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单选题Generations of Americans have been brought (26) to believe that a good breakfast is important for health. Eating breakfast at the (27) of the day, we have all been (28) ,is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car (29) starting a trip. But for many people the thought of food first in the morning is by (30) pleasures. So (31) all the efforts, they still take no (32) . Between 1978 and 1983, the latest years for which figures are (33) , the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased (34) 33 percent—from 8.8 million to 11.7 million (35) the Chinese-based Market Research Corporation of America. For those who feel pain of (36) about not having breakfast, (37) , there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years (38) that, for adults especially, there may be nothing (39) with omitting breakfast. "Going (40) breakfast does not affect (41) "Said Arnold E. Bendoer, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, (42) does giving people breakfast improve performance. (43) evidence relating breakfast to better health or (44) performances is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not (45) "The literature," says one researcher, Dr. Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas, "is poor./

单选题What kind of the room does the woman like to have?

单选题{{B}}Text 1{{/B}} In England recently three foreign gentlemen approached a bus stop. They studied the information on the sign attached to the concrete post and decided which bus to take. About five minutes later the bus they wanted came along. They prepared to board it. Suddenly there was a clamor behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted insulting remarks about foreigners. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and embarrassed. No one had told them about the British custom of queuing for a bus so that the first person who arrived at a bus stop is the first person to get on the bus. Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to ensure a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your hosts. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man apparently shaking his head at another and assume that he is disagreeing. But in many parts of India a rotating movement of the head is a gesture that signifies agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty. In that country you shake your head to signify "yes" pa nod indicates "no". Arabs are known for their sumptuous hospitality. At a meal in countries on the Arabian Peninsula, you will find that any drinking vessel is repeatedly refilled as soon as you drain it. The way to indicate that you have had enough is to take the cup or glass in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top. In Europe it is quite usual to cross your lags when sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could cause offence. It is considered too informal an attitude for such an occasion. Also when in Thailand avoid touching the head of an adult -- {{U}}it's just not done{{/U}}.

单选题Questions 22-25 are based on the following passage.

单选题The word "defied" in the fifth paragraph probably means ______.

单选题The passage tells us that "praise" in times of trouble ______.

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单选题What is the woman's job?

单选题Questions 11 ～13 are based on the following dialogue between an employer and an employee.

单选题 {{B}}Text{{/B}} Christmas was a{{U}} (8) {{/U}}affair when I grew up. There were just my parents and I. I vowed{{U}} (9) {{/U}}someday I' d marry and have six children, and at Christmas my house would{{U}} (10) {{/U}}with energy and love. I found the man{{U}} (11) {{/U}}shared my dream, but we had not reckoned{{U}} (12) {{/U}}the possibility of{{U}} (13) {{/U}}. Undaunted, we applied{{U}} (14) {{/U}}adoption, and then he arrived. We called him Our Christmas Boy{{U}} (15) {{/U}}he came to us during that season of joy. Then nature surprised us again. We{{U}} (16) {{/U}}two biological children to the family—not as many as we had{{U}} (17) {{/U}}for, but three made an entirely satisfactory{{U}} (18) {{/U}}. As Our Christmas Boy grew, he made it clear that only he had the expertise to select and{{U}} (19) {{/U}} the Christmas tree. He rushed the season, starting his gift list in November. He pressed us into singing carols, our froglike voices contrasting{{U}} (20) {{/U}}his{{U}} (21) {{/U}}gift of perfect pitch. Each holiday he{{U}} (22) {{/U}}us up, leading us through a round of merry chaos. Then, on his 26th Christmas, he left us in a car accident{{U}} (23) {{/U}}his way home to his wife and infant daughter. But first he had stopped{{U}} (24) {{/U}}the family home to decorate our tree. {{U}} (25) {{/U}}-stricken, his father and I sold our home, where memories{{U}} (26) {{/U}}every room, and moved away. Seventeen years later, we grew old enough to return home, and{{U}} (27) {{/U}}into a small quiet house, like the house of my childhood. Our other son and daughter had married and had begun their own Christmas traditions in another part of the country. …