填空题The tax system in the United States has long been a campaign issue in the presidential elections.

填空题Contrary to popular wisdom,eating at McDonald's isn't exactly cheap, costing some $ 28 for a family of four. This might help (47) the results of a recent study from the University of California, Davis. The researchers found that people visited fast-food restaurants more often as their (48) income increased--at least up to a point. Fast-food visits rose along with annual income up to $ 60,000; beyond that, visits started to drop back down, (49) by full-service,sit-down dining at slightly higher prices. The authors said their study suggests that the availability of fast food isn't the only (50) of obesity in poor groups. "There is a correlation between obesity and lower income, but it cannot be (51) attributed to restaurant choice," said J. Paul Leigh, professor of public health sciences at U. C. Davis. For many years,the connection between poverty and obesity has been linked in part to the (52) of fast food in low-income areas. While the current study (53) the notion that poorer people eat more fast food than those who are (54) off, it doesn't absolve fast-food restaurants completely. The study didn't take into consideration what people ate outside of restaurants, for example, and it's well established that low-income neighborhoods tend to be "food deserts"-- where fresh,whole foods are (55) and where the bulk of available food is the high-fat,high-sugar stock of convenience stores. That type of environment is thought to (56) to unhealthy eating and weight gain. A. abundance I) explain B. altered J) household C. better K) likely D. challenges L) lonely E. contribute M) replaced F. driver N) scarce G. encourage O) solely H) establishment

填空题In history, Amazonia had been seized by a foreign power.

填空题She had changed her phone number and e-mail, and even moved house ______ (好与某人断绝来往)

填空题At a gathering you can get to know a lot of new friends by talking to your friends.

填空题Few Americans set their feet for transportation, so sports are in great need of sports to keep them in______.

填空题"Tough it out" in paragraph 10 means ______.

填空题Mostly located in the western state of California, Death Valley is the hottest, driest and lowest place in North America.

填空题A new Australian study exposing the myth that (26) keep weight down is a further warning about the dangers of smoking. The study, (27) by a research team from the University of New South Wales and the University of Melbourne, found people do not (28) fat simply because they smoke. The research found smokers lost muscle mass, which gave them the appearance of being thinner, but the fat instead was stored around their (29) vital organs. Mice were studied over seven weeks, with half (30) smoke from four cigarettes a day for six days a week while the other half smoke free. Mice on the smoke diet ate about 23 per cent less but their fat mass kept to similar levels. The executive director of an anti-smoking association Fiona Sharkie said the study was a further warning to smokers that they were (31) their health. "It also blew their perception they were burning fat and staying thinner or (32) ," she said. "If you lose muscle it (33) you are losing more weight," Ms Sharkie said. "It gives the appearance you are looking skinnier, but you are still storing the fat, which is not (34) a good thing. " "We're debunking that myth as well with these findings. " She said the fat would tend to gather around a smoker's waist, adding to the (35) effects on their health. "That's around the liver, lungs, heart... and the stomach as well," she said.A new Australian study exposing the myth that (26) keep weight down is a further warning about the dangers of smoking. The study, (27) by a research team from the University of New South Wales and the University of Melbourne, found people do not (28) fat simply because they smoke. The research found smokers lost muscle mass, which gave them the appearance of being thinner, but the fat instead was stored around their (29) vital organs. Mice were studied over seven weeks, with half (30) smoke from four cigarettes a day for six days a week while the other half smoke free. Mice on the smoke diet ate about 23 per cent less but their fat mass kept to similar levels. The executive director of an anti-smoking association Fiona Sharkie said the study was a further warning to smokers that they were (31) their health. "It also blew their perception they were burning fat and staying thinner or (32) ," she said. "If you lose muscle it (33) you are losing more weight," Ms Sharkie said. "It gives the appearance you are looking skinnier, but you are still storing the fat, which is not (34) a good thing. " "We're debunking that myth as well with these findings. " She said the fat would tend to gather around a smoker's waist, adding to the (35) effects on their health. "That's around the liver, lungs, heart... and the stomach as well," she said.

填空题______________________________ agreed to his motion (出席的代表).

填空题A college education is an investment in the future. But it can be a (36) investment. The College Board (37) that the costs at a four-year public college in the United States increased 10 percent this past school year. That was less than the (38) percent increase the year before, but still much higher than the (39) rate. Public colleges and universities still cost a lot less than private ones. Financial aid often helps. But financial (40) tell parents to start college (41) plans when their child is still very young. All 50 states and the District of Columbia (42) what are called 5-20-9 plans. These plans are named after the part of the federal tax law that created them in 1996. States use private investment companies to (43) most programs. Every state has its own rules governing 5-20-9 plans. Some of the plans are free of state taxes. And all are free of federal taxes. (44) . (45) . Families must decide how aggressively they want to put money into stocks, bonds or other investments. (46) . This kind of savings program is called a prepaid tuition plan.A college education is an investment in the future. But it can be a (36) investment. The College Board (37) that the costs at a four-year public college in the United States increased 10 percent this past school year. That was less than the (38) percent increase the year before, but still much higher than the (39) rate. Public colleges and universities still cost a lot less than private ones. Financial aid often helps. But financial (40) tell parents to start college (41) plans when their child is still very young. All 50 states and the District of Columbia (42) what are called 5-20-9 plans. These plans are named after the part of the federal tax law that created them in 1996. States use private investment companies to (43) most programs. Every state has its own rules governing 5-20-9 plans. Some of the plans are free of state taxes. And all are free of federal taxes. (44) . (45) . Families must decide how aggressively they want to put money into stocks, bonds or other investments. (46) . This kind of savings program is called a prepaid tuition plan.

填空题As UCLA's Ganz points out, older women ______.

填空题 Revenge of the Office Lady With the Japanese economy in depression, why are the fashionable streets of Tokyo's Shibuya district crowded with women weighed down with shopping? Why are cafes and cinemas bursting at the seams? Shinsaibashi, in the heart of Osaka, is the same -- and the phenomenon is repeated, if to a lesser degree, along the streets of a dozen other dries. Call it the revenge of the office lady. Used and abused in the office as tea ladies, these college graduates are expected to do low-level chores until they marry and quit. There are some 10 million unmarried women between 15 and 29 in Japan, many of them working in offices. Their pay, around $1,800 a month for a typical 25-year-old goes a long way. Unlike young men, most live at home, pay little towards their keep and tend not to own cars. Their younger sisters at college and school have plenty of money, too, thanks to Japan's vast part-rime job market. The Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living in Tokyo reckons there are 3 million young women living within an hour of Shibuya's shops, ready to catch the latest fashion. If the rest of Japan were to spend as much as young females do, its economic woes (不幸) would be over. They have plenty of time (again, unlike young men) to read consumer magazines and watch television. Women's magazines in Japan are twice as fat as American or European ones. They are packed with information on where to get almost everything from cheap designer trousers to the latest haircut. No surprise that young Japanese women are among the world's smartest consumers. Department stores love them. No one is spending, except young women. Sales of women's clothes, accessories, shoes, handbags and cosmetics have remained good. When Takashimaya, a chain of exclusive department stores, opened a new branch in central Tokyo, half the sales area was given over to women's goods, against the usual 40%. Japan's hard times are making the office ladies even more imaginative. They have been quick to check out the discount stores that are sprouting across the countries as a result of deregulation. Luxury labels are fine, but they young women demand real value. Foreign exporters that taken them for granted had better watch out.

填空题Mark often attempts to ________________(逃避惩罚)whenever he breaks traffic regulations.