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　　Ever since news of widespread food recalls caused by a carcinogenic dye broke, there has been confusion(混淆)over possible links to the country of the same name, but Sudan officials say there is no connection whatever．

　　Sudan1 is a red industrial dye that has been found in some chili powder, but was banned in food products across the European Union(EU)in July 2003．

　　Since the ban was put in place, EU officials have been striving to remove some food products from the shelves．So far 580 products have been recalled．

　　Last week Sudan's Embassy in the United Kingdom asked the Food Standards Agency(FSA)for clarification of the origin of the dye's name．

　　Omaima Mahmoud Al Sharief, a press official at Sudan's Embassy in China, explained the purpose of the inquiry was to clear up any misunderstanding over links between the country and the poisonous dye．

　　“We want to keep an eye on every detail and avoid any misunderstanding there,”she said．“Our embassy to Britain asked them how the dye got that name and whether the dye had something to do with our country．But they told us there was no relationship．”

　　The FSA, an independent food security watchdog in Britain, received a letter from the Sudanese embassy last week．

　　“They asked us why the dye is named Sudan, however, we also do not know how it got the name,”she said．“People found the dye in 1883 and gave it the name．Nobody knows the reason, and we cannot give any explanation before we find out．”Sudan dyes, which include Sudan1 to 4, are red dyes used for coloring solvents(溶剂), oils, waxes, petrol, shoe and floor polishes．They are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer．

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　　The western world has always been divided into two types of people－the cool and the uncool．It is a 　　1　　 that starts in school．The cool kids are good at sports．They are 　　2　　 with the opposite sex．They are good-looking and people want to 　　3　　 their style．They can do their homework but they don't 　　4　　 a big effort．That would be cool．

　　The uncool kids are in 　　5　　 corner of the playground．They are very bright, but they don't have great 　　6　　 skills and they are 　　7　　 at sports．When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微积分)in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows 　　8　　 the“X Files”．They are 　　9　　 as the geeks．

　　Here's the geeks．The geeks are taking over(占上风)．Make friends with them now 　　10　　 they will put virus(病毒)in your computer and 　　11　　 your maths homework to ruin．Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but 　　12　　 good degrees．

　　The most important 　　13　　 of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks．Geek heroes like Bill Gates 　　14　　 others to follow their examples．Being a good is a way of earning good money．And the creation of the Internet gave them a 　　15　　 of their own to work and play in, making them a global force．　　16　　, the effect of the geeks 　　17　　 popular culture has started a new trend(趋势)．It is now cool to be 　　18　　．Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular, culture, in which what you know is more important than 　　19　　 you look like．

　　But there are also 　　20　　．Geeks were often bullied(欺侮)or laughed at in school．Now a geek may be your boss．Perhaps it is time for punishment．

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　　The new mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan, is a man of the people, ready to listen to their problems, but only until 6 p.m. Then he has to do his homework．Michael Sessions, 18, beat former mayor Douglas Ingles, 51, by just two votes and became the new mayor of Hillsdale．He is America's youngest mayor．

　　As Sessions was too young to enter the election in the spring of 2005, he registered to vote on Sept．22, one day after his l8-year-old birthday．The day after that he started his write-in campaign(战役), which means he should persuade voters to remember his name and write it by hand on the voting ballots(选票)．

　　To help get his name known, Sessions earned ＄700 by selling apples over the summer．He spent the money on posters and put them on the Hillsdale's lawns．

　　Session's month-long campaign included going door to door, explaining his ideas of the town's future in the kitchens of his neighbours．“They'd look at me, and say ‘How old are you again?How much experience do you have?’ And I say ‘I’m still in high school’”he said．

　　Sessions promised Hillsdale's voters he would renew local economy．“I was hopeful the whole time,”he explained．One day he spent so 1ong out on the streets knocking on the doors that he ended up in a hospital emergency room．

　　Sessions said that his schoolwork will not get in the way of his job as a mayor．“From 7∶50 a.m. to 2∶30 p.m., I'll be a student．From 3 to 6, I'll be mayor of Hillsdale．”he said．

　　“He did a very brave thing that couldn't have been easy for him to do,”said Jack Vetted，a councilman in Hillsdale, a city of 8,200 about 75 miles southwest of Detroit．“He does care about this town．He's been here all his life．”

　　Sessions will receive ＄3,600 a year during his four-year term, and will work out of his bedroom since the town does not provide the mayor with an office．

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