Angry survivors（幸存者）demanded answers on Sunday after a terrible accident at “Love Parade 2010”, a music festival in Germany, killed 19 people and left hundreds hurt.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her shock over Saturday’s tragedy in the western city of Duisburg., “This was a very sad day,” Merkel said.
Witnesses（目擊者）said that people pushed into the narrow tunnel, the only entrance to the Love Parade festival, from both sides until it was dangerously overcrowded. The panic began as festival-goers began to lose consciousness（意識(shí)）as they were crushed against the walls and each other. The dead included eight foreigners, from Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, China, Bosnia and Spain. More than 340 people were injured.
After the panic, a lot of emergency vehicles（救援交通工具）, including helicopters, could be seen carrying away the injured people. The festival itself, however, went on. Police were afraid that ending the music altogether could cause further unrest among the crowd.
“The event was a real mess,” Patrick Guenter, a 22-year-old baker, said. “Although the festival was full, they kept letting people in,” he added. “It seems the organizers didn’t plan the route. And no one knew what was going on.” said Taggart Bowen-Gaddy, 20, an American from Philadelphia.
Officials said 4,000 police officers and 1,000 security guards provided security for the event, which attracted up to 1.4 million people.
“I warned one year ago that Duisburg was not a suitable place for the Love Parade. The city is too small and narrow for such events. It is a pity that…” German police union chief Rainer Wendt said.
The chief organizer, Rainer Schaller, said the popular event would never be held again, “out of respect for the victims and their families”.

  1. 1.

    How many Germans were killed in the stampede at “Love Parade 2010”?

    1. A.
      19
    2. B.
      8
    3. C.
      11
    4. D.
      15
  2. 2.

    How did the German Chancellor Angela Merkel feel about the tragedy?

    1. A.
      She was very disappointed.
    2. B.
      She was very surprised.
    3. C.
      She was very puzzled.
    4. D.
      She was very touched.
  3. 3.

    According to Patrick Guenter and Taggart Bowen-Gaddy, _______.

    1. A.
      the event was well-organized
    2. B.
      the performance was wonderful
    3. C.
      Duisburg was suitable for the Love Parade
    4. D.
      the organization was very bad
  4. 4.

    We can infer from the passage that _____.

    1. A.
      Rainer Wendt’s warning went unnoticed
    2. B.
      Rainer Wendt was a chief organizer of “Love Parade 2010”
    3. C.
      the popular event would be held in the next year
    4. D.
      Duisburg is a suitable place for the Love Parade
  5. 5.

    According to the passage, we learn that ______.

    1. A.
      the Love Parade has been canceled forever
    2. B.
      the Love Parade is a very popular sport event
    3. C.
      the festival was ended after the panic
    4. D.
      there are many entrances to the Love Parade
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Once there lived a rich merchant(商人) and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor,1the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the2persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with3, whenever he saw the boots and shoes4. Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he5knew how much wealth(財(cái)產(chǎn)) he had. He was always6over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness(不安) about his riches kept him7. When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an8riser. It continued all day and was a(n)9to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of 10. He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an11to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in12. Simply give the money.” The merchant13the advice.
When the shoemaker14the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was15to find shining coins. “I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought. “I will16it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he17his neighbors as much as he could. His wife who had been the best18to him, became troublesome. Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to19 to his work with diligence(勤勞). He could not sing merrily now.20he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      for
    2. B.
      therefore
    3. C.
      but
    4. D.
      however
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      poorest
    2. B.
      happiest
    3. C.
      richest
    4. D.
      shortest
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      smile
    2. B.
      sorrow
    3. C.
      sadness
    4. D.
      joy
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      being repaired
    2. B.
      repair
    3. C.
      to repair
    4. D.
      to be repaired
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      always
    2. B.
      completely
    3. C.
      hardly
    4. D.
      entirely
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      hiding
    2. B.
      counting
    3. C.
      calculating
    4. D.
      figuring
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      awake
    2. B.
      nervous
    3. C.
      frightened
    4. D.
      asleep
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      early
    2. B.
      happy
    3. C.
      noisy
    4. D.
      late
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      threat
    2. B.
      matter
    3. C.
      trouble
    4. D.
      alarm
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      sympathy
    2. B.
      understanding
    3. C.
      sleep
    4. D.
      treatment
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      end
    2. B.
      notice
    3. C.
      information
    4. D.
      stop
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      trouble
    2. B.
      need
    3. C.
      turn
    4. D.
      return
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      refused
    2. B.
      agreed
    3. C.
      asked
    4. D.
      followed
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      stole
    2. B.
      opened
    3. C.
      received
    4. D.
      closed/carried
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      excited
    2. B.
      amazed
    3. C.
      ashamed
    4. D.
      disappointed
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      throw
    2. B.
      keep
    3. C.
      give
    4. D.
      put
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      avoided
    2. B.
      thanked
    3. C.
      helped
    4. D.
      attract
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      companion
    2. B.
      fellow
    3. C.
      shoemaker
    4. D.
      merchant
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      tend
    2. B.
      turn
    3. C.
      attend
    4. D.
      come
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      Wherever
    2. B.
      Whatever
    3. C.
      Whenever
    4. D.
      However

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Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy—five, he gave ? 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (設(shè)備) for a children’s playground.
As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humour (幽默). He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.”he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy—five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection

  1. 1.

    Johnson became a rich man through

    1. A.
      doing business
    2. B.
      making whisky
    3. C.
      cheating
    4. D.
      buying and selling land
  2. 2.

    The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson

    1. A.
      had no children
    2. B.
      was a strange man
    3. C.
      was very fond of children
    4. D.
      wanted people to know how rich he was
  3. 3.

    Many people wrote to Johnson to find out

    1. A.
      why he gave so much money to the school
    2. B.
      how to live longer
    3. C.
      how to become wealthy
    4. D.
      in which part of the neck to have an injection
  4. 4.

    The newspaperman

    1. A.
      should have reported what Johnson had told him
    2. B.
      shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had
    3. C.
      was eager to live a long life
    4. D.
      should have found out what Johnson really meant

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A number of times Rosemary edged closer to Gordon , meaning to take his arm, but he edged away from her. She thought that she had offended him deeply, and that he was disappointed because she had pushed him away. She would have apologized if he had given her half a chance. But as a matter of fact, he was scarcely thinking of this any longer. It was the money business that was troubling him now. And the fact was that he would soon have to confess it. What nonsense it made of all he had said! Presently she stopped him, and swung him round to face her. “Gordon, why won’t you speak to me?” she said. “Are you still angry with me for what happened just now?”
“No, I was never angry with you. You’re not to blame. Something else has been worrying me all the way along, I’ve only eight pence left. I had just enough money for today when we started out, but that dinner bill upset everything. Can you lend me some money?’
Rosemary was amazed. “What does it matter if you’ve only eight pence left? How can you let yourself be worried by a thing like that? As though I objected to lending you money, aren’t I always telling you that I want to pay for myself when we go out together?’
“Yes, and you know how I hate you paying.”
“Oh, how silly you are.” She said. “Do you think there’s anything to be ashamed of in having no money?”
Gordon’s face went bright pink. “Of course there is ! It’s the only thing in the world there is to be ashamed of. I can’t be a complete human being—I don’t feel a human being –unless I’ve got money in my pocket.”

  1. 1.

    What gave Rosemary the idea that she had hurt Gordon’s feelings deeply?

    1. A.
      He didn’t say he was sorry.
    2. B.
      He pushed her away when she tried to take his arm.
    3. C.
      He didn’t say he was sorry.
    4. D.
      He wouldn’t let her touch him.
  2. 2.

    Rosemary made him look at her because ______.

    1. A.
      she wanted to ask him a question
    2. B.
      she wanted to see his face
    3. C.
      she was angry with him
    4. D.
      he had been rude
  3. 3.

    Gordon felt that if he asked rosemary to lend him some money _____.

    1. A.
      he would lose some of his self-respect
    2. B.
      she would refuse to
    3. C.
      he would have to confess his loss
    4. D.
      she would be angry
  4. 4.

    It is clear that Gordon had not intended to _____.

    1. A.
      tell her he had a little money left
    2. B.
      accept any money from her
    3. C.
      blame her for making him angry
    4. D.
      have such an expensive dinner

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Now we’re always hearing about road accident, and when we’re in a car we try to drive carefully, but how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes? Any large hospital will tell you the number of the accidents that happen in the home is almost the same as those on the road.
One of the commonest and most dangerous causes of home accidents is wrong and careless use of electrical equipment. People will continue to use a loose plug or pull out a plug without first turning off the power. In spite of warnings, one will carry an electric heater into the bathroom when he is going to have a bath. Sometimes one forgets to cut off the power before mending a lamp or something else. All this will cause accidents. So the rule about anything that work by electricity is：Switch off before you touch anything and don’t pretend you know when you actually don’t.
If you’ve got children in the house, it's always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their reach. Otherwise, they may be taken for candies or a new kind of drink. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular care in a number of ways in order to make them safe and happy.
Fire, of course, is always a risk. So, remember not to dry clothes in front of fires, or leave stoves in the middle of rooms where they can easily be knocked over. And don’t forget to keep the children away from fire. Smoking, too, may cause fire. So you’d better give it up. Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.

  1. 1.

    According to the writer, we try to drive carefully in a car while __________.

    1. A.
      we take the same degree of care in our homes
    2. B.
      We don’t care much about the accidents in large hospitals
    3. C.
      We don’t pay enough attention to home accidents
    4. D.
      We seldom think a lot about the road accidents
  2. 2.

    We can learn from the text that __________.

    1. A.
      people should never be allowed to carry an electric heater into the bathroom
    2. B.
      the improper use of the electrical equipment is the most dangerous cause of home accidents
    3. C.
      people should cut off the power first before using the electrical equipment
    4. D.
      both the children and the older people should be taken special care of at home
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred in the text that our life at home will be much safer if __________.

    1. A.
      we know more about the accidents that happen in the home
    2. B.
      all of us give up smoking as soon as possible
    3. C.
      we take more time and care in our life
    4. D.
      we keep the stoves at the corner of the rooms
  4. 4.

    The main purpose of writing the text is __________.

    1. A.
      to tell how and why home accidents happen
    2. B.
      to persuade people to get rid of bad habits
    3. C.
      to explain how to use electrical equipment
    4. D.
      to instruct people how to prevent home accidents

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Money, jewels and important documents are not the only valuable placed in banks these days. Some mothers store their breast milk in banks.
There’re ten breast banks set up across the United States, where mothers can donate their extra milk for other women’s babies. Experts say breast milk is the best food for babies. The World Health Organization says it is the only food babies should get during the first six months of life, in most cases. Breast milk is especially important for babies born too early. Sometimes these premature babies must stay in the hospital for many weeks.
James Cameron is a doctor who treats newborns at Lutheran Children’s Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He says breast milk is almost like medicine. Doctor James Cameron said, “The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that the mom’s able to make that help provide immunity. It’s very important for the health of the newborn.”
There are several reasons some mothers may not be able to breastfeed. Some are not able to produce enough milk. Others might be taking medicines or have medical problems that prevent the process.
Lucy Baur lives near Fort Wayne. She fed her milk to both her children and always had more milk than they needed. She wanted to donate to the Indiana Mothers Milk Bank in Indianapolis. But freezing and shipping milk can be costly. Then, a donor station opened near her home.
Milk donations in the United States work like this: Donors must be willing to provide almost three liters of breast milk. They freeze the milk and take it to the station. There, employees warm the milk and mix it with other mothers’ milk. Then, the milk is heated to kill bacteria. After that, the technicians test samples of all the milk to make sure it is safe and healthful. The milk is re-frozen and sent to the main milk bank. The milk bank transports the milk to hospitals to feed premature or sick babies. Donors are tested for diseases before any milk is accepted. They are not permitted to smoke tobacco, use illegal drugs or drink too much alcohol.

  1. 1.

    The purpose of setting up breast milk banks is to_____.

    1. A.
      store extra fresh milk for school children
    2. B.
      provide milk to children who go hungry
    3. C.
      help mothers donate milk to other babies
    4. D.
      offer free breast milk to premature babies
  2. 2.

    The breast milk is important for newborns because_____.

    1. A.
      it protects them from any possible disease
    2. B.
      it contains rich nutrients that they need
    3. C.
      it is the only food that babies can eat
    4. D.
      it benefits them as the best medicine
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to____.

    1. A.
      milk bank employees
    2. B.
      milk bank doctors
    3. C.
      milk bank nurses
    4. D.
      breast milk donors
  4. 4.

    Which of the following shows the process of milk donations in the USA?
    a. The mixed breast milk is heated to kill bacteria.
    b. Breast milk is donated by mothers, frozen by them and sent to the stations.
    c. The breast milk samples are tested for safety reason.
    d. Different donors’ breast milk is warmed and mixed together by the station.
    e. The milk is frozen again and sent to the main milk bank.

    1. A.
      bdace
    2. B.
      bcdea
    3. C.
      badec
    4. D.
      cbaed

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Abuse can be defined as “to treat wrongfully or harmfully”. There are different categories of abuse that have been recognized and within our case study there appear to be two distinct forms of abuse, family abuse and child abuse. These can be subdivided into terms of physical abuse and psychological abuse. Physical abuse is the intentional physical injury or harm or deliberately not preventing harm occurring. The minimum physical signs seen in our study of James are bruises but they might feel more painful to his heart than the more serious invisible injuries. Emotional abuse is the continual failure to meet basic emotional needs. Emotional development is prevented and well-being harmed. The emotional signs in our case study can be seen in James by his actions of being withdrawn and non-communicative. The behavioural sign to abuse taking place to James is his aggressive behaviour.
The short term effect of physical abuse on James is physical pain. In the long term, injuries that often happen can result in secondary illness and complications, permanent scars or even disabilities. His emotional effects in the short term are a fear of people, withdrawal, and poor relationship with others. The long term emotional effects could be low self-respect, depression, inability to form relationships.
Abuse can arise for many reasons and there are a number of theoretical views which may be useful in clarifying why the abuse has taken place. The female view believes that sex and family roles give approval to a culture of abuse. Considering the historical and fixed ideas, men have power and control. In James’ case he lives in a re-constructed family with the father being rude and a heavy drinker. From a psychological angle, alcohol misuse can bring mental health problems which may increase aggression in the person and so James is more at risk from abuse by his stepfather. The relationship between the mother and James involves a dependency of James on his mother. With other problems in James’ mother’s life, this leads to increasing stress and the inability of his mother to cope with and manage a family with four children borne by two mothers. The attachment theory states that significant separations of a child from the carer in the early years can have an effect on their emotional development and can lead to psychological and social difficulties in later life. The loss of both his father and his half sister’s father with whom he lives may have contributed to his behaviour.
Abusive behaviour can sometimes be the result of mental health problems, brain damage or being abused themselves. By becoming the abuser they believe they are taking control; some even believe that they are not doing anything wrong and cannot stop themselves. When working with individuals who have abused, it is important to be aware that they may go on to abuse again and there is a need to protect the community from the abuser.

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “bruises” in Paragraph 1?

    1. A.
      Slight injury
    2. B.
      Deep Cut
    3. C.
      Body disability
    4. D.
      Inner wound
  2. 2.

    According to the writer’s case study, which of the following cases can be defined as abuse?

    1. A.
      A father scolds his son because he doesn’t pass the exam in school.
    2. B.
      A car knocks down a woman but the driver doesn’t take her to hospital.
    3. C.
      A father never talks to his daughter and shows no interest in what she does.
    4. D.
      A husband is angry with his wife when she stays out late into the night.
  3. 3.

    From the passage we can infer that ______________.

    1. A.
      James’ step father doesn’t show any concern for his mother
    2. B.
      James’ mother gave birth to a girl in the re-constructed family
    3. C.
      James’ stepfather is rude to all the children in the family
    4. D.
      James’ mother loves her husband more than her own son
  4. 4.

    Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Categories of Abuse
    2. B.
      How to Prevent Abuse
    3. C.
      Abuse and Its Causes
    4. D.
      Effects Caused by Abuse

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One of the founding fathers of the internet has predicted the end of traditional television. Vint Serf, who helped to build the internet while working as a researcher in America, said that television was approaching its “iPod moment.”
In the same way that people now download their favorite music onto their iPods, he said that viewers would soon be downloading most of their favorite programmers onto their computers. “85 percent of all video we watch is pre-recorded, so you can set your system to download it at any time,”said Mr. Cerf, who is now the vice-president of Goggle.
“You’re still going to need live television for certain things--like news, sporting events and emergencies--but increasingly it will be almost like iPod, where you download content to look at later.”
Although television-on-demand has not yet become a main activity in the UK, the BBC, 1TV and Channel 4 have all invested a lot of money in technology which Mr. Cerf think will enable viewers to watch their favorite shows on their computers.
However, some critics(批評(píng)家)have warned that the Internet will collapse(崩潰)if millions of people try to download programmers at the same time.
Over the next four years, scientists think the number of videos watched over the Internet will double, with people moving from short chips to hour-long programmes.
Broadband companies claim that the service will cause“traffic jams”,which will cost millions of pounds to solve. Mr. Cerf dismissed these warnings, saying that critics had predicted 20 years ago that the net would collapse when people all around the world started to use it at the same time, “We’re far from exhausting (用盡)the capacity,” he said.“I want every one of the six billion people in the planet to be able to connect to the Internet.”

  1. 1.

    Vint Cerf is all the following EXCEPT that ___________.

    1. A.
      a researcher in the United States
    2. B.
      the vice-president of Goggle
    3. C.
      one of the founders of the Internet
    4. D.
      a manager of a broadband company
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is NOT something Vint Cerf has predicted?

    1. A.
      Traditional television will soon have its iPod moment.
    2. B.
      The number of videos watched over the Internet will double.
    3. C.
      Viewers will be able to download TV programmers onto their iPods.
    4. D.
      Viewers will be able to watch their favorite TV shows on the Internet.
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, people can always do all the following EXCEPT ____________.

    1. A.
      watch short clips over the Internet
    2. B.
      download live TV over the Internet
    3. C.
      download per-recorded videos over the Internet
    4. D.
      listen to their favorite music on their computers
  4. 4.

    Some critics are now predicting __________.

    1. A.
      the Internet will collapse if millions of people use it at the same time
    2. B.
      people all over the world will be able to connect to the Internet
    3. C.
      the Internet will crash if  too many people download TV programmes at the same time
    4. D.
      the videos people watch over the Internet
  5. 5.

    This passage mainly tells us __________.

    1. A.
      a Goggle expert is predicting the end of traditional television
    2. B.
      the Internet will never be used to download people's favourite shows
    3. C.
      the Internet will become more popular
    4. D.
      something about Vint Cerf

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Have you winterized your horse yet? Even though global warming may have made our climate more mild, many animals are still hibernating(冬眠) .It’s too bad that humans can’t hibernate. In fact, as a species, we almost did.
Apparently, at times in the past , peasants in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation . So writes Graham Robb, a British scholar who has studied the sleeping habits of the French peasants. As soon as the weather turned cold people all over France shut themselves away and practiced the forgotten art of doing nothing at all for months on end.
In line with this, Jeff Warren, a producer at CBC Radio’s The Current, tells us that the way we sleep has changed fundamentally since the invention of artificial(人造的) lighting and the electric bulb.
When historians began studying texts of the Middle Ages, they noticed something referred to as “first sleep”, which was not clarified, though.  Now scientists are telling us our ancestors most likely slept in separate periods. The business of eight hours’ uninterrupted sleep is a modern invention.
In the past , without the artificial light of the city to bathe in, humans went to sleep when it became dark and then woke themselves around midnight. The late night period was known as ”The Watch” It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals ,although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighbours .
According to some sleep researchers, a short period of insomnia(失眠) at midnight is not a disorder .It is normal . Humans can experience another state of consciousness  around their sleeping, which occurs in the brief period before we fall asleep or wake ourselves in the morning .This period can be an extraordinarily creative time for some people .The impressive inventor, Thomas Edison , used this state to hit upon many of his new ideas.
Playing with your sleep rhythms can be adventurous  ,as anxiety may set in. Medical science doesn’t help much in this case. It offers us medicines for a full night’s continuous sleep, which sounds natural ; however, according to Warren’s theory，it is really the opposite of what we need.

  1. 1.

    The example of the French peasants shows the fact that________.

    1. A.
      people might become lazy as a result of too much sleep
    2. B.
      there were signs of hibernation in human sleeping habits
    3. C.
      people tended to sleep more peacefully in cold weather
    4. D.
      winter was a season for people to sleep for months on end
  2. 2.

    The late night was called “The Watch”because it was a time for people______.

    1. A.
      to set traps to catch animals
    2. B.
      to wake up their family and neighbours
    3. C.
      to remind others of the time
    4. D.
      to guard against possible dangers
  3. 3.

    What does the author advise people to do ?

    1. A.
      Sleep in the way animals do.
    2. B.
      Consult a doctor if they can’t sleep.
    3. C.
      Follow their natural sleep rhythm.
    4. D.
      Keep to the eight-hour sleep pattern.
  4. 4.

    What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

    1. A.
      To give a prescription for insomnia.
    2. B.
      To urge people to sleep less.
    3. C.
      To analyze the sleep pattern of modern people.
    4. D.
      To throw new light on human sleep.

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