Modern thieves do more than take your money.docx
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Modernthievesdomorethantakeyourmoney
Modernthievesdomorethantakeyourmoney,personalpropertyandvaluables.Thesedaystheycan____
(1)____.Bypretendingtobeyou,athiefcanorder____
(2)____andrunupmassivedebtinyourname.Theywillgettoenjoytheexpensivepurchases,andyouwillbeleftholdingthebill.
Criminalsseekout____(3)____thattheycanusetopretendtobeyou.Thisincludescreditcardnumbers,____(4)____andprivatedata.Oneoftheeasiestwaysforthemtodothisisbygoingthroughyourgarbageandpullingoutanyrelevantmail.Athiefcanpickupacreditcardofferandorderittobesentto____(5)____.Oncethecardarrives,theyactivateit,runup____(6)____andmoveon.Thecreditcardcompanywillattempttoreachthepersontheybelievetobeyouatthenewlocation,andwhenthatfailstheywillcontactyoudirectly.____(7)____toavoidthisistomakesurenoonehasaccesstopersonalinformationaboutyou.Attheleastyoushould____(8)____thathasanyrelevantdataonit.Betteryet,____(9)____sothereisnowaytheycanbetapedbacktogether.Aquickfixjobwillallowathieftohavetheinformationtheyneedtostealyouridentity.
Anytimeyou____(10)____,makesureyouhavemaildeliverystoppeduntilyoureturn.Evenifyoushredyourmaillikeclockwork,ifacriminalcangettoitbeforeyoudotheycan____(11)____theyneedwithoutyouknowinguntilitistoolate.
Most____(12)____havesecuremethodsfortheircustomerstopurchaseproductsusingacreditcard,buttherearethousandsofothersitesthat____(13)____.Makesurethatyouonlyprovidepersonalinformationonwebsitesthatyoutrustcompletely.Similarly,nevergiveoutcreditcardor____(14)____.Apersonwhoclaimstheyarecallingfromanonlinestoretoaskyouforinformationto____(15)____mayactuallybeahackerwhogotyourprivatedataonline.
Athiefwillsendyouanemailtellingyoutologontoawellknownwebsiteforanimportantreason.Itmaybetoconfirmordenyatransaction,toreviewa____(16)____orsomeothercalltoaction.Aconvenientlinkisprovidedforyoutoclickontobetakendirectlytotheloginpage.Onceyouarrive,youtypein____(17)____likealways.Troubleis,thesiteyoujustloggedontoisafake.Itisapagedesignedtolookexactlyliketherealthing,butitis____(18)____ofthecriminalswhocreatedit.Nowtheyhaveyourlogininformationandcanuseittogetyourcreditcardnumbersandotherprivatedetails____(19)____.
Stayalerttothenewanddevioustacticsthievesusetostealnotonlyyourbelongings,butalsoyouridentity.____(20)____beforeyouputtheminthetrash,makesureyouonlylogintothehomepageofanywebsiteanddon'tletcriminalsstealyourgoodname.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
1.(A)Intheprofessor’shome.(B)Intheprofessor’soffice.
(C)Intheclassroom.(D)Intheschoollibrary.
1.(A)Childrenalwayshavethesameaccentsastheirmothers.
(B)Mostadultlanguagelearnerscanlosetheiraccents.
(C)Studentsdon’tusuallylearntheirclassmates’accents.
(D)Therewillbebigmisunderstandingsifyouspeakwithaccents.
1.(A)Heusedthewrongstress.(B)Heusedthewrongintonation.
(C)Hemisunderstoodtheword.(D)Hespokethewordwithaverydifferentaccent.
1.(A)Australian.(B)British.(C)Indian.(D)SouthAfrican.
1.(A)Todropthepronunciationclass.
(B)Tosignupforalistening/speakingclass.
(C)Tocheckinthelibrarythescheduleforthenewsemester.
(D)Towaittomakeadecisionaboutthepronunciationclass.
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.
1.(A)Becauseoftheaccumulationoffundsintherealestatemarket.
(B)Becauseoftherisinghousepricesandgovernmentbudgetdeficits.
(C)BecauseoftheresignationoftheFinanceMinisterGordenBrown.
(D)Becauseoftheincreaseinthenumberofthehousesbeingsold.
1.(A)Businessconfidencewillprobablyremainunchangedforthenextyear.
(B)BusinessconfidencewasthehighestinMaysinceApril2001.
(C)PublishedNationalindexesshowconfidenceunchangedinGermanyandItaly
andfallinginFrance.
(D)Theindexofconfidencemayhavestayedatplus5,thehighestin3years.
8.(A)Theywilldeliversolidearningresultsthisyear.
(B)Theywillbreakevenattheendofthisyear.
(C)Theypostedanotheryearoflossesduetobadloanwrite-offs.
(D)TheyreportedmixedresultsfortheyearendedMarch31.
9.(A)50. (B)100. (C)150. (D)200.
10. (A)AKoreanpatrolboatoperatedillegallyinJapanesewaters.
(B)AKoreanfishingvesseloverturnedandthecaptainwasfatallywounded.
(C)AJapaneseCoastGuardpatrolboatfiredteargasgrenadesataKoreanfishing
vessel.
(D)AJapanesefishingvesselwasrepeatedlyorderedtostopoperatinginKorean
waters.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
11. (A)BecausetheusageoftheInternetiswidespreadnow.
(B)BecauseInternetaddictionisgrowingoncollegecampuses.
(C)Becausethecomputerisaccessibletoeveryoneoncollegecampuses.
(D)BecauseInternetaddictionislessharmfulthanotheraddictions.
12.(A)ShecannotgotosleepwithoutsurfingontheNetfirst.
(B)SheandotherpeoplearesurfingontheNetinthemiddleofthenight.
(C)Shedoesn’tknowwhenherInternetcompulsivenessisturningintoanaddiction.
(D)Sheisn’tsuretheexactamountoftimeisreallytheissue.
13. (A)People’sworkperformanceandschoolperformancemaybeaffected.
(B)Peoplemaylosesocialskillsthatmakeface-to-facerelationshipssuccessful.
(C)Peoplemaybecheatedbythosewithfalseidentities.
(D)Peoplemayhavenotimefortakingwalksandotherleisureactivities.
14. (A)Workperformance.(B)Schoolperformance.
(C)Relationships.(D)Mentalhealth.
15. (A)Practiceself-discipline.(B)Havesomesortofbalanceinlife.
(C)Setanalarmclock.(D)Actuponyourfriend’sadvice.
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
16. (A)Inthelate1940s.(B)Intheearly1950s.(C)Inthelate1950s.(D)Intheearly1960s.
17. (A)AbstractExpressionism.
(B)Theartisticmovementthatimmediatelyprecededit.
(C)Theinternalstrugglesoftheindividualartists.
(D)Mass-producedvisualmediaandthedesignofcommonhouseholdobjects.
18. (A)AbstractExpressionismwasaverypersonalart.
(B)AbstractExpressionismwasmoreeasilyaccessibletothemassesthanPopArt.
(C)AbstractExpressionismreflectedadirectrelationshiptotheactualworld.
(D)AbstractExpressionismwasalittlebitinfluencedbyPopArt.
19. (A)Todirectartfromthepersonalitiesoftheindividualartiststowardstheworld.
(B)Toimposeaunifiedsymbolicmeaningonhiscollectionofmaterials.
(C)Toconcentratelessontheobjectsandmoreontheimageshefound.
(D)TosetthestageforfurtherdevelopmentinPopArt.
20. (A)Becausetheiruseoffoundobjectsandimagesfromeverydaylifewasinnovative.
(B)Becausetheybelievedthattheseimagesreflectedtheculturalvaluesof
contemporarysociety.
(C)Becausetheyusedeverydayobjectsfoundonthestreetasthematerialfortheirart.
(D)Becausetheycombinedandrepeatedimagesfromprintmediatomakeonesingleartwork.
Questions1~5
GailPasterczyk,theprincipalofIndianPinesElementaryinPalmBeachCounty,Fla.,hasaddedtwoorthreenewteachingpositionseachofthepastthreeyears.She'saddingtwomoreteachersnextyearaswellasreplacingthoseshe'lllosetomaternityleave,transfers,andretirement.Shedoesn'tknowwherethenewteacherswillcomefrom,ifthenewhireswillbeanygood,andwhereshe'llfindroomforallofthem.IndianPinesalreadyhas27portableclassroomsandiswaitingtobreakgroundonatwo-story,25-classroomaddition."Whenyoustartreducingclasssize,you'vegottofindmoreteachers,andyourunoutofspace,"shesays."That'sthereality."Herschooldistrict,oneofthenation'slargest,hassentrecruitersacrossthecountry,andeventoMexicoandthePhilippines,tofillanexpected1,700teachingvacanciesbeforethefall."Weareinaracetokeeptheschoolsstaffed,"saysRobertPinkos,aPalmBeachCountyrecruiterwhowilltraveltoBaltimoreandMadridnextmonthtotrollforteachers.
TwoandahalfyearsafterFloridavotersadoptedaconstitutionalamendmenttoreduceclasssizes,PalmBeachCounty--andeveryotherschooldistrictinthestate--aretrippingoveramajorstumblingblock:
Therejustaren'tenoughgoodteacherstogoaround.Withclassesinkindergartenthroughthirdgradecappedat18students,fourththrougheighthheldat22,andhighschoollimitedto25,thestatewillneedtohireanestimated29,604newteachersby2009--aprospectthathasmanypeopleworried."Ihaveeveryreasontoexpectthatthequalityofteacherswillsuffer,"saysJohnWinn,thestate'seducationcommissioner.
Nationwide,33statesnowhavelawsthatrestrictclasssize.Andthepoliticallypopulareducationalreformhasprovedsuccessfulinsomeareas,particularlyamongthelowest-performingstudents.InBurkeCounty,N.C.,forexample,disciplineproblemsaredownandtestscoresareup,evenforthemostdisadvantagedstudentsinthedistrict."Onpaperthesekidsshouldnotbesucceeding,buttheyare,"saysSusanWilson,aformerteacherandnowdirectorofelementaryeducationintheruralcounty.
Butthissuccesscomesataprice.Itmeanshiringmoreteachers,buildingmoreclassrooms,andretrainingteacherstoworkwithsmallergroupsofstudents.Anditmeans,criticsmaintain,thatstatespittheirowndistrictsagainstoneanotherintheracetohire."Whenyo
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