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　　Fidenzio Salvatori is determined that the city of Toronto will have an outdoor marketplace for merchants from its immigrant community,complete with dancing and other forms of amusement from their native countries．“Toronto is truly multicultural（多元文化的）,”he said in a newspaper interview．“It's a city from many places,and a multieultural marketplace will help Torontonians to understand and appreciate the rich variety of cultural groups in our city．”

　　Salvatori,aged 23,will soon complete his studies at the University of Toronto．He was eleven years old when he came to Canada from Italy with his parents．“Most of Toronto's immigrants are from lands where the marketplace has always been part of daily life,”he said．

　　Salvatori has been interested in getting and open-air market for Toronto for the last three years．This year,with the help of two fellow students,he prepared a proposal on the subject and presented it to the city's Executive Committee,asking for their support．The proposal pointed out Toronto's rich variety of national groups,“whose customs include market shopping．”

　　Under a Canadian government program for multiculturalism,the three students have received two thousand dollars with which they will do a study to find out whether Toronto's immigrant businessmen would support an open-air market．They hope the merchants will support the plan strongly．“A study done earlier this year showed that 90 percent of shoppers would be in favor of it,”Salvatori said“At first it would be an experiment．But we think it will prove to be good business for the merchants,as well as a tourist attraction．”

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　　Last August,Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter,Maureen．With a checklist of criteria in hand,the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools．They sought a university that offered the teenager's intended major,one located near a large city,and a campus where their daughter would be safe．

　　“The safety issue is a big one,”says Joe Mahoney,who quickly discovered he wasn't alone in his worries．On campustours other parents voiced similar concerns,and the same question was always asked:what about crime?But when college officials always gave the same answer — “That's not a problem here．”— Mahoney began to feel uneasy．

　　“No crime whatsoever?”comments Mahoney today．“I just don't buy it．”Nor should he:in 1999 the US Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses．“Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,”says David Nichols,author of Creating a Safe Campus．“Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation．”

　　But getting accurate information isn't easy．Colleges must report crime statistics（统计数字）by law,but some hold back for fear of bad publicity,leaving the honest ones looking dangerous．“The truth may not always be obvious,”warns S．Daniel Carter of Security on Campus,Inc．the nation's leading campus safety watchdog group．

　　To help concerned parents,Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions．

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　　Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii,Italy．They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for — its stadium（运动场）and theatres,its shops and restaurants．The tourists do not,however,see Pompeii's people．They do not see them because Pompeii has no people．No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2,000 years．

　　Once,Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people．It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius,a grasscovered volcano（火山）．Mount Vesuvius had not erupted（喷发）for centuries,so the people of Pompeii felt safe．But they were not．

　　In August of AD 79,Mount Vesuvius erupted．The entire top of the mountain exploded,and a huge black cloud rose into the air．Soon stones and hot ashes began to fall on Pompeii．When the eruption ended two days later,Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes．Almost all of its people were dead．

　　For centuries,Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash．Then,in the year 1861,an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii．Slowly,carefully,Ginseppe and his men dug．The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79．There were streets and fountains,houses and shops．There was a stadium with 20,000 seats．Perhaps the most important of all,there were everyday objects,which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii．Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom,so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine．They liked bread too,metal bread pans were in every bakery．In one bakery there were 81 round,flat loaves of bread — a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today．Tiny boxes filled with a dark,shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup．

　　Ginseppe has died,but his work continues．One-fourth has not been uncovered yet．Scientists are still digging,still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii．

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　　Martha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years,but she was not happy there．Nothing significant had happened in the way of promotions or salary increases．Martha felt that her supervisor,a younger and less experienced person than she,did not like her．In fact,the supervisor often said unpleasant things to her．

　　One day,while talking with her friend Maria,she mentioned how discouraged she was．Maria gave her the name of a cousin of hers who was director of Human Resources Department for a large chemical company．Martha called him the next day and set up an interview on her lunch hour．

　　During the interview,Mr Petri said,“You're just the kind of person we need here．You're being wasted in your other job．Give me a call in a day or two．I'm sure we can find a place for you in our organization．”Martha was so happy she almost danced out of the building．

　　That afternoon,Ruth Kenny,her supervisor,saw that Martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch hour and she said,“Oh,so you finally decided to come back to work today?”

　　This was the last straw．She could not take another insult．Besides,Mr Petri was right：she was being wasted in this job．

　　“Look,”she said angrily,“if you don't like the way I work,I don't need to stay here．I'll go where I'm appreciated!Goodbye!”She took' up her things and stormed out of the office．

　　That night she called Maria and told her what had happened and then asked Maria,“What do you think?”

　　“Welt,”said Maria carefully,“are you sure about the other job?”

　　“Well,not exactly,but…”

　　Maria continued,“Will you be able to get a recommendation from Ms Kenny if you need one?”

　　“A recommendation?…from Ms Kenny?”hesitated Martha,in a worried tone．

　　“Martba,I hope you didn't burn your bridges,”Maria said．“I think I would have handled it differently．”

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　　Tim was born after his elder brother and sister．He could learn many things from them．Soon,he developed his own way of doing things by developing his mind through his interest in creating stories,He would read more than most children and he gathered his inspiration from history books．In school,his athletic interests were basketball and track,especially high jump．When he found he could jump a little higher than most students,he decided that jumping over a high bar would be his specialty．

　　Tim continued his learning interest in history which included serious college study,and a Master's degree．He is now a university professor at a small university in Los Angeles．In the United States there are many schools that have history departments．There are large universities with as many as 60 thousand students and small universities with as few as 2,000 students．His degree from a large university with a strong history department has helped him get a good job．

　　Tim and Kelli like cats．They have two of them and they are special members of the family．Their grey and white cat is Toby．The coal black colored cat is called Buddha because he sits so quietly．Cats are popular with many people in America．

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　　Gorge Washington Carver showed that plant life was more than just food for animals and humans．Carver's first step was to analyze plant parts to find out what they were made of．He then combined these simpler isolated substances with other substances to create new products．

　　The branch of chemistry that studies and finds ways to use raw materials from farm products to make industrial products is called chemurgy．Carver was one of the first and greatest chemurgists of all time．Today the science of chemurgy is better known as the science of synthetics（化学合成品）．Each day people depend on and use synthetics made from raw materials．All his life Carver battled against the deposal of waste materials,and warned of the growing need to develop substitutes（代用品）for the natural substances being used up by humans．

　　Carver never cared about getting credit for the new products he created．He never tried to patent（申请专利）his discoveries or get wealthy from them．He turned down many offers to leave Tuskegee Institute to become a scientist in private industry．Thomas Edison,inventor of the electric light,offeted him a laboratory in Detroit to carry out food research．When the United States government made him a collaborator in the Mycology and Plant Disease Survey of the Department of Agriculture,he accepted the position with the understanding that he wouldn't leave Tuskegee．An authority on plant disease — especially of the fungus（真菌）variety— Carver sent hundreds of specimens（标本）to the United States Department of Agriculture．At the peak of his career,Carver's fame and influence were known on every continent．

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　　It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of a man we will all miss very much．To be honest,I can't imagine we will do without him when he's gone．Bill Masters almost single-handed built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the market position that we enjoy today．In only six years,he has brought the firm from a very low fifth position in the area sales to the point where we now outsell all but one of our competitors．Not only have we got 37 percent of the market under Bill's leadership;we are increasing our share with each passing month．

　　As you know,the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of this company's competitive areas．But we know that if anyone can do it,Bill Masters can,and I know you all join me in wishing him the best of luck in his new work．

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　　A recent strdy,published in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association,offers a picture of how dangerous it is to get a lift from a teenage driver．Indeed,a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a serious accident as a teenager driving alone．

　　The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10pm,and especially after midnight．With passengers in the car,the driver was even more likely to die in a latenight accident．

　　Robert Foss,a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center,says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior”than with just a lack of driving experience．“The basic problem,”he says,“is that adults who are responsible for giving out licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is．”

　　Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate（使缓解）the problem is to have states set up socalled graduated licensing systems,in which getting a license is a process with several stages．A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself able to drive in the presence of an adult,followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions（限制）before graduating to full driving rights．

　　Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes,according to recent studies．

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　　K．Smith says:“Apart from classroom lecture and textbooks,I read The Word of English on my own and am glad to say that I am getting more help from the magazine than from the teacher,who tries to explain Chinese lessons partly in English and partly in offhand（即席的）Chinese．When I get the Word of English to teach me Chinese,I find the learning easier with Chinese texts paralleled（对照的）,word for word,phrase for phrase,sentence for sentence,with the English original（原文）．The Chinese translation is of course intended to help Chinese learners of English．But I turn it around using the English original as a means to reach my own goal of studying the Chinese language well．I am pleased with my experience and introduce this method of studying Chinese to other foreign students at other Chinese universities in Beijing,especially the Beijing Languages Institute where foreign students of the Chinese language are massed．I think they should use The Word of English as their textbook for the study of Chinese,if they haven't already done so．”

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　　One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card．They give their owners automatic credit in store,restaurants,and hotels,at home．across the country,and even abroad,and they make many banking services available as well．More and more of these credit cards can be read automaticaly,making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations,whether or not the local branch bank is open．For many of us the “cashless society”is not on the horizon— it's already here．

　　While computers offer these conveniences to customers,they have many advantages for sellers too．Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales．They can keep a wide range of records,including who sold what,when,and to whom．This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving．Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made．At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient,allowing personnel and stalling assignments to be made accordingly．And they also identify preferred customers for promotional campaigns．Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons．Computer analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now,which to develop for the future and which to drop．Computers keep track of goods in stock,of raw materials on hand,and even of the production process itself．

　　Numerous other commercial enterprises,from theaters to magazine publishers,from gas and electric utilities to milk processors,bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers．

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