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9．Not for the first time，Paul Mathis wants us to change．But this time he isn't trying to get us to go vegetarian，or dine only on locally grown ingredients．This time he's trying to get us to type differently．
Paul Mathis，a restaurateur from Melbourne who owns a string of dining establishments，has designed the letter"?"-representing the word"the"．Now he is pushing Apple to allow him to promote his app，which features the new character，in its iTunes store．
   In a move to branch out of the food business，Paul has invested AUS $38，000 （£23，500）in the new app，but has so far been rejected by Apple．He is hoping he can change their mind，pointing out that reducing the word"the"-the most used word in the English language-to one character would be helpful for Twitter and swift typing．
"Is this important？"he said，in an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald．"No．Is this going to change the world？Not really．But is it something that might be useful for people？I think so，because it can save people lots of time on keyboard．"
"The word‘and'is only the fifth-most used word in English and it has its own symbol-the ampersand‘&'，"said Mr．Mathis．"Isn't it time we gave the same respect to‘the'？"
The top five most commonly used words in the English language are said to be：the，be，to，of，and"and"．The ampersand"&"has at times been used as the 27th letter of the English alphabet．
Paul has developed the typography-effectively an upper-case"T"and a lower-case"h"bunched together so they share the upright stem-and an app that puts it in everyone's hand by allowing users to download an entirely new electronic keyboard complete not just with his symbol but also a row of keys of 15 most frequently typed words．
So far，though，the take-up has been minimal．But that might change if he can get his innovation into Apple's app store．The problem is，the Californian tech giant has so far resisted his advances．But who knows-maybe in 500 years'time people will be amazed that there was a time when we didn't use‘?'．
（Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS）
78．What is Paul Mathis？He is a restaurateur from Melbourne owing a string of dining establishments
79．Paul designs the new letter"?"to represent the word"the"because he thinksit would be helpful for Twitter and swift typing
80．The main difference between the new and the old electronic keyboard is that the new onecontains"?"and a row of keys of 15 most frequently-used words
81．How can Paul attract more people to download his new keyboard？By promoting his app in iTunes store．

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分析 本文介绍了 Paul Mathis创新出一种新型的电子键盘，从而改变了人们打字的方式．

解答 78．He is a restaurateur from Melbourne owing a string of dining establishments．细节理解题．"Paul Mathis，a restaurateur from Melbourne who owns a string of dining establishments"在第二段开头明确告诉了Paul Mathis是一个什么样的人．
79．it would be helpful for Twitter and swift typing．/it can save people a lot of time on keyboard．细节理解题．第三段最后一句话"because it can save people lots of time on keyboard"告诉了把"the"改成"?"的原因．
80．contains"?"and a row of keys of 15 most frequently-used words细节理解题．"download an entirely new electronic keyboard complete not just with his symbol but also a row of keys of 15 most frequently typed words"由这句话可以推出新键盘的特征．
81．By promoting his app in iTunes store．/By getting his innovation into Apple's app store．细节理解题．"But that might change if he can get his innovation into Apple's app store"在文章最后一段提到了Paul吸引人们下载新键盘的方法，即在应运软件里宣传．

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