单选题5. Which of the following sentences expresses OFFER?

单选题1. John always feels sluggish first thing in the morning. The underlined part means ______.

单选题The factual information in a historical novel, unlike that in a history book, is of________ importance.

单选题. SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS In this section there are four passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. PASSAGE ONE "I find it really attractive how successful you are," my date said, leaning in for a kiss. Sure, it sounds like a line. But it also sounds like feminism. It certainly made him more appealing than the guy who said, "Wow, you're really ambitious," like he was surprised. Or the one who asked, "Why do you work so much?" and "Why would you want to work even more?" when I was angling for a promotion. It didn't work out with any of those men, but going out with them made it all the more obvious to me what I want a partner to be: cute, smart, funny and yes, feminist. So go ahead, alert Susan Patton, Lori Gottlieb and the rest of the get-married-already crowd: a 30-something single woman is telling other single women that they should dare to want it all if they ever hope to have it all. But how do you spot a male feminist if he's not at an abortion rights rally wearing a "This Is What a Feminist Looks Like" T-shirt? It shouldn't be hard. After all, as Aziz Ansari said on David Letterman's show recently, everyone's a feminist now. Unless you think Beyonce shouldn't have the right to vote, should earn 23 percent less than Jay-Z and should be at home cooking rather than performing. And who would think that? Few guys will proudly say no when asked if they're feminists. Instead it's a whole-hearted yes, a not so enthusiastic maybe or can you define what you mean by "feminist", please? As one 32-year-old put it to The Washington Post Magazine last month, "I respect the movement. I'm hesitant to call myself a feminist, but I guess I wouldn't shy away from the term." In other words: do we have to put a label on it? The label isn't everything; living it is more important than saying it. But it's a good place to start. PASSAGE TWO A nine-year-old schoolgirl single-handedly cooks up a science fair experiment that ends up debunking a widely practiced medical treatment. Emily Rosa's target was a practice known as therapeutic touch (TT for short), whose advocates manipulate patients' "energy field" to make them feel better and even, say some, to cure them of various ills. Yet Emily's test shows that these energy fields can't be detected, even by trained TT practitioners. Obviously mindful of the publicity value of the situation, Journal editor George Lundberg appeared on TV to declare, "Age doesn't matter. It's good science that matters, and this is good science." Emily's mother Linda Rosa, a registered nurse, has been campaigning against TT for nearly a decade. Linda first thought about TT in the late 80s, when she learned it was on the approved list for continuing nursing education in Colorado. Its 100000 trained practitioners (48000 in the U.S.) don't even touch their patients. Instead, they waved their hands a few inches from the patients' body, pushing energy fields around until they're in "balance." TT advocates say these manipulations can help heal wounds, relieve pain and reduce fever. The claims are taken seriously enough that TT therapists are frequently hired by leading hospitals, at up to $70 an hour, to smooth patients' energy, sometimes during surgery. Yet Rosa could not find any evidence that it works. To provide such proof, TT therapists would have to sit down for independent testing—something they haven't been eager to do, even though James Randi has offered more than $1 million to anyone who can demonstrate the existence of a human energy field. (He's had one taker so far. She failed.) A skeptic might conclude that TT practitioners are afraid to lay their beliefs on the line. But who could turn down an innocent fourth grader? Says Emily: "I think they didn't take me very seriously because I'm a kid." The experiment was straight forward: 21 TT therapists stuck their hands, palms up, through a screen. Emily held her own hand over one of theirs left or fight and the practitioners had to say which hand it was. When the results were recorded, they'd done no better than they would have by simply guessing. If there was an energy field, they couldn't feel it. PASSAGE THREE My mother's parents came from Hungary, but my grandfather was educated in Germany. It seems he was able to hold a conversation in nine languages, but was most comfortable in German. Every morning, he read the German language newspaper, which was American owned and published in New York. My grandfather was the only one in his family to come to the United States. He still had relatives living in Europe. When the first World War broke out, he lamented(哀叹) the fact that if my uncle, his only son had to go, it would be cousin fighting against cousin. In the early days of the war, my grandmother begged him to stop taking the German newspaper and to take an English language paper, instead. He sneered at the idea, explaining that the fact that it was in German did not make it a German newspaper, but only an American newspaper, printed in German. But my grandmother insisted, if only that the neighbors not see him read it and think he was German. So, under duress, he finally gave up the German newspaper. One day, the inevitable happened and my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were upset, but my mother, his little sister was excited. Now she could brag about her soldier brother going off to war. My uncle, realizing how he was regarded by his ten-year-old sister and all of her friends, went out and bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. When the day came for him to leave, his whole regiment left together from the stone train station. There was a band playing and my mother and her friends came to see him off. Each one wore her service pin and waved a small American flag, cheering the boys, as they left. The moment came and the soldiers, all rookies (新兵), none of whom had had any training, but who had nevertheless all been issued, uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, I'm sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son, going off to war. The train groaned as if it knew the destiny to which it was taking its passengers, but it soon it began to move. Still cheering and waving their flags, the band still playing, the train slowly departed the station. It had gone about a thousand yards when it suddenly ground to a halt. The band stopped playing, the crowd stopped cheering. Everyone gazed in wonder as the train slowly backed up and returned to the station. It seemed an eternity until the doors opened and the men started to file out. Someone shouted, "It's the armistice(停战协议). The war is over." For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up formed into two lines, walked down the steps and, with the band in tow, playing a Sousa march, paraded down the street, to be welcomed home by the assembled throng. As soon as the parade ended they were, immediately, gathered out of the army. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn't last a tiny bit longer. The next day my uncle returned to his job, and my grandfather resumed reading the German newspaper, which he read until the day he died. PASSAGE FOUR On a cold January morning in 1936, George V was given a king's burial. Following his coffin was his eldest son, the handsome, much loved, Prince of Wales. He was about to be proclaimed the next king of England. He was that exceptional thing: a model royal. He was at ease in every company. Everyone expected him to shake the stuffiness out of the monarchy. But as time passed, as he spanned between the royal duties, people began to remark that the prince was approaching 40 and still unmarried. Only a privileged few knew that he'd been stepping out with the mysterious American, a woman who was cheating on her husband with the future king of England. This was the lady known as Wallis Simpson, whom he was determined to marry. So now he was king, but no one could persuade him to give up Wallis. Not even Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin who spoke for the nation when he said Britain did not want an American divorcee for a queen. Ministerial car shuttled between Westminster and Buckingham Palace but the king could not be budged. He was forced to abdicate (退位) and all over the country flags flew at half-mast. In the summer of 1937 there was a quiet wedding in France. The couple looked a bit nervous, especially the groom, but only a year before he'd been a king. Now he and his wife would be called the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. So now the man who'd given up a kingdom and a woman who'd given up two husbands embarked on their endless round of fun and gaiety. In the war years they'd been trapped in the Bahamas, but emerged every now and then to attend the great cultural festivals where they startled the locals with the brilliance of their attire. But the man who'd been a king found he was now only a celebrity. There were even rumors that he and the Duchess were breaking up so they had to parade their devotion for the cameras. Four years later it was the nation's turn to mourn the Duke and to reflect on one man's decision to trade the crown of England for the love of Wallis and the price they had both had to pay.1. The phrase "angling for" in Paragraph Two probably means ______. (PASSAGE ONE)

单选题3. It is clear that the dog has a much greater ______ of its brain devoted to smell than is the case with humans.

单选题The department secretary was________the guest speaker at the station at 10 this morning, but the speaker’s journey was canceled on a short notice.

单选题. SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS In this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answer marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. PASSAGE ONE (1)My mother drove me to the airport with the windows rolled down. It was seventy-five degrees in Phoenix, the sky a perfect, cloudless blue. I was wearing my favorite shirt—sleeveless, white eyelet lace; I was wearing it as a farewell gesture. My carry-on item was a parka. (2)In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State, a small town named Forks exists under a near-constant cover of clouds. It rains on this inconsequential town more than any other place in the United States of America. It was from this town and its gloomy, omnipresent shade that my mother escaped with me when I was only a few months old. It was in this town that I'd been compelled to spend a month every summer until I was fourteen. That was the year I finally put ray foot down; these past three summers, my dad, Charlie, vacationed with me in California for two weeks instead. (3)It was to Forks that I now exiled myself—an action that I took with great horror. I detested Forks. (4)I loved Phoenix. I loved the sun and the blistering heat. I loved the vigorous, sprawling city. (5)"Bella," my morn said to me—the last of a thousand times—before I got on the plane. "You don't have to do this." My morn looks like me, except with short hair and laugh lines. I felt a spasm of panic as I stared at her wide, childlike eyes. How could I leave my loving, erratic, harebrained mother to fend for herself? Of course she had Phil now, so the bills would probably get paid, there would be food in the refrigerator, gas in her car, and someone to call when she got lost, but still... "I want to go," I lied. I'd always been a bad liar, but I'd been saying this lie so frequently lately that it sounded almost convincing now. (6)"Tell Charlie I said hi." "I will." "I'll see you soon," she insisted. "You can come home whenever you want—I'll come fight back as soon as you need me." But I could see the sacrifice in her eyes behind the promise. (7)"Don't worry about me," I urged. "It'll be great. I love you, Morn." She hugged me tightly for a minute, and then I got on the plane, and she was gone. (8)It's a four-hour flight from Phoenix to Seattle, another hour in a small plane up to Port Angeles, and then an hour drive back down to Forks. (9)Flying doesn't bother me; the hour in the car with Charlie, though, I was a little worried about. (10)Charlie had really been fairly nice about the whole thing. He seemed genuinely pleased that I was coming to live with him for the first time with any degree of permanence. He'd already gotten me registered for high school and was going to help me get a car. (11)But it was sure to be awkward with Charlie. Neither of us was what anyone would call verbose, and I didn't know what there was to say regardless. I knew he was more than a little confused by my decision—like my mother before me, I hadn't made a secret of my distaste for Forks. (12)When I landed in Port Angeles, it was raining. I didn't see it as an omen—just unavoidable. I'd already said my goodbyes to the sun. PASSAGE TWO (1)Many of us have so many things that we like to do during the week to enjoy ourselves and keep happy. However, what many people don't realize is that most of these things can be improved by listening to music before, after or during our activities. There isn't a ton of information on the more "everyday" application of music to healthy living but we found and thought up enough to make a strong argument PRO MUSIC. (2)Music helps us to express ourselves: Music is a great way to express those things that we aren't able to otherwise. Sometimes we need an outlet and when there are no words, or we just can't find them at the time, music can help to alleviate some tension caused by life circumstances. (3)Music helps to set the mood: Music is a way to set the mood in any circumstance. Put it as the spotlight in a setting where people come for the music or use it as a background noise to subtly suggest or inspire a certain atmosphere. This is used in department stores, coffee shops, restaurants, etc. For your next romantic date, make sure to have the right music ready to really speak to your special person. (4)Music inspires: Music can inspire feeling and thoughts that we wouldn't have had otherwise. Sometimes the beat and rhythm can make us feel something for a song before we hear the lyrics. Once this connection has been made and we take the time to listen to the lyrics, our hearts and souls are more vulnerable and open to the words offered in the song. We will be more willing to acknowledge something we otherwise might have been unaware of. An example of something like this would be if you were in the middle of breakup, but you were "powering through" —just moving on like it never happened. Then you listen to a great song whose rhythm and sound move you. In listening to the song you open yourself up to the words because of the connection you already have and realize that it has opened your heart to the reality of what you are actually feeling in the midst of the breakup. Music has a way of leading us to places we don't always acknowledge we need to go. It has a subtle truth to it that is a healthy way to be real. (5)Music makes you feel understood: Similar to making you able to express yourself, music is usually a way that someone else has expressed themselves. Knowing this helps us to connect just on a human to human level of understanding that we are not alone in what we are feeling. Someone else wrote it and therefore understands to some degree what you are going through, and that is always nice to know. (6)Music moves you: Music has a real way of helping us to experience human emotions. Theater is the best example of this. Watch any modem day movie and pay attention to the background music. During any moment that depicts emotions (sad, happy, funny, fear, etc) there will be background music. It helps you get in touch with those feeling in moments when you might not otherwise. (7)Music relaxes: Music is a great way to get into relaxing mode. Some like a nice glass of wine, some like a hot bath. Regardless of that, many of us all have our favorite "relax" tunes as our "secondary tactic" to a nice quiet evening. Music has a way of soothing and calming—and a general way of managing our state of mind. (8)Music is a universal language: Music is truly a universal language, like many arts. Music with or without words appeals to emotions that are human by nature and therefore experienced by all ages and all ethnicity. Regardless of your position in life you will most likely agree on the "feeling" of a song with any person sitting next to you. As discussed earlier this helps you to feel understood and it of course is just nice when "speaking" to a diverse crowd. (9)Music motivates you during exercise: With the right song music will get you lifting more, running faster, biking faster, and going longer in general for exercise. Make sure that when you work out you are focused on songs that inspire you to perspire. PASSAGE THREE (1)Chris Coughlin, a tall, sandy-haired senior at Noble and Greenough School, knew he'd had enough of Natick High School when his geometry teacher assigned a series of drawing projects that would make up a big part of his grade. "Obviously if you're a really good artist, you're gonna get a good grade," he says. "And if you're good at math, but you can't draw, you're not. I just thought it was totally absurd." (2)It wasn't just what Coughlin calls "mindless busywork", however, that caused him to jump from public school to private last year. "All the kids at Nobles, you can just tell they want to be there," he says. "When you go to Natick, there are tons of kids who you can just tell don't want to be there, and they're forced to be there. You can tell they're unhappy, and they want to make everyone around them unhappy." (3)Coughlin's complaint isn't surprising given the burden every public school bears to educate whoever walks through the door. The story speaks volumes, but we want to spell out the differences between public and private schools more clearly. Working with statistician I. Elaine Allen of Babson College, we ranked 212 Boston-area public and private high schools for the first time, based on 28 measures, including test scores, class size, and teacher salaries. Some of what we found won't surprise you: the schools of the wealthy are better than those of the poor. But some will: contrary to the doom-and-gloom scenarios widely promulgated by politicians and the media, many public schools are doing outstanding work. And, despite what their glossy catalogs may tell you, some private schools aren't all that good. (4)Private schools have obvious advantages, of course, and just about all of them ultimately come down to money. The Boston area boasts many of the richest private schools in the nation, with endowments bigger than those of some small colleges. Phillips Academy has an endowment of $560 million, Milton $143 million, Roxbury Latin $105 million. What all those zeroes translate into is better facilities, more and happier staff members, and greater resources and programs. (5)Money may not buy love, after all, but it buys something very close to it in the education world. Experts agree that the more involved teachers, counselors, and coaches become with their students, the greater the chance they will develop genuine relationships that help students pursue their interests. And the more resources a school has, the lower it can keep its student-teacher ratio. (6)Because private schools are not burdened by the sheer number of kids who flood through the entrance halls of public schools each year, class sizes can be ridiculously small—as small as 4 students per teacher at Gann Academy in Waltham, compared to as many as 23 students per teacher at East Boston High. As Chris Coughlin noticed right away upon transferring, "I would have around 20 kids or more in my classes in Natick, and I averaged around 10 this year in Nobles. And I had six kids in my science class. The one-on-one attention you get from the teacher, it just makes a world of difference." (7)Kids, of course, have to want all that attention. As Robert Henderson, head of school at Nobles, says about the kind of student who does well at his school, "It's the kid who wants to have adults actively involved in their lives all the time." Bill Wharton, headmaster of the highly selective Commonwealth School in Boston's Back Bay, says, "You have to know every kid. It's in the one-on-one conferences that the revelation occurs."1. According to the passage, which of the following words can NOT be used to describe the town of Forks? (PASSAGE ONE)

单选题4. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?

单选题. SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS In this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. PASSAGE ONE (1)Life can be tough for immigrants in America. As a Romanian bank clerk in Atlanta puts it, to find a good job "you have to be like a wolf in the forest—able to smell out the best meat." And if you can't find work, don't expect the taxpayer to bail you out. Unlike in some European countries, it is extremely hard for an able-bodied immigrant to live off the state. A law passed in 1996 explicitly bars most immigrants, even those with legal status, from receiving almost any federal benefits. (2)That is one reason why America absorbs immigrants better than many other rich countries, according to a new study by the University of California. The researchers sought to measure the effect of immigration on the native-born in 20 rich countries, taking into account differences in skills between immigrants and natives, imperfect labor markets and the size of the welfare state in each country. (3)Their results offer ammunition for fans of more open borders In 19 out of 20 countries, the authors calculated that shutting the doors entirely to foreign workers would make the native-born worse off. Never mind what it would do to the immigrants themselves, who benefit far more than anyone else from being allowed to cross borders to find work. (4)The study also suggests that most countries could handle more immigration than they currently allow. In America, a one-percentage point increase in the proportion of immigrants in the population made the native-born 0.05% better off. The opposite was true in some countries with generous or ill-designed welfare states, however. A one-point rise in immigration made the native-born slightly worse off in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. In Belgium, immigrants who lose jobs can receive almost two-thirds of their most recent wage in state benefits, which must make the hunt for a new job less urgent. (5)None of these effects was large, but the study undermines the claim that immigrants steal jobs from natives or drag down their wages. Many immigrants take jobs that Americans do not want, the study finds. This "smooths" the labor market and ultimately creates more jobs for locals. Native-owned grocery stores do better business because there are immigrants to pick the fruit they sell. Indian computer scientists help American software firms expand. A previous study found that because immigrants typically earn less than locals with similar skills, they boost corporate profits, prompting companies to grow and hire more locals. PASSAGE TWO (1)There was something in the elderly woman's behavior that caught my eye. Although slow and unsure of step, the woman moved with deliberation, and there was no hesitation in her gestures. She was as good as anyone else, her movements suggested. And she had a job to do. (2)It was a few years ago, and I had taken a part-time holiday-season job in a video store at the local shopping mall. From inside the store, I'd begun to see the people rushing by outside in the mall's concourse as a river of humanity. (3)The elderly woman had walked into the store along with a younger woman who I guessed was her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of impatience, rolling her eyes, huffing and sighing, checking her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash, her mother would have been fastened to it as a means of tugging her along to keep step with the rush of other shoppers. (4)The older woman detached from the younger one and began to tick through the DVDs on the nearest shelf. After the slightest hesitation, I walked over and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a title scrawled on a crumpled piece of paper. The title was unusual and a bit obscure. Clearly a person looking for it knew a little about movies, about quality. (5)Rather than rushing off to locate the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could show her where she could find it. Looking back, I think I wanted to enjoy her company for a moment. Something about her deliberate movements reminded me of my own mother, who'd passed away the previous Christmas. (6)As we walked along the back of the store, I narrated its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed company and casual conversation. (7)We found the movie, and I complimented her on her choice. She smiled and told me it was one she'd enjoyed when she was her son's age and that she hoped he would enjoy it as much as she had. Maybe, she said with a hint of wistfulness, he could enjoy it with his own young children. Then, reluctantly, I had to return the elderly woman to her keeper, who was still tapping her foot at the front of the store. (8)I escorted the older woman to the queue at the cash register and then stepped back and lingered near the younger woman. When the older woman's turn in line came, she paid in cash, counting out the dollars and coins with the same sureness she'd displayed earlier. (9)As the cashier tucked the DVD into a plastic bag, I walked over to the younger woman. (10)"Is that your morn?" I asked. (11)I halfway expected her to tell me it was none of my business. But possibly believing me to be tolerant of her impatience, she rolled her eyes and said, "Yeah." There was exasperation in her reply, half sigh and half groan. (12)Still watching the mother, I said, "Mind some advice?" (13)"Sure," said the daughter. (14)I smiled to show her I wasn't criticizing. "Cherish her," I said. And then I answered her curious expression by saying, "When she's gone, it's the little moments that'll come back to you. Moments like this. I know." (15)It was true. I missed my mom still and remembered with melancholy clarity the moments when I'd used my impatience to make her life miserable. (16)The elderly woman moved with her deliberate slowness back to her daughter's custody. Together they made their way toward the store's exit. They stood there for a moment, side by side, watching the rush of the holiday current and for their place in it. Then the daughter glanced over and momentarily regarded her mother. And slowly, almost reluctantly, she placed her arm with apparently unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and gently guided her back into the crowds. PASSAGE THREE (1)Reading award-winning literature may boost your ability to read other people, a new study suggests. Researchers at the New School for Social Research, in New York City, found that when they had volunteers read works of acclaimed "literary fiction", it seemed to temporarily improve their ability to interpret other people's emotions. The same was not true of nonfiction or "popular" fiction, the mystery, romance and science-fiction books that often dominate bestseller lists. (2)Experts said the findings, reported online in Science, suggest that literature might help people to be more perceptive and engaged in their lives. (3)"Reading literary fiction isn't just for passing the time It's not just an escape" said Keith Oatley, a professor emeritus of cognitive psychology at the University of Toronto. "It also enables us to better understand others, and then take that into our daily lives." (4)Oatley was not involved in the new research, but worked on some of the first studies to suggest that reading literature can boost people's empathy for others. His team has found that those who read a lot of fiction tend to show greater empathy on standard tests, but the same is not true of avid nonfiction fans. (5)But, the study by Oatley and his team cannot prove that literature boosts empathy—empathetic folks may just be drawn to reading fiction, whereas the new study does offer some "cause-and-effect" evidence, Oatley said. For the study, researchers set up a series of five experiments in which participants read either literary fiction, popular fiction, nonfiction or nothing at all before taking some standard tests. One of the tests is known as "Reading the Mind in the Eyes". People have to look at photos of actors' eyes, and then guess what emotion is being expressed in each. The test is considered a measure of empathy. Overall, study participants fared better on the test after reading literary fiction, versus the other three conditions. (6)It was a small improvement, according to the principal researcher David Comer Kidd, "It's not like taking people from a (grade) 'C' to an 'A'," he said. But, Kidd added, the effect was seen after only about 10 minutes' reading, and it was a statistically strong finding, meaning it's unlikely to have been due to chance. (7)"Literary" fiction has no hard-and-fast definition. So Kidd and his colleagues chose contemporary works that have won or been finalists for outstanding literary awards. They included "The Round House", by Louise Erdrich, "Salvage the Bones", by Jesmyn Ward and the short story "Corrie" by Alice Munro. And "popular" fiction included best-sellers like "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn, and Danielle Steel's "The Sins of the Mother". (8)What's so special about literary fiction? "For one, it's usually more focused on characters than on plot," Kidd noted. But beyond that, he said, there is usually no single "authoritative narrator" who takes us through the story. "It demands that the reader almost become a writer and fill in the gaps. You really have to think about the characters," Kidd said. (9)Oatley agreed. "Alice Munro doesn't tell you what to think," he said. "You, yourself, have to make inferences about characters. And that's often what we're doing in our real-life conversations." Or at least that's what people could do. (10)Reading literary fiction could also offer a way to "practice" your social skills and use them more in real life, according to another researcher not involved in the study. "It's like how pilots train in a flight simulator," said Raymond Mar, an associate professor of psychology at York University, in Toronto, who has collaborated with Oatley. "This is a great study," Mar said of the new study. But he added that the overall research in this area is "still in its infancy" and one key question is whether literary fiction really is better than other fiction. (11)Mar and his colleagues recently found that fans of romance novels tended to do best on tests of empathy. Unlike the current study, Mar's study did not test people after having them read different types of fiction. So it's possible that there is something else about romance-novel readers that makes them more understanding of others. (12)Still, according to Mar, it's too early to tell people to trade in their Danielle Steel for Alice Munro, at least if the goal is boosting empathy. (13)It's also possible that plays, movies or even TV shows could build your empathy muscles, according to Kidd. But reading may be special, he said, because it provides no Visuals and you have to engage your imagination more. (14)Everyone agreed that the findings suggest literature is important beyond entertainment or improving vocabulary. "There's a common belief that reading literature is frivolous, or not practical," Mar said. "But there's a growing body of evidence that it's important in skills that we need in our lives."1. Increase in immigration in Austria fails to improve locals' life mainly because of ______. (PASSAGE ONE)

单选题50. Which of the following sentences is NOT an emphatic sentence? ______

单选题2. Eat less and exercise more if you want to live to a ______ old age.

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单选题 Jason is a hard-working guy

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单选题2. There is an increasing ______ to make movies describing violence.

单选题Scientists used sonar to map the seafloor where the plane________, and then searched for any remnants.

单选题 Fond of singing as she is