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1SectionIUseofEnglishDirections;Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Digitalphotographyisstillnewenoughthatmostofushaveyettoformanopinionaboutit,1developapointofview.Butthishasn'tstoppedmanyfilmandcomputerfansfromagreeing2theearlyconventionalwisdomaboutdigitalcameras梩hey'reneat3foryourPC,butthey'renotsuitableforeverydaypicture-taking.Thefansarewrong:Morethananythingelse,digitalcamerasareradically4photographymeansandwhatitcanbe.Thevenerablemediumofphotography5beginningtoseemoutof6whatweknowitiswiththewaywelive.Inourcomputerandcamcorder7,savingpicturesasdigital8andwatchingthemonTVisnolesspractical梐ndinmanywaysmore9thanfumblingwithrollsoffilmthatmustbesentofftobe10.Paperisalsoterribly11Picturesthatareincorrectlyframed,12,orlightedarenonethelessommittedtofilmandultimatelyprocessedintoprints.Thedigitalmediumchangesthe13.Stillimagesthatare14digitallycanimmediatelybeshownonacomputer15,aTVscreen,orasmallliquid-crystaldisplay(LCD)builtrightintothecamera.Andsincethepointsoflightthat16animagearesavedasaseriesofdigitalbitsinelectronicmemory,17beingpermanentlyetchedontofilm,theycanbeerased,retouched,andtransmitted18What'sitliketo19withoneofthesedigitalcameras?It'salittlelikeafirstdate-exciting,confusingandfraughtwith20.1.[A]ratherthan2.[A]on3.[A]attachments4.[A]re-explaining5.[A]though6.[A]rate7.[A]environment8.[A]files9.[A]appealing10.[A]converted11.[A]unforgiving12.[A]aimed13.[A]regulations14.[A]gripped15.[A]demonstrator16.[A]constitute17.[A]incase18.[A]on-digit19.[A]fire20.[A]chances[B]letalone[B]with[B]auxiliaries[B]rearranging[B]if[B]pace[B]civilization[B]dograms[B]facilitating[B]developed[B]unperceiving[B]targeted[B]rules[B]seized[B]exhibitor[B]illumine[B]ratherthan[B]on-cable[B]maneuver[B]probabilities[C]muchless[C]to[C]attributes[C]re-exposing[C]as[C]step[C]community[C]programs[C]enlightening[C]exposed[C]unconsidering[C]focused[C]disciplines[C]grasped[C]monitor[C]penetrate[C]aswellas[C]on-line[C]operate[C]opportunities[D]soasto[D]by[D]counterparts[D]redefining[D]unless[D]speed[D]culture[D]softwares[D]encouraging[D]evolved[D]unsympathizing[D]pointed[D]principles[D]captured[D]transmitter[D]dissolve[D]asthough[D]on-data[D]shoot[D]possibilitiesSection||ReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyour2answersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)TextlAmongBloomberg'swebpagesonApril7thappearedastorythatlookedordinaryenough;PairGain,anAmericantelecomequipmentmanufacturer,wastobeboughtbyanIsraelicompanyforabouttwiceitsmarketvalue.Thecompany'sstockprice,predictably,rocketedfrom$8.50to$11.13.Allfineandnormal梕xceptthatthestorywasn'ttrue.SomebodyhadcopiedBloomberg'slogoandlayoutandpostedabogusreportontheBloombergsite.WhenPairGainquerriedthereport,itwastakenoff,andthesharepricecrashedagain.Bloombergisnowsuingunnamedpartieswhopostedthepage.AsmoreandmoreoflifemovesontotheInternet,sothedifficultyofdistinguishingfactfromfictiononitbecomesmoreandmoreofaworry.ThisproblemspringsfromtheInternet'scentralvirtue;lowbarrierstoentry.Intherealworld,beingapublishercostsagreatdealofmoney.Youhavetohavemanufacturingfacilitiesanddistributionnetworks.Soreal-worldpublishershaveagreatdealinvestedintheirreputationsandconsequentlyneedtobecarefulaboutwhattheyprint.OntheInternet,beingapublishercostsnexttonothing.ManyInternetpublishers,therefore,havelittletolosefromprintinguntruthsandplentytogaininnotorietyifthestorytheyputoutissensationalenough.What'smore,fakingthereal-worldnewspaper,whichhastobebothmanufacturedanddistributed,wouldbenexttoimpossible;fakinganInternetpageisdeadeasy.Notalltheeffortsoftheloweringofthebarrierstoentryarebad.Big,establishednewsorganisationscanbetoocautiousandtooprotectiveoftheirmorepowerfulsources.Manyscandalshavebeenunearthedfirstbyoutsiderswithscrappynewssheetsandlittletolosebywayofinfluentialcontacts.TheInternetisagoldenageforwhatusedtobethenewsletter.Thedownsideistheeasewithwhicherrorspreads.Rarely,though,falsehoodtakestheformofinternationalfraud,moreoftenitappearsasmaliciousgossip,slovenlyreportingandChinesewhispers.LastyeareverybodyontheInternetknewthatTommyHilfiger,afashiondesigner,hadmaderacistcommentsontheOperahWinfreyShow.Exceptthathedidn't.PierreSalinger,formertelevisionnewsman,claimedatanewsconferencethatTWA800,apassengerplanethatcrashedintotheAtlantickillingallaboardin1996,hadbeendownedbyamissile-allonthebasisofawebpageofdubiousorigin.MarySchmichoftheChicagoTribunewrotehercolumnoneweekasaspoofgraduationspeech.Somehowthiscolumnbecametaggedontheweb,asKurtVonnegut'scommencementspeechatMIT.Cyberspacecanalsoberisky,fornow,becauseevensophisticatedpeoplecanbegullibleaboutwhattheyreadthere.Thismaybebecauseofalagbetweentechnologyandperception.Smartlyproducedpages,andthingsonscreens,impressuswithanauthoritythatspringsfromtheresourcesneededtoproducethemintheoldpapermedium.Perhapseveryoneshouldbemoreworldlywiseaboutwhatcanturnupontheweb.21.TheBloombergincidentinthefirstparagraphisacaseof________.[A]mal