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Exercise1

Isabelhasturneddowntwojoboffersinthepastyear.In2006,shestartedherownconsulting

practice,butby2008,mostofherlargerclientshadtodropherbecauseoftheeconomy.In2011,

shewasundertakingirregularassignmentsandknewsheneededasteadyjob.Thefirstjobshe

consideredwasDirectorofHRforacompanyinUtah.Aftertheinitialinterviews,shefeltthejob

fitherexceptthelocation.Still,sheflewwesttomeetthehiringmanager.Thehiringmanager

explainedthatIsabelwasthetopcandidateforthejobbutthat,beforeshecontinuedwiththeprocess,

sheshouldbetterunderstandthefirm`sculture.ShedirectedIsabeltoseveralvideosofthe

company`sCEO,whoregularlyappearinfrontofthecompanyincostumeaspartofmoralbuilding

exercisesandexpectedhisseniorleaderstodothesame.“EventhoughIwasdesperateforajob,I

knewIcouldn`tdothat,”Isabelsays.Shecalledtherecruitertoturndownthejobandexplainthat

shedidn`tfeelaculturalfit.

Afewmonthslater,sheinterviewedanotherjob:adirectorofemployeerelationsatalocal

university.Afterseveralinterviews,thehiringmanagertoldherthejobwashersifshewantedit.

Thejobhasmanypositives:itwasalow-stressenvironment,ifofferedgreatbenefits,andthe

universitywasanemployee-friendlyplace.Butthejobwasrelativelyjuniordespitethetittleand

Isabelworrieditwouldn`tbechallengingenough.Finally,sheturneditdown.“Itwouldbegreatto

haveapaycheckandgreatbenefitsbutIwoulddefinitelyhavetroublesleepingatnight,”shesays.

Inbothcases,shefrankwiththehiringmanagersaboutwhyshewasn`ttakingthejobs.“Inthepast,

itfeltlikedating,Iwasworriedabouthurtingpeople`sfeelings,”shesays.However,they

appreciatedherfranknessandthankedherhonesty.Shesaysitwashardtoturndownthejobsand

itwasariskforherfinanciallybutshefeltshehadto.

1.In2011,Isabel______

A.didconsultingnowandthenB.foundajobclosetoherhome

C.refusedseveraljobinterviewsD.ranasuccessfulconsultingfirm

2.Isabelturneddownthefirstjoboffermainlybecauseofits_______

A.CEOB.cultureC.locationD.recruiter

3.Isabelwasdissatisfiedwiththesecondjobduetoits_______

A.juniortitleB.lowbenefitsC.EnvironmentD.lackofchallenge

4.Isabelbelievedthatherrejectionofthejobswas______

A.HarmfulB.surprisingC.justifiableD.troublesome

5.AccordingtoIsabel,itisimportantto______

A.lookforjobswithlittlestressB.lookforjobswithgreatbenefits

C.betruthfulindecliningjoboffersD.becautiousindecliningjoboffers

Exercise2

Youdonotusuallygetsomethingfornothing.Now,anewstudyrevealsthattheevolutionof

animprovedlearningabilitycouldcomeataparticularlyhighprice:anearlydeath.

Pastexperimentshavedemonstratedthatitisrelativelyeasythroughselectivebreedingto

makerats,honeybeesand—thatgreatfavoriteofresearchers—fruitfliesalotbetteratlearning.

Animalsthatarebetterlearnersshouldbecompetitiveandthus,overtime,cometodominatea

populationbynaturalselection.Butimprovedlearningabilitydoesnotgetselectedamongstthese

animalsinthewild.Noonereallyunderstandwhy.

TadeuzsKaweckiandhiscolleaguesattheUniversityofFribourginSwitzerlandhave

measuredtheeffectsofimprovedlearningonthelivesoffruitflies.Thefliesweregiventwo

differentfruitasegg-layingsites.Oneofthesewaslacedwithabitteradditivethatcouldbedetected

onlyoncontact.Theflieswerethengiventhesamefruitbutwithoutanadditive.Fliesthatavoided

thefruitwhichhadbeenbitterweredeemedtohavelearnedfromtheirexperience.Theirchildren

wererearedandtheexperimentswasrunagain.

Afterrepeatingtheexperimentfor30generations,thechildrenofthelearnedflieswerecom-

paredwithnormalflies.TheresearchersreportinaforthcomingeditionofEvolutionthatalthough

learningabilitycouldbebredintoapopulationoffruitflies,itshortenedtheirlivesby15%.When

theresearcherscomparedtheirlearnedfliestocoloniesselectivelybredtolivelonglives,theyfound

evengreaterdifferences.Whereaslearnedflieshadreducedtheirlifespans,thelong-livedflies

learnedlesswellthanevenaverageflies.

Theauthorssuggestthatevolvinganimprovedlearningabilitymayrequireagreater

investmentinthenervoussystemwhichtakesresourcesawayfromprocessesthatdelayageing.

However,Dr.Kaweckithinkstheeffectcouldalsobeaby-productofgreaterbrainactivity

increasingtheproductionofReactiveOxygenSpecies(ROS),whichcanincreaseoxidationinthe

bodyanddamagehealth.

Nooneknowswhetherthephenomenonholdstrueforotheranimals.So,biologists,atleast,

stillhavealottolearn.

1.Pastexperimentsproveselectivebreedingcanmakeanimalsbetter_______

A.CommandersB.Competitors

C.survivorsD.learners

2.Inthisexperiment,scientistsobservedthat________

A.somefliesavoidedthefruitwithoutanaddictive

B.somefliespreferredthefruitwithanaddictive

C.theeggsoftheflieswerenotdamaged

D.theimpactonthefliesdidnotlastlong

3.Theforthcomingreportsaysthat_______

A.long-livedfliesarebetteratlayingeggs

B.long-livedfliesarepoorerinlearning

C.learnedflieshavearelativelylonglife

D.learnedfliesliveaslongasaverageones

4.AccordingtoDr.Kawecki,greaterbrainactivity______

A.reducesoxygenconsumption

B.regulatesthenervoussystem

C.speedsuptheageingprocess

D.stabilizestheageingprocess

5.Welearnfromthetextthat_______

A.theresearchfindingsneedtobetestedfurther

B.biologistsaredoingsimilarresearchonotheranimals

C.theanimalworldusuallyfollowsthesameuniversallaws

D.biologistsareapplyingtheirfindingstootherareas

Exercise3

Five-year-oldEliaarrivedatschoolwithabigboxofcoloredpencils.Herfriend,Anna,offeted

toexchangehersetofmarkersforthebrand-newpencils.Eliaagreed,butsoondiscoveredthatthe

markersweredriedup."That'snotfair!"criedEliatoherteacher.“Iwantmynewpencilsback.”

Aftersometearsandnegotiation,theteacherhelpedthegirlssetthingsrightbyreturningtheitems

totheiroriginalowners.

Laterthatday,atstorytime,theteachersharedthepicturebookclassicABargainforFrances.

Thoughtheconflictinthestoryisjustoverabrokenteaset,themessageaboutfairplaywasnot

lostonthechildren.Thebookwashelpfulinexploringasmall,yetsignificant,lifelesson.Stories

arevitaltothewayweprocessandexperiencelifeeventsandthefeelingsthatsurroundus.The

abilitytocreate,share,andrespondtostoriesisoneofthevitalcharacteristicsofbeinghuman.In

fact,thehumanbrainisprogrammedtoseepatternsandbecomefascinatedintheplotdevelopment

ofstories,finallystoringtheminlong-termmemory.Asaresult,thebrainisaremarkablyeffective

processorofstories,bothrealandfictional.

High-qualitypicturebooksareagoodblendofartandliteraturethatattractskids'imagination

andcommunicatesanideainaneffectiveway.Thesebooksmeperfectteachingtools,astheydeal

withthepowerfulemotionsthatkidsfeel,modeleffectivecopingstrategies,andpresentcomplex

conceptsinappropriateways.Inaddition,accordingtobrainresearch,thepicturebook

complementswordswithwhatleavesthemostpermanentimpression:images.Thepicturesinbooks

aredistinctivefromthefleetingimageskidsseeontelevisioninthattheyremainonthepage,ready

toberevisited,touched,andcommentedupon.

Whetherwesharestoriesaboutfamilies,historicalevents,oremotions,storiesareawayto

sumuplife'smemorablemomentsandlastinglessons.Wecancontrolthepowerofliteratureand

useittodeveloppositivecharacterinyoungkidsbyreadingoften,choosingsuitablebooks,and

enjoyingstoriestogether.

1.Eliacried“That’snotfair!"asshethoughtthatshewas______

A.cheatedbyherfriend

B.defeatedbyherfriend

C.ignoredbyherteacher

D.scoldedbyherteacher

2.ABargainforFrancesisintendedtoteachkidshowto______

A.Playfairinlife

B.organizethings

C.wininconflicts

D.writeamessage

3.Accordingtothetext,storiescanhelpkids______

A.realizetheirpotential

B.improvetheirmemory

C.concentrateonreading

D.understandthehumanworld

4.Incomparisonwithpicturesinbooks,televisionimages______

A.arefrequentlycommentedon

B.staytemporarilywithchildren

C.blendartandliteraturevividly

D.communicateideaseffectively

5.Thepowerofliteraturecanhelpkidsdeveloptheir______

A.positivecharacter

B.interestinhistory

C.passionforstories

D.learningstrategies

Exercise4

Wehaveheardalotaboutthehealthbenefitsoftea,especiallygreentea.Itishighinpoly-

phenols,compoundswithstrongantioxidantactivitythatintest-tubeandanimalmodelsshowanti-

cancerandheart-protectiveeffects.Goodclinicalstudiesarefew,however,andalthoughphysicians

telltheirpatientstodrinkgreentea,therehasn'tbeenanydefiniteproofofthevalueofthatadvice.

AteamofJapaneseresearcherswasabletolinkgreenteaconsumptionwithdecreasedmortality

frommanycauses-includingheartdisease.Theresearcherstracked40,530healthyadultsages40to

79inaregionofnortheasternJapanwheremostpeopledrinkgreentea,followingthemforupto11

years.Thosewhodrankfiveormorecupsofgreenteaadayhadsignificantlylowermortalityrates

thanthosewhodranklessthanonecupaday.Therewerealsofewerdeathsfromcardiovascular

disease.

Butnosuchassociationwasseenwithdeathsfromcancer.Norwasconsumptionofoolongor

blackteaconnectedwithanydecreaseinmortality.Thoseteasareeasiertobecombinedwithoxy-

geninprocessing,whichnotonlydarkensthecoloroftheleavesandchangestheirflavorbutalso

reducestheirpolyphenolcontent.

Coffeeismorecomplicated.Ithasreceivedbothgoldstarsandblackmarksinmedical

literature.It,too,containsantioxidants,althoughtheyarelesswellstudiedthanteapolyphenols.

Evidenceforthehealthbenefitsofcoffeeisgrowing,however.Agroupofinvestigatorsfrom

Finland,ItalyandtheNetherlandsreportsthatcoffeeseemstoprotectagainstage-relateddeclinein

mentalcapacity.Thescientistsstudied676healthymenbornfrom1900to1920andfollowedthem

for10years,usingstandardizedmeasuresofbrainfunction.Theirconclusion:themenwho

consumedcoffeehadsignificantlylessdeclineinmentalcapacitythanthosewhodidn't.Threecups

adayseemedtoprovidethemostprotection.

Populationstudieslikethosehelpusformassumptionsaboutrelationshipsbetweendietary

habitsandlong-termhealth.Westillhavetotestoursuppositionsincontrolledconditions,and

measuretheeffectsofcoffeeandteaonvarioussystemsofthebody.

1.Physiciansoftentelltheirpatientstodrinkgreenteabecause______

A.itsmedicalvaluehasbeenproved

B.itisbelievedtobegoodforone'shealth

C.ithaslongsincebeenusedclinically

D.itseffectivenesshasbeenshowninanimals

2.TheJapanesestudyseemstohaveconfirmedthepositiveeffectofgreenteaon______

A.youngadults

B.Asianpeople

C.patientswithcancer

D.patientswithheartdisease

3.Thetextindicatesthatblackteadiffersfromgreenteainthat______

A.itcanretainthecolorofitsleaves

B.itcanreducecancer-relateddeaths

C.itcontainslesspolyphenolcontent

D.itisstrongerinflavorthanthelatter

4.Coffeeisbeneficialtoone’shealthbecause______

A.ithasmoreantioxidantsthangreentea

B.itslowsdowntherateofbrainaging

C.itlowerstherateofnaturalmortality

D.itkeepssystemsofthebodyactive

5.Thetextindicatesthattherelationshipsbetweendietaryhabitsandlong-termhealth______

A.areafalselyperceivedsupposition

B.areaconflictingissueamongpeople

C.deservefurtherscientificresearch

D.deservetobetestedonalargerpopulation

Exercise5

Sometimeinthemiddleofthe15thcentury,awell-to-domerchantfromLondonburiedmore

than6,700goldandsilvercoinsonasloping,hillsideinSurrey.HewasfleeingtheWaroftheRoses

andplannedtoreturnduringbettertimes.Butheneverdid.Thecoinslayundisturbeduntilone

Septembereveningin1990,whenlocalresidentRogerMinteychanceduponthemwithametal

detector,adeviceusedtodeterminethepresenceofmetals.Mintey'sfindmuchofwhichnowsits

intheBritishMuseum-earnedhimroughly$350,000,enoughtoquithisjobwithasmall

manufacturerandspendmoretimepursuinglosttreasure.

ButdiggingupthepastiscontroversialinBritain.InmanyEuropeancountries,metal

detectofists,orpeopleusingmetaldetectors,facetoughregulations.IntheU.K.,however,officials

in-troducedaschemein1997encouraginghobbyiststoreporttheirdiscoveries(exceptforthose

fallingunderthedefinitionoftreasure,likeMintey'sfind,whichtheyarerequiredtoreport)--but

al-lowingthemtokeepwhattheyfind,orreceiveareward.Lastyear,ahiddenstorewasuncovered

inafieldoutsideBirmingham.Itconsistsofmorethan1,500goldandsilverobjectsfromthe

seventhcenturyandwasvaluedatmorethan$4.5million.Whilelocalmuseumshurrytoraise

enoughmoneytokeepthefindofftheopenmarket,itsitsinlimbo,ownedbytheCrownbutfacing

claimsbythelandownerandthemetaldetectoristwhofoundit.

Thefindmarksthelatestbattlegroundintheincreasinglyheatedconflictbetweenthecountry's

10,000-20,000metaldetectoristsandthemuseumworkersdeterminedtoprotectitspreciousold

objects.Supporterssaytheschemestemsthelossofvaluableinformationaboutpreciousoldobjects,

whileopponentsarguethatmetaldetectoristsdon'treporteverything.

Thedebatecentersonthelargerquestionofwhoownsthepast."There'sbeenaslowmove

overthecenturiesthatpreciousoldthingsbelongtousall,"saysProfessorChristopherChippindale

ofCambridgeUniversity.ButinBritainatleast,thetemptationofburiedtreasurecouldchangeall

that.

1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,thecoinsinSurreywere______

A.worthroughly$350,000

B.possessedbyalocalresident

C.unearthedabout500yearsago

D.leftbyamerchantduringawar

2.WhatdoweknowaboutRogerMintey?

A.Heproducesmetaldetectors.

B.Heownsamanufacturingfirm.

C.HeworksfortheBritishMuseum.

D.Heseeksburiedtreasureasahobby.

3.IntheU.K.,metaldetectorists______

A.arerewardedforwhatevertheyfind

B.areforcedtoobeytoughregulations

C.maykeepwhattheyhavediscovered

D.shouldreportwhatevertheydiscover

4.AsforthefindoutsideBirmingham,itisstillunclear______

A.howmuchitisworth

B.howitwasdiscovered

C.whoisentitledtoit

D.whatitismadeupof

5.AccordingtoProfessorChristopherChippindale,buriedtreasure______

A.isownedbythepublic

B.isdebatedinaheatedway

C.remainsabigtemptation

D.turnspreciousovertime

Exercise6

EveryyearformorethanadecadeI'vegonewithsomegoodmalefriendstothemusicfesti

val.Womenarenotinvited,buttheydoprepareapicnicforourtrip.Thebetterthefood,themore

likelywearetocontinueourannualtraditionandgivethempeaceatleastoneweekoutoftheyear.

Whenwe'renoteating,wesitaroundincirclesandtalkaboutmanlystuff:women,mostly.After

yearsofthisspecialjourneyIhavefiguredoutwomenaredifferentfromus,especiallywhenit

comestohowwecommunicate.Womendon'tneedtomanufacturereasonstochat,butguysneed

excuseslikeoutingsororganizedevents.

AndI'venoticedthatwhenwomenareingroupstherecanbeseveralconversationsgoingon

atonce.Whenmenareinagroup,onemantalks,andeverybodyelselistens.It'slikebluegrass

jamminginaway;onemusicianplaysthelead,andtheresttrytofollow.

I'vehadmoreheartfeltconversationswithothermenatthefestivalthanI'vehadatanyother

timeinmylife,partlybecausetherearenowomenthere,andpartlybecausewe'reallalittledrunk.

Itwasmalesbondingoverwhateverpartswestillhadleft.ThefestivalisalsotheonlyplaceI've

evercriedinfrontofothermen.

Astheyearshaveslippedby,someinourgrouphavelostparentsandgrandparents,somehave

divorced,andothershavechangedcareers,notalwaysonpurpose.Itseemsthateveryyear

somethingdistressinghashappenedtoatleastonememberofourcrew,andtherestofusarethere

tolistenandoffersupport.

Ihopethatthiscolumncanoffersomecomforttowomen:ifyourmanheadsoutonabowling

orpokernightwiththeguys,behappy.Chancesaregoodhe'snotfleeingyouandthekids,buthe's

runningtowardtheconversationshecanonlyhavewithothermen,andhe'llcomehomethebetter

forit.

1.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat________

A.thetripisareliefforbothmenandwomen

B.thetripwillcontinueinspiteofeverything

C.thequalityofthepicnicneedsimprovement

D.thewomencanrarelygetpeacethemselves

2.Menandwomendifferinthewaytheytalkinthat________

A.menliketoplaytheleadinconversations

B.womencanstrikeupatalkforanyreason

C.mencanbeengagedinseveraltalksatonce

D.womenaregoodlistenersinconversations

3.Thattheauthorcriedinfrontofothermenreveals________

A.theeffectofbluegrassmusicuponmen

B.theeffectofalcoholonmen'sbehaviors

C.men'sneedtoreleasetheirdeepemotions

D.men'sneedtocultivateintimatefriendship

4.Whatistheideathattheauthorwantstoconveyinparagraph5?

A.Lifeisdoomedtobefullofdistresses.

B.Changesaretheconstantthemeoflife.

C.Friendshipstaysdespitechangesinlife.

D.Lifeconsistsofsweatingandharvesting.

5.Inthelastparagraph,theauthoradviseswomento________

A.encouragetheirhusbandstoimprovetheirlifestyle

B.encouragetheirhusbandstogobowlingorplaypoker

C.givetheirhusbandschancestofleefromhousework

D.givetheirhusbandschancesformalecommunication

Exercise7

Giventhechoice,youngerprofessionalsaremostinterestedinworkingattechcompanieslike

AppleandgovernmentagenciesliketheStateDepartment,buttheyarecomparativelydisinterested

inworkinginthefinancialindustry,accordingtoasurveyconductedbyUniversum,aresearchfirm.

WhatattractscollegegraduatestobigtechcompanieslikeAppleismainlythecoolfactor

surroundingthesecompaniesandtheirproducts,asthesurveyfoundyoungprofessionalsweremost

influencedbythestrengthofthecorporation'sbrandwhenpickingtheirmostdesiredcompanies.

"Companiesthathaveappealingconsumerbrandsgenerallyalsosucceedinbeingperceivedas

attractiveemployers.Peoplenowadayslovetoworkforcompaniesthatproducetheirfavorite

productsandservices,"saidKortneyKutsop,employerbrandingspecialistforUniversum."Also,

marketsuccessisanimportantfactor:Thecompanyneedstobegenerallyseenasinnovativeand

best-in-classinwhatevertheydo--that'stherecipeforsuccess."

Bycontrast,financialinstitutionslikeCitigroup,whosebrandshavebeenspoiledinrecent

yearsbythecollapseofthefinancialindustry,rankedinthelowerhalfofthelistof99companies

desiredbyyoungprofessionals.

Beyondthepowerofacompany'sbrand,collegegraduateswerealsoheavilyinfluencedbythe

perceivedfinancialstabilityofeachcompany,whichmayexplainwhymajorcorporationslike

Applewouldrankatthetop,sincetheyareconstantlyexpandingandhiringnewemployees.Onthe

otherhand,governmentagencies,whichfaredslightlyworsethanthetechcompanies,mayhave

beenhurtbyperceivedweaknessesinrecentyears,giventhatthepublicsectorasawholehasbeen

forcedtofreezewagesandlayoffemployees.

Universum,whichsurveyedmorethan10,000youngprofessionalswhograduatedfrom

collegeinthelasteightyears,alsofoundthatmanyofthemarelookingtoswitchjobsinthenear

future.Infact,halfofthosesurveyedclaimedtohaveappliedtootherjobsinthepastyearanda

quarterplantoswitchjobswithinsixmonths,suggestingthattheorganizationsatthetopofthislist

maybefloodedwithnewapplicationsinthecomingmonths.

1.TheUniversumsurveyfoundthatcollegegraduates________

A.aresponsoredbygovernmentagencies

B.refusetoworkinthefinancialindustry

C.aregivenbetterchoicesinemployment

D.prefertoworkatmajortechcompanies

2.AccordingtoKortneyKutsop,youngprofessionalsnowadays________

A.arebrand-orientedinjobhunting

B.arebrand-consciousinconsumption

C.areeagertobeinnovativeemployees

D.areeagertogettherecipeforsuccess

3.Citigrouphasbecomelessappealingtoyoungjobseekersdueto________

A.itsinadequateservice

B.itsminedreputation

C.itslackofcreativity

D.itsheavyworkload

4.Comparedwiththoseattechcompanies,jobsatgovernmentagenciesinrecentyears________

A.arebetterpaid

B.arebetterrated

C.arelesssecure

D.arelessdemanding

5.Inthesurvey,amajorityofyoungprofessionalswhograduatedfromcollegeinthelasteight

years________

A.areinfluencedbyfinancialinstability

B.areemployedbybigtechcompanies

C.havedecidedtochangetheircareers

D.havefoundjobsinthepublicsector

Exercise8

TodaytherearethreedifferentkindsofNewYorkers:thepeoplewhoactasiftheywereborn

here;thepeoplewhoarehereandwishtobeelsewhere;andthecollectionofvirtualNewYorkers

allovertheworld,whowishtheywerelivinginNewYork.ThesearethethreeStatesofmindand

whattheyhaveincommonarelongingandillusion.Infact,it’sacityofdreamers.

WhatmakesNewYorkspecial?NewYorkersareconvincedofitsspecialness--butTorontoismore

diverse,Londonislarger,Washingtonismorepowerful.SowhydoesNewYorkthinkit’sthecapital

oftheworld?

PeopleoftenexplaintheproblemsinEuropeancitiesbycitinginequality.ButNewYorktoday

isoneofthemostunequalcitiesinAmerica.In2010,1percentofNewYorkersearned45percent

ofitsincome.Thatworksouttoanaverageof$3.7millionayearforthecity’stop34,500

households.Theaveragedailyincomeofthisgroupisgreaterthantheaverageannualincomeof

thecity'sbottom10percent.

Sowhywouldpeoplestillcometotrytheirluckinthistoughplace?Isitopportunityorillusion

thatdrawsthem?

TheycomebecauseanynewcomercanfindaplaceinthehierarchyofNewYork.Ifyoulookat

aNewYorkCityrestaurant,forexample,thecookmightbeFrench,thepeoplewashingdishes

mightbeMexican,thehostessmightbeRussian,theownermightbeBritish.Theyarenotallequal.

Theyearndifferentrates.Buttheyworktogethertogetfoodtohungrypeople.

WhatNewYorkdemonstratesisthis:immigrationworks.Thecitycanuseitsimmigrants,even

theillegalones.Thoughtheybrokethelawbyillegallycrossingtheborders,thecity’seconomy

wouldbeashellofitselfhadtheynot,anditwouldcollapseiftheyweredeported.Attractedhere

bythefoundingmythofthecity,eachimmigrantisseekingtoescapefromhistory,personaland

political.Forhim,NewYorkisthecityofthesecondchance.

1.ThewritermentionsthethreekindsofNewYorkerstostressthat_______

A.theysharethesamelonging

B.theyareinpursuitofdreams

C.theyareproudoftheirbirthplaceD.theywishtoliveinanotherplace

2.IntheeyesofNewYorkers,theircityis_______

A.powerful

B.diverse

C.special

D.large

3.Thefiguresinparagraph3aregiventoshowthatNewYork_______

A.favorsthelucky

B.favorsthelocals

C.isacityofinequality

D.isacityofopportunities

4.PeoplekeepcomingtoNewYorkbecausetheycanfindjobsthat_______

A.challengethem

B.suitthemwell

C.paythemwell

D.raisetheirstatus

5.ItisimpliedinthetextthatNewYorkis_______

A.atolerantcity

B.awealthycity

C.amythicalcity

D.ahistoricalcity

Exercise9

We`vereadhowbabiesstarelongerandcrylesswhenheldbyprettypeople,andheardtales

ofhandsomechildrendoingbetterinschool,givenspecialattentionbytheirteachers.Inlife,asin

love,beautifulpeopleseemtohaveitawfullyeasy.Butwhatifwetoldyouthatwhenitcomesto

onlinedating,goodlookscouldactuallyhurtyou?

Accordingtoarecentsurveyof43,000usersbyOKCupid,anonlinedatingsite,themoremen

disagreeaboutawoman’slooks,themoretheyenduplikingher.Whatdoesthatmeanforladies

lookingforamatch?“Wenowhavemathematicalevidencethatminimizingyourweaknesses'is

theoppositeofwhatyoushoulddo,"saysthesite'sco-founder,ChristianRudder."Ifyou’realittle

fat,playitup.Ifyouhaveabignose,playitup.Statistically,theguyswhodon'tlikeitcanonly

helpyou,andtheoneswhodolikeitwillbeallthemoreexcited."

Theresultsofthisstudyenduphighlightinganideathatrecentscientificresearchdoesindeed

support.Whichisthis:thebeautifulmayhaveitgood,butonline,asinworkandlife,womenwho

aretooattractivedon'talwayshaveanadvantage.

Beautycreatesmorecompetition--amon