With the passing of Steve Jobs, the tech industry has lost one of its most respected heroes. So where will the industry turn for inspiration, now that Jobs is gone? New Apple CEO, Tim Cook, will keep the business going, but he is unlikely to inspire the same kind of devotion as Jobs. Facebook owner, Mark Zuckerberg, has star power, but he and his company are still too young and untested. At Google, Larry Page is too awkward, and Eric Schmidt too clever, and a lot of the company's recent products are unfinished. But there's one tech leader who just might fill the gap: Amazon's Jeff Bezos. Bezos runs his business the same way as Steve Jobs ran his, with a focus on long-term value over short-term profits and a willingness to invest in seemingly unrelated new areas. Steve Jobs converted Apple from personal computers into music with the iPod, and then into cellphones with the iPhone. It worked, and made Apple into the biggest and richest tech company in the world. Jeff Bezos is doing the same thing at Amazon. In 2006, Amazon noticed it had a lot of spare capacity in its data centers. So it started renting out some of that capacity to some companies. Now, hundreds of newly-established Internet companies, including big names like Foursquare and Yelp, run their businesses on Amazon Web Services. Somehow, an outline bookseller became the most important provider of "cloud computing". In 2007, Amazon introduced its e-reader, the Kindle. The product developed slowly for a couple of years, and then started to take off in 2010 with the third generation. It sells for US$199, which is hundreds of dollars less than Apple's iPad, but it has similar functions to the iPad. No wonder Amazon has to build millions more than it expected to meet demand. What might be the best title for the passage? A) Amazon's Jeff Bezo and his talents B) The Unknown Truth about Amazon C) Apple and Amazon---Which Is the Legend? D) Amazon's Jeff Bezos---the Next Steve Jobs
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Who do you feel closer to -- your mom or your dad? In almost every culture in the world, mothers are thought to be more important than fathers during children's development and more likely to build strong bonds with their children. This belief had existed for a long time until scientists started asking a new question: What do fathers contribute to their children besides their genes? They must mean something, or they would have disappeared from children's lives at an earlier time in evolution . So, a new science of fatherhood was born. American journalist Paul Raeburn collected the discoveries over the years and put them into his new book, Do Fathers Matter? What Science Is Telling Us About the Parent We've Overlooked, hoping to make people better see the many ways that fathers influence their children. For example, Ronald Preston Rohner, a scientist at the University of Connecticut, US, spent several years studying how being accepted or rejected by parents influences children's personality. He found that children who are accepted by both their parents are usually independent and hold a positive worldview while those who feel turned down by either parent may turn out hostile and negative. Melanie Horn-Mallers, a psychologist at California State University, found that sons who have happy memories of their fathers are better able to handle day-to-day stress after growing up. Another study, by Richard Koestner at McGill University, Canada, focused on how children develop empathy . After looking at various possible factors, Koestner found one to be more important than others -- how much time their fathers spend with them. "We were amazed to find that how affectionate parents were with their children didn't matter much to the development of empathy," said Koestner. "And we were astounded at how strong the father's influence was." Indeed, evidence shows that fathers make unique contributions to their children's happiness. However, that doesn't mean that children in families without fathers are definitely going to... It's been discovered by scientists that children feeling refused by their parents _ . A) often shape their own ideas B) are less likely to be successful C) usually manage to live with stress D) tend to hold negative worldviews
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Q: As the forceful king of Macedonia , Alexander the Great overthrew the Persian Empire, becoming a hero that would survive centuries after his death. Born in 356 B.C., Alexander III was the son of Philip II and Olympias. Alexander's parents wanted him to receive the finest education, and arranged for him to study under Aristotle, regarded as one of the greatest scholars. Alexander's father was a strong leader. Philip II built an impressive army and established the Macedonian kingdom; he was even planning to attack Persia shortly before his death. In 336, Philip was murdered by one of his guards. Although it was obvious that the guard had a personal hatred, there are clues that other people were related to it. After Alexander was cleared as a suspect, he succeeded his father without opposition, and killed those said to be responsible for his father's murder, as well as all rivals. He was then just 20 years old. He then prepared to attack Persia. In the spring of 334, Alexander led the army made up of nearly 50,000 soldiers into Asia, which is called "the most powerful military expedition ever to leave Greece", He soundly defeated the Persian army at the Granicus River, sending a strong message to Darius III, leader of the Persian Empire. In 333, Alexander faced Darius at Issus, a mountain pass. The Macedonian army was greatly outnumbered but able to work the narrow mountain passageway to their advantage. Darius managed to escape. Continuing down the Mediterranean Coast, Alexander took every city in his path. In 332 Alexander declared Egypt to be part of the Greek Empire and was crowned Pharaoh . When Alexander left Egypt in 331, he defeated the Persians again and was crowned leader of Asia. In 323, however, Alexander developed a fever on the way back home and died 10 days later at Babylon. He was just 33 years old. According to the passage, we can infer _ . A) Aristotle taught Alexander how to defeat other nations B) Alexander was happy about his father's death C) Persia is tougher to defeat than Egypt D) Macedonia soon declined after Alexander died
A: C
The Field Museum Hours Regular hours are 9:OOam - -5 :00 pm, daily. Last admission at 4:00 pm. Open every day except Christmas. Admission We have several ticket choices for you to choose from. Advance tickets may be purchased at the will - call booth in person at the museum before 4 :00 pm. Getting Here The Field Museum is located on Chicago's Museum Campus, at 1400S, Lake Shore Drive , just south of Roosevelt Rd. How to get here : by car or public transit or free trolley. Parking Visitor parking in all lots on the Museum Campus is $ 15 per day. This includes the Adler lot, the north garage, the Waldron garage and the east museum lot. Hours for the north garage and Adler lot are 5 :00am - 5 :00pm. Mon - Fri and 6:00am - 5 :00pm weekends ; east museum lot 9 :00am - 3 :00pm. Designated handicapped parking is available in every lot. When all other lots are full, parking will be made available in the remote south lot for $8 per day. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the parking lot will only accept cash payment,which will need to be paid upon entering the garage. Please note :These hours and rates are for daytime only and do not apply when special events are scheduled at the museums or Soldier Field. Getting here during Chicago Bears Home Games During bears home games and other major special events at Soldier Field, access to the Museum Campus can be challenging. No museum visitor parking is available on the Museum Campus during bears home games. However,public transit remains a great way to get to the Campus every day of the year. For more information , call the Regional Transportation Authority at ( 312) 836 - 7000 or visit www. rtachicago. com. Additional parking is available at the Monroe Street garage, located at 350East Monroe Street. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A) The museum is opened all the year around. B) You can usually pay your parking in check. C) During bears home games visitors can park on the museum Campus for free. D) After 4:00 pm you are not allowed to enter the museum.
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