填空题When you visit Paris, 21 to look around and experience life in Paris. You"ll find it 22 . Take a stroll along the Seine River. Browse 23 the art vendors, colorful paintings. No matter where 24 , you will find everyday objects transformed into works 25 . Spend some time in 26 relaxing on an old bench. Lie on your back on the green grass. When you need 27 , try coffee and pastries at a sidewalk cafe. As evening comes 28 , you may hear music from an outdoor concert nearby, classical, jazz, opera or chansons, those 29 . Parisians love their music. Don"t miss 30 Paris evening: eating out. You need a special guidebook to help you choose one of 31 excellent restaurants. If you don"t know what to order, ask for 32 . The chef likes to showcase his best dishes there. Remember, you haven"t tasted the true 33 of France until you"ve dined at 34 in Paris. After your gourmet dinner, 35 of the floodlit monuments. Cross the Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge 36 , to the Ile de la Cite. The most famous landmark of Paris 37 in front of you the Notre Dame Cathedral (Cathedral of Our Lady). 38 in the square in front of 39 . Here you are standing in 40 .

填空题My questions for discussion today are. What are the requirements to become a good leader? Are 1 inherent? The answers to these questions in a layman language can be given like this: a leader is one who 2 , who can control the behavior of others and who can manage others to 3 . Leadership is not limited to position, experience, training, title or authority. After studying the biography of hundreds of 4 it can be concluded that up to some extent leadership qualities 5 , but good leaders are created or made and they are not born because these inherent qualities need to 6 . But this also does not mean that if a person does not possess those inherent qualities he 7 . The fact is that a person can become a leader if he 8 to become a successful leader and on his way he constantly develops himself 9 , training and then experience. Now how does a person become a 10 ? It is a simple five-step process. This process can make you a successful leader. The steps are as follows: 11 : A leader cannot exist without a vision. He should have a clear view of 12 that he wants to achieve in his life. A leader should know 13 : A wise leader is one who has a clear knowledge of his strengths and weaknesses. Without self-analysis he will not be able to 14 . 15 : A good leader is one who has high targets and 16 to achieve those targets. Right choice for 17 for right work: A good leader is one who has capabilities enough to select the right person 18 . Commitment-bound: A good leader 19 . He always strives for perfection and to achieve goals for the satisfaction of others and also takes care of 20 of his group members.

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填空题It seems parents have long been right. Going to bed early is key to getting enough sleep and helping adolescents feel 21 , a new study reported. A lack of sleep among youngsters may 22 depression and suicidal thoughts, according to the study by the Columbia University Medical Center. "Our results are consistent with the theory that 23 is a risk factor for depression, working with other risk and protective factors through 24 possible causal pathways to the development of this 25 ," said lead author James Gangwisch. "Adequate quality sleep could 26 be a preventative measure against 27 and a treatment for depression," he added in the study published in the Friday issue of Sleep magazine. The study followed the nightly habits of some 15,659 28 , and found those who consistently went to bed after midnight had a 29 of depression than those who turned in before 10:00 p.m.. Night owls also ran a 30 higher risk of battling suicidal thoughts, the study added. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that adolescents should sleep 31 nine hours or more a night. Those who were tucked in before 32 reported they slept on average about eight hours and 33 . But that amount of sleep dropped significantly for those in bed 34 . And adolescents who slept five hours or less a night were 35 more likely to suffer depression and 36 more at risk of becoming suicidal, the study said. "It is 37 and societal expectation that adolescents do not need as much sleep as pre-adolescents, yet studies suggest that adolescents may actually require more sleep," said Gangwisch. "Studies have found that 38 do not go to bed early enough to compensate for 39 , and transitions to earlier school start times have been shown to be associated with significant 40 ."

填空题The United States Department of Agriculture 1 for organic food products. The requirements come more than 2 after Congress ordered the development of such rules. Currently, different state and 3 establish organic food requirements in the United States. Each group uses its own rules to decide what products may be called organic. Organic food is one of 4 in American agriculture. The Agriculture Department estimates that American farmers sold 5 worth of organic food last year. Farmers who grow organic food 6 to increase their crops or to control insects and disease. Many people believe that eating organic food is 7 than eating food produced with chemicals. Some people 8 pay more for such food products. 9 says there are more than 10 in the United States who grow food organically. Most of them produce only 11 food. Yet, the number of organic farmers is 12 of about 12 percent each year. The new requirements set rules for what food products 13 . For example, at least 95 percent of 14 called organic must be organic. 15 will be permitted to 16 "made with organic ingredients" if at least 70 percent of their materials are organic. In addition, a state or private agency approved by the Agriculture Department must document which farms or businesses 17 organic foods. The rules bar the use of genetic engineering, the process of changing the genes of living things. They bar the use of waste products to 18 to fertilize organic food. They also bar treatments with radiation to kill bacteria on food products. Farmers and food companies have 18 months to start obeying 19 . Americans will begin to see the effect of the rules in their local stores by the summer of 2001. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman 20 . He called them the strongest and most complete organic food rules in the world.

填空题Today"s lecture is about the mass 1 of the world"s population. There are two major 2 why people are moving to cities. The first reason is 3 . People are moving to the cities because that"s where they can find 4 and earn money. The second reason for the move to cities has to do with 5 of life issues: comfort and 6 . Cities often offer better 7 . And then for many, city life is just more 8 . An interesting consequence of urbanization is that the average 9 of people in the countryside is increasing, while that of the cities is 10 . Three key 11 can be identified in our cities. First of all, they"re getting bigger. Most cities are bigger now than ever before. Cities are also changing shape. They"re getting 12 , because land is getting more and more expensive. 13 have become a symbol of modern cities. Cities are also changing shape in other ways. The 14 Model and The 15 Nuclei Model are probably more typical of the cities we know today. They show the urban 16 that"s occurring in contemporary cities. The third change is that our cities are breaking up into 17 communities, often by 18 group or 19 level. This often means that people stay within their community and do not come into contact with others from different 20 .

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填空题For more than 1 years, immigrants from all around the globe have 2 in America, creating the most 3 nation on earth. 4 out of 10 immigrants in Colonial times came from 5 . Lots of them came to escape from 6 persecution. Many of them enjoyed wages 7 those found in England. By the time of Revolutionary War, the country had nearly 800,000 Africans who were 8 brought to the U.S. as 9 . Not all immigrants were 10 with open arms. Quakes and Jews could not 11 in court in New York City. But after all, the infant colonies were 12 for the basic resource: 13 . In the 1840s, for the first time, the English were 14 at American ports by Germans and Irish, who made up 15 of America"s foreign-born by 1860. On the West Coast, the 16 became the first non-Europeans to 17 to the U. S.. Many of them ended in labor on the 18 . But as the immigration population grew, the English became 19 . In 1882, all Chinese laborers were 20 from entering the U. S..

填空题Psychologists have been studying 1 Internet use since the late 1990s. Brenner"s subjects reported an 2 of 19 hours per week of Internet use. Many reported up to 10 3 of interference in 4 functioning, 5 failure to manage time, missing sleep, or missing meals. A surprising result is that 80% of the 6 reported at least five of these signs. These numbers suggest that the 7 of some level of these problems should not be considered 8 . Kathleen Scherer studied 531 students at the University of Texas at Austin and 381 of them were studied further. " 9 " users averaged only 11 hours per week online. Janet Morahan-Martin and Phyllis Schumaker surveyed 10 college students and 11 pathological use by 12 a 13-item 13 which 14 evidence that the Internet was causing personal problems, 15 symptoms and mood 16 use. According to their research, pathological users averaged 17 hours of Internet use per week. Pathological users reported significantly more 18 , used online games more than other users, and they also used more technologically 19 aspects of the Net more than other students. When is Internet use pathological? The simple answer: when it gets in the way of the rest of your life. Addictions involve 20 use despite harm.

填空题There is an increasing need for more food worldwide. According to the projections by the United Nations Population Division, the world population will increase from 6.8 billion today to 9 billion 1 . Sixty-five to ninety percent of the inland capture fish production 2 in the developing and low-income food-deficit countries. 3 for 2020 suggests that 826 million people, or 12. 8 percent, of developing country citizens 4 US $1.25 a day or less and that there will be almost 2 billion poor people living at or below the US $2 a day 5 . The growing population will need significant increase in food production 6 . More land, including wetlands will be used, and some will be used 7 , as agricultural food production expands during decades. This will 8 increased use of agrochemicals with serious negative consequences for inland fisheries. 9 for both irrigation and domestic purposes will continue to increase, leading to 10 of water for fisheries, especially during the dry season. There will be attempts to 11 water between separate basins, with unpredictable consequences for biodiversity. There are also already plans 12 and transform them into shipping lanes 13 , provinces and countries in areas with poorly developed rail and road infrastructure. There is expected to be increased demand for energy, including hydropower— 14 further damming of rivers. The need for animal protein, including fish, 15 . Most marine fish stocks are already exploited. 16 increases in aquaculture production, 17 will increase on inland fish stocks, and there will probably be a rise in unsustainable fishing methods, such as the use of 18 , electrofishing and dry pumping of 19 . These methods are all capable of killing 20 indiscriminately.

填空题What is distance learning? It means that you study on your own, at home or wherever suits you. Recently, the world famous Open University in the United Kingdom has designed a new style of distance learning, which is called " 1 ". The phrase "Open Learning" means you study 2 . You read course material, work on course activities, and write 3 . The word "supported" means you have help 4 , the student services staff at regional centres, and centralized areas such as 5 . You can also contact other students through tutorials and 6 , the University"s online conferencing system, and events and clubs organised by 7 Most distance learning courses use printed paper materials. They also include some 8 materials such as a CD, DVD or video. Many courses have a web site and an 9 . You"ll need access to a computer 10 to make use of these. The Open University can help its students buy a computer and 11 the cost of accessing the Internet. With most distance learning courses, no 12 are required to study. Of course, you have to be aged 18 when your course starts but there is no 13 Currently the Open University has around 14 undergraduate and more than 30, 000 postgraduate students, of which 10,000 have 15 . Nearly all students are studying 16 . About 70 percent of undergraduate students are in 17 More than 50,000 students 18 by their employers for their studies. Most distance learning courses 19 . Some of them are even available in other parts of the world. With over 25,000 of its students living outside the U.K. , the Open University is the 20 that offers distance learning throughout the world.

填空题Wall Street Stocks are mixed with blue chips rebounding from 1 . Right now the DOW industrials are up nearly 12 points at 2 . It has been down 21 points. But the NASDAQ composite is 3 , at 13.43. Bonds also rebounded from their 4 , the treasuries 30-year issue is up eleven thirty seconds of a point 5 , pulling the yield down to 6.62 percent. ITT is offering to 6 , an Italian phone book publisher. The hotel and casino giant is 7 to complete the 1.6 billion dollar deal. ITT actually made the offer long before. Hilton hotels 8 its 6.5 billion dollar take-over bid for ITT. But just a few weeks ago, ITT said it would stick to 9 and sell other assets to help fend off Hilton"s bid. The US dollar is mixed against most major currencies, after 10 on Thursday. The dollar is now up 11 of the yen on the Japanese currency. It"s up slightly on the German Mark, but it"s down 12 on the British pound. Turning to European stock market, shares in Germany 13 on Friday. In Frankfurt, the DAX is 12 points to finish the day at 14 . British and French stocks are also weak. In London, the Financial Times 100 Index is down 34 points. And in Paris the Cackulaunt is down 1 point. 15 in the European tire market is forcing Michelin to slash nearly 1,500 jobs. The French tire markets said the cut will 16 early retirements, transfers and other measures. Union Baker Switzerland reporting 1996 loss of 235 million dollars, but most of that is due to a big charge for 17 . Separately, USB has tracked down a third of its 7 million dollar in dormant accounts 18 World War Ⅱ. But it says none of the money 19 holocaust victims. Later, on world business today we"ll look what this means to 20 .

填空题Could your cellphone 1 ? Whether it could or not, some people are worrying about the possibility that phones, 2 and wi-fi could be responsible for a range of illnesses, from rashes to 3 . Millions of people say they suffer from headaches, 4 , nausea and rashes when they"re 5 or other sources of low-level electromagnetic fields, or EMFs. Although the World Health Organization has officially 6 that EMFs seem to pose little threat, governments 7 . In fact, last April, the European Parliament called 8 to take steps to reduce exposure to EMFs. The city of San Francisco and the state of Maine are currently 9 requiring 10 on cellphones. If these fears are justified, then perhaps we should all 11 the amount of time we spend 12 or plugging into wi-fi hotpots. Studies so far suggest a weak connection between EMFs and illness— 13 that it might not exist at all. 14 of cellphones and brain cancer, in 13 countries 15 , has been underway for several years. It"s funded in part by the European Union, in part by 16 . The final report should come out later this year, but data so far don"t suggest a strong link between cellphone use and cancer risk. According to Robert Park, a professor emeritus of 17 at the University of Maryland in the U.S., the magnetic waves 18 to break apart DNA, which is how known threats, such as UV rays and X-rays, cause cancer. Perhaps it"s just psychological. 19 find that the electro-sensitivity syndrome seems to be similar to chemical 20 syndrome, which is a condition that"s considered to be psychological. Whether EMFs are harmful or not, a break in the countryside, without the cellphone, would probably be good for all of us.

填空题A body of research 21 that suggests that there"s little risk to carrying a few extra pounds. And there may even be 22 . Indeed, people who are 10 to 15 pounds overweight appear to have 23 dying than those of so-called "normal" weight. 24 have shown that those who are overweight are no more likely to 25 or cardiovascular disease. Also, being a little overweight may help stave off osteoporosis. And it can make you 26 , too. While experts agree that 27 is a serious health issue with widespread medical implications, there is a difference between 28 and being obese. Indeed, researchers and doctors 29 that eating healthy foods and getting exercise can 30 more than the number that appears when you step on the scale. To calculate 31 should weigh, health-care professionals rely on a measurement that considers 32 , and is known as the "Body Mass Index" (BMI). A BMI of 18.5 through 33 is considered normal. "Overweight" is considered having a BMI of 25 to 34 . A person with a BMI of 30 or higher qualifies as obese. An Australian study found that 35 who were overweight were less likely than those of 36 to die during a 10-year time span. This could indicate that a little extra weight might fortify people a 37 as they age. The study studied about 38 . It found that a little physical activity twice a week was enough to ameliorate some of the harmful effects of a sedentary lifestyle. Doctors who study osteoporosis see some benefits to being 10 pounds overweight. Subcutaneous fat produces estrogen which can help 39 . And it might strengthen a skeleton to carry a bit of extra weight. So Women should not worry if they are 40 , particularly if the fat is not concentrated in the belly.

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填空题Why should mankind explore space? Perhaps the best reason for exploring space is our built-in 1 predisposition to expand into all possible parts of space. Culturally nearly every successful civilization has been willing to 2 . In exploring, 3 of surrounding areas may be learned and prepared for. Exploration also allows 4 to be located. These resources translate into 5 and success at survival. Resources may be more than 6 assets. Knowledge or 7 acquired in exploring or preparing to explore always filter from the developers to the general 8 . Techniques may be 9 or 10 , allowing the people in a society to better 11 those within or outside the culture. Better understanding may lead to better use of resources or a lessening of outright 12 for the resources. The chance of a large 13 or comet hitting Earth, though small, will 14 . Without the ability to reach out across space, the chance to 15 ourselves might not exist. Our genetic 16 will allow humans to move into unoccupied parts of space and 17 . If one group is eliminated, the 18 as a whole survives. The more a culture expands, the less chance of it becoming 19 . Space allows us to 20 .

填空题When people feel sick, doctors treat them. So, who treats animals? Veterinarians are 1 . But they also protect human health. Veterinarians are 2 against animal diseases that 3 . Diseases, like some kinds of bird flu, can spread to humans. Others, like 4 , cause economic damage. Some veterinarians in the United States 5 . Some study diseases. Others work for drug companies and medical companies. And about half of all veterinarians care for more than one-hundred-million cats and dogs that 6 . Becoming a veterinarian is hard work. Students take two years of 7 . They must learn in the classroom about animal biology, diseases, 8 . Then, they attend four years in a college of veterinary medicine. There, students work in laboratories and treatment centers to 9 about animal health. They also learn to 10 . There are twenty-eight schools of veterinary medicine in the United States. 11 study the subjects. Seventy-five percent of the students are women. About two-thousand new veterinarians 12 each year. States give veterinarians 13 to treat animals. A veterinarian must take a test to receive a license 14 where he or she works. A number of groups help veterinarians. The American Veterinary Medical Association is one of the oldest. It started in eighteen-eighty-nine. The organization 15 that teach veterinary science. The 16 established the National Veterinary Accreditation Program in 1921. The program was designed to teach veterinarians how to work with 17 supervising animals raised for food. The program gives veterinarians 18 . Veterinarians have always been important to 19 . They set broken bones, 20 , perform operations and help animals give birth. Many also are involved in the study of diseases that spread among animals.

填空题The Asian 1 has taken its toll on Hong Kong"s tourist industry, 2 of foreign exchange for the area. VOA Hong Kong correspondent reports on the government"s efforts to revitalize 3 of the territory"s economy. Hong Kong has been searching for ways to boost its 4 tourist industry. Efforts to lift the territory"s ailing sector 5 after the government appointed Mike Rouse as its 6 commissioner for tourism. Mr. Rouse says in order to 7 tourism, the government plans to strengthen its 8 and to enhance the territory"s image as Asia"s most popular 9 . Hong Kong is still 10 and great center for tourism, and will always be. However, in the last two years, tourism has taken 11 . Last year arrivals were down 23% from 1997 with 12 visitors coming here. The decline 13 reduced travel in the region because of the Asian economic crisis. Mr. Rouse says 14 to lift the tourist industry includes promoting entertainment activities in the territory 15 arts and culture events. But what has made tourism officials most excited are the efforts to 16 the Walt Disney Company to build a Disneyland theme park in Hong Kong. Such a project could attract 17 two million visitors a year and create tens of thousands of jobs. While negotiation continue, several Chinese language newspapers 18 that Wait Disney has chosen Shanghai instead of Hong Kong. Mr. Rouse, who has been leading the team 19 the Disneyland theme park here, says the territory is still very much 20 . Disney official say they will decide by the end of next month on where they will locate their second theme park in Asia.

填空题Equality is a commonly held value in America. Very few would 1 different groups getting equal pay for equal work. That agreement 2 when the equality formula is equal pay for comparable work. Many think that " 3 " is used politically and often is unfair. There is also general agreement that 4 should be given some assistance such as Head Start to make their 5 with advantaged people more fair. There is vehement 6 , however, over how much assistance is fair. The assistance principle 7 affirmative action programs that had more support 8 because many whites now claim that affirmative action 9 and are putting whites at too great a disadvantage. This may be true 10 but on the whole, I as a white would not 11 all the advantages whites currently have for the supposed advantages that blacks have. 12 in America is that women are on a par with men as having moral value. In some societies, women are the 13 of their husband or father and have very few rights. Here they have rights and supposedly equal value. Nevertheless. 14 , they did not have equal rights in the workplace and few paid attention. As women went to college 15 and young people spoke out against the war, traditions, authorities, and 16 in the 1960s, a new women"s movement developed that changed the 17 . Equal treatment in the workplace became 18 with no strong moral arguments against it. The progress of women has been impressive except for the " 19 " that limited women"s promotions at the highest levels. Now this is part of the present debate about the justice or injustice of the 20 .