The number of people subscribing to(订阅) newspapers may be reducing as they flock to the Internet, but electronic book readers won't give up the market for ink, paper, glue and binding anytime soon．
After years of promises and false starts, booksellers and technology companies are diving into the world of digital books．Sony Corp is selling the Reader Digital Book for ＄299, while giant online shopping company Amazon．com offers the Kindle for ＄399．
New readers(电子阅读器) are lighter than the average paper novels, easy on the eyes and let readers carry around as many as 200 titles in hardware that weighs less than a pound．
But to some people, there's something missing．“It's, I guess, the feeling of holding a book that someone really put a lot of effort into writing, and you kind of lose that a little bit with a digital product,” said Katy Farina, 21．She was browsing at the Borders bookstore near Madison Square Garden．As shoppers lined up at closing time, the subtle, comforting aroma(芳香) of books permeated(弥漫) the store．
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It feels real, whereas the reader kind of separates you a little bit from the story,” Farina said．Harry Howe, who had picked up a book, said he might use an e-book reader for blog or websites for materials that he wanted to read while away from home, but not for reading a novel．
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It's just not an experience that I'm yet comfortable with,” said Howe, 55, “On the other hand, I didn't grow up reading things on various websites．”
Farina said she would like a reader for travelling because she would not have to transport so many books．“To put 10 books on your Sony reader or on your Kindle is a lot better than carrying 10 books,” she said．
(1)
What is the main idea of the passage?
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A．
E-books read well, but readers prefer paper books．
B．
Readers flock to the world of digital books．
C．
Newspapers are in danger of disappearing．
D．
There's something missing with paper books．
(2)
Farina is a reader who ________．
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A．
prefers a reader to paper books
B．
almost never uses a reader
C．
carries a reader wherever she goes
D．
prefers paper books to a reader
(3)
What's the advantage of a reader or Kindle according to the passage?
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A．
They are both cheap．
B．
They can make people feel real．
C．
They are easy to carry．
D．
They have instant access to the Internet．
(4)
The underlined part “ink, paper, glue and binding” in Para 1 probably refers to ________．
One of Britain's most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series．The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon(巨头)Sir Alan Sugar．
The Apprentice is a BAFTA award-winning British reality television series in which fl group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a￡100,000-a-year job as“apprentice”to the British business tycoon Alan Sugar, The Baron Sugar．Winners have gone on to work at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan(but since sold to BSkyB), or one of Sugar's other companies, Viglen, Amsprop or Amshold．TheApprentice, billed as a“job interview from hell”, is similar in format to the American series of the same name, which stars entrepreneur Donald Trump．
With endless talk of financial crisis, redundancies(过剩)and cut-backs, it may come as no surprise that thousands of brave hopefuls applied for the show．The chosen 16 will compete in a series of business tasks and do their best to escape elimination．Not one of them wants to hear the fateful words：you're fired．
It should also be noted that this year's apprentices are not going, to be allowed to forget the terrible economic climate quite so easily．At the launch of this year's TV show, Sir Alan announced that some episodes have been“specifically made towards recognition of what difficult times we are in”．
The tasks will as usual be tough tests of business wisdom。team-working and leadership skill．They will also make for some funny viewing．British viewers will be shaking their heads in disbelief at the crazy decisions of the wanna be apprentices．But perhaps the most entertaining feature of the show will be watching the hopefuls squirm(局促不安)and quarrel in the。boardroom．It is here they will have to explain just why they have failed each task so badly．
What drives people to take part in the show is difficult to say．Some are clearly motivated by the promise of a six-figure salary and some claim they want the experience of working with a successful businessman such as Sir Alan．One thing is for sure．the contestants will all gain some level of celebrity．The show is a regular ratings winner．
To date, there has been one big winner and that is the show's creator, Mark Burnett．Originating in the US, The Apprentice's winning format has been copied all over the world and with the hype(炒作)surrounding this latest series, it looks as though the show will have success for many years to come．
(1)
What's the aim of contestants'taking part in The Apprentice?
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A．
Tb acquire a good job．
B．
To meet famous people．
C．
To win some prize money．
D．
To obtain some experience．
(2)
What is special about this year's The Apprentice?
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A．
There will be more contestants．
B．
There will be more famous people．
C．
It is affected by the financial crisis．
D．
1t is supported by Sir Alan Sugar．
(3)
The tasks in The Apprentice lay emphasis on the following EXCEPT ________．
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farmer，inventor，astronomer writer and antislavery supporter．He created the first American—built striking clock．
lt(一卷)of white cloth for his mother and looked around for someone to taik to．Benjamin’s heart jumped like a rabbit when he saw a friend holding a gold watch．Benjamin had always wanted to figure out how clocks and watches worked．The friend saw Benjamin and let him sit down for a good talk．
r two years，Benjamin farmed all day and worked on his wood pieces at night．In1753，two years after he had borrowed the watch，Benjamin put all the pieces together．Benjamin had made his own clock．