* Imagine you are standing in front of a mirror, facing it. Raise your left hand. Raise yo
A、exciting
B、excited
C、being excited
D、excites
to complain. You go directly to the shop assistant and tell them your problem. They say they cannot help you, () makes you angrier, to the point perhaps where you start insulting the poor shop assistant. RESULT: This will do you no (), like getting any compensation, or even a refund. If you go directly to the first person you see within the organization you are complaining about, you may be wasting your time () they may be powerless to take any action or provide you () a solution. So the important lesson to be learnt is to make sure firstly that you are speaking to the relevant person, the one who has the authority to make decisions.
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Are There Truths in Dreams?
Imagine waking up after dreaming(dream) about a terrible plane crash. The next day you will make a plane journey that you have (1) (plan) lone before. Will you get on the plane?
A survey shows that you may not cancel your trip. But your dream will probably influence your (2)(thought) during the journey. You may feel (3) (worry) and find the trip much (4) (long) than before. So dreams may influence what we are (5) (real) doing while we are awake.
The explanation of dreams is still a(n) (6) (clear) are. A team of researchers are entering a new field of studies: Do dreams actually influence our(7) (behave)? Over the past few years, they have (8) (do) studies in different cultures and found out that dreams contain some (9) (hide) truths: dreams affect the way people live and work. But researchers also tell people not to be (10)(easy) influenced by their dreams.
Silent Listening
If something bad just happened (happen) to your friend, what would you do? Would you mention it to him and say you feel sorry about it? Would you offer support or advice? According to Ruth Clark, such 41 (treat) could mean well, but it might not be what he 42 (real) wants or needs.
Clark asked some college students to imagine some 43 (pleasant) situations, e.g., a low exam grade or the dad’s 44 (lose) of his job.The students were then 45 (ask) how they would like to be treated by a friend who learned of the bad situation from someone else.The results were a little 46 (surprise).Some said they would want and expect their friend to mention the 47 (annoy) situation, but most of the students in the study 48 (respond) that they would like the friend not to do it.The students made the 49 (decide) for themselves whether to discuss their problem with a friend.So, there is value in being a silent 50 (listen) around a troubled friend.
The brain is a seemingly endless library, whose shelves house our most precious memories as well as our lifetime’s knowledge. But is there a point where it reaches capacity. The answer is no, because brains are more sophisticated than that. Instead of just crowding in, old information is sometimes pushed out of the brain for new memories to form. Precious behavioral studies have shown that learning new information can lead to forgetting. But in a new study, researchers demonstrated for the first time how this effect occurs in the brain. In daily life, forgetting actually has clear advantages. Imagine, for instance, that just lost your bank card. The new card you receive will come with a new personal identification number(PIN). Each time you remember the new PIN, you gradually forget the old one. This process improves access to the relevant information, without old memories interfering. And most of us may sometimes feel the frustration of having old memories interfere with new, relevant memories. Consider trying to remember where you parked your car in the same car park you were at a week earlier. This type of memory (where you are trying to remember new, but similar information) is particularly vulnerable to interference. When we acquire new information, the main automatically tries to incorporate(合并) it within existing information by forming associations. And when we retrieve(检索) information, both the desired and associated but irrelevant information is recalled. The majority of previous research has focused on how we learn and remember new information. But current studies are beginning to place greater emphasis on the conditions under which we forget, and its importance begins to be more appreciated. A very small number of people are able to remember almost every detail of their life. While it may sound like an advantage to many, people with this rare condition often find their unusual ability burdensome. In a sense, forgetting is our brain’s way of sorting memories, so the most relevant memories are ready for retrieval. Normal forgetting may even be a safety mechanism to ensure our brain doesn’t become too full. What does the passage say about forgetting?
A、It can enlarge our brain capacity.
B、It helps get rid of negative memories.
C、It is a way of organizing our memories.
D、It should not cause any alarm in any way.
A.Imagine
B.Mind
C.Do
D.Think of
A.sparkles
B.flashes
C.glares
D.shines