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ClozeDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontextbyusingthecorrectformofthegivenwordorbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.1ThinkPositiveThoughtsEveryDayIfyourlifefeelslikeitislackingthepowerthatyouwantandthe1)motivationthatyouneedsometimesallyouh__etodoistoshiftyourpointofview.Bytrainingyourthoughtsto2)con__ntrateonthebrightsideofthingsyouaremorelikelytoh__ethein__ntivetofollowthroughonyourgoals.Youarelesslikelytobeheldbackby3)negativeideasthatmightlimityourperfor__n__.Yourlifecanbeenhan__dandyourhappinessenrichedwhenyouchoosetochangeyour4)perspectiveDontle__eyourfuturetochan__orwaitforthingstogetbettermysteriouslyontheirown.Youmustgointhedirectionofyourhopesandaspirations.Begintobuildyourconfiden__andworkthroughproblemsratherthan5)erspectivethem.Rememberthatpowerisnotne__ssarilycontroloversituationsbuttheabilitytodealwithwhatevercomesyourway.Alwaysbelievethatgoodthingsarepossibleandrememberthatmistakescanbelessonsthatleadtodiscoveries.Takeyourfearandtransformit6intotrust;learntoriseabove7)a_nxietyanddoubt.Turnyour“worryhours”into“8)productiveprodu__hours”.Taketheenergythatyouh__ewastedanddirectittowardeveryworthwhileeffortthatyoucanbe9)_______involvein.Youwillseebeautifulthingshappenwhenyouallowyourselftoexperien__thejoysoflife.Youwillfindhappinesswhenyou10)ado__positivethinkingintoyourdailyroutineand__keitanimportantpartofyourworld.
(2)FormerIOCPresidentJuanAntonioSa__ranch___sFormerInternationalOlympicCommitteeIOCPresidentJuanAntonioSa__ranchhas___datage__ofaheartfailure.JuanAntonioSa__ranchwaspresidentoftheIOCfrom1980until
2001.CanadianIOCmemberRichardPoundworkedwithhimthroughoutthose21years.Ithinkhewillgodowninhistoryasoneofthethreegreatpresidents__rtainlyinthefirst100orsoyearsoftheIOCsaidPound. TherewasdeCoubertinwho1s_____thewholethingtherewas__eryBrundagewhos__editduringthecoldwareraandSa__ranchwhogotitifyoulikefromthe19th__nturyintothe21st__ntury.Sa__ranchisconsideredthedrivingfor__behindturningtheOlympicGamesintoapopularcommercialandglobalevent.WhenhecametopowertheIOCwasinbadshapefinanciallyandpolitically. The1976GameshadleftMontrealwithabillion-dollardebtandthegamesweretarnishedbyColdWar_______softhe1980Moscowand1984LosAngelesgames.ButSa__ranchturnedtheIOCintoafinancially2____dependorganizationwithbillionsofdollarsincommercialrevenues-andanau___n__thatreacheseverycorneroftheworld.PoundsaysthemomentumwascreatedinlargepartbySa__ranchs3______lead.IOCpresidentJacquesRoggewho4su_______Sa__ranchsaid:Icannotfindthewordstoexpressthe5distressoftheOlympicFamily.Headded:Iam6per______deeplysaddenedbythedeathofthe__nwhobuiltuptheOlympicGamesofthemodern7e___a__nwhoinspiredmeandwhoseknowledgeofsportwastrulyex__ptional8T____tohisextraordinaryvisionandtalentSa__ranchwasthearchitectofastrongandunifiedOlympicMovement.Icanonlypaytributetohis9tre______achievementsandlegacyandpraisehisgenuinedevotiontotheOlympicMovementanditsvalues.Weh__elostagreat__namentorandafriendwhodedicatedhislongandfulfilledlifetoOlympi__.TheIOCsaidintheofficialwebsitethatithasexpresseditsdeepest10sy_____toSa__ranchsfamily.
(3)__atarAnidyllic田园般的planetpopulatedbybluealiens外星人isan1i____settingforcine__ticescapi__.Buttheworldofthesci-fiepic__atarissoperfectthatpeopleh__eadmittedbeingplaguedbydepressionandsuicidalthoughtsatnotbeingabletovisittheplanet.SetinthefuturewhenEarthsresour__sh__ebeendepleted消耗殆尽directorJamesCameronsfilm____sthestoryofa2co____tryingtomineararemineral.Thehu__ns3cl___withthenatives---apea__-lovingra__of7fttallblue-skinnedcreaturescalledtheNaviwhoexistinperfect4______withnature.Fansh__efloodedtheinternetwiththeir5____confusefeelings.Onthesite__atarForumsthetopic“WaystocopewiththedepressionofthedreamofPandorabeingintangible”hasmorethan1000posts.Inasimilarforumoneuserwrote:WhenIwokeupthismorningafterwatching__atarforthefirsttimeyesterdaytheworldseemedgrey.Itjustseemsso6______mean.Istilldontreallyseeanyreasontokeepdoingthingsatall.Iliveinadyingworld.Onthe__atarsiteN__iblueafancallinghimselfJorbahasevenaskedotherstojoinhiminstartingarealNavitribe.DrStephanQuentzelpsychiatristandMedicalDirectorfortheLouisArmstrong__ntreforMusicandMedicineatBethIsraelMedical__ntreinNewYorktoldCNN:Virtuallifeisnotreallifeanditneverwillbebutthisisthepinnacleofwhatwecanbuildinavirtual7pres_____sofar.Ithastakenthebestofourtechnologytocreatethisvirtualworldandreallifewillneverbeasutopianasitseemsonscreen.It__kesreallifeseemmoreimperfect.Butnoteveryone8______viewthefilmhasbeenhitbythe__atarBluesasa__allbutvocalgrouph__eallegeditcontainsracistthemes---thewhiteheroon__agains__ingtheprimitivenatives.Sin__thefilmopenedhundredsofblogpostsnewspaperarticlestweetsand_______videosh__esaidthingssuchasthefilmisafantasyaboutra__told9____thepointofviewofwhitepeopleandthatitreinfor__sthewhiteMessiahfable.ThefilmswriteranddirectorJamesCameronsaysthereal10t____isaboutrespectingothersdifferen__s.
(4)CherryBlossomsinJapanSpringhasbegunandsohasJapansobsessionwithcherryblossoms.Thepalepinkblossomsorsakuraareinfullbloom1_____signalthatitstimetoflocktoparksacrossthecountryfor2p___underthecherrytrees.AtTokyosYoyogiParkpeoplewaitedforhoursto3re____thebestspotstoviewthepicturesque优美的trees.Ireallyenjoysittingdownherewithmyfriendseatingandjokingaroundsaid17-year-oldstudentMegumiKohara.Theseflower-viewingpartiescalledhanamiorflowerviewinginJapanesearespring4tr____heldamongfamiliesfriendsorco-workers.Partiesbeneaththecherrytreescangoonalldayandnightespeciallyduringtheweekends.Thecherryblossomsarealsoassociated5____newbeginningsasthecountrysbusinessandschoolyearsstartonApril
1.Astheblossoms---anationalobsessionfoundinpaintingspoetryandliterature6____dateback__nturies---appearonlybrieflythrongsrushtocatcha7gli_____ofthembeforespringrainssweeptheirfragilepetals娇嫩的花瓣totheground.SomeJapanesesaythatthecherryblossomsephemeralnatureserves8___areminderofhowlifeitselfisfleeting.Unlikein__nycountriesitisnotillegalinJapantodrinkinpublicspa__sandthehanamiget-togethers9inv____plentifulbeerandsake__清酒.Cherryblossoms10b____forsuchashortperiodoftimeandthentheyfalloffinadra__ticwayandIliketoenjoythemwhiledrinking.TsuneoIkuhara65said.
(5)HuaMulaninTwoFilms IftheHuaMulancharactersinDisneys1998cartoonandthosein___gle__s马楚成newfilmcouldsitdownandtalkoverapotofteatheymightbesurprisedtolearnhowlittletheyh__eincommonTruetheywerebornofthesame1le____.Andyestheydosharesomebiographicaldetails:for2____theybothtaketheirfatherspla__onthebattlefieldbutthatswhere__nyofthesimilaritiesend.ThecharactersinthetwofilmsswingtheirswordsforverydifferentreasonsItwouldofcoursebeunfairtoexpectthetwoMulancharacterstobe3id_____twins.Afterallwerecomparingapplesandoranges:awarmAmerican-__decartoonfullofindestructiblecharactersandadrearylive-actionfilmfullofbloodyviolen__.Ifonewatchesthetwofilmsback-to-backthetwoMulancharacterscanappearsurprisingly4dis____fromeachother DisneysMulanitturnsoutfightsasmuchforherselfasshedoesforherfamilynameandhercountry.__ybeIdidntgoformyfatherMulanreflectsonasnowybanklateinthecartoonmovie.__ybewhatIreallywantedwastoprovethatIcoulddothingsright.SowhenIlookedinthemirrorIdseesomeoneworthwhile.Americanfilmsgenerallyloveto5h_____individuali__.ThisismostapparentneartheendoftheDisneyfeaturewhentheemperorpresentsMulanwithhissealinthemiddleoftheroyalpala__.EveryonepresentincludingtheemperorbowstoMulanWhileMulansindividualjourney__yalsobehighlightedin__sfilmtheChinesedirectorstillgivesfarmoreweighttoherroleasaleaderand6rep______ofhercountryYourgeneralIHuaMulanamafraidofwarthisMulandeclarestoherarmyinshameneartheendofthemovie.BecauseofmyfearandhidingIvelost__nypeoplewhomeansomuchtomebuthidingwillnotstopthewar.Fearonlybringsusmoredefeat.IamHuaMulan!AndIwillnever7b____mycountry!Thiss__neisoneof__nyin__sfilmthat8re____adeepweaknessintheheartandmindofMulan.WhiletheDisneyMulanpran__saroundthescreenwithbarelyanyinnerturmoilthisMulancarriesnotonlyhe__yarmorbutalsoadeeplyfearfulandlovesickheartIntheendbothcharacterscarryouttheir9m_____andachievevictory–butonlyonecomesawaylookinglikeagodwhichisexactlyhowthedirector__planneditTheani__tedmovie____syouthatMulanischeerful__toldtheAssociatedPress.Shesalittlegodlikeinthatshecanuseherwitstosolve__nyofherproblems.Butthecartoondoesntdiscussherdeepestemotions.Thatswhere__foundhis10_____inspire:MostpeoplethinkHuaMulanisagod.IthinkHuaMulanisawo__n.6WaterShortagesContinuetoThreatentheWorldsGrowingPopulationThelackofcleandrinkingwaterisa1m____problemworldwide. TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysmorethanonebillionpeopleliveinareaswhererenewablewaterresour__sarenot__ailable.TheproblemisespeciallyseriousinAsiaandthePacific.AUnitedNationsreportsayswater2________ailableinthatareaisthesecondlowestintheworldafterAfrica.NearlysevenhundredthousandpeopleinAsiaandthePacificlacksafedrinkingwater.TheU.N.reportnotesthattheworldspoorestcountriesarealsotheonesthatusethemostwaterforagriculture.Agricultureusesabouteightyper__ntofthewaterintheAsia-Pacificarea. Therehasalsobeenanincreaseinwaterusedfor3i____.ChinaandIndiamorethantripledtheirindustrialwaterusebetweennineteenninety-twoandtwothousandtwo.Thelackofcleandrinkingwateraroundtheworldfor__smillionsofpeopletodrink4_____safewater.Thisleadstoanincreaseindiseaseslikediarrheathesecondleadingcauseofdeathinchildrenunderfive.Floodsdroughts5p______andcli__techangeh__ecreatedevenmoreproblems.TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsfortwothousandfifteencallforafiftyper__ntdecreaseinthenumberofpeoplewithoutsafedrinkingwaterandbasicsanitation.Scientistsgover__entsandaidorganizationsaroundtheworldareincreasingtheir6ef_____tomeetthesegoals.StilltheU.N.saysthereismuchworktobedone.DuringitsyearlyWorldWaterDayobservan__lastmonthitcalledontheinternationalcommunitytoworktogethertosolvethewater7cri____.Researchersatthe__ssachusettsInstituteofTechnologyaredoingjustthat.TheAmericanandSouthKoreanresearchersareinvestigatinganewtechnologyforturningseawaterintodrinkingwater.Thenewtechnologyiscalledioncon__ntrationpolarization.Thepro__ssuses8ele_____tohelpseparateelectricallychargedsaltparticlesfromwaterto__keitdrinkable.Theresearcherstestedtheirdesalinationpro__ssonacomputerchipthesizeofapostagestamp.Thechipremovedninety-nineper__ntofthesaltandotherharmfulsubstan__s9_____watersamples.Sofarthemethodpurifiesonly__allamountsofwater.10____theresearcherssayit__ysomedaybe__ailableasapersonalwaterpurificationproduct.
(7)AreYoutheNextLala?DuLalaisnotanymorebeautifulthanhercolleagues.Sheisnot__arterthanherpeers.Howeverduringeightyearsofworkingshehasgotten1con_____promotionsandfinallybecametheHRexecutiveofhercompany.DuLalasstoryisbasedontherealexperien__sofauthorLiKewhohasbeenworkingtenyearsintheChinaoffi__ofabigmulti-nationalcompany.Shewrotethebookwiththehopeofsharingherideastohelpthosewithbigcareerdreamssuc__edunderhe__yworkpressure.SomepeoplesaythatforChineseyouthDuLalasstoryisevenmoremeaningfulthanthestoryofBillGatesasitshowsthe2r_____of__nyyoungChineseoffi__workers.AfterthemovieGoLalaGowasreleasedlastweekitattractedtensofthousandsofau___n__stothetheatretowatchthestoryofthesuc__ssfulcareerwo__n.Ih__ereadthebook;itisaboutagirl3______striveforherdream.IlikethestoryverymuchandIwouldliketoseewhatthemoviewillbelike.Icameherebecausemyfriendon__askedmetoreadthestoryofLalaspromotionshesaidthestorywasreallyworthreading.Thesuc__ssofthebookDuLalasPromotionispartly4_____totheincreasingpressureonyoungChineseoffi__employeesespeciallythoseinmulti-nationalcompanies.Lalaisjustonesuc__ssfulexampleandherstoryhasstartedaheateddiscussionofhowtogetapromotionatonesworkpla__.Differentpeopleh__edifferentopinions.ZhangQingqinganemployeeatFocusHoldingsLimitedofHongKongwhohasjustgottenapromotionsaysthemostimportantthingistheworkattitude.No__tterwhatkindofjobyouaredoingyoushouldtakeitasaprecious5o_______.Youmusttakefullresponsibilityforyourdutiessoyouwontaddanyhe__ypressuretoyourcompany.Thesecondthingyoucandoistocreateyourown6v_____inyourworkingcompany.Sofirstdonot__keanytrouble.Second__kesomethingthatonlyyoucando.Gao____sheng__OofSchroderInvestmentinChinasaysheneverjudgesanemployeefromwhathehassaidbutwhathehasdoneandhiscareer7po_____.Asforgettingapromotionhegivesthreeusefulsuggestions.Generallyspeakingasabossofacompanywhatheneedsisthepersonwhohastheabilitytofully8un______theworkingresponsibilities.Andatthesametimehewillthinkhighlyoftheemployeewhowillinglybearstheburdenofhardwork.Whatsmoreyoudbetterbea9ca______assistanttothebossbethepersonthebossreallyneeds.Suc__ssisnotthateasytoget.Youh__etobepatientenoughtowait;youh__etobe__artenoughtolearnandyouh__etobebr__eenoughtochallengeyourself.Butonethingis__rtainyouh__etobe10l_____toyourdreamandtryyourbest.__ybethenextDuLalaisyou.8SomeCropsCanHelpFarmersPrepareforDisastersFarmers__ynotbeabletoprevent1n_____disastersbuttheycanatleasttrytheirbesttoredu__2l_____.Forexampletheycanplantcropsthataremorelikelytosurviveextremeweather.Innorth-__ntralVietnampeoplewith__allfarmsdonotplantri__betweenSeptemberandDe__mber.Seasonalrainsmight3de____theri__.Soinsteadtheyplantlotusseedsonraisedbeds.TheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganizationsaysthelotusseedsbringagoodpri__inlocal__rkets.FarmersinthePhilippinesareshowingnew4i_____incropslikewingedbeansstringbeansarrowrootandcass__a.TheAsianDisasterPreparedness__ntersaystraditionalcropslikethesecansurvivethe5f_____stormsthatoftenstriketheislands.TheUnitedNationssayssomeAfricanfarmersgrowbambaragroundnutsduringlongdryperiods.Theseedsofthisdrought-6_____resistplantcanbeboiledforeatingorfor__kingflour.Insomepartsoftheworldfarmersgrowvetivergrass.ResearchersinThailandwroteaboutvetiverin2007inthejournalScien__Asia.Theynotedthatthegrasscan7a____andcontrolthespreadofharmfulwastewaterslikethosefrompigfarms.AgriculturalexpertandauthorWilliamRiverasaysvetiverresistsdifficultconditions.Itredu__s8da_____fromhe__yrains.Andvetiverplantedonearthendams__ystrengthenthemagainstbreaksandflooding.WilliamRiveraalsospeaksapprovinglyofalfala.Itsdeeprootscanfindandtakeupgroundwater.Thoserootsalsohelpholdthesoilagainstwinds.Andalfalfacanbeavaluablefoodsour__forani__ls.Thedeepandextensiverootsofsunflowers__kethemanothergood9can_____forresistingextremeconditions.Thetallplantsh__ebrightlycoloredheadsthatprovideseedsandoil.NorthDakotagrowsmorehectaresofsunflowersthananyotherAmericanstate.ButNorthDakotaisbetterknown10____atopwheatproducingstate.HansKandelworksattheNorthDakotaStateUniversityExtensionServi__inFargo.HesaysfarmersinsomepartsofNorthDakotaplantwheatthatisreadytoharvestinonlyaboutonehundreddays.ThatwayitcangrowbeforethehotdrymonthsofJulythroughSeptember.
(9)AirCrashInvestigatorsh__e1re______twoblackboxesfromaplanethatcrashedinwesternRussiakilling97people.PolishPresidentLechKaczynskihiswifeandotherhighrankingofficialswereamongthevictims.RussiaandPolandh__eboth2de______adayofmourning.MournerspaidtributetocrashvictimsonSaturdayinRussiaandPoland.FlowersandlitcandlesfilledthestreetsinWarsaw3thousandsprayedfortheirthosekilled.RussianPresidentDmitryMedvedevandPrimeMinisterVladimirPutinalsolitcandlesandprayed.LaterPutinarrivedatthecrashsiteanddirectedsearchefforts.Putinsaid:Weneedtodoeverythingpossibleto4deter_____thecauseofthis5tr_____assoonaspossible.Thatsthefirsttask.Thesecondistohelptherelativesofthosekilled.__iationauthorities6re______theplanesfinalmoments.AlexanderAlyoshinDeputy-chiefRussianAirFor__sGeneralStaffsaid:Airtrafficcontrolinstructedthecrewto__intainahorizontalposition.Butthey7f______todothisandcontinuedtheplanesdes__nt.Officialssaytheplanecrashed8_____topoorvisibility.Itwasattemptingtolandinfog.Thewingsoftheplaneclippedthetopsoftreesasitcrashedintotheforest.Kaczynskiwastr__ellingtoattenda__remony__rkingthe70th9a_______oftheKatynForest__ssacrewhenthousandsofPoleswerekilledbySovietsecretpoli__.Polandsparliamentspeakerhasassumedpresidentialduties.10A______tothecountrysconstitutionelectionsmustbeannoun__dwithin14daysofthepresidentsdeath.Avotemustthenbeheldwithinanother60days.ThismeansPolandwillholditspresidentialelectionbeforeJunethe20th.10HowLonelinessCanInfectSocialNetworksLonelinesshasbeen1l_____todepressionandotherhealthproblems.Nowastudysaysitcanalsospread.Afriendofalonelypersonwasfifty-twoper__ntmorelikelytodevelopfeelingsofloneliness.Andafriendofthatfriendwastwenty-fiveper__ntmorelikelytodothesame.Earlierfindingsshowedthathappinessobesityandtheabilitytostop__okingcanalsospreadlikeinfectionswithinsocialgroups.Thefindingsallcomefroma__jorhealthstudyintheAmericantownofFramingham__ssachusetts.Thestudybeganin1948to2in______thecausesofheartdisease.Sin__thenmoretestsh__ebeenaddedincludingmeasuresoflonelinessanddepression.Thenewfindings3inv______morethanfivethousandpeopleinthesecondgenerationoftheFraminghamHeartStudy.Theresearchersexaminedfriendshiphistoriesandreportsofloneliness.Theresultsestablishedapatternthatspreadaspeoplereportedfewerclosefriends.Forexamplelonelinesscan4a_____relationshipsbetweennext-doornei___ors.Thelonelinessspreadsasnei___orswhowereclosefriendsnowspendlesstimetogether.Thestudyalsofoundthatlonelinessspreadsmoreeasilyamongwomenthanmen.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofChicagoHarvardandtheUniversityofCaliforniaSan___godidthestudy.ThefindingsappearedlastmonthintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.The5a______personissaidtoexperien__feelingsoflonelinessaboutforty-eightdaysayear.Thestudyfoundthath__ingalonelyfriendcanaddaboutseventeendays.Buteveryadditionalfriendcan6de______lonelinessbyaboutfiveper__ntortwoandahalfdays.Lonelypeoplebecomelessandlesstrustingofothers.This__kesitmoreandmoredifficultforthemto__kefriends--andmorelikelythatsocietywill7rej____them.JohnCacioppoattheUniversityofChicagoledthestudy.Hesaysitisimportantto8rec_____anddealwithloneliness.Hesayspeoplewhoh__ebeenpushedtotheedgesofsocietyshouldre__ivehelpto9rep____theirsocialnetworks.Theaimshouldbetoaggressivelycreatewhathecallsaprotectivebarrieragainstloneliness.Thisbarrierhesayscankeepthewholenetwork10_____comingapart.。