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　　While reading a book in English, every few lines of text, you run across a word or two that you don't know. You look up every new word in the dictionary. Bad move. All that does is slow you down. Even electric or CD - ROM (光碟) dictionaries can get in the way of your reading progress. A dictionary is like a road map. It can help you if you get lost and point you in the right direction. But if you stop to look at the “map” each time you take a step, you'll get nowhere fast.

　　On your English learning “journey”, a dictionary can be a helpful “travel companion” if it's not overused. To help you start thinking in English, use an English - to - English dictionary. Otherwise, you'll always depend on your native language and end up translating in your head.

　　A good dictionary can help you do more than just find the meaning of a word. It can help you verify (test and check) spelling, check word forms and grammar usage, find example sentences and learn pronunciation. Some dictionaries even provide exercises to teach you how to use their resources.

　　Take time to get to know your dictionary. Learn the pronunciation symbols. Understand what the abbreviations (缩写字) mean. Become familiar with the grammar codes that explain the usage for each word. Look for charts, diagrams and lists that might be useful in the future. You'll discover how rewarding it can be to make friends with your dictionary. And as they say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed”.

1．The underlined word “that” used in the last paragraph refers to ________.

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A．pronunciation symbols and grammar codes

B．abbreviations and the usage for each word

C．the meaning of a word, spelling and grammar usage

D．charts, diagrams and lists

2．Why do you want to buy a good English - to - English dictionary?

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A．Because it is a good friend.

B．Because it can help us to find the right direction if we get lost.

C．Without it we'll always depend on our native language and end up translating in our head.

D．Because it can help us to start thinking both in English and in Chinese.

3．From the passage which statement can lead you to believe?

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A．The more you use a dictionary, the better you can understand the article.

B．The more you use a dictionary, the faster you may read.

C．The more you use the resources in the dictionary, the more you can benefit from it.

D．The better a dictionary is, the more expensive it is.

4．The best title of the passage may be ________.

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A．How important a Good English - to - English Dictionary is!

B．Use a Dictionary When Necessary

C．A Dictionary is Like a Road Map

D．A Dictionary is a Friend Indeed

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　　Hong Kong has taken over from Tokyo as the world's most expensive city, according to a lifestyle survey which also shows the gap between the costliest and cheapest cities is narrowing. Moscow takes second place in the survey, published by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, with Tokyo third. At the other end of the scale, Johannesburg replaced Blantyre, Malawi as the cheapest city on the planet. Mercer said the gulf between those at the top and bottom of the pile had narrowed by nearly 15 percent in the 12 months to March 2002．The research took New York as the base city with a score of 100 points. Hong Kong scored 124.2; the South African capital just 34.4. It measured the comparative cost of over 200 items such as housing, food, clothing and household goods as well as transport and enjoyment in 144 cities worldwide. St. Petersburg in Russia and London were the two most expensive cities in Europe, while in the United States, New York was far and away the costliest city, followed by Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. Elsewhere, Buenos Aires had the most dramatic fall, from 23^rd to 133^rd following Argentina's economic crisis and devaluation of the peso (经济危机和比索贬值). New Zealand and Australian cities continued to show they are probably the best bet for cheap but high quality living, with scores around 50 or below while at the same time ranking in the top 30 for quality of life in another Mercer survey published March 2002.

1．This passage is probably ________.

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2．According to the passage in which country was the cost of living the lowest worldwide in the last survey?

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3．Suppose you have a small amount of money, the best place to go is

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4．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．The gulf between the costliest and cheapest cities had been reduced by 15%.

B．You'd better travel to those cities with scores around 50 or below.

C．The survey was carried out in 144 countries as well as those in Asia.

D．New York scored top points while Hong Kong 124.2 points.

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　　When I was asked to speak at the Community Book Club luncheon, I thought about several topics that might be of interests to a group of readers, and I considered doing a book review or discussing the life of a well-known literary figure, but I thought I would break with tradition today in order to share some anecdotes (秩序) from the life of a man, who, like you, enjoyed reading.

　　In spite of the fact that Thomas Alva Edison had almost no formal education, spending only three months in school, his mother taught him to read at quite an early age. Between the ages of nine and twelve, he read such difficult volumes as Humes' History of England, Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, and Newton's Principia.

　　As a young man, Mr. Edison decided to read all of the books in the Detroit public library, systematically (系统地) shelf by shelf. After finishing the first fifteen feet, he decided to reconsider the task.

　　A few years later, in Cincinnati, his love for reading almost cost him his life. Having stayed at the library until very late, Mr. Edison started home with a pile of old magazines for which he had paid the large sum of two dollars. Suspecting that he might be a thief, a policeman ordered him to stop. But Mr. Edison was too deaf to hear the order. The policeman shot, and missed.

　　In addition to the electric light, Thomas Edison is known for inventing the photograph, microphone, mimeograph, electric storage battery, and photographic film. Whenever he was paid for an invention, he used the money for his two lovesmore experiments and more books.

　　A friend described Edison's life in those busy days. “I went to visit Tom,” he said, “and I found him sitting behind a pile of books five feet high which he had ordered from New York, London, and Paris. He studied them night and day, eating at his desk and sleeping in his chair. In six weeks he had read all of the books and had performed more than two thousand experiments using the formulas that he had studied.”

1．What is the main topic of this talk?

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A．The electric lamp.

B．The Community Book Club.

C．Great books of the Western world.

D．Thomas Alva Edison's love for books.

2．The reason why the speaker chose to talk about Thomas Edison is that ________.

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A．Thomas Edison was a famous man

B．Thomas Edison was a well-known literary figure

C．Thomas Edison liked to read very much

D．he chose to review a book about Thomas Edison

3．What did Mr. Edison do with the money that he earned from his invention?

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A．He used the money for travel.

B．He bought books and equipment for more experiments.

C．He gave the money to the public library.

D．He offered the money to his mother.

4．From the passage about Edison we can infer ________.

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A．he received most of his education from reading

B．he never attended school

C．he learned to read as a young man

D．he read only science and technology books

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　　In 1997, Garry Kasparov, the Russian grandmaster of chess (棋) who was then the world champion (冠军), played a match against the I. B. M. supercomputer Deep Blue. Mr. Kasparov lost the six - game match by a single game. Now almost six years later, Mr. Kasparov begins a match against an Israeli program, Deep Junior, the three - time world computer chess champion. The match will be played at the New York Athletic Club, and shown in real time on the Web at www. x3dworld. com. The play will start at 3:30 p. m. on Jan. 26, 28, and 30, and on Feb. 2, 5, and 7.

　　As early as 1957, Herbert A. Simon predicted (预言) that a machine would become the world chess champion in ten years. A game of chess is considered a calculation (计算), and calculation, of course, is what computers are good at The situation today is that both humans and machines can play world - class chess, but they do completely differently. Deep Junior examines three million positions per second. But even at that speed, it cannot generally see that far ahead. That is because the number of possible chess positions is staggering. There are some 85 billion ways of playing just the first four moves for each side. The strength of worldclass human players lies in their ability to decide who stands better in a given position, and that ability is hard to build into a machine. Mr. Kasparov admits that he examines only one to three moves a second, but he is not sure that they are the strongest ones.

　　Although Deep Junior is much slower than the I. B. M. computer, experts said it had more chess knowledge built into it. It clearly considers more elements in judging a position. “Junior is very humanlike,” Mr. Kasparov said. “It's a computer version (转变) of me. It plays forcefully, imaginatively and takes risks. The match will be close, but I'm determined to win. One thing I know is that humans' days at the top of the chess world are limited. I give us just a few years.”

1．The score of the match between Kasparov and Deep Blue was ________.

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2．Which of the following statements is true to the facts about Deep Junior?

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A．It has already beaten three human players.

B．It works much faster than Deep Blue.

C．It cannot choose ways of playing freely.

D．Its strength lies in its speed of calculating.

3．What does the passage lead you to believe about the match between Kasparov and Deep Junior?

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A．It's hard to tell who will win it.

B．It's likely that Kasparov will win it.

C．It's likely that Kasparov will lose it.

D．It's impossible that the match will be close.

4．What conclusion can you draw according to the passage?

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A．The balance between humans and computers will hardly be broken.

B．There will soon be no more hope for humans to beat computers.

C．There has never been any hope for humans to beat computers.

D．Human beings will always have advantages over computers.

5．Which would be the best title for the passage?

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A．Let's Cheer For Both Sides

B．A Final Chance For Human Beings

C．Chess Champion Faces New Computer

D．Comparison Between Humans and Computer

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　　Drive through any American city or suburb, and you will see large spaces where huge stores are grouped together, sometimes even under one roof. The sight of such large stores would have been unusual for our grandparents, who shopped in small neighborhood stores. These shopping areas reflect some major changes in American society.

　　The construction of new supermarkets and shopping centers has been continuing over the past forty years. Supermarkets continue to appear because they offer the shopper a wide choice of products in one placeanything from food to small appliances. Because of the large amount of goods sold, supermarkets can offer lower prices than small neighborhood stores can. The convenience and value of large stores and shopping areas have made them an important part of the way Americans shop.

　　With the rise of supermarkets and shopping centers, American society has experienced some changes. Most obviously, many small neighborhood stores have disappeared, driven out of business by the larger stores. Now Americans use cars even more in order to get to and carry products from the shopping centers, which are typically located (座落) farther from many homes. Another change is perhaps the least easy to describe. Americans are now more isolated. In the neighborhood store, the owner knew about the customers and their families. People in the neighborhood could gather and talk there. Now Americans shop in huge spaces, where no one knows anyone else. Supermarkets have made shopping more impersonal.

　　It is clear that the number of supermarkets and large shopping areas is still increasing. The pattern of “bigger is better” will probably continue into the future.

1．A major change in American society listed in the passage is ________.

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A．the place for shopping

B．the relationship between shopowners and customers

C．the development in the suburbs

D．the development in the neighborhood

2．Compared with small neighborhood stores, supermarkets

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A．are built far away from each other

B．sell various goods at lower prices

C．are located everywhere

D．have limited space for further development

3．Now Americans do shopping ________.

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A．in faraway supermarkets or shopping centers

B．in typical neighborhood stores

C．in stores within walking distance

D．in stores where they can chat with the owners

4．The underlined sentence (paragraph 3) means ________.

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A．supermarkets are a good place for shopping

B．supermarkets are controlled by machines

C．shoppers will easily get lost in supermarkets

D．shoppers in supermarkets usually don't know each other

5．The author believes ________.

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A．supermarkets will probably no longer exist in the future

B．people will try to be friendly while shopping in supermarkets

C．supermarkets and large shopping centers will continue to exist in the future

D．neighborhood stores are equal to supermarkets in convenience

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　　The anger of PETA has now been turned on KFC, the fried - chicken chain. After two years of failed talks aimed at forcing KFC to introduce more humane (人道的) practices into the raising and killing of chickens, PETA announced last week that it would start a worldwide “Kentucky Fried Cruelty” movement.

　　PETA wants KFC to kill its chickens using gas rather than cutting their throats, to increase their living space and to provide resting - places for the birds. “KFC has got a lot from chickens but treated them badly, leaving us no choice but to turn up the heat,” said Bruce Friedrich, PETA's director. “McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's did something under the pressure; KFC would do well to follow their lead.”

　　The PETA movement intends to catch the attention of anyone who has ever had close dealings with a chicken. “Chickens are interesting animals,” the movement's press release begins, “and are thought to be at least as clever as dogs or cats.” Mr. Friedrich of PETA insists that social relations among chickens are more developed than those among cats, and nearly as developed as those among dogs. “When Jesus (耶稣) was looking for a way to express God's love for man, he used the example of a hen's love for her young,” he said.

1．PETA might be ________.

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A．people watching over restaurants

B．people who raise chickens

C．people demanding animal rights

D．people who believe in Jesus

2．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

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A．some other organizations have given in to PETA

B．killing chickens makes PETA very angry

C．PETA insists chickens be protected instead of being killed

D．KFC treats chickens as cruelly as dogs and cats

3．PETA tries to win the public's support by ________.

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A．turning up the heat

B．giving the example used by Jesus

C．holding two - year talks with KFC

D．exciting people's pity on the bird

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　　Guide to Restaurants in New York City 2003

　　Nearly 1,000 restaurants are included in this latest edition of the most trusted guide to eating well in New York. Brief reviews by the city's most respected food writers are made more readable by what cannot be found in any other restaurant guide, including: suggested dishes and complete price ranges (范围) for a proper judgment of your final bill. Hardcover. $14.95

　　How Electronic Things Work

　　A guided tour of everyday technology from the pages of the weekly Times section, with easy-to-understand explanations of the inner workings of computers, CD players, ATM's, digital and 76 other devices. 100 illustrations (插图). St. Martin's Press. 195pages. Hardcover.

　　The New York Times Book of Natural Disasters

　　The book gathers together the paper's finest articles about humankind's quest (调查) to understand natural disasters. Possible causes and effects of global warming are studied, as is the surprising force of nature's violent excitement in such phenomena (现象) as hurricanes, forest fires, sinkholes and others. Illustrated, softcover, 216 pages. $16.95

　　Campaigns: A Century of Presidential Races(竞选)

　　Every campaign since 1900 - including the historic 2000 race - in images from The New York Times Photo Archives. With 350 photos, contemporary newspaper reports and an introduction by prize - winning historian Alan Brinkley. DK Publishing. 410 pages. Hardcover.

1．A student of history is most likely to take ________ listed above.

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2．The underlined word “others” (paragraph 3) may include ________.

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3．It can be learned from one of the books that you can ________.

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A．repair your digital camera for yourself

B．work out the expenses before going to a restaurant

C．get latest information about natural disasters

D．learn a lot about historian Alan Brinkley

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As more women in the United States move up the professional (职业的) ladder, more are finding it necessary to make business trips alone. Since this is new for many, some pieces of advice are certainly in order. If you are married, it is a good idea to encourage your husband and children to learn to cook a few simple meals while you are away. They will be much happier and probably they will enjoy the experience. If you will be eating alone a good deal, choose good restaurants. In the end, they will be much better for your digestion (消化). You may also find it useful to call the restaurant in advance and state that you will be eating alone. You will probably get better service and almost certainly a better table. Finally, and most importantly, see what needs doing and do what is necessary for your travel needs as a business woman; this starts with lightweight luggage which you can easily manage even when fully packed. Take a folding case inside your suitcase; it will come in extremely handy for dirty clothes, as well as for business papers you no longer need on the trip. And make sure you have a briefcase so that you can keep recently required papers separate. Obviously, experience helps, but you can make things easier on yourself from the first by careful planning, so that right from the start you really can have a good trip!

1．The passage is probably for ________ to read.

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A．working women who have no time for cooking

B．husbands and children of working women

C．working women who travel on their own

D．waiters who provide food to working women

2．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

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A．A greater percentage of women are advancing professionally in the U. S. than before.

B．Professional men refuse to go with their female workmates on business trips.

C．Each year there are more and more American female tourists travelling abroad.

D．Businesswomen become successful by showing a willingness to travel alone.

3．Why is lightweight luggage important for a traveling businesswoman?

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A．It provides space for dirty clothes.

B．It allows for being able to be moved easily.

C．It can keep most needed papers.

D．It is big enough to carry all business papers.

4．Where would this passage most likely appear?

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A．In a magazine specifically for women.

B．In a restaurant and hotel guide.

C．In a news magazine.

D．In a newspaper for housewives.

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It has been thought and said that Africans are born with musical talent. Because music is so important in the lives of many Africans and because so much music is performed in Africa, we are inclined to (倾向于……) think that all Africans are musicians. The impression is strengthened when we look at ourselves and find that we have become largely a society of musical spectators(旁观者). Music is important to us, but most of us can be considered consumers rather than producers of music. We have records, television, concerts, and radio to fulfill many of our musical needs. In most situations where music is performed in our culture it is not difficult to distinguish the audience from the performers, but such is often not the case in Africa. Alban Ayipaga, a Kasena semiprofessional musician from northern Ghana, says that when his flute (长笛) and drum ensemble (歌舞团) is performing. “Anybody can take part.” This is true, but Kasena musicians recognize that not all people are equally capable of taking part in the music. Some can sing along with the drummers, but relatively few can drum and even fewer can play the flute along with the ensemble. It is fairly common in Africa for there to be an ensemble of expert musicians surrounded by others who join in by clapping, singing, or somehow adding to the totality of music sound. Performances often take place in an open area (that is, not on a stage) and so the lines between the performing nucleus and the additional performers, active spectators, and passive spectators may be difficult to draw from our point of view.

1．The difference between us and Africans, as far as music is concerned, is that

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A．most of us are consumers while most of them are producers of music

B．we are musical performers and they are semiprofessional musicians

C．most of us are passive spectators while they are active spectators

D．we are the audience and they are the additional performers

2．The author of the passage implies that ________.

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A．all Africans are musical and therefore music is performed in Africa

B．not all Africans are born with musical talent although music is important in their lives

C．most Africans are capable of joining in the music by playing musical instruments

D．most Africans perform as well as professional musicians

3．The word “nucleus” probably refers to ________.

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A．musicians famous in Africa

B．musicians at the center of attention

C．musicians acting as the core in a performance

D．active participants in a musical performance

4．The best title for this passage would be ________.

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A．The Importance of Music to African People

B．Differences Between African Music and Music of Other Countries

C．The Relationship Between Musicians and Their Audience

D．A Characteristic Feature of African Musical Performances

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　　An audience can view five new South Korean films, all with Chinese subtitles (中文字幕), until April 19 at the Tuixin Cinema in the Beijing National Library grounds.

Two other South Korean films completed their full runs at the Tuixin Cinema earlier this month.

　　Location: Tuixin Cinema, Beijing National Library, 39 Baishiqiao Road, Haidian District.

　　Tel: 86415566

　　“My Love, My Bride”

　　April 15: 9:00, 13:00, 15:30, 17:30, 19:30

　　“Kim's War”

　　April 16: 9:00, 13:30, 18:15

　　“Because You Are a Woman”

　　April 17: 13:30, 18:15

　　“Marriage Story”

　　April 18: 9:00, 13:30, 15:30, 18:15

　　“Sopyonje”

　　April 19: 9:00, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30, 19:30

2．Leon's show

　　Hong Kong pop starLeon Lai will give a personal performance at 7:30 p. m. from tomorrow through to September 21 at the Shanghai Gymnasium, The show is to celebrate the opening of the 93^rd Huangpu Tourism Festival.

　　Tickets: 60, 90, 120, 180 yuan RMB, available (有票) at 66 Jiangning Road.

　　Address: Shanghai Gymnasium, 1111 Gaoxi Road N.

　　Tel: 29189188, 29171145, 49384952, 29197113

3．Russian concert

　　The Shanghai Phiharmmonic Orchestra (管弦乐队) will put on some excellent Russian Orchestra works at 7:15 p. m. on September 26 and 27 at the Shanghai Concert Hall. They will sing Russian folk songs and mass under a Russian Conducter who is very famous for conducting choirs(歌唱队) and has given a successful choral concert in Beijing.

　　Tickets: 6, 8, 10, 12 yuan RMB, available at the hall's ticket office.

　　Address: 523 Yan'an Road W. Shanghai.

　　Tel: 32275694.

4．Korean songs

　　The songs and Dance Troups of North Korea will give a song and dance show at 7:30 p. m. tonight at the Shanghai Center Theater.

　　Tickets: 10,20,30 yuan RMB, available at the theater's ticket office.

　　Address: 1376 Nanjing Road W. Shanghai

　　Tel: 29798663

1．________ will be on on April 18．The cinema's telephone number is ________.

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A．Kim's War; 29798663

B．My Love, My bride; 32275694

C．Because You Are a Woman; 29189188

D．Marriage Story; 86415566

2．An audience can watch the performance given by Leon Lai from tomorrow throught to September 21 in ________.

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3．The address of the Shanghai Center Theater is ________.

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A．1111 Caoxi Road N.

B．1376 Nanjing Road W.

C．523 Yan' an Road W.

D．66 Jiangning Road

4．According to the advertisement, a six yuan ticket is for ________.

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