Peter: What"s there to do at night? Clerk: There are clubs, concerts, players and so on.

While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states, at least in getting people off welfare. It"s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994. In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens County have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent—twice the national average. For advocates(代言人) for the poor, that"s an indication much more needs to be done. "More people are getting jobs, but it"s not making their lives any better", says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington. A center analysis of U.S. Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down. But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory. "Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin(毒素) that was poisoning the family", says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. "The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It"s beginning to rebuild the work ethic(道德观), which is much more important". Mr. Rector and others argued that once "the habit of dependency is cracked", then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.

Private enterprise is the thing. We went to a party on the river earlier this summer. The host【B1】is old enough to know better, served a lunch made with his home-made wine. As I was driving, I was【B2】to decline, but my wife politely took a glass and subsequently fell upstairs. The wound【B3】weekly dressing by the district nurse, a talkative soul who enjoyed the social【B4】of her work. She stayed for most of the afternoon, admiring things and gossiping about village life. At about the【B5】time I called in the regional crime officer, to advise me on how to make the house reasonably secure against the child criminals who commit most of the【B6】in these parts. He,【B7】, was a companionable soul and made an afternoon of it. And why is it that when I write to a public utility【B8】as the gas board. I get a printed card to tell they received my letter and will shortly act on it? The money spent on printing, typing, filling in and stamping these cards【B9】add up to a very large sum indeed, when spread over all these industries. No commercial house sends such acknowledgements. Money,【B10】it reaches a public service, loses the value that was stamped on it by the trouble to get it.

The exhibition of paintings bored me to death. I wish I ______ to it.

A: Would you like to renew your subscription to China Daily? B: Yes. For another year.A: Great. ______

Jazz is a kind of music that has often been called the only art form to originate in the United States. The history of【B1】began in the late 1800"s. The music grew from a【B2】of influences, including black American music, African rhythms, American band traditions and instruments, and European harmonies and forms. Much of the best jazz is still written and【B3】in the United States. But musicians from many other countries are【B4】major contributions to jazz. Jazz was actually【B5】appreciated as an important art form in Europe【B6】it gained such recognition in the United States. The earliest jazz was performed by black Americans who had little or no training in Western music. These musicians drew on a strong musical culture from【B7】life. As jazz grew【B8】popularity, its sound was influenced by【B9】with formal training and classical backgrounds. During its history, jazz has absorbed influences from the folk and classical music of Africa, and other parts of the world. The development of instruments with new and【B10】characteristics has also influenced the sound of jazz.

NASA is releasing several images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, which is the closest yet look at the red planet. Altogether there are four images, which show the entire planet. Each view shows the planet as it completes one quarter of its daily rotation. In these views the north polar cap is turned toward the Earth and is clearly visible at the top of each picture. The images were taken in the middle of the Martian northern summer, when the polar cap was at its smallest size. During this season the sun shines continuously on the polar cap. Previous spacecraft observations have shown that this summertime polar cap is composed of water ice, just like Earth"s polar caps. The Hubble Telescope pictures reveal that great changes have occurred on the surface of Mars in the past 20 years. The Martian surface is ever changing. Some regions that were dark 20 years ago are now bright red; some areas that were bright red are now dark. Winds move sand and dust from region to region, often in huge dust storms. Over long timescales many of the larger bright and dark markings remain stable, but smaller details come and go as they are covered and then uncovered by sand and dust.

Traveler: When does the next bus for London leave? Ticket officer; There"s one leaving in 30 minutes, Gate 2. Traveler: ______

Speaker A: Excuse me, but can you tell us where the conference room is? Speaker B: ______ The conference room is located on the third floor of the hotel.

Recruiting(招募) the right candidate to fill a vacancy can be a difficult and costly task.【B1】the wrong person could be an expensive mistake which could cause personal problems for the whole department. And, as every HR(Human Resource) manager knows, it is much more difficult to get rid of someone than it is to【B2】them. The HR manager"s first decision is【B3】to recruit internal applicants or advertise the vacancy outside the company.【B4】applicants are easy to recruit by memo, e-mail, or newsletter. Furthermore, they are easy to assess and know the company well.【B5】, they rarely bring fresh ideas to a position. More- over, a rejected internal candidate might become unhappy and leave the company. Recruiting outside the company means either advertising the vacancy directly or【B6】an employment agency. If the company decides to advertise the vacancy directly, it has to decide where to place the【B7】. Traditionally this has meant newspapers and professional journals but now the Internet is also very popular. The decision normally depends on the vacancy. Companies advertise blue-collar or clerical jobs in local news- papers and senior management【B8】in national papers or professional journals,【B9】the Internet is one of the best ways of advertising IT vacancies or recruiting abroad. However, with the Internet is a risk【B10】receiving unsuitable applications from all over the world.

We are planning to make a ______ to the Great Wail.

If she doesn"t tell him the truth now, he"ll simply keep on asking her until she ______.

Speaker A: I take no interest in fishing. Speaker B: _________

Host: What about a drink? Guest:______.

Barbara: Your help means everything. Just don"t know I"ll ever repay you. Kenneth: ______. It"s nothing!

The rise of multinational corporations(跨国公司), global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR. Surprisingly, since modem PR was largely an American invention, the U.S. leadership in public relations is being threatened by PR efforts in other countries. Ten years ago, for example, the world"s top five public relations agencies were American-owned. In 1991, only one was. The British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative. A recent survey found that more than half of all British companies include PR as part of their corporate(公司的) planning activities, compared to about one-third of U.S. companies. It may not be long before London replaces New York as the capital of PR. Why is America lagging behind in the global PR race? First, Americans as a whole tend to be fairly provincial and take more of an interest in local affairs. Knowledge of world geography, for example, has never been strong in this country. Secondly, Americans lag behind their European and Asian counterparts(相对应的人) in knowing a second language. Less than 5 percent of Burson-Marshall"s U.S. employees know two languages. Ogilvy and Mather has about the same percentage. Conversely, some European firms have half or more of their employees fluent in a second language. Finally, people involved in PR abroad tend to keep a closer eye on international affairs. In the financial PR area, for instance, most Americans read the Wall Street Journal. Overseas, their counterparts read the Journal as well as the Financial Times of London and The Economist, publications not often read in this country. Perhaps the PR industry might take a lesson from Ted Turner of CNN(Cable News Network). Turner recently announced that the word "foreign" would no longer be used on CNN news broadcasts. According to Turner, global communications have made the nations of the world so interdependent that there is no longer any such thing as foreign.

A: I"ve called you a hundred times today. B: ______. I was busy.

Chinese farmers are earning ______ money per capita today as they did fifteen years ago.

James: Hello. May I speak to Peter? Peter: ______.

The hobby of collecting autographs(亲笔签名) is called philography, from a Greek word meaning love of writing. People【B1】many kinds of autographs. Some collect signatures or other handwritten materials of authors, composers, movie stars, or sports heroes. Others focus on certain【B2】such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a presidential election, or the space program.【B3】collectors try to acquire a complete set of autographs of Novel Prize winners or Academy Award winners. Collectors may request autographs【B4】celebrities either in person or by letter. Most beginning autograph collectors do not have the knowledge to determine【B5】an autograph is genuine(真实的). They may mistake other kinds of signatures for【B6】handwritten signatures. For example, some people have secretaries who sigh their mall. Some individuals send out mass-produced letters or signed photographs to collectors who【B7】their autographs. Many famous people use a mechanical device called an Autopen to sign autographs. The【B8】can sign 3,000 signatures in eight hours. The only way to recognize an Autopen autograph is to compare two of them. All Autopen autographs are【B9】, but no two handwritten autographs are【B10】alike.