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Money, or the lack of it, changes everything, and that includes how people will be working out in 2010.
In these belt-tightening times 1 , cost-conscious workouts（锻炼）at home and at the gym topped the list of fitness trends for this year in a survey, followed 2 by shorter, more time-efficient regimens, such as 3 boot camp（强力集中训练） and circuit training.
"People are looking 4 for ways to accomplish as much as possible with as little 5 time and money as necessary," said Cedric X. Bryant, chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), which conducted the online poll of fitness professionals.
"Last year money was on the list but this 6 year the majority of the respondents put 7 it as one of the top," he added.
Bryant said some 600 ACE-certified fitness 8 professionals responded to the annual poll 9 , which the non-profit organization has been conducting for a decade.
Other money-saving measures 10 , such as the shift from personal training sessions to small group training 11 classes and in-home workouts 12 using smaller, more portable equipment, also made the list.
"Personal trainers are seeing they've got to respond to market needs 13 . Working with two to four clients at a 14 time they can charge less 15 but still get their hourly fee," Bryant said.
Boot-camp workouts and circuit training, both of which burn 16 calories while building strength and endurance（持久性）, will be among the most popular trends in 2010, as time-constrained（受压制的）consumers 17 seek shorter, more intense activities.
One bright spot is the rise of exergaming-type systems, like Nintendo's Wii Sports, Wii Fit and the PC-based Dancetown. Bryant says the fitness-based video games areturning up 18in health clubs and senior centers.
Functional training workouts, which are geared to improving the quality of life and the ability to perform everyday tasks, will remain strong 19 , and the use of computerized tracking and online training and scheduling tools will increase 20in the coming year.
( ) 1. A. times B. years C. centuries D. societies
( ) 2. A. caught B. followed C. covered D. conducted
( ) 3. A. such like B. in other words C. such as D. that is to say
( ) 4. A. taking B. developing C. opening D. looking
( ) 5. A. little B. much C. many D. few
( ) 6. A. that B. next C. this D. previous
( ) 7. A. manage B. put C. try D. organize
( ) 8. A. medicine B. train C. economy D. fitness
( ) 9. A. poll B. conference C. observation D. reception
( ) 10. A. measures B. procedures C. policies D. systems
( ) 11. A. speaking B. training C. exercising D. processing
( ) 12. A. work B. workouts C. rest D. race
( ) 13. A. changes B. prices C. needs D. habits
( ) 14. A. some B. no C. any D. a
( ) 15. A. less B. fewer C. more D. much
( ) 16. A. produce B. burn C. cut D. add
( ) 17. A. professionals B. students C. consumers D. trainers
( ) 18. A. turning up B. turning down C. turning around D. turning out
( ) 19. A. weak B. useful C. strong D. possible
( ) 20. A. decrease B. appear C. increase D. want

Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't 1it to be blue - the name has nothing to 2the color of our closest celestial（天体） neighbor.
A full moon 3on December 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year's countdown.
"If you're in Times Square, you'll see the 4moon right above you. It's going to be that brilliant," said Jack Horkheimer, director emeritus of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium and host of a weekly astronomy TV show.
The New Year's Eve blue moon will be 5in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. For partygoers in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up 6New Year's Day, making January a blue moon month for them.
However, the Eastern Hemisphere can celebrate with a partial lunar eclipse（月蚀） on New Year's Eve when 7of the moon enters the Earth's shadow. The 8will not be visible in the Americas.
A full moon occurs 929.5 days, and most years have 12. 10, an extra full moon in a month - a blue moon - occurs every 2.5 years. The 11time there was a lunar double take was in May 2007. New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years. The last time was in 1990; the next one won't12again until 2028.
Blue moons have no astronomical 13 , said Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
"`Blue moon' is just a 14in the same sense as a `hunter's moon' or a `harvest moon,'" Laughlin said in an e-mail.
The popular definition of blue moon 15after a writer for Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 misunderstood the Maine Farmer's Calendar and marked a blue moon as the second full moon in a month. In fact, the calendar 16a blue moon as the third full moon in a season with four full moons, not the usual three.
Though Sky & Telescope corrected the 17decades later, the definition caught on. For purists（语言纯正癖者）, however, this New Year's Eve full moon doesn't even qualify as a 18moon. It's just the first full moon of the winter season.
In a tongue-in-cheek essay 19on the magazine's Web site this week, senior contributing editor Kelly Beatty wrote: "If skies are clear when I'm 20celebrating, I'll take a peek（眯着眼睛看） at that brilliant orb（天体） as it rises over the Boston skyline to see if it's an icy shade of blue. Or maybe I'll just howl."
( ) 1. A. wish B. wait C. hope D. expect
( ) 2. A. deal with B. do with C. develop with D. form into
( ) 3. A. occurred B. came C. ran D. went
( ) 4. A. full B. half C. bright D. part
( ) 5. A. out of sight B. visible C. big D. clear
( ) 6. A. until B. when C. before D. since
( ) 7. A. part B. all C. any D. none
( ) 8. A. moon B. eclipse C. sun D. shadow
( ) 9. A. each B. every C. either D. all
( ) 10. A. On the whole B. Generally speaking C. On average D. In addition
( ) 11. A. last B. next C. other D. another
( ) 12. A. go B. see C. come D. look
( ) 13. A. point B. evident C. theory D. significance
( ) 14. A. name B. object C. phenomenon D. tradition
( ) 15. A. created B. came about C. made D. copied
( ) 16. A. named B. called C. introduced D. defined
( ) 17. A. error B. name C. reality D. number
( ) 18. A. blue B. red C. yellow D. grey
( ) 19. A. published B. posted C. printed D. written
( ) 20. A. in B. out C. away D. on

What is Math Anxiety?
Math anxiety or fear of math is actually quite common. Math anxiety is quite 1to stage-fright. Why does someone suffer 2? Fear of something going wrong in front of a crowd? Fear of 3the lines? Fear of being judged 4? Fear of going completely blank? Math anxiety conjures（使现出） up fear of some type. The fear that one won't be able to do the 5or the fear that it's too hard or the fear of failure which often stems(起因于) from having a lack of 6. For the most part, math anxiety is the 7about doing the math right, our minds draw a 8and we think we'll fail and of course the more frustrated and anxious our minds become, the 9the chance for drawing blanks. Added pressure of having time limits on math tests and exams also cause the levels of anxiety grow for many students.
Where Does Math Anxiety Come From?
Usually math anxiety stems from 10experiences in mathematics. Typically math phobias have had math presented in such a fashion that it led to limited understanding. Unfortunately, math anxiety is often 11poor teaching and poor experiences in math which typically leads to math 12. Many of the students I've encountered with math anxiety have demonstrated an over reliance on procedures in math as opposed to actually understanding the math. When one tries to memorize procedures, rules and routines without much 13, the math is quickly forgotten and 14soon sets in. Think about your experiences with one concept --- the division of fractions（小部分）. You probably learned about reciprocals（倒数） and inverses. In other words, 'It's not yours to reason why, just invert（反转） and multiply'（乘）. Well, you memorized the rule and it 15 . Why does it work? Do you really understand why it works? Did anyone every use pizzas or math manipulative（巧妙处理的） to show you why it works? If 16 , you simply memorized the procedure and that was that. Think of math as memorizing all the procedures -- 17if you forget a few? Therefore, with this type of strategy, a good 18will help, but, what if you don’t have a good memory. Understanding the math is critical. Once students 19they can do the math, the whole notion of math anxiety can be overcome. Teachers and parents have an important 20to ensure students understand the math being presented to them.
( ) 1. A. different B. similar C. far D. familiar
( ) 2. A. speech B. performance C. threatens D. stage-fright
( ) 3. A. understanding B. memorizing C. forgetting D. reading
( ) 4. A. poorly B. crazily C. well D. publicly
( ) 5. A. Chinese B. math C. English D. physics
( ) 6. A. wish B. conscience C. determination D. confidence
( ) 7. A. fear B. joy C. pleasure D. doubt
( ) 8. A .failure B. choice C. blank D. death
( ) 9. A. further B. greater C. less D. smaller
( ) 10. A. unpleasant B. unfair C. pleasant D. successful
( ) 11. A. because B. thanks to C. resulting in D. due to
( ) 12. A. fear B. anxiety C. failure D. misunderstanding
( ) 13. A. forgetting B. use C. understanding D. knowledge
( ) 14. A. panic B. excitement C. disappointment D. encouragement
( ) 15. A. opens B. works C. starts D. runs
( ) 16. A. so B. possible C. not D. any
( ) 17. A. Where B. Why C. When D. What
( ) 18. A. memory B. method C. brain D. body
( ) 19. A. fill B. realize C. confirm D. recognize
( ) 20. A. task B. aim C. appointment D. role

Last year, I was speaking at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the 1of a survey showing that only a small percentage of wealthy men believed their wives spent too much.
'What?' 2one participant. 'Those guys have to be lying.'
There is no reliable 3of who spends more among the rich: men or women. Both will say the other is the 4spender.
A recent survey by Wilmington Trust, Campden Research and Relative Solutions proves the 5. The companies polled 40 women (I know, that is more like a show of hands than 'survey'), each with a net worth of $25 million or more.
About half the respondents（受调查者） inherited（.继承） their 6, a quarter 7it from their husbands and the other quarter earned it 8 . That is roughly in line with other surveys of 9women and the source of their money. One interesting note: among the self-made women, 90% got their money from owning a business, rather than 10a salary.
As for 11 , almost all the women (90%) described their spending habits as 'below their means.' The report on the survey said that is 'possibly 12they do not view their extreme wealth as defining their success.
'Women tend not to spend as much as 13and splash（泼洒得使到处是） their names all over the place,' said one woman in the survey, describing her spending as conservative and he lifestyle as 'below the radar.'
Many women also worried about wealth having 14effects on their children and didn't want to spend lavishly（挥霍） to 15a bad example.
At the same time, 70% of the women said they 'buy nice things when 16 .' And 93.5% of the women said they were responsible for making 17on major purchases, which 18that they do a lot of the big spending.
Of course, for truly major purchases a house in Aspen, Colo., a Gulfstream, a Feadship the couple probably makes the decision 19.
But what about other 20? Do you think men or women do most of the high-end spending?
( ) 1. A. results B. reasons C. times D. directions
( ) 2. A. cried B. sighed C. shouted D. laughed
( ) 3. A. data B. measure C. division D. news
( ) 4. A. biggest B. bigger C. smaller D. worse
( ) 5. A. matter B. message C. point D. report
( ) 6. A. spirit B. money C. habit D. cost
( ) 7. A. bought B. robbed C. got D. earned
( ) 8. A. itself B. herself C. ourselves D. themselves
( ) 9. A. wealthy B. poor C. ordinary D. honest
( ) 10. A. making B. earning C. taking D. spending
( ) 11. A. buying B. wasting C. spending D. saving
( ) 12. A. when B. if C. whether D. because
( ) 13. A. women B. youth C. adults D. men
( ) 14. A. serious B. good C. bad D. various
( ) 15. A. send B. set C. do D. give
( ) 16. A. necessary B. possible C. pleased D. anxious
( ) 17. A. plans B. decisions C. appointments D. suggestions
( ) 18. A. notices B. stresses C. implies D. intends
( ) 19. A. away B. together C. as well D. out
( ) 20. A. purchases B. effects C. differences D. examples

Romance does not have to fizzle out（失败） in long-term relationships and progress into a companionship/friendship-type love, a new study has found. Romantic love can last a lifetime and lead to happier, healthier1 .
"Many believe that 2love is the same as passionate（多情的）love," said lead researcher Bianca P. Acevedo, PhD, then at Stony Brook University (currently at University of California, Santa Barbara). "It isn't. Romantic love has the intensity, engagement and sexual chemistry that passionate love has, minus the obsessive component（过度成分）. Passionate or obsessive love includes 3of uncertainty and anxiety. This kind of love 4drive the shorter relationships but not the longer ones."
These findings 5in the March issue of Review of General Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association.
Acevedo and co-researcher Arthur Aron, PhD, reviewed 25 studies with 6,070 individuals in short- and long-term relationships to 6whether romantic love is associated with more satisfaction. To determine this, they 7the relationships in each of the studies as romantic, passionate (romantic with obsession) or friendship-like love and categorized them as long- or short-term.
The researchers looked at 17 short-term relationship studies, which included 18- to 23-year-old college students who were 8 , dating or married, with the average relationship lasting less than four years. They also 9at 10 long-term relationship studies including middle-aged couples who were typically married 10 years or more. Two of the 10ncluded both long- and short-term relationships in which it was possible to distinguish the two samples.
The review found that those who reported greater romantic love were more 11in both the short- and long-term relationships. Companion-like love was only moderately 12with satisfaction in both short- and long-term relationships. And those who reported greater passionate love in their relationships were more satisfied in the short term 13to the long term.
Couples who reported more satisfaction in their relationships also 14being happier and having higher self-esteem.
Feeling that a partner is "there for you" 15or a good relationship, Acevedo said, and facilitates（促进） feelings of romantic love. On the other hand, "feelings of insecurity are generally associated with 16satisfaction, and in some 17may spark conflict in the relationship. This can manifest（表白） into obsessive love," she said.
This discovery may change people's 18of what they want in long-term relationships. According to the authors, companionship love, which is what many couples see as the natural 19of a successful relationship, may be an unnecessary compromise(妥协). "Couples should strive for love with all the trimmings（修剪）," Acevedo said. "And couples who've been together a long time and wish to get back their romantic edge should know it is an attainable（可达到的） goal that, like most good things in life, 20energy and devotion."
( ) 1. A. scholarships B. friendships C. relationships D. companionships
( ) 2. A. obsessive B. romantic C. passionate D. companion
( ) 3. A. feelings B. factors C. consequences D. barriers
( ) 4. A. contributes B. helps C. prevents D. speeds
( ) 5. A. occur B. take C. write D. appear
( ) 6. A. find out B. work out C. take out D. bring out
( ) 7. A. separated B. classified C. divided D. cut
( ) 8. A. alone B. lonely C. single D. unique
( ) 9. A. glanced B. glared C. stared D. looked
( ) 10. A. findings B. examinations C. experiments D. studies
( ) 11. A. unpleased B. disappointed C. satisfied D. desperate
( ) 12. A. referred B. associated C. contended D. conflicted
() 13. A. compared B. comparing C. added D. led
( ) 14. A. reported B. said C. believed D. hoped
( ) 15. A. takes B. makes C. means D. depends
( ) 16. A. higher B. lower C. no D. much
( ) 17. A. environments B. states C. air D. cases
( ) 18. A. views B. expectations C. remarks D. statements
( ) 19. A. progression B. change C. results D. choice
( ) 20. A. produces B. satisfies C. requires D. consumes