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     Below is a selection about Guinness(吉尼斯) World Records.
     Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
     Fastest 100 m running on all fours
     The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to CWR, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, I- h more than 290.000 people taking put in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito's
record attempt was port of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with "super powers". His "super power" is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58
seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.
     Most people inside a soap bubble
     The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Califomia celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of
the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at
the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang
and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family
cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for mow people
inside a scup bubble and they succeeded.
     The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got
118 people inside it. The record was set or. April 4, 2011.
     Longest ears on a dog
     A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches
long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by
Christina and  Bryan Flessner.
     Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11. 5
inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr.Jeffries look over.
     Most living generations
     Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generation in one family?
Seven is the answer.
     The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest
great-great- great-great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung "aged 109 years 97 days, followed
by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great
grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her
great-great-great-great grandson on January 21, 1989".
     Most T shirts worn at once
     Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record
on May 22,2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The nun from Croatia was officially
recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245
different T-shirts in 1ess than two hours. . The T-shirts weighted 68 KG and Budiseli said he began
struggling around T-shirt   No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore
238 T-shirts.
    Heaviest pumpkin
     Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9. 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin (南瓜) grown in
Wisconcin was officially the world's heaviest. It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by
Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens' pumpkin was 85 pounds Javier
than the previous re I, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a
precise of rain, cow mature, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. Some of the world's heaviest
pumpkins, including the record bolder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New
Yost for a dozen days.
1.  Why is Kenichi Ito described ?s a man with a "super power"?
A. He set a good example to all Japanese.
B. He made record attempts in 15 different countries.
C. He set a new record for "Fastest 100 m running on all fours".
D. He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.
2. Jeffries is the name of _____.
A .the owner of the dog with the longest ears
B. the grandfather of the dog with the longest care
C. the present holder of the record for "Longest care on a dog"
D.  the former holder of the record for " longest care on a dog'
3. How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?
A. 68.
B. 120.
C. 238.
D. 245.
4. According to the given information. which Guinness World Record was most recently set?
A. The record for "Most people inside a soup bubble".
B. The record for "Most living generations'".
C. The record for "Most T-shirts worn at once".
D. The record for " Heaviest pumpkin".
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     下面文章中有5处(第1~5题)需要添加小标题,请从以下选项中选出符合各段意思的小标
题。

A. Slow Down Your Life
B. Escape Now and Then
C. Separate Your Actions
D. Allow Yourself to Be Weak
E. Relieve Pressure by Firmly Saying " No"
F. Stop Expecting Everything to Be Perfect

                                                            How to Simplify Your Life
     Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk
instead of piling it up, relax instead of stressing, slow down instead of speeding up. Apply these
principles in your everyday life in a conscious way. You will then find yourself well along on your journey
to simplification.
1._____
     When you concentrate on one task, you find you have energy that you didn't even know you had.
Just imagine: you arc at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep
grabbing one and then the other, it will take forever, because one of them will keep slipping out from
under your arm and running off. But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your
strength and make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run bock and get the other one, and
with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, then you can be sure of succcss.
2. ______
     The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations. In the modem nuclear family, the
expectations that formerly would have been shared among all the relatives are now concentrated on the
individual partner.
     If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day are not enough for nil the things you need to do, then it's
not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact that
overloaded people often tend to forget. The solution is equally simple; refuse to accept so many work
assignments in your private life or your working life.
3._____
     "I can handle stress" is regarded as a positive statement in the world of work. People who can handle
stress are given more and more to cope with - until one day they break.
     Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you arc under more stress than you can cope with.
These signals came from various areas of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency decreases.
     If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say
quite openly, "I can't manage that. "
4._____
     "If only I were slimmer, more beautiful, richer, more clever, then I would be happier. " This is a dream
that makes a lot of people ill, depressed, and unhappy. Life has its flaws, defects, comets, and edges.
Only those who accept this reality can lead a really full life.
     Of course there are activities in which errors are dangerous; driving a car, crossing the road. But life
doesn't consist entirely of these things. In among them there is a lot of room for small and large mistakes.
5. _____
     Successful people ail have their own places where they can withdraw in order to work. Find out
which places improve your creativity. For me it's the train. When I know that I'm going to be traveling
for four hours without phone calls and people knocking on my door, I find my mind is free and I can
read or write complex articles. There can be problems working on the train, of course: if the person
sitting opposite you keeps talking away, or if train trips make you tired (some people fall asleep after a
few miles).
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     Half of the world's population is affected by Asian monsoons(季风), but monsoons are difficult to
predict. American researchers have put together a 700-year record of the rainy seasons, which is
expected to provide guidance for experts making weather predictions.
     Every year, moist (潮湿的)air masses,known as monsoon,produce large amounts of rainfall in India,
East Asia, Northern Australia and East Africa. All this wet air is pulled in by a high pressure area over the
Indian Ocean and a low pressure area to the south.
     According to Edward Cook , a weather expert at Columbia University in New York., the complex
nature of the climate systems across Asia makes monsoons hard to predict. In addition, climate records
for the area are too recent and not detailed enough to be of much use. Therefore, he and a team of
researchers spent more than fifteen years traveling across Asia, looking for trees old enough to provide
long-term records. They measured the rings, or circles, inside thousands of ancient trees in more than
300 places.
     Rainfall has a direct link to the growth and width of rings on some kinds of trees. The researchers
developed a document they are calling a Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas. It shows the effect of monsoons
over seven centuries, beginning in the 1300s.
     Professor Cook says the tree-ring records show periods of wet and dry weather. "If the monsoon
basically fails or is a very weak one, the trees affected by monsoons at that location might put on a very
narrow ring. But if the monsoon is very strong, the trees affected by that monsoon might put on a wide
ring for that year. So, the wide and narrow ring widths of the chronology that we developed in Asia
provide us with a measure of monsoon variability." With all this information, researchers say they can
begin to improve computer climate models for predicting the behavior of monsoons.
     "There has been widespread famine and starvation and human dying in the past in large droughts.
And on the other hand, if the monsoon is particularly heavy, it can cause extensive flooding." said Eugene Wahl, a scientist with America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "So, to get a sense
of what the regional moisture patterns have been, dryness and wetness over such a long period of time
in great detail, I would call it a kind of victory for climate science."

1.What'sthe passage mainly about?
A. The effects of Asian monsoons.            
B. The necessity of weather forecast.
C. The achievements of Edward cook.        
D. A breakthrough in monsoon prediction.
2. It is difficult for experts to predict Asian monsoons because_________
A. it is hard to keep long-term climate records.  
B. they are formed under complex climate systems.
C. they influence many nations.              
D. there is heavy rainfall in Asia.
3. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Long and details climate records can offer useful information for monsoon research.
B. The Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas has a monsoon record for about 1,300 years.
C. The trees affected by monsoon grow fast if the monsoon is weak.
D. The rainfall might be low although the monsoon is strong in monsoon-affected areas.
4.  According to Professor Cook, the rings of the trees ________.
A. determine the regional climate.                
B. have a great influence on the regional climate.
C. offer people information about the regional climate.
D. reflect all kinds of regional climate information.
5. What do we know about the research according to Eugene Wahl?
A. It is a great achievement in climate science.
B. It should include information about human life in the past.
C. It has analysed moisture models world wide,
D. It will help people prevent droughts and floods.
6. Which of the following best describes the tone of this passage?
A. Matter-of -fact    
B. Pessimistic    
C. Humorous    
D. Friendly.
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     The "aha moment"(顿悟时刻) for Arjun Nagendran came one recent afternoon while he was cleaning up the muddy paw prints, and his pet dog, Rocky, was tracking across the house "again".
    "Why not make shoes for dogs?" the 10-year-old boy thought. For most kids, the moment might have
ended right here. But for Arjun and five of his classmates from Littleton School, an accidental idea proved
talent when they won first place at the first-ever Student Inventors Day at the Liberty Science Center in
Jersey City. The winning invention, "Green Paws"-an eco-friendly dog shoe made from bark, three leaves and recycled rubber-got the group a $1,000 prize, two television appearances and a shot at being the
next "As Seen on TV" hit product.
    More than 20 schools, most of them from New Jersey, gathered at the center to show their green
inventions. Each team had 10 minutes to introduce their inventions to the judges. In the end, the chief
judge Khubani announced that it was the Green Paws product that stood out, particularly because his
company had been looking into the very idea of how to keep paws clean.
    Pet products are usually popular sellers, he said, noting that his company has marked four new pet
inventions this year alone. And while his senior managers had put forward the idea of new paw wipes,
they had never thought of pet shoes, he said.
    "We thought about cleaning pets' paws, but we never thought about keeping them clean in the first
place." Khubani said after the event. "They actually have an idea that is marketable." The company will
begin conducting market research on Green Paws this week, he said. But Arjun and his team will have to
put off another day before they receive congratulations from their classmates.
1.What is the direct reason for Arjun's inventing "Green Paws"?
A. That his school inspired students to join in the invention competition
B. That Khubani's company invited him and his classmates to invent it
C. That his pet dog made the floor dirty with dirty paws
D. That his parents encouraged him to be a great inventor
2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph2 may mean ____________.
A. not all children are talented because of IQ
B. most children think twice before taking action
C. most children end their fresh ideas with actions
D. most children don't translate their ideas into action
3. What does the forth paragraph aim to tell us?
A. To prove Arjun's idea is marketable.
B. To praise Arjun's talent in invention.
C. To complain his employees are not creative.
D. To explain what is the "aha" moment.
4. Why will Khubani's company carry out market research on "Green Paws"?
A. They plan to give Arjun and his classmates more prizes
B. They hope to produce more "Paws" to make profits
C. They hope to ensure the fairness of the competition
D. They plan to find the carbon footprint of "Green Paws"
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     Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our
environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes.
To some degree our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can
make a genius (天才) out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who
lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied
surroundings. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he
reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts can be
supported in a number of ways.
     It is easy to say that intelligence is to some degree something we are born with. The closer the
blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we
take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence
will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical twins, they will very likely
be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have
similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
     Imagine that now we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might
send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We
would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as
birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact
with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.
1. By using the example that two people closer in blood relationship are closer in intelligence, the
    writer wants to prove _________.
A. intelligence is given at birth
B. intelligence can be developed by environment
C. intelligence can be developed by experience
D. education plays an important part in the development of education
2. A child who lives in rich and varied surroundings turns out higher in intelligence because ________.
A. his family is rich and therefore can afford to develop his intelligence
B. he can break the limits of intelligence fixed at birth
C. his family is rich and provides him with various healthy food
D. these surroundings are likely to help him reach the limits of their intelligence
3. The writer of this article believes that _________.
A. the development of one's intelligence is determined by many things working together
B. environment plays the most important role in the development of intelligence
C. education plays the most important role in the development of intelligence
D. birth plays the most important role in the development of intelligence
4. The best title for this passage might be __________.
A. The Answer to a Question  
B. Birth and Environment
C. Intelligence
D. Intelligence and Education
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根据短文内容,从下框的A - F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项.选项中有一项为
多余项.

A.The spreading tea
B.The history of tea growing
C.Changes of tastes for drinks
D.Reducing cancer risks
E.The plant Camellia sinensis
F.A woman's opinion of tea

1. _____
    Americans are far more knowledgeable about drinks than they were 20 years ago. Witness the
Starbucks revolution and you'll know where the trend goes. Now, encouraged by recent studies
suggesting that it can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease and slow the aging process, tea is
enjoying a similar change. Enough fashionable tea houses are springing up to make even longtime
coffee drinkers consider switching drinks.
2. _____
     Tea is available in more places than ever. The Tea Association of the United States reports that
from 1990 to 1999, annual sales of the drink grew to $4.6 billion from $1.8 billion. "Green tea is
seen by consumers as a 'functional food'" - delivering health benefits beyond food itself, says Vierhile.
3. ____
     Recently published studies point out that only teas that come from the leaves of the plant Camellia
sinensis have been shown to contain health benefits. Other herbal teas may taste good, yet they do
little more than warm up the drinker. But for Camellia sinensis, the evidence is powerful. In a 1998
study, Harvard University researchers found that drinking one cup of black tea a day lowered the risk
of heart attack by as much as 44 percent compared with non-tea drinkers, and other studies have
suggested that the antioxidants (抗氧化剂) in these so-called real teas can also prevent cancer.
4._____
     One such antioxidant in green tea is ECGC, a compound 20 times as powerful as vitamin E and
200 times as powerful as vitamin C. "When people ask me for something good and cheap they can
do to reduce their cancer risk, I tell them to drink real tea," says Mitchell Gaynor, director of medical
oncology at New York City's Strang-Cornell Cancer Prevention Center.
5. _____
     Among those inspired to become a green-tea drinker is Tess Ghilaga, a New York writer who
took it up after seeking advice from a nutritionist six years ago. "I've never been a coffee drinker,"
says Ghilaga, 33. "She told me to start drinking green tea for the antioxidant qualities." Now Ghilaga
and her husband habitually make tea - they order theirs from InPursuitofTea.com, an Internet tea
company. And although tea contains about half the amount of caffeine in a cup of coffee, "you still get
such a kick from it," says Ghilaga.
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      No one wants to be tested. We would all like to get a driver' s license without answering questions
about rights of way or showing that we can parallel park a car. Many future lawyers and doctors
probably wish they could join their profession without taking an exam.
     But tests and standards are a necessary fact of life. They protect us from unskilled drivers, harmful
products and dishonest professionals. In schools too exams play a constructive role. They tell public
officials whether new school programs are making a difference and where new investments are likely to
pay off. They tell teachers what their students have learned -- and have not. They tell parents how their
children are doing compared with others of their age. They encourage students to make more effort.
     It is important to recall that for most of this century, educators used intelligence tests to decide which
children should get a high - quality education. The point of IQ testing was to find out how much children
were capable of learning rather than to test what they had actually learned. Based on IQ scores, millions
of children were assigned to dumbed-down programs instead of solid courses in science, math, history,
literature and foreign language.
     This history reminds us that tests should be used to improve education. Every child should have access
to a high-quality education. Students should have full opportunity to learn what will be tested; otherwise
their scores will merely reflect whether they come from an educated family.
     In the past few years, we have seen the enormous benefits that flow to disadvantaged students
because of the information provided by state tests. Those who fall behind are now getting extra instruction
in after-school classes and summer programs. In their efforts to improve student performance, states are
increasing teachers' salaries, testing new teachers and insisting on better teacher education.
     Performance in education means the mastery of both knowledge and skills. This is why it is reasonable
to test teachers to make sure they know their subject matter, as well as how to teach it to young children. And this is why it is reasonable to assess whether students are ready to advance to the next grade or
graduate from high school.

1. According to the passage, school exams enable ______.

A. teachers to understand if their students have made efforts
B. parents to compare their kids' behavior across schools
C. students to meet their teachers' requirements
D. governments to make right policies

2. "Dumbed - down programs" in Paragraph 3 refer to the programs which       .

A. lead to high-quality education  
B. are less academically challenging
C. are intended for intelligent students        
D. enable children to make steady progress

3. Which of the following does the author probably agree with?

A. Disadvantaged students can benefit from state tests.
B. Tests should focus on what students have actually learned.
C. Intelligent tests decide if children should get a high - quality education.
D. Intelligent tests are helpful in separating excellent students from poor ones.

4. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To re-assess the value of IQ testing.
B. To defend the role of testing in education.
C. To explain what high-quality education means.
D. To call for thorough and complete reform in education.
完形填空。
     It's early July right now and all I can think of is how I'm going to live through the year financially. 
1  prices rising as fast as ants on bread, I wonder how we can 2 it. I can't imagine what a five-person
family with one income is   3  right now. You could buy so many things with ten dollars in the past, but
today ten dollars in my pocket 4  I worked overtime last week!
     In the past, I 5 turned the light off when I left a room or turned my computer off when I wasn't using
it, but these days, I open the fridge and 6 it as quickly as I can. I  7  more heat because lowering the
temperature means a 8  electric bill.
     We have a budget. Prices keep  9 and our pay doesn't. Don't get me wrong. We have enough to 
 10  our bills, keep food in the house, and put 11  in our cars, but that's about it. There hasn't been much
 12  in our house for the past few months.
      13 going out to dinner, we invite people over "potluck(百乐餐,自带饮食的聚会)". I've never
been a potluck person. I always had more than   14  food at any event I held at my house. 15  now I
ask everyone to bring something. I hate to do it, but I can't 16  not to do it.
     We aren't having a big family vacation this year instead of taking a weekend to go camping on days
we already have   17  . We are eating lots of pasta(意大利面食) these days.
     As John Mayor sings it-"waiting on the world to change". I am   18  wondering whether it's going to
change for the better or continue to get   19  . All I know for sure is that we have to change our budget
more  20  , turn more lights off and eat more pasta!
(     ) 1. A.With    
(     ) 2. A.get along
(     ) 3. A.dealing
(     ) 4. A.remains  
(     ) 5. A.even    
(     ) 6. A.widen    
(     ) 7. A.took    
(     ) 8. A.higher  
(     ) 9. A.raising  
(     )10. A.buy      
(     )11. A.paint    
(     )12. A.extra    
(     )13. A.No more  
(     )14. A.much too
(     )15. A.Though   
(     )16. A.stand    
(     )17. A.off      
(     )18. A.expecting
(     )19. A.best    
(     )20. A.easily   		B.While  
B.get over
B.doing  
B.suggests
B.never  
B.close  
B.take  
B.more  
B.sinking
B.waste  
B.water  
B.else  
B.In place
B.too much
B.As     
B.bear  
B.away  
B.waiting
B.longer
B.sadly   		C.As      
C.get across
C.making  
C.shows    
C.ever    
C.remove  
C.will take
C.less      
C.rising  
C.spend    
C.oil      
C.enough  
C.Instead of
C.many too
C.Until   
C.afford  
C.along    
C.witnessing
C.harder  
C.suddenly 		D.If          
D.get through  
D.solving      
D.means        
D.always      
D.switch      
D.have taken  
D.lower        
D.decreasing  
D.pay          
D.gas          
D.adequate    
D.Except for  
D.too many    
D.But          
D.buy          
D.over        
D.attending    
D.unlucky      
D.often        
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     Friendship Day truly calls for celebrations and is the perfect occasion to let your friends know how
important they are and how cherished their friendship is. It is celebrated all over the world with much
delight. Today the celebrations have gained so much popularity. In case you are thinking of how to
celebrate Friendship Day, you will find many Friendship Day celebration ideas given below.
     Camping Out
     Take your friends along and plan a camping trip. Explore the outdoors with your friends and you can
do plenty of activities like having a bonfire, go hiking, etc. Camping out in the open environment will make
sure you have plenty of time in hand and have fun exploring new things together.
     Organize a Friendship Day Party
     It is the time to celebrate and show everyone how special your friend is. Organize a party for the sake
of friendship. Raise a toast for your friendship and prepare everything that your friend likes. Your friend
will not forget this party for a lifetime!
     Catch up on a Movie
     What a good way to celebrate Friendship Day by watching a nice movie together with friends! If
there is a good movie playing in the theaters, you can go there with your friends and also have lunch or
dinner outside. If not, then you can get some cute movie DVDs on friendship and watch it at the comfort
of your home.
     Recollect Old Memories
     Call your friends over and go through your albums. Recollect fond memories of childhood and how
you became friends. Take a walk down the nostalgic lane and recollect fond memories like your first fights,
amusing sleepovers, or your first movie together, etc.
1. The text is to tell us ______.
A. some suggestions on how to make friends
B. some advice on how to celebrate Friendship Day
C. some advice on how to spend holidays
D. some suggestions on how to celebrate festivals
2. Why does the Friendship Day truly call for celebrations?
A. Because it is a traditional day dating back to the old days.
B. Because it is a rule which was made by the government.
C. Because all friends like to do it and they can enjoy themselves.
D. Because it is a perfect way to show how cherished their friendship is.
3. _____ ways are suggested in the text.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
4. If we want to recollect old memories, we can ______.
A. organize a party
B. see a film with friends
C. plan a camping trip
D. go through albums with friends
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                                                            Open Letter to an Editor
     I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently-one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your
best reporters. He wants to leave.
     Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume (简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you.
The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues (问
题), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. I'm sure you would hate
to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great
assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows
that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you've given him, takes ownership of his profession,
and enjoys his freedom.
     So why is he looking for a way out?
     He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed,
challenged, coached to new heights.
     The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the
story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.
     He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants
someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out,
exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That's what you want for
him, too, isn't it?
     So your reporter has set me thinking.
     Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists-everyone-is to work
harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we can't do it, they'll find
someone who can.
1. What does the writer think of the reporter?
[     ]
A. Optimistic.
B. Imaginative.
C. Ambitious.
D. Proud.
2. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks?
[     ]
A. Finding the news value of his stories.
B. Giving him financial support.
C. Helping him to find issues.
D. Improving his good ideas.
3. Who probably wrote the letter?
[     ]
A. An editor.
B. An artist.
C. A reporter.
D. A reader.
4. The letter aims to remind editors that they should _____.
[     ]
A. keep their best reporters at all costs
B. give more freedom to their reporters
C. be aware of their reporters' professional development
D. appreciate their reporters' working styles and attitudes
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