The English language is capable of expressing many subtle ______ of meanings.

Experience leads me to think that it is not always good to get ______ with strangers.

This was a small country house, but it was large ______ urban standard.

Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks 21 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 22 than we realize. In fact, non-verbal (非言语) communication takes up about 50% of what we really 23 . And body language is particularly 24 when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so 25 , a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 26 , different societies treat the 27 , between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 28 , contact (接触) even with friends, and certainly not with 29 . People from Latin American countries 30 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in 31 . It may look like a Latino is 32 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving 33 . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 34 which the Latino will in return regard as 35 . Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 36 . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from 37 cultures, there's a strong possibility of 38 . But whatever the situation, the best 39 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 40 .

The list of ills attributable to obesity keeps growing: Last week, obese people were accused of causing global warming. This 1 comes from Sheldon Jacobson of the University of Illinois, US, and a doctoral student, Laura McLay. Their study 2 how much extra gasoline is needed to haul fat Americans around. The answer, they say, is a billion gallons of gas per year. It 3 an extra 11 million tons of carbon dioxide. There have been 4 for taxes on junk food in recent years. US economist Martin Schmidt suggests a tax on fast food 5 to people's cars. 'We tax cigarettes partly because of their health cost,' Schmidt said. 'Similarly, leading a lazy lifestyle will end 6 costing taxpayers more.' US political scientist Eric Oliver said his first 7 was to laugh at these gas and fast food arguments. But such 8 are getting attention. At the US Obesity Society's annual meeting, one person 9 obesity with car accident deaths, and another correlated obesity with suicides. No one asked 10 there was really a cause-and-effect relationship. 'The funny thing was that everyone took it 11 ' Oliver said. In a 1960s study, children were 12 drawings of children with disabilities and without them, and a drawing of an obese child. They were asked 13 they would want for a friend. The obese child was picked 14 . Three researchers recently repeated the study 15 college students. Once again, 16 no one, not even obese people, liked the obese person. But, researchers say, getting 17 is not like quitting smoking. People struggle to stop smoking, and, in the end, many succeed. Obesity is 18 . Science has shown that they have 19 personal control over their weight. Genes also 20 a part.

It is in recent years ______ people have recognized the scope and complexity of the population problems.

In April，thousands of holidaymakers remained ______ abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud.

Without suitable entertainment, these young people often get bored and take refuge ______ drinking and taking drugs.

Each stage of the process incurs an ______ risk.(add)

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装). On September 11, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying, 'I promised you a gift, and here it is.' What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it! One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I head mum and Dad whispering such words as 'hopeless', 'pitiful', and 'dying', which sounded ominous. 'Christmas was coming, don't expect any presents this year' Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. I'd never seen him cry before. The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, 'What? He's all right?'. He hung up and shouted upstairs. 'The hospital said we can bring Richard home!' 'Thank god!' I heard Mum cry. From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty: they were filled with love!

The general insisted on taking ______ as he did not trust the defeated leaders.

It is well known that knowledge is the ______ condition for the expansion of mind.

Night was falling. All was darkness ______ an occasional glimmer in the distance.

He ______ of the first truly portable computer in 1968.

Small wonder that many voters hold their politicians in ______.

The plan was ______ when it was discovered just how much the scheme would cost.

According to the international regulation, the playing of the national anthem ______ all sports events.

We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we ______ more places of interest yesterday.

There are many different kinds of runners, from casual joggers to 41 race-runners to marathoners. Each runner should have a specific training schedule 42 to the individual's goals and abilities. A good schedule for a beginner is to run 20 minutes at a time, every other day. Occasionally, additional time off is needed because of illness or 43 . Depending on the length of the break, it is often advisable to work back into a regular workout 44 , rather than jumping back into the normal routine immediately. The biggest factors in becoming a better runner are 45 injuries and working to build a solid training base. A base is a runner's collection of workouts over time. The more solid and consistent the runner is in training, the stronger the base. Like the base of a pyramid, only a solid foundation will provide the 46 necessary for a runner to reach his or her peak. In the short term, there are techniques that can help a runner 47 better. Mixing in higher speed workouts is one 48 , but this can lead to injury unless the individual builds up to them gradually. Hill and trail running builds strength, and weightlifting can also help. Many runners will at some point want to 49 a race, to push themselves and to perhaps see how they 50 with other runners at their age and experience level. (A) support (B) regular (C) enter (D) gradually (E) immediately (F) adopted (G) trying (H) perform (I) damage (J) come (K) injury (L) compare (M) strategy (N) action (O) avoiding

The drivers' strike has ______ the region's public transport system.