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If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don’t need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob (快閃族). Don’t be confused by their name. Actually, a flash mob, organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks, is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a period of time, such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and shouting something at the top of their lungs for 30 seconds, and then quickly disappear before the police can arrive. Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced for any reason.
Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May, 2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003—after the first attempt was foiled at Macy’s department store. Following this, about 200 people flooded the hall of the Hyatt hotel, applauding in one voice for fifteen seconds, and next participants pretending to be tourists on a bus trip invaded a shoe shop in Soho. A later mob saw hundreds of people in Central Park making bird noises. Wasik claimed that he created flash mobs as a social experiment designed to make fun of hipsters(趕時髦的人), and highlight the cultural atmosphere of wanting to be an insider or part of “the next big thing”.
Though flash mobs were firstly regarded as pointless, the concept has already developed for the benefit of political and social events. Flash mobbing takes advantage of the efficiency of communicating information on Websites and by email, and protesters(反對者) can similarly use the “on and off” concept to be involved in political events.
Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing and fantastic, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction. They also have big economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.
The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, hundreds of Michael Jackson’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him, gathering outside the railway station in Liverpool, singing and dancing Michael’s famous song Beat It together. Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.
28. The underlined word “foiled” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “___________”.
A. forgotten B. prevented C. announced D. confirmed
29. Which of the following could most possibly be a flash mob according to the passage?
A. Sixteen people get together quickly on the square and do jumping and singing and leave there suddenly.
B. A group of people are busy giving out leaflets of a brand to those walking in front of them.
C. Some tourists plan for months and go mountaineering on the first day of Horse Year.
D. Protesters from different factories sit for days in front of the city hall for higher wage.
30. The main purpose of the passage is __________.
A. to entertain B. to encourage C. to inform D. to persuade
31. What can you learn about the flash mob from the passage?
A. The flash mob usually breaks up quickly for lacking enough time.
B. It gives people the chance to come together to do something unusual.
C. The flash mob can be made use of in many fields just for fun.
D. Once the place for the activity is determined, it can’t be changed.
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