【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 es of these small pieces of plastic. They prevent need to carry large amounts of cash and are always useful in emergencies．All the credit card organizations charge interest on a monthly basis which may work out as high as 25 per cent a year, yet sensible purchasing using a card can mean that you obtain up to seven weeks, interestfree credit．Using the card abroad, where items frequently take a long time to be included on your account, can extend this period even further．It is worthwhile shopping around before deciding on a particular credit card. It is necessary to consider the amount of credit granted。 interest rates, which may vary slightly。 the number and range of outlets（經(jīng)銷店）, though most cards cover major garages, hotels, restaurants and department stores。 and of course, what happens if your card is lost or stolen．A credit card thief may be sitting on a potential goldmine particularly if there is a delay in reporting the loss of the card．However, if used wisely, a credit card can cost nothing, or at least help to tide you over a period of financial difficulty．60．The hotheaded are people who ________． A．spend more money than they have B．spend less money than other people C．save money D．make money61．The disadvantage of credit cards is ________．　 A．to enable you to buy things without carrying large amount of cash　 B．to encourage people to spend more money　 C．to be always useful in emergencies D．to help people tide over a period of financial difficulty62．Deciding on a particular credit, you do not have to consider ________． A．the amount of credit granted　　 B．the number and range of outlets　 C．the possibility of loss of money D．the department stores where you are going to use your credit cards63．The underlined words in the last paragraph probably means ________． A．floating with the tide of B．going through a difficult period of C．rising and falling with the tide of D．a(chǎn)ttempting to go against the tide ofCMost shoplifters agree that the January sales offer wonderful opportunities for the hardworking thief．With the shops so crowded and the staff so busy, it does not require any extraordinary talent to help you to take one or two little things and escape unnoticed. It is known, in the business, as “hoisting”．But the hoisting game is not what it used to be．Even at the height of the sales, shoplifters today never know if they are being watched by one of those evil little balls that hang from the ceilings of so many department stores above the most desirable goods．As if that was not trouble enough for them, they can now be filmed at work and obliged to attend a showing of their performance in court．Selfridges was the first big London store to install closedcircuit videotape equipment to watch its sales floors．In October last year the store won its first court case for shoplifting using an evidence a videotape clearly showing a couple stealing dresses．It was an important test case which encouraged other stores to install similar equipment．When the balls, called sputniks, first make an appearance in shops, it was widely believed that their only function was to frighten shoplifters．Their somewhat ridiculous appearances, the curious holes and red lights going on and off, certainly make the theory believable．It did not take long, however, for serious shoplifters to start showing suitable respect．Soon after the equipment was in operation at Selfridges, store detective Brian Chadwick was sitting in the control room watching a woman secretly putting bottles of perfume into her bag． “As she turned to go,” Chadwick recalled, “she suddenly looked up at the ‘sputnik’ and stopped. She could not possibly have seen that the camera was trained on her because it is pletely hidden, but she must have had a feeling that I was looking at her．”“For a moment she paused, but then she returned to counter and started putting everything back．When she had finished, she opened her bag towards the camera to show it was empty and hurried out of the store．”64．January is a good month for shoplifters because ________．　 A．they don’t need to wait for staff to serve them　 B．they don’t need any previous experience as thieves　 C．January sales offer wonderful opportunities for them　 D．there are so many people in the store 65．The case last October was important because ________．　 A．the store got the dresses back　 B．the equipment was able to frighten shoplifters　 C．other shops found out about the equipment　 D．the kind of evidence supplied was accepted by court66．The woman stealing perfume ________．　 A．guessed what the sputniks were for 　 B．was frightened by its shape C．could see the camera filming her D．knew that the detective had seen her67．The woman’s action before leaving the store shows that she ________．　 A．was sorry for what she had done　 B．decided she didn’t want what she had picked up 　 C．was afraid she would be arrested D．wanted to prove she had not intended to steal anythingD Ron Meyer is the president and COO（首席運營官） of Universal Studios．As one of the most successful business leaders in Hollywood, he heads up Universal Pictures and Universal Parks amp。 Resorts．He’s the guy who oversees the production of Multimilliondollar extravaganzas（作品） like King Kong and Cinderella Man．Meyer’s story sounds like the plot of one of his motion pictures．He grew up in a modest home where there was little ine．It was a big deal to go to a restaurant．At 15, he quit high school and spent his time hanging out with the neighborhood toughs（流氓）．He was then a kid quick with his fists who seemed to get into fights somewhat regularly．At one point, he was separated from others with an infectious disease, having no TV and nothing to do．His mother sent him two books．One was The Amboy Dukes, a novel about kids in street gangs．The other was The Flesh Peddlers, about a guy in the talent agency（星探公司） who lived a successful life．“I realized,” he says, “that I was no longer that silly kid I had been, and I wanted to change my lif