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1.{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}{{B}}Directions:{(/B)}{{I}}Thissectionisto

testyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recorded

dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Both

thedialoguesandthequestionswi11bespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhear

aquestion,youshouIddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choices

markedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyoushouldmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleIinethrough

thecenter.{{/I}}

A.Becausesheistooweaktosaymuch.

B.Becausesheisnotfamiliarwiththearea.

C.Becauseshehaslivedherefora'longtime.

D.Becauseshehasnevertakenthebusbefore.

2.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Asksomeonetohelptheman.

R.GiVPthpmanthpnotpforhisrpfnrpnc(?.

C.Lendthemanherpencilandpaper.

D.Feelsorrythatshecan'thelptheman.

3.{{B}{Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Hedidn'tgototheinterview.

B.Hesucceededintheinterview.

C.Heforgotabouttheinterview.

D.Hewastoonervousintheinterview.

4.((B))Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.({/B})

A.Theyarenotbeautifulatall.

B.Theyarequitecomfortable.

C.Theyaretooexpensive.

D.Theydeservemoremoney.

5.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.({/B}}

A.Heworkedlate.

B.Hiscarbrokedown.

C.Heforgotabouttheappointment.

D.Hemetsomeoneelseontheway.

6.{{B}}PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhave

justheard.{{/B}}

A.4,500.

B.4,000.

C.3,500.

D.3,000.

7.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.({/B}}

A.Inthekitchenofarestaurant.

B.Intheofficeofarestaurant.

C.Onthptplpphonp.

D.TnNewYork.

8.{{B}}PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhave

justheard.{{/B}}

A.Itisthelargestlanguagefamily.

B.Itwasoriginated4,900yearsago.

C.ItcontainsallthelanguagesspokeninEurope.

D.Manyofthepresent-dayEuropeanandIndianlanguagesaremodernforms

ofit.

9.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Hehastohandlealotofwork.

B.Therewillbealotofpeopleandcarsonthestreets.

C.Itisgoingtobecloudythisweekend.

Strugglingtosurviveinavastandsometimesunforgivingland,America'

searIiestEuropeansettlersunderstoodthemselvestobesurroundedby

aninscrutableuniversefilledwithinvisiblespirits,bothbenevolent

andevil,thataffectedtheirIives.Theyoftenattributedasudden

i11ness,ahousehoIddisasterorafinanciaIsetbacktoawitch7scurse.

ThebeIiefinwitchcraftwas,atbottom,anattempttomakesenseofthe

unknown.

WhiIewitchcraftwasoftenfeared,itwaspunishedonlyinfrequentIy.

Inthefirst70yearsoftheNewEnglandsettIement,about100peopIe

wereformallychargedwithbeingwitches;fewerthantwodozenwere

convictedandfewerstillwereexecuted.

Thencame1692.InJanuaryofthatyear,twoyounggirlslivingin

thehouseholdoftheReverendSamueIParrisofSalemViIIagebegan

experiencingstrangefits.Thedoctoridentifiedwitchcraftasthecause.

Afterweeksofquestioning,thegirlsnamedTituba,Parris'sfemaIe

Indianslave,andtwoIocaIwomenasthewitcheswhoweretormentingthem.

Judgingbypreviousincidents,onewouldhaveexpectedtheepisode

toendthere.Butitdidn't.OtheryoungSaIemwomenbegantosuffer

fitsaswelI.Beforethecrisisended,19peopleformallyaccusedothers

ofaffIictingthem,54residentsofEssexCountyconfessedtobeing

witchesandnearly150peopIewerechargedwithconsortingwiththedeviI.

Whatledtothis

Traditionally,historianshavearguedthatthewitchcraftcrisis

resuItedfromfactionaIisminSalemVillage,deIiberatefaking,or

possiblytheingestionofha11ucinogensbytheaffIicted.IbeIieve

anotherforcewasatwork.TheeventsinSalemwereprecipitatedbya

confIictwiththeIndiansonthenortheasternfrontier,themost

significantsurgeofviolenceintheregioninnearly40years.

IntwoIittIe-knownwars,foughtlargelyinMainefrom1675to1678

andfrom1688to1699,Englishsettlerssuffereddevastatinglossesat

thehandsofWabanakiIndiansandtheirFrenchallies.ThekeyaffIicted

accusersintheSalemcrisiswerefrontierrefugeeswhosefamiIieshad

beenwipedoutinthewars.Thesetormentedyoungwomensaidtheysaw

thedeviIintheshapeofanIndian.Intestimony,theyaccusedthewitches

—reputedringleader-theReverendGeorgeBurroughs,formerlypastorof

SalemViIIage-ofbewitchingthesoldiersdispatchedtofightthe

Wabanakis.WhileTituba,oneofthefirstpeopIeaccusedofwitchcraft,

hastraditiona11ybeenportrayedasablackormulattowomanfromBarbados,

alItheevidencepointstoherbeinganAmericanIndian.

TothePuritansettlers,whobeIievedthemselvestobeGod'schosen

people,witchcraftexplainedwhytheywerelosingthewarsobadly.Their

IndianenemieshadthedeviIontheirside.

Inlatesummer,someprominentNewEnglandersbegantocriticizethe

witchprosecutions.Inresponsetothedissent,GovernorSirWilliam

PhipsofMassachusettsdissolvedinOctoberthespecialcourthehad

estabIishedtohandIethetrials.ButbeforehestoppedthelegaIprocess,

14womenand5menhadbeenhanged.Anothermanwascrushedtodeathby

stonesforrefusingtoenteraplea.ThewarwiththeIndianscontinued

forsixmoreyears,thoughsporadicaIly.Slowly,northernNewEnglanders

begantofeelmoresecure.Andtheysoonregrettedtheeventsof1692.

Withinfiveyears,onejudgeand12jurorsformallyapologizedasthe

coIonydeclaredadayoffastingandprayertoatonefortheinjustices

thathadbeencommitted.In1711,thestatecompensatedthefamiliesof

thevictims.

Andlastyear,morethanthreecenturiesafterthesettlersreacted

toanexternalthreatbylashingoutirrationally,theconvictedwere

cIearedbynameinaMassachusettsstatute.It,sastoryworthremembering

—andnotjustonHa11oween.

WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTdescribepeople'sunderstandingof

universeandwitchcraft

A.Existent.

B.Mysterious.

C.Scared.

D.Fiendish.

14.{{B}}TEXTB{{/B)}

Feld,theshoemaker,wasannoyedthathishelper,Sobe11wasso

insensitivetohisreveriethathewouldn1tforaminuteceasehisfanatic

poundingattheotherbench.Hegavehimalook,butSobe11sbaldhead

wasbentovertheIastasheworked,andhedidn'tnotice.Theshoemaker

shruggedandcontinuedtopeerthroughthepartlyfrostedwindowat,the

near-sightedhazeoffallingFebruarysnow.Neithertheshiftingwhite

bluroutside,northesuddendeepremembranceofthesnowyPoIishvi11age

wherehehadwastedhisyouthcouldturnhisthoughtsfromMax,theco11ege

boy(aconstantvisitorinthemindsinceearlythatmorningwhenFeld

sawhimtrudgingthroughthesnowdriftsonhi8waytoschool),whomhe

somuchrespectedbecauseofthesacrificeshehadmadethroughoutthe

yearsinwinterordirestheat-tofurtherhiseducation.

Anoldwishreturnedtohaunttheshoemaker:thathehadhadason

insteadofadaughter,butthisblewawayinthesnowforFeld,ifanything,

wasapracticalman.YethecouldnothelpbutcontrastthediIigence

oftheboy,whowasapeddler'sson,withMiriam,sunconcernforan

education.True,shewasaIwayswithabookinherhand,yetwhenthe

opportunityaroseforaco11egeeducation,shehadsaidno,shewould

ratherfindajob.Hehadbeggedhertogo,pointingouthowmanyfathers

couIdnotaffordtosendtheirchiIdrentoco11ege,butshesaidshewanted

tobeindependent.Asforeducation,whatwasit,sheasked,butbooks,

whichSobeI,whodiIigentIyreadthecIassics,wouldasusualadviseher

on.Heranswergreatlygrievedherfather.

Afigureemergedfromthesnow,andthedooropened.Atthecounter

themanwithdrewfromawetpaperbagapairofbatteredshoesforrepair.

Whohewastheshoemakerforamomenthadnoidea,thenhishearttrembled

asherealized,beforehehadthoroughlydiscernedtheface,thatMax

himseIfwasstandingthere,embarrassedIyexplainingwhathewanteddone

tohisoldshoes.ThoughFeldIistenedeagerly,hecouldn'thearaword,

fortheopportunitythathadburstuponhimwasdeafening.

Hecouldn9texactlyreca11whenthethoughthadoccurredtohim,

becauseitwasclearhehadmorethanonceconsideredsuggestingtothe

boythathegooutwithMiriam.Buthehadnotdaredspeak,forifMax

saidno,howwouldhefacehimagainOrsupposeMiriam,whoharpedso

oftenonindependence,bIewupinangerandshoutedathimforhismeddIing

Still,thechancewastoogoodtoletby:allitmeantwasanintroduction.

Theymightlongagohavebecomefriendshadtheyhappenedtomeet

somewhere,thereforewasitnothisduty-anobIigation-tobringthem

together,nothingmore,aharmlessconnivancetorepIaceanaccidentaI

encounterinthesubway,let'ssay,oramutualfriend,sintroduction

inthestreetJustlethimonceseeandtalktoher,andhewouldfor

surebeinterested.AsforMiriam,whatpossibleharmforaworkinggirl

inanoffice,whometonlyIoudmouthedsalesmenandiIIiterateshipping

clerks,tomaketheacquaintanceofafinescholarlyboyMaybehewould

awakeninheradesiretogotocollege;ifnot-theshoemaker*smind

atlastcametogripswiththetruth-lethermarryaneducatedmanand

IiveabetterIife.

Fromthefirstparagraph,wegettheimpressionthat

A.Feldmaynothaveahappychildhood.

B.Feldcherishedhischildhoodmemories.

C.Feldthoughthighlyofmanofperseverance.

D.Feldlivedanaffluentbutemptylife.

15.

{{BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

In17th-centuryNewEngland,almosteveryonebeIievedinwitches.

StruggIingtosurviveinavastandsometimesunforgivingland,America'

searIiestEuropeansettlersunderstoodthemselvestobesurroundedby

aninscrutableuniversefilledwithinvisiblespirits,bothbenevolent

andevil,thataffectedtheirIives.Theyoftenattributedasudden

iIIness,ahousehoIddisasterorafinanciaIsetbacktoawitch1scurse.

ThebeIiefinwitchcraftwas,atbottom,anattempttomakesenseofthe

unknown.

WhiIewitchcraftwasoftenfeared,itwaspunishedonlyinfrequentIy.

Inthefirst70yearsoftheNewEnglandsettIement,about100peopIe

wereformallychargedwithbeingwitches;fewerthantwodozenwere

convictedandfewerstillwereexecuted.

Thoncame1692.InJanuaryofthatyear,twoyounggirlsIivingin

thehouseholdoftheReverendSamueIParrisofSalemViIIagebegan

experiencingstrangefits.Thedoctoridentifiedwitchcraftasthecause.

Afterweeksofquestioning,thegirlsnamedTituba,Parris'sfemaIe

Indiansiave,andtwoIocaIwomenasthewitcheswhoweretormentingthem.

Judgingbypreviousincidents,onewouldhaveexpectedtheepisode

toendthere.Butitdidn't.OtheryoungSaIemwomenbegantosuffer

fitsaswelI.Beforethecrisisended,19peopleformallyaccusedothers

ofaffIictingthem,54residentsofEssexCountyconfessedtobeing

witchesandnearly150peoplewerechargedwithconsortingwiththedeviI.

Whatledtothis

Traditionally,historianshavearguedthatthewitchcraftcrisis

resultedfromfactionaIisminSalemViIIage.deliberatefaking,or

possiblytheingestionofha11ucinogensbytheaffIicted.IbeIieve

anotherforcewasatwork.TheeventsinSalemwereprecipitatedbya

confIictwiththeIndiansonthenortheasternfrontier,themost

significantsurgeofviolenceintheregioninnearly40years.

IntwoIittIe-knownwars,foughtlargelyinMainefrom1675to1678

andfrom1688to1699,Englishsettlerssuffereddevastatinglossesat

thehandsofWabanakiIndiansandtheirFrenchallies.ThekeyaffIicted

accusersintheSalemcrisiswerefrontierrefugeeswhosefamiIieshad

beenwipedoutinthewars.Thesetormentedyoungwomensaidtheysaw

thedeviIintheshapeofanIndian.Intestimony,theyaccusedthewitches

—reputedringleader-theReverendGeorgeBurroughs,formerlypastorof

SalemViIIage-ofbewitchingthesoldiersdispatchedtofightthe

Wabanakis.WhileTituba,oneofthefirstpeopIeaccusedofwitchcraft,

hastraditiona11ybeenportrayedasablackormuIattowomanfromBarbados,

alItheevidencepointstoherbeinganAmericanIndian.

TothePuritansettlers,whobeIievedthemseIvestobeGod'schosen

peopIe,witchcraftexplainedwhytheywerelosingthewarsobadly.Their

IndianenemieshadthedeviIontheirside.

Inlatesummer,someprominentNewEnglandersbegantocriticizethe

witchprosecutions.Inresponsetothedissent,GovernorSirWilliam

PhipsofMassachusettsdissolvedinOctoberthespecialcourthehad

estabIishedtohandIethetrials.ButbeforehestoppedtheIegaIprocess,

14womenand5menhadbeenhanged.Anothermanwascrushedtodeathby

stonesforrefusingtoenteraplea.ThewarwiththeIndianscontinued

forsixmoreyears,thoughsporadically.Slowly,northernNewEnglanders

begantofeelmoresecure.Andtheysoonregrettedtheeventsof1692.

Withinfiveyears,onejudgeand12jurorsformallyapologizedasthe

coIonydeclaredadayoffastingandprayertoatonefortheinjustices

thathadbeencommitted.In1711,thestatecompensatedthefamiIiesof

thevictims.

Andlastyear,morethanthreecenturiesafterthesettlersreacted

toanexternalthreatbylashingoutirrationally,theconvictedwere

cIearedbynameinaMassachusettsstatute.It1sastoryworthremembering

—andnotjustonHaIIoween.

Theauthoraddsthatthewitchcraftcrisisof1692alsoarosefrom

A.theclashbetweenEuropeansettlersandtheIndians.

B.disagreementsamongEuropeansettlersinSalem.

C.thedelusionofthesickinSalem.

D.thepretensionofthesickinSalem.

16.{{BHTEXTC{(/BJ)

Americaneconomistsoncespoofeduniversityeducationastheonly

industryinwhichthosewhoconsumeitsproductdonotpurchaseit;those

whoproduceitdonotseiIit,andthosewhofinanceitdonotcontrol

it.Thataptdescription,madeinthe1970s,hasbeenunderminedsince

thenbytheemergenceofthefirstfor-profituniversitiesintheUnited

States.Controlledbyentrepreneurs,theseschooIswhichnumberabout

700andcountingseiIapracticaIeducationtocareer-mindedstudents

andmakeagoodbuckdoingit.Theyarenowexpandingabroad,creating

thefirstmultinationalcorporationsinasectorlongsuspiciousof

baIancesheets.

ThecompaniesareIuredbyaboomingmarketinwhichcapitalist

competitionisstillscarce.Thenumberofuniversitystudentsis

expectedtodoubleinthenext25yearsto170miIIionworIdwide.Demand

greatlyexceedssupply,becausethe1990ssawmassiveglobalinvestment

inprimaryandsecondaryschooIs,butnotinuniversities.Thenumber

ofchiIdrenenrolledinprimaryorsecondaryschoolsroseby18percent

aroundtheworld-morethantwicetherateofincreaseinanyprevious

decade.NowthesekidsareoftengraduatingfromhighschooItofindno

openingsinnationaluniversities,whichneverthelessdon'tweIcome

for-profitcompetition.TheBraziIianuniversityteachers,unionwarned

thatforeigncorporationswouldturnhighereducationinto"adipIoma

industry".CriticsraisedthespecterofdecIiningquaIityandaloss

ofBrazi11s"sovereigncontrolnovereducation.

For-profituniversitiesmetwithsimilarsuspicionwhentheyfirst

openedintheUnitedStates.Bythe1980stheywereregularlyaccused

ofofferingsubstandardeducationandhadtofightforacceptanceand

respect.Lately,theyhaveflourishedbycateringtoolderstudentswho

aren,tIookingforkegparties,justashortcuttoabettercareer.

For-profitco11egesnowattract8percentoffour-yearstudentsinthe

UnitedStates,upfrom3percentadecadeago.BycuttingoutfriIIs,

includingsportsteams,studentcentersandsummervacation,these

schooIscanoperatewithprofitmarginsof20to30percent.

Insomecountries,theAmericancompaniesoperateastheydoathome.

ApoIIofoundaneasyfitinBraziI,wherefewuniversitieshavedorms,

studentsoftentakeofftimebetweenhighschoolandcollegerandthere,

snosummervacation-justtwobreaksinJulyandDecember.InotherLatin

countries,Sylvanhastakenadifferentapproach,buyingtraditional

residentialcollegesIiketheUniversidaddelValledeMexico(UVM),It

hasboostedenrolImentbyaddingandheavilyadvertisingcoursesin

career-trackfieldsIikebusinessandengineering,andaddingno-friIIs

sateIIitecampuses.SensitivetothepotentiaIhostiIityagainstforeign

buyers,SyIvankeepsoriginalschooInames,addingitsownbrand,Sylvan

InternationalUniversities,topubIicitymaterials,andkeepstuition

inlinewithlocalprivateschools.

MostoftheschoolsthatSylvanhaspurchasedweremanagedby

for-profitstobeginwith,includingtheprestigiousLesRochesHotel

ManagementSchoolinSwitzerland.Butingeneral,SaysUrdan,SyIvan,

stargets"havenotbeenrunwithworld-classbusinesspractices.They)

renotdistressed,butthere,sanopportunityforthemtobebetter

managed."WhenSylvanpaid$50millionforacontroIIingstakeinUVM

twoyearsago,theschooIhadrevenuesofabout$80millionandan

enrolImentof32,000.Thesuccessofthefor-profitsisnothingtobe

afraidof,saysWorldBankeducationexpertJamiISalmi:"Idon'tthink

theywiIIreplacetraditionaluniversities,buttheycanpushsomemore

traditionalproviderstobemoreinnovativeandmoreattentivetothe

needsofthelabormarket.”

SomestudentsatSylvanschoolsinLatinAmericaweIcometheforeign

invasion.AttheUniversidaddelasAmericasinSantiago,Daniela

ViIlagransaysfriendsteaseherforstudyingat"YankeeIand,"butshe

figuresSyIvanconnections"willgivemeanedgewhenIgoouttolook

forajob."TheemphasisonindependentthoughtiswhatseparatesUVM

fromotherinstitutionsinMexico.And,forbetterorworse,moreAmerican

schooIsareontheway.

Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat

A.Americansarearguingaboutthefor-profituniversities.

B.Americansusedtopaylittleforuniversityeducation.

C.Americansarcinfavoroftheexpansionoftheuniversities.

D.Americanscallforthesupervisionofthefor-profituniversities.

17.{{B}}TEXTD{{/B}}

CosmoIogyissometimespooh-poohedasmorephilosophythanscience.

Itasksdeepquestionsaboutnaturebutprovidesunsatisfyinglyvague

answers.Thecosmosmaybe12billionyearsold,butitcouldbeasmuch

as15billion.Thestarsbegantoshine100mi11ionyearsaftertheBig

Bang,ormaybeit'sabillion."Ourideas."acknowledgesMaxTegmark

oftheUniversityofPennsylvania,"havebeenkindofwobbly."

ButmuchofthewobbIehasbeenfixed,thankstoasate11iteknown

astheWiIkinsonMicrowaveAnisotropyProbe,orWMAP.SinceJuly2001,

WMAPhasbeenorbitingindeepspace,morethanami11ionkilometersfrom

Earth,studyingthemostancientIightinexistence.Andinadramatic

reminderthatimportantspacescienceisaImostalwaysdonebymachines,

notfragiIehumans,itreportedaseriesofprecisionmeasurementsthat

wiIIfinallyputcosmoIogyonafirmfoundation.

Whatthesate11itefound,saysPrincetonUniversity1sDavidSpergeI,

atheoristontheWMAPteam,"isthattheuniversecanbeexplainedwith

fivenumbers."First,thecosmosis13.7bi11ionyearsold,giveortake

anegIigibIecoupIeofhundredmillionyears.Second,thefirststars

turnedonjust200millionyearsaftertheBigBang.Finally,theuniverse

ismadeofthreethingsinthefollowingproportions:4%ordinaryatoms;

23%*'darkmatter,"whosenatureisstillunknown;and73%"darkenergy,"

theequaIIymysteriousforcewhoseantigravityeffectisspeedingupthe

cosmicexpansion."This,"saysastrophysicistJohnBahcaI11ofthe

InstituteforAdvancedStudyinPrinceton,NewJersey,“isariteof

passageforcosmoIogy,fromspeculationtoprecisionscience."

WMAPlearnedthisandmorebyscrutinizingthefaintwhisperof

microwavesleftoverfromtheBigBang.Hiddeninthatradiationare

patternsofwarmerandcoolerspots,markingplaceswherematterwasa

IittIemoreorIessdensethanaverage——spotsthatwouldeventually

evoIveintothecIustersofgalaxiesandemptyspacesthatweseetoday.

ThesepatternswerefirstdetectedincrudeformbytheCosmicBackground

ExplorersateIIitein1992,butwithoutenoughdetaiIformuchtobesaid

aboutthem.

ButwitharesoIutionsome40timesassharpasCOBE,s,WMAPhaspIenty

tosay."It'salotlikematchingfingerprints,"saysSpergel."Weran

computersimulationsbasedonmanydifferentvaluesforaIIofthenumbers,

generatedpatternsforeachandfoundtheonethatbestmatchedwhatwe

actuaIIysaw."

WMAPaIsoconfirnedwhatearIierexperimeritshadsuggestedabouta

basiccharacteristicoftheuniverse:thegecxnetryofspace-time,inthe

Einsteiniansense,isflat.That,sconsistentwithatheorycalled

infIation,whichpositsthatthecosmosunderwentaperiodof

turbochargedexpansionbeforeitwasasecondold."Ihavetoadmit,"

saysBahcalI,"thatIwasskepticalofthepicturetheoristshadput

together.InfIation,darkmatter,darkenergy——it'salIpretty

impIausible.ButthisimpIausibIe,crazyuniversehasnowbeenconfirmed

withexquisitedetaiI."

That1snottosaythatWMAPhasansweredeveryquestion.Nobodyknows

whatdarkmatteranddarkenergyare,andthetheoryofinflation,while

strengthened,isfarfromproved.Beyondthat,therearesomestrange

measurementsinWMAP'sdatathatmightbemerestatisticalfIukes一

ormightpointtosomemajormonkeywrenchthatcouIdstillthrow

cosmoIogyintoturmoiI.nWeshouldknowbetterafterwegetinmoredata,"

saysCharlesBennettoftheGoddardSpaceFIightVenter,whoistheV

teamleader.

ButcosmoIogistswon,tbesittingaroundwaiting."You'regoingto

seeathousandpapersbasedontheseresults,"saysTegmark,whois

aIreadyworkingonseveral."It'sanexcitingtimetobeinthisfield."

Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthatcosmologists

A.tendtothinkmoreaboutphilosophythanscience.

B.havewronglycalculatedtheageofthecosmos.

C.don,tknowforsureaboutourcosmos.

D.expecttosolvealltheproblemsaboutnature.

18.{{B}}TEXTB{{/B}}

Feld,theshoemaker,wasannoyedthathishelper,SobeIfwasso

insensitivetohisreveriethathewouldn1tforaminuteceasehisfanatic

poundingattheotherbench.Hegavehimalook,butSobeI'sbaldhead

wasbentoverthelastasheworked,andhedidn,tnotice.Theshoemaker

shruggedandcontinu