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“Geili”, ____ popular Chinese Internet buzzword, is now widely accepted by _____ public as an adjective describing something that’s “cool ”. A. the, a B. a, a C. the, the D. a, the
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----People should stop using their cars and start using public transport. ---- ________. The roads are too crowded as they are. A. All right B. Exactly C. Go ahead D. Fine
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The big fire destroyed a 28-story high-rise apartment building , _______58 people with 56 missing and more than 120 others ______. A. killing, injured B. killed, injured C. killed, injuring D.killing, injuring
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You have made a few mistakes in your composition but _______ you have done well. A. on the whole B. first of all C. on the other hand D. in a word
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It is reported that 70% of people in China are ________ about the food security situation after so many accidents. A. curious B. concerned C. cautious D. certain
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Scientists say it may be one year or so ________ it is possible to test the new medicine on human patients. A. when B. after C. before D. since
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---- An ant has two stomachs --- one for itself and the other for others. ----Really? Quite interesting. I ________ anything about it. A. don’t know B. hadn't known C. haven’t known D. didn’t know
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Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only planet _life has developed gradually. A. that B. where C. which D. whose
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Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane _________. A. is taking off B. takes off C. has taken off D. will be taken off
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In order not to be _________, I spoke in a man's voice on the phone. A. realized B. recommended C. requested D. recognized
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The coastal city is ______ in natural resources, especially sea foods and water resources. A. attractive B. abundant C. active D. rare
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The new trend of living a low carbon life is gradually changing people's idea on ______is cool and in fashion. A. which B. that C. what D. whose
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Do we spend money on unnecessary things so ______ is left for important things such as healthcare or education? A. nothing B. none C. no one D. neither
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----You look tired, Jack. ----I feel quite rested, _______. A. actually B. especially C. finally D. gradually
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I'm going to Shanghai on business this afternoon, so I have to _______ my things now. A. turn up B. set up C. take up D. pack up
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Look at the trouble I am in. If only I _____ your advice then. A. followed B. would follow C. had followed D. should follow
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He looks so weak and pale ________ suffering from a serious illness. A. as if B. as long as C. now that D. even if
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Last week, my kids along with other kids from the neighbourhood _______ to help me wash my car. A. commanded B. contributed C. preferred D. volunteered
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---I'm sorry, were you waiting to be served? --- No, no, _______. A. forget it B. after you C. no way D. so long
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Mr. Green's tight _______ made him put off his trip to China. A. transport B. attitude C. schedule D. appointment
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One of Britain's bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected police killer David Bieber -- and was thanked 21 flowers by the police. It was also said that she could 22___ a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money. Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in 23 the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible 24 when she had to steal into Bieber's bedroom and to watch him 25 . Then she waited alone for three 26 while armed police prepared to 27 the building. She said, "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen 28 in the car park I was so glad they were there.” The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious of the guest who 29 in at 3 pm the day before New Year's Eve with little luggage and 30 sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his 31 . She said, "He didn't seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact." Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her boss Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm. Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the 32 man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki 33 15 minutes. "It was about ten past two in the morning 34 the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?'. My heart missed a 35 ." Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers 36 passages and staircases to the top floor room and 37 over the key. "I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man's room, 38 I could see the passage. The police kept 39 at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he 40 have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (带上手铐)。 1. A. to B. with C. in D. at 2.A. charge B. pay C get D. reward 3.A. beginning B. interrupting C. pausing D. ending 4.A. stories B. experience C. moment D. day 5.A. secretly B. happily C. interestedly D. unexpectedly 6.A. seconds B minutes C. hours D. days 7.A. burn B. destroy C. step D. storm 8. A. come up B. crowded up C. lined up D. taken up 9.A. checked B. signed C. ordered D. handed 10. A. stealing B. getting C. wearing D. moving 11.A. shoulder B. face C. stomach D. ankle 12.A. charged B. escaped C. wanted D. found 13.A. each B. other C. every D. another 14. A. when B. while C. which D. that 15.A. knock B. hit C. beat D. slap 16.A. across B. over C. into D. through 17.A. turned B. handed C. stretched D. reached 18. A. and B. or C. therefore D. but 19.A. speaking B. whispering C. shouting D. scolding 20.A. would B. could C. must D. might
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Any foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges. Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience，researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音调)． One of the study’s authors，Nina Kraus，said the findings suggested that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”．This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs，Dr.Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems. Mandarin(普通话)speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding(编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages，pitch plays a central role. A singlesyllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned. For this study，the researchers looked at 20 nonChinese speaking volunteers，half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six years. As they were shown a movie，the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word “mi” in three of its meanings：squint，bewilder and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese sounds. The lead author of the study，Patrick C．M.Wong，said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments. 1. When learning Chinese，a foreigner will find ________. A．he has a difficult time learning music at the same time B．he has an easier time learning music at the same time C．it is hard to master the tones required to speak and understand D．it is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch 2.Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training? A．Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music. B．Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain. C．Because music training might help people with language study. D．Because people who do well in Chinese study do well in music. 3.The underlined word “intoned” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word “____”． A．created B．spelled C．seemed D．pronounced 4.What would be the best title for this passage? A．Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English Speakers B．Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language Study C．Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese Learning D．Schools Need to Develop Music Programs
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Today, there’s hardly an aspect of our life that isn’t being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail. “If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology,” says Microsoft, “a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas. And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza.” Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers. Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year. “We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” says Merrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity.” You would be hard pressed to name something that isn’t available on the Internet. Consider: books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets. And even after you’ve moved on to your final resting place, there’s no reason those you love can’t keep in touch. A company called FinalThoughts.com offers a place for you to store “afterlife e-mails” you can send to Heaven with the help of a “guardian angel”. Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable future. Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than $75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52% of those connected to the Internet. Most kids use computers to play games (some for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left. What’s clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back. “The Internet is just 20% invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum. “The last 80% is happening now.” 1.What can we learn from the Microsoft’s remark? A. Today’s cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced. B. Information technology is developing at an amazing speed. C. Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult. D. There’s more competition in information technology industry than in car industry. 2.According to the author, the biggest benefit of the Internet is that___. A. it saves companies huge amounts of money B. it speeds up profit making C. it brings people incredible convenience D. it provides easy access to information 3.The author gives the example of FinalThoughts.com to make the point that____. A. there are some genius ideas on the Internet B. almost anything is available on the Internet C. people can find good bargains on the Internet D. people are free to do anything on the Internet 4.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph? A. There is a link between income and computer ownership. B. Many American children don’t put computers to good use. C. Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls. D. The U.S. will stay ahead in the information technology in years. 5.Which sentence has the phrase that has the same meaning as the one underlined in the fifth paragraph? A. Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him. B. Think nothing of it. It was my pleasure. C. He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Café bar. D. He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment. 6.What is the message the author intends to convey? A. The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day. B. The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly. C. We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings. D. Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age.
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The new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nation’s largest cities, can ever graduate. The studies clearly show that the dropout rate isn’t dropping. And, in particular, the dropout rate isn’t dropping for poor and minority students. Amazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our schools continue to lack formal plans--or any plans--to teach students motivation(动机). Most schools have no game plan to ensure that students understand that schooling will be completely necessary. Schools expect youth and children to act as though schooling is important, but they never teach them to believe that. Years ago, families ensured that the children recognized the value of schooling. But in many modern families, the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell their children that school is not important. Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training. Otherwise, it is likely the dropout rate will continue not to drop, but only worsen. Here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic (无动于衷的) students that they must stay in school. Ask students if they will ever need to work: The world has changed. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it required no education. Today, factories are increasingly automated. Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma. Ask students which century they will be prepared for: In 1900, the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servant—education not needed. Now, the most common jobs are office and sales staff—education and diploma usually needed. An amazing 6 out of 10 people today work in a store or office. Ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replaced. For example, the coming trend in fast food is to use computers rather than people to run the restaurant. A prototype is apparently already being tested. The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements may be ripe for automation. 1. What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph1? A. Few students can afford to go to school in large cities. B. A large number of the 9th graders can graduate now. C. There are still quite a few 9th graders leaving school early. D. Most schools in large cities have fewer and fewer students. 2.Without the help of youth professionals,_____. A. more and more families will gradually recognize the value of school. B. it is likely that the dropout rate in schools won’t continue to drop. C. some parents will be more convinced of their children’s future. D. the schools will make proper plans to solve the problems with dropout. 3.The author takes factory work for example mainly to ______. A. tell us that many jobs requires certain education in the past B. show that there are more factory work and employment in modern society C. show that employment in the computer field grows at a high rate D. emphasize that modern jobs require education and schools are necessary 4. It can be inferred that______. A. both schools and families should answer for the high dropout rate B. many new jobs don’t need children’s high school diploma C. working in a store doesn’t require a high school diploma D. most schools are ready to help students recognize the importance of study 5. If students play the “Replace Me” game, the result would be “______”. A. They will know that they can ‘always’ do without a diploma B. More of them will drop out early to go to work C. They will discover that lack of education is a disadvantage in choosing jobs D. They will become better at using computers to hunt for a job
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Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. Living alone, every day he worked in his garden. In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell. Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend. The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship. In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then. “There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts.” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered. So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers.” “You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.” “Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son. “I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.” “How silly you are!” cried the Miller. “I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature. I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused. The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that.” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea. Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans. Again he talked about friendship. “Hans, friendship never forgets. I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life. See, how lovely your roses are!” Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter. “I’ll give you many good things. I think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the Miller. “And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return. Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full.” Poor Hans was afraid to say anything. He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Miller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller. The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?” “I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today.” “Well,” said the Miller, “considering that I’m going to give you my things, it’s rather unfriendly of you to refuse. Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you.” Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted. One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came. “Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m going for the Doctor. But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy night. It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. You know I’m going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.” “Certainly,” cried Hans. He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy. However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned. At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief. 1.From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________. A. was extremely wise and noble B. was highly valued by the Miller C. admired the Miller very much D. had a strong desire for fortune 2. “Flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as ___________. A. “Different words may mean quite different things.” B. “Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible.” C. “I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life.” D. “I think being generous is the base of friendship.” 3. From the Miller’s talk at home, we can see he was ___________. A. serious but kind B. helpful and generous C. caring but strict D. selfish and cold-hearted 4.What’s the main cause of Hans’ tragedy? A. True friendship between them. B. A lack of formal education. C. A sudden change of weather. D. Blind devotion to a friend. 5.The author described the Miller’s behavior in order to ___________. A. entertain the readers with an incredible joking tale B. show the friendship between Hans and the Miller C. warn the readers about the danger of a false friend D. persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller
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下面为五封《Crazy English》杂志的读者来信片段。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，为每封来信选取最佳的回信。选项有一项是多余项。 1.I am a reader of CR. Recently I found students translate some articles of CR. I appreciate your offering an opportunity to us beginners to practise using English. So I want to ask how they can obtain these articles and translate them for you, and what qualities you require. Thank you. 2.I love your Crazy English Reader magazine! It provides valuable data for work in our English teaching. My wife and I are teaching Conversational English so I’ve been giving you a bit of a plug at our middle school. I told the students to “get a copy”. It’s good stuff! Fantastic! 3.I’m one of Yao’s fans from Guangzhou. I have read some articles about Yao Ming in No. 7 Crazy English Reader. I want to know his correspondence address and the official website. Could you please tell me? Thank you very much indeed. 4.First of all, I must say thank you very much to all the CR Reader editors who gave us a really good English magazine. Secondly, I want to give you a piece of advice. In each passage, you gave us some new words with their Chinese translation. However, as far as my knowledge, I think you should give us not only the Chinese meaning but also the English meaning so as to know the words more accurately. 5.I’m an editor of the English Monthly of our school. I have a question, that is, how to say the position of the paper e.g. , 编辑; 责任编辑and so on. I hope you can help me to tell me the word in English. The more the better. Thank you so much! I love the book very much. Now I do this work. I need to study more information about this work. If you have time, please email me. Thank you.
A. Thank you for your suggestion. We may try that in some future issues of CR. I think the best way to improve your reading vocabulary is to be able to guess the meaning of the word from the other words around it. Also, if you have an English dictionary, it is good to look up the words and them mark them down in a notebook and review them later on. Then if you really want to learn how to use the words, try using them in conversation or in writing. Hope this helps. B. The best way for you to learn the different positions in a newspaper or magazine is to get a copy of an all English magazine or newspaper and then copy down the different positions. There are also titles such as Managing Editor, reporter, Copy Editor, Photo Editor and Layout Editor. I hope this helps. If you have some more specific questions, you can send them to me and I’ll try to answer. C. The best way to reach Yao directly is through his home team, the Shanghai Sharks. You can write to him at 2570 Xietu Road, Shanghai. For more information on Yao, you can look at the sports section in sina. Com. I hope this helps. Another idea is that you can try to write to Yao while he is living and playing in Houston. You can try to reach Yao in the US at: Yao Ming Compaq Center 10 Houston, TX 77046. D. Thank you for being such a cheerful reader of CR. Yes, you’re right we made a mistake in the writing of that Chinese word. Each issue we try to read very carefully each article and its translation to make sure there are no mistakes, but unfortunately a few mistakes always get by. But you encourage us to keep improving, so thank you. E. Yes, we do have several students who help us translate some of the articles in our magazine. We contact these translators directly after interviewing their translation work. Afterwards we assign the articles to them for translation. If you are interested in being one of our translators you can send us some information about yourself and a sample of your translation work. F.Thank you for helping us to promote CR. We’re glad it’s helpful to your students. We always try to include articles that reflect real life. It’s our hope that CR will not only improve students’ English but also open up a different worldview.
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下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写上该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
One day, I went to the railway station to buy a ticket to my aunt. When I got there, I told that the
ticket had all been sold out. Just then a man came up and said with a strongly Zhejiang accent
that he had a spare ticket. I didn’t know that if I could believe him or not. After hesitate for a
while, I decided to take it. So as soon as the man left, I began to regret. If he was not honest, what
shall I do? On a third day, I went to the station to see my aunt away. As I was waving goodbye to
her, I saw the man sitting next to my aunt, smiling at me.
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在学习、生活和工作中，学会与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇主题为“Being a Good Partner”的英文演讲稿。 演讲稿内容如下：
写作要求： 1．句子结构准确，信息内容完整、连贯。 2．词数：120词左右。演讲稿的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 3．参考词汇：cooperate vi．合作 Good afternoon, everyone! The topic of my speech today is “Being a good partner”. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your listening!
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