大学生英语竞赛

2005NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

(LevelA-Final)

SectionADialogues(10points)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue,

aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththedialogueandthequestionwillberead

onlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A.Asonandtwodaughters.

B.Twosonsandtwodaughters.

C.Twosonsandadaughter.

D.Asonandthreedaughters.

2.A.Freshman.B.Sophomore.C.Junior.D.Senior.

3.A.Tocancelameeting.

B.Toarrangeameeting.

C.Toconfirmameeting.

D.Tosendafax.

4.A.Collegeeducation.

B.Educationalpsychology.

C.Familyeducation.

D.Behavioralpsychology.

5.A.Theywillgoskiing.

B.Theywillstayhome.

C.Theywillbuyskiequipment.

D.Theywilltakeskilessons.

6.A.Tony.B.Laura.C.Megan.D.Brian.

7.A.Hewascaughtintherain.

B.Hejusthadashower.

C.Hewassick.

D.Hefailedtheexam.

8.A.Theman*ssecretary.

B.Amanager.

C.Ajobapplicant.

D.Awaitress.

9.A.Inabutcher's.

B.Inahotel.

C.Ontheplane.

D.Inafastfoodrestaurant.

10.A.Amanagerandasecretary.

B.Alecturerandastudent.

C.Twofriends.

D.Adoctorandapatient.

SectionBNewsItems(10points)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.

Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

threechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A.Youngchildren.B.Middle-agedpeople.C.Oldpeople.

12.A.InBeijing,2005.B.InNewYork,1995.C.InBeijing,1995.

13.A.Yes.B.No.C.Notmentionedinthenews.

14.A.ChinaandIndia.B.ChinaandIceland.C.UkraineandPoland.

15.A.SriLankanchildrenwhosurvivedthetsunami.

B.Indonesianchildrenwhosurvivedtheearthquake.

C.Americanchildrenwhosurvivedthetornado.

16.A.Lackofsupportfromthegovernment.

B.Lackofsportsfacilities.

C.Shortageoftransportationfacilities.

17.A.Sony.B.Samsung.C.Apple.

18.A.Filmstars.B.Engineersandscientists.C.Filmdirectors.

19.A.Someanimalscanlivelongerbyreducingfoodintake.

B.Diabetescanbecuredifthepatienteatsless.

C.Peoplecanincreaselifespansbyeatinglessmeat.

20.A.Pakistan.B.India.C.Palestine.

SectionCPassages(10points)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hear5questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

21.A.In1933.B.In1960.C.33yearsago.D.60yearsago.

22.A.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoylosingmoney.

B.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoypretendingtobemillionaires.

C.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoyspendingtimewiththeirfamilies.

D.Hethoughtthattheywouldenjoybuyingandsellinginthegame.

23.A.No,theyweren'tinterestsedinit.

B.No,buthisfriendslikedit.

C.Yes,theylovedit.

D.Yes,andtheybecamemillionairesbyplayingthegame.

24.A.ParkerBrothers.

B.CharlesDarrow'sfamily.

C.CharlesDarrow.

D.CharlesDarrow'sfriends.

25.A.Over100million.B.5,000.C.19.D.Overamillion.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A.Bussinessandsports.

B.HollywoodandtheInternet.

C.Religionandeducation.

D.Sportsandmarriage.

27.A.TeachersstilldonotrecognizeAmericanEnglishasstandardEnglish.

B.BritishEnglishischosenbymoreEnglishlearners.

C.OnlyBritishEnglishistaughtintheclassroom.

D.TheInternetisthemainreasonforthewiderspreadofAmericanEnglish.

28.A.Seventy-fivepercentoftheworld'ssatelliteTVprogramswereproducedinthe

UnitedStatesin1993.

B.European,AsianandSouthAmericancountriesimportagreatnumberofHollywood

movies.

C.AmericansaremorefondoftravelingthantheBritishpeople.

D.ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisaboutfivetimesaslargeasthatofBritain.

29.A.Inthe18thcentury.

B.Inthe19thcentury.

C.BeforeWorldWarI.

D.AfterWorldWarII.

30.A.TheUnitedStateshadthegreatesteducationalinfluenceallovertheworld.

B.TheUnitedStateshadthestrongestpoliticalinfluenceintheworld.

C.Britainhadthegreatestcommercialinfluenceallovertheworld.

D.Britainhadthestrongestpoliticalinfluenceintheworld.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(5minutes,10points)

Directions:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.MyhusbandandIneedtoourinvestmentsinordertoplanforour

retirement.

A.elevateB.scheduleC.coordinateD.prescribe

32.1reallywhenIaskedhimhowhiswifewas—theygotdivorcedlastyear!

A.landedonhisfeet

B.gotoffthewrongfoot

C.foundmyfeet

D.putmyfootinit

33.Thetotalofsuchareasgetsdividedbetweenthetotalnumberofflatsper

floo亡thelargerthenumberofflatsperfloor,thelesseristhisareagetsaddedto

theareaoftheflat.

A.sufficiently;where

B.proportionately;that

C.equally;as

D.adequately;when

34.Therefore,whoevertellsalie,howeverwellintentionedhemightbe,the

consequences,howeverunforeseeabletheywere,andpaythepenaltyforthemeveninacivil

tribunal.

A.willstepinto

B.shallruninto

C.havetoabideby

D.mustanswerfor

35.Ourenthusiasmdiffersfromthatofyoungmenonlyitisless

demonstrative-still,wewouldhaveitsexistenceacknowledged.

A.butthatB.sothatC.inthatD.providedthat

36.Despitethehopethatshecouldpassonherwisdomandherstory

posthumously,asMammyandLowlyhavedonewithher,stillEllaseemstofindno

substitutionforchildren,throughthenovelwithherinabilitytoreproduce.

A.essential;scrabbling

B.obtainable;suffered

C.potential;struggling

D.claimable;anguished

37.Thoughthemoviepurportstobeasatiricalexaminationofcapitalism(aswasthe

original1974version),itsvaguediscussionofmoneyandpowerverylittle.

A.addsuptoB.comesupwithC.putsupwithD.makesupfor

38.itseemsthatthereisadiscrepancybetweenyourexpectationsandhis

behaviour.

A.Whateverbethereason

B.Whateverreasonis

C.Thereasonbesuch

D.Suchtobethereason

39.“Iloveyou,andbecauseIloveyou,Iwouldsoonermefortellingyouthe

truththanadoremefbrtellingyoulies."PietroAretinoquotes.

A.madeyoudislike

B.toletyouadmire

C.haveyouhate

D.youdistastefor

40.Therehadbeenwindowsonthewesterlysideoftheschool,buttheyappearedtohave

beenbuiltupforalongtimeoftheworkmanshipontheoutside.

A.estimatedintheoutlook

B.topresumeupontheclue

C.tobedetectedinthetrace

□.judgingfromtheappearance

PartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes,10points)

Directions:Thereare10incompletedialoguesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogue.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

41.Frank:You'llneverbelievewhatIsawonthetraintoday!

Peter:What?

Frank:Someguygotonwithamonkeyonhisshoulder!

Peter:You'rekidding!

Frank:Hehaditonachain,butyeah,Ithinkitis.

A.Idon'tthinkso.

B.Thatwillbeexpensive.

C.Itmustbeplastic.

D.Idon'tagreewithyou.

42.Nancy:I'dliketowithdrawsomemoney,butI'veneverusedabankmachine.

Roger:OK.______________

Nancy:Thanks.Thatwouldbenice.

Roger:First,youputyourcardinhere.Next,...

A.Remembertoturntothepoliceman.

B.Letmeshowyouhowitworks.

C.Whydon'tyouborrowsomemoney?

D.Doyoumindmetakingyoutothebank?

43.Nadia:WelcometoShanghaiHotel!

Brown:MynameisBrown.

Nadia:Yes,MrBrown.Youreservedasingleroomforthreenights.

Brown:Yes,that*sright.

A.1needaconfirmationnumber.

B.MrSmithjusttookthelastone.

C.Tdliketoaskaboutmyreservations.

D.Iwouldliketomakeareservation.

44.Bellboy:Comethisway,please.Let'staketheelevator.

Guest:Ohmy!It'saglassedelevator!

Bellboy:Don'tbefrightened,Miss.Enjoytheview!

Guest:It'sbeautiful.Somanypeopleareenjoyingthesun.

A.Ireallyfeelateaseworkinghere.

B.What'sthenameofthatstreet?

C.Canyouseethewallofthenextbuilding?

D.Youcanseethewholebeach.

45.Mike:Youknow,I'malittleuncomfortablewithspeakingEnglishtoforeigners.

Jane:Why?HowYeyouevergoingtobecomefluentifyoudon'ttrytousethelanguage?

Mike:______________

Jane:Don'tworry.YoucanbecomegoodatEnglishifyoulearntobealittlemoreactive.

A.ButIalwaysfeelthatpeoplearewatchingme!

B.Youmustdevelopafeelingofbeingmorecomfortable.

C.Iwilltrytopracticepronunciationmore.

D.IwanttovisitmyEnglishteacher.

46.Flora:Billy,wouldyouliketojoinourride-sharinggrouptoandfromwork?

Billy:Whynot?It'llsavemesomemoney,andthecompanywouldwelcomeit.

Flora:______________

Billy:I'llbewaiting,andthanks.

A.Well,letmeknowwhyyougavemeacall.

B.Wellpickyouuptomorrowmorningatyourplaceatseven.

C.I'llbebacklatertodaytofindoutyourdecision.

D.ComebylaterandI'llshowyouwhicharethebesttrainstotake.

47.Boss:Wouldyoumindworkingmorningshiftnextmonth?

Ella:Oh,1justhategettingupearly.Iknow1*11comeinlate.

Boss:Yes,Idoremembernow.Lastyear,youwerealwayslateinthemornings.

Ella:______________

Boss:TheproblemisI'mreallyshorthandednow.

Ella:Couldyouasksomebodyelse?

A.FmsorryIalwaysforgottodosomething.

B.Ihavetoworksecondshiftnextyear.

C.Butyouwillhavetopayfortheextrasalary.

D.That*swhyIswitchedtotheafternoonshift.

48.Kerry:Goodmorning!I'dliketobookacheapspringtour.

Joann:There'sasplendidtourinParis.

Kerry:ButIprefertogoinApril.

Joann:Well,AprilinParisisbeautiful.Butit'sverypopular.MostpackagetoursinApril

arefullybooked.

Kerry:Alright,Tilthinkaboutitandcomebacktomorrow.

A.Whichsortoftourinterestsyou?

B.Whydon'tyougivemeabrochure?

C.Whatpackagetoursareavailable?

D.Whatothertourswouldyousuggest?

49.Kerry:Hi,Joanne.How'sitgoing?

Joanne:Terrible.IjustfoundoutIhaveachemistrytesttomorrow.

Kerry:Yourprofessordidn'ttellyouuntilnow?

Joanne:Hetoldus-Ijustdidn*thearit.

Kerry:What'reyougoingtodo?

Joanne:Tilhaveto,becauseIalsohaveanexaminFrenchtomorrow.

A.Don*tbenervous.

B.Pullanall-nighter?

C.Wanttogobowlingtonight?

D.Youlookreallyoutofit.

50.Steve:Excuseme.Couldyouhelpme,please?Ihaveaproblemwiththisdiscplayer.Ibought

itherelastnight.

Clerk:Letmecheckthebatteries.No,they*reallright.Theremustbesomethingwronginside.

Illhavetosenditbacktothemanufacturer.I'mverysorry.Wouldyoulikeareplacement

model?

Steve:Yes,Iwould.

Clerk:OK.PleasewaithereamomentandIllgetyouanotherone.

Steve:Yes,Ido.Hereitis.

A.Youwillbeabletogetanewdiscplayer.

B.Doyoustillhavetheoriginalreceipt?

C.Ihopeyouaresatisfiedwiththisnewone.

D.Isthereanythingwrongwithyourdiscplayer?

PartIVIQTest(5minutes,5points)

Directions:Thereare5IQTestquestionsinthispart.Foreachquestiontherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

51.SincemybirthIhavehadabirthdaycakewithcandles,oneforeachyearofmy

birthdays.

Todate,Ihavehad325candles.HowoldamI?

A.23.B.24.C.25.D.26.

52.Sometincanshavelosttheirlabels.3containsoup,4containbeans,and1contains

peas.

Ifyoupickacanatrandom,inwhichoneofthefollowingarebothstatementstrue?

A.Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingbeans.

Youhaveagreaterthanevenchanceofpickingsoup.

B.Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingsoup.

Youhavealessthanevenchanceofpickingpeas.

C.Youhavealessthanevenchanceofpickingpeas.

Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingsoup.

D.Youhaveanevenchanceofpickingbeans.

Youhavealessthanevenchanceofpickingsoup.

53.Inthebigsquareontheleftbelowoneofthesmallsquareshasbeenleftempty.One

ofthefourfiguresontherightshouldfilltheemptysquare.Findthisfigure.

Example

AnswerD

Nowdothequestionbelow.

54.ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Thealphabetisheretohelpyouwiththesequestions.

Youneedtoworkoutadifferentcodeforeachquestion.

Choosethecorrectanswer.

Example

IfthecodeforFOOTisENNS,whatisthecodeforTOE?

AnswerSND

IfthecodeforORANGEisRUDQJH,whatdoesSLQNmean?

A.OHMJB.PINKC.QJOLD.POKE

55.Howmanycirclescontainablackdot?

A.12.B.13.C.14.D.15.

PartVReadingComprehension(25minutes,35points)

SectionAMultipleChoice(5points)

Directions:Inthissection,thereis1passagewith5questionsorunfinishedstatements.

Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebest

choice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

FederalExpressisacompanythatspecializesinrapidovernightdeliveryofhigh-priority

packages.Thefirstcompanyofitstype,FederalExpresswasfoundedbytheyouthfulFred

Smithin1971,whenhewasonly28yearsold.Smithhadactuallydevelopedtheideaforthe

rapiddeliveryserviceinatermpaperforaneconomicsclasswhenhewasastudentalYale

University.Thetermpaperreputedlyreceivedaless-than-stellargradebecauseofthe

infeasibilityoftheprojectthatSmithhadoutlined.ThemodelthatSmithproposedhadnever

beentried;itwasamodelthatwasefficienttooperatebutatthesametimewasverydifficult

toinstitute.

Smithachievedefficiencyinhismodelbydesigningasystemthatwasseparatefromthe

passengersystemandcould,therefore,focusonhowtodeliverpackagesmostefficiently.His

strategywastohavehisownplanessothathecouldcreatehisownschedulesandtoshipall

packagesthroughthecentralizedhubcityofMemphis,aset-upwhichresemblesthespokeson

thewheelofabicycle.Withthiscombinationofhisownplanesandhubset-up,hecouldget

packagesanywhereintheUnitedStatesovernight.

WhatmadeSmith'sideadifficulttoinstitutewasthefactthattheentiresystemhadtobe

createdbeforethecompanycouldbeginoperations.Heneededafleetofaircrafttocollect

packagesfromaiiportseverynightanddeliverthemtoMemphis,wheretheywere

immediatelysortedandflownouttotheirnewdestinations;heneededafleetoftrucksto

deliverpackagestoandfromthevariousairports;heneededfacilitiesandtrainedstaffallin

placetohandletheoperation.Smithhada$4millioninheritancefromhisfather,andhe

managedtoraiseanadditional91milliondollarsfromventurecapitaliststogetthecompany

operating.

Questions:

56.Themostappropriatetitleforthispassageis.

A.TheProblemsandFrustrationsofaBusinessStudent

B.TheImportanceofBusinessStudies

C.TheCapitalizationofFederalExpress

D.TheImplementationofaSuccessfulBusiness

57.WhatisstatedinthepassageaboutSmith'stermpaper?

A.Smithsubmitteditthroughadeliveryservice.

B.ItwaswrittenbyastudentofSmith*s.

C.Thegradewasnotquitesatisfactory.

D.Theprofessorthoughtithadgreatpotential.

58.WhatwasSmith'skeyidea?

A.Thatheshouldfocusonpassengerservice.

B.Thatpackagedeliveryshouldbeseparatefrompassengerservice.

C.Thatpackagescouldbedeliveredonothercompanies'planes.

D.Thatpassengerservicehadtobeefficient.

59.Whichofthefollowingdrawingsmostcloselyresemblesahub?

o

I>.

60.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatSmithselectedMemphisashishubcity

becauseit.

A.wasnearthemiddleofthecountry

B.hadalargenumberofpassengeraircraft

C.alreadyhadalargepackagedeliveryservice

D.wasafavoritepassengerairport

SectionBShortAnswerQuestions(20points)

Directions:Inthissection,thereare2passagesfollowedby10questionsorunfinished

statements.Readthepassagescarefully,andanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords

(notexceeding10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Acallhomecancost£1.37amin

BRITISHtouristsarestillrippedoffbymobilephonefirmschargingovertheoddsfor

“roaming“services,theEuropeanCommissionhasfound.

Callsmadeorreceivedonmobileswhileabroadcostupto£1.37aminute—or19times

asmuchasdomesticcalls,astudyrevealed.

THECOSTOFPHONINGABROAD

CostofusingamoMetocaUUKfrom:

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EuropeMustra/iA

Makingacall7579125

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Usershavetopayroamingchargeswhenusingaforeignnetwork,underanagreement

withtheirownoperator.

MobilesautomaticallyswitchtoalocalnetworkwhenoutsidetheUK.

CompaniessuchasVodafoneandT-Mobileareaccusedofabusingtheirdominant

positionbycharginghighfeesandpassingthemontocustomers.

BritishoperatorVodafoneandT-Mobile^parentcompanyDeutscheTelekomareguilty

ofanti-competitivepracticesinGermany,theECclaims.

Iffoundguilty,bothcouldbefinedmillionsofpoundsforabusingtheirmonopoly.

VodafoneisappealingagainstearlierECallegationsthatitsBritishroamingratesare“unfair

andexcessive”.

JonathanMorris,ofWhatMobile?magazine,said:t4Ifpeopleusetheirphonewhenaway,

theycanrackuphundredsofpoundsquickly.Makingquickcallswon'thelpascallsare

chargedbytheminute,notthesecond.”

Questions:

61.MobilephonefirmscheatBritishtouristsbymakingthempaytoomuchmoneyfor

62.WhichmobilephonecompanyischeapesttocallUKfromAustralia?

63.Iffoundguilty,whichtwomobilephonefirmscouldbefinedmillionsofpoundsfor

abusingtheirmonopoly?

64.WhataretheEuropeanCommissionsallegationsaboutVodafone?

65.Howwillpeoplebechargediftheyusetheirphonewhenaway?

Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Computerusersfedupwithhackerattacksandothersecuritythreatsthatexploitholesin

MicrosoftsoftwareareincreasinglyturningtoalternativessuchasopensourceInternet

browsersdevelopedbyMozilla.

“It'sreflectiveofatrendthatwe'veseenoverthelastyearwithmorewebusersbecoming

frustratedwiththeInternetexperience,saidChrisHoffmannoftheMozillaFoundation,a

non-profitgroupsupportedbySunMicrosystems,IBMandothercompanies,backingasan

alternativetoMicrosoft.

MuchofthatfrustrationhascenteredonMicrosoft,whichhasbeenheavilycriticizedfor

producingsoftwarevulnerabletohandviruswriters.Microsofthasrespondedwithaseriesof

patchesdesignedtoplugvulnerabilitiesinitsWindowsoperatingsystem,InternetExplorer

webbrowserandothersoftware.

Butcomputerownersaregrowingwearyofcontinuouslyupdatingsoftwaretoprotect

againstnewthreats.Oneincidentlastmonthenabledhackerstogainaccesstowebsurfers*

computersbytakingadvantageofvulnerabilitiesinMicrosoft'sbrowser.

HackerscouldtheninstallremoteaccessTrojanprogramsthatenabledthemtocontrola

victim'scomputer.Thehackerscouldalsoinstallsoftwaretocaptureavictim'skeystrokesto

stealdatasuchasbankaccountnumbersandpasswords.

Mr.HoffmannhopedpublicitystemmingfromMicrosoft'ssecuritywoes（灾难）would

translateintoamarketshareincreaseforMozilla'ssoftware,whichincludesthenewhighly

regardedFirefoxInternetbrowser.

ButMozillasufferedasetbacklastweekwhenitwasforcedtoissueasoftwarepatchto

counteranewlydiscoveredvulnerabilityaffectingitsInternetbrowsers.

Still,Mr.HoffmannsaidMicrosoft'ssecuritywoessteminpartfromthewayitsbrowser

hasbeenintegratedintoWindowsforuserconvenience.Securityexpertsagreethathasmade

iteasierforhackerstoexploitcomputersrunningonMicrosoftsoftware.

OtherssuggestMicrosofthasbeentargetedbyhackersandviruswriterssimplybecause

morethan90percentoftheworld'scomputersrunonthesoftwaregiant'soperatingsystem.

Questions:

66.Whatisthemeaningofthephrase"fedupwith”(Para.1)?

67.Itcanbeguessedthattheword“plug"(Para.3)means.

68.Morewebusershavebecomefrustratedbecause

69.WhathappenedtoMozilla'sInternetbrowserslast

week?

70.HowwouldMicrosoftbelessvulnerable?

SectionCTrue(T)orFalse(F)(10points)

Directions:Inthissection,thereis1passagewith10

statements.Readthepassageanddecidewhichofthe

statementsattheendofthepassagearetrueandwhicharefalse.

RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions71to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Brad&Jen:StillCo-workers

SuperstarHollywoodcouplePitt,currentlystarringinthe

crimecaperOcean*sTwelve,andAniston,bestknownforher

TVroleasRachelGreeninFriends,haveseparatedafter4.5yearsofmarriage,butthey

remain“committedandcaringfriends”.Theannouncementoftheirsplitfollowedmonthsof

tabloidstoriesaboutspousalupsanddowns,includingreportsthatPitt,41,wantedtobecome

afatherbutAniston,35,wasreluctanttostartafamily.

Anistonhadbeenphotographedrecentlywithoutherweddingring,butjusttwodaysagothe

NewYorkPostsplashedapictureofthecoupleonitsfrontpagewithacirclearoundAniston's

handandtheheadline:"TheRing'sBackOn!”

Pitt,oneofHollywood'smostsought-afterleadingmen,andAniston,whobecamea

householdnameonthelong-runningNBCtelevisioncomedyFriends,metonadinnerdatein

1998.Theyweremarriedinalavish,celebrity-studdedweddingintheseasideCaliforniaresort

ofMalibuonJuly29,2000.Newsoftheirbreakupcameinanunderstatedannouncement

releasedlateonFridayafternoonthrough“People”magazine.

“Wewouldliketoannouncethataftersevenyearstogetherwehavedecidedtoformally

separate,theysaid:"Forthosewhofollowthesesortsofthings,wewouldliketoexplainthat

ourseparationisnottheresultofanyofthespeculationreportedbythetabloidmedia.This

decisionisaresultofmuchthoughtfulconsideration.Wehappilyremaincommittedand

caringfriendswithgreatloveandadmirationforoneanother.Weaskinadvanceforyour

kindnessandsensitivityinthecomingmonths.^^

BradandJenmaybehistory,buttheirproductioncompanywillsoldieron.Thefutureof

theformerpowercouple'sPlanBEntertainmentshingle,formedwithnewParamountPictures

CEOBradGrey,hasbeenthesubjectofmuchspeculationsincePittandAnistonannounced

theirsplit.NowrepsforbothstarssaytheyhopetoremainproducingpartnersandthatPlanB

willcontinueputtingoutfilmsinthemeantime.However,withPittandAnistonreadjustingto

thesinglelifeandGreygettingusedtolifeatopthe“mount”，it'spossiblethatcertainPlanB

projectsinearlierstagesofdevelopmentcouldeventuallybedropped.

Statements:

71.Anistonwantedtostartafamily.

72.Anistonwasoncephotographedwithoutherweddingring,whichindicatesher

separationwithPit