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7:30 pm. Jane went off with her husband, expecting a merry evening of wine, food, and song.
By 9:45 pm, everybody was having great fun, but no food had appeared. Jane and David were restless.
Other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving. But no one wanted to leave, just in case some
food was about to appear. By 11:00 pm, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads.
Jane and David left hungry and angry.
Their experience suggests that the words on the printed invitations need to be made clearer. Everyone reads
and understands the invitations differently. Most of us would agree that 6:30-8:30 pm means drinks only, go
out to dinner afterwards: 8:00 pm or 8:30 pm means possible dinner, but 9:30 pm and any time thereafter means
no food, eat beforehand, to up late.
But this is not always that case. If asked to a students" party at 6:30 pm, it is normal for guests not to appear
before midnight, if at all, and no one cares. Being the first to arrive-looking eager-is social death. When my
mother is asked to a party for 6:30 pm, she likes to be there, if not on time, then no later than seven. My age
group (late thirties) fall somewhere between the two, but because we still think we"re young, we"re probably
closer to student-time than grownup time.
The accepted custom at present is confusing (混乱的), sometimes annoying, and it often means you may
go home, but it does lend every part that precious element (成分) of surprise.
B. crazy
C. curious
D. hopeless
B. party invitations can be confusing
C. people should ask for food at parties
D. birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull
B. particularly thoughtful
C. friendly and polite
D. socially unacceptable
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bed before midnight, and I would almost always get up late the next moming.
But after a while I couldn"t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare
occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity was almost always higher. So I set out
to become a habitual early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that
noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep research showed me that I was using the wrong strategy.
The most common wrong strategy is this: You assume that if you"re going to get up earlier, you"d better
go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.
There are two main schools (流派) of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get
up at the same time every day. The second says you should go to bed when you"re tired and get up when you
naturally wake up. However, I have found both of them are wrong if you care about productivity.
If you sleep at set hours, you"ll sometimes go to bed when you aren"t sleepy enough. You"re wasting time
lying in bed awake and not being asleep. If your sleep is based on what your body tells you, you"ll probably
be sleeping more than you need. Also, your mornings may be less predictable if you"re getting up at different
times.
The solution for me has been to combine both methods. I go to bed when I"m sleepy and get up with an
alarm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at
different times every night-sometimes at 9:30 p.m. and other times at midnight. Most of the time I go to bed
between 10-11 p.m.
However, going to bed only when I"m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning is my way. If
you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.
B. people who get up early in the morning
C. people who feel sleepy in the morning
D. people whose productivity is the highest in the morning
B. Because he/she had found that his/her productivity was higher when he/she got up early.
C. Because he/she wanted to see which of the two main schools of thought on sleep pattems was right.
D. Because he/she was told the high relationship between success and rising early.
B. getting up early occasionally
C. pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping
D. asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits
bike trip. When we graduated from college, we finally got the chance to do it. It 3_____ my sister 4_____ first
had the idea to cycle along 5_____ Mekong River from 6____ it begins to where it ends. The Dai live near the
Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that 7_____ (call) the Mekong River in other countries. Wang Wei
soon got them interested in cycling too. She insisted that we 8_____ (find) the source of the river. She gave
me a 9_____ (determine) look. Once She has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give
10_____.
Visitor Centre on Lower Regent Street in Central London will be of great help.
There are lots of free activities to take part in at night, better than spending traveling money in the pubs.
Leicester Square and Covent Garden have lots of street entertainment all year round. A walk along the South
bank is really a pleasant and enjoyable thing that will bring you much enjoyment at night.
All the national galleries and museums including the British Museum, the National Gallery and the Science
Museum can be visited for free. Liverpool has the largest collection and museums, including the Tate Liverpool.
Discount (折扣) shops such as Bicester Village in Cheshire Oaks are very popular. You can not only get
some great bargains but see beautiful views in the countryside.
Britain"s music festivals are getting bigger and better. If there are too many people lining up for the
Glastonbury Festival tickets, which makes you fail to get one, don"t be disappointed-there"re still many other
music festivals which also provide exciting experiences.
Alton Towers in Staffordshire, where you can get, a very enjoyable trip,is one of the best theme parks that
you can"t miss in Britain.
Backpacker tours (背包族旅行) are the best way to see a lot of places if you"re short of time. They have
great trips which take in the beauty and culture of the area and provide great opportunities to make many new
friends.
B. enjoy the London street activities
C. find a pub to have a drink in London
D. visit every theme park in Britain
B. Alton Towers
C. Bicester Village
D. the Glastonbury Festival
B. see many famous paintings
C. have free meals for three days
D. enjoy many free old films
B. Backpacker tours often provide long-time trips
C. the Tate Liverpool is the only museum in Liverpool
D. the Glastonbury Festival is popular in London
B. travel goods sellers
C. tourists to Britain
D. pub managers
online purchases and favors news, music and games sites. According to a study, about two-thirds of survey
participants use the Internet for news-often entertainment-related-or for online games. About half download
music and movies.
They also tend to prefer instant messaging to e-mail, and they are depending on the Intemet more frequently
than before to communicate with others who have the same professions, hobbies and political interests. Online
purchases still remain unpopular in China. Three-quarters of users surveyed have never bought anything over
the Intemet, and only 10 percent make purchases even once a month. Among those who do buy online, most
pay for entertainment while others buy phone cards, or computer hardware or software.
"Many people don"t trust the quality of goods bought online," Guo said Wednesday. "If they buy it in a store
and don"t like it, they can easily bring it back."
The survey was done in five major cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Changsha. Results do
not necessarily project countrywide because Internet use in rural areas is lower than in cities. Guo describes the
typical netizen in the five cities surveyed as young, male, richer and more highly educated. Males make up two-
thirds of the Internet community, and more than 80 percent of users are under 24. Among people ages 25 to 29,
60 percent to 80 percent go online. China has more than 100 million people online, second in the world to the
United States.
B. likes to buy goods online
C. likes to pay for entertainment
D. likes the games sites
B. people haven"t computers
C. people can"t have a look at the goods
D. goods bought online are of low quality
B. Richer.
C. Female.
D. Young.
"Two full inches in the first three days!"
These are the kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, promising new
shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of products say they can
shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way to beauty or desirability.
Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoter. Where they produce
are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.
To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand
something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA (Food Drug Administration)
can require proof (证明) under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that safe and effective before it is put on
the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no author to require premarketing proof of safety or
effectiveness. If a product already on the marker danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor
to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure (查封) of the product.
One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, had been sold for
reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the customers through contact pads.
FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the products to the grounds that it was
dangerous to health and life.
Obviously, most of the devices on the maker have never been the subject of court proceedings (法律诉讼),
and new devices appear continually. Before buying, it is up to the consumer to the safety or effectiveness of
such items.
B. costly
C. unreliable
D. illegal
B. New products are more likely to be questionable.
C. The production of a device must be approved by FDA.
D. The promoters usually just care about profits.
B. if it is a device
C. if its consumers make complaints
D. if its distributors challenge FDA"s authority
B. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case
C. a successful advertisement of a beauty product
D. an example of a quality beauty product
B. show the weakness of the law on product safety
C. give advice on how to keep young and beautiful
D. introduce the organization of FDA
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