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Next Hot Trend for Cell Phones: Reading

Mobile Technology Meets the Novel in Japan

Your eyes probably hurt just thinking about it: Tens of thousands of Japanese cell-phone owners are poring over full-length novels on their tiny screens.
In this technology-enamored nation, the mobile phone has become so widespread as an entertainment and communication device that reading e-malls, news headlines and weather forecasts--rather advanced mobile features by global standards--is routine.
Now, Japan’s cell-phone users are turning pages.
Several mobile websites offer hundreds of novels--classics, best sellers and some works written especially for the medium.
It takes some getting used to. Only a few lines pop up at a time because the phone screen is about half the size of a business card.
But improvements in the quality of liquid-crystal displays and features su
A. Japan
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. America

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Your eyes probably hurt just thinking about it: Tens of thousands of Japanese cell-phone owners are poring over full-length novels on their tiny screens.
In this technology-enamored nation, the mobile phone has become so widespread as an entertainment and communication device that reading e-malls, news headlines and weather forecasts--rather advanced mobile features by global standards--is routine.
Now, Japan’s cell-phone users are turning pages.
Several mobile websites offer hundreds of novels--classics, best sellers and some works written especially for the medium.
It takes some getting used to. Only a few lines pop up at a time because the phone screen is about half the size of a business card.
But improvements in the quality of liquid-crystal displays and features su
A. the screen is small
B. the network is slow
C. the novels are lengthy
D. the service charge is high

[简答题]19. Next place the boiling hot peaches and syrup (糖浆) into the hot, sterilized jars.
20. After steaming for twenty minutes, remove the jar from the steam bath.
21. The peaches will stay fresh for several years.
22. Linda Miller preserved peaches which lasted for years, and you can too if you follow these few simple steps.
23. While the lids boil,wash the jars and rings in hot,soapy water.
24. As soon as the jar is full within a half inch of headspace,wipe the rim of the jar clean,immediately cap the jar with the hot lid and place the jar in a steamer.
25. First check the jars for cracks or chips and place the lids in boiling water to sterilize.
26. Once the jar has cooled you can store it until it is needed.

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[简答题]Part 1Mobile Phones 1. Do you use a cell phone 2. What do you use it for 3. How often do you use it 4. Do you like to send short message 5. When did you get your first mobile phone 6. How did you feel when you got your first mobile phone 7. What feature or function of your cell phone do you like the best 8. Is there anything you dislike about using cell phones

[简答题]Part 1Mobile phones 1. Do you use a cell phone 2. What do you use it for 3. How often do you use it 4. Do you like to send short message 5. When did you get your first mobile phone 6. How did you feel when you got your first mobile phone 7. What feature or function of your cell phone do you like the best 8. Is there anything you dislike about using cell phones

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The safety of mobile phones (U. S. cell-phones) seems to face new questions after British researchers found that microwave emissions can affect the health of earthworms in unexplained ways.
The larvae of tiny soil worms called nematodes grew faster and became more (1) after they were (2) for a long time to weak microwave radiation, of the (3) strength and frequency as that (4) by mobile phones, they found.
Why this occurred is (5) , and there is no evidence that human health is also affected. But, they warn, the finding challenges the standards which (6) whether a mobile is safe or not.
These standards are based on whether the radiation is strong enough to cause a batch of (7) to warm up. Heat causes the chemical bonds in cells to (8) , a disruption that can be a potential (9) for cancer.
The research, led by David de Pomerai at Nottingham University, central England, s
A. trivial
B. inferior
C. Subordinate
D. mild