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12. [A] consent [B] insurance [C] admission [D] security 13. [A] particularly [B] barely [C] definitely [D] rarely 14. [A] similar [B] long [C] different [D] short 15. [A] if only [B] now that [C] so that [D] even if 16. [A] everything [B] anything [C] nothing [D] something 17. [A] off [B] down [C] out [D] alone 18. [A] On the contrary [B] On the average [C] On the whole [D] On the other hand 19. [A] making [B] standing [C] planning [D] taking 20. [A] capability [B] responsibility [C] proficiency [D] efficiency
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B], [C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)
Text 1
Wild Bill Donovan would have loved the Inter net. The American spymaster who built the Office of Strategic Services in the World War Ⅱ and later laid the roots for the CIA was fascinated with information. Donovan believed in using whatever tools came to hand in the “great game” of espionage—spying as a “profession.” These days the Net, which has already re-made such everyday pastimes as buying books and sending mail, is reshaping Donovan’s vocation as well.
The latest revolution isn’t simply a matter of gentlemen reading other gentlemen’s e-mail. That kind of electronic spying has been going on for decades. In the past three or four years, the World Wide Web has given birth to a whole industry of point-and-click spying. The spooks call it “open source intelligence,” and as the Net grows, it is becoming increasingly influential. In 1995 the CIA held a contest to see who could compile the most data about Burundi. The winner, by a large margin, was a tiny Virginia company called Open-Source Solutions，whose clear advantage was its mastery of the electronic world.
Among the firms making the biggest splash in the new world is Straitford, Inc., a private intelligence-analysis firm based in Austin, Texas. Straitford makes money by selling the results of spying (covering nations from Chile to Russia) to corporations like energy-services firm McDermott International. Many of its predictions are available online at www.Straitford.com.
Straiford president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of
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