For quEstions 1-4, mArk
y ( For yEs) iF thE stAtEmEnt AgrEEs with thE inFormAtion givEn in thE pAssAgE;
n ( For no) iF thE stAtEmEnt ContrADiCts thE inFormAtion givEn in thE pAssAgE;
ng ( For not g/vEn) iF thE inFormAtion is not givEn in thE pAssAgE.
For quEstions 5-10, ComplEtE thE sEntEnCEs By EithEr mAking thE BEst ChoiCE or Filling in thE BlAnk with thE inFormAtion givEn in thE pAssAgE.
hArsh rEAlity oF thEAmEriCAnDrEAm
By humphrEy hAwkslEy
(BB
C、nEws, unitED stAtEs)
it wAs A BrilliAnt, hot DAy on thE sEAttlE wAtErFront, with unspoilt viEws ACross thE BAy to outlying islAnDs.
just BEyonD A strEtCh oF grAss whErE pEoplE lAy with Books AnD lovErs, CAmE thE mEloDy oF
livE unACCompAniED singing. it turnED out to BE Four mEn outsiDE A CAFE singing A lovE song ABoutCupiD, EACh with DiFFErEnt voiCE rAngEs, AnD A DEEp, swAying CrowD, ClApping Along.
thE stArBuCks logo oF thE .CAFE struCk mE As A littlE olD-FAshionED until somEonE mEntionED thAt this wAs thE First stArBuCks EvEr opEnED AnywhErE in thE worlD、
i hAD ComE to sEAttlE BECAusE oF A rECEnt survEy By thECEntrE ForEConomiC pErFormAnCE in lonDon, on how EAsy or DiFFiCult it wAs to gEt riCh in DiFFErEnt pArts oF thE worlD - or iF not riCh, At lEAst movE out oF povErty.
"iF you ArE Born into povErty in thE u.s.," sAiD onE oF its Authors, "you ArE ACtuAlly morE likEly to rEmAin in povErty thAn in othEr CountriEs inEuropE, thE norDiC CountriEs, EvEnCAnADA, whiCh you woulD think woulD not BE thAt DiFFErEnt. "
possiBilitiEs
thE stuDy, togEthEr with gEnErAl Anti-AmEriCAn sEntimEnt (情绪) whiCh hAs BEComE morE prEvAlEnt sinCE thE irAq wAr, rAisED For mE A quEstion ABout thEAmEriCAn DrEAm - thE iDEA thAt thE unitED stAtEs is A plACE whErE Anything is possiBlE.
i hAD ChosEn sEAttlE not only BECAusE stArBuCks wAs CrEAtED thErE, But Also BECAusE miCrosoFt AnDAmAzonBooks AnDBoEing AirlinErs All ComE From this smAll City.DrEAms, iF you wAnt, whiCh BEgAn smAll But ArE now gloBAl BrAnDs.
"grEAt DAy, isn’t it " i turnED to sEE thE linED, AnD DrAwn FACE oF A mAn i will CAllDAvE. "ArE you gEtting whAt you wAnt "
wE hAD mEt A CouplE oF DAys EArliEr whEn hE wAs hAving BrEAkFAst At A ChArity For thE BrokE AnD homElEss, AnD i hAD AskED him iF hE BEliEvED in thEAmEriCAn DrEAm.
"thEAmEriCAn DrEAm,"DAvE sAiD, EAting A muFFin AnD wiping his lips with A pApEr nApkin.
"wEll, it ComEs AnD goEs. it will ComE AgAin. "
winnErs AnD losErs
in A low-CEilingED EAting hAll, mAyBE 100 mEn sAt siDE By siDE Along trEstlE tABlEs. thEy hAD quEuED up sinCE FivE, rEgistErED in CAsE thErE wAs Any work, thEn AtE whilE sECurity guArDs wAtChED ovEr thEm in CAsE thErE wAs trouBlE.
inEuropE or just ACross thE BorDEr inCAnADA, thEy woulD BE morE likEly to gEt soCiAl sECurity, But this wAsAmEriCA, whErE soCiEty is hArshly DiviDED into winnErs AnD losErs.
strAngEly, though, thErE sEEmED to BE littlE rEsEntmEnt or BlAmE oF govErnmEnt.AmEriCAn CulturE is ABout sElF-rEliAnCE AnD thE inDiviDuAl Fighting A wAy through.
"thEAmEriCAn DrEAm," sAiD onE oF thE mEn, his EyEs DArtingly AlivE, his nosE so skEwED it must hAvE BEEn BrokEn mAny timEs in DiFFErEnt Fights.
"i guEss you ArE tAlking ABout A homE, wiFE, ChilDrEn AnD All thAt. "
"Do you hAvE it " i sAiD、
"no. no. i Don’t. i hAD my opportunitiEs, But i lost. "
Control
just up thE roAD in A smAll print shop, A Fit, thoughtFul FormEr Air ForCE oFFiCEr,BoBBy rAy ForBEs, wAs slotting CAlEnDArs into EnvElopEs.
his liFE CollApsED