Dear Ms. Tyler:

We are writing to inform you of costs being applied to your credit card for three delinquent DVDs at our Loraine Branch of Your Local Video Store. We have attempted to call you several times at your residence and have not been able to reach you and the three DVDs, Wrestlemania 22, Ernest Goes Fishing and Four Funerals and a Wedding: or Five of the Same Thing, were checked out on 15 March and are now over 30 days past due.

If you have the DVDs at home and wish to return them, we will accept them until 20 April, where 再這一點上you will be fined $25.00 for each DVD. If you have lost or damaged them then your account will be charge $80.97 for each DVD plus a 10% processing and ordering fee for each of the replacements. Your membership has also been suspended, pending cancellation.

If this letter has reached you in error please contact us at your earliest convenience so we may resolve this matter.

Sincerely.

Ann Gauthier Owner, Your Local Video Store

Dear Ms. Gauthier:

I believe I have received a letter from your store/company by mistake regarding delinquent DVDs and having charges placed on my credit card for items not returned to your store. To begin with, I do not have a membership at Your Local Video Store and secondly, I do not have a DVD player, so I know that I have not rented nor have I been in your store for any business purposes. However, I have checked my credit card statement and your store has charged my credit card for several DVDs and I am extremely concerned about how you obtained my credit card information. I have already contacted my credit card company and have asked them to close my account/issue new cards, not because you charged my account, but because you had my credit card information, which I know I did not give you. I am highly concerned one of my teenage neighbors has either accessed my mail or gone through my garbage to get my credit card information and has used it at your store. / acquire / attain / gain / obtain/ get /

Questions 48-50

Buying or selling real estate / state / status / stature / statue ( statue / figure / figurine ) with the aid of agencies has been around for years and is becoming popular here in this country. Customers/ customer / costume / costumes /  pay the consulting / consult / consultant / console / consolation / council / counsel / councilor /   fee only one time and can get professional information about real estates deals. Such service can save consumers a lot of time, but if customers contact illegal agencies, which have no license or are not members of a city or county association, they will very likely have to deal with problems such as the same house being sold to more than one buyer, fraud and fake contracts. When these problems happen, exploited customers have no protection at all.

To provide a legal, safe and well-protected environment for customers, the president of the Association of Real Estate Brokers / agency / dealer and a lot of legislators have worked very hard to establish the real estate brokers regulation law, which was passed in 2000 and put into practice at the end of 2003 to regulate all the agencies.

This law was established not only to develop a license system for real estate agents, but also to generate guarantee deposits and special permission regulations. With this law, customers can have a professional and well-protected environment in the real estate business. Besides, real estate agents' licenses are given to those agents who have undergone specific training. Once they are trained, they will be capable of helping customers find their ideal real estate, offering them information about the real estate, the environment, market analysis, taxes, and even long-termed planning.

(    ) 48. According to the article, which of the following is NOT true ?

(A)  Buying real estate through agencies has been around for years in this country.

(B)   Very few people in this country would like to sell real estate through agencies.

(C)   Such a service from agencies can save consumers a lot of time.

Questions 186-190

Dear Sir or Madam:

Recently 1 purchased a DVD player from Clinton Appliances in Kaohsiung City. Upon setting up my new DVD player at home, I found that it only played DVDs that I purchased from Clinton Appliances and none of the DVDs I owned prior to purchase of this DVD player, nor any of the DVDs that I rented from my local DVD/VCD rental store. I attempted to return or exchange my DVD player five days later at Clinton Appliances (I had my sales receipt/ recipe , supporting documents / warranty , the original box, etc.) and was told by the manager I could not refund or exchange my DVD player even though I've only owned it for five days, had all my supporting documents and it didn't work.

I am asking for your help in getting a refund for my DVD player and would also like to file a complaint against Clinton 'Appliances with you and any government agencies that would help alert other unsuspecting customers of Clinton Appliances' unethical and devious business practices.

Sincerely, David Bean

Dear Mr.Bean:

Thank you for taking the time to contact the Consumer Advocacy Group of Kaohsiung. We recently contacted Clinton Appliances and spoke with the owner of the store, Mrs. Clinton, and described your complaint and our situation to her. After thoughtful consideration, Mrs. Clinton has agreed to refund your DVD player on the promise / premise   that you will not file any formal complaint against her or Clinton Appliances. Mrs. Clinton told us she has had several financial losses with customers damaging, altering or attempting to swindle her in various manners and has a no refund or exchange policy. She is willing to overlook that policy in your case.

Mrs. Clinton asks that you please bring this letter with you upon returning the DVD player and also be willing to agree to sign a form stating you will not file any complaints against her or Clinton Appliances.

Questions 178-180

The Medical Minute: Reducing the risk of stroke (sudden stoppage of blood flow to the brain)

Patients who have a family history of stroke, who have medical risk factors for atherosclerotic / arthritis / atheroma  disease, who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a previous stroke are at increased risk of suffering a stroke. However, there are ways to considerably reduce the likelihood of this potentially devastating occurrence. According to the latest edition of The Medical Minute, a service of the Penn / Pennsylvania State Hershey Medical Center, these include the control of risk factors, surgical treatment of atherosclerotic disease, anti thrombotic血栓形成, 栓塞 treatments for cardiac embolism (clots) and the use of anti platelet agents for non-cardiac embolic stroke.

(    ) 178. What is the main purpose of this announcement?

(A) To inform people of the importance of a good diet and exercise

(B)  To show that immediate treatment after a stroke can reverse the effects of a stroke

(C)  To inform readers of preventative treatment/care for strokes

[ 哈佛開放式課程 ] 正義：一場思辨之旅

9. Kant’s Criticisms of Utilitarianism

Kant’s criticisms of utilitarianism have become famous enough to warrant some separate discussion. Utilitarian moral theories evaluate the moral worth of action on the basis of happiness that is produced by an action. Whatever produces the most happiness in the most people is the moral course of action. Kant has an insightful objection to moral evaluations of this sort. The essence of the objection is that utilitarian theories actually devalue the individuals it is supposed to benefit. If we allow utilitarian calculations to motivate our actions, we are allowing the valuation of one person’s welfare and interests in terms of what good they can be used for. It would be possible, for instance, to justify sacrificing one individual for the benefits of others if the utilitarian calculations promise more benefit. Doing so would be the worst example of treating someone utterly as a means and not as an end in themselves.

Another way to consider his objection is to note that utilitarian theories are driven by the merely contingent inclination in humans for pleasure and happiness, not by the universal moral law dictated by reason. To act in pursuit of happiness is arbitrary and subjective, and is no more moral than acting on the basis of greed, or selfishness. All three emanate from subjective, non-rational grounds. The danger of utilitarianism lies in its embracing of baser instincts, while rejecting the indispensable role of reason and freedom in our actions.

Utilitarianism

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article discusses utilitarian ethical theory. For a discussion of John Stuart Mill's book Utilitarianism, see Utilitarianism (book). For the architectural theory, see Utilitarianism (architecture)

Utilitarianism (also: utilism) is the idea that the moral worth of an action is determined solely by its usefulness in maximizing utility as summed among all sentient beings. It is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome. The most influential contributors to this theory are considered to be Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.

Utilitarianism was described by Bentham as "the greatest happiness or greatest felicity principle".^[1] Utility, the good to be maximized, has been defined by various thinkers as happiness or pleasure (versus suffering or pain), although preference utilitarians define it as the satisfaction of preferences. It may be described as a life stance, with happiness or pleasure being of ultimate importance.

Utilitarianism can be characterised as a quantitative and reductionist approach to ethics. It is a type of naturalism^[2]. It can be contrasted with deontological ethics (which do not regard the consequences of an act as a determinant of its moral worth) and virtue ethics (which focuses on character), as well as with other varieties of consequentialism.

In general usage, the term utilitarian refers to a somewhat narrow economic or pragmatic viewpoint. Philosophical utilitarianism, however, is a much broader view that encompasses all aspects of people's life.

(   ) 169. What is the goal of this advertisement?

(A) To tell you the secrets of government spending

(B) To help you get a grant from the government

(C) To help you learn how not to pay unnecessary taxes

(D) To tell you how to start your own business

(   ) 170. What doesn't this advertisement offer to help you do?

(A) Jumpstart your business

(B)  Apply for grants

(C)  Manage your business

Questions 25-30

Teddy Johnson lives in the neighborhood of Taiwan University. He made the unfortunate mistake of making a 25 gesture to someone who made an illegal turn in front of him on his way home. The driver didn't 26 kindly to Teddy's criticism and he showed up about forty minutes later at Teddy's house with four of his friends all 27 baseball bats and knives. One of them actually 28 a knife to Teddy's wife's throat. When Teddy reported the incident to the police, they naturally took their  29   time 30

(    )-25. (A) kind

(B)  rude

(C)  cute

(D)  fight

Questions 147-149:

Dear Sharon Butler:

As a preferred customer / custom / customs / costume / costumes / of Daddy Glen's Shoppe we'd like to    you to a secret sale happening

on 30 January 2009. For that day, and that day only, Daddy Glen's Shoppe will be offering a special 30% off all purchases of $100.00 or more. That's right - anything you buy totaling $100.00 or more will be given a 30% discount. This includes our famous Daddy Glen's Shoppe brand soap and shower sets for men, Daddy Glen's deluxe body brushes and other personal supplies.

(    )147. (A) invite

(B)  invitation

(C)  invited

Questions 141-143 refer to the following memo.

Dear Families,

An update: as was done last year, a packet of information will be mailed to you before the start of the
school year. We are planning for it to go out around August 16. The packet will include all the forms
you'll need to fill out for your child(ren), such as emergency contacts, permission to go on field trips,
pickup________________ , medical, lunch/milk, information about teachers, etc.

go out

take part in social activities (usually at night) "They love to go out every Saturday night."

Questions 25-30

Teddy Johnson lives in the neighborhood of Taiwan University. He made the unfortunate mistake of making a 25 gesture to someone who made an illegal turn in front of him on his way home. The driver didn't 26 kindly to Teddy's criticism and he showed up about forty minutes later at Teddy's house with four of his friends all 27 baseball bats and knives. One of them actually 28 a knife to Teddy's wife's throat. When Teddy reported the incident to the police, they naturally took their  29   time 30

(B)  rude

(C)  cute

(      ) 131. If those clouds are any indication, it ___________ for the entire weekend.

(A) rain

(B) rained

(C) will rain 

(D) is raining

(      ) 132. Iris had a very bad headache after ___________ up all of those balloons for her sister's birthday party.

(A) blow up

(B) blew up

(C) blown up

(D) blowing up 

Gept yellow reading1-11 .

   It's rush hour now and downtown is usually a huge ____ at this time.
(A) jamming / traffic jam

(B) bottleneck  

(C)mud  

(D) danger

.   I'm just your average ____. I don't think anyone wants to interview me.

(A) average Jack

(B) average Jeff

(C) average John

other 可以做形容词，表示其他的，比如other people其他的人。 
也可以做代词，但是做代词时一般不以原形出现，一般用以"the other"或者以复数形式“others”出现。 
others 
和some对比使用时, 是“有些”的意思而不是做“其他”讲, 如:Some cleaned the windows, others mopped the floor. 有的擦窗户, 有的擦地板。 
the others 
是“其余的”意思, 表示在一个范围内的其他全部, 如: This dictionary is better than the others. 这本字典比别[其余]的好。 
the other 
是其中的“另一个”, 如:Give me the other one; not this one. 给我那一个, 不是这一个。 
两个中的“另一个”是“the other”; 不定数目中的“另一个”是“another” , 如:This glass is broken. Get me another. 这个杯子坏了, 给我另拿一个来。(在许多杯子中的一个) 

any other 刚指其他一切的什么、、、 
another 指另一个，没有固定的范围。比如：this dress is dirty,please change another one for me.这件裙子脏了，再给我换一件吧。 


either指的两者中哪个都可以。如：which dress do you want,the yellow one or the blue one? 你想要哪件裙子，黄色的还是蓝色的？ 
回答可以是either is ok.哪件都可以。

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(      } I.     You can pick up the car at 8:30 in the morning, and have it back the ____ time next day.

(A) earlier

(B) later

(C) same / the same time

(D) best

(     ) 2.    Talking about sightseeing, I don't think that Taiwan ____ in comparison with Thailand.

(A) pales   

(B) better                   

(C) worse / worsen      

(D) features

(     ) 110. The psychiatrist believes that most of his patient's problems stem from his ___________ father's treatment of him throughout childhood.

(A) domineering

(B) dominant

(C) dominatrix

(D) indomitable

Tandem 協力車，縱排馬車

tendance 照顧，隨從

tendence 趨勢，趨向

tendency 傾向，癖好，天份

tendon 筋，腱