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1.TomanyBritons,theweddingofPrineeWilliamandKateMiddleton,which

issetforFriday,isnotonlyaroyalweddingbutalsoaneventthat

wiIIbringaboutachangeoffortuneforBritain1sfIaggingeconomy.

However,someanalystsbegtodiffer.CantheweddingrevitaIizethe

BritisheconomyOrwiIIitbejustadragontheBritain'seconomyAt

atimeofrecession,theRoyalWeddingisexpectedtogiveBritain1

seconomyaIift,withtourism,merchandisingandbroadcastingbest

placed.AccordingtoVisitLondon,theofficiaItouristofficefor

London,atleastanadditional600,000visitorsfromhomeandabroadwill

fIocktoLondonforthewedding,addingabout£30〜50mi11iontoLondon1

seconomy.FoodanddrinkwiIIaccountforthehighestexpenditureat

£200million,withaIcohoImakingupaImost£80mi11ionofthesumr

whilesalesofsouvenirsandweddingtmemorabiIiaareexpectedtoreach

£157.5miIIion.Basedonthestatistics,someanaIystsbeIievethat

theweddingcouIdreignitetheBritisheconomy.Merchandising,increased

tourismtotheU.K.andafeeI-goodfactorthatincreasesretaiIsales

ingeneralcouldgivetheeconomya£620millionormoreconsumer

spendingboost.NelISaunders,consultingdirectorofretaiI

researchersholds:"obviouslyitwiIIbeagreattimeofcelebrationfor

thecountry,andsomeofourmemberswiIIbenefit,especiallythosein

retaiI.nSaraLee,spokeswomanforBritain'sFederationofSmalI

BusinessesbeIieves.H0ursurveysuggeststhattheweddingwiIIbeagreat

economicboostforLondon'seconomyandagoodindicatorofthepotentiaI

economicbenefitsofthe01ympicGameswhenmorethantentimesthis

numberofvisitorsisexpected.nMarkAmbler,economistatPwCsays.

PwCconductedtheresearchaspartofanongoingprojecttomonitorthe

economicimpactoflargeeventsinthecapitalintherunuptothe01ympic

Gamesnextyear.DespitetheexpectedboosttoretaiIandtourism,some

economistswarnthattheweddingwouldn,thavealong-termimpacton

theeconomy.Astheweddingdayfallsbetweentwolonghoiidayweekends,

manyBritonsmaymakeaneIevendayvacationbytakingoffthethreedays

inthemiddle,which,theysay,wiIIdecreaseproductivityandhurt

Britain'sGDP.11wouIdbewishfuIthinkingtohopethiswouIdmakepeopIe

feelsignificantIybetterorspendmoremoney.Whilethesethingscan

haveashort-termimpactonthetimingofeconomicactivity,theydon'

ttendtohaveanysortoflastingeffect.JonathanLoynes,chief

EuropeaneconomistatCapitaIEconomicsLtd.inLondonexpresseshis

opinion..’n0veraII,IthinktheimpactontheeconomywiIIbenegIigible.

MuchmoreimportantwiIIbewhatishappeningintheeconomyoveralIr

n

forexampIe9inflationdevelopments.HowardArcher,chiefU.K.

economistatresearchgroupIHSGIobaIInsightconeIudes."Theroyal

weddingcouIdevenharmBritishgrowthbecauseoftheextraday'shoiiday.

AllowingmostworkersadayoffcouIdknocksome0.25percentfromBritish

grossdomesticproduct(GDP)inthesecondquarter.\

TheweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddIetonwi11NOT.

A.attractnumerousvisitorstoLondon

B.expandthedomesticdemandofBritaintoacertaindegree

C.ensurethesuccessofthecomingOlympicGamesinLondon

D.increaseretailsalesintheU.K.

2.Injustayear,ShaoMingqing,ajoblessmanfromShandongprovince,

savedenoughmoneytobuya180,000-yuanToyota.Buthe5snorealestate

agent.The23-year-oIdmadehismoneybyseiIinggarIic.HumbIegarIic

hasoutperformedstocks,propertyandevengoldtobecomethe

top-performingassetinChinasineelastyear.Shaowasjustoneofthe

luckybusinessmenwhoprofitedhugeIyfromthegarIiccraze,according

toanarticleinChinaDaily.TheNationaIBureauofStatisticssaid

inMaythatthewholesalepriceofgarIichadskyrocketedmorethan

tenfoldfromayearearIiertoabout12yuanakilogram.GarIicisnow

moreexpensivethanleanmeatinsomeplaces.Asaresult,most

restaurantsinnorthernChinanolongergenerouslyservefreegarIic

cloveswhencustomersorderdumpIings.HowdidgarIicmaniahappen

WhentheglobaIeconomytumbIedin2008rthegarIicmarketcollapsed.

Nobodywasbuying.So,garIicfarmersinChinapIantedabout50percent

lessgarIicin2009.That5salotlessgarIicforChina,whichproduces

moregarIicthananycountryintheworld.Then,theH1N1epidemic

brokeout.PeopIewerequitenervousaboutit.GarIicratraditional

Chineseherbalremedy,wassaidtobeasgoodasaflushot.Thus,the

IimitedsupplyofgarIicranintounforeseenhighdemand,eventhough

somemedicaIexpertslaterdebunkeditsrumoredheaIth-protecting

properties.Notsurprisingly,smartpeopIesawahugeopportunityin

thegapbetweensupplyanddemand.ThepriceofgarIiccontinuedto

growbecauseoftheavaiIabiIityofcapitalforinvestmentinthemarket.

Attheendof2008,banksstartedtoloanmoneytostimuIatethefalling

economy.Anincreasingamountofhotmoneywasthusinjectedintothe

market.Whenthehousingandstockmarketsstruggled,theboominggarIic

tradebecamepopularamonginvestors,accordingtoananalysisby

YangchengEveningNews.Theseinvestorsstartedstockingtonsof

garIicintowarehousesandwaitedforpricestorise.Accordingtothe

newspaper,somebusinessmeninShandongprovinceboughtwholegarIic

cropsbeforetheywereevenharvested.Andtherestishistory.Many,

IikeShao,havestruckgold,whilefamiIies,restaurantsandfood

companieshavehadtoreducetheiruseofgarIic.BesidescompIaints

fromordinaryconsumers,there'saconcernthatthegarIicbubblewiII

burst,leavingmanybankswithbadloans,accordingtoChinaTimes.But

thegovernmentistryingtocurbrisinggarIicpricesbyreguIatingtheir

costandpunishingprofiteers.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseforthepriceincreaseofgarIic

A.MostrestaurantsinnorthernChinaservefreegarliccloves.

B.Theyieldofgarlicslumpedbadlyin2009.

C.TheH1N1epidemicbrokeout.

D.Someinvestorshoardgarlicforlaterhigherpric

3.Isn5tmarriagemeanttobeforIifeWhythendosomanymarriages

intheU.K.nowendindivorceAnincredible66percentofmarriages

intheU.K.endindivorce,whichisthehighestrateinEurope.The

rateiscontinuingtoriseasweII.WiIIitgetcloseto100percentone

dayWhatonearthishappeningtotheU.K.tocausesuchaphenomenon

ManyconsiderthefamiIytobethebasicbuiIdingblockofsociety.If

marriagesandfamiIiesarefallingapart,isU.K.societyalsofalling

apartIsthedivorcerateasymptomofsomesortofsociaIcrisisIs

theU.K.’sculturalidentitydisintegratingIt'squitedifficult

thesedaystosaywhattheU.K.1sculturalidentityis.We'realI

famiIiarwithBritishtraditionsandcustoms,buttheydon'treallyseem

tobeabigpartofmodernIifeintheU.K..Itisinaccuratetothink

thatalIBritishmenaregentIemenwhowearbowlerhats.Thatisnotwhat

theU.K.islikegeneraIly.ItiswrongtothinkthatwealIliveinquiet,

sleepyviIIagesandplaycricket.Wedon'talldrinkteawithmiIk.The

U.K.oftodayisoneofthemostmulticulturalcountriesonEarth.There

areexoticsightsandsoundsonthestreetcornersofeveryBritishcity.

Britishcuisineisnowoneofthemostdiversearound.Everyonespeaks

withadifferentaccent.Thestrangeandthebizarrearequitecommon

intheU.K..IssuchdiversityagoodthingWell,itmakestheU.

K.averyexcitingplacetoIive.Therearenewideaseverywhere.AlI

thesensesarestimulated.Thereisgreatfreedomtobewhoyouwantto

be,andmostpeopIewiIInotcriticizeyouforwhoyouare.Yetsuch

freedomseemstocomeatacost.It,snotalIhappyfamiIies.Therehas

beenasignificantnumberofraceriotsinboththesouthandnorthof

EngIandoverthelast50yearsofBritishhistory.SomeBritishpeopIe

regardethnicminoritiesascomingtotheU.K.tostealjobs.Thecredit

crunchhasonlyincreasedthisfeeIing,ofcourse,becauseunempIoyment

rateshaverisen.So,itcouldbearguedthebreakdownofmarriages

intheU.K.isinsomepartbecauseofthepressuresputuponfamiIies

bywiderproblemsinBritishsociety.Itwillbeinterestingtoseeif

thedivorceratealsoincreasesbecauseofthefinancialpressuresput

uponfamiIiesbythecreditcrunch.ManypeopIebecomestressedand

unhappywhentheylackfinancialsecurity,andthatcanthenmaketheir

homeIifeorfamilyIifestressedandunhappyaswell.Another

possiblereasonforthehighdivorceratemightbethatmarriagenoIonger

hasthesamevalueormeaningforBritishpeopIeasitoncedid.Church

attendanceintheU.K.hasbeenfallingforthelast50years,suggesting

fewerpeopIeconsidermarriageaholyinstitution.Since1991,therehas

beenadropof50percentinpeopIegettingmarriedinchurchratherthan

aregisteroffice.Bizarrely,ChristianmissionariesnowcometotheU.

K.,whereas800yearsago,theU.K.wassendingChristianmissionaries

outaroundtheworld.Thenthereisthefinancialsidetogetting

married.Inthepast,marriedcoupIespaidlowergovernmenttaxesthan

singles.Thattaxincentivehasnowdisappeared.Inaddition,thecost

ofanwhitewedding11intheU.K.,onceeverygirl'sdream,isnowso

high(aminimumof£10,000)thatincreasinglyfewpeoplecanaffordit.

WhatdoesitalImeanWiIImarriagedisappearcompIeteIyintheU.K.

onedayTheansweris..probablynot.Therealityisthattheinstitution

ofmarriageischangingwithBritishsociety,soithasagoodchance

ofsurvival.SincetheintroductionofMciviIpartnerships"intheU.

K.in2005,thousandsofsame-sexmarriageshavetakenplaceeveryyear.

Thedissolutionrate(effectiveIy,thedivorcerate)islessthanone

percent.TheU.K.hasmadealotofprogressintheareaofgayrights

sincehomosexuaIactsweredecriminalizedin1967.It'sprobablyjust

aswell,sinceotherwisenoonewouldbehappilymarriedintheU.K..

WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonfortheclimbingdivorcerate

intheU.K.

A.Britishpeoplearenotasseriousabouttheirmarriageasbefore.

B.TheU.K.societyisfallingapart.

C.ThecreditcrunchputsheavyfinancialpressureupontheBritish

families.

D.ThesocialdiversitybringsbothfreedomandegoismtotheBritishpeopl

4.AnannualpopuIationgrowthrateof0.57percentinthelastdecade,

pointstothenecessityoffurthermaintainingthefamily-planning

policyandkeepingthecountry5spopuIationgrowthrateatareasonable

IeveI.ThenetincreaseinthepopuIationwas130millionfrom1990

to2000,56millionmorethaninthe2001~2010period.Soitisclear

thatfamilyplanninghasachievedagreatdeal.Givenitsgreat

population,ChinaneedstocontinuethefamiIy-ptanningpolicyasits

popuIationwiIIcontinuetogrowoverthenexttwodecadesbeforeitpeaks

atapredicted1.5billion.ThepubIicationofdetailedfiguresfrom

thesixthnationaIcensusonThursdayshowsthattheproportionof

residentsunder14droppedby6.29percentagepointsinthelast10years

andthoseagedbetween15and59decreasedby1.91percentagepoints.

Duringthesameperiod,thenumberofpeopIeovertheage60increased

by2.93percentagepoints.Theincreasinglyheavierburdenofanaging

popuIationisaproductofthesuccessfulimpIementationofthe

famiIy-pIanningpolicy.Atthesametime,therapiddwindlinginthe

popuIationundertheageof14suggeststhatalackoflaborerswiIIpose

athreattothecountry,seconomicgrowthinthenearfuture.Itis

definitelyrightforChinatomaintainarelativelylowbirthrate.Yet,

thecountrycannotaffordtoseeitspopuIationgrowthratedropas

sharplyasithasinthepasttwodecades.Ifthatbecomesareality,

itwiItcertainlynegativeIyaffectthegovernment9sfinancial

capabiIitytosubsidizethecareofitsagedpopulation,whichwiII

continuetogrowinthecomingdecades.Itwouldalsoexertaheavy

pressureontheyoungergeneration.Whatthegovernmentcannotafford

toignoreistheyoungergeneration,sattitudetowardchiIdbirth,which

mustalsohavecontributedtotherapiddeciineinpopuIationgrowthin

thepasttwodecades.ItcantakeseveraldecadesforapopuIation

policytoshowitseffect.Therefore,fIuctuationsinthepopuIationsize

mustbecloselymonitoredinthecomingyears.Inadditionfstudiesand

surveysarealsoneededtodiscoveryoungpeople5sattitudestoward

havingchiIdren.Thentheadjustmentstobemadeinthe

famiIy-pIanningpolicywillbesoundIybasedonsoliddataasweIIas

sensibleanalysisandpredictionofthepopuIationdeveIopmenttrend.

ThisdemonstrateswhatPresidentHuJintaowastalkingaboutwhenhesaid

onWednesday,thatthepopuIationissueiscompIicatedanddeserves

long-termconcern.

TomaintainarelativelylowbirthratewiIIchange.

A.thesexstructureofthepopulation

B.theethnicstructureofthepopulation

C.theagestructureofthepopulation.

D.thestructuraldifferenceinurbanandruralpopulation

5.Thankstocloseddoorsandfiercegatekeepers,bossesaretrickyto

observeintheirnaturalhabitat.YetitmightbeusefuItoknowwhat

theydoalIday,andwhetheranyofitbenefitssharehoIders.AnewHarvard

BusinessSchooIworkingpapershedssomeIight.Researchersaskedthe

chiefexecutivesof94Itaiianfirmstohavetheirassistantsrecordtheir

activitiesforaweek.Youmaytakethiswithagrainofsalt.Isthe

boss'sassistantaneutralobserverIfthebossspendshislunchhour

boozing,orinamoteIwithhisassistant,wiIIsherecordthistruthfuIIy

Nonetheless,herearetheresults.TheaverageItaiianbossworksfor

48hoursaweekandspends60%ofthattimeinmeetings.ThemostdiIigent

putinanother20hours.Andthelongertheywork,thebetterthecompany

does.LessdiIigentchiefexecutivesaremoreIikelytohave

one-to-onemeetingswithpeopIefromoutsidethecompany.Theauthors

specuIatethatsuchpeopIearetryingtoraisetheirownprofiIe,perhaps

tosecureabetterjob.Bosseswhoworklongerhours,bycontrast,spend

moreofthemmeetingtheirownempIoyees.Bossesoftencomplainthat

theygetboggeddowninday-to-dayoperations,saysRajeshChandy,a

professorattheLondonBusinessSchooI.ReguIationsthatmakethem

IegaIIyresponsiblefortheirunderIings1wrongdoingsarepartlyto

blame.TheprospectofjaiIisapowerfulattention-grabber.Manybosses

alsofeeltheymustdasharoundtheworldpitchingtoclients.Jim

HagemannSnabeyco-chiefexecutiveofSAP,asoftwarefirm,reckonsthat

hemetover200lastyear.MrChandythinksbossesshouldspendlesstime

withclientsandmoretimethinkingaboutthefuture.Howmuchtime

theyspendthinkingaboutanythingishardtomeasure.Butinan

experiment,MrChandymeasuredhowoftenbossesuseforward-1ookingwords

Iike"willMand"shall”intheirpubIicstatements.HeconeIudedthat

bossesspendonIy3%〜4%oftheirdaythinkingaboutIong-termstrategy.

BrianSulIivan,thechiefexecutiveofCTPartners,aheadhuntingfirm,

saysthemostdifficultpartofhisjobissayingnotopeopIewhowant

apieceofhistime.111fitwasuptoourpartnersIwouldbeatevery

pitch,"hesays.MrSuIIivansaystheonlytimehegetsforblue-sky

thinkingiswhenheisinthesky."ChiefexecutiveswiIIruetheday

whenBlackBerrysworkonplanes,nhepredicts.BillGatestookregular

"thinkweeks",whenhewouldsitaloneinacabinfor18hoursadayreading

andcontempIating.This,itissaid,ledtosuchstrategicmasterstrokes

asKtheinternettidalwavememo"in1995,whichshiftedMicrosoft's

focus(somesaybeIatedIy)totheweb.Butnoteverybossthinksheneeds

moretimeforthinking.MYoucanhireMcKinseytodothatforyou,11says

one.

What'sthetoneofBrianSulIivaninParagraph6

A.Humorous.

B.Painful.

C.Self-mockery.

D.Ironical.

6.ThethirdBRICSsummitconeIudedonApriI14withthesigningofthe

SanyaDeclaration,highIightingthestrengtheningofthefive-nation

blocandpromotingcommonprosperity.ThemeetingofBraziIfRussia,

India,ChinaandnewlyadmittedSouthAfrica(BRICS)inSanya,Hainan

province,drewworldwideattentionbecausethefivecountriestogether

accountforabout40percentoftheworldpopuIationandabout18percent:

ofGDP.TheBRICSeconomieshavebecomeincreasinglyimportantfor

theworIdeconomynotonlybecausetheyovercametheimpactofthegIobaI

financialcrisisearIierthantherestoftheworld,butalsobecause

theyhavemaintainedrelativelyrapideconomicgrowth.Comparedwiththe

worIdaverageof3percent,theblocachieved6percentgrowthlastyear,

accountingfor60percentofthegIobaIeconomicgrowth.Theriseof

theBRICSeconomiesisanimportantreasonwhytheworldeconomydidnot

gointodeeperrecession-akintotheGreatDepression-afterthe

gIobaIfinancialcrisis.Nowonder,theinternationalcommunity

hashingeditshopesonthesustainedandfastrecoveryofBRICStopropel

theglobaleconomy.ThehigheconomiccompIementarinessoftheBRICS

economiesshowsthattheyhavehugegrowthpotentiaIandcanbetheengine

ofgrowthfortheworIdeconomy.ButBRICSisstillafledgingbloc,

andhastostrengthenitsintrinsiccooperativemechanismstoplaythe

roleitdeservesontheworIdstage.IntheSanyaDeclaration,thebloc

hasexpresseditsdeterminationtotransformitshopesofstrengthened

politicaIcooperationintoreality.Todothat,thefivecountrieshave

vowedtotakeaseriesofmeasurestostrengthenmutuaIcooperationon

awiderangeofissues.Buttoplayabiggerroleontheworldstage,

theBRICSeconomiesalsohavetoconsolidatetheireconomicrelationship.

Forexample,ChinaisthelargesttradingpartnerofIndia,BraziIand

SouthAfrica,butitsbilateraltradevoIumewiththethreecountries

isonlydozensofbillionsofdollars.ThebilateraltradevoIumesof

India,BraziIfSouthMricaandRussiaareevensmalIer.Thisshowsthat

theBRICSeconomieshavealotofroomtoincreaseandexpandmutuaItrade.

Besides,thefivecountriesneedtofurtherstrengthenmutuaI

coordinationonsomeinternationaIissuestoboostthebIoc5sinfluence

intheinternationalarena.SincealIthefivecountriesaremembersof

theUnitedNationsSecurityCounciIthisyear,withChinaandRussiabeing

permanentmembers,theyhavepromisedtocloselycooperateonworIdpeace

andsecurityinitiatives,strengthenmultilateralism,andpromote

democratizationofinternationalrelations.SincealItheBRICS

economiesaredevelopingcountries,itisimperativethattheywork

togethertodeveIoptheirblocintoaviablechannelforgreater

South-Southcooperation.TheentryofSouthAfricaintotheblocis

expectedtopushBRICSinthatdirection.BecauseofhistoricaI

factors,manyofthedevelopingcountries,includingtheleast

industrializedones,areinAfrica,whichisthefocusoftheUN

MiIlenniumDeveIopmentGoals'povertyreductionefforts.AgainrSouth

AfricaJsentryintotheblocisexpectedtobuiIdabridgeofcooperation

betweenthebloc5sothermembersandAfricancountries.Thisisimportant

because,accordingtotheSanyaDeclaration,theblociscommittedto

helpingAfricancountrieseradicatepovertyandhunger,andmeettheUN

MiIlenniumDeveIopmentGoals'targetby2015.TheBRICSeconomies

havethrowntheirweightbehindG20toachievethatgoal.SincetheG20

membershipisevenlydistributedbetweendeveIopedanddeveloping

countries,bothfromtheNorthandSouth,theBRICSeconomieswantto

turnitintothemainpIatformforpromotinginternationaleconomic

cooperationandmoreintenseIypursuingbetterglobalgovernance,asthe

SanyaDeclarationsays.

TheBRICSeconomieshavebecomeincreasinglyimportantfortheworld

economyNOTbecause.

A.theyovercametheimpactoftheglobalfinancialcrisisearlierthan

therestoftheworld

B.theyhavemaintainedrelativelyrapideconomicgrowth

C.theymeettheUNMillenniumDevelopmentGoals'target

D.theyhavehugegrowthpotentialandcanbetheengineofgrowthfor

theworldeconomy

7.AnannualpopuIationgrowthrateof0.57percentinthelastdecade,

pointstothenecessityoffurthermaintainingthefamily-planning

policyandkeepingthecountry5spopuIationgrowthrateatareasonable

level.ThenetincreaseinthepopuIationwas130millionfrom1990

to2000,56millionmorethaninthe2001~2010period.Soitisclear

thatfamilyplanninghasachievedagreatdeal.Givenitsgreat

population,Chinaneedstocontinuethefamily-planningpolicyasits

popuIationwiIIcontinuetogrowoverthenexttwodecadesbeforeitpeaks

atapredicted1.5billion.ThepubIicationofdetailedfiguresfrom

thesixthnationaIcensusonThursdayshowsthattheproportionof

residentsunder14droppedby6.29percentagepointsinthelast10years

andthoseagedbetween15and59decreasedby1.91percentagepoints.

DuringthesameperiodythenumberofpeopIeovertheage60increased

by2.93percentagepoints.Theincreasinglyheavierburdenofanaging

popuIationisaproductofthesuccessfulimpIementationofthe

famiIy-pIanningpolicy.Atthesametime,therapiddwindlinginthe

popuIationundertheageof14suggeststhatalackoflaborerswiIIpose

athreattothecountry,seconomicgrowthinthenearfuture.Itis

definitelyrightforChinatomaintainarelativelylowbirthrate.Yet,

thecountrycannotaffordtoseeitspopuIationgrowthratedropas

sharplyasithasinthepasttwodecades.Ifthatbecomesareality,

itwiItcertainlynegativeIyaffectthegovernment9sfinancial

capabiIitytosubsidizethecareofitsagedpopulation,whichwiII

continuetogrowinthecomingdecades.Itwouldalsoexertaheavy

pressureontheyoungergeneration.Whatthegovernmentcannotafford

toignoreistheyoungergeneration1sattitudetowardchiIdbirth,which

mustalsohavecontributedtotherapiddeciineinpopuIationgrowthin

thepasttwodecades.ItcantakeseveraldecadesforapopuIation

policytoshowitseffect.Therefore,fIuctuationsinthepopuIationsize

mustbecloselymonitoredinthecomingyears.Inaddition,studiesand

surveysarealsoneededtodiscoveryoungpeople*sattitudestoward

havingchiIdren.Thentheadjustmentstobemadeinthe

famiIy-pIanningpolicywillbesoundIybasedonsoliddataasweIIas

sensibleanalysisandpredictionofthepopuIationdeveIopmenttrend.

ThisdemonstrateswhatPresidentHuJintaowastalkingaboutwhenhesaid

onWednesday,thatthepopuIationissueiscompIicatedanddeserves

long-termconcern.

AnagingpopuIationwiIINOT.

A.exertaheavypressureontheyoungergeneration

B.placeheavyfinancialburdenonthegovernment

C.slowdownthepopulationgrowth

D.decreasethepopulationoflaborforce

8.Onthehorizondustrises.There,sarumbIingsoundIikefar-offthunder.

Nowyoucanseeadark,movingtide.Theshapesbecomemoredistinet,

thenoisebecomesacrescendoandthegroundshakesbeneathmiIIionsof

drumminghooves.It5soneofthemostspectacularsightsonearth,