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Thousands of writers in Los Angeles and New York went on strike this week, risking their incomes and careers. They want more money for their work when it is used online than Hollywood studios are willing to pay. Because the strike is over matters of principle, not just dollars and cents, it could last for months. The immediate effect was to shut down late-night talk shows, including "Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno".
Media companies argue that the market has become increasingly competitive and uncertain for many reasons. including internet piracy and tumbling box-office receipts. They want to cut writers’ income from "residuals", which are payments made when a TV show is re-used. The writers are determined not to repeat the mistake they made in 1985, when they listened to the studios’ plea that home video was an unproven new market and agreed to a residual payment of 0.3%, which translates into
A. united.
B. instigated.
C. set up.
D. arranged.

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Thousands of writers in Los Angeles and New York went on strike this week, risking their incomes and careers. They want more money for their work when it is used online than Hollywood studios are willing to pay. Because the strike is over matters of principle, not just dollars and cents, it could last for months. The immediate effect was to shut down late-night talk shows, including "Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno".
Media companies argue that the market has become increasingly competitive and uncertain for many reasons. including internet piracy and tumbling box-office receipts. They want to cut writers’ income from "residuals", which are payments made when a TV show is re-used. The writers are determined not to repeat the mistake they made in 1985, when they listened to the studios’ plea that home video was an unproven new market and agreed to a residual payment of 0.3%, which translates into
A. The mere purpose of this strike is to increase writers’ income in general.
B. The main purpose of this strike is to achieve financial freedom online.
C. The mere aim of this strike is to put pressure on Hollywood studios.
D. The strike resulted in the suspension of several talk shows.

[单项选择]From Boston to Los Angeles, from New York City to Chicago to Dallas, museums are either planning, building, or finishing wholesale expansion programs. These programs already have dramatically altered appearances and floor plans or are expected to do so in the not-too-distant future.
In New York City alone, six major institutions have spread up and out into the air space and neighborhoods around them or are preparing to do so.
The reasons for this activity are complex, but one factor is a consideration everywhere—space. With collections expanding, with the needs and functions of museums changing, empty space has become a very precious commodity.
Probably nowhere in the country is this more tree than at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which has needed additional space for decades and which received its last significant facelift ten years ago. Because of the space crunch, the Art Museum has become increasingly cautious in considering acquisitions and donations of art,
A. Museums’ functions are changing.
B. Museums’ collections have been enlarged.
C. Most museums need more space.
D. More new museums must be built.

[单项选择]A. New York. B. Liverpool. C. Los Angeles. D. London.

[单项选择]A) Tokyo. C) Los Angeles.
B) New York. D) Singapore.

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LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles man who survived the crash of a Singapore Airline’s flight in Taiwan, China last week that killed 82 people has sued (控告) the Airline, claiming that the accident was "both foreseeable and avoidable." Jonediza, a 50-year-old vice president with the online music distributor MP3.Com Inc., sought unspecified damages for negligence of passenger liability in his lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday in US District Court in Los Angeles.
The crash of the flight took place in (46) , killing (47) people.
The man who survived has sued the (48) Airline because he claimed that the accident was (49) .
Jonediza sought unspecified damages for negligence through the (50) .

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[简答题] New York As a travel destination, New York has something to offer almost every visitor. Though tourism has dropped since September 11, 2001, there are still lots of reasons to visit what many consider the greatest city in the world. City Overview New York City (NYC )is located on the Eastern Atlantic coast of the United States. It rests at the mouth of the Hudson River. The city is often referred to as a "city of islands. " Greater NYC is made up of five distinct areas called boroughs. These boroughs include Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx. The boroughs are separated from each other by various bodies of water and are connected by subways, bridges and tunnels. When people refer to New York City, they are usually talking about Manhattan. Most of NYC’’s main attractions are located in this borough and the majority of visitors spend most of their vacation here. A Short History of the Big Apple No discussion about