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Today I am going to ask you to support Wikipedia with a donation.
Wikipedia is built differently from almost every other top 50 website.We have a small number of paid
staff,just twentythree.Wikipedia content is free to use by anyone for any purpose.Our annual expenses are less than six million dollars.Wikipedia is run by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation,which I founded in
2003.
Wikipedia is driven by a global community of more than 150,000 volunteers-all devoted to sharing
knowledge freely.Over almost eight years,these volunteers have contributed more than 11 million articles in 265 languages.More than 275 million people come to our website every month to access information,
free of charge and free of advertising.
But Wikipedia is more than a website.We share a common cause:Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge.That's our commitment.
Your donation helps us in several ways.Most importantly,you will help us cover the increasing cost of
managing global traffic to one of the most popular websites on the Internet.Funds also help us improve the software that runs Wikipedia-making it easier to search,easier to read,and easier to write for.We are
committed to increasing the free knowledge movement worldwide,by taking on new volunteers,and
building strategic partnerships with institutions of culture and learning.
Wikipedia is different.It's the largest encyclopedia (百科全书) in history,written by volunteers.Like a
national park or a school,we don't believe advertising should have a place in Wikipedia.We want to keep it free and strong,but we need the support of thousands of people like you.
Thank you,
Jimmy Wales
B. How much the workers are paid.
C. How Wikipedia is run.
D. How many people contribute to Wikipedia.
B. to update the software that runs Wikipedia
C. to raise the salaries of the staff
D. to pay the cost of running the website
B. Human knowledge.
C. Every single person.
D. A common cause.
B. It will run a national park or a school.
C. It has got much help from other people.
D. It may put some advertisements to earn money.
B. To improve the software that runs Wikipedia.
C. To make Wikipedia more popular.
D. To call on people to donate to Wikipedia.
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| Dear Annie, I am not opposed to drinking,but it sometimes makes Christmas parties out of control. Every year,the company my wife works for __1__(host)a Christmas dinner party at a local restaurant.What used to be an enjoyable meal with some employees has become a large, drunken event __2__(last)late into the night.One year,two employees __3__(expect)had a fight outside the entrance.Last year,it was even more embarrassing that the scene __4__ some drunken employees set fire to one of the tables was viewed by other customers in the restaurant.Every year,my wife talks about not going,__5__always does and insists we stay till the end of the party.This year,we thanked the hosts,left the restaurant and had cocktails and dinner at home.I think we would be setting a good example and other employees would follow.What do you think? Dear West, We're with you,as you never know __6__the party will have in store for you.__7__you don't make your farewells in an unhurried manner and don't give the impression that you are __8__a rush,it will not be rude to do so.The employees who get drunk may not even notice you've gone.More importantly,other employees may find courage in __9__to do the same, and perhaps if enough of them walk out,the boss will find __10__way to celebrate the holiday. |