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bay.These can range from old fashioned bolts and bars to the latest electronic devices.A monent’s reflection,however,is enough to bring us face to face with the following puzzle:we may have locked the evils out,but in doing so we have locked ourselves in.This hardly seems a civilized way of life.

Statistics show that at some point in your life, you will get robbed. Things get even worse for apartment dwellers because so many people pass in and out of an apartment building, and it is much (1) to keep non-residents out. So what to do? Don't panic. Yes, apartments are (2) to robbery, but there are options other than barricading yourself in your apartment with a shotgun. We suggest that you use some common sense to (3) that target from your door. Then the burglar will rob the less guarded, not you.

We know what you're thinking: \Who'd want to steal a half can of Diet Coke and an (4) toothbrush?\apartment, you have every reason not to worry. However, if you have something you'd like to keep — say, a TV, a stereo, a computer, a Picasso — it's wise to be (5) .

Your goal is not to set up any (6) security systems to hold (7) at bay; your goal is to keep criminals from even trying to (8) into your apartment in the first place. If someone really wants to break in, (9) are that he/she is going to find a way by breaking a window or climbing up the fire escape. Therefore, you should remove all (10) that say, \look at me! Lots of goodies and no security! Come on in!\Lock the door when you leave. Don't leave the windows open all day long. Don't tape notes on the door directed to your mate reading \Just use your brains!

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4When Henry Ford announced he was going to produce an automobile that would be affordable（付得起） to the general population, he probably did not realize what a great impact （作用）his achievement would have on life

in the United States and, eventually,（最后） the world. Ford’s use of mass production strategies （战略）to manufacture the Model T started a new era in personal transportation. As a result,（因此） roads were built for the sake of cars and the greater mobility（流动性） of people. With cars and the roads, having a business of one’s own became a lot more feasible（可行性）. Every type of business sprung up. Customers could easily get to the stores no matter where （无论怎样）they were in town, provided （假如）there was a road, so businesses no longer had to be located at a town’s center.

And what about the family vacation？ Families packed（拥挤的）into their cars and drove across the country to explore（探究） the new frontier, stopping at every possible roadside attraction (吸引）on the way. There was no limit to where you could go and what you could see. The car offered a sense of independence and, as Americans particularly hated to be restricted,(限制) they fell in love with the automobile instantly.（立即） On average（平均的）, each American household owns two or more cars. As the world gets more complicated, driving cars around helps people cope with （与?相适应）

the demands of modern life.

If you ask people what qualities define（规定） Americans, they will probably say that the two dominating （支配）characteristics of an American are inventiveness and independence. America is truly the land of cars and car culture 2.

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advancements have come up with ways to cover signs of aging ,there is no stopping the process..during the closing period in the lifespan of human beings,peopil tempt to move away from more ddesirable previous periods,often called for usefulness.

Age sixty is usually considered the dividing line between middle and old age. It is the time where you are