【正文】 to online shopping. B An old lady was walking with her basket down the middle of a street in Petrograd to the great confusion of the traffic and with no small danger to was pointed out to her that the pavement was the place for pedestrians, but she replied:“I’m going to walk where I ’ve got liberty now.”It did not occur to the dear old lady that if liberty entitled（授權(quán)） the pedestrian to walk down the middle of the road,then the end of such liberty would be universal would be getting in everybody else’s way and nobody would get liberty would have bee social chaos. There is a danger of the world getting libertydrunk in these days like the old lady,and it is just as well to remind ourselves of what the rule of the road means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved, the liberties of everybody must be the policeman steps into the middle of the road and puts out his hand,he is the symbol not of tyranny（暴政） ,but of liberty. Liberty is not a personal affair only,but a social contract（契約） .In matters which do not touch anybody else’s liberty,of course,I may be as free as 1 I go down the street dressed strangely,who shall say me no?We have a whole kingdom in which we rule alone and can do what we directly we step out of that kingdom,our personal liberty of action bees qualified by other people’s liberty. We all tend to fet reasonable consideration for the rights or feelings of others is the base of social conduct. does the first paragraph serve as? background. introduction. ment. explanation. is an example of getting libertydrunk? anywhere you like. along the pavement. whatever you like. loud noises in the wild. might the author have stated his “rule of the road” (Paragraph 2) as? the orders of policemen. what you like in private. walk in the middle of the road. not behave inconsiderately in public. does the underlined word “qualified” (Paragraph 3) mean? . . . . C It was an old apartment building,in which many parts are made of of the warning of firemen, the residents wouldn’t move out because they were poor and had nowhere to go. One night,the building was on residents began to run for their half of the population had got themselves out,the wooden staircases broke remaining residents rushed to the roof of the third floor, which had not been touched by the flames yet,waiting for the firemen to rescue did arrive in a short the fire engines and ladders could not reach the building as the alley was too narrow to allow the passage. The situation was critical,since the fire might bum the roof at any firemen placed a few cushions on the floor,and got some quills from the nearby houses to add to the they asked the people on the burning building to jump on the pile after they had shown man jumped down,bottom touching the pile,uninjured. Another person jumped down,uninjured...They jumped one after another,all safe. Finally,Singermary became the only remaining one on the roof,hesitating while the fire was swallowing the roof shouted:“Jump,jump!”Singermary jumped,but she jumped head down with open were amazed and greatly could she do such a jump?It was a suicide gesture!Fortunately,the cushions were very did not die,but injured seriously,saying with what strength she got:“Please take me to hospital! ”She was pregnant,and she had jumped head down in order to keep the child was mother’s love!People were deeply moved. did the wooden staircase break down? half of the residents ran out. the residents discovered the fire. the firemen arrived. moment the fire started. couldn’t the firemen put out the fire? cushions blocked the way. fire engines were too old. building was made of wood. alley was not wide enough. did Singermary jump in a different way? reduce the danger. cover her fright. protect her child. shock her neighbours. 31 .What would be the best title for the passage? of Neighbourhood ’s Love Firemen Urgent Rescue D We know a lot about the advantages and disadvantages of reading a hardcopy book vs reading electronically. The problem is,many of us refuse to listen. Don’t get me wrong:Digital reading has some real people what they like most about reading on digital screens,and you hear ove