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Whenyou‘reapreteen,ahugeproblemmightbethatyoujusthavetohaveanewrock-rapCD,36yourparentswon‘tgiveyouthemoneyforit.Ithoughtlifewasso37whenthingslikethishappened—untilSeptember11,2001.IwasinP.E.whentheplaneshittheWorldTradeCenterandthePentagon.AssoonasIgothomeandforweeksafter,Isawthedisaster38onTV.Seeingtheinnocentpeoplerunningfortheir39asthedebris(瓦砾)startedcomingdownthefireandsmokeroseoutofthe40broughttearstomyeyes.Icouldn‘thelpimaginingwhatthepeopleonthe41andinthebuildingswerethinkingandgoingthrough,not42whatwasgoingon.Iadmiredthecourageofthefirefighterswhorushedinandriskedtheirownlivesto43others.Ittoremyheartaparttowatchthe44looksonthefacesofsomanypeoplewhodidn‘tknowiftheirlovedonesweredeadoralivewhile45inallthedebris.Thenit46me:AllmylifeIhadthoughtmainlyofmyself.IhaditeasyinlifeandhadbeentakingitallforAfeelingofcoldness47downmyback,andIcriedjustthinkingofthepossibilitythatitcouldhave48tomyfamily.Mymomordadcouldhavebeenkilledlikethat,andIwouldnever,everseethemagain.Ibegantoevaluatewhatareal49inlifewas.Thisdisaster50methatawfulthingscanhappentoanyoneatanytime.Nowwhenmymomordadorsistergosomewhere,evenifit‘sjust51thestore,ItrytoremembertotellthemthatIlovethembecauseIknowthereisa52thatImaynevertellthemthat53.NotgettinganewCDisnotgoingtomakeor54mylife.Icanlivewiththosekindsofproblems.ButsomeoneIlovewould55makemylife9/11showedmejustwhatI36.A.B.C.D.37.A.B.C.D.38.A.B.C.D.39.A.B.C.D.40.A.B.C.D.41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.A.B.C.D.44.A.B.C.D.45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.B.C.D.48.A.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.B.C.D.51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.AGoodIknowawomanwhotrieshardtobeagoodcustodian.Ipasshereverydayafterschoolasshepusheshercartdownmyhallway.Ofcourse,sheismybuilding'scleaner,OneTuesdaymorningIcameintoschoolandsawa36onmydeskfrommycustodian.Itseemedthatsomeunbearablefirstyearstudentshaddamagedthebathroominparticularlydisgustingwayandshehadbeen37tocleanit.Thistook38thanshehadexpected.Shehadleftthetypewrittennoteonmydeskto39fornotbeingabletocleanmyroomasshewas40todo.Atthebeginningoftheperiod,Isharedhernotewithmyfirstperiod41WhenImentionedthatourcustodianhadapologizedtous,theirfirst42wastovolunteertoseekoutandbeatupthosefirstyearstudentsformakingourcustodianhavetocleanuptheir43.Itturnedoutthatjustaboutallofmystudentsalsoknewourcustodianbyname-allofthemrespondedwithsmilesand44foralongtimeaboutthistimeorthattimewhenshe'd45eachoftheminthehallway.Thatshefeltsheneededtoapologize46astrongreactionfrommanyofthekids.Astheclassperiodwasabouttoend,Iaskedthemto47thefloorlikeIdoeveryperiodandthankedthempickingupanygarbage48itwasn'ttheirs.Myentireclassdisappeared;theyeachdisappearedinstantlytheirdeskstopickupthoseannoyingtinypiecesofpaper thatIlaterusedwithmyotherclasses:"Herjobmightbetocleantheroom,butsheshouldn'thavetocleanus.There'saIbelievethatpeopleknowthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.Ibelievethatpeopleappreciateitwhentakecareofthem.AndIbelievethatpeople,evenadolescentswhoarenotquiteyetmature,appreciateitwhentheyseesomeonewhotakes54inherwork.Sometimesweneeda55ofthethingswetakeforgrantedthingslikeagoodcustodiantotakecareofus.48.A.evenB.onlyC.ifD.ifAnorexianervosaisaneatingdisorderthatIstruggledwithformostofmymiddleschoolyearsandapartofmyhighschoolyears.AtRiverview,36wasusuallyanightmare(噩梦)forme.AsI37thedininghall,alltheeyeswouldbefixeduponmybonyfigure.Iwouldtakemyplaceatatablefulloffriendsand38toenjoya―normallunch.The39wasthatIwouldnotalwayseatlunch,andthatgreatly40myfriends.TheywouldwatchtomakesurethatIwaseatingproperly,almost41foodintomymouth.Andthen,ItransferredtoMadisonHighSchool.IdecidednottotellanyoneatthatschoolaboutmyeatingdisordersinceIhadalmost42bythattime.Strangely,IstoppedfearinglunchwhenIstartedatMadison.NooneknewthatIhadaneatingdisorder,43theydidnotcarewhatIate.This44ahugeamountofstressfrommylife.Itwasstillhardformetoeatinfrontofothers,whichis45forananorexic,butIwasabletoputsomeofmy46IwasthankfulforthestudentsatRiverview,buttheyknewmeonlyasananorexic.Myfriendscaredaboutmyhealth,butthey47tocareaboutmeasaperson.Truthfully,allIwantedwasforthemto48meandnottofixonmyeatingdisorder.ThestudentsatMadisontookthetimetoknowwhoI49was.TheyhadnoideathatIhadbeenananorexic,sothataparticularlabel(标签)didnot50theiropinionsofme.Iwasfinally51formytalentsandachievements,notmyfailures.Iwashonoredasagoodstudent.Iwasnolongerafraidtoshowmytrue52.MydaysasananorexictaughtmemanylessonsthatIwouldnever53.Theytaughtmeaboutlifeandhowtobeabetterfriend.Ilearnedaboutthejoyof54taskssuchaseatinglunch.Iappreciatedthepeoplewhohelpedmetoseethatthereismore55lifethanhavinganeatingdisorder.36.A.B.C.D.37.A.B.C.D.38.A.B.C.D.39.A.B.C.D.40.A.B.C.D.41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.A.B.C.D.44.A.B.C.D.45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.B.C.D.48.A.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.B.C.D.51.A.B.C.D.52.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.Little―Meow,meow,meow,‖iswhatIheardasIwalkedthroughthealley.Iapproachedthenoiseandnoticedatailstickingoutfromunderapieceofwood.Underthewoodwasa36blackandwhitecat.Ipickedhimupand37hemustbefreezingtodeath.I38homewiththecatheldinmyjacket.Mynewbestfriend,whosoonbecameknownasLittleBit,receivedhisnamebecausehewasalmost39whenIheldhiminmyhands.Hestoodaboutfiveinchestall.LittleBit‘ssmallsizehadagreatadvantage—he40perfectlyinthepocketofmyjacket,whichmade41himeverywhereveryeasy.AnytimeIwashome,hewouldn‘tleavemy42.Hewasalwayseagertoplaywithme.WhenIfellasleepatnight,hewouldalways43uparoundmyheadtoensurethatIwaswarm.Unfortunately,Igrewup.Myteenagelife44myrelationshipwithLittleBit.IlivedatsuchafastpacethatIstopped45timeforhim.Myfreetimewasspentwithmyfriendsinstead.Iwouldcomeinthehouseonmyphoneandnot46himatall.Hismeowsbecameanannoyancetome,butitwasn‘this47thathewantedhisbestfriendback.Timehadcauseda48toLittleBit.Hisbodybegan49downandbythetimeIrealizedsomethingwaswrongwithhim,hehadalreadylosthisbalance.Helaythereandlookedatme,and50thisdayIstillrememberthe51lookinhisbrightgreeneyes.Itookhimtothevet兽医buttherewasnothinghecoulddo.Thelasttime52himhewasn‘tthesametinycatIhadfoundtenyearsbefore.LittleBitfilledmyarmsandhewasputtosleepthatLittle mademerealizehowmuchhemeanttome.HewasalwaysthereformewhenIneededhim.ourlastyearstogetherandIfeelsorryfornotalwaysbeingthereforhim.Iwillalways thespecialmemorieswemade.36.A.B.C.D.37.A.B.C.D.38.A.B.C.D.39.A.B.C.D.40.A.B.C.D.41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.A.B.C.D.44.A.B.C.D.45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.B.C.D.48.A.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.B.C.D.51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.Travislaughedashetoreatthewrappingpaperonhisbirthdaypresent.Hewasso36!Finally,hewouldhavethecoolestpairofname-brandbasketballshoes.Alltheguysonhisteamwerewearingthename-brandshoesofapopularbasketball37,ChuckHart.38Hartwascriticizedforhispoorsportsmanshipandinfamous39,hewasagreatplayer.Infact,Traviswasn'tthinkingaboutHart'sbehavior;hehadonlyexpectedtoseeHart's40onthesideofthebox.Thefirstindicationthatsomethingwas41cameashetoreawaythelastpieceofpaper.NotHart's.Thenewshoeswerethename-brandofanotherplayer,RobertRyann,whowas42forhisamazingworkinthecommunity.Travis'shands43;hisheartstopped.Itwasn'tthattheRyannshoesweren'tnice,butwhatwouldhisfriendsthink?TheywerethewrongshoesandTraviswouldbe44bytheotherplayers.Whenhelookedupintohisdad'seyes,however,Travisknewhe45tellhim."'Thanks,Dad.Iwasreallyhopingforshoes,"Travissaidashepulledtheshoesoutofthebox.Nextmorninghisdaddrovehimtoschool.Whenthey46infrontofhisdestination,Travisslowlyopenedthecardoor.Justthen,hisdadstoppedhim."Hey,Travis,waitaminute,look"…"hisdadsaid47"Travis,Iknowthosearen'ttheshoesyouhadhopedfor,butIsawthenamesofthetwoguysandmadea(n)48Theguywhosenameisonthoseshoes,"hesaid,pointingdownatTravis‘sfeet,"issomeoneI49.DoyouknowhowoftenRyannhasfoundhimselfin50?""No,"Travis"Never.He'snevertalkedbacktohiscoachorstartedafight,andhe'sateamplayer.Youcouldhaveactedlike51whenyoudidn'tgettheshoesyouwanted,Travis,52youwerepoliteandmadethebestofit.You53,liketheguywhosenameisontheseshoes.I'mhopingthatsomeday,yournamewillbeonthecoolestpairofshoesI'11eversee."WhenTravislookeddownathisfeet,hesawtheshoes54.Hisdadhadusedhismindandhearttogivethesonathoughtful55.46.A.pulledB.putC.tookD.turnedUnchangeableOnedayIvisitedanartmuseumwhilewaitingformyhusbandtofinishabusinessmeeting.Iwasexpectinga36ofthesplendidAyoung37viewingthepaintingsaheadofme38nonstopbetweenthemselves.Iwatchedthemamomentanddecidedtheladywasdoingallthetalking.Iadmiredtheman's39forputtingupwithher40streamofwords.41bytheirnoise,Imovedon.ImetthemseveraltimesasImoved42thevariousroomsofart.EachtimeIheardhercontinuousflowofwords,Imovedaway43.Iwasstandingatthecounterofthemuseumgiftshopmakinga44whenthecoupleapproached45.Beforetheyleft,theman46intohispocketandpulledoutawhiteobject.He47itintoalongstickandthentappedhiswayintothe48togethiswife'sjacket."He'sa49man."theclerkatthecountersaid."Mostofuswouldgiveupifwewereblindedatsuchayoungage.Duringhisrecovery,hemadeapromisehislifewouldn'tchange.So,asbefore,heandhiswifecomein50thereisanewartshow.""Butwhatdoeshegetoutoftheart?"Iasked."Hecan'tsee.""Can'tsee!You're51.HeseesalotMorethanyouandIdo,"theclerksaid"Hiswife52eachpaintingsohecanseeitinhishead."Ilearnedsomethingaboutpatience,53andlovethatday.Isawthepatienceofayoungwifedescribingpaintingstoapersonwithout54_andthecourageofahusbandwhowouldnot55blindnesstochangehislife.AndIsawthelovesharedbytwopeopleasIwatchedthiscouplewalkaway,handinhand.There‘salwaysbeenadebateonwhetherhumanbeingsareborngoodorbad.Dependingonhowyouviewtheworld,youcanthinkofallthecrimesandinjusticeandconcludethatwe‘rebad,soweneedasystemoflawstokeepusincheck.However,therearealsoalotofstoriesofgooddeeds.Ithinkwe‘reallborngood.Today,ItookatriptoSouthBendtoattendmyfriends‘weddingreception.Ihad36thenightbeforeattheforecastanditsaidweweregoingtogetabout3inchesofsnow,soIthought,―That‘snotso37.‖IsetoutonmyjourneyanditwascompletelyclearuntilI38togettowardsNiles,M1…Iwas39withthisominous(不祥的)cloud.Ithoughttomyself,―Hmm,thiscan‘tbeagood40.‖Soonenough,thehighwaybecameasnow-packedwallofwhite.Ishouldhaverememberedthatsuchseverechanges41arecommoninthispartofAmerica.IthentriedtogettothepopulousareaofSouthBendandgot42inthesnow,43toturnleftontoastreet.I44for20minutestodigmyselfoutwithonlyascraper(刮Itwasn‘tavery45street,soIdidn‘tseemanypeople.JustasIwasstartingtogiveup,afewpeoplestoppedbymycarandthenhelpedpushmeoutofthesnowbank.Itwasonepersonatfirst,andthenafewothers.Then,onthewaytomydestination,anotherladygotstuck.46,Igotoutandwas47toofferthesamehelpthatIhadreceived.Atleastfiveothersjoinedmeinmy48togethercarunstuck.Itiskindofstormthatmakesroadsundrivable.SouthBend49upgettingover3feetofsnow.Inthese50ofkindnessthough,Iwasonceagain51ofmybeliefthatthatallpeopleareborngood.Thesepeopledidn‘thavetostopandhelpmeout.Theyranthe52ofhavingtheirowncarsstuck.Evenformyself,itwasa(an)53reactiontogetoutandpushthelady‘scarouttoo.Ididn‘tthinkaboutit54aIbelievethesesituationsreallyhelpedremindmethatthisworldisagoodplace.Reallifesituationscan55gooddeeds.Ithappenedtoday,anditwillhappenagainandagain.36.A.B.C.D.37.A.B.C.D.38.A.B.C.D.39.A.B.C.D.40.A.B.C.D.41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.A.B.C.D.44.A.B.C.D.45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.B.C.D.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.B.C.D.51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.EducationfromMyMymemoriesofmyfatherareslimbecausehewassosickinthelastyearsofhislife.Butthereare36thatIamoftenremindedofandwhichmayhavehadsomebearingonmyloveof37.WhenIwassmallIwassomewhat38oflightningandthunder.Myfatherexplainedit.Theexplanationwasin39thatachildcouldunderstandbutwasbasicallycorrect.Igainedabetter40later,butIdidn‘thavetounlearnanything.Whathesaidwasthattherewaselectricityintheclouds41ittravelledtothegroundlikeaspark.Whenittravelled42theairitmadetheairsohotthatit43.Thentherewasnothingwheretheairhadbeenandtheairallaroundrushedinto44thespace.Heclappedhishandstogetherveryloud,45tobetheairrushingin,andsaidthatmakesthethunder.WhenIhearthunder,Icanstillhearthat46.Heexplainedwhyifitwascloudyinthewinterthenightwaswarmerthanifitwas47.Itwasoneofthosenightswhentheskywasfullofstars:nomoon,notownlights.Butthereweremorestarsthanyoucould48andtheyhadcolortoo.Hesaidthatiftherewerenoclouds,wehadnoblanketsandwere49totheuniverse.Ourwarmthwasgoingto50thewholeuniverse.Whentherewereclouds,theywerelikeblanketsandwewerenotexposedtotheuniverse.I51feelontheedgeofspaceonaveryclearnight.IamsurethereweremanyotherlessonsthatI52butnolongerremember.WhatIdid53,ingeneral,wasthattherewereexplanationsandthatthemoreIunderstoodthem,themorecomfortabletheworldwastolivein.Iwasnottaughtthattherewere54butthattherewasunderstandingifyoulookedforit.ThismaybewhyIhavealwaysbeen55inscience.36.A.B.C.D.37.A.B.C.D.38.A.B.C.D.39.A.B.C.D.40.A.B.C.D.41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.A.B.C.D.44.A.B.C.D.45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.B.C.D.48.A.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.B.C.D.51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.OneMondaymorning,theclasswereexcitedabouttherumorthatthescienceroomwasonfireovertheweekend.Mr.Johnson,myfifthgradeteacher itandexplainedthatscienceclasswouldbecancelledduetothe .Healsowarnedusnottogonearthe itcouldbeDuringthemorningbreak,KimandI tocheckoutthedamage.Afirsthandobservationwouldmakeusheroesatlunch.Wesafely thescienceroomWestoodontiptoes(脚尖lookinghardthroughthedoorwindow, toseewhatwaslikeinsidewhensuddenlyafirmholdonourshouldersstoppedIturnedaroundtofindateacherstaring42atus,shouting.Inthosefrozensecondsmillions43flashedthroughmymind.Myfatherwouldkillmefordisobeyingteachers.44thanthat,mymothermightbesomadthatshemightnotstophim.Myspirits45evenlowerwhenIthoughtofhowangryMr.Johnsonwouldbe.SoonthearrestingteacherledKimandmebacktothe46,leavingustremblingbeforeMr.Johnson.Buttoour47,therewasnoyellingandnoangerfromMr.Johnson.48,hebentslowlytolookmeintheeye.Iwasmetwithalookof49ratherthananger.Hespokesoftlyandcarefullyasheexplainedwhyhewas50inmydecisiontogowhereImighthavegot51.AsIlookedintotheeyesofthemanwhocouldsendmetounimaginedconsequencesathome,tears52upinmyeyes.ThethoughtofdisappointingMr.JohnsonmewhileIfeltagentletouchofMr.Johnson‘shandonmyshoulder.Iglancedupandhesmiled.forMr.JohnsongrewgreatlyinthemomentIdiscoveredthathestilllikedmeevenafterI‘ddisappointedhim.Icouldseethathecaredmoreaboutmy55thanthefactthatI‘dbrokenarule.ItwasthefirsttimeIfeltthepowerofforgiveness.36.A.B.C.D.37.A.B.C.D.38.A.B.C.D.39.AB.C.D.40.A.B.C.D.41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.A.B.C.D.44.A.B.C.D.45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.B.C.D.48.A.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.B.C.D.51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.LastJanuaryIwasgivenachancetoworkinanothercountry.Atfirst,Iliveda36life,butsoonImetagroupofnewfriendsandtheywerereallynice.Thensomething37happened.Oneofourfriendssufferedfromkidneystones(肾结石),whichhadto38surgicallyassoonaspossible.Butitwasnotas39asthat!Ourfriendcouldnot40theoperation,whichputhimintodeep41.Ididn‘tknowhowtohelphimbecauseIdidn‘thaveanymoneyeither.42,Ineverlosthope.InsteadItriedtothinkofother43andtoldhimnottoworrybecauseeverythingwouldbeallBeforeIleftthehospital,Italkedtothesurgeonandaskedhimtodothesurgery,sayingIwouldpaytheexpensesthenextday44Ihadthatkindofmoney.Well,Imusthavebeen45becausethesurgeonagreedtodoit!ButhowwasIgoingtogetthatmuchmoney?AllIknewwasthatIneededtohelpmyfriend!Althoughitcouldbe46todealwiththiskindofsituation,Idecidedtomakesomeefforts.Itriedtoborrowmoneybutfailed.Itried47mythingsbutnoonewantedthem.ThenIhadtheideaoftalkingtomy48.IaskedhimifIcouldhavemynexttwomonths‘salaryinadvance—withouteventhinkingonhowIwould49fortwomonthswithnomoney.Hewassurprisedandaskedmethereason.ItoldhimthatIhadafriendwhowasreallyinneed.50Iconvincedhimtooandthenhegavemytwomonths‘salarywithoutany51!Upongettingthemoney,Irantothehospitalandpaidallthebills.Myfrienddidn‘tknowhowtothankme.Ijustsaid,―Comeon!Givemea52!‖Friendshipmaynotonlybefoundatthehappymomentbutsometimesyoucanfinditonthe53timeinyourlife!I‘vedoneagoodthingbybeinga(an)54friendandIthinkitiswellworththe55.36.A.B.C.D.37.A.B.C.D.38.A.B.C.D.39.A.B.C.D.40.A.B.C.D.41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.A.B.C.D.44.A.evenB.asC.soD.in45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.B.C.D.48.A.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.51.A.52.A.
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D.AHowdoyoufeelaboutwatchingotherpeopleNothingismorerefreshingonawarmsummerdaythanwatchingsomeoneelseRightnow,I‘msittingonmyporchandwatchingyoungBethbaling(打捆)thebigfieldontopofthehill.She‘sbeenhayingthatfieldforovertenyears.Iknow:Iputheronthetractorwhenshewasjusttwelveyearsold.Shepickedagreatdayforbaling.It‘snottoohotandthere‘sanicebreeze.OnMonday,whenshecutthefield,itwassohotIthoughtthecornwouldstartpoppinginthefield.Didn‘tstopher,though.Shejuststuckthatbighatonherhead,wrappedawethandkerchiefaroundherneck,andsettowork.IrememberwhenIwouldhavedonethesamething.WhileI‘mheresuckingalemonade,Bethisdrivingthehay(干草)train,‖atractorpullingabalerandanoldwagon.You‘dthinksomeonehersizewouldneverbeabletoseeoverthetractor.Butsomehowshemanages.she‘sfinished,hertracksareveryThewholetimeshe‘shaying,thatdogofhersisworkingjustashard,runningalongbesideherlikehe‘safraidshe‘lldriveawaywithouthim.Bethsureknewwhatshewasdoingwhenshetrainedhim.Thewaythemachineworksispurepoetry.Eachrowispushedintoshape.Whenjustenoughhayisinabale,itiswrappedupandfastenedtogether.Asecondorsolater,thebalecomesflyingoutandintotheoldwagon.Thepersonwhoinventedthatmachinesurewassomekindofgenius.That‘snottosayitworksperfectly.Everyonceinawhileabalemissesthemark,especiallywhenyouareturningthemachineattheendofarow.Thatmeans,ofcourse,thatyouhavetogobackandpickupthosebalesandthrowthemintothewagon.IcanrememberwhenBeth‘smotherwasherage.ShelookedanawfullotlikeBethdoesnow.Makesamanproudtoseehisdaughterandgranddaughtertakingsuchgoodcareofthemselves.Well,IsupposeIshouldgetupandfillthisglassagain.NotmuchfunsittingherewithanemptyWecanlearnfromthepassagethatatsometimeinthepastthe boughtthetractorfor B.forcedBethtoworkatanearlyC.workedinthefieldlike D.trainedthedogtohelpBethIntheeyesoftheauthor,thesightofBethbalinghay A. B. C. D.Beforethrownintothewagon,thehaymust A.tied B.dried C.cut D.linedWhodoyouthinkistellingthis B.Beth‘sC.Beth‘s D.Beth‘sBIfyouhaven‘theardorseenanythingaboutRoadRageinthelastfewmonths,you‘veprobablybeenavoidingthemedia.Therehavebeencountlessstoriesaboutthisnewandscaryphenomenon,consideredatypeofaggressivedriving.YouhavemostlikelyencounteredaggressivedrivingorRoadRagerecentlyifyoudriveatall.Whiledrunkdrivingremainsacriticalproblem,thefactsaboutaggressivedrivingaresurelyasdisturbing.Forinstance,accordingtotheNationalHighwayTransportationSafetyAssociation,41,907peoplediedonthehighwaylastyear.Ofthosedeaths,theagencyestimatesthatabouttwo-thirdswerecausedatleastinpartbyaggressivedrivingWhyisthisphenomenonoccurringmorethanevernow,andwhyisitsomethingthatseemedalmostnonexistentafewshortyearsago?Expertshaveseveraltheories,andallareprobablypartiallycorrect.Onesuggestionissheerovercrowding.Inthelastdecade,thenumberofcarsontheroadshasincreasedbymorethan11percent,andthenumberofmilesdrivenhasincreasedby35percent.However,thenumberofnewroadmileshasonlyincreasedby1percent.Thatmeansmorecarsinthesameamountofspace;andtheproblemismagnifiedinurbanareas.Also,peoplehaveesstimeandmorethingstodo.Withpeopleworkingandtryingtofitextrachoresandactivitiesintotheday,stresslevelshaveneverbeenhigher.Stresscreatesanxiety,whichleadstoshorttempers.Thesefactors,whencombinedincertainsituations,canspellRoadRage.Youmaythinkyouarethelastpersonwhowoulddriveaggressively,butyoumightbesurprised.Forinstance,haveyoueveryelledoutloudataslowerdriver,soundedthehornlongandhardatanothercar,orspeduptokeepanotherdriverfrompassing?Ifyourecognizeyourselfinanyofthesesituations,watchout!Whetheryouaregettingangryatotherdrivers,oranotherdriverisvisiblyupsetwithyou,therearethingsyoucandotoavoidanymajorconflict.Ifyouaresusceptible(easilyinfluenced)toRoadRage,thekeyistodischargeyouremotioninahealthyway.Ifyouarethetargetofanotherdriver‘srage,doeverythingpossibletogetawayfromtheotherdriversafely,includingavoidingeyecontactandgettingoutoftheirway.ThefirstsentenceinPara.1implies onemaybeangeredbymediareportsandwantstoavoidthemediacoinedtheterm"RoadRage"onlyafewmonthsRoadRagehasreceivedmuchmediacoverageinthelastfewpeoplenotinterestedinthemediaknowlittleaboutrecent A. B. C. D.WhichofthefollowingcharacterizesaggressiveTalkingwhile B.DrivingathighC.Soundingthehornwhen D.ShoutingatanotherThelastparagraphisintended tellpeoplehowtodealwithRoadinformpeoplehowaggressivedriverscouldshowpeoplehowtocontrolthemselveswhenwarnpeopleagainsteyecontactwithanotherCSmartphoneSecuritySecurity—fortheinformationonyoursmartphone,aswellasforthephoneitself—isahottopicthesedays.Thetruthisthatyou‘repackingalotofsensitiveinformationonyourphone,andyoushouldkeepitsafe.Whenitcomestophysicalsecurity,iPhoneuserswoulddowelltodownloadFindMyiPhone,afreeapp(applicationprogram)fromApplethatallowsyoutovisitawebsiteandseeyour(lost,stolenormisplaced)phoneonamap.Youcanthensoundanalarm,sendamessagethatwillpopuponitsscreen,lockthephoneoreraseallyourdata.Androiddoesnothaveanexactequivalent,butthereareplentyofalternatives.AfreeappcalledLookoutoffersthefind-my-phonefeature.Thepaidversionallowsyoutowipethedatafromyourphoneremotely.Thenthereisyourcoffeeshop‘sWiFinetwork.Anyonewithminimaltechnicalexpertskillcansnoopon(窥视peopleusingsharedwirelessnetworks,harvestingpasswordsandotherpersonaldata.Lookout‘sappswillcautionyouwhenyou‘veloggedontoanunsecurenetwork,butcannotprotectyouonceyou‘rethere.Inordertoprotectyourselfonsuchnetworks,youcanuseavirtualprivatenetwork,orV.P.N.ThisturnsallyouractivityintononsensetoanyonetryingtoreadalongwithyoufromacrosstheStarbucks.Italsokeepswebsitesfromtrackingyouand,ifyou‘retraveling,allowsyoutogetaccesstositesthatmaybeblockedinothercountries.IfyouhaveaniPhonethesimplestV.P.N.appisprobablyHotspotShieldwhosedistinguishingfeatureissaidtobethatitautomaticallykicksineachtimeyoustartbrowsing(浏览),asopposedtootherV.P.N.appsthatrequireyoutostartthemupmanually.Thismatters,becauseevenifyoudecideyouwantaV.P.N.app,youwanttospendapproximatelyzerotimethinkingaboutit.Forthemostpart,thatwastrueofHotspotShield,thoughoccasionallyittookawhiletoconnectortemporarilylostconnectionwithoutwarning.Ifoundmyselfhavingtoturntheapponandoffsometimes,whichinvolvedsettingmyphoneconstantly.Ifevenreadingaboutthesettingsonyourphonedrivesyoucrazy,thenitisprobablybesttostayawayfromaV.P.N.app.Butifyou‘rethetypewhocan‘tresistcheckingyourbankbalancefromyourcornerbar,thehasslemaybepreferabletotherisk.WhichofthefollowingcanwarnyouagainsttheunsecureA. B. C. D.FindMy findtheirlostphoneontheeraseallthedatafromthephonechecktheirbankbal
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