填空：It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human

台词 ROSS:You had no 1 to tell me you ever had 2 for me. RACHEL: What ROSS:I was 3 Julie before Ifound out about you. RACHEL: Hey, I was doinggreat before I found out about you. You think it’s easy for me to see you withJulie ROSS:Then you should have said something before I met her. RACHEL: I didn’t know then. And how come you never saidanything to me ROSS:There was never a good 4 . RACHEL: Right, you, you only had a year. We only 5 every night. ROSS:Not, not, not every night. You know, and... and it’s not like I didn’t try,Rachel, but things 6 , you know Like, like Italian guys or ex-fiances or, or, or Italian guys. RACHEL: Hey, there was one Italian guy,OK, and do you even 7 ROSS:The point is I... I don’t need this right now, OK. It, it’s too late, I’m withsomebody else, I’m happy. This ship has 8

A.Never mind

B.Sorry to hear that

C.Don't be late

D.Take it easy

She was the victim of ____（中伤) by jealous colleagues.It’s never easy to gain a foothol

d in the fierce competitionin the workplace.

A、backstabber

B、backstab

C、backstabbing

D、stab back

A.It's my pleasure

B.Sure

C.Never mind

D.Take it easy

— What’s happening with the new teaching building？

— ____________.

A. It’s not an easy job.

B. I’ve just come back.

C. I’ve never been there before.

D. It’s held up by the bad weather this week.

A.Take your time

B.Take it easy

C.Don’t worry

D.Never mind

As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge of honor. Plus, we live in a culture that_____(36)to the late-nighter, from 24-hour grocery stores to online shopping sites that never close. It's no surprise, then, that more than half of American adults don't get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as_____(37)by sleep experts.

Whether or not we can catch up on sleep-on the weekend, say-is a hotly_____(38)topic among sleep researches. The latest evidence suggests that while it isn't_____(39), it might help. When Liu, the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine, brought_____(40)sleep-restricted people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they logged about 10 hours per night, they showed_____(41)in the ability of insulin(胰岛素)to process blood sugar. That suggests that catchup sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep_____(42)causes, which is encouraging given how many adults don't get the hours they need each night. Still, Liu isn't_____(43)to endorse the habit of sleeping less and making up for it later.

Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not_____(44)an effective remedy either. “A sleeping pill will_____(45)one area of the brain, but there's never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because you couldn't really replicates(复制)the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts of the brain to go through the different stages of sleep," says Dr.Nancy Collop, director of the Emory University Sleep Center.

A.alternatively

B.caters

C.chronically

D.debated

E.deprivation

F.ideal

G.improvements

H.necessarily

I.negotiated

J.pierce

K.presumption

L.ready

M.recommended

N.surpasses

O.target

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Talk to Your Kids about Their Eating Habits Carefully

Weight is never an easy subject. It can be risky for parents to raise the issue of eating habits and weight with their kids.

“No kid ever lost weight because his mother told him he was fat,” a friend told me when I was worried about my son’s weight.

It turns out she was right, according to a new study. The study was directed by Dr. Berge at University of Minnesota. She found that kids whose parents discussed eating in a healthy way were less likely to have eating problems. But 64% of the kids whose parents focused on their weight turned to unhealthy eating behaviors. Some kids went on extreme diets, and others even ate no food. So eating disorders were caused. Things were worse when fathers joined in the discussions with their daughters and focused on weight. “Fathers should never comment on their daughters'weight,” says Berge Instead, she suggests, fathers should focus on their daughters'interests. That can help them feel loved and confident enough to work on their weight issues.

How should parents talk to kids about. eating behaviors？ According to Berge, they should avoid focusing on how much their kids weigh. They should talk to them about being healthy. Don't compare them with others. Ideally, both parents should share the responsibility. If that' s not possible, choose the parent whose words cause the least amount of stress and who demonstrates healthy eating.

1. The writer' s friend advised her not to().

A. worry about her son's weight

B. take the risk of gaining weight

C. change her own eating habits

D. talk to her son about his weight

2. The study found that some kids had fewer eating problems because they ().

A. learned to eat healthily

B. took part in the study

C. focused on their weight

D. believed the scientists

3. When told about their fatness, some kids ().

A. felt helpless

B. became angry

C. began to eat no food

D. refused to take any advice

4. If a father focuses on his daughter' s interests, she will feel().

A. amused

B. encouraged

C. surprised

D. challenged

5. When taking to their kids about eating behaviors, parents should ().

A. focus on being healthy

B. use short and simple words

C. respect their kids' views

D. compare their kids with others

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操作提示：通过下拉选项框选择正确的词汇。

Mary, the 17-year-old daughter of a rich textile(纺织品) owner was freed(释放) by her kidnappers(绑匪) after 118 days. She said she spent most of the time in a tent in the woods{with; and; although}one foot tied to a tree. She was freed late on Friday{so; after; unless}her family paid a total of $1.8 million, the largest ransom (赎金) ever paid in Italy.

“I was treated{good; bad; well},” the girl told the reporter during the interview, “Biscuits, cakes, often hot food and at times beef.” She said her nearly four months in trouble was spent in a tent set up in a wooded area.

“I never saw their faces and{when; that; which}they spoke, they changed their voices in nasal tones (speaking through nose passage) on purpose ,” she said. “They kept repeating that the only thing they wanted was the money and that they didn't want to have{nothing; something; anything}to do with me or my family.”

The high school student, who was seized by three face-covered and armed men on July 2, 1983 from her family's country villa in Tuscany, said she still had no idea where exactly she had been held.

children who have learning disabilities, however, it is easy to underestimate (低估) their abilities, simply because it can be so difficult for them to show what they know.My son recently does a good job at the public school for his learning disabilities, and I was shocked to realize how excellent he was in many of his subjects.Because he couldn't give me good written answers to the questions, I hadn't realized how much he knew.I took away the sixth grade history book he and his sister were using and gave them both high school books, with the expectation that we would move up to college books next year if they did well.

Reading is their strongest subject, but I had not realized they had college reading abilities until they were tested.Both children enjoy history more, and my son likes to carry his history book to the grade school, where he attends part time.When his classmates do their grade school history, he pulls out his high school book and works independently from it.Surprisingly, this has also increased his ability to fit into his public school class.He was the youngest child in his class, has some disabilities, including speech disorders, and hadn't been in public school since first grade.He had complained that the public school class he had longed to try was boring, but after I increased his challenges at home, he seemed to adapt better at public school as well, choosing to participate more in the group activities, and making new friends.

36.According to the passage, which of the following belong to learning disability？

A.Being unable to say clearly.

B.Being unable to say anything.

C.Being unable to read anything.

D.Being unable to write anything.

37.Which statement can describe the mother's feeling when she found how excellent her son was in many of his subjects？

A.She is painful

B.She is excited

C.She is surprised

D.She is indifferent(无动于衷)

38.___is the strongest subject for the writer's son.

A .Listening

B.Speaking

C.Writing

D.Reading

39.According to the passage, which statement is NOT true？

A.My son has never been to public school.

B.My son has done well in many of his subjects.

C.It is difficult for those with learning disability to express clearly.

D.It is easy to underestimate the abilities of those with learning disability.

40.What is reason for the mother's underestimating his own son's ability？

A.Because she pays on attention to it.

B.Because the boy shows it in a wrong way.

C.Because the mother has difficulty to understand her son.

D.Because it can be so difficult for them to show what they know.