedthem

both.Afierceshriekofthestormhadbeenansweredbyasplittingcrash

overtheirheads,anderetheycouldleapasideamassoffallingbeech

treehadthundereddownonthem.UlrichyonGradwitzfoundhimself

stretchedontheground,onearmnumbbeneathhimandtheotherheldaImost

ashelplesslyinatighttangleofforkedbranches,whilebothlegswere

pinnedbeneaththefaIlenmass.Hisheavyshooting-bootshadsavedhis

feetfrombeingcrushedtopieces,butifhisfractureswerenotasserious

astheymighthavebeen,atleastitwasevidentthathecouldnotmove

fromhispresentpositiontillsomeonecametoreleasehim.The

descendingtwighadslashedtheskinofhisface,andhehadtowinkaway

somedropsofbloodfromhiseyelashesbeforehecouldtakeinageneral

viewofthedisaster.Athisside,sonearthatunderordinary

circumstanceshecouldalmosthavetouchedhim,layGeorgZnaeym,alive

andstruggIing,butobviouslyashelplesslypinioneddownashimseIf.

AlIroundthemlayathick-strewnwreckageofsplinteredbranchesand

brokentwigs.

TheunderIinedphrase"pinioneddown,inthelastparagraphcanbe

interpretedas

A.pinneddown.

B.letdown.

C.crackeddown.

D.laindown.

4.LatertheGreeksmovedeastfromCumaetoNeapolis,theNewCity,a

IittIefartheralongthecoastwheremodernNaplesnowstands.Wehave

averygoodideawhatIifeinthissun-spIashedIandwasIikeduringthe

RomanerabecauseoftherecoveredsplendorofPompeiiandHerculaneum.

ButastheweIl-trodearthofCampaniacontinuestoyieIdancientsecrets,

MastrolorenzoandPetrone,withtheircolleagueLuciaPappalardo,have

puttogetherarichviewofanearIiertimeandwhatmayhavebeen

humankind1sfirstencounterwiththeprimalforceofVesuvius.

AImostalIhascometoIightbychance.InMay2001,forexampIe,

constructionworkersbegandiggingthefoundationforasupermarketnext

toadesolate,weed-strewnintersectionjustoutsidethetownofNola.

AnarchaeologistworkingfortheprovinceofNapIesnoticedseveral

trancesofburnedwoodafewfeetbelowthesurface,anindicationof

earIierhumanhabitation.At19feetbeIowrreIictsofaperfectly

preservedEarlyBronzeAgevi11agebegantoemerge.Overthenext

severalmonths,theexcavationunearthedthreelargeprehistoric

dwelIings:horseshoeshapedhutswithclearlydemarkedentrances,Iiving

areas,andtheequivalentofkitchens.Researchersfounddozensofpots,

potteryplates,andcrudehourgIass-shapedcanistersthatstill

containedfossiIizedtracesofaImonds,flour,grain,acorns,olive-pits,

evenmushrooms.Simplepartitionsseparatedtherooms;onehuthadwhat

appearedtobealoft.Thetracksofgoats,sheep,cattle,andpigs,as

we11astheirhumanmasters,crisscrossedtheyardoutside.Theskeletons

ofninepregnantgoatslayinanenclosedareathatincludedananimal

pen.IfaskeIetoncanbesaidtocower,thebonesofanapparently

terrifieddoghuddIedundertheeavesofon?roof.Whatpreservedthis

prehistoricviIIage.whatformedaperfectimpressionofitsquotidian

contentsrightdowntoleavesinthethatchroofsandcerealgrainsin

thekitchencontainers,wasthefa11outandsurgeandmudfromthe

Ave11inoeruptionofVesuvius.ClaudeAlboreLivadie,aFrench

archaeologistwhopubIishedtheinitialreportontheNoladiscovery,

dubbedit"afirstPompeiin.DuringMayandJune2001,provinciaI

archaeologicalauthoritiesoversawexcavationofthesiteMastrolorenzo

hurriedouttoNola,about18mileseastofNaples.HeandPappalardo

tooksamplesoftheashandvolcanicdeposits,whichcontainedchemicaI

cluestothemagnitudeoftheeruption.Butthenthescientificstory

veeredoffintothefamiliaroperabuffaofItaiianarchaeoIogy.Theowner

ofthesiteagitatedforconstructionofthesupermarkettoresumeor

tobecompensatedforthedelay-notanunusualdilemmainacountrywhere

thebackhoesandbulIdozersofamoderneconomyclangagainstthe

ubiquitousremainsofancientcivilizations.Government

archaeologistshastilyexcavatedthesiteandremovedtheobjects.As

itturnsout,thesupermarketwasneverbuilt,andaIIthatremainsof

asitethatmiraculouslycapturedoneofcivilization9searIiest

encounterswithvolcanicdestructionisaholeinthegroundonavacant,

weed-chokedIot,thefoundationwa11softhehutsbarelyvisible.Asma111

weatheredsignproclaimingthe"PompeiiofPrehistory"hangsIimplyfrom

apadIockedgate.DespitethelossofNolaaswe11assomeother

archaeologicalsites,MastroIorenzo,Petrone,PappaIardo,andAmerican

volcanologistMichaelSheridantriggeredworldwidefascinationwhen

theysummarizedthesefindingsinthespringof2006intheProceedings

oftheNationaIAcademyofSciences(PNAS).Buttheirresearchwentbeyond

merearchaeologicaldocumentation.TheAve11inoevent,theywrote,

"causedasociaI-demographiccollapseandabandonmentoftheentirearea

forcenturies."Th?newfindings,alongwithcomputermodeIs,showthat

anAveIIino-sizeeruptionwouldunleashaconcentricwaveofdestruction

thatcoulddevastateNaplesandmuchofitssurroundings.Intheworld

beforeHurricaneKatrinaandtheIndianOceantsunami,thesewarnings

mighthavesoundedasremoteandtransitoryasthoseprehistoric

footsteps.Notanymore.

IntheresearchmentionedintheIastparagraph,thearchaeologist

expressedtheirconcernon

A.howtopreservearchaeologicalsites.

B.theinfluenceofmoderneconomyonarchaeology.

C.destructiveimpactofvolcaniceruptiononhumansociety.

D.theimportanceofusingcomputermodelsinthearchaeologistfindings.

5.ThesinglemostshatteringstatisticaboutIifeinAmericainthelate

1990swasthattobaccokilledmorepeopIethanthecombinedtotalof

thosewhodiedfromAIDS,caraccidents,aIcohoI,murder,suicide,

iIlegaldrugsandfire.Thedeathsofmorethan400,000Americanseach

year,160,000ofthemfromlungcancer,makeastrongcaseforthe

prohibitionoftobacco,andparticuIarIyofcigarettes.Thecase,backed

bysolidevidence,hasbeenmadeineverypubIicarenasincetheearly

1950s,whenthefirstconvincingIinkbetweensmokingandcancerwas

estabIishedinclinicalandepidemiologicalstudies-yet50million

Americansstillgoonsmoking.tobacco-relatediIIness.Itisa

remarkablestory,clearlytold,astonishinglyweIIdocumentedandwith

atransparentmoraImotif.MostsmokersinAmericaeventuaIIymanage

toquit,andIocaIlawsbanningsmokinginpubIichavebecomecommon,

buttheindustryprospers.Thetobaccocompanieshavesurvivedvirtually

everythingtheiropponentshavethrownatthem.Attheendofhisstory,

Mr.Brandtwrites:"ThelegaIassaultonBigTobaccohadbeenalIbut

repelled.Th?industrywasdecidedlyintact,readytodobusiness

profitablyathomeandabroad."AlthoughtheconeIusionisnottohis

Iiking,Mr.Brandt1sisthefirstfulIandconvincingexpIanationof

howtheypulleditoff.0igarettesovercameanyIingeringopposition

tothepIeasuretheygavewhenAmericansoldierscametocravethemduring

theWorldWarI.War,saysMr.Brandt,was"acriticalwatershedin

estabIishingthecigaretteasadominantproductinmodernconsumer

culture."Cigarettesweresexy,andthecompaniespouredmoneyinto

advertising.By1950Americanssmoked350billioncigarettesayearand

theindustryaccountedfor3.5%ofconsumerspendingonnon-durables.

Thefirst50yearsofthe"cigarettecentury"wereagoldeneraforBig

Tobacco.Thatwassimplybecause,untiIthe1940s,notenoughmen

hadbeensmokingforlongenoughtodeveIopfatalcancers(womendidnot

reachthisthresholduntiIthe1970s).ThefirstclinicaIand

epidemiologicalstudiesIinkingeigarette-smokingandlungcancerwere

pubIishedonlyin1950.By1953thesixleadingcompanieshadagreedthat

acoIIectiveresponsewasrequired.Theypaidhandsomelyfora

pubIic-relationscampaignthatinsistentlydeniedanyproofofacausal

connectionbetweensmokingandcancer.Thisworkedwe11untiI1964,when

adevastatingreportfromthesurgeon-genera11sadvisorycommitteein

effectendedmedicaIuncertaintyabouttheharmfulnessofsmoking.

ButBigTobaccorodethepunches.WhentheFederaITradeCommission(FTC)

ruledthathealthwarningsmustappearoneachpack,theindustry,

consented.Butitshrewdlyexploitedthewarning:"Inaculturethat

emphasisedindividualresponsibiIity,smokerswouldbeartheblamefor

wiIIfulrisk-taking,"notesMr.Brandt.Manycasesfordamagesagainst

thecompaniesfounderedonthatrock.Cigarette-makersaIsomarshaled

theirnumerousalliesinCongresstohelpthepassageofalawthat

bypassedfederalagenciessuchastheFTC,andmadeCongressitselfsolely

responsibIefortobaccoregulation.Describingth?pervasiveinfIuence

oftobaccolobbyists,hesays:"LegislationfromCongresstestifiedto

themasterfulpreparationandstrategiccommandofthetobaccoindustry.

However,theindustrywaspowerlesstopreventafloodofdamaging

internaldocuments,leakedbyinsiders.Thecompanieswereshown,for

instance,tohavecynicallydisregardedevidencefromtheirin-house

researchersabouttheaddictivepropertiesofnicotine.InternaIpapers

alsoshowedthatextranicotinewasaddedtocigarettestoguarantee

smokerssufficient0satisfaction".DespitesuchpubIic-relations

disasters,theindustrycontinuedtowinjudgments,mostsignificantIy

whentheSupremeCourtrejectedbyfivevotestofourapotentia11y

caIamitousattackthatwouldhavegiventheFederalDrugAdministration

thepowertoregulatetobaccoproducts.Theindustry,sshrewdestmove

wastodefuseabarrageofeasesbroughtbyindividualstates,aiming

toreclaimthecostoftreatingsicksmokers.Thestatesin1998accepted

asettIementof$246billionover25years(thepriceofapackroseby

45centsshortlyafterwards).Inreturn,thestatesagreedtoendaII

claimsagainstthecompanies.ButthesettIementtiedthestate

governmentstotobacco'spurse-strings;theynowhadaninterestinthe

industry,ssuccess.ForthosewhothoughtthesettIementwasakin

to"dancingwiththedeviI",itappearedinretrospectthatthedeviI

hadindeedhadthebesttunes,reportsMr.Brandt.Tohiscredit,he

managestokeephishistorian*shatsquarelyonhishead.Butyoucan

feeItheanguish.

Whichofthefollowingmightbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext

A.Tobacco

B.TobaccoCompanies

C.AnEvilWeed

D.AHistory,oftheCigarette

6.

A.Theman.

B.Theman'sbrother.

C.Thewoman.

D.Thewoman'sbrother.

7.

{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}

{{B}}Directions:{{/Bj}{{I}}ThissectionistotestyourabiIitytogive

properresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereach

questionthereisapause.Thequestionswi11bespokentwotimes.When

youhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe

4choicesmarkedA)tB),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyou

shouldmarkthecorrespondingIetterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

Iinethroughthecentre.{{/I}}

A.Whydoyouwanttogonow

R.T,(\1ikptnsaygnodbyn,too.

C.That'sal1right.

D.Hopeyouhadagoodtime.Seeyou.

8.

A.7:20.

B.7:30.

C.7：50.

D.7:04.

9.

({B}}SectionA{{/B})

{(B)}Directions:{{/B)}{{l}}ThissectionistotestyourabiIitytogive

properresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereach

questionthereisapause.Thequestionswi11bespokentwotimes.When

youhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe

4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyou

shouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

Iinethroughthecentre.{{/I}}

A.Idon'ttakesugar,thankyou.

B.That'sverykindofyou.

C.Youcan,please.

D.Itdoesn,tmatter.

10.

A.Byplane.

B.Bybus.

C.Bytrain.

D.Bycar.

11.

{{B}}SectionA{{/B})

{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}({I}}ThissectionistotestyourabiIitytogive

properresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereach

questionthereisapause.Thequestionswi11bespokentwotimes.When

youhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe

4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyou

shouldmarkthecorrespondingIetterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

Iinethroughthecentre.{{/1}}

A.No,youcan't.

B.Nevermind.

C.It'smypleasure.

D.No,Thankyou.Icanmanageit.

12.

{{B}}SectionA{{/B})

{{B})Directions:{{/B}}{{I}}ThissectionistotestyourabiIitytogive

properresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereach

questionthereisapause.ThequestionswiIIbespokentwotimes.When

youhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe

4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyou

shouldmarkthecorrespondingIetterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

Iinethroughthecentre.{{/I)}

A.I'mafraidIdidn,tcookwell.

B.I,mgladyouenjoyedit.

C.Comeagainwhenyouarefree.

D.It'snotnecessaryforyoutosayso.

13.

A.Asaleswoman.

B.Awaitress.

C.Alandlady.

D.Ateacher.

14.

({B}}SectionA{{/B}}

{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}{{l}}ThissectionistotestyourabiIitytogive

properresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereach

questionthereisapause.Thequestionswi11bespokentwotimes.When

youhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe

4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyou

shouldmarkthecorrespondingIetterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

Iinethroughthecentre.{{/I}}

A.Sure.Giveittoyou.

B.Takeit.

C.Sure.Horeyouare.

D.Holdit.

15.

A.Thisisthelastone.

B.Thelongeroneisbetter.

C.Itmightnotbeofgoodquality.

D.Youshouldbuycheaperthings.

16.

ThethirdofMarch,1887,threemonthsbeforeIwassevenyearsold,

wasthemostimportantdayIrememberinalImyIife.Onthatday,my

teacher,AnneSulIivan,cametome.Ifeltapproachingfootsteps.I

thoughtitwasmymotherandstretchedoutmyhand.Someonetookit,and

thenIwascaughtupandheldcloseinthearmsoftheperson.

Themorningaftermyteachercamesheledmeintoherroomandgave

meadoII.WhenIhadplayedwithitaIittIewhiletMissSulIivanslowly

speIIedintomyhandtheword"d-o-l-lIwasatonceinterestedinthis

fingerplayandtriedtoimitateit.WhenIfinallysucceededinmaking

theletterscorrectlyIwa