Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
| A. account B. unable C. psychologically D. fulfill E. physical F. concern G. habits H. devotion I. exposure J. academic K. lead to |
Addiction （沉溺，上瘾）to computer games has been on the increase with its rise in popularity. It is not a 1 disease or mental illness. A person with this type of addiction sets aside practically all other activities in favor of playing computer games almost endlessly.
Computer games addicts tend to separate themselves from normal, face-to-face human contact. They spend hours playing the online games, without much __2__ for those around them. They also do not care to __3__ the responsibilities awaiting them and they are more likely to feel depressed. The fact that computer games reduce time available for family and friends may __4__ for the drop in well-being. Faceless, bodiless "virtual" communication may be less __5__ satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower. In addition, __6__ to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.
Many addicts spend as long as 100 hours a week playing computer games. Such a lifestyle will result in decreased job or __7__ performance. Late nights and days spent playing the games make the addict 8 to perform as well as he would have. Some gamers even spend real money on virtual products to make their characters distinct from others.
Computer games addicts have unwittingly developed a set of habits. These 9 have become part of their lives and if not dealt with, their jobs, relationships and careers may collapse. However, breaking these habits is easier said than done. Sometimes these habits could 10 depression, stress and other emotional problems. Therapy, counseling programs can be helpful to them. The earlier treatment is sought, the greater the chance it will be successful.
It took me a few weeks to get used to my new __________. (surround)
It was their first meeting and Richard was determined to make an __________. (impress)
We will surely take this matter into__________at tomorrow’s meeting.(consider)
After a long journey, the children were all e__________(精疲力竭的).
The audience was carried away by his i_________ (鼓舞人心的)speech.
She ___________(测量，打量) the stranger with her eyes.
John seemed __________ (感到困惑的)about what the question meant.
There is too much ___________ (暴力) on TV.
Mr. Li is devoted to his work and he is a __________ (值得尊敬的) teacher.
A truck went out of control and c_______ (碰撞) into the back of a bus.
Once upon a time, a poor traveller stopped under a tree. From his bag he took out a bowl of (boil) rice and started to eat. Nearby was a small shop, where a woman was selling fried fish to travellers able to pay for
. When the man finished eating and got up to leave, she shouted, “You have not paid me for your meal!”
“But I ordered nothing from you!” he said.
“Everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice,” (argue) the woman. “If you hadn’t smelt the fish, your meal would not have been so
__ (please)!”
Soon a crowd gathered. they supported the traveller, they also agreed that the wind was blowing from the shop to the place
he had eaten, carrying the smell of the fried fish to him.
At last, the woman took him to a judge and after (tell) the judge the story, she insisted that
the man had enjoyed her fish smell, he should pay 25 cents. After hearing the evidence, the judge asked the man to drop
25-cent coin on the ground. “Here is your payment, the sound of 25 cents
the smell of the fried fish.”
阅读下面句子，根据括号中的提示在横线的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词，一个空格错误，该题不得分。Many people think classics _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ (没有任何关系) life today.
Pip rather than Joe ______ ______ ______ ______ (下定决心成为) a gentleman.
Burns divided this poem into short sections ______ ______ (包含) four lines each.
Two nights without sleep ______ ______ ______ ______ (已经让我很累).
Those who cannot answer all three riddles will ______ ______ ______ ______ (处死).
The story _____ ______ (呈现了) a classic love triangle between Calaf, Turandot and Liu.
When it becomes evident ____ ____ (发生的事), he scolds her for not being more merciful.
A manager should ______ ______ ______ (平易近人) his staff in the daily routine.
I will ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ (简要回顾) how Western music progressed.
He said he would________(推荐) me to Professor Wang as his student.
I don’t understand why he refused to________(承认) that he had been defeated.
Our country is ________(丰富的；充裕的) in natural resources.
We (用... 代替)a red ball for the blue one to see if the baby would notice.
You must not be (支配) by what other people say.
Between 1942 and 1945 more immigrants came to California to work in the ship and a____(飞机) industries.
Most _____________(申请者) know that they have very little chance of getting a visa to California.
It became ___________(显而易见的) to everyone that they made a wrong decision.
The m___________ of the first Spanish were religious men who came to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.
I think you should make an ________(道歉) to her at once.
(a) Nobody before Jane fully understood chimp_____1_____. She spent years _____2______ and recording their daily activities. Since her ______3_______ she had wanted to work with animals in their own environment.
(b) For forty years Jane Good all has been ______4_____ about making the rest of the world understand and ____5______ the life of these animals. She has ____6_____ that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for ______7_______ or advertisements.
(c) Indeed, his ____8____ face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for___9____he has____10____for the past five ____11______ .
(d) Dr Yuan is quite _____12_____ with his life. However, he doesn’t ____13____ about being famous. He feels it gives him less ____14______ to do his research. He would much ___15_____ keep time for his hobbies