★Food agency takes on industry over junk labelsFelicity LawrenceThursday December 28，2006The Guardian1.Consumers are to be presented with two rival new year advertising campaigns as the Food Stand
★Search begins for ‘Earth’ beyond solar systemStaff and agenciesWednesday December 27，2006Guardian Unlimited1.A European spacecraft took off today to spearhead the search for another “Earth
★Don‘t wash those fossils!Standard museum practice can wash away DNA.1.Washing，brushing and varnishing fossils — all standard conservation treatments used by many fossil hunters and museum cur
Next Year Marks the EU’s 50th Anniversary of the TreatyA.After a period of introversion and stunned self-disbelief， continental European governments will recover their enthusiasm for pan-European
New weapon to fight cancer1. British scientists are preparing to launch trials of a radical new way to fight cancer， which kills tumours by infecting them with viruses like the common cold.2. If suc
1. A TRIP to the supermarket may not seem like an exercise in psychological warfare—but it is. Shopkeepers know that filling a store with the aroma of freshly baked bread makes people feel hungry an
True/False/Not Given ExercisesWhen was the last time you saw a frog? Chances are， if you live in a city， you have not seen one for some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads
Practice 2Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined to change forever the way in which humans communicate， namely， the Information Superhi
Practice 3The Australian political scene is dominated by two major parties that have quite different political agendas. However， the policies of the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party have
Practice 4?Para 1.?The need for a satisfactory education is more important than ever before. Nowadays， without a qualification from a reputable school or university， the odds of landing that plum