Your next car might drive itself. After years of trials on city streets，driverless vehicles(车辆)are now nearing the practical use. Last month，a driverless bus began carrying passengers through Lyon，France. Most in the automobile industry think self driving vehicles will be on the road by 2020.
Driverless cars will at first be huddled with human driven cars. But the first places where they will become dominant(占优势的)are crowded urban areas—exactly the spots most damaged by the car age. Many advanced cities are already reducing the role of human-driven vehicles. Driverless cars will quicken that process and will bring us enormous benefits.
Driverless cars will reduce accidents by around 90 per cent. That’ s big—the annual death toll on the world’ s roads is about 1. 2 million a year. Pollution and carbon emission(排放)will drop， because urban driverless cars will be electric. The old，otherwise，would stay at home most of the time and the disabled and teenagers will suddenly gain mobility.
On the other hand，driverless cars will bring terrible results. The best thing about the car age was that it employed tens of millions of people to make，market，insure and drive vehicles. Over the next 20 years，the mostly low skilled men who now drive trucks，taxis and buses will see their jobs reduced. Car makers are especially scared. The few cars of the future might be made by tech companies such as Apple，Baidu and Google. Imagine the influences on Germany，where there is the largest vehicle industry.
Dramatic change is coming，and driverless cars could arrive by 2020. But governments have hardly begun thinking about it. Only 6 per cent of the biggest US cities have considered them in their long term planning.
Ten years ago，anyone hardly saw the smartphone coming. But now it is so common in our daily life. Let’ s hope we do a better job of handling the driverless car.
1. Which can replace the underlined words “be huddled with”in Paragraph 2？| A．Show up. | B．Exist together. | C．Get rid of. | D．Take the place of. |
| A．They will be powered by electricity. | B．They will reduce the number of cars. |
| C．They will save fuel by driving themselves. | D．They will reduce too many accidents. |
| A．They will not hit the road until 2020. | B．They will only be used in urban areas. |
| C．They will not cause any road accident. | D．They aren’t still seriously taken officially. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Praising. | C．Hopeful. | D．Worried. |
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【推荐1】E-bikes make it easier for people to travel, which might be why they are becoming a popular choice. But which e-bike is right for you?
Best Overall: RadRunner 1 Electric Utility Bike
Average Miles Per Charge: 45 | Bike Weight: 65 pounds | Battery: 48 Volts
This electric bike is ranked best overall because of its practical design and affordability. The RadRunner is both comfortable to ride and helpful in carrying just about anything. The bike's 750-watt motor helps you move goods and the bike can travel over 45 miles per charge.
Best for Urban users: Charge City Electric Bike
Average Miles Per Charge: 50 | Bike Weight: 45 pounds | Battery: 49 Volts
The City e-bike was designed for city living and soring. The tough Goodyear tires, five levels of pedal assists and push-button throttle (油门) take the sweat out of traveling to work or shop. When you're done, the lightweight and foldable handlebars make it easy to put away.
Best for Mountain Trails: Specialized Turbo Levo Comp
Average Miles Per Charge: 30 to 40 | Bike Weight: 46 pounds | Battery: 50 Volts
The best of the higher-end electric mountain bikes will appeal to anyone who likes to challenge. With a battery that's integrated (集成的) into the frame, you may not know that you're on an e-bike except when you speed up to the hills.
Best for Long Distances: Juiced Bikes Scrambler
Average Miles Per Charge: 45 | Bike Weight: 71.5 pounds | Battery: 52 Volts
Are you looking at an e-bike for the long trip? Then the Scrambler might be your new favorite road trip friend. It is available in two models — the Camp and the City.
1. Which e-bike can cover the longest distance after one charge?| A．RadRunner 1 Electric Utility Bike. | B．Charge City Electric Bike. |
| C．Specialized Turbo Levo Comp. | D．Juiced Bikes Scrambler. |
| A．It is very cheap. | B．It has the strongest power. |
| C．It looks like a common bike. | D．It has the best framework. |
| A．To introduce some best e-bikes. | B．To force people to buy these e-bikes. |
| C．To encourage people to travel by e-bikes. | D．To advise people to go to work by e-bikes. |
【推荐2】Is traffic a big problem where you live? Increased cycling may be the answer. Where are the best places to live and cycle? A new report lists the best bike-friendly cities around the world.
Top of the list is Amsterdam, the bike capital of the world. An incredible 40% of all traffic movements are by bicycle. There’s an extensive network of safe, fast and comfortable cycle routes. Copenhagen, the city of bikes, is a city where 32% of workers cycle to work because it’s fast and easy. Berlin is another European city that’s great for cycling. The city has about 80 kilometers of bike lanes, and 50 kilometers of pavement paths. Cycling accounts for 12% of total street traffic.
Barcelona has been praised for its cycle service “Bicing”. This was introduced in March 2007. It’s a bicycle service that allows users to take bicycles from any of the 100 stations spread around the city. Later, they can leave them at any other bike station inside the urban area of the city. The city has created a “green ring” that surrounds the city area of Barcelona with a bike path. There are 3,250 parking spaces for bikes at street level at present. Barcelona City is also building a new underground car park for bicycles.
The UK has its cycle-friendly cities too. Bristol is the birthplace of “Sustrans” —the cycle-route charity which was formed 30 years ago. One of their projects was turning an old rail line between Bristol and Bath into a bike route. Other bike-friendly cities in the UK include Cambridge and York Cambridge is an old city but has still managed to build good cycle infrastructure (基础设施), and cyclists are considered at every stage of any new developments.
Bicycle is a most popular means of transportation in China. Nowadays, riding a bicycle is also a good way to support low-carbon living. Beijing can be one of the best bike-friendly cities in China. There are many riding routes in Beijing for outdoor-lovers to explore. Cyclists can get close enough to experience the history and culture of Beijing, including the Forbidden City, Drum Tower, the Water Cube, the Bird’s Nest, Hutong etc.
1. In Amsterdam, traffic movements by bicycle account for| A．80% | B．40% |
| C．32% | D．12% |
| A．There are 100 bike stations spread around the city. |
| B．Cyclists can leave their bikes anywhere in the city. |
| C．There were 3,250 parking spaces for bikes in 2007. |
| D．Underground bike parking stations are everywhere. |
| A．Beijing | B．Cambridge |
| C．York | D．Bristol |
| A．The history of cycling. | B．The best cities for cycling. |
| C．The development of cycling. | D．The rules for cycling. |
【推荐3】TRAVEL ADVISORY
Here are a few things you should know before you take off on your next trip.
Frontier Airlines Face Covering Requirement
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Know Your Travel Policy
CDC issued an order on January 12, 2021(effective since January 26, 2021) requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 for all air passengers arriving from a foreign country to the US.
1. Who can board a Frontier Airlines flight?| A．A manager of Frontier Airlines with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| B．A blind man in a wheelchair with a face covering over only the mouth. |
| C．A one-year-old baby without wearing a face covering. |
| D．Passengers from foreign country who haven’t recovered from COVID-19. |
| A．Passengers without proper face coverings may be banned from flying with Frontier Airlines in the future. |
| B．Passengers can take off their face coverings when they pick up their checked baggage. |
| C．Passengers with a high fever will have their flights rescheduled. |
| D．Passengers without proof of a negative COVID-19 test can’t enter the US on January 20, 2021. |
| A．A website. | B．A brochure. | C．A guidebook. | D．A newspaper. |
【推荐1】When people hear “artificial intelligence (AI)”, many think of big data. There’s a reason for that: some of the most prominent AI breakthroughs in the past decade have relied on enormous data sets. But AI is not only about large data sets, and the research in small data approaches has grown extensively over the past ten years.
If you take the top 100 biggest innovations of our time, perhaps around 60% to 65% are really based on small data. Big data is all about finding connections, but small data is all about finding the causation, that is, the reason why.
Sokkelund was bought by an experienced industry professional. The restaurant has a French cafe, in the mid-to high price-segment. At the starting point in 2009 the restaurant had 40 seats and an annual turnover of about USD 1 million. In 2017, 34 seats were added acquiring the neighboring shop and by building a small veranda. The turnover was about USD 6 million-an impressive level of grow driven by a talented team and innovative business thinking.
In the case of Sokkelund, the process of transforming the company to take advantage of small data was started with a focus on improving the traditional competitive parameters (规范；范围) of a restaurant in a structured step-by-step plan. This required managerial skills and industry experience. In terms of the effects on the business model, these changes not only led to cost reductions, but lowered customer acquisition costs, increased the number of customers retention and added new revenue channels.
1. What can we know from the first two paragraphs?| A．Research in small data approaches has grown widely. |
| B．People have more research in big data. |
| C．Most of the innovations are based on big data. |
| D．AI breakthroughs have nothing to do with small data. |
| A．The money paid to the government. |
| B．The money added to someone’s wage. |
| C．The amount of business done in a period. |
| D．The amount of the goods bought annually. |
| A．It was mainly due to industry experience. |
| B．Small data has been made good use of. |
| C．A structured plan was adopted to lower customer acquisition. |
| D．It benefited from the traditional business model. |
| A．To clarify some misconceptions. | B．To introduce a big data approach. |
| C．To predict the future of AI. | D．To stress the significance of small data. |
【推荐2】New research shows that daily light walking is important for maintaining health as you age. But if you can’t hit 10,000 steps, don't worry. There's nothing magical about the number 10,000.
In fact, the idea of walking at least 10,000 steps a day for health goes back decades to a marketing campaign started in Japan to promote a pedometer(计步器).And then, it was adopted in the US as a goal to promote good health.
"The original basis of the number was not scientific." says researcher I-Min Lee of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She was curious to know how many steps you need to take a day to maintain good health and live a long life, so she and her colleagues designed a study. It turns out that women who took about 4,000 steps per day got an increase in longevity(寿命), compared with women who took fewer steps. “It was sort of surprising,” Lee says. Another surprise: the benefits of walking maxed out at about 7,500 steps. In other words, women who walked more than 7,500 steps per day saw no additional increase in longevity.
“ I love this study. I think it’s really good news for women who may not be very active. All they have to do is walk,” says Kathleen Janz, who studies how physical activity influences health at the University of Iowa. And Janz says that’s encouraging. Another thing Janz notes is that this study only measured walking. It didn’t measure things that don’t require steps, like gardening, swimming or biking.
So, if 10,000 steps has been feeling out of reach to you, it may be time to reset those factory settings on your fitness tracker. Instead, try to hit at least 4,400 a day, along with daily activities that you enjoy. And stick to it.
1. What’s the original purpose of the idea of walking at least 10,000 steps a day?| A．To make people live longer. |
| B．To help sell a product. |
| C．To change people’s habits. |
| D．To test a pedometer |
| A．Confusing | B．Unexpected |
| C．Encouraging | D．Doubtful |
| A．People need 10,000 steps a day |
| B．Pedometer producers should change their settings. |
| C．The study should not only focus on daily walking. |
| D．Some activities that don’t demand steps also benefit health. |
【推荐3】A Great Friendship
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. Could it have been any other year? They worked together starting then to further American Revolution and later to shape the new scheme of government. From the work sprang a friendship perhaps incomparable in intimacy and the trustfulness of collaboration and endurance. It lasted 50 years. It included pleasure and utility but over and above them, there were shared purpose, a common end and an enduring goodness on both sides. Four and a half months before he died, when he was ailing, debt-ridden, and worried about his impoverished family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. His words and Madison’s reply remind us that friends are friends until death. They also remind us that sometimes a friendship has a bearing on things larger than the friendship itself, for has there ever been a friendship of greater public consequence than this one?
“The friendship which has subsisted between us now half a century, the harmony of our political principles and pursuits have been sources of constant happiness to me through that long period. If ever the earth has beheld a system of administration conducted with a single and steadfast eye to the general interest and happiness of those committed to it, one which, protected by truth, can never known reproach, it is that to which our lives have been devoted. To myself you have been a pillar of support throughout life. Take care of me when dead and be assured that I should leave with you my last affections.”
A week later Madison replied.
“You cannot look back to the long period of our private friendship and political harmony with more affecting recollections than I do. If they are a source of pleasure to you, what aren’t they not to be to me? We cannot be deprived of the happy consciousness of the pure devotion to the public good with which we discharge the trust committed to us and I indulge a confidence that sufficient evidence will find in its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, whatever of justice may be withheld whilst we are here.”
1. Which of the following didn’t contribute to the 50-year great friendship between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?| A．Intimacy and the trustfulness of collaboration. | B．Joint efforts in political pursuits. |
| C．A big fortune made by both of them. | D．Shared purpose and a common end. |
| A．symbolizes | B．alters | C．impacts | D．represents |
| A．James Madison’s willingness to lend money to help Jefferson and his family out of debt. |
| B．The pleasant agreement on the two friends’ political principles and pursuits. |
| C．A single and stable system of administration that the two friends were committed to. |
| D．James Madison’s promise to support Jefferson’s devotion to his cause. |
| A．Their friendship would be remembered for ever. |
| B．Their loss and deprivation would be made up for. |
| C．Their doubts would be backed by sufficient evidence. |
| D．Their devotion would be viewed in a fair way. |
【推荐1】Anytime you have more than two lines to choose from, chances are you will not pick the fastest one. What to do? Plan ahead.
On hold: Sick of hearing “For English, stay on the line”? Visit gethuman.com, a crowdsourced database that tells you the quickest way to beat the phone tree for more than 10,000 companies.
At the DMV: Start online, where most states allow you to take care of basic services remotely or at least schedule an appointment. Avoid visits at the end of the month, when most driver’s licenses expire (到期), and go before noon in the middle of the week.
At Disneyland: Arrive at least 30 minutes before the park opens, and start with the most popular rides; every minute you show up after the doors open becomes two extra minutes in line.
At the grocery store: Favor store that use a “serpentine line”—that is, a single long line that flows into several cash registers (e.g., the line at your local bank). Many Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods stores use this system, proved to be at least three times faster.
At airport security: Wait times tend to double every Friday afternoon from four to eight, but if you are a frequent traveler who cannot avoid rush hour, consider investing $100 in Global Entry. This U.S. Customs and Border Protection service makes you eligible for the TSA PreCheck line and allows you to skip the customs desk during international travel. Visitcbp.gov to apply.
1. Which of the following pictures best explains a “serpentine line”?A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．Get to the Disneyland well before the opening time. |
| B．Avoiding going through airport security from 4 p.m. |
| C．Going to the DMV as soon as your driver’s license expires. |
| D．Visiting gethuman.com to get access to freephone service. |
| A．How to plan ahead for stopping | B．Where to find the fastest Website |
| C．Where to get the best service | D．How to avoid the slowest line |
【推荐2】Do you want to find a job that you just need to sit and sleep on a sofa? It is ridiculous, but it happens 26-year -old Anna Cherdantseva, from the city of Ufa, is a full-time sofa tester, spending up to 10 hours every day trying out new sofas for comfort and safety.
Last month, Russian furniture giant MZ5 Group announced that it was taking application for a new position—full time sofa tester. Although all new products are tested in a specialized laboratory, management decided that in order to better meet the needs of consumers it needed some feedback on real-life use of its sofas. In just a few days, MZ5 received over 5,000 job applications from people eager to spend most of their time sitting and lying on sofas.
“We were selecting candidates in several stages,” MZ5 Group spokesperson Anastasia Russkih said, “Initially we checked their resumes, and then we let them tell us why they wanted the job.” Eventually, the furniture company shortlisted just 7 candidates, among whom Anna Cherdantseva, a 26-year-old marketing expert, proved to be the most suitable for the job.
“I felt extreme competition, and it was a real fight for my dream job,” Anna said after getting selected. “I have a lot of ideas for improving the sofas, but I would prefer not to talk about them for now. I believe it will all work out between me and the sofas.”
Despite describing herself as an active person, Cherdantseva says that spending about 10 hours a day sitting on sofas doesn’t sound bad at all. “Of course I will spend a lot of time on new sofas. The more time I spend on them, the better it will be for my work,” she told reporters.
Anna Cherdantseva is currently on a three month probation (试用期)at MZ5, but the company claims that as long as she proves to be up to the task, they plan on offering her a permanent position as a sofa tester. The young woman will receive a monthly salary of 56, 000 rubles ($ 1,000) for the first three months. It’s not so bad about the job.
1. Why did MZ5 Group want a sofa tester?| A．Because its products need to be tested. |
| B．Because it wants to save money by doing that. |
| C．Because Anna Cherdantseva applied for the job. |
| D．Because it wants to satisfy its consumers better. |
| A．Response. |
| B．Consumers. |
| C．Praise. |
| D．Products. |
| A．It was very easy. |
| B．It was controversial. |
| C．It was challenging. |
| D．It was interesting. |
| A．The company found it difficult to find suitable employees. |
| B．Anna Cherdantseva has the chance to work steadily for MZ5. |
| C．The company doesn’t give Anna Cherdantseva a good salary now. |
| D．Anna Cherdantseva got the job because of her similar work experience. |
【推荐3】Troubleshooting: Unable to install the supplied software on a computer
The software supplied with a camera, camcorder (a portable video camera) or personal audio device may not install for the following reasons:
※1. The software may not be compatible with the computer operating system.
※2. The computer does not meet the minimum system requirements for installing the software.
※3. Another application or utility is running in the background of the computer and interfering with the installation.
※4. Antivirus or spyware software is preventing installation.
Follow the steps below to troubleshoot this issue.
√1. Check the instruction manual to determine the minimum system requirements and operating system supported by the software. Instructions for your product are usually available online.
√2. Check the specifications of the computer to ensure it meets the minimum system requirements and operating system supported by the software.
√3. Download and install all available updates for the computer and software. Software and driver updates for your product are usually available online.
NOTE: An install utility is an application used to assist with the installation of other software. If an install utility is available, follow the online instructions to properly download and install it.
√4. Temporarily disable any antivirus or spyware software.
√5. Close any software applications or other unnecessary utilities that may be running on the computer.
√6. Attempt to install the software and follow the on-screen instructions.
NOTE: If the software was designed to use an older version of the Windows operating system than what is currently installed on the computer, you can try installing using the compatibility mode.
√7. If the software will still not be installed, try installing it using the Safe Mode of the computer as follows:
NOTE: Some bundled software requires the product to be connected to the computer during the installation process.
1. Which of the following may be a reason for the failure of the installation of the supplied software?| A．The maximum system requirements are not met for the software. |
| B．The computer is using the latest Windows operating system. |
| C．The software is incompatible with the computer operating system. |
| D．The antivirus software is not running in the background. |
| A．temporarily disable other applications | B．follow the on-screen instructions |
| C．try installing it using the Safe Mode | D．switch to the compatibility mode |
| A．using the Safe Mode of the computer | B．turning off and restarting the computer |
| C．connecting the product to three computer | D．copying the software to a folder on the hard drive |
【推荐1】Ocean food plays a very important part in our food supply. Not so long ago, the world’s oceans were filled with different types of fish. Now, a large increase in global overfishing has threatened that supply.
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 90 percent of the world’s fisheries (渔场) are either being fully exploited (开发), or are at risk of being closed down.
With fish supplies running out at home, fishermen are traveling further to find their catch. Frequently, fishermen are crossing over into other countries. As fish supplies closer to their homeland’s shores are decreasing fishermen cross borders to find fish.
Overfishing can be found everywhere, from Mexican fishing boats off the US coast of Florida to Russian fishing boats in the western Bering Sea. However, the effect is felt the strongest in the South China Sea.
On the other side of the world, West Africa is now seeing malign effects of overfishing. For coastal African countries, such as Senegal, the fishing industry is a large part of the national economy. The World Bank reports nearly 20 percent of the Senegalese are working in the fishing industry. Rashid Sumaila is the Director of Fisheries Economic Research at the University of British Columbia. He says communities that depend on fish for income and food, like Senegal, are now at risk.
1. Why do fishermen cross borders to catch fish?| A．Because they want to protect the environment. |
| B．Because they want to enjoy the overseas scenery. |
| C．Because fish supplies in their countries are decreasing. |
| D．Because fishing is not allowed in their own countries. |
| A．In Russia. | B．In the South China Sea. |
| C．Off the US coast of Florida. | D．In the western Bering Sea. |
| A．Harmful. | B．Satisfying. |
| C．Hopeful. | D．Beneficial. |
| A．Most people in Africa will be out of work. |
| B．The World Bank will lend money to fishermen. |
| C．Rashid Sumaila is unconcerned about overfishing. |
| D．Overfishing has some bad effects on African people. |
【推荐2】As one of the most momentous languages in the world, Latin had humble beginnings. It originated along the Tiber River in Italy and only a handful of people spoke the language. Over time, Latin became more distinguished as Romans procured political power. Many famous literary texts and scientific classifications were written in Latin. Even though knowing Latin indicated a person was educated, according to Britannica, in the 20th century far fewer people learned Latin”, leading it to be classified as a "dead” language.
There are around 7, 000 living languages in the world, but, according to Britannica, “more than half are at risk of dying out by the end of the 21st century”. Civilizations evolve over time and so do languages. More often than not, a language dies because everyone who speaks the language dies. For example, Marie Smith Jones, perhaps the last native speaker of the Alaskan Eyak language, died at the age of 89 in 2008, and so did the language. Now, fewer and fewer people speak Latin, which raises public's awareness about its preservation.
Actually, there are many other reasons in respect of why Latin should be preserved or taught. “It is a window into an engaging ancient civilization, and studying an ancient civilization teaches us to respect different points of view and unfamiliar cultural practices," says Kathleen Coleman, James Loeb Professor of Harvard University.
Since it isn't used in ordinary conversations, there are a lot of difficulties that arise from teaching Latin. Teaching a 'dead' language is distinct from teaching other languages, explains Coleman, “because there are no native speakers to demonstrate us how it sounds or answer questions about the meanings of words or justify idioms. While it's tough, we still can find the answers to our questions from the fragmentary evidence available in written texts.”
1. What can we learn about Latin from Paragraph 1?| A．Latin was well-known since its birth. |
| B．Only educated people learned Latin in the past. |
| C．Latin was not favored by scientists and writers. |
| D．All people didn't learn Latin in the 20th century. |
| A．Latin is going to be a "dead” language. |
| B．what it really means when a language dies. |
| C．why people should be aware of protecting languages. |
| D．he is the last native speaker of the Alaskan Eyak language. |
| A．To show unfamiliar practices. |
| B．To respect others' opinions. |
| C．To learn about an ancient society. |
| D．To protect a "dead” language. |
| A．The learning materials. |
| B．The development of Latin. |
| C．The learning methods. |
| D．The difficulties in learning Latin. |
【推荐3】A Four-Year-Old Boy Convinced Father Is a Fool After 45th Hide-and-Seek Victory
GLENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA-Expressing embarrassment and disappointment over being the son of such a loser, local four-year-old Connor Heyward was convinced that his father, Craig Heyward, was a fool after losing 45 games of hide-and-seek. “God, this is bad. I’ve hidden behind that bush a dozen times, and he still can’t find me, “ said Connor, admitting that after finding his father crouched behind a chair half his size, he had started to worry he might grow up to be a “ complete idiot” just like his dad. “At first, I thought I might be really good at this game, but after succeeding in hiding underneath a clothes basket with visible holes, I realized the kind of game was not his cake. It’d be one thing if he were only bad at seeking, but so far, his best hiding spot was behind the back door. Who hides behind a door? There’s no strategy to it whatsoever. “
Reality of Fatherhood Never Truly Dawned on Man Until He Held Newborn Son’s Hospital Bill
MISSOULA, MONTANA-Describing how he suddenly found himself overwhelmed by a flood of intense emotions, local man Mike Bentzen told reporters the reality of fatherhood didn’t truly set in for him until the moment he held his newborn son’s hospital bill. “Wow, this is going to totally change my life,” said Bentzen as tears welled up in his eyes. “Some friends tell me about their experience, but you can’t understand what it feels like until you’re looking down at it in your own hands.” Bentzen reportedly started weeping softly as he sat down with his son’s hospital bill in his lap and began imagining how he would deal with this for the next 18 years.
1. Which of the following best describes Craig Heyward as a father?| A．Foolish. | B．Childish. | C．Loving. | D．Embarrassed. |
| A．His plan for the future. | B．His friends’ experience. |
| C．His overwhelming emotions. | D．His newborn son’s hospital bill. |
| A．A joke collection. | B．A loca A Four-Year-Old Boy Convinced l newspaper. |
| C．A speech selection. | D．A child-breeding guidebook. |
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| B．This Is What Your Dog’s Behaviors Really Mean |
| C．Police Chief Vows to Take Concrete Steps to Reduce Violence |
| D．Children’s Fondest Memories Times When Dad Trying to Make Up for Things |
