【正文】 s the sheer concentration of individuals in possession of power, wealth or knowledge that makes the privately run Forum so desirable to its participants. The thousand chief executives who attend its annual meeting control, between them, more than 70 percent of international trade. Every year, they are joined by a couple of dozen presidents and prime ministers, by senior journalists, a c。ll be a little closer to the real elite. Next year, they, too, might be invited to the private receptions for Bill Clinton, Kofi Annan or Bill Gates. instead of having to stand on the conference center39。s an IGWEL?39。m an IGWEL.39。t bother with that any, longer. I39。o d sponsored me. on the way to my first meeting. I asked him if he was ing: and he said, 39。s a Davos club. I39。s reall3 going on. A leading British businessman was wearing a white badge, but it bore a small logo on the top lefthand corner: GLT. What39。re a colour. Why does anyone put up with being treated like this? t asked a Financial Times correspondent. Because we all live in hope of being white badges, he said. Then we39。 dinner. Orange badges are not allowed. Then, later, reluctantly: If you39。t sit here. All seats are reserved for white badges. Coloured badges have to stand. An acquaintance invited me to a dinner he was hosting: There are people I39。t e in here. Side entrance, please. I stood in line again, this time behind Puffa jackets and Newsweek journalists, waiting to collect my orange badge. Once inside. I found that the seminar I wanted to go to was being held ill a halfempty room. 39。ve never invited me. Three days later, t queued in the snow outside the conference center in Davos, standing behind mink coals and cashmere overcoats, watched over by39。 refers to_______. (A) psychologists (B) cards (C) emotions (D) friends 18. If you fail to learn how to work with your emotions,_______. (A) you will sooner or later break down (B) you will be an active figure in shadow boxing (C) you will be afraid of expressing almost any emotion (D) you will spend more time searching for spiritual meaning 19. Which of the following ways to control emotions is NOT remended in the passage? (A) To talk as much as possible. (B) To lean into the disfort. (C) To develop a creative outlet. (D) To try expressing a little emotion. 20. What main idea is discussed in the passage? (A) How to develop your emotions. (B) How to check your emotions. (C) How to handle your emotions. (D) How to express your emotions. Questions 2125 You39。ll take a mile. (para. 2), 39。 suggests Coleman, Saying you feel a little sad or a little scared feels safer than a full declaration of vulnerability. ?Lean into the disfort. Rather than avoiding a feeling that you39。 expressing a little emotion. Start with feelings you can control, find a sympathetic ear and use the term 39。s greatest art, music and literature was created by the allegedly emotionally challenged sex. ? Release stress and anger through exercise. When you get to the breaking point where you just want to put your head through a wall, taking a tenminute timeout isn39。 in fact be the most sensitive, observes Christian. Yet men can bee more emotionally expressive without tears or fears. Here are some ways to start: ? Develop a creative outlet. Hobbies like painting or playing a musical instrument can tap into a man39。ve reconnected with old friends. I talk about the big questions of life. 1 search for spiritual meaning. Guys, Try These In his Dirty Harry days, Clint Eastwood never flinched. Now as a husband, father and Oscarwinning director of movies that explore the depths of men39。s only a matter of time until the house of cards that you are falls apart. For Kim Garretson, that day came four years ago when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. As often happens when illness strikes men, he realized he had nothing to lose, and everything to gain, by letting himself feel. I39。t learn how to work with your emotions, you39。re afraid that if you give emotions an inch, they39。s so much frustration when you cut off something that is you. Yet that39。t express much of anything, but once in a while, I39。 says Kim Garretson, 54, a corporate strategist in Minneapolis, who once erupted into volcanic fur5。s principal industry is_______. (A) fellwalking (B) snowskiing (C) sheepfarming (D) animalhunting 13. Because the sheep in the hills are unfenced tootandmouth disease might _______. (A) spread beyond the lakes (B) annihilate thousands of horses (C) lead to the virtual end of the tourist industry (D) destroy the flocks of sheep pletely 14. Why were some hotels described as enterprising? (A) Because hundreds of bookings had been cancelled. (B) Because they decided to keep open during the winter. (C) Because they still held dinner parties and young farmers reunions. (D) Because they substituted a training programme of films and simulated climbs. 15. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true during Christmas time in 1968? (A) The seasonal dances, festivals and other social occasions were abandoned. (B) The weather in the Lake District was ideal for brisk outdoor activities. (C) The foxes were stalking closer to the farms and the flocks of turkeys. (D) The ice was bearing on some of the lakes in the district. Questions 1620 Why Men Explode Although women get angry just as often as men, rage remains the prototypical male emotion. My kids still talk about my 39。 reunions eliminated. All youth hostels were closed. At least one climbing club, unable to climb, substituted a training programme of films and simulated climbs on the more substantial municipal buildings. The weather in the area was dry, crisp, windless and cold, in fact ideal for brisk outdoor activities. But nobody was able to enjoy it. Everything was stopped: hunti