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TheWesternworldhasalwaysbeendividedintotwotypesofpeople--thecoolandtheuncool.Itis1thatstartsinschool.Thecoolkidsaregoodatsports.Theyare2withtheoppositesex.Theyaregood-lookingandpeoplewantto3theirstyle.Theycandotheirhomeworkbuttheydon't4abigeffort.Thatwouldnotbecool.
Theuncoolkidsarein5corneroftheplayground.Theyareverybrightbuttheydon'thavegreat6skillsandtheyare7atsports.Whentheyarenotprogrammingcomputersordoingcalculus(微积分)intheirheadstheyarereadingcomicbooksandwatchingshows8the“XFiles”.Theyare9asthegeeks.
Here'sthegeeks.Thegeeksaretakingover(占上风).Makefriendswiththemnow10theywillputvirus(病毒)inyourcomputerand11yourmathshomeworktoruin.Geeksmightnotbepopularatschoolyettheydopasstheirexaminationsandtheymightnotbetoopopularatuniversitybut12gooddegrees.
Themostimportant13ofthe21stcenturycomputersandIThasbeenatleastpartlycreatedbygeeks.GeekheroeslikeBillGates14otherstofollowtheirexamples.Beingagoodisawayofearninggoodmoney.AndthecreationoftheInternetgavethema15oftheirowntoworkandplayinmakingthemaglobalforce.16theeffectofthegeeks17popularculturehasstartedanewtrend(趋势).Itisnowcooltobe18.Geekcultureisbecominganimportantpartofgeneralpopularcultureinwhichwhatyouknowismoreimportantthan19youlooklike.
Buttherearealso20.Geekswereoftenbullied(欺侮)orlaughedatinschool.Nowageekmaybeyourboss.Perhapsitistimeforpunishment.
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A.division B.part
C.groupD.habit
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A.pleasant B.popular
C.crazyD.particular
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A.take B.act
C.copy D.advance
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A.have B.suffer
C.supportD.make
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A.theother B.any
C.otherD.another
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A.operating B.speaking
C.socialD.experimental
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A.good B.active
C.hopeless D.sharp
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A.like B.for
C.such D.as
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