These days most people, especially young girls, like to look slim. Our grandfather's【21】we
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A.tastes
B.steps
C.stages
D.tests
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A.tastes
B.steps
C.stages
D.tests
A.exercise any half of the week
B.exercise any two days of the week
C.exercise every other day, three days a week
D.exercise three days a week at most
A.livestock
B.farmers
C.machines
D.extra labourers
We can conclude that accidents involving cars ______.
A. happened most often in New York City
B. do not happen as often as they did in the early days of the auto
C. have killed many more people since Mr Bliss was killed
D. were always the driver's fault
Some people seem to lose all their energy and drive, wanting only to sleep. Others react in exactly the opposite way. Becoming so over energized that they can't find enough activity to burn off their excess energy. For instance, one woman said she cleaned out all her closets completely and was ready to go next to start on her neighbor's. Both these extremes, however, eventually, the symptoms may be intense for two or three days, but within 10 to 14 days after quitting, most subside (平静下来). The truth is that after people quit smoking, they have more energy, they generally will need less sleep, and feel better about themselves.
Quitting smoking not only extends the ex-smoker's life. but adds new happiness and meaning to one's current life. Most smokers state that immediately after they quit smoking, they start noticing dramatic differences in their overall health and vitality.
Quitting is beneficial at any age, no matter how long a person has been smoking. The death rate of an ex-smoker decreases after quitting. If the patient quits before a serious disease has developed, his/her body may eventually be able to restore itself almost completely.
Which of the following is the main psychological symptom of smokers who quit? ______.
A.Being light-headed
B.Being anxious
C.Being easily annoyed
D.Being violet
The athletes themselves are【10】and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify【11】teenagers and then go into high schools to【12】the country’s best players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about【13】coaches can recruit — no recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campus — but they are often bent and sometimes【14】. Top college football programs【15】scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student-athletes, when they arrive【16】campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, etc.
In return, the players【17】the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges【18】two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, it’s back to strength and agility training four days a week until mid-August, when camp【19】and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins【20】. During the season, practices last two or three hours a day from Tuesday to Friday. Saturday is game day. Mondays are an officially mandated day of rest.
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A.attribute
B.distribute
C.devote
D.attach
By saying "people tend to anthropomorphize teddy bears" (Para.4)the author means that people tend to ______.
A.attribute human personalities to teddy bears
B.regard teddy bears as their cute pets
C.regard teddy bears as one of their family members
D.ignore the differences between teddy bears and humans
All human societies
A.celebrate the three main events in life, but in different ways
B.are not affected by these three events
C.Celebrate these three events in exactly the same way
D.are the same
Most meetings are sometimes thought to be___.
A.solving many problems
B.discussing important matters
C.killing time and uninteresting
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.In the past, people sometimes plugged their ears to fight against the offending noise.
B.An active noise-cancellation system follows the principles of a wave being flattered by meeting its exact opposites.
C.The first active noise-cancellation system was made in the 1930s.
D.Active noise-cancellation systems are now available on the market.