单选题We often tend to associate smiling as the result of a positive event or mood. But research demonstrates that the act of smiling, in and 1 itself, can be the catalyst for joy. Wonderful things, ranging from an 2 mood to a better relationship, can be the result of the 3 act of smiling. Even better, it is a tool that is free, easy and always available. Even when you aren"t feeling happy, smile can help 4 your mood. Darwin hypothesized, back in 1872, that making changes in our 5 expressions can influence our 6 experience, something he called facial feedback response theory. Psychological research has 7 Darwin"s assertion that expressions do not just result from moods, but actually influence them. Smiling more may actually 8 your lifespan. Research indicates that smiling may improve heart health by 9 heart rate after stressful events. So, 10 smiling to your health regime of eating well, getting enough sleep and exercising may just add 11 years to your life. People who smile more tend to be more 12 , joyful and emotionally stable which lends itself to healthier relationships, and thus have longer and more successful 13 . An interesting study published in 2009 found a correlation between smiles in photographs and divorce rates. The larger the smile, the 14 likely divorce was later in life. 15 , those with the smallest smiles or no smiles, were five times more likely to be divorced. When Mother Teresa said "Every time you smile at someone, it is ... a 16 to that person, a beautiful thing", she was right. One study 17 by Hewlett Packard found that seeing another"s smile stimulated the heart and 18 more so than eating chocolate or receiving money. This was particularly true 19 viewing the smile of a child. Additionally, research has demonstrated smiling may actually be easily diffused. Research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology examined mimicry, the tendency to mimic the emotional expressions of those around us, and found that it is actually hard to 20 when someone else is smiling.

单选题I worry about the indifference in this country. A) unconcern B) diversity C) simplicity D) similarity

单选题Sometimes a dictionary {{U}}designates{{/U}} a noun as attributive, which means that it can be used to describe another noun or name its attributes.

单选题Richard Cramer was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his ______ on the effects of war on individuals in the Middle East.

单选题She was French; he was English; they had just moved to London from Paris. When he found out about her affair, she begged for a reconciliation. He was more ruthless: the same afternoon, he filed for divorce in France, one of the stingiest jurisdictions in Europe for the non-earning spouse and where adultery affects the court's ruling. Had she filed first in England her conduct would have been irrelevant, and she would have had a good chance of a large share of the marital assets, and even maintenance for life. International divorce is full of such dramas and anomalies, so the natural response of policymakers is to try to make things simpler and more predictable. But the biggest attempt in recent years to do just that, in a European agreement called Rome Ⅲ, has just been shelved. Instead, several EU countries are now pressing ahead with their own harmonisation deal. Many wonder if it will work any better. At issue is the vexed question of which country's law applies to the break-up of a mixed marriage. The spouses may live long-term in a third country and be temporarily working in a fourth. The worst way to sort that out is with expensive legal battles in multiple jurisdictions. The main principle at present is that the first court to be approached hears the case. Introduced in 2001, this practice has worked well in preventing international legal battles, but has made couples much more trigger-happy, because the spouse who hesitates in order to save a troubled marriage may lose a huge amount of money. Rome III aimed to remove the incentive to go to court quickly. Instead, courts in any EU country would automatically apply the local law that had chiefly governed the marriage. This approach is already in force in countries such as the Netherlands. A couple that moved there and sought divorce having spent most of the marriage in France, say, would find a Dutch court dividing assets and handling child custody according to French law. That works fine among continental European countries where legal systems, based on Roman law, leave little role for precedent or the judge's discretion. You can look up the rules on a website and apply them. But it is anathema in places such as England, where the system favours a thorough (and often expensive) investigation of the details of each case, and then lets judges decide according to previous cases and English law. Another snag is that what may suit middle-class expatriates in Brussels (who just happened to be the people drafting Rome Ⅲ) may not suit, for example, a mixed marriage that has mainly been based in a country, perhaps not even an EU member, with" a sharply different divorce law. Swedish politicians don't like the idea that their courts would be asked to enforce marriage laws based on, say, Islamic sharia. The threat of vetoes from Sweden and like-minded countries has blocked Rome Ⅲ. But a group of nine countries, led by Spain and France, is going ahead. They are resorting to a provision in EU rules-never before invoked-called " enhanced co-operation" This sets a precedent for a "multi-speed'" Europe in which like-minded countries are allowed to move towards greater integration, rather than seeking a "big-bang" binding treaty that scoops up the willing and unwilling alike. Some countries worry that using enhanced co-operation will create unmanageable layers of complexity, with EU law replaced by multiple adhoc agreements. The real lesson may be that Rome III was just too ambitious. A more modest but useful goal would be simply to clarify the factors that determine which court hears a divorce, and then let that court apply its own law. David Hodson, a British expert, proposes an international deal that would start by giving greatest weight to any prenuptial agreement, followed by long-term residency, and then take into account other factors such as nationality. That would then make it easier to end marriages amicably, with mediation and out-of-court agreement, rather than a race to start the beastly business of litigation.

单选题Dont be angry________little Lucy; she is only a child after all

单选题Intelligence is to the mind ______ sight is to the body. A. what B. as C. that D. like

单选题No sooner had he arrived in Rome________he heard of the good news.

单选题There are ______ differences between theory and practice. A. legible B. laden C. radical D. medieval

单选题By next summer he ______ in the biology school of Harvard University for three years. A) will have been studying B) will study C) have studied D) will be studying

单选题This is one of the methods used to try and ______ to the patients that alcohol, as far as they are concerned, should be a thing of the past.

单选题______ my father, who is devoting much of his time to English, I don't have any interest in it at all.

单选题In the past, doctors in Taiwan, who were considered saviors, were greatly admired. This is not only because they were able to【C1】______sick people of their pain and save their lives, but also because they demonstrated an【C2】______willingness to help the sick. However, now in this modern industrial world, people are【C3】______to chase material possessions. This is true【C4】______doctors, too. The high income of doctors is the【C5】______of other people. Many high school graduates are eager to get into medical colleges, and countless girls consider doctors to be their best choice of husbands. For many years the public has【C6】______that doctors in public hospitals demand money from inpatients. The amount of money the patients give determines the kind of【C7】______they receive. It has also been said that a large pharmaceutical factory set up by UK investors declared that it would stop giving kickbacks to doctors【C8】______the factory has spent too much money【C9】______sales over the years. This declaration has caused quite a stir in our society. We wonder【C10】______the officials who have denied the dealings mentioned above will say about this.

单选题Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas.

单选题A professional wine taster must rely on taste, sight, ______ the quality of a wine.

单选题The newly launched satellite is ______ from its designed orbit.

单选题The overall effect of this passage is likely to make the reader feel ______.

单选题The family is too poor to ______ the three children ______ school. A. send, for B. take, to C. send, to D. bring, to