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1.NicejuicyApple

ALTHOUGHheisstill(1)__________thingsupatDell,anailingcomputer-maker,CarlIcahnhasfoundtimetotiltatanothertechtitan.OnAugust13ththeveteranshareholderactivist(2)__________thathehadbuiltupastakeinApple,thoughhestayedmumaboutexactlyhowmanyshareshehadbought.MrIcahn’sintentions,however,arecrystalclear:hewantstheconsumer-electronicsbehemothtoexpandplanstoreturnsomeofitswhopping$147billionofcashandmarketablesecuritiestoshareholders.

MrIcahnisalsoaftermoremoneyatDell,wherehehasbeenlobbyingwithalliesagainsta(3)__________buy-outplanputforwardbyMichaelDell,thefirm’sfounder,andSilverLake,aprivate-equityfirm.Hispressinghasalreadyforcedthebuy-outgrouptoraiseitsinitialofferbyover$350m,to$24.8billionandhehastakenhis(4)__________tothecourtsinabidtoextractanevenhigherprice.

Othertechfirmshavebeenattractingtheattentionofactivistinvestorstoo.EarlierthisyearValueActCapital,aninvestmentfund,saidithadbuiltupa$2billionstakeinMicrosoft.JaguarFinancial,aCanadianbank,hasbeen(5)__________freshthinkingattroubledBlackBerry,whichannouncedonAugust12ththatitisexploringvarious(6)__________options,includingalliancesandapossiblesale.AndElliottManagement,ahedgefund,hasbeenlobbyingforchangeatNetApp,adata-storagefirmthatitthinkscoulddomoretoimprovereturnsto(7)__________.

Onereasontechfirmshavefoundthemselvesinactivists’crosshairsisthat,likeApple,somebuiltupbigcashpilesduringtheeconomicdownturnandhavebeenslowtousethemoney.Financiershopetogetthemtoloosentheirpurse-stringsfasterandtopocketsomeofthecash.MrIcahnwantsAppletoincreaseand(8)__________asharebuy-backprogrammethatiscurrentlysettoreturn$60billiontoshareholdersbytheendof2015.

Anotherreasonthattechfirmsmaketemptingtargetsforshareholderactivistsisthatswiftchangesintechnologiescantripupeventhemightiest.WitnessthecaseofMicrosoft,whichruledtheroostduringthepersonal-computererabuthasstruggledtoadapttoaworldinwhichtabletsandsmartphonesarealltherage.Investorshopetomintmoneybypushingcompaniestochangemorerapidlyinresponsetosuchupheavalsintheirmarkets.

Therewardscanbesubstantial.EggedonbyThirdPoint,anactivisthedgefund,Yahoo(9)__________MarissaMayerasitsnewchiefexecutiveinJuly2012.Bythetimeshecelebratedayearinthejoblastmonth,thetroubledwebgiant’ssharepricehadrisenbyover70%.InJulythehedgefundsoldabigchunkofsharesbacktoYahoo.MrIcahnthinksApple’sshareprice,whichclosedat$499onAugust14th,couldsoartooifthefirmfollowshisadviceonbuy-backs.Hetweetedthisweekthathehadhada“nice(10)__________”withTimCook,Apple’sboss,abouthisidea,thoughhedidnotsaywhatMrCookthoughtofit.IfAppledragsitsfeet,expectthingstoturnnasty.

A)shareholdersB)strategicC)communication

D)battleE)conversationF)encouraging

G)excitingH)stirringI)appointed

J)raceK)revealedL)method

M)accelerateN)proposed

O)

Anovelwayofmakingcomputermemories,usingbacteria

FORhalfacentury,the(1)ofprogressinthecomputerindustryhasbeentodomorewithless.

Moore'slawfamouslyobservesthatthenumberoftransistorswhichcanbecrammedintoagivenspace(2)every18months.

Theamountofdatathatcanbestoredhasgrownatasimilarrate.

Yetas(3)getsmaller,makingthemgetsharderandmoreexpensive.

OnMay10thPaulOtellini,thebossofIntel,abigAmericanchipmaker,putthepriceofanewchipfactoryataround$10billion.

HappilyforthosethatlackIntel'sresources,theremaybeacheaperoption—namelytomimicMotherNature,

whohasbeenbuildingtiny(4),intheformoflivingcellsandtheircomponents,forbillionsofyears,andhasthusgotrathergoodatit.

ApaperpublishedinSmall,ananotechnologyjournal,setsoutthelatestexampleofthe(5).

Init,agroupofresearchersledbySarahStanilandattheUniversityofLeeds,inBritain,describeusingnaturallyoccurringproteinstomakearraysoftinymagnets,

similartothoseemployedtostoreinformationindiskdrives.

Theresearcherstooktheir(6)fromMagnetospirillummagneticum,abacteriumthatissensitivetotheEarth'smagneticfieldthankstothepresencewithinitscellsofflecksofmagnetite,aformofironoxide.

Previousworkhasisolatedtheproteinthatmakestheseminiaturecompasses.Usinggeneticengineering,theteammanagedtopersuadeadifferentbacterium—Escherichiacoli,aubiquitouscritterthatisaworkhorseofbiotechnology—to(7)thisproteininbulk.

Next,theyimprintedablockofgoldwithamicroscopicchessboardpatternofchemicals.

Halfthesquarescontainedanchoringpointsfortheprotein.

Theotherhalfwereleftuntreatedascontrols.

Theythendippedthegoldintoasolutioncontainingtheprotein,allowingittobindtothetreatedsquares,anddunkedthewholelotintoaheated(8)ofironsalts.

Afterthat,theyexaminedtheresultswithanelectronmicroscope.

Sureenough,groupsofmagnetitegrainshadmaterialisedonthetreatedsquares,shepherdedintoplacebythebacterialprotein.

Inprinciple,eachofthesemagneticdomainscouldstoretheoneorthezeroofabitofinformation,accordingtohowitwaspolarised.

Gettingfromtheretoarealcomputermemorywouldbealongroad.

Forastart,thegrainsofmagnetitearenotstrongenoughmagnetstomakeausefulmemory,andthesizeofeachdomainishugebymoderncomputing(9).

ButDrStanilandreckonsthat,withenoughtweaking,bothoftheseobjectionscouldbedealtwith.

The(10)ofthisapproachisthatitmightnotbesocapital-intensiveasbuildingafab.

Growingthingsdoesnotneedasmuchkitasmakingthem.

Ifthetweakingcouldbedone,therefore,theresultmightgivethewordbiotechnologyawholenewmeaning.

A)componentsB)advantageC)standardsD)compliments

E)essenceF)inspirationG)disadvantageH)doubles

I)solutionJ)resolutionK)devicesL)manufacture

M)spiritN)productO)technique

Thetypicalpre-industrialfamilynotonlyhadagoodmanychildren,butnumerousotherdependentsaswell---grandparents,uncles,auntsandcousions.Such"extended"familiesweresuitedforsurvivalinslowpaced__1__societies.Butsuchfamiliesarehardto__2__.Theyareimmobile.Industrialismdemandedmassesofworkersreadyandabletomoveoffthelandinpursuitofjobs,andtomoveagainwhenevernecessary.Thustheextendedfamily__3__sheditsexcessweightandtheso-called"nuclear"familyemerged---astripped-down,portablefamilyunit__4__onlyofparentsandasmallsetofchildren.Thisnewstylefamily,farmore__5__thanthetraditionalextendedfamily,becamethestandardmodelinalltheindustrialcounties.Super-industrialism,however,thenextstageofeco-technologicaldevelopment,__6__evenhighermobility.Thuswemayexpectmanyamongthepeopleofthefuturetocarrythestreamlinlingprocess,astePfurtherbyremainingchildren,cuttingthefamilydowntoitsmore__7__components,amanandawoman.Twopeople,perhapswithmatchedcareers,willprovemoreefficientatnavigatingthrougheducationandsocialstatus,throughjobchangesandgeographicrelocations,thantehordinarilychild-clutteredfamily.A__8__maybethepostponementofchildren,ratherthanchildlessness.Menandwomentodayareoftentornin__9__betweenacommitmenttocareerandacommitmenttochildren.Inthefuture,many__10__willsidestePthisproblembydeferringtheentiretaskofraisingchildrenuntilafterretirement.

A)transplant

B)solution

C)gadually

D)transportE)elemental

F)conflict

G)continuallyH)mobileI)couples

J)agricultural

K)including

L)compromiseM)requires

N)primary

O)consisting

Itisn'tjustthebeerthat(1)__________tobeerbellies.Itcouldalsobetheextracalories,fatandunhealthyeatingchoicesthatmaycomewith(2)__________drinking.

Arecentstudyfoundthatmenconsumean(3)__________433calories(equivalenttoaMcDonald'sdoublecheeseburger)ondaystheydrinkamoderateamountofalcohol.About61%ofthecaloricincreasecomesfromthealcoholitself.Menalsoreporteatinghigheramountsofsaturatedfatsandmeat,andlessfruitandmilk,onthosedaysthanondayswhentheyaren'tdrinking,thestudyshowed.Womenfaredabitbetter,takinginanextra300caloriesonmoderate-drinkingdays,fromthealcoholandeatingfattierfoods.Butwomen'sincreaseincaloriesfromadditionaleatingwasn'tstatisticallysignificant,thestudysaid.

'Menandwomenatelesshealthilyondaystheydrankalcohol,'saidRosalindBreslow,anepidemiologistwiththefederalNationalInstituteonAlcoholAbuseandAlcoholismandleadauthorofthestudy.'Poorerfoodchoicesondrinkingdayshavepublic-health(4)__________,'shesaid.

Thefindingsdovetailwithcontrolledlabstudiesinwhich(5)__________generallyeatmorefoodafterconsumingalcohol.Researcherssuggestthatalcoholmayenhance'theshort-termrewardingeffects'ofconsumingfood,accordingtoa2010reportinthejournalPhysiology&Behaviorthatreviewedpreviousstudiesonalcohol,appetiteandobesity.

Butotherstudieshavepointedtoadifferenttrend.Moderatedrinkersgainlessweightovertimethaneitherheavydrinkersorpeoplewhoabstainfromalcohol,particularlywomen,thisresearchhasshown.Moderatedrinkingis(6)__________havingabouttwodrinksadayformenandoneforwomen.

'Peoplewhogaintheleastweightaremoderatedrinkers,regardlessof[alcoholic]beveragechoice,'saidEricRimm,anassociateprofessorofepidemiologyandnutritionatHarvardMedicalSchoolandchairmanofthe2010reviewofalcoholinthefederaldietary(7)__________.Theweight-gaindifferenceismodest,and'startingtodrinkisnotaweight-lossdiet,'hesaid.

Thevariousresearcheffortsformpartofalong-standing(8)__________abouthowalcoholaffectspeople'sappetites,weightandoverallhealth.Researcherssaytherearen'tsimpleanswers,andsuggestthatindividuals'metabolism,drinkingpatternsandgendermayplayarole.Alcoholis'arealwildcardwhenitcomestoweightmanagement,'saidKarenMiller-Kovach,chiefscientificofficerofWeightWatchersInternational.Atsevencaloriespergram,alcoholisclosertofatthantocarbohydrateorproteinincaloriccontent,shesaid.Alcoholtendstolowerrestraint,shenotes,causingapersontobecomemore(9)__________withwhatthey'reeating.

Researchbolsteringtheroleofmoderatedrinkinginhelpingtocontrolweightgainwaspublishedin2004inthejournalObesityResearch.Thatstudyfollowednearly50,000womenovereightyears.Anearlierstudy,publishedintheAmericanJournalofEpidemiologyin1994,followedmorethan7,000peoplefor10yearsandfoundthatmoderatedrinkersgainedlessweightthannondrinkers.Studiescomparingchangesinwaistcircumferenceamongdifferentgroupshaveyieldedsimilarresults.

Dr.Rimmsaiditisn'tclearwhymoderatedrinkingmaybe(10)__________againsttypicalweightgain,butitcouldhavetodowithmetabolicadjustments.Afterpeopledrinkalcohol,theirheartrateincreasessotheyburnmorecaloriesinthefollowinghour.

'It'samodestamount,'hesaid.'Butifyoutakeanindividualthateats100caloriesinsteadofaglassofwine,thepersondrinkingtheglassofwinewillhaveaslightincreaseintheamountofcaloriesburned.'

A:indulgentB:participantsC:debateD:consideredE:contributesF:contestG:guidelinesH:protectiveI:moderatJ:indexK:implicationsL:considerateM:additionalN:experiencedO:owes

Nearlyhalfthe(1)__________believesUFOscouldbea(2)__________ofextraterrestrialvisitation.

AHuffPost/YouGovpollrevealsthat48percentofadultsintheUnitedStatesareopentotheideathatalienspacecraftareobservingourplanet--andjust35percentoutright(3)__________theidea.

ThepollwasseenasvindicationfromthecommunityofUFOresearcherswhooftenfeeltheyarelaughedoffbygovernmentofficials.

"It'salwaysbeenintriguingtomehowweactasthoughonlykooksandquacksandlittleoldladiesintennisshoesbelieveinflyingsaucers.Andit'sneverbeentrue,atleastfor30or40years,"saidformernuclearphysicistStantonFriedman,whowastheoriginalcivilianinvestigatoroftheeventssurroundingthe(4)__________Rosw