literary agents，authors，marketing managers and booksellers gathered to discuss its fate ahead of the bookseller's move from its current big，old building to the former home of Central Saint Martin's，art school just up the road．
For a bookstore to remain successful，it must improve\experience of buying books，\，an architect whose London﹣based practice is designing the new Foyles．He suggests an array of approaches：\，quiet spaces cocooned with books； larger spaces where one can dwell and read； other larger but still intimate spaces where one can hear talks from authors about books，literature，science，travel and cookery．\，he adds．
Exteriors must buzz with activity，entrances must be full of eye﹣catching presentations and a bar and cafe is essential．
The trend for not only incorporating cafes in bookstores but also placing them on the top floor makes good sense．The new Foyles will have one，Mr．Lifschutz explains，because this draws shoppers upwards floor﹣by﹣floor，which is bound to encourage people to linger longer and spend more．
There are plenty of ways to delight the bookstore customer，but few are easily changed into money．The consensus is that bookstores need to become cultural destinations where people are prepared to pay good money to hear a concert，see a film or attend a talk．The programming will have to be intelligent and the space comfortable．Given how common it is for shoppers to browse in shops only to buy online later，some wonder whether it makes sense to charge people for the privilege．Victoria Barnsley，head of HarperCollins，thinks it might be a good idea．She cited similar experiments among clothing retailers to charge customers for trying on merchandise．
But forcing people to pay for the privilege of potentially paying for goods could discourage shoppers altogether．A more attractive idea might be a membership scheme like those offered by museums and Other cultural venues．Unlike reward cards，which offer discounts and other nominal benefits，a club membership could provide priority access to events （talks，literary workshops，retreats） and a private
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lounge where members can eat，drink and meet authors before events．Different memberships could tailor to the needs of children and students．
To survive and thrive，bookstores should celebrate the book in all its forms：rare，second﹣hand，digital，self﹣printed and so on．Digital and hybrid readers should have the option of buying e﹣books in﹣store，and budding authors should have access to self﹣printing book machines．The latter have been slower to take off in Britain，but in America bookstores are finding them to be an important source of revenue．\，almost identical to that of a book printed by a major publishing house，\，owner of a leading independent bookstore in Washington，DC，called Politics&Prose．His shop leases an Espresso Book Machine and makes it available to customers．
The bookstore of the future will have to work hard．Service will be knowledgeable and personalized，the inventory expertly selected，spaces well﹣designed and the cultural events enticing．Whether bookstores，especially small independents are up to the challenge，is not clear．
The fate of these stores is a cliffhanger．
63．What will be the future of bookstores？ A．Bright． B．Unclear． C．Helpless． D．Promising．
64．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a strategy to help a bookstore to be successful？ A．Attractive presentations around the entrance． B．Suitable spacing arrangements． C．Luxurious decorations． D．A bar and cafe．
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A．Charges on privileges． B．Club memberships． C．Periodic discounts． D．Reward cards．
66．To survive，bookstores should ． A．find ways to attract children and students B．offer more second﹣hand books C．lower the price of books
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A．I learned that a poorly worded apology can result in lasting anger． B．Righting a wrong can be especially challenging when it involves family members，who may be inclined to cite histo ry as an excuse for hurtful behavior． C．I suggest apologizing for your own part in the incident，however small it may be． D．I recently discovered that a sincere apology can be a powerful medicine with surprising value for the giver as well as he recipient． E．The best apologies are short and don't include explanations that can undo them F．And even when an apology is offered with the best of intentions，it can be seriously undermined by the way in which it is worded Most people say\sorry\times a day fora host of trivial affronts﹣accidentallybumping into someone or failing to hold open a door．These apologies are easy and usually readily accepted，often with a response like，\problem．\，when\sorry\the words needed to right truly hurtful words，acts or inaction，they can be the hardest ones to say． （67） ．
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（68） ．After learning that a neighbor who had assaulted me verbally was angry about an oversight I was not aware I had committed，I wrote a letter in the hope of ending the hostility．Without offering any excuses，I apologized for my overnight in etiquette and respect．I said I was not asking for or expecting forgiveness．Then I delivered the letter with a jar of my homemade jam．Expecting nothing in return，I was greatly relieved when my doorbell rang and the neighbor thanked me warmly for what I had said and done．
According to psychologist Harriet Lerner，apologies followed by rationalizations are\．When\，it's an excuse that counters the sincerity of the original message． （69） ，\？
Nor should a request for forgiveness be part of an apology．The offended party may accept a sincere apology but still be unready to forgive the mistake．Forgiveness，should it come，may depend on a demonstration going forward that offense will not be repeated．
（70） ．History can be used as an explanation，not an excuse．It should involve a conversation that allows the hurt party to express anger and pain if an apology，however sincere，is to heal a broken connection，\．
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ofthepassageinnomorethan60words．Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible． 71．（9分）I used to joke that I spoke French like a 3﹣year﹣old．Until I met a French 3﹣year﹣old and couldn't keep the conversation．This was after a year of intense study，including at least two hours a day with self﹣instruction software and weekend classes，followed by two weeks of an immersion program at one of the top
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language schools in France．
My failure was in fact quite unremarkable．Despite advertising claims，learning a foreign language is a challenging task for any adult．In the end，though，it turns out that spending a year\done for my 57﹣year﹣old brain．
In the last few years．I was unable to hold a list of four grocery items in my mind．So to reassure myself that nothing was wrong，I took a cognitive assessment just before tackling French．The result wasanything but reassuring：I scored below average for my age group in nearly all of the categories，especially on the composite memory test and the visual memory test．
After a year of struggling with the language，I retook cognitive assessment，and the results shocked me．My scores had improved，placing me above average in 7of 10categories，and average in the other three．Studying a language had been like drinking from a mental fountain of youth．
What might explain such an improvement？Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Northwestern Uni versity noted that the cognitive tasks involved in language study﹣like working memory，inductive reasoning，sound discrimination and task switching﹣map closely related to the areas of the brain that are most associated with declines due to aging．
If my experience is any indication，you might be better off by studying a language．Not only is that a far more useful and enjoyable activity than an abstract brain game，but as a reward for your efforts，you can treat yourself to a trip abroad．That's why I plan to spend the next year\．
V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into Engli sh, using the words given in the brackets.
72．（1分）已经有越来越多的人求助于瑜伽（yoga）来缓解生活中的压力．（turn） ．
73．（1分）在这样一个老龄化问题严重的发展中国家，权威部门推迟了退休年
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