A great deal of hotel business comes from people travelling not just for holidays but by people travelling ________ their business activities．

A． in harmony with B． in conflict with

C． by order of D． by virtue of

You are not ________ to unemployment benefit if you have never workeD．

A． accustomed B． resigned

C． entitled D． Submitted

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Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time！

When I was a senior in high school，I________ knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career．

Writing had basically________ me when I was only 7 years old，________since that time，I’d been bombarded by guidance counselors and career planners who all_______ me to have “a back up plan” in case writing didn’t work out．

I’d never even________ a different career path，so I was very________ and worried． After much thought，I decided________ would be my “back up plan,” and I signed up for a class through my high school．

This_______ that every morning，I would serve as a teacher’s helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher，Mr．Ralston．Morning after morning，I showed up in Mr．Ralston’s classroom and________ papers for him．

Sometimes，I even_______ a lesson or two．It was fun，and the students seemed to like me，so I was surprised when it came time for my________．Mr．Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked，“Do you really want to teach？”

“Had I really been that________？” I thought．

“Don’t misunderstand． You’ll do fine in teaching,” he continued． “But，is your________ really in it？”

“Not really,” I________．“I want to write．I want to write news stories and fiction and poetry and so much more…but I’ve been told it’s tough to make it as a writer________ I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers_______ to pursue writing．”

As I shared with Mr．Ralston my hopes，dreams and carefully plotted out back up plan，he smiled and said，“Why are you preparing to________ with this back up plan？If you want to be a writer，go for it！Pursue writing！”

Mr．Ralston’s________ to follow my dreams was the little nudge I needed to help me push past my________ of not making it as a writer and simply “Go for it！”

That’s what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in________ season．So，let’s try and be like Mr．Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone’s life today．

1.A． even B． never C． already D． also

2.A． reminded B． entertained C． accompanied D． chosen

3.A． or B． and C． for D． but

4.A． urged B． forced C． taught D． persuaded

5.A． created B． taken C． considered D． examined

6.A． embarrassed B． confused C． annoyed D． frightened

7.A． writing B． teaching C． studying D． compiling

8.A． meant B． indicated C． suggested D． revealed

9.A． read B． set C． graded D． composed

10.A． reviewed B． skipped C． took D． presented

11.A． application B． evaluation C． instruction D． qualification

12.A． transparent B． shallow C． superior D． ambitious

13.A． eye B． mind C． heart D． focus

14.A． interrupted B． joked C． admitted D． apologized

15.A． unless B． if C． because D． so

16.A． up B． apart C． along D． off

17.A． fail B． follow C． depart D． compete

18.A． encouragement B． determination C． tendency D． attempt

19.A． dreams B． fears C． regrets D． mistakes

20.A． peak B． low C． due D． New

Exercise seems to be good for the human brain，with many recent studies suggesting that regular exercise improves memory and thinking skills．But an interesting new study asks whether the apparent cognitive benefits from exercise are real or just a placebo effect — that is，if we think we will be “smarter” after exercise，do our brains respond accordingly？The answer has significant implications for any of us hoping to use exercise to keep our minds sharp throughout our lives．

While many studies suggest that exercise may have cognitive benefits，recently some scientists have begun to question whether the apparently beneficial effects of exercise on thinking might be a placebo effect．So researchers at Florida State University in Tallahassee and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign decided to focus on expectations，on what people anticipate that exercise will do for thinking．If people’s expectations jibe (吻合) closely with the actual benefits，then at least some of those improvements are probably a result of the placebo effect and not of exercise．

For the new study，which was published last month in PLOS One，the researchers recruited 171 people through an online survey system，they asked half of these volunteers to estimate by how much a stretching and toning regimens (拉伸運(yùn)動(dòng)) performed three times a week might improve various measures of thinking．The other volunteers were asked the same questions，but about a regular walking program．

In actual experiments，stretching and toning program generally have little if any impact on people’s cognitive skills．Walking，on the other hand，seems to substantially improve thinking ability．

But the survey respondents believed the opposite，estimating that the stretching and toning program would be more beneficial for the mind than walking．The estimates of benefits from walking were lower．

These data，while they do not involve any actual exercise，are good news for people who do exercise．“The results from our study suggest that the benefits of aerobic exercise are not a placebo effect,” said Cary Stothart，a graduate student in cognitive psychology at Florida State University，who led the study．

If expectations had been driving the improvements in cognition seen in studies after exercise，Mr．Stothart said，then people should have expected walking to be more beneficial for thinking than stretching．They didn’t，implying that the changes in the brain and thinking after exercise are physiologically genuine．

The findings are strong enough to suggest that exercise really does change the brain and may，in the process，improve thinking，Mr．Stothart said． That conclusion should encourage scientists to look even more closely into how，at a molecular level，exercise remodels the human brain，he said． It also should encourage the rest of us to move，since the benefits are，it seems，not imaginary，even if they are in our head．

1.Which of the following about the placebo effect is TRUE according to the passage？

A． It occurs during exercise．

B． It has cognitive benefits．

C． It is just a mental reaction．

D． It is a physiological response．

2.Why did the researchers at the two universities conduct the research？

A． To discover the placebo effect in the exercise．

B． To prove the previous studies have a big drawback．

C． To test whether exercise can really improve cognition．

D． To encourage more scientists to get involved in the research．

3.What can we know about the research Cary Stothart and his team carried out？

A． They employed 171 people to take part in the actual exercise．

B． The result of the research removed the recent doubt of some scientists．

C． The participants thought walking had a greater impact on thinking ability．

D． Their conclusion drives scientists to do research on the placebo effect．

4.What might be the best title for the passage？

A． Is it necessary for us to take exercise？

B． How should people exercise properly？

C． What makes us smarter during exercise？

D． Does exercise really make us smarter？

I made ________ acquaintance of my wife I the university and I fell in ______ love with heart first sight．（ ）

A．a(chǎn)n; 不填 B．the; a

C．the;不填 D．a(chǎn)n; a

The doctor did everything he could ____ the patient.（ ）

A．save B．to save

C．saving D．saved

A terrible earthquake hit Japan, ______ thousands of deaths.（ ）

A．caused B．to cause

C．having caused D．causing

You are most _________ to _______ taking over this company if you play your cards right..（ ）

A．likely; end up B．probable; end in

C．end with D．perhaps; end up with

Our risk of cancer rises rapidly as we age．So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors (腫瘤) or doesn’t it?

While such tracking of cancer is a good thing in general, researchers are increasingly questioning whether all of this testing is necessary for the elderly．With the percentage of people over age 65 expected to nearly double by 2050, it s important to weigh the health benefits of screening against the risks and costs of routine testing．

In many cases, screening can lead to additional examinations and operations to remove cancer, which can cause side effects, while the cancers themselves may be slow-growing and may not cause serious health problems in patients’ remaining years．But the message that everyone must screen for cancer has become so ingrained (根深蒂固的) that when health care experts recommended that women under 50 and over 74 stop screening for breast cancer, it caused a noisy reaction among doctors, patients and social groups．

It’s hard to uproot deeply-held beliefs about cancer screening with scientific data．Certainly, there are people over age 75 who have had cancers detected by routine screening, and gained several extra years of life because of treatment．And clearly, people over age 75 who have other risk factors for cancer, such as a family history or previous personal experience with the disease, should continue to get screened regularly．But for the rest, the risk of cancer, while increased at the end of life, must be balanced with other factors like remaining life expectancy．

A recent study suggests that doctors start to make more objective decisions about who will truly benefit from screening—especially considering the explosion of the elderly．

It’s not an easy calculation to make, but one that makes sense for patients．Dr．Otis Brawley said, “Many doctors are ordering these tests purely to cover themselves from medical disputes．We need to think about the wise use of health care, which means making some difficult decisions with elderly patients, and going against the misguided belief that when it comes to health care, more is always better.”

1.Routine cancer screening for the elderly people makes sense because ______．

A．it is believed to contribute to a long life

B．it is part of their health care package

C．they are more sensitive about the health

D．they are in greater danger of tumor growth

2.How do some researchers now look at routine cancer screening for the elderly?

A．It adds too much to their medical bills.

B．They are doubtful about necessity.

C．It helps increase their life expectancy.

D．They think it does more harm than good．

3.What is the traditional view about women screening for breast cancer?

A．It is a must for adult women．

B．It applies to women over 50．

C．It is intended for young women.

D．It doesn’t apply to women over 74．

4.What does the writer say is the general view about health care?

A．Better care, longer life

B．Prevention is better than cure.

C．Better early than late.

D．The more, the better．

5.Why do many doctors advise routine screening for cancer?

A．They want to take advantage of the medical care system．

B．They want to protect themselves against medical disputes．

C．They want data for medical research．

D．They want their patients to suffer less．

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

TODAY, Friday, November 12

JAZZ with the Mike Thomas Jazz Band at The Derby Arms. Upper Richmond Road West, Sheen.

DISCO Satin Sounds Disco. Free at The Lord Napier, Mort lake High St., from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tel: 682-1158.

SATURDAY, November 13

JAZZ Lysis at The Bull’s Head, Barnes. Admission 60p.

MUSICAL HALL at The Star and Garter, Lower Richmond Road, Putney, provided by the Aba Daba Music Hall company. Good food and entertainment fair price. Tel: 789-6749.

FAMILY night out? Join the sing-along at The Black Horse. Sheen Road, Richmond.

JAZZ The John Bennett Big Band at The Bull’s Head, Barnes. Admission 80p.

THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion(手風(fēng)琴). Tel: 789-4536

SUNDAY, November 14

DISCO Satin Sounds Disco, free at The Lord Napier, Mort Lake High Street, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

FOLK MUSIC at The Derby Arms. The Short Stuff and residents the Norman Chop Trio. Non-members 70p. Tel: 688-4626.

HEAVY MUSIC with Tony Simon at The Bull, Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen.

THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion.

1.Where and when can you hear the Norman Chop Trio?

A. At the Bull’s Head on Sunday.

B. At the Derby Arms on Sunday.

C. At the Bull on Saturday.

D. At the Black Horse on Saturday.

2.You want to enjoy the electric accordion on Saturday. Which telephone number do you have to ring to find out what time it starts?

A. 789-4536. B. 682-1158. C. 688-4626. D. 789-6749.

3.You want to spend the Saturday by joining the entertainment with your family. Where should you go?

A. Jazz at The Bull’s Head.

B. Disco at The Lord Napier.

C. The sing-along at The Black Horse.

D. The electric accordion at The Derby Arms.