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2005-2014
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2005


The Wristwatch
It is generally believed that wristwatches are an exception
to
the
normal
sequence
in
the
evolution
of
men's
jewelry./
Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women/
and then adopted by men./ In the old days, queens included
wristwatches among their crown jewelry. / Later they were
worn
by
Swiss
workers
and
farmers.
/
Until
World
War
I,
Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. / Then
army
officers
discovered
that
the
wristwatch
was
most
practical for active combat. Race car drivers also loved to wear
wristwatches/
and
pilots
found
they
are
most
useful
while
flying. / Soon men dared to wear wristwatches without feeling
self-conscious. / By 1924 some 30% of men ' s watches were
worn on the wrist. / Today the figure is 90% / and they are
now
worn
by
both
men
and
women/
for
practical
purposes
rather than for decoration.

2006



The Internet



The Internet is the most significant progress in the field of
communication.
/lmagine
a
book
that
never
ends,
a
library
with
a
million
floors
,/or
imagine
a
research
project
with
thousands
of
scientists
/working
around
the
clock
forever./This is the magic of the Internet. /Yet the Internet
has
the
potential
for
good
and
bad.
/0ne
can
find
well-organized information-rich websites./At the same time,
one
can
also
find
wasteful
websites.
/Most
websites
are
known
as
different
Internet
applications./These
include
online games, chat rooms and so on./These applications have
great power too. /Sometimes the power can be so great /that
young people may easily become
victims to their attraction.
/So we need to recognize the seriousness of the problem. /We
must work together to use its power for better ends.

2007 Advertising
Advertising has already become a very specialized activity
in modern times./ in today
’
s business world, supply is usually
greater
than demand. / There is great competition between
manufactures of the same kind product/ because they want to
persuade
customers
to
buy
their
particular
brand./
They
always
have
to
remained
their
customers/
of
the
name
and
qualities of their products by advertising.



The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on the
radio.
/
He
sometimes
employs
salesgirls
to
distribute
the
samples
of
his
products.
/
He
sometimes
advertises
on
the
Internet as well. / In addition, he always has advertisements
put
into
television
programs
that
will
accept
them./
Manufacturers
often
spend
huge
sums
of
money
on
advertisements./
We
buy
a
particular
product
because
we
think
that
is
the
best.
/
We
usually
think
so,
because
the
advertisements say so. / People often don't ask themselves if
the
advertisements
are
telling
the
truth
/
when
they
buy
advertised products from shops.





2008



Choosing a Career



When students graduate from college, / many of them
do not know how they want to spend their working lives, / and
they
sometimes
move
from
job
to
job
/
until
they
find
something that suits them / and of equal importance to which
they are suited. Others never find a job in which they are really
happy. / They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes.
/When we choose our careers, we need to ask ourselves two
questions.
/
First,
what
do
we
think
we
would
like
to
be?/
Second, what kind of people are we? / The idea, for example,
of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive, /
but unless we have great talent and are willing to work very
hard,
/
we
are
certain
to
fail
in
these
occupations,
/
and
failure will lead to unhappiness in life. /So it is important to
assess our suitability for a certain career in job search.












2009




New Year's Eve



For
many
people
in
the
west,
New
Year's
Eve
is
the
biggest party of the year. /I
t’s
the time to get together with
friends
or
family/and
welcome
in
the
coming
year.
/
New
Year's parties can take place in different places. /Some people