None of us think much ______ the timetable we've been given for this term.

Efforts to educate people about the risks of substance abuse seem to deter some people from using dangerous substances, if such efforts are realistic about what is genuinely dangerous and what is not. Observed declines in the use of such drugs as LSD, PCP, and Quaaludes since the early 1970s are probably related to increased awareness of the risks of their use, and some of this awareness was the result of warnings about these drugs in 'underground' papers read by drug users. Such sources are influential, because they do not give a simple 'all drugs are terrible for you' message. Drug users know there are big variations in danger among drugs, and antidrug education that ignores or denies this is likely to be ridiculed. This is illustrated by the popularity among young marijuana users ofReefer Madness, a widely unrealistic propaganda film against marijuana made in the 1930s. This film made the rounds of college campuses in the 1970s and joined rock music videos on cable television's MTV in the 1980s. Instead of deterring marijuana use, it became a cult (风靡一时) film among users, many of whom got high to watch it. Although persuasion can work for some people if it is balanced and reasonable, other people seem immune to the most reasoned educational efforts. Millions have started smoking even though the considerable health risks of smoking have been well known and publicized for years. Moreover, the usefulness of education lies in primary prevention: prevention of abuse among those who presently have no problem. Hence, Bomier's contention that 'if the Pepsi generation can be persuaded to drink pop wine, they can be persuaded not to drink it while driving' is probably not correct, since most drunken driving is done by people who already have significant drinking problems, and hence seem not to be dissuaded even by much stronger measures such as loss of a driver's license.

Don't worry, the matter is ______ settled.

Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge ______ our thinking.

The basketball coach, as well as his team, ______ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.

Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort—and at maximum speed. That 21 learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store. When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one 22 : to have what she had back home in Colombia. 'I didn't want to 23 what I do, like so many who come to a new Country,' she said. 'I 24 to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 25 myself properly.' Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a 26 meant going to school to get the 27 education and certification.” My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me 28 in my abilities. But I couldn't speak the language and I had to 29 how to do things in Canada. It was like having to 30 all over again,” said Diana. 31 , she found just the help she needed for relaunch (重新开张) 32 continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking 33 for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the image Consulting Certificate in May 2009. 34 Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going 35 while at college. By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her 36 in Canada, Diana at last achieved her 37 goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto's Sheppard Center. She was on the fast-track to 38 . Looking back, Diana, a fashion (时装) designer, 39 her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and 40 the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.

This story began about 10 years ago. I was coming out of a very bad marriage. For seven long years my husband spent his every waking moment telling me just what was wrong with me. When I finally asked for a divorce, he answered by telling me that I would never find anyone to love me because I was just so unattractive. This went on for about two years. One night one of my friends convinced me to go out with her. We went to a nightclub and that is when I met him. Clint was playing a game with a girl. I sat in the corner watching him. I didn't feel that I had whatever it took to get up and mix with others because of my self-esteem(自尊心) problem. Finally I got up the courage to order a drink for him. When he got it, he gave me the most dazzling smile. We spent the rest of the evening talking until I realized that it was almost morning. I figured that he was simply being nice to me because I had bought him a drink, but the very next day he called and told me that he could not stop thinking about me and that he wanted to meet my kids too. About 3 months later, my divorce was final and Clint sat my boys down and asked them if it was all right with them if he asked me to marry him because he could not imagine life without the three of us anymore. I was so touched that he went to my boys and asked for their approval because they were the 'men of the house' at the ripe old ages of 2 and 4, they said yes and we have all been together ever since. Clint gave me and my boys a second chance at a wonderful life. Not a day goes by that he doesn't tell us that we are the best thing that ever happened to him and that he loves us.

But what about excessive or misguided patriotism? There have been wars that were caused by excessive patriotism, but these have always been the exception rather than the rule. Most aggressive wars have been motivated, not by excessive love of country, but rather by a profoundly unpatriotic devotion to an ideology, a barbaric(野蛮的)form of religion, or an excessive and misguided pursuit of liberty, equality or civilization. The wars of imperialism and conquest were not primarily motivated by patriotism. In fact, it was true patriots, who were the most outspoken and effective opponents of imperialism. British imperialism was motivated by a combination of racism and a zeal for the virtues of 'civilization.'

46 Material culture refers to the touchable, material, 'things'—physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used—that a culture produces. Examining a culture's tools and technology can tell us about the group's history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the music-culture. The most vivid body of 'things' in it, of course, are musical instruments. 47 We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph was invented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music-cultures in the remote past and their development. Here we have two kinds of evidence: instruments well preserved and instruments pictured in art. Through the study of instruments, as well preserved paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the Near East to China over a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of Near Eastern influence to Europe that results in the development of most of the instruments on the symphony orchestra. Sheet music or printed music, too, is material culture. Scholars once defined folk music-cultures as those in which people learn and sing music by ear rather than from print, but research shows mutual influence among oral and written sources during the past few centuries in Europe, Britain, and America. Printed versions limit variety because they tend to standardize any song, yet they stimulate people to create new and different songs. 48 Besides, the ability to read music notation has a far-reaching effect on musicians and, when it becomes widespread, on the music-culture as a whole. Music is deep-rooted in the cultural background that fosters it. We now pay more and more attention to traditional or ethnic features in folk music and are willing to preserve the folk music as we do with many traditional cultural heritage. Musicians all over the world are busy with recording classic music in their country for the sake of their unique culture. 49 As always, people's aspiration will always focus on their individuality rather than universal features that are shared by all cultures alike. One more important part of music's material culture should be singled out: the influence of the electronic media—radio, record player, tape recorder, television, and videocassette, with the future promising talking and singing computers and other developments. 50 This is all part of the 'information revolution.' a twentieth century phenomenon as important as the industrial revolution was in the nineteenth. These electronic media are not just limited to modem nations; they have affected music-cultures all over the globe.

He smiled politely ______ Mary apologized for her drunken friends.

They ______ those who didn't conform to their ideas, and took advantage of those who agreed with them.

With the development of science and technology, people's life ______ in the past few years.

We always try to keep up with our ______.(compete)

Nobody detects his despair well hidden ______ his smile.

That gas pipeline project, ______ last year and next year, will be our city's best gas pipeline in history.

She has lost her ______ in God and no longer thinks that God exists.

When he ______ the door，he found his keys were nowhere.

A passion for the theater which may demonstrate all the ways of life can be fairly satisfying ______ for life.

We suggest that the tour leader ______ us immediately of any change in the plan.

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Career Planning for College Students. You should write no less than 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline below: 1．It's important for college students to plan their career. 2．What factors should be taken into consideration when planning one's career? 3．What can be considered to be an ideal career plan?