填空题Valentine"s Day February 14th welcoming spring. It is very popular to send cards and flowers to express love. Sometimes people put their love message in a heart-shaped box of chocolate, or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons. Many couples arrange romantic dinners by candle light for this occasion. Universities also hold a Sweethearts" Ball for the young students to celebrate the Valentine"s Day. Easter Day It is the second of the two most important religious holidays for Christians. On the Easter morning, millions of people gather at open spaces to salute another Easter dawn for there is a rising of hope and joy. Eggs and bunnies are those symbols often associated with Easter. The Easter Parade is very popular in the United States. The most famous one is along the Fifth Avenue in New York City. University students usually have a "Spring Break" to return home to spend the holiday with their parents. Halloween It is a time for frightening costumes, masks, and tricks-all for fun. Children with curious masks go from house to house to frighten people and threaten them with "trick or treat" (Give me something nice, or I"ll play a trick on you.). Since 1950, most children have asked for pennies instead of candies for UNICEF to help children in other countries, for which the 1956 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to American children. Thanksgiving Day It is an annual day of thanks for the blessings people have enjoyed during the year. The theme has always been peace and health and happiness. The first National Thanksgiving Day was set on Nov. 26, 1789 by George Washington in his inauguration. In 1839 , Lincoln appointed the last Thursday of Nov. to be the day. Americans usually have such traditional food as roast turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce and so on. Christmas Day It celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a time of warmth and love, hospitality and good will. The Christmas tree is very popular during this time because people think it can bring good luck. Most people exchange presents and send cards to their friends. Adults also leave the brightly wrapped packages under Christmas trees and children have fun for guessing what special surprises are in store for them. Most families go to church on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. Now match each of the festivals with the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements A. It is sentimental and full of accidents. B. It is religious and full of love. C. It is romantic and full of love. D. It is unpractical and full of daydreams. E. It is horrible and full of fun. F. It is peaceful and full of happiness. G. It is religious and full of hope.

填空题Article One: Eliminate as many sources of stress as you can. For example, if crowds bother you, go to the supermarket when you know the lines won't be too long. Try renting videotapes rather than going to crowded movie theaters. Clear up the clutter in your life by giving away or throwing away the things that get in your way. A garage sale is one effective way to do this. Article Two: If you are always running late, sit down with a pencil and paper and see how you are actually allot ting your time. Say it takes you 40 minutes to get to work. Are you leaving your house on time? You may be able to solve your problem(and de-stress your life a hit)just by being realistic. If you can't find the time for all the activities that are important to you, maybe you are trying to do too much. Again, make a list of what you do during the day and how much each activity takes. Then cut back. Article Three: If you feel stress(or anything else.is getting the better of you, seek professional help--a doctor or therapist. Early signs of excess stress are loss of a sense of well-being and reluctance to get up in the morning to face another day. Article Four: If you can't remove the stress, remove yourself. Slip away once in a while for some private time. These quiet moments may give you a fresh perspective on your problems. Avoid stressful people. For example, if you don't get along with your father-in-law but you don't want to make an issue of it, invite other in-laws at the same time you invite him. Having other people around will absorb some of the pressure you would normally feel. Article Five: Competing with others, whether in accomplishments, appearance, or possessions, is an avoidable source of stress. You might know people who do all they can to provoke envy in others. While it may seem easy to say you should be satisfied with what you have, it's the truth. Stress from this kind of jealousy is self-inflicted. Statements A. One thing at a time. B. Reserve time for solitude and avoid stressful people. C. Avoid self-inflicted stress. D. Manage your time according to your priorities and available time. E. Avoid stressful circumstances. F. Learn to idle time away. G. Seek professional help when early signs of stress arise.

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填空题Margaret Stephens: On the job, we expect equal pay for equal work. Work gives a man identity and status. The same often holds true for a woman. We want our husbands take our jobs as seriously as they take their own. I worked as a nurse, he, a sales-execu- tive. I followed him around the country. Each time he was transferred, I found a new position for myself. It wasn"t until I received an award from my hospital that he realized how emotionally attached I was to my profession. Barbra Stern: Men and women solve problems in different ways. A man tends to be direct-line up all his options, select one, and then proceed. Women can be direct, too, but they may also choose a less obvious path. What women really want is for men to respect the special ways they have of analyzing problems. When men struggle with a problem, they stay right with it, but often getting more and more upset. Women are more likely to simply let problems solve themselves. Cindy Rodgers: Men tend to be romantic, often falling in love more quickly than women, who tend to focus on practical considerations in choosing a mate and look for long-term qualities in a partner. Far more than men, they allow their heads to control their hearts. Even though women may ache for love, they carry around an inner evaluator who asks, "Can I count on this man?" So any man who hopes to sweep a woman off her feet had better lengthen his timetable Nora Kent: Men are often more uncomfortable than women about being alone and tend to get bored more easily. Some men want to control their wives and they get anxious when their wives are off on their own, beyond reach. Women need "down time" to shop, read, recharge batteries, and a man shouldn"t feel hurt if his spouse doesn"t want to spend every free minute with him. When a woman takes time to be alone, she"s expressing a need to be autonomous. Jessica Vicino: A woman wants most everything a man wants: success, power, status, money, love, marriage, children, happiness and fulfillment. Few women relish being a mother, secretary or general picker upper for their husbands. A woman wants the man in her life to be a true equal, someone who respects her strengths, treats her weakness with kindness. In short, she wants a friend, a lover and a partner who understands her. Now match each of the persons to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements A．Women don"t fall in love as easily as men do. B．Women need sympathy on the job. C．Sometimes, a woman needs to be alone. D．A woman wants to be friends with her husband. E．Men are less serious about their work than women. F．Women solve problems differently from men. G．Men should take their wives" work as seriously as theirs.

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填空题Lee Beaty： Your"Health For Life"articles give excellent advice on simple lifestyle changes to improve health．Whenever possible, I ride my bike to work．While I was a student, I also rode to class．We need to educate motorists about sharing the road with cyclists， and create bike lanes to encourage more people to go from point A to point B while getting some exercises, saving fuel and improving the environment． Roberto Anson： You had a fascinating exploration in your"Health For Life"articles．Technology often makes us give up responsibility for our health．The United States has the best medical technology but unequal access to care．The point is that, increasingly, only the wealthy and well-off can afford health care．Your advice to skip the heart scan and spend the money on a health club membership shifts the focus from technology to personal responsibility． Fred Leeds： Dr．Nancy Rigotti's"Kicking the Habit"is tried．but not necessarily true advice． As a former three-pack-a-day smoker．I tried these approaches many times with no success until I finally accepted a fundamental truth about myself．Only after I got my mind set to the point where my desire to quit smoking was stronger than the desire to continue was I able to put the cigarettes down． BillWittig： It is well documented that people witll the Type D personality have chemicals in their brains that differ from those of normal people．Many of them never get mental health treatment because they work, have families and by all observable criteria are functioning well．They do not realize their problem．Vqhat might prevent the Type D personality from having a heart attack is some psychological treatment as well as fish oil． Kristin Linklater： Your magazine tells me that not only must I exercise to avoid heart attacks．but I must be happy．I must laugh a lot, or my heart will be starved of necessary chemicals． I must have friends and community to support me．or I'll certainly die soon．I tried to take the Type D personality test that will determine whether I'm going to die of negativity, but your column headings,"False, Less false, Neutral, Less true, True, " make it impossible to figure out my behavior． Note:there are two extra statements. Statements[A] You can hardly force yourselfto do a thing until you feel like doing it．[B] Mental health treatment may help prevent some physical problems．[C] We'd better count more on regular exercise than medical care．[D] I'm not interested in taking any behavior test proposed in magazines．[E] Cycling is good for health as well as for our surroundings．[F] To save money and improve health，I quit driving to work．[G] I'm still puzzled as to whether your advice and the listed personality details suit me or not．

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填空题 {{B}}Joan Thomas:{{/B}} My husband has been reduced to the condition of a vegetable. Keeping him alive is meaningless now. I'm sure that if he could speak, he would beg us to switch off that oxygen machine. Why can't he die of dignity? Seeing him in this condition is causing us all great suffering. He has been in a coma for more than five months and is being kept alive by this machine which supplies him with oxygen. I have applied to a court for permission to have the machine switched off. I believe that he would rather have died peacefully than prolonged suffering for such a long time.{{B}}Doctor Williams:{{/B}} Mr. Thomson is clinically alive, but he has absolutely no chance of recovery. His brain has been irreparably damaged by the coma. He could remain in this condition for years. Frankly speaking, that would benefit nobody. Hospital beds are scarce and medical staff are very busy. Hundreds of patients are waiting to be treated. I would be wrong to keep Mr. Thomson here and to refuse other patients who do have a chance of recovery. If his relatives request us to switch off the machine and if the court gives us the permission, we will stop all the treatment and allow him to die a natural and painless death.{{B}}Doctor Fitzsim:{{/B}} I'm very surprised that Doctor Williams approves of Mrs. Thomas's court application. A doctor's duty is to save people's life in whatever way he can. A doctor can never say definitely that his patient has no chance of recovery, however bad the situation may seem. I've seen patients in the same conditions suddenly regain consciousness after several months and become relatively healthy again. Human life is far too invaluable to put an end to it for the convenience of others. Medical science has made great progress over the last 20 years with the development of new drugs and operational techniques. Many diseases can now be cured and the lives of incurable patients may be prolonged.{{B}}Graham Blanchard:{{/B}} Right now, there are thousands of incurable patients lying helplessly in bed, suffering pain and misery and wishing they could be allowed to die. But the doctors are afraid to help with their death for fear of legal or professional impact. I propose that doctors be allowed to discontinue treatment or administer lethal doses of painkillers if requested to do so by patients suffering from incurable diseases, or, in the case of Mr. Thomas, by their relatives. It's time the law recognized the fact the people not only have a right to live in dignity, they also have the right to die in dignity too.{{B}}Sidney Best:{{/B}} Any doctor who, with the intention of putting an end to the life of a patient, performs acts which lead to the death of patient, may be convicted of murder, under the present law. No court is empowered to give the right to do such acts and therefore Mrs. Thomson's application is certain to be rejected. But if parliament passes Mr. Blanchard Bill, the situation will change drastically. Doctors will be given the right to kill patients on request, thus making helpless patients in all kinds of dangers. There might be conspiracy between doctors and potential heirs, spouses wishing to remarry, even potential receivers of organ transplants. The intention of this Bill many be good, but the possibilities of abuse are too numerous for it to be passed. {{B}}Now match each of the persons (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements{{/B}}[A] A doctor's duty is to save his patient's life not to end it.[B] Doctors should be given the right to decide whether to stop an incurable patient's life.[C] My husband should be given the right to die of dignity.[D] It would be better for everyone that Mr. Thomas die a natural and painless death.[E] Doctors are afraid of mercy killing.[F] We should not pass the Bill for mercy killing, simply because it would put many patients' lives in danger.[G] People have the right to die in dignity.

填空题I can remember times when, like children, my brothers and I 88.______ would all point at one another when asking who was to blame89.______ for wrong deeds. Unfortunately, it usually resulted in all three of 90.______ us getting beatings. Once, however, I didn't manage to save myself 91.______ from a beating by telling my mother I had only one good hairbrush, 92.______ as she'd broken all other ones in the beatings. She thought she had 93.______ better not to use her last hairbrush and, instead, gave me a warning. 94.______ The excuses of children are not always successfully, but 95.______ now and then there is one that it will cause a parent to forgive 96.______ them. Maybe this is because children keep thinking them up. 97.______

填空题 {{B}}Jackson:{{/B}} Viewed from a scientist's standpoint, all of the energy contained in fuel either now or in the future becomes heat. Some of the heat is used directly or produces useful work. The rest is lost or rejected. That is to say, it is radiated into the atmosphere from the engines, motors, furnaces, power lines, television sets, boilers and all the other energy-consuming machinery that makes our wheels go around.{{B}}Browning:{{/B}} It is necessary to improve the efficiency with which we use energy in order to do more work. But improvement cannot come overnight, and there are limits beyond which not even science can help. According to the Center for Strategic and International studies, about three quarters of the energy we use to move things, including ourselves, accomplishes no useful work.{{B}}Jeffry:{{/B}} In terms of efficiency, buses, trains, and other forms of public transportation may be using energy more efficiently than private automobiles. Unless private automobiles call operate at near capacity, their overall efficiency is poor. For example, an urban bus carrying 36 passengers may achieve an efficiency of around 120 passenger-miles per gallon of gasoline. But buses are not always fully loaded, and sometimes they carry no passengers at all.{{B}}Vandenberg:{{/B}} It is true that buses can sometimes run without passengers. City trains seem to be very efficient, but they suffer the same shortcomings as buses and cost more. Except for rush hours, commuter trains seldom run at full capacity. This wastes even more energy and is more than the management can afford. As a result, commuter trains are truly practical only in places where there are a lot of people.{{B}}Nathan:{{/B}} For some people, mass transportation may serve their needs. For others, a combination of mass transportation and private transportation may be preferable. Better design and wise use of both mass transportation systems and private vehicles will play an important part in helping us make fuller use of energy for transportation.{{I}} Now match each of the people (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements.{{/I}}{{B}}Statements{{/B}}[A] Public transportation is usually more energy-efficient.[B] The efficiency of the city train depends on the size of population.[C] City trains and buses have different faults to overcome.[D] Private cars usually run at full capacity.[E] No fuel energy is fully used.[F] A combined means of transport can help increase energy efficiency.[G] Problems of energy loss can never be completely solved.

填空题Hugh Pendy: We are facing a serious energy crisis. All known reserves of coal, oil and gas will be exhausted within ten years. It is urgent and imperative that we develop new sources of energy immediately. Nuclear power is the answer to our problems. If we don"t build nuclear power stations now, our civilization will collapse. The Government has decided to build a nuclear power station to solve the energy problem we are facing. I am for this wise decision. Maureen Preston: We can"t allow this power station to be built. It would cause terrible damage to the environment and all living creatures in the district would be in great danger. A small leak would cause a disaster. It"s our duty as responsible citizens to force the Government to abandon their unclear energy program. I used to believe nuclear power station were safe. But last month I read a newspaper report that there were at least five major leaks in the last two years in other stations. In each case, the alarm systems failed and there could have been a disaster. Scientists have too much faith in their own ideas. It"s time the truth was told that nuclear power stations are very dangerous. Peter Epstein: This power station will be absolutely safe. There will be no danger of leakage because the reactor will be housed in a concrete box with walls six meters thick. Five independent alarm systems will monitor every square centimeter of the power station to prevent fire or sabotage. People are afraid of nuclear power because they don"t understand it. We must educate them. Nuclear power is clean, quiet, cheap, and pollution-free, unlike conventional power using gas, oil and coal. Furthermore it is almost unlimited. William Mclean: The Government is placing far too much emphasis on nuclear power. It will take many more years of experimentation before the safety problem alone is overcome. In the meantime, we should develop other ways of taking energy from the earth, such as sunshine, or wind or tide, waves, rivers ,hot springs, etc, etc. They are cheaper, safer and more convenient than nuclear power. Scientists could do more in exploiting how to make use of these things in nature and benefit human beings. Jack Robin: I am not worried about the energy crisis. My house is heated by solar energy; my electricity is supplied by a windmill in my garden; and I go to work by bicycle. If everybody followed my example, there would not be any energy crisis. People are so wasteful. Do they really need big cars, central heating systems and millions of electronic gadgets? I doubt it. We live a far more unhealthy life than before. People are getting lazier and lazier. Many people suffer from overeating and lack of physical exercises. We should make good use of the development of science and technology and shouldn"t let the machine getting control. Now match each of the persons (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements A. We should educate people to make them understand how a nuclear power station works. B. A nuclear power station would cause a disaster. C. Nuclear power station is a good resolution to our energy crisis. D. We should educate people to make them understand that nuclear power station is safe. E. I now believe that nuclear power is dangerous. F. We should make use of other type of energies before taking the risk of building a nuclear power station. G. If we live a healthier life, there would not be any energy crisis.

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填空题Paula: The future is determined by the actions of the present day. The responsibility we have for the future begins when we recognize that we ourselves create the future-that the furore is not something imposed upon us by fate or other forces beyond our control. We ourselves build the future both through what we do and what we do not do. Mrs. John: The future will see more unbelievable things. In the future, people will be able to predict their performance from the strength of the brain's electrical activity. Doctor Kramer has found that the strength of the brain's electrical activity can be measured through the scalp (头皮). Bosses could measure brain activity through the scalp and tell whether a worker is performing well, working hard, or too tired to do the job properly. Mary: In the new century, things around us will be more fascinating. The chemical element in the heart is said to increase your desire for fat, when is stimulated. This means that disturbances of this chemical gelatin can lead to overeating. Doctor Sarah Leibowits presented an academic paper suggesting that the appetite for fat rich food can be controlled through drugs that block the effects of gelatin. Judy: In the future our life will change dramatically. It is quite certain that computers will play an important part in our life. You will visit your doctor, and find that he uses a computer screen and visual information about your condition, instead of his text books. Computers in your home will enable you to answer interactive questions about your health and show the alternative results which will affect you if you act in a certain way. Carrie: In the future, computers will change the way the doctors diagnose and treat their patients. Also doctors will change their traditional notion of medicine. Although pills for tension, heart conditions, being overweight and other life threatening conditions are prescribed by western doctors, most doctors now require patients to focus on healthy way of living by changing diets and doing more exercise as a means to keep fit. Statements A．You build your own future. B．Healthy lifestyle will be a more popular way to keep fit. C．Computer will be an effective tool for doctors. D．Doctors may not need pills for heart troubles or overweight. E．Your brain waves may be used to check out your work performance: F．People will be able to visit doctors more frequently. G．Our appetite will be well controlled by drugs.

填空题Roy Benson I first get on smoking when I was a high school boy. I became addicted to it and couldn't kick them soon afterwards. I should say smoking has done me and is doing me good. I feel great when smoking. And now I'm a college student, a puff of tobacco can calm me down before an poorly-prepared important exam or cheer me up when I'm too sleepy when staying up late. In men's world, smoking is a way to demonstrate your masculine trait and it shortens the distance between strangers. Nicotine makes me a lot of friends. Friends make me happy. So I venture to say smoking does good instead of harm to my health. Klaus Sully My doctor told me my lungs are about to be burnt out by my cigarettes and my wife gave smoking a very beautiful name: that suicidal habit of yours. But my urges for tars and nicotine are just compulsive. One packet of cigarettes per day is a must for me. I just turn deaf ears to these advice until one day I found my cough was about to stop me from catching breath and I know I have to stop smoking—saying good-bye to my old friend. For a few weeks, the pills that I swallow each day almost bestowed upon me a victory in the battle, but then Christmas came, my resolution collapsed and I starts to slip back into my old habit of smoking. I hate smoking, but I love it. Nina Howell My husband's a heavy smoker and I, of course, a nonsmoker. There is a line drawn between us. For instance, when boarding a plane, he is always in smoking area, and my seat in no smoking area, because I just don't want to puff in that vomiting fume of tobacco, second hand. At home, only in his study is he allowed to smoke, but whenever I return from a business trip, I can always detect cigarette ash and butts on my living room and bedroom carpets. We quarreled a lot but it doesn't work. I have to admit he is an ideal husband, except for smoking. That's why I'd lose my willpower to divorce him whenever he kneels down and makes a plea for leniency. Smoking has got its evil hand on a perfect man, and I have to halt it so that it may not ruin a perfect marriage. If only he were a nonsmoker. Ivan Smith I know nicotine is a harmful chemical—in fact, someone gives the name of "coffin nail" to the little leaf stick—but that does not mean it can do harm to everybody. So long as a smoker restricts his habit to himself, and himself alone, it matters nothing to other people. I don't smoke, so here I claim rm not saying good for those tobacco addicts. I just want to say that we have to coexist peacefully in this damned little world with those coffin nail consumers, because Tobacco IS there. Smoking is not your brother. Neither is it your enemy. Kent Burnett I'm a sociologist. Juvenile smoking, for instance, is growing like a cancer among teenagers, which ruins not only their health, but their future. They learn to smoke cigarettes first, and then hemp, and then heroin. Many young drug abusers are produced in this way. Juvenile smoking finally leads to juvenile delinquency. These juvenile smokers ended up their otherwise bright future in the juvenile jail. The government should take effective measures to restrict smoking to adult only. More legislative work must be done to outlaw the sale of cigarettes to youngsters and illegal profit makers be more severely punished. Now match each of the speakers (16 to 20) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements[A] One man's meat may not necessarily be another man's poison,[B] You have to consider and reconsider its suicidal effects before you learn to smoke.[C] I'm constantly at war with smoking, but it's hard to kick the habit.[D] It is never too late to mend.[E] If my honey were a nonsmoker, I would love him even more.[F] Nicotine does me a lot of good.[G] Smoking does more harm to children than to adults