And connect with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway train, electrically．Once joined to the rail, the car will become electrically powe from the system, and control of the car will pass to a central computer．The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements．

　　The driver will use the telephone to dial instructions about his position and the place he heads for into the system．The computer will find the best way and reserve space for the car all．the way to the correct exit from the highway．The driver will be free to relax and wait for the call that will warn him of his coming exit．It is believed that an automated highway will be able to deal with 10,000 cars per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 cars that can be carded by present-day highway．

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　　Hunting for a job is a painful experience, which nearly everyone must endure at least once in a lifetime．Books are published and magazine articles are written on the subject, all trying to tell job seekers what they should do or avoid in order to win the game．They can’t calm the nervous applicant but they do offer some advice．

　　To begin with, it is not a good idea to be late．Job interviewers don’t think very highly of the candidate(应聘者)who arrives twenty minutes after the appointed time．The wise job seeker explores the place the day before．Next day he arrives early for the appointment．

　　What makes a good impression?Being on time does, then, appearance．It is essential for the candidate to be dressed properly and to look alive．It is also very important to look the interviewer in the eye because this "eye contact" gives a strong impression of sincerity and openness．

　　Many candidates waste a good part of the interview explaining why they want the job; the man or the woman on the other side of the desk is waiting to hear why the would-be employee would be good for the position and for the company．

　　It is a very difficult task to display oneself to a possible employer：one must not be too humble, since it is essential to show one’s good points and experiences．However, bragging(说大话)doesn’t make a very good impression．One thing is certain：interview time is a time for honesty．The interviewer is trying to discover not only the professional worth but also the character of the man or the woman he is meeting．Therefore, he must rely on his observation of the applicant, her manners, what she says and how she says it．

　　While this examination is going on, the job seeker should remember that she too has a fight to be curious．It is recommended that the applicant ask some serious questions about the job, the company, and its future．If the questions are intelligent, they will impress the interviewer favorably．

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　　Betty and Harold have been married for many years．But one thing still puzzles Harold．How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they’ re still sitting on the sofa?Talking?

　　What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?

　　Betty shrugs．Talk?We’re friends．

　　Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years, interviewing more than two hundred women and men．No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear：women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable．” More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend．Those who could were likely to name a woman．Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman．More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would mm to in time of emotional distress “Most women,” says Rubin, “identified at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could mm in a troubled moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives．”

　　“In general,” writes Rubin．in her new book, “women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities．” For the most part, Rubin says, interactions between men are emotionally controlled by the social requirements of “manly behavior．”

　　“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,” Rubin writes, “the two share little about their innermost feelings．Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa．”

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　　Our town is in the eastern part of our country．Once a year, we elect a girl to show how beautiful and great our town is．All the girls are eager to get this position in an effort to become popular．

　　It was not an easy choice this year, since there were eight girls to choose from．The elder judge finally decided that either Sara or May would get the position．Both girls were beautiful with extraordinary appearance．Besides, they had good education and cared about how pollution had a bad effect on the earth．Most important, both girls got up early to eat eggs at their breakfast．Eggs were important to people of the east because our economy depended mainly on the production of eggs．

　　“Either girl will win, ”my father said．“But someone will cry in the end．”

　　“Either will be fine,” I said．“They are both great girls．”

　　The final round was held at east edge of our town．Sara lived nearby, so she did not need to get up early to arrive．However, she was the first person there．“You know what they say about the early bird．” she said with a smile．

　　However May arrived fifteen minutes late to the competition．“It’s the taxi driver’s fault,” she said．“I told him to head east, but he was in one ear and thought I said Bread Cheese．” You know, Bread Cheese was the name of our neighboring town．

　　I thought May would certainly lose because she was late, but to my surprise, she turned out to be this year’s winner．The judge liked her answer to the last question．“If you could have anything in the world, what would it be?” Sara had replied, “World peace．” May, on the other hand, said, “Better market to have our eggs sell well．”

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　　Our boat floated on, between walls of forest too thick to allow us a view of the land we were passing through, though we knew from the map that our river must from time to time be passing through chains of hills which crossed the jungle plains．Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed：where the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us going ashore．In any case, what would we have sailed by landing?The country was full of snakes and other dangerous creatures, and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance only slowly, cutting one’s way with knives the whole way．So we stayed in the boat, hoping we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilization．

　　We lived on fish, caught with home-made net of string(we had no hooks), and fruits and nuts we could pick up out of the water．As we had no fire, we had to eat everything, including the fish, raw I had never tasted raw fish before, and I must say I did not much enjoy the experience; perhaps sea fish which do not live in the mud are less tasteless．After eating my raw fish, I lay back and dreamed of such things as fried chicken and rice, and ice-cream．In the never-ending damp heat of the jungle, ice-cream was a particularly frequent dream．

　　As for water, there was a choice：we could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst．We drank the water．Men who had just escaped what had appeared to be certain death lose all worries about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water．In fact, none of us suffered from any illness as a result．

　　One day we passed another village, but fortunately nobody saw us．We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time：we might not be so lucky to escape in a stolen boat again．

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　　After entering the WTO, China will enjoy the most favored nation status as a member country．This will enable China’s products to enter foreign markets at a lower tax．After joining the WTO, China has to carry out the WTO’s rules and open its home markets; this will help further improve the investment(投资)environment and strengthen the appeal of Chinese markets to foreign investment．It is conducive(有利的)to speeding the readjustment of our industrial structure．And it helps continue deepening China’s economic restructuring(改进)．

　　It helps China to take part in the formulation of new rules of international trade, protecting China’s right and interests and raising China’s international status．

　　Of course, in joining the WTO, China will have to take up some duties, this will surely bring certain pressure and challenge to us．

　　Firstly, further opening the market will cause some domestic products, enterprises and industries to face stronger competition．

　　Secondly, China’s foreign economic and trade management will, to a certain extent, be restricted by the WTO rules．

　　In looking at the advantages and disadvantages of China’s joining the WTO, we cannot base ourselves on one or several industries, instead we should keep an eye on the development of the entire economy．Looking upon the matter from the entire industry, entry into the WTO will bring to China’s industries greater opportunities than its side effects．Most Chinese industries will gain more opportunities for development．

　　To ordinary people, entry into the WTO means cheaper foreign goods～At present, some imported goods are very expensive because our country collects very high taxes on them．After entry into the WTO, these taxes will be cut clown gradually so that it will force down the prices of imported goods coming into China．Home customers will benefit greatly．But it is not wise to hope that all foreign goods will become cheap overnight．In fact, according to the WTO agreement, there is a period of time during which some important but underdeveloped industries are protected so that they will not be destroyed by the rush of cheaper foreign goods．The car industry is a good example．It is believed that during the first few years after China’s entry into the WTO, the prices of cars will remain comparatively stable(稳定)．

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　　I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job．I also think my work is important．There was a time when I thought that I would never have that sort of career．

　　I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork．In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer．I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career．

　　I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls．It wasn’t too hard at first．But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening．We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next．But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out．I was getting extremely tired and fed up because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．

　　One Sunday, I was in the park with the children and met Megan who used to go to school with me．I told her about my situation．She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children．I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school．She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful．My experience counted for a lot and I got a part-time course．I had to leave my job with the family and got work helping out at a kindergarten．

　　Now I have got a full-time job there．I shall always be thankful to Megan．I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career even if you aren’t top of the class at school．

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　　While income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face．Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one．This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”(空巢综合症)．

　　In order to seek better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home．Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them．The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries．Whatever the case, it had been noted that the values they hold not necessarily match what they actually do．This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time for their aged parents living by themselves．

　　The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries．Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”．

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　　Full face transplants are no longer science fiction fantasy(幻想)，a leading surgeon has said, adding that they are technically feasible(可行的)but ethically(道德的)complex．

　　Peter Butler from London’s Royal Free Hospital called for a debate on the ethics of such an operation made possible by new drugs which stop the body’s immune system(免疫系统)rejecting a transplanted face．“It is not ‘can we do it?’ but ‘should we do it?’” he told the BBC．“The technical part is not complex, but I don’t think that’s going to be the very great difficulty…．The ethical and moral debate is obviously going to have to take place before the first facial transplantation．”

　　The British Association of Plastic Surgeons(整形外科医生)will discuss the microsurgical procedure(微型外科技术)，which could give new skin, bone, nose, chin, lips and ears from deceased donors(捐赠人)to patients disfigured损伤外貌by accidents, burns or cancer．But surgeons could have trouble finding enough willing donors．Butlers said his survey of doctors, nurses and members of the public showed most would accept a face transplant but few were willing to donate their own after dying．

　　Despite a number of ethical concerns, Christine Piff, who founded the charity．Let’s face it after suffering a rare facial cancer 25 years ago, welcomed the possibility of face transplants．She rejected the idea that the procedure would mean people would end up living with a dead person’s face．“There are so many people without faces, I have half a face…, but we are all so much more than just a face…, you don’t take on their personality．You are still you,” she told reporters．“If we can donate other organs of the body then why not the face．I can’t see anything wrong with it．”

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　　The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women．During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children．A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old．By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work．

　　Today women marry younger and have fewer children．Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement(退休)at sixty．Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by modern living conditions．

　　This important change in women’s life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position．Even a few years ago most girls left schools at the first chance, and most of them took a full-time job．However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it．Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry younger, more married women stay at work until shortly before their first child is born．Many more afterwards return to full or part-time work．Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both the husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them．

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