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[音频]Writing (1)us in touch with other people.We write to communicate with (2).We write to preserve our family(3)so our children and grandchildren can learn and appreciate their heritage.With (4)and Internet connections in so many (5), colleges, and businesses, people are e-mailing friends and relatives all the time— or talking to them in writing in online chat rooms.It is cheaper than calling long distance, and a lot more convenient than waiting until Sunday for the telephone (6)to drop.Students are e-mailing their (7)to receive and discuss their classroom assignments and to submit them.They are e-mailing (8) to discuss and collaborate on homework.They are also sharing information about (9) events, as well as jokes and their philosophies of life.Despite the growing importance of computers, however, there will always be a place and need for the personal letter.A hand-written note to a friend or a family member is the best way to communicate important thoughts.No matter what the content of the message, its real point is, "I want you to know that I care about you."This writing practice brings rewards that can't be seen in bank accounts, but only in the success of (10).

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[音频]Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocket (1), and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campus police to do the job?There are 20 officers in the campus security division. Their job is to handle crime, accidents, lost and found (2), and traffic problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directing traffic and writing parking tickets. Responding promptly to accidents and other (3)is important, but it is their smallest job.Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very rarely did any (4) actually occur. In the last five years there have been no (5) , seven robberies, and about sixty other violent (6), most of these involving fights at parties. On the other hand, there have been hundreds of (7)and cases of deliberate damaging of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights, or writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully(8)that you see in movies. Things get stolen when it is just easy to steal them because they are left lying around (9).Do we really need more police? Hiring more (10)would cost money, possibly making our tuition go up again. A better way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful with our things.

[音频]Time is, for the average American, of utmost importance. To the foreign visitor, (1)seem to be more concerned with getting things (2) on time (according to a predetermined schedule) than they are with developing deep interpersonal relations. (3), for the American, are meant to be planned and then (4)in the smallest detail. It may seem to you that most Americans are completely controlled by the little machines they wear on their (5), cutting their discussions off abruptly to make it to their next appointment on time. Americans’ language is filled with(6)to time, giving a clear indication of how much it is valued. Time is something to be “on,” to be “kept,” “filled,” “saved,” “(7),” “gained,” “planned,” “given,” “made the most of,” even “killed.” The international visitor soon learns that it is considered very rude to be late -- even by 10 minutes -- for an appointment in America. Time is so (8)in America, because by considering time to be important one can clearly achieve more than if one “wastes” time and doesn’t keep busy. This philosophy has proven its worth. It has (9) Americans to be extremely productive, and productivity itself is highly valued in America. Many American (10)stress the value of guarding time, using it wisely, and setting and working toward specific goals. Americans believe in spending their time and energy today so that the fruits of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time.

[音频]When Captain Cook asked the chiefsin Tahiti why they always ate apart and alone, they (1), “Because it is right.”If we ask Americans why they eat with (2), or why their men wear pants instead of skirts or why they may be (3)to only one person at a time, we are likely to get similar and very uninformative (4)because it's right, because that's the way it's done, because it's the custom or even I don't know.The reason for these and countless other patterns of social behavior is that they are (5)by social norms shared rules or guide lines which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation.Norms define how people ought to behave under particular (6)in a particular society.We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist. In fact we are much more likely to notice (7)from norms than conformity to them.You will not be (8)if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little startled if they bowed, (9)to stroke you or kissed you on both cheeks.Yet each of these other (10)of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world. When we visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way.

[音频]My favorite TV show? “The Twilight Zone.” I especially like the episode called “The Printer’s Devil.” It’s about a (1)editor who’s being driven out of business by a big newspaper syndicate – you know, a group of papers owned by the same people. He is about to (2)when he is interrupted by an (3)who says his name is Smith. The editor is not only offered 5,000 dollars to pay off his newspaper’s debts, (4)Smith character also offers his services for free. It (5)the guy operates the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon he is turning out newspapers with shocking headlines. The small paper is successful again. The editor is amazed at how quickly Smith gets his stories – only (6)after they happen – but soon he is presented with a contract to sign. Mr. Smith, it seems, is really the devil! The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, so he agrees to sign. But soon Smith is reporting the news even before it happens – and it’s all (7) – one disaster after another. Anyway, there is (8)to tell, but I don’t want to ruin the story for you. I really like these old episodes of the Twilight Zone, because the stories are (9). They are not realistic. But then again, in a way they are, because they (10)human nature.