Stingraysarepancake-shapedfish,andyou’dneverguessit：they’reclosecousinsofsharks．Thesmallestkindsareaboutthesizeofadinnerplate．Butsome4-metrestingrayslivein
thewatersnearAustralia．About170differentkindsofstingraysliveintheoceansaroundtheworld．Andsomeliveinfreshwatertoo．InSouthAmerica,afewkindsswimintheAmazonandotherriversthatflowintotheAtlantic．Oneoceankind,theAtlanticstingray,alsolivesintheSt．JohnsRiverinFlorida．
(1)
Whydidtheauthorwritethearticle“Stingrays”
A．
Totellreadersanexcitingstoryabouttheocean．
B．
Togivereadersfactsaboutaninterestingfish．
C．
Towarnreadersaboutdangersintheocean．
D．
Toteachreadershowfishhunttheirprey．
(2)
Itiseasyforadivertosteponastingraybymistakebecausestingrays________．
areofmanydifferentsizes
cancoverthemselveswithsand
moveslowlyabovetheoceanfloor
liveinfreshwateraswellasinoceans
(3)
Whydoesastingrayflapitsfinswhenitfeelsprey
Tosmelltheprey．
Toescapefromtheprey．
Tofindtheprey．
Tofrightentheprey．
(4)
Howmightastingfromastingraybecomeinfected
Poisonfromthestingergetsintothewound．
Piecesofthestingercomelooseinthewound．
Electricityfromthestingershocksthewound．
Finsbesidethestingerthrowsandintothewound．
We’veallseenthem：perfectlytonedfamouspeopleonlate-nighttelevisiontellingusthatwetoocandeveloprock-hardabdominalmuscles(腹肌)．It’seasy!Justpay＄149.99fortheTorsoTrackor＄149.75fortheAd-Doerandwatchthoseunwantedinchesleaveyourwaist．Americansspendtensofmillionsofdollarsonvariousproductstofirmuptheirfataroundthewaist．AnddidtheyworkNotnecessarily．Independentstudieshaveconcludedthatmostoftheseproducts－nomatterwhoapprovedthemorhowexpensivetheyare－shapeyourmidsectionnobetterthanold-fashionedstomachcrunches(仰卧起坐)．Somecanevencauseinjury－likethe＄518.99BodyShaper-Q8SP,whichleftelectricalburnsonsomeresearchersattheUniversityofWisconsin,LaCrosse．Others,likethepopularAb-Doer,typicallyburnlessenergythanagentlewalk,accordingtoastudytobepublishedinSeptemberbytheAmericanCouncilonExercise．
ThefactisthatmanyAmericansdon’thavethebiologicalmakeuptodevelopanobviousabdominalmuscles．Theyareeitherunabletogetthenecessarymusclemassortheycan’tloseenoughfattomakeadifference．Eveniftheunderlyingmusclesarewelldeveloped,allittakestohideitisone-sixteenthofaninchoffat．That’senoughtoexcludemosthealthywomenaswellasplentyofguyswhodocruncheseveryday．
SowhatworksbestInitsnewstudy,theexerciseexpertsresearchedontheresultsofthepopularAb-Doer．AlengthyTVadvertisementpromisesthatjust10minutesadayperformingsuchmovementsas“BodyBoogies”and“GoodMornings”will“helpformthosemusclesthefunandeasywaywithoutdiets．”StevenLoy,professoratCaliforniaStateUniversity,Northridge,testedthepromisebymeasuringtheelectricalactivityproducedbytheabdominalmusclesduringthreeAb-Doermovements．Heandhiscolleaguesthencomparedtheresultswiththoseproducedduringtraditionalexercises．Theydeterminedthatthemuscleswerenomoreactive,andinsomecaseslessso,whenexerciserswereusingtheAb-Doer．
Takingabroaderapproach,researchersatSanDiegoStateUniversitycompared13abdominalexercisesfortheirabilitytodevelopthecentralabdominalmuscles．Theyconcluded,inareportpublishedinMay,thatthemosteffectiveexerciseskeptturningthebodyandworkedthemusclestheentiretime．Amongthewinners：thebicyclemovements－socalledbecauseitlooksasifyouareridingabikewhilelyingflatonthefloor－andexercisesperformedonthe“Captain’sChair”,aproducttypicallyfoundingymsthathelpsholdthebodyintheairwhileyouraiseyourlegsuptowardyourchest．Researcherssuggestedthatavariedroutineofthedifferentexercisescoulddeliverthebestresults．
Whichofthefollowingisthemosteffectiveinbuildingabdominalmuscles
TorsoTrack．
Ab-Doer．
Captain’sChair．
BodyShaper-Q8SP．
Accordingtotheauthor,it’sdifficultformanyAmericanstogetvisiblefirmabdominalmusclesmainlybecause_______．
theydonotputinenoughefforts
injuriesinterrupttheirexercisefrequently
theychangetheirexerciseroutineregularly
howbigtheirmuscleswillbeisdeterminedbybirth
Theauthorconvincesthereadersby________．
describingsuccessfulcases
offeringprofessionalsuggestions
presentingfindingsofresearches
comparingadvertisementsofproducts
What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage
Toresearchanddevelopinordertocreatetheperfectstomachandexercisemachine．
Topromoteprovenexercisetechniquesandtoadviseagainstfalseadvertisements．
Toindicatethatdietandexercisesarenecessaryfactorsforafitmidsection．
Tosponsorrichhealthylifestylebasedonadvancedproductresearch．
Wecanknowfromthefirsttwoadsthat_______．
tobeasourcingassistant,youneedtobeverypersuasive
RHKDesigndealswithbusinessfromEuropeancountries
toworkforRHKDesign,youneedtobeveryexperiencedintrading
agirlfromBeijingisverylikelytobeemployedbytheIndianCompany
IfyouareanAmericanwomanlookingforapart-timejob,youcancontact________．
sarah@gate．com
linette,killbourn@rhdesign．com．cn
zsj123@163．com
chinasemeste：@gmail．com
Foronewhodoesn’tmindtravelingalot,whichofthepositionsabovecanbeconsidered
Sourcingassistant．
FemaleEnglishTutor．
SeniorInteriorDesigned．
CustomerServicesAssistant．
WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthethirdpositionisTRUE
Nationalitiesarenotrequiredfortheposition．
There’sarequirementofmaximumserviceperiod．
ThedeadlineforapplicationisJulythe31st．
Communicationskillsarerequestedamust．
Noonewantstobetested．Wewouldallliketogetadriver'slicensewithoutansweringquestionsaboutrightsofwayorshowingthatwecanparallelparkacar．Manyfuturelawyersanddoctorsprobablywishtheycouldjointheirprofessionwithouttakinganexam．
Buttestsandstandardsareanecessaryfactoflife．Theyprotectusfromunskilleddrivers,harmfulproductsanddishonestprofessionals．Inschoolstooexamsplayaconstructiverole．Theytellpublicofficialswhethernewschoolprogramsaremakingadifferenceandwherenewinvestmentsarelikelytopayoff．Theytellteacherswhattheirstudentshavelearned——andhavenot．Theytellparentshowtheirchildrenaredoingcomparedwithotherstheirage．Theyencouragestudentstomakemoreeffort．
Itisimportanttorecallthatformostofcentury,educatorsusedintelligenceteststodecidewhichchildrenshouldgetahigh-qualityeducation．ThepointofIQtestingwastofindouthowmuchchildrenwerecapableoflearningratherthantotestwhattheyhadactuallylearned．BasedonIQscores,millionsofchildrenwereassignedtodumbed-downprogramsinsteadofsolidcoursesinscience,math,history,literatureandforeignlanguage．
Thishistoryremindsusthattestsshouldbeusedtoimproveeducation．Everychildshouldhaveaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation．Studentsshouldhavefullopportunitytolearnwhatwillbetested;otherwisetheirscoreswillmerelyreflectwhethertheycomefromaneducatedfamily．
Inthepastfewyears,wehaveseentheenormousbenefitsthatflowtodisadvantagedstudentsbecauseoftheinformationprovidedbystatetests．Thosewhofallbehindarenowgettingextrainstructioninafter-schoolclassesandsummerprograms．Intheireffortstoimprovestudentperformance,statesareincreasingteachers’salaries,testingnewteachersandinsistingonbetterteachereducation．
Performanceineducationmeansthemasteryofbothknowledgeandskills．Thisiswhyitisreasonabletotestteacherstomakesuretheyknowtheirsubjectmatter,aswellashowtoteachittoyoungchildren．Andthisiswhyitisreasonabletoassesswhetherstudentsarereadytoadvancetothenextgradeorgraduatefromhighschool．
Accordingtothepassage,schoolexamsenable________．
teacherstounderstandiftheirstudentshavemadeefforts
parentstocomparetheirkids'achievementsacrossschools
studentstomeettheirteachers'requirements
governmentstomakerightpolicies
"Dumbed-downprograms"inParagraph3refertotheprogramswhich_______．
leadtohigh-qualityeducation
arelessacademicallychallenging
areintendedforintelligentstudents
enablechildrentomakesteadyprogress
Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith
Disadvantagedstudentscanbenefitfromstatetests．
Testsshouldfocusonwhatstudentshaveactuallylearned．
Intelligenttestsdecideifchildrenshouldgetahigh-qualityeducation．
Intelligenttestsarehelpfulinseparatingexcellentstudentsfrompoorones．
Whatisthepurposeofthepassage
Tore-assessthevalueofIQtesting．
Todefendtheroleoftestingineducation．
Toexplainwhathigh-qualityeducationmeans．
Tocallforthoroughandcompletereformineducation．
Thedrugstorewasclosingforthenight．YoungAlfredHiggins,theshop-assistant,wasreadytogohome．Mr．Carr,theboss,staredathimandsaid：“Holdon,Alfred．Maybeyou’dbegoodenoughtotakethethingsoutofyourpocketsandleavethemherebeforeyougo．”Alfred’sfacegotred．Afteralittlehesitation,hetookoutwhathehadstolen．Mr．Carrsaid,“MaybeIshouldcallyourmotherandletherknowI’mgoingtohavetoputyouinprison．”
Alfredthoughthismotherwouldcomerushingin,eyesburningwithanger．But,tohissurprise,shearrivedwearingasmile．“Hello,I’mAlfred’smother．Isheintrouble”shesaid．Mr．Carrwassurprised,too．HehadexpectedAlfred’smothertocomeinnervously,shakingwithfear,askingwithweteyesforamercyforherson．Butno,shewasmostcalm,quietandpleasantandwasmakingMr．Carrfeelguilty…．SoonMr．Carrwasshakinghisheadinagreementwithwhatshewassaying．“Ofcourse”,hesaid,“Idon’twanttobecruel．Youareright．Sometimes,alittlegoodadviceisthebestthingforaboyatcertaintimesinhislifeanditoftentakestheyouthslongtimetogetsenseintotheirheads．”AndhewarmlyshookMrs．Higgins’shand．
Backhome,withoutevenlookingatAlfred,shesaid,“Youareabadluck．Itisonethingafteranother,alwayshasbeen．WhydoyoustandtheresostupidlyGotobed．”Inhisbedroom,Alfredheardhismotherinthekitchen．Therewasnoshameinhim,justprideinhismother’sstrength．Hefelthemusttellherhowgreatshewas．Ashegottothekitchen,hesawhismotherdrinkingacupoftea．Hewasshockedbywhathesaw．Hismother’sfacewasafrightened,brokenone．Itwasnotthesamecool,brightfacehesawearlierinthedrugstore．Assheliftedtheteacup,herhandshook．Andsomeoftheteasplashedonthetable．Herlipsmovednervously．Shelookedveryold．Hewatchedhismotherwithoutmakingasound．Thepictureofhismothermadehimwanttocry．Hefelthisyouthcomingtoanend．Hesawallthetroubleshebroughthismotherinhershakinghandandthedeeplinesofworryinhergreyface．Itseemedtohimthatthiswasthefirsttimehehadeverreallyseenhismother．
ThereasonwhyMr．Carrfeltguiltywasthat________．
hefoundAlfredwasinfactinnocent
heshouldhavecalledapolicemaninfirst
Alfred’smotherappearedpoliteandgentle
hethoughthewaspartlyresponsibleforit
WhichofthefollowingisprobablysaidbyMrs．HigginswhiletalkingtoMr．Carr
“Please,forGod’ssake,youknow,heisjustakid．”
“Ican’tbelieveit!Youaretreatingmysonlikethat!”
“Youknow,ittakestimeforayouthtotrulygrowup．”
“Punishmentmakessensebecauseitteachesaboutthelaw．”
Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hismother’sstrength”(Para．3)referto
Mrs．Higgins’scalmnessandcommunicatingskills．
Mrs．Higgins’sattitudetowardsparentalsufferings．
Mrs．Higgins’sloveandcareforhersonAlfred．
Mrs．Higgins’sgreatnessasawoman．
Aftertheincident,youngAlfredwouldprobably________．
feelashamedofhismother
changehisattitudetowardslife
learntoliveanindependentlife
hateMr．Carrforhurtinghismother
Today,there’shardlyanaspectofourlifethatisn’tbeingaffectedbythetonsofinformationavailableonthehundredsofmillionsofsitescrowdingtheInternet,nottomentionitsabilitytokeepusinconstanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail．“Iftheautomobileandaerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformationtechnology,”saysMicrosoft,“anewcarwouldcostabout＄2andgo600milesonasmallquantityofgas．AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza．”
Probablythebiggestpayoff,however,isthebillionsofdollarstheInternetissavingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers．NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolution,whenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnoutinnearlyayear．“WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobaltrend,”saysMerrillLynch,“alongthelinesofprintingpress,thetelephone,thecomputer,andelectricity．”
Youwouldbehardpressedtonamesomethingthatisn’tavailableontheInternet．Consider：books,healthcare,movietickets,constructionmaterials,babyclothes,stocks,cattlefeed,music,electronics,antiques,tools,realestate,toys,autographsoffamouspeople,wineandairlinetickets．Andevenafteryou’vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplace,there’snoreasonthoseyoulovecan’tkeepintouch．AcompanycalledFinalThoughts．comoffersaplaceforyoutostore“afterlifee-mails”youcansendtoHeavenwiththehelpofa“guardianangel”．
KidstodayaresocomputerliteratethatitinfactensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefortheforeseeable(能预测的)future．Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan＄75,000ayearhavehomecomputers,accordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucilePackardFoundation．Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshavecomputers,with52％ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet．Mostkidsusecomputerstoplaygames(somefor30hoursormoreaweek),andmanyteenagegirlsthinknothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhavejustleft．
What’sclearisthat,whetherwelikeitornot,theInternetisanevergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback．“TheInternetisjust20％invented,”sayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum．“Thelast80％ishappeningnow．”
Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph
Today’scarsandairplanesareextremelyoverpriced．
Informationtechnologyisdevelopingatanamazingspeed．
Informationtechnologyisdifficulttoimprovenow．
Competitionsareunfairbetweentheabovementionedindustries．
TheauthorgivestheexampleofFinalThoughts．comtoshowthat________．
almostanythingcanbegotontheInternet
therearesomegeniusideasontheInternet
peoplecanfindcheaperthingsontheInternet
somewebsitesprovidenovelservicestobepopular
Whichofthefollowinghasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedone(Paragraph4)
Somesayhehaschangedtheirlives,whileothersthinknothingofhim．
Thinknothingofit．Itwasmypleasure．
HethinksnothingofstayingupallnightintheCafébar．
Hethinksnothingofthepaininhisbackforthemoment．
Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoexpress
TheInternetisgoingtocompletelycontrolourlivessomeday．
Childrenshouldbewellpreparedforthechallengesintheinformationage．
WeshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsthechangestheInternetbrings．
TheInternetisgoingtoinfluenceourlivesevenmoregreatly．
Thegray-hairedladycan'twaittoleavethebuildingtosearchforherdad．Unlesswatched,shewillwalkinthestreetsinanefforttofindherfather,whodied30yearsago．
NotallcasesofAlzheimer'sdiseaselooklikethis,butAlzheimer’sisaseriousdiseasethatissaidtobethefourthorfifthleadingcauseofdeathforpeopleoverage75．
ItissaidthataboutthreepercentoftheU．S．populationoverage65haveAlzheimer's．Intheearlystages,peoplemayexhibitshorttermmemoryloss．Somemayexperiencechangesinpersonality,easytobeangry．Asthediseaseprogresses,patientsmightlosetheabilitytomoveandmaybeunabletospeakormoveatall．Thisprogressivediseasegenerallylasts8to10yearsbeforedeathoccurs．
Whilenooneiscertainwhatcausesthesechangesinthebrain'snervefibers(神经纤维),theireffectiscertain．Alzheimer'sdestroysnotonlythepatients,butalsospouses(配偶),friendsandfamilies．
WhatshouldyoudoifyounoticeprogressivememorylossinyourselforalovedoneHavethepersonexaminedbyadoctorwhoisaspecialistinthetreatmentofAlzheimer'sdisease
ThoughmanyreasonsotherthanAlzheimer'sdiseasemaycausememoryloss,itsearlydiagnosis(诊断)andtreatmentmaydelaysomeofthemostseriouseffects．
WhatfeelingwillyoulikelyexperienceshouldalovedonesufferfromAlzheimer'sdiseaseApersonwilloftengothroughthevariousstagesofsadness,shock,anger,andsoon．Ifthespousedevelopsthedisease,youmayexperiencehurtanddisappointmentwhenheorshedoesn'trememberyouaremarried．
LifefortheAlzheimer'spatientsandtheirlovedoneswillneverbethesameasthediseaseprogresses,bringingadeepsorrow,lossandevenangertowardsGod．Nomatterwhatfeelingsarepresent,facingthemhonestlywillserveonebetterthanburyingthem．
Whatcanbeinferredaboutthegray-hairedlady
Shehasbeenlivingwithherfather．
Shewassadaboutthedeathofherfather．
Shecan'tsearchforherfatherwithoutbeingwatched．
ShesuffersfromAlzheimer'sdisease．
WhenpeoplesufferfromAlzheimer'sdisease,________．
theirfamiliesandfriendswillsufferfromthesamedisease
theirfamiliesandfriendswillexperiencementalsufferings
theywillcertainlydiein8to10years
theywillforgeteverybodybuttheirspouses
Memorylossoccurs________．
fromAlzheimer'sdiseaseandnothingelse
fromsadness,shock,anger,andsoon
foranumberofreasons
withchangesinpersonality
Fromthepassageweknowthat________．
earlytreatmentmaystopAlzheimer'sdiseaseoccurring
itisstillunknownwhatcausesthechangesinthebrain'snervefibers
nervefibersinthebrainwillcauseAlzheimer'sdisease
whenonesuffersfromAlzheimer'sdisease,hewillbeburied
Indepartmentstoresandclosetsallovertheworld,theyarewaiting．Theiroutwardappearanceseemsratherattractivebecausetheyhaveavarietyofstyles,patterns,materials,andcolors．Buttheyareeventuallythebiggestdeception(欺骗)thatexistsinthefashionindustrytoday．WhataretheyTheyarehighheels(高跟鞋)－awoman’sworstenemy(whethersheknowsitornot)．Fashionhasledwomentobelievethattheyaremorebeautifulorfashionableforwearingheels,butinreality,heelscausetroubles．Womenshouldfightthehighheelindustrybyrefusingtouseorbuytheminordertosavetheworldfromunnecessaryphysicalandpsychologicalsuffering．
Tobefair,itmustbenotedthatthereisapositivesidetohighheels．First,heelsareexcellentforaerating(给……通气)lawns(草坪)．AnyonewhohaseverwornheelsongrassknowswhatIamtalkingabout．Asimpletriparoundtheyardinapairofthosebabiesgetsridofalltheneedtocallforalawncareexpert,andprovidestheperfect-sizedholestogiveanylawnoxygenwithoutallthedirtlyingaround．Second,heelsarequiteusefulfordefendingagainstoncomingenemiesbythreateningthemwithapairofthesesharp,deadlyfashionitems．
Regardlessofsuchpracticalusesforheels,thefactremainsthatwearinghighheelsisharmfultoone’sphysicalhealth．Talktoanypodiatrist(足病医生),andyouwillhearthatmostoftheirbusinesscomesfromhigh-heel-wearingwomen．Highheelsareknowntocauseproblemssuchasmisshapenfeetandtorntoenails．Theriskofseriousbackproblemsandtwistedorbrokenanklesisthreetimeshigherforahighheelwearerthanforaflatshoewearer．Womenwearingheelsmaygetaheelcaughtinanarrowsidewalkgapandbethrowntothegroundandpossiblybreakanose,back,orneck．Andofcourse,afterwearingheelsforaday,anywomanknowsshecanlookforwardtoanightofpainasshetriestocomfortherachingfeet．
Despitethedisadvantages,womenstilllikehighheelsbecauseof________．
thedifferentusesofhighheels
theirpurposetoshowofftheirwealth
therichvarietyofhighheelstyles
theirwishtoimprovetheirappearance
Whydoesthewriteruse“thosebabies”(Paragraph2)torefertohighheels
Toshowtheirsmallsize．
Toshowtheircolorfulappearance．
Toshowwomen’sloveforthem．
Toshowtheyarestrong．
Thewriter’schiefargumentagainsthighheelsisthatthey________．
areathreattolawns
areharmfultowomen’shealth
willnotalwaysmakewomenbeautiful
arenotusefulasawayofprotection
Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwomenshould________．
seethroughtheverynatureoffashion
refusetobuythefashionableproducts
gotoapodiatristregularlyforadvice
avoidfollowingthelatestfashion
Workyourbrain!
Between2and3poundsofwonder，itcontrolseverythingwesay，doorthink，whoweareandwhatwecareabout．Thewaywewalkorlaughorfigureoutthings．Whatwelikeandthetalentswepossess．Howweseeandtalkandrunandjumpandprocessourfood．
Thebrainuses20percentofourbody'soxygenand20percentofitsblood．Somewherewithinitsprotein，fat,100,000milesofbloodvesselsand100billionnervecells，ithelpsusrememberwhereweputourgymshoes．Changeourtemperaturesowedon'tdiebecauseoftheheatorcold．Speedusuporslowusdown．Helpuschoosebetweenorangejuiceororange-flavoreddrinks．
Itsintricacies(复杂性)arestunning,farbeyondanythingmostofuscanimagine．Tokeepthisworkofartaspolished(有光泽的)aspossibleweneedtoeatright,exerciseandkeepmentallystimulated(刺激)．
Goodnutritionhelpsbraincellscommunicatewitheachother．Exercisestimulatesahormone(荷尔蒙)inourbrainthatimprovesmemory．Mentalstimulationkeepsyousharpevenasyouage．
“It'sveryimportantthatwetellpeopletobephysicallyactiveandmentallyactive，”saidneurologistMalcolmStewart．
“Peoplecannotstopaging，butyou'reabletoreducethedamage；you'reabletokeepthefunctionup．”
FollowingareDr．Stewart'sadviceforimprovingbrainhealth：
Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto________．
giveusadviceonhowtokeepthebrainhealthy
informushowthebrainworks
tellusthatthebrainplaysanimportantroleinourlives
showhowspecialthebrainistous
Theword“stunning”inParagraph5means________．
interesting
strange
worrying
amazing
Accordingtothetext,moreexercise________．
keepsourmindsharp
helpsimproveourmemory
givesourbrainarest
helpsbraincellscommunicatewitheachother
Inordertokeepbrainhealthy,weshouldavoid________．
eatingagoodlunch
doingpuzzles
eatingalargesupper
takingaerobicexercise
NewsthatMicrosoftwasmakinga＄44.6billionbidtobuyYahoowasgreetedwithheateddiscussionbymanyInternetusersonFriday．Herearesomeresponses：
MarkGaleassiofKansasCity,Missouri
Thisisthebestmoveforbothparties．YahoohastheideasandMicrosofthasthemoneytofinallymarkettheseideascorrectly．MicrosoftandYahooareaperfectfitandthedealwillbegoodforconsumers．
ScottGofNewJersey
IwasaYahoouserforyearsalongwithHotmailfromMicrosoft．ThenGooglecamealong：GoogleEarth,GoogleToolbarandGmail．Googleissoinnovative(创新的)witheverythingtheydo．YahooandMicrosoft…sameoldstory…Idon’tthinkthemerger(合并)willdoanythingforeithercompanyexceptimprovetheYahooshareholders’bankaccounts．
MichaelGlosserofEstero,Florida
Rightnow,YahoooffersalotoffeaturesandtoolsatnocostforalldifferentlevelsofInternetusers．Microsoftseeksnothingbutprofit．Undoubtedly,they’lldonothingotherthanfindwaystostartremovingYahoo’sformerlynon-pricedfeatures．Microsoft’sgreedwillruinthegreatthingthatYahoocurrentlyis．
ToniSuarezofHaciendaHeights,California
Perhapsitwouldbringbetterhightechnologyinnovationstoe-mailandhelpinresearchinganddevelopingabetterInternet!
AntonioSimmonsofParkville,Maryland
MicrosoftpurchasingYahoowouldbenothingmorethananattemptfromMicrosofttofurtherimposeupontheuserstheirpoor-qualitysoftwareandobtainmorewealthforthecompany．Inmyopinion,theywillneverbeabletocompetewithGooglebecauseYahooandMicrosoft’scurrentsearchenginesaretooinferior(差的)tocompete．Evenifcombined,theystilllack．
WhoisinfavorofthemergerofMicrosoftandYahoo
AntonioSimmons．
MichaelGrosser．
ScottG．
MarkGaleassi．
IntheopinionofScottG,________．
themergerwillcontributetoMicrosoft
YahooandMicrosoftarelackingininnovation
Googleisgettingshortofmanagementexperience
themergerwillallowMicrosofttoovertakeGoogle
MichaelGrosserisafraidthat________．
themergerwillcostYahoo’sfreefeatures
themergerwillleadtoMicrosoft’sdefeatingYahoo
theincreasedcompetitionwillforceGoogleoutofthegame
InternetuserswillhavetobuyMicrosoft’sexpensivesoftware