Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ______ Eastern Nebraska.
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PASSAGE TWO
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Municipal bans on smoking in restaurants and bars are highly controversial, but history shows they can also be highly effective. But are all smoking bans equally successful? The barkeep and blogger who writes as "Scribbler50" was outraged when, in 2003, New York City enacted one of the first comprehensive smoking bans in bars and restaurants; "How can a guy and some board just kick us in the teeth like this? This smacks of fascism. " If people are aware of the consequences of smoking or visiting places with lots of secondhand smoke, should the government really have to tell us what to do? Won't people just vote with their feet and smoke even more when they're at home and away from restrictions? Scribbler50's post inspired the physician who blogs as "PalMD" last week to look up the research on the effectiveness of smoking bans. He found several studies showing that not only did workers in restaurants and bars show improved health shortly after the bans were put in place, but smokers themselves also reduced the number of cigarettes they smoked. Overall, however, smoking rates remain persistently high, despite the common workplace smoking bans. Can other government measures help these smokers live healthier lives, or at least prevent people from taking up the habit? In the U. S. , warning messages have been in place on cigarette packages for decades. But the messages are rather clinical, for example; "Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, And May Complicate Pregnancy." What if packages contained more dramatic warnings? In January, psychologist and science writer Christian Jarrett looked at a small study of smokers' reactions to cigarette warnings. The researchers measured self-esteem in student smokers, then showed them cigarette packages with either death-related warnings("Smckers die earlier")or esteem-related warnings("Smoking makes you unattractive"). Students who derived self-esteem from smoking and saw the death-related warnings later viewed smoking more positively than those who saw the esteem-related warnings. For students whose smoking wasn't motivated by self-esteem, the effect was reversed. So not all anti-smoking messages are equal: Depending on who the message is directed at, a morbid(病态的)warning on a cigarette label may actually backfire. Scribbler50, for his part, is now a convert favoring smoking restrictions, at least in his narrow limits as a bartender. His patrons who haven't quit smoking say they smoke a lot less now that they have to go outside to get a nicotine fix. He doesn't miss emptying ashtrays, or the holier-than-thou(自以为是的)customers who complained every time a fellow patron lit up, or working in a smoke-filled bar all night and going home "smelling like you put out a three-alarm". Would it be right to enact even more restrictions on smoking in the interest of public health? It's hard to deny that banning smoking in public, indoor spaces has been a huge success. Why not try out some stronger smoking bans? Parents in some areas are already restricted from smoking in cars with children, but I haven't seen a study that evaluates the success of those measures. Perhaps a state or municipality could try extending the ban to homes, with provisions for studying the results. It's also possible that stronger measures would be counter-productive, like the stronger warnings on cigarette labels. Maybe we'll decide that at some level deciding whether or not to smoke should still be an individual choice. Or maybe in a few generations, it won't be necessary to regulate smoking: There won't be any smokers left.
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{{B}}PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence.{{/B}}
{{B}}SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.{{/B}}
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I didn't know anything about the attributive clause, for I _____ my lesson.
It is imperative that you ______ you resignation before Friday.
It ______ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ______ I found we had a lot in common.
Have you ever been in a situation ______ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?
Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
A recent survey shows that most adolescents eat ______ as they actually need every day.
TheIceBucketChallengeisanactivityinvolvingdumpingabucketoficewateronsomeone'sheadtopromoteawarenessofthediseaseALS.However,peoplehavedifferentattitudestowardsthechallenge.Lookatthefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteyourresponseinabout200words,inwhichyoushoulddescribethedrawingbriefly,interpretitsintendedmeaning,andgiveyourcomments.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
It was recommended that passengers ______ smoke during the flight.
Now that you have come you_____ as well stay.
Which of the following is a dynamic verb (动态用词)?
Universities in the US There are【T1】______in the United States. Nearly half of the【T2】______in America go on to college. Most go to【T3】______. Some of these universities have【T4】______. There are also many small universities【T5】______. Large universities【T6】______, each building【T7】______. Students often must【T8】______to the next class in another building【T9】______. They may【T10】______to go from one building to another.