It is very plain that such a life as this is far more ______ to health than that of the man who can afford little leisure for necessary rest in the course of the day.

Though he's slow to learn, his ______ makes him an excellent student in our department.

Passage One When the television is good, nothing—not the theater, not the magazines, or newspapers—nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air and stay there without a book, magazine, newspaper, or anything else to distract you and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland. You will see a procession of game shows, violence, audience-participation shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, Mayhem, more violence, sadism, murder, Western badmen, Western goodmen, private eyes, Gangsters, still more violence, and cartoons. And endlessly, commercials that stream and cajole and offend. And most of all, boredom. True, you will see a few things you will enjoy. But they will be very, very few. And if you think I exaggerate, try it. Is there no room on television to teach, to inform, to uplift, to stretch, to enlarge the capacities of our children? Is there no room for programs to deepen the children's understanding of children in other lands? Is there no room for a children's news show explaining something about the world for them at their level of understanding? Is there no room for reading the great literature of the past, teaching them the great traditions of freedom? There are some fine children's shows, but they are drowned out in the massive doses of cartoons, violence, and more violence. Must these be your trademarks? Search your conscience and see whether yon cannot offer more to your young beneficiaries whose future you guard so many hours each and every day. There are many people in this great country, and you must serve all of us. You will get no argument from me if you say that, given a choice between a Western and a symphony, more people will watch the Western. I like Westerns and private eyes, too—but a steady diet for the whole country is obviously not in the public interest. We all know that people would more often prefer to be entertained than stimulated or informed. But your obligations are not satisfied if you look only to popularity as a test of what to broadcast. Yon are not only in show business: you are free to communicate ideas as well as to give relaxation. You must provide a wide range of choices, more diversity, more alternatives. It is not enough to cater to the nation's whims—you must also serve the nation's needs. The people own the air. They own it as much in prime evening time as they do at six o'clock in the morning. For every hour that the people give you—you own them something. I intend to see that your debt is paid with service.

The hidden room is ______ only through a secret back entrance.

During a war, many of the normal basic rights of the individual are ______ in the national interest.

Ironically, the proper use of figurative language must be based on the denotative meaning of the words, because it is the failure to recognize this ______ meaning that leads to mixed metaphors and their attendant incongruity.

The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was ______ to the issue at hand.

In an equitable society, everyone will have the same opportunities to pursue a life of their choosing, whether this in terms of acquiring an education, obtaining credit, finding a job or participating in the public debate, regardless of their county of birth, the wealth and social status of their parents, or their gender, race, caste, ethnicity or social class. The distribution of incomes, education levels, wealth and other assets will typically be uneven even in an equitable society, because people differ in the effort they make, how they choose to spend their time, in their desire to bear risks, or in the way they process information. But everyone should have the opportunity to make the most of their talents and energies. When they do so, it is not only good and just and fair for the individual, it is good for the society as a whole, because equity and growth are, in the long run, complementary. Equity is not the same as equality. This year's World Development Report, focuses on equity. And I'm following the usage of equity in that report that was just issued where equity is defined as equality of opportunities, where opportunities are factors that make it possible for people to generate a certain income and achieve a certain level of well-being. Note that this is not the same as equality in income. Inequality of incomes is not only acceptable, but it may even be desirable for the incentives it provides for people to do well. But inequalities in opportunity not only harm the individual but can retard growth.

作为美国馆的首席合作伙伴，我们很荣幸地参与了本届上海世博会。世博会对于GE来说并不陌生，GE的创始人托马斯·爱迪生在1876年的费城世博会上即展示了他的发明——电报机，而他的一系列其他发明，诸如发电机、灯泡、留声机也在之后的几届世博会上相继亮相。 如今GE将创新精神延续到了2010年上海世博会。成功举办北京奥运会两年后，中国再度让世界瞠目，呈现了展示人类文明和创新精神的、迄今最大规模的世博会。GE很高兴能够利用这一绝佳的平台展示GE的“绿色创想”和“健康创想”技术和解决方案，它们将成为中美双方在清洁能源和可持续发展方面合作的催化剂。 通过积极地从多方面参与中国的社会和经济生活，GE不断兑现“立足中国，服务中国”的承诺。我相信，只要坚持这一承诺，随着中国逐渐成为GE的第二故乡，我们一定会不断地收获增长。

Excuses relieve tension by helping ______ both sides that the mistake was an aberration that will not be repeated.

I was stunned by her request for a letter of recommendation given our superficial knowledge of one another.

Students from a ______ background have an advantage at university.

bull market

The local authorities realized the need to make ______ for elderly people in their housing programs.

MBA

Mergers may be effective to revive or rejuvenate failing business by the infusion of new management and personnel.

生态移民

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