It seems so strange that sometimes fate can appear to be so real, and yet () to be a

听力原文：M: It looks like there is going to be a shower any minute now. W: I think so too.

听力原文：  M: It looks like there is going to be a shower any minute now.

  W: I think so too. Isn’t it strange how you can sense it?

  M: I know what you mean.

  W: Look at the clouds in the sky. Whenever they seems dark and low like this, you know it’s going to rain. Or look at the object that’s far away. If it seems clear to you, it’s going to pour.

  M: Yes. And everything seems to have a strange smell to me then.

  W: I know. And people often say it’s going to rain when they have aches and pains in certain parts of their body. My mother always complains that her knee hurts just before a storm.

  M: And have you ever noticed how the animals act before a storm?

  W: Sure. Horses and cows always seem to go to a protected area and huddle together.

  M: Yeah. But with all these sensible signs, how can we carry an umbrella with us now?

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听力原文：M: It looks like we are going to have a shower at any minute now.W: I think so to

听力原文：M: It looks like we are going to have a shower at any minute now.

W: I think so too. Isn't it strange how you can sense it?

M: I know what you mean.

W: Look at the clouds in the sky. Whenever they seem dark and low like this, you know it's going to rain, or look at the object that's far away, if it seems clear to you, it's probably going to pour.

M: Yes, and everything seems to have a strange smell to me then.

W: I know, and people often say it's going to rain when they have aches or pains in certain parts of their body. My mother always complains that her knee hurts just before a storm.

M: And have you noticed how the animals act before a storm?

W: Sure, horses and cows will seem to go to a protected area and huddle together.

M: Yeah, but with all these sensible signs, how come we aren't carrying our umbrella with us now?

听力原文：At first glance, Japan astonishes and fascinates the American because it seems So

听力原文：M: It looks like we are going to have a shower at any minute now.W: I think so to

One of the strangest things about dispute over advertising is that the greater the fuss the much of a mystery the industry itself seems to become. Advertising is a passionate area. It seems to affect those who attack it and those who defend it in remarkable similar ways. Before long both are exhibiting the same compulsive urge to overstate their case to that it is difficult to believe that the critics and the defenders of advertising are even arguing for the same thing. But just as it seemed sensible for us to regard advertising without go to either extreme, so it also seemed logical to try and find as cold-bloodedly as if we could, what advertising in the Britain of the sixties really was.

  We knew that they consumed around $950 million a year, or roughly 2 percent of the national income. We knew that it employed something over 200,000 individuals, the majority of which were paid salaries considerably above the national average. And we knew that it was supposedly run in accordance certain rather vague and often complex rules and professional orders.

  Therefore once we tried finding out exactly what all this money went on, what these highly paid individuals did for it (and with it), and how the rules and orders influenced them, a curious thing happened. This strange animal called advertising, so disliked by its supporters and so beloved by its defenders, began to disappear. In its place were advertising men and advertising agencies—all working in different ways and to different rules and all showed quite startling differences of competence, taste and effectiveness.

One of the strangest things about dispute over advertising is that

the greater the fuss the much of a mystery the industry itself seems to

become. Advertising is a passionate area. It seems to affect those who

attack it and those who defend it in remarkable similar ways. 【M1】______

 Before long both are exhibiting the same compulsive urge to

overstate their case to that it is difficult to believe that the critics and

the defenders of advertising are even arguing for the same thing. But 【M2】______

just as it seemed sensible for us to regard advertising without go to 【M3】______

either extreme, so it also seemed logical to try and find as

coldbloodedly as if we could, what advertising in the Britain of the sixties 【M4】______

really was.

 We knew that they consumed around ＄ 950 million a year, or 【M5】______

roughly 2 percent of the national income. We knew that it employed

something over 200, 000 individuals, the majority of which were paid 【M6】______

salaries considerably above the national average. And we knew that

it was supposedly run in accordance certain rather vague and often 【M7】______

complex rules and professional orders.

Therefore once we tried finding out exactly what all this money 【M8】______

went on, what these highly paid individuals did for it (and with it),

and how the rules and orders influenced them, a curious thing happened.

This strange animal called advertising, so disliked by its

supporters and so beloved by its defenders, began to disappear. In its 【M9】______

place were advertising men and advertising agencies-all working in

different ways and to different rules and all showed quite startling 【M10】______

differences of competence, taste and effectiveness.

【M1】

One of the strangest things about dispute over advertising is that the greater

the fuss the much of a mystery the industry itself seems to become. Advertising

is a passionate area. It seems to affect those who attack it and those who defend it

in remarkable similar ways.                           【M1】______.

 Before long both are exhibiting the same compulsive urge to overstate their case

to that it is difficult to believe that the critics and the defenders of advertising are

even arguing for the same thing. But just as it seemed sensible for us to regard advertising【M2】______.

without go to either extreme, so it also seemed logical to try and find as    【M3】______.

cold-bloodedly as if we could, what advertising in the Britain of the sixties really was.【M4】______.

 We knew that they consumed around $ 950 million a year, or roughly 2 percent 【M5】______.

of the national income. We knew that it employed something over 200,000

individuals, the majority of which were paid salaries considerably above the national【M6】______.

average. And we knew that it was supposedly run in accordance certain rather   【M7】______.

vague and often complex rules and professional orders.

 Therefore once we tried finding out exactly what all this money went on,   【M8】______.

what these highly paid individuals did for it (and with it), and how the rules

and orders influenced them, a curious thing happened. This strange animal

called advertising, so disliked by its supporters and so beloved by its defenders,【M9】______.

began to disappear. In its place were advertising men and advertising agencies--all

working in different ways and to different rules and all showed         【M10】______.

quite startling differences of competence, taste and effectiveness.

【M1】

听力原文：M: It looks like we are going to have a shower at any minute now.W: I think so to