When Mrs. Ritchfield walked him to school the day after the funeral, the author felt______. A: embarrassed by no elitist English car B: inferior to Danny and his friends C: relieved for being equals with Danny and his friends D: extremely sensitive about the loss of an expensive car

Vocabulary 1. Cloze Davos is a small Alpine city in eastern Switzerland which began making itself known in the 1990s for hosting the World Economic Forum, an annual gathering of politicians, financiers and 1) ______. Each year, those taking part spend five days there 2) ______ and discussing 3) _______ issues such as the global supply of oil, world economic 4) ______ and environmental problems. Davos Men share the belief that globalization is both welcome and unstoppable. They would like to see national boundaries 5) _____ so as to 6)_____ their global operations. Some people say that this international perspective is a minority elitist position not shared by the majority of people. Others, however, argue that 7) _____ a global 8) _____ does not mean 9) ______one’s 10) _____ feelings or 11) _____ one’s national identity. The question, perhaps, is whether it is possible to 12) _____ between being global and being local.