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1.（{B}}TEXT

AuthorEmmaHeathcote-JameshasspentnineyearsIookinginto

reaHIifeghoststories,co11ectingtalesfromhundredsofpeopIewho

claimtohaveseenevidenceofanafterIife.The27-year-oldstartedher

researchatuniversityandherthesiswasturnedintoaBBCdocumentary

thatshere-wroteasherdebutbestseiIerSeeingAngels.Thebookprompted

somanypeopletowritetoherwiththeirghostIyexperiencesthatshe

usedthemforasecondbookAfterDeathCommunication,whichhasjust

beenreleasedinpaperback.

HernewbookTheyWalkAmongUsdescribess6anceswithmediumswho

cansummonsolidghostsoutofthinair.Whileworkingonthebookshe

invitedamediumtoherhomeintheCotswoldstodemonstrateaformof

ghostIycommunicationwherespiritstakeoverthebody.SheexpIained:

"Thismediumcametomyhouse,satinmyfrontroom,andwentintoatrance.

Anoldman'sbodyjustappearedoverthetopofthemedium-heturned

intoanoldmanrightinfrontofme.Iwasabsolutelyterrifiedatfirst

―hishandsbecamealIarthriticandrheumatoidandhisvoicewasold

andstaggered.TheIightsinmyoldcottageweregoingmad,goingupand

downbythemselvesbuttheyhadneverdoneitbeforeorsince.nEmma

added:"TheoldmanspoketomyboyfriendPaulandaskedhimtotakethe

medium'spulse.Paul,anarmydoctor,fe11hiswristandsaid'Ithink

he'sdead'-buthewasn,t,hehadletthespirittakehimover.n

TheyWaIkAmongUstelIsstoriesofpeopIeIikeNickMcGIynn,whowas

reunitedwithhiswifeMarieduringaseance.Shespoketohimthrough

amediumhoursafterdyinginhospitalfrommultipleorganfailure.Nick

recalIsthemoment,haIfwaythroughthes6anceywhenheheardhiswife

forthefirsttime:"Afairlyweakvoicesaid,'Nick,NickI'mhome,

I*mhome',inthespecialwayIusedtoannouncemyarrivaltoherwhen

Icamehome."HesayshetoIdherhewashappyforher,andthatshethanked

himforstayingwithherinhospitalandtoldhim:"Iwantyoutohave

aball.Gooutandhaveagoodtime.

Emmasaystheseparanormalexperiencesare"asnaturalasthesunand

therain"andsincethebook'sreleaselastmonthshe'shadhundreds

morelettersfromreaders.Sheadds:"It'ssuchahugesubject,Ifeel

IikeIamonthetipofamassiveiceberg."Afterthefirstbookthere

weresomanylettersthatthesecondonewroteitself."

OnomiracuIoustaIeretoIdinAfterDeathCommunicationisthatof

DaveBarber,whobeIieveshisdeadgrandmothersavedhimfromdrowning.

DavedescribesthedayheaImostdiedswimmingwithhisson:"Asneither

mywifeorIcanswimwesatatthesideofthepool,watchingmyson

splashabout.Idecidedtoclimbintotheshallowsandjoininthefun.

AImostimmediately,Isiippedrandfell."Ashelayatthebottomofthe

poolDavesawa"whitemist"attheend,whichgotcloseruntiIhesaw

hisdeadgrandmotheremergefromit."Herarmswereoutstretchedtowards

meandshewasdressedinawhitesiIkengown,"hesays."Suddenly,I

wasawarethatmynine-year-oIdsonhaddivedintosaveme.Hewasbanging

myheadonthefloorofthepoolinanefforttoIiftme.Mygrandmother,

AmeIia,wasnowverycloseandIknewthatifIturnedtoher,Iwould

die.IIookedatmysonandknewheneededme.Immediately,thepain

returned,IfeltmyselfrisingthroughthewaterandIbIacked-out.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.ghostscancommunicatewithusthroughamedium

B.al1thestoriesinherbooksarereal

C.Emmamadeupmostofthestoriesinherbooks

D.mostofthestoriesinhersecondbookarecollectedfromherreaders

whowroteherletters

2.WhydoesJohnwanttobuyabieyeIe

A.Toreplacehisstolenbicycle.

B.Tobeginbicyclingtowork.

C.Tojoinabicycleclub.

D.Totrainforabicyclerace.

3.{{I}}Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Atthe

endoftheconversation,youwiIIbegiven20secondstoanswerthe

questions.NowIistentotheconversation.{{/I)}

Howwasthedistance_1earningcoursedifferentfromtraditionalcourses

A.Studentsarcnotrequiredtoattendregularclasslectures.

B.Theprofessorvideotapesclasslecturesforreview.

C.ClassesareheldatvariouslocttlionsihxoughoulLhearea.

D.Studentsreceivecreditforworkexperience.

4.WhatdoesLaurasuggestthatJohndo

A.Buyausedbicycle.

B.Buyaracingbicycle.

endoftheconversation,youwiIIbegiven20secondstoanswerthe

questions.NowIistentotheconversation.{{/1}}

Whatdoesthemanthinkisadisadvantageofdistancelearning

A.Itrequirestoonuchtraveling.

B.Itlimitsinteractionamongstudents.

C.Itwillincreaseclasssize.

D.Itwi11encouragestudentstowatchtoomuchtelevision.

9.{{I}}Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Atthe

endoftheconversation,youwi11begiven15secondstoanswerthe

questions.NowIistentotheconversation.{{/1}}

whatistheconversationmainlyabout

A.Theeffectsof.caffeine.

B.Somecausesofheadaches.

C.Howtodowellonexams.

D.Problemswiththestudentcafeteria.

10.WhatisthetaIk1mainlyabout

A.Automobilesafety.

B.Increasingfuelefficiency.

C.California,spollutionlaws.

D.Electric-poweredcars.

11.{{I}}Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Atthe

endofthepassage,youwi11begiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothepassage.{{/1})

Whatisthemaintopicofthetalk

A.Jefferson'sviewsaboutcommercializedagriculture.

B.Internationaltradeinthenineteenthcentury.

C.ImprovementsinfarmmachineryintheUnitedStates.

D.Farmers*lossofindependence.

12.{{I}}Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage,Atthe

endofthepassage,youwiIIbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothepassage.{{/1}}

Whatisthetalkmainlyabout

A.TheproblemscausedbytheRevolutionaryWar.

B.Howsomepeoplebecamerichinthelate1700's.

C.TheimportanceofprovidingforataxsystemintheConstitution.

D.MotivesforcreatingtheUnitedStatesConstitution.

13.{{I})Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.At

theendoftheconversation,youwi11begiven15secondstoanswerthe

questions.NowIistentotheconversation.{{/1}}

whatistheman'sproblem

A.Hehasaheadache.

B.Iiofailedhishistoryexam.

C.Heistired.

D.Heistoobusy.

14.Whatisthemainadvantageofelectriccarsovergas-poweredcars

A.Theyarecheaper.

B.Theydonotpolluteasmucli.

C.Theyaresimplertodrive.

D.Theyarefaster.

15.{{I}}Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage,Atthe

endofthepassage,youwiIIbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothepassage.{{/1}}

Accordingtotheeconomicview,whobenefitedthemostfromthenew

Constitution

A.Taxcollectors.

B.Thewealthy.

C.Soldiers.

D.Stateofficials.

16.{{I}}Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Atthe

endofthepassage,youwi11begiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothepassage.{{/I}}

Accordingtotheprofessor,whatwasthemajorchangeintheagriculture

duringthe19thcentury

A.Cropproductionbecameincreasinglyspecialized.

B.Economicdepressionsloweredthepricesoffarmproducts.

C.Newbankinglawsmadeiteasytobuyfarmland.

D.TheUnitedStatesincreaseditsagriculturalimports.

17.Whatisthemaindrawbackoftheelectriccar

A.Itisnotcomfortable.

B.Itisdifficulttosteer.

C.Itcannotgolongdistanceswithoutrecharging.

D.Itsengineeasilyoverheats.

18.{{I}}Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.At

theendoftheconversation,youwiIIbegiven15secondstoanswerthe

questions.NowIistentotheconversation.{{/I}}

whatdoesthewomanprobablythinkaboutcoffee

A.Ithelpspeopleworkefficiently.

B.It'smorerefreshingthansoda.

C.Itshouldbedrunkinmoderation.

D.Ithaslessflavorthantea.

19.{{I}}Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage,Atthe

endofthepassage,youwiIIbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothepassage.{{/1}}

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheviewsofthehistorians

A.Theyarenotinfluencedbygovernmentpolicy.

B.Theyareopinionsthathavenobasisinfact.

C.Theyareaffectedbytheconditionsofthetimeinwhichtheyarewritten.

D.Thpywouldhpmnrpaccurateifhistoriansfnl1owpdcnaidpology.

20.{{I}}Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothenews.{{/I}}

Whatistheaimoftheoil-for-foodprogram

A.TopunishSaddamHussein'sgovernment.

B.TolessenUNsanctionsagainstIraq.

C.Toincreasetheproductionofcrudeoil.

D.TomakemoremoneyfortheUnitedUnion.

21.Howmanydeadbodieshavebeenrecoveredaccordingtothereport

A.33

B.53

C.73

D.83

22.{{I}}Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Atthe

endofthepassage,youwi11begiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothepassage.{{/I}}

Accordingtotheprofessor,whywasworldmarketimportantfortheUnited

Statesagriculture

A.TheyprovidedevidencethatJefferson'sidealcouldbeachieved.

B.Theymadefarmerslessdependentonlocalbankers.

C.Theyaffectedthepricesthatfarmerscouldreceivefortheircrops.

D.Theydecreasedthepoweroftherailroadstocontrolfarmprices.

23.{{I}}Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowIistentothenews.{{/I}}

Accordingtothenews,whichprobIemoftheUnitedNationisnotmeritioned

inPaulVolcker1sreport

A.Illegalactions.

B.Immoralbehavior.

C.Corruption.

D.Hegemonicbehavior.

24.WhathasDr,JulieGerberdingaskedthepeopIeinthestrickenareas

todo

A.Toevacuatefromthescene.

B.Tostayathome.

C.Towa.iLfoi'Ilierescueteams.

D.Torepairtheirhouses.

25.{{I}}Question26and27arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwi11begiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

NowIistentothenews.{{/1}}

Accordingtothenews,Israeliapprovalofabordersecuritydealwith

Egyptwould.

A.endaconfrontationbetweenIsraelandEgypt

B.irritatethepeopleofIsrael

C.promoteacompleteIsraeliwithdrawalfromtheGazaStrip

D.causesuicidebonbattacksinIsrael

26.{{I}}Question28isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthe

newsitem,youwi11begiven5secondstoanswerthequestion.NowIisten

tothenews.{{/I}}

A.ChineseproductsarebetterthanAmerican,s.

R.ChinospproductsarnchoapprthanAmerican's.

C.Chinadoesnotobeythespiritoffreetrade.

D.ChineseproductsaremorecompetitivethanAmericanys.

27.{{I}}Question29and30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwi11begiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

NowIistentothenews.{{/1}}

Accordingtothenewsthebusstationisamajortransitpointto.

A.thecastofthecapital

B.thesouthofthecapital

C.thewestofthecapital

D.thenorthofthecapital

28.Accordingtothedoctor,whatisthecurrenthazardbroughtthe

Hurricane

A.Badweather.

B.Extremecoldness.

C.Contaminatedwater.

D.Foodandclothing.

29.{{I}}Question26and27arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwi11begiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

NowIistentothenews.{{/I}}

Afterthebomberattackedthestation,he.

A.killedhirnself

B.escapedthearrest

C.wasnotnoticed

D.plannedtosetanotherbomb

30.{{I}}Question29and30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

NowIistentothenews.{{/I}}

ThethirdbombexpIodedwhen.

A.peoplegatheredatthestationwaitingforbuses

B.thepolicecame

C.ambulancessentthedeadandwoundedtothehospital

D.thecarbomberwentintothegarage

31.

({BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethan

ageneration.AlIhighschooIgraduatesOughttogo,saysconventionaI

wisdomandstatisticalevidence,becauseco11egewiIIhelpthemearnmore

money,become"better"people,andIearntobemoreresponsibIethanthose

whodon'tgo.

Butcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryone.And

nowthatclosetohalfourhighschooIgraduatesareattending,those

whodon'tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobvious.

Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudents

interferewitheachother*sexperimentsandwritefalselettersof

recommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduate

schooI.Othersfindnostimulationintheirstudies,anddropoutoften

encouragedbyco11egeadministrators.

SomeobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemseIves-

theyarespoiledandexpectingtoomuch.Butthat'sacondemnationof

thestudentsasawhoIeanddoesnJtexplainalIcampusunhappiness.Others

blamethestateoftheworld,andtheyarepartlyright.We*vebeentold

thatyoungpeopIehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan*tabsorb

anarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-oIds.Butdisappointedgraduatesare

learningthatitcannoIongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year

oldseither.

Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybegun

tosuggestthatco11egemaynotbethebest,theproper,ortheonlyplace

foreveryyoungpersonafterthecompIetionofhighschooI.Wemayhave

beenlookingatalIthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedown,itseems,

andthroughtherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.

Perhapscollegedoesn,tmakepeopIeintelIigent,ambitious,happy,

Iiberal,orquicktolearnthings.Maybeit'sjusttheotherwayaround,

andintelIigent,ambitious,happy;Iiberal,quick-learningpeopleare

mereIytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocolIegeinthefirstplace.

Andperhapsa11thosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeen

successfulwhethertheyhadgonetoco11egeornot.Thisisheresyto

thoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobeIievethatifaIittIeschooling

isgood,morehastobebetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningto

mountup.

Accordingtothepassage,theauthorbeIievesthat.

A.peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation

B.peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation

C.allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollege

D.veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollege

32.{{B}}TEXTB{{/B}}

Educatorsareseriouslyconcernedaboutthehighrateofdropouts

betweenthedoctorofphilosophycandidatesandtheconsequentlossof

taIenttoanationinneedofPh.D.s.Sonehaveplacedthedropouts

lossashighas50percent.Theextentofthelosswas,however,largely

amatterofexpertguessing.LastweekaweII-roundedstudywaspubIished.

ItwaspubIished.Itwasbasedon22,000questionnairessenttoformer

graduatestudentswhowereenrolledin24universitiesanditseemedto

showmanypastfearstobegroundless.

Th?dropout'sratewasfoundtobe31percent,andinmostcases

thedropouts,whilenotcompIetingthePh.D.requirement,wentonto

productivework.TheyarenotonIydoingweIIfinancia11y,but,according

tothereport,arenotfarbelowtheincomeIeveIsofthosewhowenton

tocompIetetheirdoctorates.

Discussingthestudylastweek,Dr.Tuckersaidtheprojectwas

initiatedbecauseoftheconcernfrequently*expressedbygraduate

facultiesandadministratorsthatsomeoftheindividualswhodropped

outofPh.D.programswerecapableofcompetingtherequirementforthe

degree.AttritionatthePh.D.levelisalsothoughttobeawasteof

preciousfacultytimeandadrainonuniversityresourcesalreadybeing

usedtocapacity.SomepeopIeexpressedtheopinionthattheShortage

ofhighlytrainedspecialistsandcoIIegeteacherscouldbereducedby

persuadingthedropoutstoreturntograduateschoolstocompletethe

Ph.D.

"Theresultsofourresearch,"Dr.Tuckerconcluded,"didnotsupport

theseopinions."

1.Lackofmotivationwastheprincipalreasonfordroppingout.

2.Mostdropoutswentasfarintheirdoctoralprogramaswas

consistentwiththeirIeveIsofabilityortheirspecialties.

3.Mostdropoutsarenowengagedinworkconsistentwiththeir

educationandmotivation.

Nearly75percentofthedropoutssaidtherewasnoacademicreason

fortheirdecision,butthosewhomeritionedacademicreasoncitedfaiIure

topassthequaIifyingexamination,uncompIetedresearchandfailureto

passIanguageexams.AmongthesinglemostimportantpersonaIreasons

identifiedbydropoutsfornon-compIetionoftheirPh.D.program,lack

offinanceswasmarkedby19percent.

Asanindicationofhowwe11thedropoutsweredoing,achartshowed

2%inhumanitieswerereceiving$20,000andmoreannuallywhilenone

ofthePh.D.swiththatbackgroundreachedthisfigure.ThePh.D.’

sshoneinthe$7,500to$15,000bracketwith78%atthatlevelagainst

50%forthedropouts.Thismayalsobeanindicationofthefactthat

topsalariesintheacademicfields,wherePh.D.*stendtorisetothe

highestsalaries,arestillIaggingbehindotherfields.

AstothepossibiIityofgettingdropoutsbackoncampus,theoutlook

wasglum.ThemainconditionwhichwouldhavetoprevaiIforatIeast

25%ofthedropoutswhomightconsiderreturningtograduateschooIwould

betoguaranteethattheywouldretaintheirpresentlevelofincomeand

insomecasestheirpresentjob.

Theauthorstatesthatmanyeducatorsfeelthat.

A.stepsshouldbetakentogetthedropoutsbacktocampus

B.thedropoutsshouldreturntoalowerqualityschooltocontinuetheir

study

C.thePh.D.holderisgenerallyabetteradjustedpersonthanthedropout

D.thehighdropoutsrateislargelyattributabletothelackof

stimulationonthepartoffacultymembers

33.{{B}}TEXTD{{/B})

Crypticcoloringisbyfarthecommonestuseofcolorinthestruggle

forexistance.ItisempIoyedforthepurposeofattack(aggressive

resemblanceoranticrypticcoloring)aswe11asofdefense(protective

resemblanceorprocrypticcoloring).Thefactthatthesamemethod

concealment,maybeusedbothforattackanddefensehasbeenwe11

expIainedbyT.Beltwhosuggestsasani11ustrationtherapidityof

movementwhichisalsomadeuseofbybothpursuerandpursued,which

issimilarlyraisedtoamaximuminbothbythegraduaIdyingoutofthe

slowestthroughaseriesofgenerations.CrypticcoloringiscommonIy

associatedwithotheraidsinthestruggleforIife.Thuswe11-conceaIed

mammaIsandbirds,whendiscovered,wiIIgenerallyendeavortoescape

byspeedandwi11oftenattempttodefendthemselvesactively.Onthe

otherhand,smalIanimalswhichhavenomeansofactivedefense,such

aslarge,numbersofinsects,frequentIydependuponconceaImeritalone.

ProtectiveresembIanceisfarcommoneramonganimalsthanaggressive

resemblance,incorrespondencewiththefactthatpredaceousformsare

asarulemuchIargerandmuchlessnumerousthantheirprey.Inthecase

ofinsectivorousVertebrataandtheirpreysuchdifferencesexistinan

exaggeratedform.Crypticcoloring,whetherusedfordefenseofattack,

maybeeithergeneralorspecial.Ingeneralresemblancetheanimal,in

consequenceofitscoloring,producesthesameeffectasitsenvironment,

buttheconditionsdonotrequireanyspecialadaptationofshapeand

outIine.Generalresemblanceisespeciallycommonamongtheanimal

inhabitingsomeuniformlycoloredexpanseoftheearth*ssurface,such

asanoceanoradesert.Intheformer,animalsofalIshapesare

frequentlyprotectedbytheirtransparentbluecolor,onthelatter,

equaIlydiverseformsaredefendedbytheirsandyappearance.Theeffect

ofauniformappearancemaybeproducedbyacombinationoftintsin

startIingcontrast.Thustheblackandwhitestripesofthezebrablend

togetherataIittIedistance,and"theirproportionissuchasexactly

tomatchthepaletintwhicharidgroundpossesseswhenseenby

moonIight.nSpecialresemblanceisfarcommonerthangeneralandisthe

formwhichisusuallymetwithonthediversifiedsurfaceoftheearth,

ontheshores,andinsha11owwater,aswe11asonthefIoatingmasses

ofalgaeonthesurfaceoftheocean,suchastheSargassoSea.Inthese

environmentsthecrypticcoloringofanimalsisusuallyaidedbyspecial

modificationsofshape,andbyth?instinetwhichIeadsthemtoassume

particularattitudes.CompIetestiIInessandtheassumptionofacertain

attitudeplayanessentialpartingeneralresemblanceonland;butin

specialresembIancetheattitudeisoftenhighlyspeciaIized,andperhaps

moreimportantthananyothereIementinthecompIexmethodbywhich

concealmentiseffected.InspeciaIresembIancethecombinationof

coloring,shape,andattitudeissuchastoproduceamoreorIessexact

resemblancetosomeoneoftheobjectsintheenvironment,suchasaleaf

oftwig,apatchofIichen,aflakeofbark.InalIcasestheresembIance

istosomeobjectwhichisofnointeresttotheenemyorpreyrespectiveIy.

Theanimalisnothiddenfromviewbybecomingindistinguishablefrom

itsbackgroundasinthecaseofgeneralresembIance,butitismistaken

forsomeweII-knownobject.

Inseekingtheinterpretationofthesemostinterestingandelaborate

adaptations,attemptshavebeenmadealongtwoIines.Thefirstseeks

toexplaintheeffectasaresultofthedirectinfluenceofthe

environmentupontheindividual(G.L.L.Buffon),orbytheinherited

effectsofeffortsandtheuseanddisuseofparts(J.B.P.Lamarck).

ThesecondbeIievesthatnaturalseIectionproducedtheresultand

afterwardsmaintaineditbythesurvivaIofthebestconceaIedineach

generation.TheformersuggestionbreaksdownwhenthecompIexnature

ofnumerousspecialresemblancesisappreciated.Thusthearrangement

ofcolorsofmanykindsintoanappropriatepatternrequiresthe

cooperationofasuitableshapeandtherigidlyexactadoptionofa

certainelaborateattitude.Thelatterisinstinctiveandthusdepends

onthecentraInervoussystem.Thecrypticeffectisduetotheexact

cooperationofa11thesefactors;andinthepresentstateofscience,

theonIypossibleholeofaninterpretationIiesinthetheoryofnaturaI

selection,whichcanaccumuIateanyandeveryvariationwhichtends

towardsurvivaI.AfewofthechieftypesofmethodsbywhichconcoaIment

iseffectedmaybebrieflydescribed.Thecolorsoflargenumbersof

vertebrateanimalsaredarkestonthebackandbecomegraduallyIighter

onthesides,passingintowhiteonthebeIly.AbbotH.Thayerhas

suggestedthatthisgradationobiiteratestheappearanceofsolidity,

whichisduetoshadow.Thecolorharmony,whichi

A.liunLers

B.nocturnalpredators

C.1ionsandtigers

D.insectivorousVertrbrata

34.{{BJJTEXTC{{/B})

Onthe36thdayaftertheyhadvoted,Americansfinallylearned

Wednesdaywhowouldbetheirnextpresident:GovernorGeorgeW.Bushof

Texas.

VicePresidentA1Gore,hislastrealisticavenueforlegalcha11enge

closedbyaU.S.SupremeCourtdecisionlateTuesday,pIannedtoendthe

contestformallyinatelevisedeveningspeechofperhaps10minutes,

adviserssaid.

TheysaidthatSenatorJosephLieberman,hisvicepresidentialrunning

mate,wouldfirstmakebriefcomments.Themenwouldspeakfroma

ceremonialchamberoftheOldExecutiveofficeBuiIding,tothewestof

theWhiteHouse.

ThedozensofpoliticalworkersandlawyerswhohadheIpadleadMr.

Gore'sunprecedentedfighttocIawacome-from-behin