Most people agree that a pet adds joy to a person’s life. Scientists are now finding that having a pet may keep its owner . And good health may add years to a person’s life.
Scientists have been the tie between pets and health for years. In 1990, a study was done with people aged 65 and older. It that pet owners went to the doctor less than people __ pets. Do pets make people ? Are people able to handle their everyday lives better? Alan Beck, who is a researcher, says that the answer to the questions is yes, then having pets may be a good idea.
Can pets also help people live longer? Rebecca Johnson did a study to . Johnson teaches nurses how to care for people. Her study shows that having pets may cause people to more slowly.
The human body makes many chemicals. Some of the chemicals make people feel . Others make people feel bad. In Johnson’s , levels of the “good” chemicals when people were around pets while levels of the “bad” chemicals went down. The good seemed to slow the aging of cells. If this is , maybe people should spend more time with their . Then people might feel better and longer.
You might be allergic（过敏的） to pets. Or you may not want to a pet. Never fear. A robotic, or computer pet may be just the thing for you.
Scientists are testing computer pets, like the robotic dog AIBO. They want to see if pets can help people the way dogs do.
Will a robotic pet the real pet sitting with you on the sofa? Something tells us that it will probably become a reality.
A．healthy B．excited C．mad D．hurried
A．carrying out B．making up C．looking at D．breaking down
A．warned B．showed C．reminded D．advised
A．through B．beyond C．against D．without
A．busier B．funnier C．happier D．angrier
A．though B．until C．if D．unless
A．find out B．put out C．turn out D．set out
A．sick B．friendly C．old D．lovely
A．age B．move C．walk D．grow
A．bored B．surprised C．sleepy D．good
A．study B．work C．story D．case
A．changed B．varied C．fell D．rose
A．sides B．chemicals C．studies D．dogs
A．important B．unusual C．true D．impossible
A．children B．pets C．friends D．neighbors
A．live B．wander C．stay D．travel
A．head for B．search for C．cheer for D．care for
A．family B．computer C．baby D．toy
A．brave B．quiet C．faithful D．real
A．destroy B．replace C．improve D．accompany
When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher if I grew up，simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard！My teachers seemed to be the 36 printers，curving their letters just so，and I wanted to do it 37 ！Now，after "higher education"，and three 38 career paths，I have come back to want to be a 39 ，but my reasons have changed. I was 40in my years of high school，to have teachers that really 41 me as an individual, and I want to 42 this back.
A teacher's gentleness needs to be shown when 43 or encouraging the students. It is important to make the corrections in order for the students to learn. 44 ，this needs to be done in a 45 that will help to 46 the student to make the changes necessary,___47___ discouraging them from learning.Being patient is also extremely important，because the class needs to know what to 48 from the teacher.This will also help to build a better agreement with the students，and help both the teacher and students to learn more about each other.
If a teacher exhibits a true love of 49 and helping students learn，many of the qualities ___50___ above will just fall into place. The teacher that had the most 51 on me had the best fame in the school. She was strict，and she did demand a lot, but she was able to show us it was ___52___she cared for us. She knew each of us was worth it，and she knew we each could do it. She __53___ knowledge，gently, firmly, patiently，respectfully, and most effectively. She gently encouraged us to make 54 when we needed to，and 55 us when we did. She was a true teacher, not just someone who taught，and this is the kind of teacher I hope to be.
A．funniest B．greatest C．strangest D．cleverest
A．too B．either C．also D．hard
A．ordinary B．familiar C．difficult D．different
A．teacher B．doctor C．lawyer D．secretary
A．diligent B．active C．successful D．fortunate
A．cared about B．believed in C．longed for D．thought about
A．take B．keep C．give D．hold
A．talking B．working C．correcting D．stressing
A．Besides B．Moreover C．However D．Otherwise
A．sense B．class C．means D．manner
A．prevent B．motivate C．force D．forbid
A．beyond B．through C．without D．towards
A．result B．hear C．suffer D．expect
A．teaching B．learning C．considering D．treating
A．discussed B．referred C．mentioned D．engaged
A．goal B．impact C．affect D．duty
A．while B．although C．since D．because
A．passed on B．pulled on C．kept on D．turned on
A．decisions B．choices C．changes D．attempts
A．blamed B．ignored C．helped D．praised
He lost his arms in an accident that took his father’s life. Since then，he has had to depend on the __26__ of his younger brother.__27__ writing with his toes，he was completely unable to do anything in his life. But when the two brothers grew up，his younger brother __28__ to separate from him，living his own life，as many normal people do. So he was __29__ and didn’t know what to do.
A __30__ disaster befell (降临) a girl，too. One night her mother，who __31__ from mental illness disappeared. So her father went out looking for her mother，__32__ her alone at home. She tried to prepare meals for her parents，__33__ to overturn the kerosene light (煤油灯) on the stove，__34__ in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister showed her __35__ to take care of her，she was determined to be completely __36__.At school，she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I am __37__.Though I lost my arms，I still have legs; I am lucky.__38__ my wings are broken，my heart can still fly.”
One day，the boy and the girl were both invited to __39__ on a television interview program. The boy told the TV host about his uncertain __40__ at being left on his own.__41__，the girl was full of hope for her life. They both were __42__ to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother’s arms are my arms while the girl wrote: Broken wings，__43__ heart.
It is true that __44__ can strike at any time. But if you decide to be strong，the hardship will __45__ to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
A．eyes B．arms C．feet D．ears
A．Because of B．But for C．Instead of D．Except for
A．wanted B．promised C．refused D．failed
A．self-confident B．open-minded C．heart-broken D．cold-hearted
A．painful B．similar C．familiar D．sudden
A．came B．suffered C．learned D．benefited
A．keeping B．getting C．causing D．leaving
A．even B．only C．never D．ever
A．breaking B．turning C．resulting D．taking
A．willingness B．promise C．contribution D．choice
A．dependent B．convenient C．free D．independent
A．amazing B．lucky C．friendly D．popular
A．As B．Until C．Though D．Since
A．appear B．perform C．speak D．compete
A．future B．past C．experience D．condition
A．Otherwise B．Besides C．Therefore D．However
A．expected B．reminded C．asked D．suggested
A．tearing B．worrying C．understanding D．flying
A．disasters B．diseases C．wars D．interviews
A．bring out B．hold out C．turn out D．set out
As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange 36 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 37 me so much. There was never total 38 , but a streetlight or passing car lights 39 clothes hung over a chair take on the 40 of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 41 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no 42 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My 43 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would 44 very still so that the "enemy" would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 45 on the way home from school. Every morning I get on the school bus right near my home--that was no 46 . After school, 47 , when all the buses were 48 up along the street, I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one, and be taken to some 49 neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or museum, I wouldn't 50 the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears 51 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or 52 by others. Being popular was so important to me 53 , and the fear of not being liked was a 54 one.
One of the processes of growing up is being able to 55 and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
A．place B．time C．way D．reason
A．frightened B．destroyed C．surprised D．wounded
A．darkness B．quietness C．emptiness D．loneliness
A．got B．made C．forced D．caused
A．spirit B．height C．body D．shape
A．eye B．window C．mouth D．door
A．breath B．sound C．air D．wind
A．belief B．feeling C．imagination D．doubt
A．lay B．lie C．rest D．hide
A．simply B．especially C．probably D．directly
A．discussion B．joke C．problem D．matter
A．though B．yet C．although D．still
A．called B．backed C．packed D．lined
A．old B．unfamiliar C．poor D．crowded
A．leave B．send C．order D．let
A．above B．in C．of D．at
A．protected B．accepted C．believed D．guided
A．then B．there C．once D．anyway
A．strict B．right C．heavy D．powerful
A．realize B．remember C．recognize D．recover
One day, a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years. She1 immediately and would do anything to take the words back. What she said hurt the friend so 2 that this good woman was herself hurt for the 3 she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her 4 , and asked for advice.
Listening to her, the older woman sensedthe younger woman’s worry and knew she must 5 her. She also knew she could never6 her pain, but she could teach. She knew the outcome would only7 the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight, 8 your best feather pillowsand put a single feather on the 9 of each house in town before the sun rises.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it,10 the feather pillows were very dear to her.11 , she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting 12 . She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she 13 to the older woman.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and 14 your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps. 15 everything will be as it was before.”
“You know that’s impossible! The wind 16 away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised.
“That’s 17 ,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your 18 is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of 19 , no matter how heartfelt or sincere, can return them to your 20 . Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”
A．replied B．forgot C．laughed D．regretted
A．deeply B．slightly C．little D．straight
A．blank B．intention C．pain D．mess
A．lecture B．situation C．shortcomings D．position
A．help B．scold C．praise D．punish
A．feel B．resist C．remove D．find
A．contribute to B．focus on C．depend on D．recover from
A．show B．hide C．throw D．take
A．roof B．step C．wall D．mailbox
A．as though B．even though C．in case D．so long as
A．Worse still B．As a matter of fact C．The following day D．All night long
A．light B．dark C．snowy D．cloudy
A．appealed B．returned C．waved D．nodded
A．sew B．decorate C．refill D．preserve
A．Besides B．Or C．Instead D．Then
A．blew B．gave C．put D．drove
A．awesome B．elegant C．wonderful D．true
A．words B．friends C．promises D．expectations
A．appetite B．effort C．idea D．joke
A．ears B．eyes C．mouth D．face
In my dual (双重的) profession __36__ an educator and health care provider，I have worked with many children infected with HIV. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great __37__ can be found in the smallest individuals. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was __38__ infected with HIV；his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life，he was dependent on medications to __39__ him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube inserted in a vein(静脉) in his chest. At times, he also needed extra oxygen to support his __40__.
Tyler wasn't __41__ to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not __42__ to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicineloaded backpack and __43__ his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon (小手推车). All of us who knew Tyler were impressed by his pure __44__ in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler's mom often __45__ him by telling him that he moved so __46__ she needed to dress him in red. That way，when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard，she could quickly __47__ him.
This deadly disease eventually __48__ down Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, __49__ did his HIVinfected mother. When it became __50__ that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about __51__. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too，and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death，Tyler __52__ to me to come to his hospital bed and __53__，“I might die soon. I'm not __54__. When I die，please dress me in __55__ . Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too.I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.”
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