A disheveled (头发凌乱的) man appeared in court Thursday on charges of murdering a Chinese woman whose fight with her attacker was seen on webcam(摄像头) by her boyfriend in China. Police refused to release any details about the crime or its possible motive.
The body of York University student Liu Qian, 23, of Beijing, was found Friday in her apartment in Toronto a few hours after her boyfriend witnessed the attack, police said.
She was found undressed from the waist down but there were no obvious signs of sexual attack or trauma (创伤) severe enough to kill her. Police say it may be weeks before the results of an autopsy (尸体解剖) are known.
Brian Dickson, 29, stood before the court in a wrinkled white shirt and blue jeans as a charge of first- degree murder was read out. He did not enter a plea. His case was held over until April 26.
Dickson was arrested Wednesday. Police only announced his name and his age and asked the media not to publish any photos of Dickson, saying it could compromise the investigation. Toronto police spokesman Tony Vella declined to respond to the request further.
Liu’s father, Liu Jianhui, who arrived from China after being informed of his daughter’s death, thanked authorities for their quick action.
“I sincerely thank the people concerned with my daughter’s case,” he told reporters after the arrest. “Our daughter was studying very hard.”
Police released no motive or details about Dickson, but one friend described the Toronto man as an aspiring actor.
Patricia Tomasi, a friend of Dickson’s, told The Associated Press that she acted in a play at a local theater in Toronto with Dickson in 2007.
“He doesn’t seem like the type but that’s what they always say,” Tomasi said. “He’s tall with boyish good looks. I don’t know much about him except that he wanted to be an actor.”
Dickson attended York University where he studied global politics, but did not earn a degree from there.
He later worked for the Atlantic Council of Canada (ACC), where he served as an assistant to the president Juilie Lindhout. According to his biography on a newsletter from the Atlantic Council of Canada, Dickson has also been a running instructor and has been involved with Developments in Literacy, a Pakistani aid organization that raises money for children in Pakistan.
A statement from the Atlantic Council of Canada on Thursday said it was not council policy to comment on staff, but it confirmed that Dickson had been an intern(实习生) with the council from September 29, 2008, until March 27, 2009.
Liu was chatting with her boyfriend, Meng Xianchao, by webcam at about 1 am. Friday when a man knocked on the door, police said.
Meng reported seeing a struggle break out between the two before Liu’s webcam was shut off. Meng contacted other friends in Toronto who in turn called police.
The victim’s father, Liu Jianhui, said his daughter studied at Beijing City University before moving to Canada, where she met Meng.
Liu Qian’s laptop computer, webcam and mobile phone were taken from the apartment the night of the attack, police said. Police said the online chat was on a live streaming camera and was not recorded, though investigators were trying to figure out if there was any way they could recover it.
York University, whose campus is located near one of Toronto’s rougher neighborhoods, is one of Canada’s largest universities with more than 53,000 undergraduate and graduate students. About 3,200 of York’s students come from more than 150 foreign countries, the university’s website says.
【小题1】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons. Then he related an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was describing.

I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident took place.

There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half dozen cartons. The cartons were stacked three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reasons, I decided it was up to me to push the display back together, and went to work.

The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees inspecting some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the wrongdoer. He severely punished me and warned me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, apparently the manager did not.

　　  1. Who was to blame for knocking off the stacks of cartons?

　　   　　A. The author.　　　　　　 B. The manager.

　　　　   C. A woman.　　　　　　  D. The author's mother.

　　  2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　　　   A. The woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons was seriously criticized by the manager.

　　　　   B. The author was severely criticized by the manager.

　　　　   C. A woman carelessly knocked off the stacks of cartons.

　　　　  D. It was the author who put the display back together.

　　 3. Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?

　　　　  A. It's Harder to Admit One's Mistake.

　　　　  B. I Was Once the Wrongdoer.

　　　　  C. I Remember an Incident.

　　　　  D. A Case of Mistaken Identity.

　　 4. The tone of the article expresses the author's——.

   　　   A. admiration for the manager’s willingness to admit mistake

　　　　  B. anger to the manager for his wrong accusation

　　　　  C. indignation against the woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons

　　　　  D. regret for the mistake he made in the store

One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that，” and it is even harder to say “I was wrong, and you were right about that.”

I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons. Then he related an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was describing.

I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident took place.

There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half dozen cartons. The cartons were stacked three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reasons, I decided it was up to me to push the display back together, and went to work.

The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees inspecting some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the wrongdoer. He severely punished me and warned me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, apparently the manager did not.

　　  1. Who was to blame for knocking off the stacks of cartons?

　　   　　A. The author.　　　　　　 B. The manager.

　　　　   C. A woman.　　　　　　  D. The author's mother.

　　  2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　　　   A. The woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons was seriously criticized by the manager.

　　　　   B. The author was severely criticized by the manager.

　　　　   C. A woman carelessly knocked off the stacks of cartons.

　　　　  D. It was the author who put the display back together.

　　 3. Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?

　　　　  A. It's Harder to Admit One's Mistake.

　　　　  B. I Was Once the Wrongdoer.

　　　　  C. I Remember an Incident.

　　　　  D. A Case of Mistaken Identity.

　　 4. The tone of the article expresses the author's——.

   　　   A. admiration for the manager’s willingness to admit mistake

　　　　  B. anger to the manager for his wrong accusation

　　　　  C. indignation against the woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons

　　　　  D. regret for the mistake he made in the store

One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that ,”and it is even harder to say, “I was wrong ,and you were right about that.” I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago .He told me he had been the manager of a cartons (纸箱).Then he talk of an incident and I began to remember the incident he was describing.

I was about eight years old at the time , and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the food department where the incident took place.

There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was a big show of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons. The cartons were put three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of them to admire the show. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the pile of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the cartons back together, so I went to work.

The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees checking some of the cartons to if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as if I was the person who was to blame .He scolded me loudly and wanted me to pay for those broken eggs. My face turned red and I tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot the incident, but the manager did not.

How old was the author when he wrote this article?

A  About 8years old                 B  About 18 years old

C About 23 years old                 D  About 15 years old

Who was to blame for knocking off the pile of cartons?

A  The author                        B  The manager

C  A woman                         D  The author’s mother

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A  The woman who knocked off the pile of cartons was seriously scolded by the manager.

B  The author was loudly scolded by the manager.

C  A woman was loudly scolded by the manager.

D  It was the author who put the cartons back together.

The tone of the article expresses the author’s______

A  admiration for the manager’s willingness to admit mistakes

B  anger to the manager for his wrong

C  dissatisfaction with the woman who knocked off the pile cartons

D  regret for the mistake he made in the store

One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that ,”and it is even harder to say, “I was wrong ,and you were right about that.” I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago .He told me he had been the manager of a cartons (纸箱).Then he talk of an incident and I began to remember the incident he was describing.
I was about eight years old at the time , and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the food department where the incident took place.
There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was a big show of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons. The cartons were put three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of them to admire the show. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the pile of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the cartons back together, so I went to work.
The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees checking some of the cartons to if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as if I was the person who was to blame .He scolded me loudly and wanted me to pay for those broken eggs. My face turned red and I tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot the incident, but the manager did not

1. 1.

   How old was the author when he wrote this article?

   1. A.
      About 8years old
   2. B.
      About 18 years old
   3. C.
      About 23 years old
   4. D.
      About 15 years old
2. 2.

   Who was to blame for knocking off the pile of cartons?

   1. A.
      The author
   2. B.
      The manager
   3. C.
      A woman
   4. D.
      The author’s mother
3. 3.

   Which of the following statements is NOT true?

   1. A.
      The woman who knocked off the pile of cartons was seriously scolded by the manager
   2. B.
      The author was loudly scolded by the manager
   3. C.
      A woman was loudly scolded by the manager
   4. D.
      It was the author who put the cartons back together
4. 4.

   The tone of the article expresses the author’s______

   1. A.
      admiration for the manager’s willingness to admit mistakes
   2. B.
      anger to the manager for his wrong
   3. C.
      dissatisfaction with the woman who knocked off the pile cartons
   4. D.
      regret for the mistake he made in the store