填空题When 1 have spots, someone will tell them to eat less chocolate. Is there any 2 in his advice? First, is there any 3 that people who eat chocolate are more likely to have acne? Second, is there a 4 by which 5 chocolate could cause spots? Spots occur when skin 6 become blocked with sebum. Millions of 7 living on our skin can cause a spot. Is there a process by which chocolate could 8 ache? One theory is that since chocolate is fatty it could lead to more sebum and more blocked pores. Another is that large quantities of chocolate could 9 the levels of some 10 , leading to an increase in sebum production. One of the two studies looking at chocolate found the quantity of chocolate and 11 nuts made no difference to acne. The other study also found chocolate made no difference to acne. A study on more than 2,000 British soldiers suggested a possible link with 12 . But 13 studies meant that any 14 between food and acne was at best 15 . Then came the finding that no one in 16 populations in New Guinea and Paraguay had acne. Diet was back on the 17 . If diet makes a difference, then which kinds of foods have the biggest 18 on acne? Are they fat and sugar? The fact is that regardless of what people 19 , their acne gets better when they leave their 20 .

填空题The history of the park can be traced back to the 1 century. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries people wouldn"t really have understood what a park was. The idea of a park simply didn"t exist. People at that time knew about 2 because most of the population was involved in it. But 3 was seen as something dangerous. People wanted 4 and 5 landscapes that showed how the wilderness of nature could be made safe and beautiful. This was how parks began. Only rich people had parks, and socially, parkland quickly became significant as a status symbol, first appearing near large country houses like because it was where the big 6 lived. Also very 7 socially was tree-planting because trees involve long-term 8 . They express a 9 in the future, and so they were carefully planted in 10 positions. In the eighteenth century, the park became even more important as a 11 for a large house. The immediate 12 of the house were grassland, not fields of 13 . This was because if the park was to clearly distinguish its owner as a wealthy person, it needed to be beautiful but not very 14 . Rich people often involved themselves in something more like a 15 , for example, breeding animals. In the nineteenth century, 16 parks appeared, taking up some of the ideas of rural park design, and those coming from 17 traditions. Parks gradually came to be used for the 18 of growing urban populations. This was quite a different purpose from that of the 19 park, which could be seen as representing a kind of 20 around the rich who were increasingly wanting to distance themselves from local farming communities, as well as from the growing urban areas.

填空题There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other{{U}} (1) {{/U}}. People have generally viewed personal growth as{{U}} (2) {{/U}}that can easily be{{U}} (3) {{/U}}. The worker who gets a promotion, the student{{U}} (4) {{/U}}, the foreigner who learns a new language-all these are examples of people who have{{U}} (5) {{/U}}for their efforts. By contrast, the process of personal growth is{{U}} (6) {{/U}}, since by definition it is a journey and not the{{U}} (7) {{/U}}along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, {{U}}(8) {{/U}}, as they encounter new experiences and{{U}} (9) {{/U}}. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, {{U}}(10) {{/U}}, new challenges to accept. In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have{{U}} (11) {{/U}}, to confront the unknown, and to accept the possibility{{U}} (12) {{/U}}. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow. Do we{{U}} (13) {{/U}}? If so, then we tend to take more chances and to be more{{U}} (14) {{/U}}. Do we think we're{{U}} (15) {{/U}}? Then our{{U}} (16) {{/U}}can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know{{U}} (17) {{/U}}. Do we think we're slow to adapt to change or that we're not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? Then we are likely to{{U}} (18) {{/U}}or not try at all. These feelings of{{U}} (19) {{/U}}are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not confront and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We become{{U}} (20) {{/U}}of our own making.

填空题{{B}}A: Spot Dictation{{/B}} Direction: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. Stocks, bonds, land people invest in different things and {{U}}(1) {{/U}}. But all investors {{U}}(2) {{/U}} They want to get more money out of their investment than they put into it. The money they invest today {{U}}(3) {{/U}} for future growth in the economy. But people can watch their own {{U}}(4) {{/U}} take a wild ride as markets rise and fall. So investors have to decide {{U}}(5) {{/U}} they are willing to take and for how long. One choice for people who want a {{U}}(6) {{/U}} is the money market. Usually individuals do this through money market mutual funds. Mutual funds are investment pools. They {{U}}(7) {{/U}} many investors. Money market mutual funds earn interest from {{U}}(8) {{/U}} loans to government and businesses. But the return to investors is low because little risk is involved. {{U}} (9) {{/U}} are loans, too. They have terms from {{U}}(10) {{/U}}. The longer the term of a loan, the greater the risk that the investment will not be {{U}}(11) {{/U}}. So notes and bonds usually pay higher interest rates than short-term bills or {{U}}(12) {{/U}}. Millions of people invest in bonds and other debt-based products. This is true especially as people {{U}}(13) {{/U}} and want to reduce the level of risk in their investments. But over time, debt-based investments have {{U}}(14) {{/U}} provided lower returns than stocks. Stock is a share of {{U}}(15) {{/U}} in a business. Common stock gives investors a vote on company {{U}}(16) {{/U}}. It might also pay a small percentage of {{U}}(17) {{/U}}, a dividend, one or more times a year. Not all stocks pay dividends. Some are valued more {{U}}(18) {{/U}}. Investing in stocks of individual companies can be very risky. Bad news can quickly {{U}}(19) {{/U}} Instead, many people invest in stock mutual funds so their money goes into many different stocks. {{U}}(20) {{/U}} mix stocks and bonds to spread risk--and capital--even more.

填空题The typical job in the new millennium is best viewed as 1 . If you work for someone else, then how long your job lasts is up to the people you work for, and not just you. Your job can 2 , so you must be prepared to 3 at the drop of a hat. No one 4 . You have to go out and hunt for it. And to be successful you have to be willing to change tactics. If you try something and it doesn"t 5 , move on to another strategy. Employment expert Carol Christen 6 as "when something doesn"t work, you respond by doing more of it." The cure for this kind of insanity is obvious: if you answer ads in the newspapers, if you 7 and send your resume everywhere, and nothing works, don"t just do more of it. 8 . Here are some effective strategies for finding a job. First, talk to successful job-hunters. Identify 9 who have found a job they love. After all, if you want to improve your tennis game, you train with good tennis players. It"s the same with job-hunting. Second, persistence is the name of the game. You must be 10 for your job hunt to last longer than you think. 11 two weeks, or even two months. 12 say that typically, the higher the salary you are seeking, the longer the job search can take. Third, go after the job you really want the most. Forget "what"s available out there." The most 13 is not found on the Internet or at the library. It"s found by talking to people who are actually 14 and doing the work you"re interested in. The name for this process is" 15 ." Fourth, find a support group. Encouragement from others keeps you going. Join 16 in your town or city. If there is no group, 17 of a relative or friend to be a loving "taskmaker". This is someone you 18 who will check up on what you"re doing—and be 19 if you"ve done nothing since you last met. You want 20 .

填空题The automobile, along with a house and a garden, is 1 of the American Dream. The 2 had 1.8 vehicles; each vehicle is driven an average of 10,000 miles per year at an average highway speed of 3 . Most cars are used for 4 ; less than 6% of the American workforce uses 5 to get to work. Some of the country"s wonderful high-speed highways now carry three or more times the 6 and twice a day mm into parking lots. San Francisco and Washington D.C win the prize for the two cities with 7 . Even if 8 could walk to anything other than the house next door, they wouldn"t. Walking is un-American. Whenever possible, Americans drive and, if necessary, wait to get a parking place 9 . Congestion occurs as drivers 10 , looking for a parking place that"s closer to where they want to go. American cars are all 11 . A stick shift (manual) is harder to drive and therefore considered sportier, 12 . And continually pressing on the clutch can get tiresome if one drives 30 miles each day to work in heavy traffic, as many Americans do. An American man might 13 so his wife won"t be able to drive it—and vice versa. A car is not just an American"s 14 , it"s a suit of clothes, a haircut, 15 to the world. Car owners not only select vehicles that reflect this, they also customize them in different ways. They paint the cars 16 or woodland scenes; they add mirrors and chrome and 17 ; they put shingle all over old school buses and mm them into 18 . More conventional drivers .satisfy themselves with bumper stickers that reveal their 19 , political opinions, or 20 , form "Yale School of Law" to "If you are rich, I am single".

填空题There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other 1 . People have generally viewed personal growth as 2 that can easily be 3 . The worker who gets a promotion, the student 4 , the foreigner who learns a new language-all these are examples of people who have 5 for their efforts. By contrast, the process of personal growth is 6 , since by definition it is a journey and not the 7 along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, 8 , as they encounter new experiences and 9 . In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, 10 , new challenges to accept. In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have 11 , to confront the unknown, and to accept the possibility 12 . How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow. Do we 13 ? If so, then we tend to take more chances and to be more 14 . Do we think we"re 15 ? Then our 16 can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know 17 . Do we think we"re slow to adapt to change or that we"re not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? Then we are likely to 18 or not try at all. These feelings of 19 are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not confront and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We become 20 of our own making.

填空题Perhaps all parents, at some point, look back wistfully at earlier generations and assume that childrearing was easier for them than it is now. Any supposed 1 seems elusive today, when "balancing" and "juggling" are the operative words describing many parents" lives and when 2 and attention is often intense. But now there"s a modest bit of encouraging news: American parents are more involved in their children"s lives than 3 , the U.S. Census Bureau reports. They are reading to their children more often, eating more meals together, and 4 . At the same time, census takers are not the only ones 5 . New studies and surveys abound on both sides of the Atlantic, trying to 6 of 21st-century families. Individually, each represents a tiny piece of 7 . Collectively, they offer varied perspectives that attest to the 8 . As if to challenge the trend toward family togetherness reported by the Census Bureau, a study from the government-backed Booktime 9 finds that children spend very little spare time with adults. Working parents have little time 10 , the group reports, and they 11 to read with children. Even so, the more money a father makes, the more likely he is to read with his children. For mothers, 12 . The higher a woman"s earnings, the less likely she is to read with her children. Perhaps these findings represent cultural differences 13 , or maybe it"s just a case of British parents being 14 their limited time. American parents are also monitoring their children more closely than in the past, the census reports. For some families, 15 and in unusual ways. A year-old website, HowsMyNanny.com, provides a mini-license plate that parents can 16 . Passersby who observe a nanny"s conduct, good or bad, can 17 to the parent"s personal account. In other families, 18 involves everything from nanny cams in the home to GPS monitoring, 19 . What parents and grandparents in previous generations could have imagined such high-tech ways of 20 ?

填空题Today, we'll talk about what other effects watching TV might produce on children. Children should be (1) a lot of television, many experts and parents agree, but there is at least one circumstance when it might be beneficial: (2) . A recent study conducted by Italian researchers found that children (3) immediately preceding and during blood tests experienced less pain than children whose mothers (4) during the procedure, or children whose mothers were present but (5) . The research, led by Carlo Brown, MD, at the University of Siena, is published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. (6) the study. None received any type of anesthesia; the children and their mothers (7) . Both the group whose mothers attempted to distract them from the blood tests and those whose mothers simply observed reported (8) than the group who watched cartoons. For that group, the levels of pain were less and the children were better able to (9) . One of the possible explanations is that children might have (10) during the procedures, exacerbating their perception of pain. "The higher pain level reported by children during (11) shows the difficulty mothers have in interacting positively (12) in their children's life," the authors write. However, they stressed that (13) still provided benefits, noting that the children would (14) during the procedures. "Indeed, children state that having their parent present (15) when in pain," say the authors. Another possibility offered for consideration is the notion that the (16) might release pain-quelling endorphins. Endorphins, (17) produced by the pituitary gland, resemble opiates in their ability to produce analgesia and a sense of well-being. In other words, they might (18) . In any case, the study results suggest that health workers should (19) to watch television during painful procedures (20) .

填空题 How is urbanization {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}affecting our society? Before answering the question, one must understand that urbanization cannot be {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}, but only {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}in a manner that will help the United States to {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}better. Urbanism causes a decrease in {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}living space, and promotes urban violence, political {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}, crime and {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}behavior. Rapid population growth in urban areas also perpetuates {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Another major issue created by this social problem is the breaking of the traditional family structure. {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}, safety, transportation, housing, education and even electricity are failing. With divorce rates {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}, delinquency is also becoming more of a problem than before. As long as the divorce rate continues to increase, {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}will increase in these areas. The {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}of people give rise to {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}of people by race, {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}practices, {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}heritage, as well as economic and social status. Lacking in sufficient financial {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}makes urban areas unable to {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}all the problems. Due to the {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}in urban areas and the lack of employment opportunity, the crime rate is also a huge problem. Also the lack of the traditional family structure and weakened {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}of kinship weaken the {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}of the children growing up in urban areas. The problems in urban areas are far more than can be handled in any short-term efforts.

填空题Jeju Island, also known as the " 1 ," is a popular vacation spot for 2 . It remains one of the top honeymoon destinations for Korean 3 . The island"s mixture of volcanic rock, frequent rains, and temperate climate, make it 4 the Hawaiian Islands in the U.S.. The island offers visitors a wide range of 5 : hiking on Halla-san (South Korea"s highest peak), catching 6 over the ocean, viewing majestic waterfalls, riding horses, or just 7 on the sandy beaches. Although tourism is one of 8 on the island, many of the hotels and other tourist areas are 9 by mainland companies, so much of the income never gets put back into 10 . Also, since the attractions are geared towards tourists, many of the entrance fees 11 (although the locally owned and operated ones tend to be cheaper). 12 to Gyeongju and some other areas, local residents can enter most places 13 or for a steeply discounted price. Besides tourism, Cheju"s main industries are 14 . Fresh fish, squid, octopus, and 15 can be easily bought in markets, 16 , and even right 17 . Cheju"s tropical weather and high are perfect for growing 18 and tangerines. The island is also famous for its Shitake mushrooms and cactus plants. 19 local flowers has 20 .

填空题 Perhaps all parents, at some point, look back wistfully at earlier generations and assume that childrearing was easier for them than it is now. Any supposed {{U}}(1) {{/U}} seems elusive today, when "balancing" and "juggling" are the operative words describing many parents' lives and when {{U}}(2) {{/U}} and attention is often intense. But now there's a modest bit of encouraging news: American parents are more involved in their children's lives than {{U}}(3) {{/U}}, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. They are reading to their children more often, eating more meals together, and {{U}}(4) {{/U}}. At the same time, census takers are not the only ones {{U}}(5) {{/U}}. New studies and surveys abound on both sides of the Atlantic, trying to {{U}}(6) {{/U}} of 21st-century families. Individually, each represents a tiny piece of {{U}}(7) {{/U}}. Collectively, they offer varied perspectives that attest to the {{U}}(8) {{/U}}. As if to challenge the trend toward family togetherness reported by the Census Bureau, a study from the government-backed Booktime {{U}}(9) {{/U}} finds that children spend very little spare time with adults. Working parents have little time {{U}}(10) {{/U}}, the group reports, and they {{U}}(11) {{/U}} to read with children. Even so, the more money a father makes, the more likely he is to read with his children. For mothers, {{U}}(12) {{/U}}. The higher a woman's earnings, the less likely she is to read with her children. Perhaps these findings represent cultural differences {{U}}(13) {{/U}}, or maybe it's just a case of British parents being {{U}}(14) {{/U}} their limited time. American parents are also monitoring their children more closely than in the past, the census reports. For some families, {{U}}(15) {{/U}} and in unusual ways. A year-old website, HowsMyNanny.com, provides a mini-license plate that parents can {{U}}(16) {{/U}}. Passersby who observe a nanny's conduct, good or bad, can {{U}}(17) {{/U}} to the parent's personal account. In other families, {{U}}(18) {{/U}} involves everything from nanny cams in the home to GPS monitoring, {{U}}(19) {{/U}}. What parents and grandparents in previous generations could have imagined such high-tech ways of {{U}}(20) {{/U}}?

填空题In America there are no nobles or men of letters, and the common folk mistrust the wealthy; consequently, 1 form the highest political class and the most cultivated circle of society. They have therefore 2 by innovation, which adds a conservative interest to their natural taste for 3 . If I were asked where I place the American aristocracy, I should reply 4 that it is not composed of the rich, who are united together by 5 , but that it occupies the judicial bench and the bar. When I started researching this topic, I found an interesting 6 "Legal Reform Now". As the name suggests, this website is devoted to 7 and it is definitely concerned about the dominance of lawyers in 8 . There I read an article by a 9 from the university of Wisconsin. One observation the UW article 10 is that the legal profession is the dominant profession of the people 11 to public office. For example, about half our representatives and 12 of our senators are lawyers. No other profession 13 having the same the number of people in political office. Effectively, lawyers form our nation"s 14 organized political constituency in America. Lawyers 15 and lawyers interpret our laws. When judges are appointed, the American bar association is the only 16 that is consulted to rate the fitness of potential judicial appointees. Our nation has been in existence for 17 and lawyers have been this nation"s aristocracy since its 18 . Our system works, but do we really want to have a single profession 19 our nation? Specifically, do we want to have the legal profession in charge? 20 , that"s something to think about.

填空题Direction: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. We have all experienced days when everything {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}. What invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}. It is as if a single unimportant event set up {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}the baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}to an unforeseen series of catastrophes. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, smashing half your best crockery and cutting himself {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}. You hang up hurriedly and {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}baby, crockery, etc. Meanwhile, the meal {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}. As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives, {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}bringing three guests to dinner. Things can go wrong {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}, as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney. During the {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}one evening two cars collided and both drivers began to argue. The woman immediately behind the two ears happened to be a learner. She suddenly {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}and stopped her ear. This made the driver following her brake hard. His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake. As she was {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}, the cake went right through the windscreen and landed on the road. Seeing a cake flying through the air, a lorry driver who was {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}alongside the car, pulled up all of a sudden. The lorry was loaded with empty beer bottles and hundreds of them {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}the back of the vehicle and on to the road. This led to yet another angry argument. Meanwhile, the traffic {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}. It took the police nearly an hour to get the traffic {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}again. In the meantime, the lorry driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two stray dogs benefited from {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}, for they {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}what was left of the cake. It was just one of those days!

填空题Welcome to the University Library. Our library is an 1 and the core of undergraduate teaching programs. A million 2 supply the needs of all members of the University and form 3 for research throughout the southwest region. The main library, comprising the headquarters of the system and the 4 Library, is a modern functional building which seats over 700 readers and provides 5 lending services. The remainder of the Library"s stock and services are located in faculty and 6 in Medicine, Science, Engineering, Education and Law. All branches have access to the Library"s automated catalogue. Special attention is given to the 7 of heavily used books to 8 of material essential for undergraduate study. Reference and reading facilities remain available through the weekend. It is planned to extend automated lending services and to provide 9 catalogues throughout the campus. Next, I"d like to talk about our computer facilities. Our Computer Centre, in the Winston Churchill Building, offers 10 to both students and staff. In addition to 11 the computer services in common use; the Computer Centre organizes 12 and provides documentation for all services. In addition to 13 , the Centre has several based on video cassettes and others using 14 . And finally, let me mention our Language Laboratory and 15 . The Centre is situated in 35 Woodland Road in the new Faculty of 16 . There are three language laboratories which may be used for classes or individual work to 17 . The installation comprised sixty booths and three console teacher desks with machines capable of 18 at the same time. The tape library of more than 3,000 tapes includes languages at various levels. Provision is also made for 19 and for listening to recordings of plays and poetry in a number of languages. The Centre is 20 for the making in audio material. That completes my introduction to our University Library. I hope you"ll enjoy using our facilities. If you have any questions, please stop by at any time. Thank you.

填空题 Paul Krugman, the {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}Noble Prize Winner in {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}, delivered a speech with the theme of "the Future of Sino-US {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}under the New Pattern" in Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He said. I think it is very bad with excessive investment in real estate, because the bubble brought about by real {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}investment is the bubble that can result in no {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Krugman disfavored excessive debt, especially the excessive debt of government and family to {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}the house. He said. As early as 2005, I have written that American economy has made a society in which people make their living by selling houses and this is not a {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}development {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Developing countries are in great need of {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}for development. When China got foreign direct investments, it produced products to gain foreign {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}which, however, were not {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}left to its own use. I find it difficult to understand why China invests so much money {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}, and now it seems these investments have low {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}. I think China should {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}domestic public investment and {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}domestic demand. Krugman also said. The recovery of China's economy will bring a method or a development mode out of {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}to other countries, but China cannot {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}the recovery of {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}economy due to its {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}of world GDP being too {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}.

填空题To develop a little the line of the poet Edmund Spenser, who in the sixteenth century wrote, " Sweet Thames run softly, till I end my song": it still runs softly enough but could never be called sweet in any gustatory 1 . If its brown-black color 2 sound sufficient warning we could, but will 3 recalling the dreadful things that Thames oarsmen say a mere mouthful will do to anyone 4 . Probably Spenser was using the word "sweet" in the sense of "dear" rather than of 5 . Not necessarily though, for the river was still, a century after Spenser, clear enough for 6 to dive into it from the terraces of their waterside mansions. However, Spenser would probably 7 to learn that today the river is chemically in better shape than it has been for many years—a fact borne out by the 8 of fish now to be found, and angled for, in the reaches of Central London, that is, between, 9 , Battersea and Tower Bridges. More important, perhaps, than its 10 or opacity, the Thames is an 11 vantage point from which to see London, 12 how the great machine works and how it has changed. The river traffic was once brisker: engravings of the Thames around London Bridge 13 depict almost as many craft on the water as buildings on the bank. Traders and ferries plied up, down and across, 14 at the numerous water-steps and warehouses 15 . For Romantics, seeking a location to sympathize with a mood, this is free; the river is a 16 source. By night the floodlighting of St. Paul’s, the myriad bulbs on Chelsea Bridge, 17 the black liquid ribbon that winds between them. By day there are a hundred visits to make the spirit 18 , from Westminster to the Pool of London, and downstream to Greenwich. In a gender mood it is pleasant to move upstream, where the river seems narrower, and there imitate the mud-larks, 19 the shore at Strand-on-the-Green or Isleworth; it is calmer here, and 20 ducks seems almost to bring a whiff of the open countryside.

填空题Babies begin to develop language skills long before they begin speaking. Adults have a (1) time learning new languages as they grow older, but (2) have the ability to learn any language easily. Such studies show that, up to about (3) months of age, babies can recognize all the sounds that make up all the languages in the world. Most kids speak in full sentences by age (4) Children begin (5) only to the sounds of the language they hear the most. About (6) sounds make up the languages spoken around the globe, but not every language uses every sound. To a native Japanese speaker, the letters (7) and (8) sound identical. So a Japanese speaker cannot tell "row" from "low," or "rake" from "lake. " By around age 7, a baby's brain has disposed of all the (9) connections that the infant was born with. So, if you don't start studying a foreign language until (10) school, you must (11) against years of brain development, and progress can be (12) . A 12-year-old's brain has to work much (13) to forge language connections than an infant's brain does. Learning the baby's brain might also help scientists design (14) that learn languages as easily as babies do. Useful as computers are, they cannot (15) and (16) like people do. Researchers have found that it is far (17) for a language learner to talk with people who speak the language than to rely on (18) CDs and DVDs with recorded conversations. When infants watched someone speaking a foreign language on (19) , they had a completely (20) experience than they did if they watched the same speaker in real life.

填空题 The Asian {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}has taken its toll on Hong Kong's tourist industry, {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}of foreign exchange for the area. VOA Hong Kong correspondent reports on the government's efforts to revitalize {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}of the territory's economy. Hong Kong has been searching for ways to boost its {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}tourist industry. Efforts to lift the territory's ailing sector {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}after the government appointed Mike Rouse as its {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}commissioner for tourism. Mr. Rouse says in order to {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}tourism, the government plans to strengthen its {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}and to enhance the territory's image as Asia's most popular {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Hong Kong is still {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}and great center for tourism, and will always be. However, in the last two years, tourism has taken {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Last year arrivals were down 23% from 1997 with {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}visitors coming here. The decline {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}reduced travel in the region because of the Asian economic crisis. Mr. Rouse says {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}to lift the tourist industry includes promoting entertainment activities in the territory {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}arts and culture events. But what has made tourism officials most excited are the efforts to {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}the Walt Disney Company to build a Disneyland theme park in Hong Kong. Such a project could attract {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}two million visitors a year and create tens of thousands of jobs. While negotiation continue, several Chinese language newspapers {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}that Wait Disney has chosen Shanghai instead of Hong Kong. Mr. Rouse, who has been leading the team {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}the Disneyland theme park here, says the territory is still very much {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Disney official say they will decide by the end of next month on where they will locate their second theme park in Asia.

填空题Breakfast is supposed to be 1 of the day. But on average we spend just three minutes and 2 on a weekday breakfast- and we"re so pressed for time that we often eat it 3 . In fact, only half of us eat breakfast at all, 4 . Many prefer to have a lie-in, while others blame the growing pressure to 5 . Only a third of us now 6 in the kitchen. Some resort to eating it in the bedroom, or even the bathroom, with 7 getting dressed at the same time. Around a fifth manage to eat only 8 because they have so little time, while more than a third say they 9 of the day on the bus or train. In Birmingham, 10 said they were too busy on the internet or watching TV in the morning to eat breakfast. In London 57 percent said the same, and 11 from Bristol and 51 percent of Mancunian agreed. One in seven eat at their desk at least 12 —and one in five confess to grabbing something as they 13 and eating it while they walk down the street. But 14 it was the most important meal of the day, and seven in ten always have 15 according to the survey commissioned by Weetabix. Sian Porter, a company 16 , said; "Encouragingly, the research indicated that possibly 1.2 million of us find time to eat a hot breakfast 17 and demonstrates that Brits do understand 18 breakfast, even going as far as 19 it on the bus, or 20 , to try and fit it in. "