The manager gave her his word that her complaint______be investigated soon.

I got______money with me, so I wasn' t able to buy even a bottle of water!

You needn't have interrupted the class to tell me that: you______to me afterwards.

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Is that 6 a. m. workout getting in the way of good sleep? Don't think your fat cells won't notice. A new study published in The Annals of Internal Medicine (a medical journal) finds that inadequate shut-eye has a harmful effect on fat cells, reducing their ability to respond to insulin (胰岛素) by about 30 percent. Over the long-term, this decreased response eould set the stage for type-2 diabetes (a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in his or her blood) , fatty liver disease and weight gain. The study adds to a growing body of evidence that there's "an intimate relationship between the amountof sleep we get and our ability to maintain a good, healthy body weight, " says sleep expert Helene Emsellem, director of the Center for Sleep and Wake Disorders in Chevy Chase, Maryland. But Americans don't seem to be getting the message that we need seven to nine hours per night. More than 1 in 5 of us, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is getting six or fewer hours of sleep per night, on average. So how did researchers study fat cells in the Annals paper? Matthew Brady of the University of Chicago and a group of colleagues selected and persuaded seven volunteers to take part in the research project. They were all young, thin and healthy and agreed to sleep for eight nights in a sleep lab. "For four nights they were allowed to stay in bed for 8. 5 hours a night, " says Brady. Then, a month later, they came back for four additional nights—but this time they were allowed just 4.5 hours of sleep per night. And after each visit, researchers got a sample of their fat. Brady explains that the fat cells responded significantly to the loss of sleep. "I was very surprised to be honest, " he says. Bad things can happen when fat cells become [ess responsive to insulin. "Fat cells are actually your friend, " he says. "They're there to store lipids (血脂). " when lipids stay inside the cells, your body can utilize the fat when you're exercising or sleeping or going about your day. "However, when fat cells start to become insulin resistant, the lipids start to leach out of the fat cells and rise in the bloodstream, " Brady says.

When I say that someone is in Shanghai for good, I mean that he is there______.

Who is going to______the job of Dr. Johnson?

When we're learning a foreign language, making sense of what we hear is the first step toward fluency. It sounds obvious, but until recently, we didn't know much about how listening works. New research demonstrates that effective listening involves more than simply hearing the words that float past our ears. Rather, it's an active process of receiving information and making meaning. This kind of engaged listening is a skill that's as critical for learning a range of subjects at school and work as it is for learning to understand a foreign tongue. (78) Studies of skilled language learners have identified specific listening strategies that lead to superior comprehension . Last year, for example, University of Ottawa researcher Larry Vandergrift published his study of 106 undergraduates who were learning French as a second language. Half of the students were taught in a conventional fashion, listening to and practicing texts spoken aloud. The other half, possessing the same initial(最初的)skill level and taught by the same teacher, were given detailed instruction on how to listen. It turned out that the second group "significantly outperformed"(胜过)the first one on a test of comprehension. So what are these listening strategies? Skilled learners go into a listening class with a sense of what they want to get of it.(79) They set a goal for their listening, and they generate predictions about what the speaker will say . Before the talking begins they mentally review what they already know about the subject, and form an intention to "listen out for" what's important or relevant. Once they begin listening, these learners maintain their focus; if their attention wanders, they bring it back to the words being spoken. They don't allow themselves to be thrown off by confusing or unfamiliar details. Instead, they take note of what they don't understand and make inferences about what those things might mean, based on other clues available to them; their previous knowledge of the subject, the context(语境)of the talk, the identity of the speaker, and so on.

Classes______, the students left for home without delay.

The factory______two years ago was equipped with the most advanced machinery.

So badly______in the accident that he was sent to a hospital.

Women are better than men at detecting sweet, sour, salty, ______bitter tastes.

The government has lost a great deal of______because of the large increase in food prices.

Speech is______heard when it is given in a clear voice just slightly louder than normal.

The little boy found his toy you ______ under the bed.

I'm awfully tired and can't go any farther, Ted. Let's have a rest, ______?

Jim's job is to keep his boss ______of the latest development of that product in Europe.

Do you mind______ alone at home?

Have you any other reasons______the one you just mentioned above?

After the flood, no house in the village______.