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Brotherly LoveAdidas and Puma have been two of the biggest names in sports shoe manufacturing for over half a century.Since 1928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletes, World Cup-winning football heroes, Muhammad Ali, hip hop stars and rock musicians, who were famous all over the world. But the story of these two companies begins in one house in the town of Herzogenaurach, Germany.Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of a shoemaker. They loved sport but complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play in. Rudolph always said, “You cannot play sports wearing shoes that you' d walk around town with."So they started making their own. In 1920 Adolph made the first pair of athletic shoes with spikes（钉），produced on the Dasslers' kitchen table.On 1 July 1924, they formed a shoe company, Dassler Brothers Ltd and they worked together for many years. The company became successful and it provided the shoes for Germany' s athletes at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games.But in 1948 the brothers argued. No one knows exactly what happened, but family members have suggested that the argument was possibly about money or women. The result was that: Adolph left the company. His nickname was Adi, and using this and the first three letters of the family name, Dassler, he founded Adidas.Rudolph relocated across the River Aurach and founded his own company too. At first he wanted to call it Ruda, but eventually he called it Puma, after the wild cat. The famous Puma logo of the jumping cat has hardly changed since.After the big split of 1948 Adolph and Rudolph never spoke to each other again and their companies have now been in competition for over sixty years. Both companies were for many years the market leaders, though Adidas has always been more successful than Puma. And in 2005 Adidas bought Reebok, another big sports shoe company.The terrible family argument should really be forgotten, but ever since it happened, over sixty years ago, the town has been split into two. Even now, some Adidas employees and Puma employees don' t talk to each other.7.There is no clear proof that the two brothers argued about women or money.

Brotherly LoveAdidas and Puma have been two of the biggest names in sports shoe manufacturing for over half a century.Since 1928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletes, World Cup-winning football heroes, Muhammad Ali, hip hop stars and rock musicians, who were famous all over the world. But the story of these two companies begins in one house in the town of Herzogenaurach, Germany.Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of a shoemaker. They loved sport but complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play in. Rudolph always said, “You cannot play sports wearing shoes that you' d walk around town with."So they started making their own. In 1920 Adolph made the first pair of athletic shoes with spikes（钉），produced on the Dasslers' kitchen table.On 1 July 1924, they formed a shoe company, Dassler Brothers Ltd and they worked together for many years. The company became successful and it provided the shoes for Germany' s athletes at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games.But in 1948 the brothers argued. No one knows exactly what happened, but family members have suggested that the argument was possibly about money or women. The result was that: Adolph left the company. His nickname was Adi, and using this and the first three letters of the family name, Dassler, he founded Adidas.Rudolph relocated across the River Aurach and founded his own company too. At first he wanted to call it Ruda, but eventually he called it Puma, after the wild cat. The famous Puma logo of the jumping cat has hardly changed since.After the big split of 1948 Adolph and Rudolph never spoke to each other again and their companies have now been in competition for over sixty years. Both companies were for many years the market leaders, though Adidas has always been more successful than Puma. And in 2005 Adidas bought Reebok, another big sports shoe company.The terrible family argument should really be forgotten, but ever since it happened, over sixty years ago, the town has been split into two. Even now, some Adidas employees and Puma employees don' t talk to each other.8.Rudolph founded his own company and named it Puma after the wild cat at the very beginning.

Brotherly LoveAdidas and Puma have been two of the biggest names in sports shoe manufacturing for over half a century.Since 1928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletes, World Cup-winning football heroes, Muhammad Ali, hip hop stars and rock musicians, who were famous all over the world. But the story of these two companies begins in one house in the town of Herzogenaurach, Germany.Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of a shoemaker. They loved sport but complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play in. Rudolph always said, “You cannot play sports wearing shoes that you' d walk around town with."So they started making their own. In 1920 Adolph made the first pair of athletic shoes with spikes（钉），produced on the Dasslers' kitchen table.On 1 July 1924, they formed a shoe company, Dassler Brothers Ltd and they worked together for many years. The company became successful and it provided the shoes for Germany' s athletes at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games.But in 1948 the brothers argued. No one knows exactly what happened, but family members have suggested that the argument was possibly about money or women. The result was that: Adolph left the company. His nickname was Adi, and using this and the first three letters of the family name, Dassler, he founded Adidas.Rudolph relocated across the River Aurach and founded his own company too. At first he wanted to call it Ruda, but eventually he called it Puma, after the wild cat. The famous Puma logo of the jumping cat has hardly changed since.After the big split of 1948 Adolph and Rudolph never spoke to each other again and their companies have now been in competition for over sixty years. Both companies were for many years the market leaders, though Adidas has always been more successful than Puma. And in 2005 Adidas bought Reebok, another big sports shoe company.The terrible family argument should really be forgotten, but ever since it happened, over sixty years ago, the town has been split into two. Even now, some Adidas employees and Puma employees don' t talk to each other.9.Adidas has always been more successful than Puma because Adolph is more talented than Rudolph.

Brotherly LoveAdidas and Puma have been two of the biggest names in sports shoe manufacturing for over half a century.Since 1928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletes, World Cup-winning football heroes, Muhammad Ali, hip hop stars and rock musicians, who were famous all over the world. But the story of these two companies begins in one house in the town of Herzogenaurach, Germany.Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of a shoemaker. They loved sport but complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play in. Rudolph always said, “You cannot play sports wearing shoes that you' d walk around town with."So they started making their own. In 1920 Adolph made the first pair of athletic shoes with spikes（钉），produced on the Dasslers' kitchen table.On 1 July 1924, they formed a shoe company, Dassler Brothers Ltd and they worked together for many years. The company became successful and it provided the shoes for Germany' s athletes at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games.But in 1948 the brothers argued. No one knows exactly what happened, but family members have suggested that the argument was possibly about money or women. The result was that: Adolph left the company. His nickname was Adi, and using this and the first three letters of the family name, Dassler, he founded Adidas.Rudolph relocated across the River Aurach and founded his own company too. At first he wanted to call it Ruda, but eventually he called it Puma, after the wild cat. The famous Puma logo of the jumping cat has hardly changed since.After the big split of 1948 Adolph and Rudolph never spoke to each other again and their companies have now been in competition for over sixty years. Both companies were for many years the market leaders, though Adidas has always been more successful than Puma. And in 2005 Adidas bought Reebok, another big sports shoe company.The terrible family argument should really be forgotten, but ever since it happened, over sixty years ago, the town has been split into two. Even now, some Adidas employees and Puma employees don' t talk to each other.10.llie terrible family argument has brought immense influences on the town and the employees.

Health Service in BritainIt seems that politicians around the world are thinking about the health of their countries. While in China, Chen Zhu has announced his plans for a universal health service and reform across health services. Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, has also announced he is planning to make some changes in our health service.The crux（关键）of Mr. Brown's proposals is related to giving the NHS （National Health Service） a greater focus on prevention, rather than just curing patients.He is planning to introduce increased screening for common diseases such as heart disease, strokes, and cancer, for example, breast cancer. In Britain there are 200,000 deaths a year from heart attacks and strokes, many of which might have been avoided if the condition had been known about.Initially, the diagnostic（诊断的）tests will be available for those who are 【vulnerable】, or most likely to have the disease. One example is a plan to offer all men over 65 an ultrasound（超声）test to check for problems with the main artery （动脉），a condition which kills 3,000 men a year.The opposition has criticized Mr. Brown's proposals, saying that they are just a trick, and claiming that there is no proper timetable for the changes. TTiey also say that Mr. Brown is reducing the money available for the treatment of certain conditions while putting more money towards testing for them.The NHS was founded in 1948, and is paid for by taxation. The idea is that the rich pay more towards the health service than the poor. However in recent years there has been a great increase in the use of private healthcare, because it's much quicker. NHS waiting lists for operations can be very long； so many people who can afford it choose to pay for medical care themselves.1.The underlined word " vulnerableM in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.

Health Service in BritainIt seems that politicians around the world are thinking about the health of their countries. While in China, Chen Zhu has announced his plans for a universal health service and reform across health services. Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, has also announced he is planning to make some changes in our health service.The crux（关键）of Mr. Brown's proposals is related to giving the NHS （National Health Service） a greater focus on prevention, rather than just curing patients.He is planning to introduce increased screening for common diseases such as heart disease, strokes, and cancer, for example, breast cancer. In Britain there are 200,000 deaths a year from heart attacks and strokes, many of which might have been avoided if the condition had been known about.Initially, the diagnostic（诊断的）tests will be available for those who are 【vulnerable】, or most likely to have the disease. One example is a plan to offer all men over 65 an ultrasound（超声）test to check for problems with the main artery （动脉），a condition which kills 3,000 men a year.The opposition has criticized Mr. Brown's proposals, saying that they are just a trick, and claiming that there is no proper timetable for the changes. TTiey also say that Mr. Brown is reducing the money available for the treatment of certain conditions while putting more money towards testing for them.The NHS was founded in 1948, and is paid for by taxation. The idea is that the rich pay more towards the health service than the poor. However in recent years there has been a great increase in the use of private healthcare, because it's much quicker. NHS waiting lists for operations can be very long； so many people who can afford it choose to pay for medical care themselves.2.All the following statements are true except that ______.