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ledges Bruce Hardy's outstanding record：You do not come by employees like Brute these days．He has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record He was recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350，000 accident free miles Hardy's reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the studentsthat ride his bus
　　Althouse further adds，Althouse Bus Company was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation ever since．My grandfather started the business with one bus．Althouse Bus Company is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come"
　　Three generotions of business is not all the company has enjoyed．Thanks to drivers like Bruce Hardy,they have been building relationships through generations．Liesl's mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy's bus to the Octorara School District.
　　41 The word"mirrorin the first line could be best replaced by
　　A "vehicle"
　　B "device"
　　C "need"
　　D "reflection"．
　　42 Bruce Hardy has been working with Althouse Bus Company
　　A for 30 years．
　　B for70 years
　　C since last year．
　　D since 2000．
　　43 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?
　　A He is popular with his passengers．
　　B He has never missed a day of work．
　　C He is an impatient person．
　　D He has driven 350，000 accident free miles．
　　44 Althouse Bus Company was founded by
　　A Larry Althouse．
　　B Althouse'S grandfather．
　　C Liesl'S motheL
　　D Ashley Batista．
　　45 Althouse Bus Company pays much attention to
　　A employing young drivers．
　　B running quality schools．
　　C providing free driving lessons．
　　D building sound relationships．
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　　Every Dog Has Its Say
　　Kimiko Fukuda，a Japanese girl，always wondered what her dog was trying to say Whenever she put on makeup，it would pull at her sleeve_______(46)When the dog barks，she glances at a small electronic gadget(装置)．The following"human"translation appears on its screen："Please take me with you. I realized that's how he was feeling．"said Fukuda．
　　The gadget is called Bowlingual，and it translates dog barks into feelings．People laughed when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world's first dog-human translation machine in 2002．But 300，000 Japanese dog owners bought it.______(47)
　　"Nobody else had thought about it，"said Masahiko Kajita，who works for TakaraWe spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders；what would it be like if we could understand dogs?"
　　Bowlingual has two parts._____(48)The translation is done in the gadget using a database(资料库)containing every kind of bark．Based on animal behaviour research，these noises are divided into six categories：happiness，sadness，frustration，anger,declaration and desire．_____(49)In this way，the database scientifically matches a bark to an emotion，which is then translated into one of 200 phrases．
　　When a visitor went to Fukuda's house recently，the dog barked a loud"bow wow"．This translated as"Don't come this way"．______(50) The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120．It tail store up to