When the cherry trees burst ______ blossom, I think of my visit to Japan two years ago.

—Would you mind my coming over and having a look at your new garden? — ______. You are welcome.

If you find yourself waiting in a long queue at an airport or bus terminus this holiday, will you try to analyse what it is about queuing that makes you angry? Or will you just get angry with the nearest official? Professor Richard Larson, an electrical engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hates queuing but rather than tear his hair out, he decided to study the subject. His first finding, which backs up earlier work at the US National Science Foundation, was that the degree of annoyance was not directly related to the time. He cites an experiment at Houston airport where passengers had to walk for one minute from the plane to the baggage reclaim and then wait a further seven minutes to collect their luggage. Complaints were frequent, especially from those who had spent seven minutes watching passengers with just hand baggage get out immediately. The airport authorities decided to lengthen the walk from the aircraft, so that instead of a one-minute fast walk, the passengers spent six minutes walking. When they finally arrived at the baggage reclaim, the delay was then only two minutes. The extra walk extended the delay by five minutes for those carrying only hand baggage, but passenger complaints dropped almost to zero. The reason? Larson suggests that it all has to do with what he calls 'social justice'. If people see others taking a short cut, they will find the wait unbearable. So in the case of the airport, it was preferable to delay everyone. Another aspect Larson studied was the observation that people get more fed up if they are not told what is going on. Passengers told that there will be a half-hour delay are less unhappy than those left waiting even twenty minutes without an explanation. But even knowing how long we have to wait isn't the whole answer. We must also believe that everything is being done to minimize our delay. Larson cites the example of two neighbouring American banks. One was highly computerised and served a customer, on average, every 30 seconds. The other bank was less automated and took twice as long. But because the tellers at the second bank looked extremely busy, customers believed the service was faster and many transferred their accounts to the slower bank. Ultimately, the first bank had to introduce time-wasting ways of appearing more dynamic.

When he applied for a ______ in the office of the local newspaper he was told to see the manager.

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Jack, though coming to China for the first time, gets soon used to ______ Chinese food.

There has been a boom in such 'international schools' since 1979, which teach in English in non-Anglophone countries, mostly offering British A-levels, American APs and SATs, or the International Baccalaureate. During the past quarter-century, according to the International School Consultancy Group (ISC), their number has grown from under 1,000 to more than 7,300. In the 2013-14 academic year they generated $41.6 billion in revenue and taught 3.75m pupils globally. 46 Twenty-two countries have more than 100 international schools headed by the United Arab Emirates, with 478, and China, with 445. But nowadays international schools increasingly belie their name. Though their clientele varies from place to place, four-fifths of the pupils they teach around the world are locals. Thirty years ago, just a fifth were. The main reason is increased demand for schooling mostly or entirely in English, both in rich countries, and even more from rich parents in developing countries. 47 This new elite can outspend even very highly paid foreign managers – and multinationals trying to cut costs are ever less willing to pay school fees. Locals are more appealing clients, too: their children tend to stay for their entire schooling, unlike 'expat brats', who are always moving on, leaving seats to be filled. And a parent-teacher association packed with the local elite is more help with bolshie bureaucrats than one full of foreigners. Further growth is on the cards. The biggest growth is forecast in the Middle East and East Asia. But which countries prove the most rewarding for investors depends partly on governments. 48 Some countries make it hard for those who have been schooled outside the national system to get into university, meaning international-school customers risk closing off their children's future options. Chinese pupils without a foreign passport are barred from international schools. Singaporean citizens require government permission to attend international schools, rarely granted unless they have lived abroad. Malaysia's experience shows what would happen if any of these were to relax their rules. 49 In 2012 it removed a 40% cap on the share of international schools' pupils allowed to be locals partly to encourage the expansion of a sector seen as important in attracting foreign investment and partly to please parents who were becoming ever less willing to send their children to boarding schools overseas. In just two years the number of locals at the country's international schools has risen by a third, and Malaysians now account for more than half their pupils. A natural next step would be for the firm to start training Chinese teachers in foreign teaching methods. 'Like anything in China, it's about localising,' Vanessa Cumbers, Dipont's director of recruitment says. 50 That prescription may make for less diverse class reunions, but it is ensuring the rude health of international schools everywhere.

Every few years，the coal Workers ______ their lungs X-rayed to ensure their health.

It was toward the fulfillment of these economic and social drives ______ we originally created and developed our technology.

When do people decide whether or not they want to become friends? During their first four minutes together, according to a book by Dr. Leonard Zunin. In his book, Contact: The First Four Minutes, he offers this advice to anyone interested in starting new friendships: ' 41 A lot of people's whole lives would change if they did just that.' You may have noticed that the average person does not give his undivided attention to someone he has just met. 42 If anyone has ever done this to you, you probably did not like him very much. When we are introduced to new people, the author suggests, we should try to appear friendly and self-confident. In general, he says, 'People like people who like themselves.' On the other hand, we should not make the other person think we are too sure of ourselves. It is important to appear interested and sympathetic, realizing that the other person has his own needs, fears, and hopes. Hearing such advice, one might say, 'But I'm not a friendly, self-confident person. That's not my nature. It would be dishonest for me to act that way.' 43 We can become accustomed to any changes we choose to make in our personality. 'It is like getting used to a new car. It may be unfamiliar at first, but it goes much better than the old one.' But isn't it dishonest to give the appearance of friendly self-confidence when we don't actually feel that way? Perhaps, but according to Dr. Zunin, 'total honesty' is not always good for social relationships, especially during the first few minutes of contact. There is a time for everything, and a certain amount of play-acting may be best for the first few minutes of contact with a stranger. That is not the time to complain about one's health or to mention faults one finds in other people. It is not the time to tell the whole truth about one's opinions and impressions. 44 For a husband and wife or a parent and child, problems often arise during their first four minutes together after they have been apart. Dr. Zunin suggests that these first few minutes together be treated with care. If there are unpleasant matters to be discussed, they should be dealt with later. The author says that interpersonal relations should be taught as a required course in every school, along with reading, writing, and mathematics. 45 _That is at least as important as how much we know. A. Much of what has been said about strangers also applies to relationships with family members and friends. B. In his opinion, success in life depends mainly on how we get along with other people. C. He is eager to make friends with everyone. D. Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him your undivided attention for four minutes. E. He keeps looking over the other person's shoulder, as if hoping to find someone more interesting in another part of the room. F. In reply, Dr. Zunin would claim that a little practice can help us feel comfortable about changing our social habits. G. Paying closer attention to the other helps find the confidence within ourselves.

—Have you thought of the topic for the composition? —Not yet, I ______ it very carefully, but I haven't decided.

I admire her courage, compassion and ______ to the cause of humanity, justice and peace.

Barbara is easy to recognize as she's the only one of the women who ______ evening dress.

Our TV sets ______ well, but ten years ago no one could have imagined such a big share in the market that they were to have.

— ______. —She is very tall and white, with a shoulder—length tail.

His strange behavior greatly, ______ me and my friends as well that evening.

In 1924 Hemingway left the Toronto Star, for ______ he had worked as a foreign correspondent.

Zoos have become an important site for the preservation and protection of wildlife resources, 1 those species that are endangered. 2 , many zoos displayed live animals for public entertainment. Presently some zoos have become scientific and educational 3 that have contributed to the understanding and conservation of wild animal populations. 4 the challenges facing modern zoos are the cost of upgrading old facilities, the struggle to obtain 5 operating funds, and the need to attract more visitors 6 new and entertaining exhibits. Many 7 zoos in American cities have undergone renovation during the last decades of the twentieth century. Among the recent trends in zoo 8 is the construction of new enclosures that resemble natural habitats. The replacement of steel bars and concrete floors 9 appropriately designed surroundings improves visitor appreciation of the 10 . Such renovations may 11 stress on animals and allow them to interact with one another 12 naturally. Several major zoos conduct captive propagation programs. A captive propagation problem includes the breeding of 13 zoo or wild animals to obtain offspring, usually for release to 14 or for transfer to other zoos. Captive breeding is one method of 15 some species from extinction. Zoos have expanded and improved public education programs also, with education departments that develop programs 16 to zoo exhibits. Public activities include in-school programs, zoo tours, special events, and websites. The Zoological Society of New York, for example, conducted a 17 project with a Western African to monitor an elephant herd 18 it moved throughout its range. The importance of zoos will increase as natural habitats are diminishing. Through their efforts 19 conservation, education, and environmental advocacy, zoos 20 continue to play a critical role in wildlife preservation throughout the world.

Democracy is based on the notion ______ everyone is created equal.

The more we looked at the picture, ______.