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1,000jobs--one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000thenumber

ofpositionslostin18monthsinthepottery（陶瓷）region.Wedgwoodandotherpotteryfactories

madecutsearlier.

AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,thelayoffsin

Stokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocialshifts.AspokesmanforRoyalDoultonadmittedthatthe

company"

hasbeensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrend"

towardcasualdining.Familieseattogether

lessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeatalone,eitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatin

frontoftelevision.

Evendinnerparties,iftheyhappenatall,havegonecasual.Inatimeoflongworkhoursand

demandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,thatit'

sbettertoshareatakeoutpizza

onpaperplatesinthefamilyroomthantowaitfortheperfectmomentora"

real"

dinnerparty.

Toooften,theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patternedtablecloth?

Forgetit.Polishthe

silver?

Whohastime?

Yetthelossofformalityhasitsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette（礼节）thatchildren

mightoncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparentsandgrandparents

（"

Chewwithyourmouthclosed."

"

Keepyourelbowsoffthetable."

）mustbepickedupelse-

where.Somecompaniesnowofferetiquetteseminarsforemployeeswhomaybeableprofessionally

butinexperiencedsocially.

72.Whydopeopletendtofollowthetrendtocasualdining?

A.Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.

B.Busyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformality.

C.Peopleprefertoliveacomfortablelife.

D.Youngpeoplewon'

tfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration.

73.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat'

RoyalDoultonis.

A.asellerofstainlesssteeltablewareB.adealerinstoneware

C.apotterychainstoreD.aproduceroffineChina

74.Themaincauseofthelayoffsinthepotteryindustryis.

A.theincreasedvalueofthepoundB.theworseningeconomyinAsia

C.thechangeinpeople'

swayoflifeD.thefiercecompetitionathomeandabroad

75.Formaltablemanners,thoughlesspopularthanbeforeincurrentSociallife,.

A.arestillamustoncertainoccasions

B.arecertaintoreturnsoonerorlater

C.arestillbeingtaughtbyparentsathome

D.canhelpimprovepersonalrelationships

2

WhenJohnnyCashsings,peoplelisten.Hisbig,deepvoicerumblesoutofradiosandjuke-

boxesacrossNorthAmerica.Hisrecordssellbythemillion.Country-musicfanseverywhere,know

hisbighits.Theylovesongslike"

HeyPorter"

"

RingofFire"

and"

FolsomPrisonBlue"

.

JohnnyCashsingsaboutahundredconcertsayear.Peoplelikewhattheyhear--andwhat

theysee,too.Ruggedandbig-shouldered,thesingerstandssix-twowithouthisblackbootson.

He'

satwo-hundred-poundpackageofmuscleandtalent.Andthatscar（疤痕）onhischeek?

It'

s

abullet（子弹）hole,ofcourse!

Inthemindsofmostpeople,JohnnyCashis"

MrTough（violent）Guy"

.He'

sanex-drug

addict（上瘾者）whowasonceputinprison.HisgrandmotherwasanIndian.Tokeepfromstarving

heoncehadtoliveonwildrabbitskilledfromfortyfeetawaywithaknife.Somepeoplesayhe

evenkilledaman.

Infact,mostoftheJohnnyCashstoryisjustthat--astory.True,yearsagohehada"

drug

habit"

forashorttime.He"

popped"

pills.Butheneverusedheroinorother"

hard"

drugs.Some-

timeshe'

dgowildandgetlockedupforafewhours.Butheneverservedaprisonsentence.

There'

snoIndianbloodinhisveins.He'

sbeenakilleronlyinsong.Asforthe"

bullethole"

it'

sanoldscarleftbyadoctorwhoopenedacyst（囊肿）.

PeoplewhoknowJohnnyCashwellsayhe'

sa"

gentleguy"

a"

generousguy'

--anythingbut

a"

toughguy"

.Howdidthestoriesgetstarted?

Someofthem,likethestoryaboutthe"

Indian

grandmother"

hemadeuplongagotoaddexcitementtohiscareer.Others,likethe"

bullet

hole"

simplygotstarted.Nowthere'

slittlethesingercandotochangepeople'

sminds."

They

justwanttobelieveit,"

hesays.

56.JohnnyCashisafavoriteofmany.

A.operaloversB.countrymusicfans

C.hard-rockfansD.jazzmusiclovers

57.Intruth,JohnnyCash.