W: Now then, Mr. James, what seems to be the matter
M: I just can’t sleep, doctor.
W: I see. And how long have you had this problem
M: Oh, for about two months now.
W: And how about your work
M: Well, I have been working a lot lately-10 to 11 hours a day.
W: Maybe you should take a holiday and just relax for a while.
M: Well, I can’t right now. We’re in middle of some important business.
W: So,you’re worried about it
M: Yeah, I guess so.
W: Well, maybe you should consider a job change.
M: Yeah, well, it’s pretty hard to find a new job at my age, you know.
W: Mr. James, what seems to be the trouble
M: I just can’t sleep, doctor.
W: I see. And how long have you had this problem
M: For about two months.
W: Do you have headaches
M: Sometimes.
W: How about your work
M: Well, I’ve been working a lot lately.
W: Maybe you should take a vacation and just relax for a while.
M: But we’re in the middle of some important business.
W: I see. Is this business going well
M: Well, it doesn’t look so good at the moment.
W: So, you’re worried about that.
M: Yeah, I guess so.
W: Do you like your job, Mr. James
M: Oh, it’s all right.
W: Well, maybe you should consider a job change-something less stressful.
M: Robin, what’s the time now
W: It’s 8:00 now.
M: Why do you still stay at home
W: I am not myself today. I’m afraid I can’t go to school.
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of computer history, the early post-war era (战后时期) there was a quite
widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one
day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving
us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives,
we are facing with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend
to be over-trusting(过分信任) of computers and are reluctant to challenge
their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong
buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction( 失灵
). (78)Obviously, there would be no point in investing(投入) in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine A. To look back to the early days of computers. B. To explain what technical problems may occur with computers. C. To discourage unnecessary investment in computers. D. To warn against the blindness to the probable shortcomings of computers. [单项选择]
W: Tom, what time is it now A. She does not have a watch. B. She is nervous about the appointment. C. Tom’s watch keeps good time. D. Tom is afraid to be late. [单项选择]
W: Have you heard the news A. Diving competition. B. Dancing competition. C. Driving competition. 我来回答: 提交
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