mekool

Direction：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionentitledAskingforLeaveofAbsence.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtothefollowingguidelines：

Yournameandrole：Sam，asophomoreinEnglishClassTwo

YourForeignTeacher’sname：Ms.Riddle

Incident：youcannotcometoherclassforsomereason

Task：writeheranote，askingforleaveofabsence

AskingforLeaveofAbsence

To：Ms.Riddle，mydearOralEnglishteacher

From：Sam，arespectfulsophomorestudentofyoursinOralEnglishClassTwo

Date：January8，2005

Subject：AskingforL

eaveofAbsence

DearMs.Riddle，

IwouldliketoknowifIcouldaskforacasualleaveofabsencefromyourOralEnglishclassthisWednesdaymorning.

YesterdayeveningIgotaphonecallfrommycousin，whoisnowrunningasmallfirminsuburbsofthiscity.Heneedsaninterpreterfortwodaysbutcannotfindthemostreliableperson，sohewantsmetohaveatry.Personally，IregardthisasagoldenopportunitytoputwhatIhavelearnedinyourclassintopractice，butIneedyourpermissionofabsence.IfyouthinkImaygoandhelphimgetoverthedifficulty，Iamconfident

thatI‘lldoagoodjobandbothofuswillgrateful.

Earnestlyyours，

Sam

Direction：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionentitledOnPowerFailure.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtothefollowingguidelines（giveninChinese）：

OnPowerFailure

Recently，everymorningwhenIwakeup，Ifindmyair-conditionerautomaticallyturnedoff.Ididn’tunderstandwhyatfirst，butsoonIlearnedthattherewasagreatshortageofelectricitysupplyinourcityCmyair-conditionerturnedoffbecauseofapowerfailuremidnight.

Withtherapidlyd

evelopingindustryandtheever-increasingpopulation，demandforelectricitysupplyissoaring.Besides，summersinrecentyearsaremuchhotterthanbefore，somostworkingplacesandhouseholdsareair-conditioned，whichconsumesadditionalelectricity.

Facewithsuchahardnut，wehavetofindwaystocrackit.Aboveall，inwesternareasChina，thereissurplusofelectricitysupply.So，citiesthatarethirstyforelectricitymayaskforremotehelp.Then，whenwehaveelectricity，weshouldremembertosaveit.Setyourair-conditionersat27Candyouwon’tfeellesscomforta

blethanwhentheyareat26C.Infact，somefactoriesalreadyshifttheirworkinghourstoavoidthepeaktimeofelectricityconsuming.Myparentsdon’tworkfromMondaytoFridayasbeforeCtheyworkformSaturdaytoWednesdayandhavethefollowingtwodaysoffinstead.Thisisalsoawayout，isn’tit？

三

假期即将到来，你（付萍）打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望找个外国朋友作为游伴（Travel-mate）。拟一个寻游伴的启示，交代清楚日程安排、费用分担情况、对对方的要求，说明对方和你一起出游的好处。

Travel-mateWanted

I’ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedFuPing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady―collegestudentpreferred―tomakeathreeCweektouringtripwith

me.

Myplanistosetoffnextweekend，whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming，theworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We’llgettherebytrainandstaytherefor2days，andthenwe’llheadforJinggangshan，aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere，wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheChangjiangRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghai，sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows，Shanghaiistheb

usiestandfastestdevelopingcityinChina.I’dliketohavealookatitsprosperity，sothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AndafamousChinesesayinggoes，”JustasthereisParadiseinheaven，thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth”，soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiismust.Alltogether，ourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.

Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldsplittheexpenseswithmeandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish，andIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.

Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail（

fuping@126.com）orphonecall（52222221）.

四

SupposeyouarerequiredtowriteaWantAdfortheDean.Youaresupposedtobasethisadontheoutlinegivenbelow：

StudentConsultanttotheDeanWanted

Duties：meetingwithstudents；presentingoralandwrittenreports；attendingsessions

Requirements：full-timestudentwithastrongsenseofresponsibility

Salary：6000RMBanacademicyear

TimeCommitment：15hweekly

Deadline：Dec.23；toLiMeng74543322

TheofficeofDeanofstudentsislookingforaStudentConsultanttotheDeanfortheupcomingacademicyear.

Dutiesofthis

positionwillinclude：meetingwithstudentsasindividualsandgroupstodiscussissues，opinions，problems，complainssuggestionsandrecommendationsregardingallareasofcollegepolicy；presentingregularlyoralandwrittenreportstotheDeanofstudents；andattendingvariouscollegesessionsinthecapacityasthestudentspokesperson.

Candidatesshouldbefull-timestudentsofthiscollege.Theidealapplicantwillbeskilledinreportwritingandoralcommunication；willgetalongwithotherindividuals；andwilldemonstrateastrongsenseofresponsibility.

Thesalaryofthispos

itionis6000RMBanacademicyear，andthetimerequiredforthisjobis15hoursaweek.ApplicantscanmakeatelephonecalltoLiMengbeforeDec.23.Thephonenumberis74543322

五

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

1.新闻媒体披露，徐州某中学1000多名学生签名，庄严承诺“远离网吧”

2.分析“远离网吧”运动的原因

3.作出对比的评论

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

IthasbeenreportedthatamiddleschoolinXuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed“AwayfromNet-bar”.Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromisethattheywillnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthenearingofthesummervacation，thiscamp

aignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthydevelopmentoftheminors.

Theinternethasbroughtpeoplegreatconvenienceingettinginformation，entertainmentandcontactwithothers，andithasalsobenefitedsomebusinessmen，especiallytheownerofnet-bars.Whileitistruethatmostnet-barsarerunninglegally，itisalsotruethatsomeareofferingunhealthyprogramsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Sincemostmiddleschoolstudentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardlytellwhichbarsaredoingwellandwhichonesarenot，itisonlyadvisablethattheystayawayfrom

all.Besides，stayingawayfromnet-barsalsodoesgoodtostudents’physicalhealth.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthecomputerscreen，boththeireyesightandphysiquesuffer.

Obviously，theAwayfromNet-barsCampaignisanactivitythatisworthadvocatinganditmeritsotherschools’reference

Beingonlineisnolongersomethingstrangeinourlife.Tosomedegree，ithasbecomepartofourdailylife.Wecandoalotofthingsonline，suchassearchingforinformationandcommunicatingwithfriendsfarandnear.Butrecentlyanotherhelpfulonlineactivityhas

becomevery“in”.Thatisonlineeducation.

Whycouldonlineeducationbesopopularwithinsuchashortperiodoftime？Amongotherreasons，thequickdevelopmentoftheinternetshouldbeanessentialone，whichmakesallourdreamsofattendingclassinthedistancepossible.Anotherunderlyingreasonisthequickdevelopmentofbothsocietyandtechnology.Today，modernscienceandtechnologyisdevelopingwithlighteningspeed.Tocatchupwiththisdevelopmentweallfeelanurgentandstrongdesiretostudy.However，duetothegreatpaceofmodernsociety，manypeoplearetoobusyt

ostudyfulltimeatschool.Onlineeducationjustcomestotheiraid.

Personally，Iappreciatethisnewformofeducation.It’sindeedahelpfulcomplementtothetraditionaleducationalmeans.Itcanprovidedifferentlearnerswithmoreflexibleandversatilewaysoflearning.Mostofall，withonlineeducation，wecansicktoourjobsandatthesametimestudyandabsorbthelatestknowledge.

AirPollution

health，surroundedby，smog，anythingbut，gases，impurities，absorb，poisonous，tryhard，blackedout

Weallknowthatcleanairisimportanttogoodhealth.Wherever

yougoandwhateveryoudo，youarealwayssurroundedbyaseaofgasesthatwecallair.Ifthereareimpuritiesintheair，theymaybeabsorbedbyourbodiesandmakeusill.Weneedcleanair，butunfortunately，airpollutionisgloballypresent，especiallyincities.

Manylargecitiesareanythingbutpollution-free.Ourcitieshavemanyfactories，whichweneedtomakefood，clothingandotherthings.Everyyearthesefactoriespourmillionsuponmillionsoftonsofsmogintoair.Powerplantsandhousesthatburncoaladdgreatlytoairpollution.Besides，therearemorecarsincit

iesnow.Onceoutonthestreets，theywilltakeinfreshairandreplaceitwithpoisonousgases.

Ourcountryistryinghardtopreventandcontrolairpollution.Aslongaseverycitizenalsorealizesitsimportanceandmakesjoinefforts，thedaywillcomesoonwhenpeoplewilltakeinonlycleanair.Then，thesunlightwillnolongerbeblackenedoutbysmokeandsoot.

八

Direction：Readthefollowingadcarefully，andyou，bynameofWangPeng，arethenaskedtowriteareplytoapplyforthejob.Remembertosendyourlettertothecompanyasgiveninthead.Youshouldwriteabou

t120words.

DepartmentofHumanResources

LanshengBuilding

No.8560，HuaihaiZhongRoad

Shanghai，200033

WangPeng

No.31020，ZhongshanRoad

XuHuiDistrict

Shanghai，200076

January8th，2005

DearSirorMadam，

IlearnedfromBeijingYouthDailyJan.2thatyourcompanyisofferingapositionforasecretary，andit’sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethepossibilityofseekingthejob.

Igraduatedtwoyearsform**University，andobtainedabachelor’sdegreeinthefieldofbusinessmanagement.Duringmystayintheuniversitymymajorcoursesincludedmacro-ec

onomics，businesscommunicationskillsmarketingandcomputerapplications.Iwasespeciallyfondofthecommunicationskillswhichenabledmetodealwithpeopleandthingaroundwell.

UpongraduationIengagedwithHPChinaBranchasanassistanttotheheadofMarketingDepartment.Myresponsibilitiesconsistedofcarryingoutmarketsurveys，writingreportsandorganizingmeetingswithinthedepartment.Thisistwo-yearexperiencehashelpedmealotinmanyways.Inparticular，Ibecomeincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofco-ordinationandco-operationamongco-workers.Ialsobelie

vetheexperiencewillqualifymeforthecurrentvacancyinyourcompany.

IpassedCET-6withhighmarks.MyspokenEnglishisalsofluentenoughtoorganizemeetingsinEnglish，whichwasactuallymyroutineworkinHP.MostofmymarketreportswerepresentedinEnglish，asmyformerbossisanativeEnglishspeaker.

Ienclosehereinmyresumeandsomerelevantdocumentsasrequired.Andifyouneedanyfurtherinformationonme，IalsoreferyoutoMr.Johnson，myex-colleague，whoisavailableat021-66668888.

Iappreciateyoursincereconsiderationofme，andamlookingforwardtoan

earlyinterviewwithyou.

Sincerelyyours，

WangPeng

ToBeasmallFishinaBigPondoraBigFishinaSmallPond？

distinctdifferencesbetweenbeingasmallfishisabigpondandabigfishinasmallpond，soitiswithworkingasasubordinateinalargeenterpriseandpresidinginasmallfirm.

Withtheformer，youcanderiveadeepsenseofsatisfactionfrombeingamemberofawell-knownorganizationsuchasGeneralMotors，ortheBellTelephoneSystem.Youhavetheopportunitiesoflearningfromexperiencedexecutivesandknowingaboutthestandardworkingprocess.

Withth

elatter，youhavegreaterresponsibilitiesandyourdecisionmaybringimmediateeffect.Normallyyouareexposetovariousexperiencesandexpectedtodoagreatmanythingwithoutmuchhelporguidance.

PersonallyIprefertoworkinasmallenterprise，wheremyprospectofpromotionisgoodaslongasIworkhard.Totellthetruth，I’dratherbecomeawell-knownandimportantfigurewithinmyownsmallpond.

Somepeopleenjoylivingtogetherwiththeirparentsaftertheyhavegrownup.Theyholdtheopinionbecause，livingwithparents，theycantakebettercareoftheir

parentsandviceversa.Meanwhile，theycanturntotheirparentsforhelpiftheygetintotroubleorhavesomedifficulties.Tothem，lifeinabigfamilyseemstobemoreenjoyablethanthatinasmallfamily.

Others，however，prefertoliveseparately.Theycherishtheideatobeindependentoftheirparents，seekmorefreedomandwishtohaveaplaceoftheirown，inwhichtheycandowhattheylike.Bedsides，theydon’twanttobeoverprotectedbytheirparentsbutlongforchancetofacethesocietybythemselves.

Astome，IlikeanindependentlifestyleinspiteofthefactI

lovemyparents.Differentgenerationshavedifferentlifestylesandvalues.Whatonegenerationslikesmaynotbeanothergeneration’sfondness.Livingseparately，eachgenerationcanenjoydifferentvalue.Inaddition，byleadinganindependentlife，Icantrainmycharacteranddevelopmyownabilitytodealwiththingsencounteredinmylife.

Everything（hekeptsaying）issomethingitisn‘t.Andeverybodyisalwayssomewhereelse.Maybeitwasthecity，beinginthecity，thatmadehimfeelhowqueereverythingwasandthatitwassomethingelse.Maybe（hekeptthinking）itwasthen

amesofthethings.Thenamesweretexandfrequentlykoid.Ortheywereflexandoidortheywereduroid（sand）orflexsan（duro），buteverythingwasglass（butnotquiteglass）andthethingthatyoutouched（thesurface，washable，crease-resistant）wasrubber，onlyitwasn‘tquiterubberandyoudidn‘tquitetouchitbutalmost.Thewall，whichwasglassbutturnedoutonbeingapproachednottobeawall，itwassomethingelse，itwasanopeningordoorway--andthedoorway（throughwhichhesawhimselfapproaching）turnedouttobesomethingelse，itwasawall.Andwhathehadeatennoth

avingagreedwithhim.

Hewasinawashablehouse，buthewasn‘tsure.Nowaboutthoserats，hekeptsayingtohimself.HemeanttheratsthattheProfessorhaddrivencrazybyforcingthemtodealwithproblemswhichwerebeyondthescopeofrats，theinsolubleproblems.Hemeanttheratsthathadbeentrainedtojumpatthesquarecardwiththecircleinthemiddle，andthecard（becauseitwassomethingitwasn‘t）wouldgivewayandlettheratintoaplacewherethefoodwas，butthenonedayitwouldbeatrickplayedontherat，andthecardwouldbechanged，andtheratwouldjumpb

utthecardwouldn‘tgiveway，anditwasanimpossiblesituation（forarat）andtheratwouldgoinsaneandintoitseyeswouldcometheunspeakablybrightimploringlookofthefrustrated，andaftertheconvulsionswereoverandthefranticracingaround，thenthepassivestagewouldsetinandthewillingnesstoletanythingbedonetoit，evenifitwassomethingelse.

Hedidn‘tknowwhichdoor（orwall）oropeninginthehousetojumpat，togetthrough，becauseonewasanopeningthatwasn‘tadoor（itwasavoid，orkid）andtheotherwasawallthatwasn‘tanopening，itwasasani

tarycupboardofthesamecolor.Hecaughtaglimpseofhiseyesstaringintohiseyes，intheandinthemwastheexpressionhehadseeninthepictureoftherats--wearyafterconvulsionsandthefranticracingaround，whentheywerewillinganddidnotmindhavinganythingdonetothem.Moreandmore（hekeptsaying）Iamconfrontedbyaproblemwhichisincapableofsolution（forthistimeevenifhechosetherightdoor，therewouldbenofoodbehindit）andthatiswhatmadnessis，andthingsseemingdifferentfromwhattheyare.Heheard，inthehousewherehewas，inthecitytowhich

hehadgone（astowardadoorwhichmight，ormightnot，giveway），anoise--notaloudnoisebutmoreofalowprefabricatedhumming.Itcamefromaplaceinthebaseofthewall（orstat）wherethefluecarryingthefilterableairwas，andnotfarfromtheMinipiano，whichwasmadeofthesamematerialnailbrushesaremadeof，andwhichwasunderthestairs.‘This，too，hasbeentested，‘shesaid，pointing，butnotatit，‘andfoundviable.‘Itwasn‘taloudnoise，hekeptthinking，sorrythathehadseenhiseyes，eventhoughitwasthroughhisowneyesthathehadseenthem.

Firstwill

cometheconvulsions（hesaid），thentheexhaustion，thenthewillingnesstoletanythingbedone.‘Andyoubetterbelieveitwillbe.‘

Allhislifehehadbeenconfrontedbysituationswhichwereincapableofbeingsolved，andtherewasadeliberatenessbehindallthis，behindthischangingofthecard（ordoor），becausetheywouldalwayswaituntilyouhadlearnedtojumpatthecertaincard（ordoor）--theonewiththecircle--andthentheywouldchangeitonyou.Therehavebeensomanydoorschangedonme，hesaid，inthelasttwentyyears，butitisnowbecomingclearthatitisanimp

ossiblesituation，andthequestioniswhethertojumpagain，eventhoughtheyruffleyouintherumpwithablastofair--tomakeyoujump.Hewishedhewasn‘tstandingbytheMinipiano.FirsttheywouldteachyoutheprayersandthePsalms，andthatwouldbetherightdoor（theonewiththecircle）andthelongsweetwordswiththeholysound，andthatwouldbetheonetojumpattogetwherethefoodwas.Thenonedayyoujumpedanditdidn‘tgiveway，sothatallyougotwasthebumponthenose，andthefirstbewilderment，thefirstyoungbewilderment.

Idon‘tknowwhethertotellhera

boutthedoortheysubstitutedornot，hesaid，theonewiththeequationonitandthepictureoftheamoebareproducingitselfbydivision.Ortheonewiththephotostaticcopyofthecheckforthirty-twodollarsandfiftycents.Butthejumpingwassolongago，althoughthebumpis...howthoseoldwoundshurt!Beingcrazythiswaywouldn‘tbesobadifonly，ifonly.Ifonlywhenyouputyourfootforwardtotakeastep，thegroundwouldn‘tcomeuptomeetyourfootthewayitdoes.Andthesamewayinthestreet（onlyImaynevergetbacktothestreetunlessIjumpattherightdoor），

thecurbcominguptomeetyourfoot，anticipatingeversodelicatelytheweightofthebody，whichissomewhereelse.‘Wecouldtakeyourname，‘shesaid，‘andsendittoyou.‘Anditwouldn‘tbesobadifonlyyoucouldreadasentenceallthewaythroughwithoutjumping（youreye）tosomethingelseonthesamepage；andthen（hekeptthinking）therewasthatmanoutinJersey，theonewhostartedtochophistreesdown，onebyone，themanwhobegantalkingabouthowhewouldtakehishousetopieces，brickbybrick，becausehefacedaproblemincapableofsolution，probably，sohebegant

ohackatthetreesintheyard，begantopluckwithtremblingfingersatthebricksinthehouse.Evenifahouseisnotwashable，itisworthtakingdown.Itisnottilllaterthattheexhaustionsetsin.

Butitisinevitablethattheywillkeepchangingthedoorsonyou，hesaid，becausethatiswhattheyarefor；andthethingistogetusedtoitandnotletitunsettlethemind.Butthatwouldmeannotjumping，andyoucan‘t.Nobodycannotjump.Therewillbenonot-jumping.Amongrats，perhaps，butamongpeoplenever.Everybodyhastokeepjumpingatadoor（theonewiththecircle

onit）becausethatisthewayeverybodyis，especiallysomepeople.Youwouldn‘twantme，standinghere，totellyou，wouldyou，aboutmyfriendthepoet（deceased）whosaid，‘MyhearthasfollowedallmydayssomethingIcannotname‘？（Ithadthecircleonit.）Andlikemanypoets，althoughfewsobeloved，heisgone.Itkilledhim，thejumping.First，ofcourse，therewerethepreliminarybouts，theconvulsions，andthecalmandthewillingness.

Irememberthedoorwiththepictureofthegirlonit（onlyitwasspring），herarmsoutstretchedinloveliness，herdress（itwastheonewith

thecircleonit）uncaught，beginningtheslow，clear，blindingcascade-andIguesswewouldallliketotrythatdooragain，foritseemedlikethewayandforawhileitwastheway，thedoorwouldopenandyouwouldgothroughwingedandexalted（likeanyrat）andthefoodwouldbethere，thewaytheProfessorhaditarranged，everythingO.K.，andyouhadchosentherightdoorfortheworldwasyoung.Thetimetheychangedthatdooronme，mynosebledforahundredhours--howdoyoulikethat，Madam？Orwouldyouprefertoshowmefurtherthroughthissostrangehouse，oryoucouldtakem

ynameandsendittome，foralthoughmyhearthasfollowedallmydayssomethingIcannotname，IamtiredofthejumpingandIdonotknowwhichwaytogo，Madam，andIamnotevensurethatIamnottiredbeyondtheenduranceofman（rat，ifyouwill）andhavetakenleaveofsanity.Whatareyoufollowingthesedays，oldfriend，afteryourrecoveryfromthelastbump？Whatisthename，orisitsomethingyoucannotname？Theratshaveanameforitbythistime，perhaps，butIdon‘tknowwhattheycallit.Icallitanditcomesinsheets，somethinglikeinsulatingboard，unattainableand

ugli-proof.

AndtherewasthemanoutinJersey，becauseIkeepthinkingabouthisterriblenecessityandthepassionandtroublehehadgonetoallthoseyearsintheindescribableabundanceofahouseholder‘sdetail，buildingtheestateandtheplantingofthetreesandinspringthelawn-dressingandinfallthebulbsforthespringburgeoning，andthewateringofthe

grassonthelonglighteveningsinsummerandthegravelforthedriveway（allhadtobethoughtout，planned）andthedecorativeborders，probably，theperennialsandthebugspray，andthebuildingofthehousefromp

lansofthearchitect，firstthesills，thenthestuds，thenthefullcornintheear，thefloorslaidonthefloortimbers，smoothed，andthenthecarpetsuponthesmoothfloorsandthecurtainsandtherodstherefor.Andthen，almostwithoutwarning，hewouldbejumpingatthesameolddooranditwouldn‘tgive：theyhadchangeditonhim，makinglifenolongersupportableundertheelmsintheelmshade，underthemaplesinthemapleshade.

‘Hereyouhavethemaximumofopennessinasmallroom.‘

Itwasimpossibletosay（maybeitwasthecity）whatmadehimfeelthewayhedid，andI

amnottheonlyoneeither，hekeptthinking--askanydoctorifIam.Thedoctors，theyknowhowmanythereare，theyevenknowwherethetroubleisonlytheydon‘tliketotellyouabouttheprefrontallobebecausethatmeansmakingaholeinyourskullandremovingtheworkofcenturies.Ittooksolongcoming，thislobe，somany，manyyears.（Isitsomethingyoureadinthepaper，perhaps？）Andnow，thestrainbeingsogreat，thedoorhavingbeenchangedbytheProfessoroncetoooften...butitonlymeansawhiffofether，afewdeftstrokes，andthehigheranimalbecomesalittleeasi

erinhismindandmorelikethelowerone.Fromnowon，yousee，that‘sthewayitwillbe，theoneswiththesmallprefrontallobeswillwinbecausetheotheronesarehurttoomuchbythisincessantbumping.Theycanstandjustsomuch，em，Doctor？（Andwhatisthat，pray，thatyouhaveinyourhand？）Still，younevercantell，em，Madam？

Hecrossed（carefully）theroom，thethickcarpetunderhimsoftly，andwenttowardthedoorcarefully，whichwasglassandhecouldseehimselfinit，andwhich，athisapproach，openedtoallowhimtopassthrough；andbeyondhehalfexpectedtofind

oneoftheolddoorsthathehadknown，perhapstheonewiththecircle，theonewiththegirlherarmsoutstretchedinlovelinessandbeautybeforehim.Buthesawinsteadamovingstairway，anddescendedinlight（hekeptthinking）tothestreetbelowandtotheotherpeople.Ashesteppedoff，thegroundcameupslightly，tomeethisfoot.