321 FIGHTING THE GRAFFITI ARTISTS Painting graffiti on the walls of public and private buildings is unfortunately a common (1) . The idea seems to (2) to too many offenders who take (3) ion an opportunity to express themselves. The cost of cleaning up buildings is very high and many city councils are trying to find a way to (4) ___ out this annoying and costly crime. It appears that a company based in Cal problem. ornia may hold the (5) to solving the People often choose to paint gra n buildings in places that are generally (6) at night, so people don’t usually catch tt m. This company sells special cameras an be left in these places and can immediately (7) anyone who starts to m the offenders and (8) track of their say’ something | “Stop! Your picture has just been (9) !” This is usually enough to make offenders (10) threatened and run away. They are afraid because they know they have (11) a crime. These cameras have been so (12) _____ that councils in cities such as Los Angeles and Milwaukee are now using them. — oe TA abanamananpaint graffiti on the walls. The cameras film the offenders and (8) track of their movements. A bright light comes on and a very loud message is heard which usually says something like: “Stop! Your picture has just been (9) !” This is usually enough to make offenders (10) threatened and run away. They are afraid because they know they have (11) a crime. These cameras have been so (12) that councils in cities such as Los Angeles and Milwaukee are now using them. 1. A. episode B. experience C. experiment D. phenomenon 2. A. motivate B. appeal C. persuade D. attract 3. A. benefit B. motivation C. advantage D. convenience 4. A. eliminate B. get C. break D. stamp 5. A. concept B. key C. way D. action 6. A. deserted B. empty C. neglected D. remote 7. PP > PPP ERE ED J age . believe a bite stop . fearlessness . observation . get . fell . Sees . making . wonder B. period B. went B. trust B. a dessert B. avoid B. strength B. appreciation B. do B. gave B. considers B. dealing B. chance . Lime . travelled . count . an outlet help . quality . awareness aaanaaaa . work C. broke C. says C. addressing C. discovery D. year D. made D. hope D. a piece D. try D. source D. sight D. go D. ended D. tells D. putting D. prediction21. POST IN HISTORY Although it may come as a surprise to many people, postal services have ex- isted in some parts of the world for thousands of years. (1) is ample evidence that a postal service existed among the Assyrians and Babylonians, In China a regular postal service (2) established in the seventh cen- tury BC, and (3) the centuries attained (4) _ a high level of effi- ciency that some 2,000 years after its institution it won the admiration of travellers (5) Marco Polo. Efficient and highly developed postal ser- were also established in the Persian and Roman empires. In ancient times, (6) _ _ services were mainly confined (7) _____s the _use of repre- sentatives of the state; private citizens (8) 4 _ use of slaves, merchants and the like to send their messages and documents. In Medieval Europe, postal services (9) __ organised by emperors and by the papacy, (10) ____ private citizens continued to entrust their correspondence to various travellers. Later, around the 13th century, universities and towns came (11) have their own messengers. However, it was not (12) ___stthe 14th century that merchants, the private citizens (13) had the greatest need for a speedy and regular exchange of correspondence, began to (14) ices. The needs of business led to the develop- up regular couricr ment of the postal service as we know (15) __ today.TO SLEEP OR NOT TO SLEEP and turn all night, eee » have sleeping prob] reach for the sleeping tablet of them, there are a number of so-cz ly cheaper but also much safer in t 24 hot drink such as milk or (4)ped, but 0 gt your you on I" echnique 1- g to bed, om the Vi find e goin n help tive Kee fore goin nd legs fre You wl roach has to number of commercially available herbal infusions a there are other, (5) : well-known remedies, awhich ffe way to a restful night’s sleep. One unusual (6) ___—- © Be volves not warmth, (7) you might think, but cue Tun very cold water for several minutes over your forearms . d. knee (8) , then dry yourself quickly and hop into bee yourself feeling totally relaxed and drowsy. Another unusual app « apple do with eating or, to (9) ____ more precise, chewing. Take a large ap 2 particular care to chew the peel thor- wash it and eat it slowly, (10) a oughly. Chewing is not only relaxing in (11) , but the peel of the apple induces relaxation. Meditation, contains a natural substance (12) reading are also effective for many peo- stretching, walking and (13) ple. Clearly, there are many ways to avoid the Pillpopping route and (14) enjoy ood night’s sleep. Then again. if ¢ : Joy a good night’s sleep. Then again, if all (15) —__ fails, you could always trv counting sheen!