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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionAShortConversations

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Histrainwaslate.B.Themeetingendedlate.

C.Hegotlost.D.Hedidn'trealizewhattimeitwas.

2.A.Putpostersupatdifferentschools.

B.Advertisetheconcertontheradio.

C.Maketheconcertfreetothepublic.

D.Asktheschoolradiostationtoplaymoremusic.

3.A.He'llprobablybeatthenextmeeting.

B.It'stoobadthathedidn'twintheelection.

C.He,sveryinvolvedinstudentgovernment.

D.Hedoesn'tseemveryinterestedinthestudentunion.

4.A.Heislikelytomisstheplane.B.Hisflighthasbeendelayed.

C.Hehasmadeotherplans.D.Heisneverpunctual.

5.A.Shelefttheshowbeforeitwasover.

B.Shehadseentheshowsometimeago.

C.Shedidn'tthinktherewereanymoretickets.

D.Shewasveryimpressedwiththeperformances.

6.A.Hethinksthepresenttuitionisfair.

B.Hewondersabouttheusefulnessoftheprotest.

C.Hedoesn'tknowhowmanystudentsprotested.

D.Hedoesn'tknowhowmuchtheschoolchargesfbrtuition.

7.A.Lookinginthelibrarycardcatalog.B.Studyingforanexam.

C.Readingthenewspaper.D.Exercisinginthegym.

8.A.Thepaperhadnotbeengraded.

B.Thepaperhadnotbeentomintopieces.

C.ProfessorCoxhadhelpedwritethepaper.

D.Hehadreceivedalowgradeonthepaper.

9.A.Goneawayfortheweekend.B.Lentthewomansomebooks.

C.Giventhewomanabookbag.D.Borrowedsomebooksfromthewoman.

10.A.Hedidn'tknowthebookwasabest-seller.

B.He'sgettingmoreinterestedinthebook.

C.He'sonhiswaytothebookstore.

D.Hehasjustfinishedthebook.

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SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyou

willbeaskedsevearlquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandthe

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Summervacation.B.Thehousingoffice.

C.Residentadvisers.D.Check-outprocedures.

12.A.Registerforsummerschool.B.Repairholesinroomwalls.

C.Removepersonalproperty.D.Callthehousingoffice.

13.A.Theirsummeraddresses.B.Whentheyplantoleave.

C.Anydamagetotheirrooms.D.Questionsforthehousingoffice.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Peoplewouldbeatalosswithoutelectricity.

B.Biologyandelectricityappeartobecloselyrelated.

C.Animalslikeelectriceelsarepotentiallydangerous.

D.Scientistsstillhavemuchtodiscoveraboutelectricity.

15.A.Itsendsouttinypulsesofelectricity.

B.Itkeepssensitiveinstrumentsfrombeingdiscovered.

C.Itenablesdoctorstoknowhowwelltheheartworks.

D.Itmultipliesitspowerbyworkingwithothersystems.

16.A.Towamthereadertostayawayfromthem.

B.Tocomparetheirpowertothatusedinhouses.

C.Todescribeanewsourceofelectricalpower.

D.Togiveanexampleofalivingelectricalgenerator.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Sheusedtodothejobherself.

B.SheisProfessorJohnson'sdaughter.

C.Shejustcameoutofaninterviewforthejob.

D.Sheworkspart-timeasProfessorJohnson'ssecretary.

18.A.Itwasverygood.B.Itshouldhavebeenhigher.

C.Itwasthesameasthepostofficepaid.D.Itvariedaccordingtotheperson'sexperience.

19.A.Makeuphomeworkproblems.B.Teachanintroductoryeconomicscourse.

C.Doresearchinthelibrary.D.Gradehomeworksets.

20.A.Hefearsthatthejobmaybetooboring.

B.Hewondersifhe'llhaveenoughtimetodothejob.

C.Heisafraidhewon'tknowenoughtodothejobwell.

D.HethinksProfessorJamisonhassomeoneelseinmind.

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ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fbrtheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

DianeVanDeren

OnFebruary19,2009,DianeVanDerenwasoneofadozenrunnerstakingpartintheYukon

ArcticUltra,a400-mileraceacrossfrozentundra(苔原)inthemiddleofwinter.Notasingle

woman(21)(complete)itever.Withtemperaturesof30degreesbelowzeroandonly

sevenhoursofdaylighteachday,ifsprobablythe(22)(tough)raceintheworld.But,

then,thereisnowomanlikeDianeVanDeren.

Twelveyearsearlier,VanDeren,aformerprofessionaltennisplayer,hadakiwi-sizepieceof

herbrain(23)(remove)totreatherepilepsy(癲癇).Theoperationwassuccessful,but

shenoticedastrangesideeffect:shecouldrunwithoutstoppingfbrhours.

AtthestartoftheArcticUltra,icywindsfrozenVianDeren*swatersupplies,soshehad

(24)todrinkfbrthefirsthundredmiles.Shekept(25)(go)onwithfrozen

fruitandnutbars.Ontheeleventhday,theice(26)herfeetcrackedopenandVanDeren

felluptohershouldersintoafreezingriver.Shemanaged(27)(climb)outbuthersoaked

bootsfrozetoherfeet.

Yetsomehowthroughitall,VanDerenremainedpositive,(28)wasperhapshelped

byanothercuriousbyproductofheroperation.C<Ihaveaproblemwith(29)iscalled

short-termmemory.Icouldbeoutrunningfbrtwoweeks,but(30)someonetoldmeit

wasdayoneofarace."ShejokesJTdsay,Great,lefsgetstarted!,s

OnFebruary26,2009,exactlytwelveyearsafterhersurgery,VanDerencrossedthefinishline

oftheArcticUltra.Shewasoneofeightfinishers—andthefirstandonlywoman.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe

usedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.agreementsB.chatteringC.effortsD.feasiblyE.fulfillmentF.hard

G.introducedH.moralityI.persuadedJ.seizedK.spoiled

Here'stoguilt-freeflying

MajaRosengaveupflyingadecadeagooutofconcernfbritsenvironmentalimpact.Butwhen

shebecameamotherandstartedhangingoutwithotherparents,shedidn'tbringitup,evenwhen

theconversationturnedtoflying.Itwouldhave31themood.

TheninApril2018,herhomecountryofSweden32ataxonaviation(飛行).Theclimate

impactsofflyingwereontheeveningnewsandthemoodchanged.Rosen33themoment.

WithherneighborLottaHammar,shelaunchedacampaigncalled“Westayontheground”,which

has3410,000peopletocommittoavoidflightsin2019.

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Kudos.Buthere'sthe35truth:inthegrandschemeofthings,barelyanyonewillfollow

suit.The36classestendtohavealottosayabouttheecobenefitsofavoidingmeat,cycling

andeatinglocallysourcedfood.Butthat37generallydisappearswhenitcomestoflying.

Wecan'trelyoninternational38tostopaviationemissioneither.Yes,theUNhasfixed

upadealtocapaviationemissionsbeyond2020.Butitlacksrealbite,allowingairlinestocontinue

emittingcarbonprovidedtheyoffset（抵消）it.

Allthismeanswecouldreallydowithgreentechridingtotherescue.Here,atleast,thereisa

littlegoodnews.Evenrathersimplemeasureslikefreeingplanestoflyinstraighterlinescould_39

cutcarbonemissions.Hybrid（混合動力的）electricaircraftarealsothepipeline.Andwealready

knowthatplanescanmixupto50percentbiofuelsintotheirtanksandflysafely.

Ifstimetoredoubleour40tomakeplanesgreen.Inthemeantime,ifyouarestilllooking

foraNewYear'sresolution,youmightwanttothinkaboutjoiningthose10,000Swedes.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Insummarisingthestateoftheplanet-risingpopulation,widespreadconflict,one-sixthofthe

planetsufferingextremepovertyandhunger,globalwarming—JeffreySachs,authorof'The

CommonWealth',canpaintaterriblepicture.However,he'san41andbelievesthatallof

theseproblemscanbeovercomeinrelativelystraightforwardwaysandatrelativelylittlecost.

Thafsbecausetherootcausesareinterconnectedand42man-made.

Takechildmorality（死亡）.Perhapssurprisingly,thehigherthechildmoralityrateis,the

higherthebirthrate.Thisleadstoa43populationwhichputsagreaterstressonalreadyscarce

resources,sofarmershavetoworkhardertoproduceenoughfoodfbrall,whichmeanschildrenare

oftenputtoworkinthefieldsorathome.This,44、stopschildrengettingtheeducationwhich

willallowthemtolearn,amongotherthings,aboutbetterfarmingtechniquestoincreasecropyields

andprovidemorefoodtoeatandsell.Sachsarguesthatthe45ofprovidingeverychildin

povertywithananti-mosquitobednetisamajorfirststep.Malaria（瘧疾）isahugecauseofdeath

inchildrenandthebednetsmassively46infections.Thefewerchildrenthatdieofmalaria,

themoresecureparentsfeelabouttheirchildrensurviving.Themoresecureparentsfeel,thefewer

childrentheyhave,andsoon,revisingthe47trendjustdescribed.

However,itis48acombinationofmeasuresatthesametimethattrulymakesadifference:

freeschoolmealsimproveschoolattendanceandhealth;supplyingfertiliserstoimprovesoiland

betterseedsprovidesevenbetterharvests;basichealthcareandcleanwatersupplies49more

fataldiseases.

Theseideasarealreadybeing50implementedinover100Africanvillagesin

underdevelopedregions.Thecostoftheprojectisjust$10perpersonperyear,ofwhich50%comes

fromdonorsandtherestfromamixtureoflocalandnationalgovernmentsandthevillagers

themselves.

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Soififsso51,whyhasn'titbeendonebefore?Whataboutalltheaidthathasbeengiven

toAfricaandtheunderdevelopedcountriesoftheworld?Hasitbeenlosttocorruption（腐?。?？

Sachsarguesthattherealproblemisnotcorruption,butthefactthatrichgovernmentshave52

suchalot,butactuallygivensolittle.Theyagreedtogive0.7%ofnationalincomeinaid,butonly

fivecountrieshavemetthat53.Hesuggestscurrentaidis$24billionperyear,whichtranslates

asjusttendollarsperperson-notnearlyenoughtoimplementthe54measures.

SowhileSachsseesanopportunitytoendpovertyforever,healsoraisesan55thatthis

couldbethelastchancewehave,4Thelongerwewait,thegreateristhesufferingandthelargerthe

long-termcosts?

41.A.economistB.optimistC.expertD.opponent

42.A.prospectivelyB.essentiallyC.thoughtfullyD.refreshingly

43.A.decliningB.globalC.boomingD.local

44.A.inturnB.bycontrastC.onendD.withcare

45.A.truthB.principleC.solutionD.statement

46.A.transmitB.specifyC.worsenD.reduce

47.A.downwardB.generalC.modemD.previous

48.A.describingB.reservingC.adoptingD.protesting

49.A.modifyB.intensifyC.preventD.locate

50.A.successfullyB.hesitantlyC.personallyD.worthlessly

51.A.popularB.simpleC.hardD.strange

52.A.spentB.promisedC.learnedD.featured

53.A.requirementB.conditionC.challengeD.target

54.A.restrictedB.standardizedC.requestedD.combined

55.A.alarmB.objectionC.amountD.instance

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

I'minMarrakech,theheartofMoroccoatthebaseoftheAtlasMountains,withmyson,Sam.

He'seight.We'vecomeherewithMohamed,afriendwhoownsastoreinourNewYork

neighborhood.We'reregularcustomersatMohamed'sstore,whereSamcanoftenbefound

negotiatingwithhisfriend.Whenthey'renotbargaining,they'rechattingaboutswords,orcamels,

orthedesert.<6YouneedtocometoMarrakech,Mohamedtoldme."I'llshowyouaroundandteach

Samhowtoreallygetabargain!,9Sohereweare.

WemeetupwithMohamedoveracupofteaatatableoutsidethetinyCafebenYoussef,deep

intheoldcityofMarrakech.We'resittinginanareaborderingthestallsofthemarketplace.Vendors

（〃、販）withcartsofiferfreshlysqueezedorangejuice,othersselldatesorfigs.Nearbyarethe

workshopsthatsupplythegoodstothisworld-famousmarket.

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Later,aswewalkaround,MohamedbeginsthefirstofhisbargainingtutorialsforSam.

“EverythinginMoroccoisopentonegotiation,Sam.Whenyouhearaprice,thefirstthingyou

sayis'Toomuch-bezafandthenwalkaway.”

“ButwhatifIlikeit?”

“Whenyouseesomethingyoulike,maybealamp,youaskaboutsomethingelseinstead.Then,

asyouwalkout,youask,'Andhowmuchisthatlamp?'asthoughyou,djustnoticeditandaren't

reallythatinterestedinit.”

Weturnacomerandaregreetedwithsweet-smellingorangeblossoms."Don'talwaysgivean

offer.Makethemcontinuetolowertheprice.Oh,andwearsomethingMoroccan,nMohamed

continues,asweenterafairlylargeshop.MostofthestallsinMarrakechspecializeinonething,

butnotthisone.Decorativeandlethal-lookingswordshangbesidesofthand-dyedfabrics;large

camelbonescoveredinwritingsitbesidemassivecopperlamps.ItisherethatSamspotsabox.

“Look,atreasurechest!"It'smadeofwood,andpaintedredandgold.Heopensthelid,thencloses

it."Cool."Thenhespotsatall,cobaltblue,tear-shapedoldperfumebottle.4UFourhundreddirhamJ

theshopkeeperpronounces.Fiftydollars.Samsaysnothing.Whetherhe'stooshyorispracticing

Mohamed'sbargainingtechnique,Ican'ttell.Heeventuallyagreestopay200dirham,about$24.

I'dsaythebottleisworth$10,atmost.Clearly,hisnegotiatingskillsneedalittlework.uJusttoget

started,Dad,"Sammeasuresmeashepaysforthebottle.

56.AccordingtoMohamed,peopleinMarrakechlike.

A.bargainingB.trading

C.drinkingteaD.showingfriendsaround

57.WhatdoesMohamedadviseSamtodowhenhefindssomethinghelikes?

A.Tolookfbrsomethingsimilarinanothershop.

B.Tocomplaintothevendoraboutitshighprice.

C.Toconcealhisrealpreferencefromthevendor.

D.Toaskthevendoraboutthepriceassoonaspossible.

58.WhatdoesthewriterimplyaboutSam'sfirstnegotiatingexperience?

A.Itisfarfromsuccessful.

B.ItcostsSammorethanthemoneyhepays.

C.ItrevealsSam'spotentialinnegotiation.

D.ItshowsthatSamistooshyfbrnegotiation.

59.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AShoppingTripB.TheCharmoftheMarket

C.ABusyCityD.TheArtoftheDeal

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(B)

TheManWhoAtehisBootsisafascinatingaccountofexpeditionsthatwentANTHONYBKANDT?

wrong.Thebookexaminesthe19thcenturysearchforaroutetoAsiaby

wayoftheNorthwestPassagethroughtheArcticOcean.AuthorAnthony

Brandtdescribesthemanyattemptsbybothlandandseathatendedin

failureandtragedy,includingthe1845expeditionledbySirJohnFranklin.

Brandtshowshowthesebrave,yetsometimesfoolish,explorerscouldhave

avoidedstarvation,frostbite,andevendeathiftheyhadcopiedthesurvival

techniquesofthelocalInuitpeople.Someofthemoresurprisingdetailsthe

bookrevealsinclude:

IGLOOSTheexplorers,despiterepeatedlywatchingtheInuitbuildigloos,insistedonusingcanvas

tents.Tentsfreezeinsub-zerotemperaturesandgivelittleprotectiontoanyoneinsidethem.Ifthey

hadlearnedtobuildigloos,theexplorerswouldhavebeenwarmevenintheworstArcticweather.

SEALSKINIftheexplorershadwornsealskinandfursliketheInuit,theywouldn'thavesuffered

fromthefrostbitethatwascommonamongthem,butrareamongtheInuit.

DOGTEAMSWhydidn'ttheBritishusedogteamstopulltheirsleds?Pullingsledsthemselves

wasatraditionamongmanyexplorersrightintotheearly20thcentury.ItcostScottandhismen

theirlivesontheirreturnfromtheSouthPolein1912.

TheBritishdidgetsomethingright,however,whenCaptainEdwardParrygrewsaladvegetablesin

boxesonboardhisship.Itwasknownthatfreshvegetablesandfreshmeatpreventedscurvy(壞血

病)，althoughatthattimethereasonforthis(vitaminC)hadnotbeendiscovered.Parry'smen

wouldn,thavebeenashealthyiftheyhadn'teatenthesalads.

60.InTheManWhoAtehisBoots,theauthormainly.

A.introducessomefoolishexplorers

B.focusesonsomeunsuccessfulexpeditions

C.analyzestheInuitpeople'ssurvivaltechniques

D.explorestheadvancesinequipmentusedforexpeditions

61.AccordingtoAnthonyBrandt,whatshouldtheexplorershavedone?

A.Theyshouldhavelearnedmoreabouthowsealssurvivedincoldwater.

B.Theyshouldhavesetupmorecanvastentstokeepthemselveswarm.

C.TheyshouldhavehelpedtheInuitpeoplebuildigloos.

D.Theyshouldhaveuseddogstopullthesledsforthem.

62.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.EdwardParryfoundawaytopreventscurvybyaccident

B.EdwardParry'ssuccessfulvoyagewasararecaseatthattime

C.EdwardParrywasthefirstcaptainthatgrewsaladvegetablesonboard

D.EdwardParry'smencouldhavebeenmorehealthyiftheytookvitaminC

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（C）

Everythingweknowsuggeststhattheuniverseisunusual.Itisflatter,smoother,largerand

emptierthana“typical“universepredictedbytheknownlawsofphysicsifwereachedintoahat

filledwithpiecesofpaper,eachwiththespecificationsofapossibleuniversewrittenonit,itis

unlikelythatwewouldgetauniverseanythinglikeoursinonepick~~orevenabillion.

Thechallengethatcosmologistsfaceistomakesenseofthisspecialness.Oneapproachtothis

questionisinflation-thehypothesis（假設）thattheearlyuniversewentthroughastageoffast

expansion.Atfirst,inflationseemedtodothetrick.Asimpleversionoftheideagavecorrect

predictionsforthespectrumoffluctuationsinthecosmicmicrowavebackground.

Butacloserlookshowsthatwehavejustmovedtheproblemfurtherbackintime.Tomake

inflationhappenatallrequiresustofine-tunetheinitialconditionsoftheuniverse.Andunless

inflationishighlytuned,itleadstoarunawayprocessofuniversecreation.Asaresult,some

cosmologists（宇宙學家）suggestthatthereisnotoneuniverse,butaninfinitenumber,withahuge

varietyofproperties:themultiverse.Thereareaninfinitenumberofuniversesinthecollectionthat

arelikeouruniverseandaninfinitenumberthatarenot.Buttheproportionofinfinitytoinfinityis

undefined,andcanbemadeintoanythingthetheoristwants.Thusthemultiversetheoryhas

difficultymakinganyfirmpredictionsandthreatenstotakeusoutoftheareaofscience.

Theseotheruniversesareunobservableandbecausechancedictatestherandomdistribution

ofpropertiesacrossuniverses,suggestingtheexistenceofamultiversedoesnotletusgetto

anythingaboutouruniversebeyondwhatwealreadyknow.Asattractiveastheideamayseem,itis

basicallyasleightofhand,whichturnsanexplanatoryfailureintoanapparentexplanatorysuccess.

Thesuccessisemptybecauseanythingthatmightbeobservedaboutouruniversecouldbe

explainedassomethingthatmust,bychance,happensomewhereinthemultiverse.

Westartedouttryingtoexplainwhytheuniverseissospecial,andweendupbeingaskedto

believethatouruniverseisoneofaninfinitenumberofuniverseswithrandomproperties.This

makesmesuspectthatthereisabasicbutunexaminedassumptionaboutthelawsofnaturethat

mustbeoverturned.

Cosmologyhasnewquestionstoanswer.Notjustwhatarethelaws,butwhyaretheselaws

thelaws?Howweretheychosen?Wecan'tjusthypothesisewhattheinitialconditionswereatthe

bigbang,weneedtoexplainthoseinitialconditions.Thusweareinthepositionofacomputer

programaskedtoexplainitsinputs.Itisclearthatifwearetogetanywhere,weneedtoinventnew

methods,andperhapsnewkindsoflaws,togainascientificdescriptionoftheuniverseasawhole.

63.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofouruniverse?

A.Thereareseveralhypothesesaboutitsearlystage.

B.Therearemorethanonebillionuniversessimilartoours.

C.Itisexpandingatagreaterspeedthatitdidatthestageofthebigbang.

D.Itisdifferentfromthepredictionsmadeaccordingtothelawsofphysics.

64.Whatdoesthewriterimplyaboutthehypothesisofinflation?

A.Ithasn'tbeenchallenged.B.Itdoesn'tmakemuchsense.

C.Itisbyfarthemostreasonableapproach.D.Itisthesimpleversionofacomplicatedidea.

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65.Whichwordinthepassageissimilarinmeaningtothephrase“sleightofhand"(paragraph4)?

A.processB.predictionC.trickD.infinity

66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriter.

A.believestheideaofthemultiversewillhelpustounderstandouruniversebetter

B.arguesthereisafixedproportionofuniverseslikeourstothoseunlikeours

C.holdscomputerprogramscanworkbetterthanhumansincosmology

D.thinkssomelawsofnaturethatwetakefbrgrantedmaybefalse

SectionC

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecan

beusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Unsurprisingly,whenhiscustomersheardaboutthejokestheydidn'tseethefunnysideand

thesharepriceofthecompanycrashed.

B.AllIcansayisthatitsjustaswellFmnotfamous!

C.Thesameisnottruefbreveryone,particularlyifyouarefamous.

D.Whatmakesthingsworsefbrthefamousisthatthesemistakesbecomeevenmorewidely

publicisedbecauseof24-hournewschannelsandwebsites.

E.Thisisthekindofthingmanypeoplemightdoprivatelywhentheygettogetherwith

colleaguesafterwork.

F.Asaresult,whatwasprivatesuddenlybecamepublic.

SillyMistakesHittheHeadlines

Wehaveprobablyallhadmomentswhenwesaidthewrongthing.Icertainlyhave.Therewas

thetimeatuniversitywhenImetafriendinacoffeebarafterclassandimmediatelystarted

complainingaboutourtutor,whowascalledDrGray.Iwasgoingonandonabouthowmiserable

shewas—strict,boring,unfriendly-andmyfriendwasn'treallysayingmuch.Afteraminuteorso,

sheinterruptedmeandsaid,'Um,IthinkIshouldintroduceyou\Shethenturnedtothisother

studentwhoIhadn'treallynoticeduptillthenandsaid,'ThisisTracy.TracyGray5!

Fortunately,theresultofputtingmyfootinitwasonlyanawkwardmomentandastonysilene.

Maybemyfriendsthoughtalittlelessofme,maybetheythoughtIwasanidiot,butnorealharm

wasdone.67

TakeGeraldRatner.Hewasthemultimillionaireownerofachainofshopsthatsoldcheap

jewellery.Inwhatwassupposedtobealight-heartedspeechtosomefellowbusinessmen,hejoked

aboutthequalityofsomeofhisproducts.Hesaidsomeearringswere'cheaperthanasandwich,

butprobablywouldn'tlastaslong'.Otherproductscouldbesoldatsuchlowpricesbecausethey

wererubbish.68Ratnerhadtoresignasdirectorandshortlyafterwardsthecompanywas

takenoverbyacompetitor.

Insomeways,Ratnercouldbeseenasunfortunateinthathewasinasemi-privatemeeting

withfriendsandcolleagueshewasateasewith,buttherehappenedtobeajournalistthere.69

Andwiththeriseofsocialmedia,therehavebeenplentyofotherswhohavebeencaughtoutbythe

increasinglyvagueboundariesbetweenourprivateandpublicfaces.Forexample,agroupofflight

attendantsmadejokesabouttheenginesontheirp