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A

Karen,grownupinaverytraditionalfamilyinthewesternUnitedStates,maintainedhighmoral（道德的）

standardsthroughoutheryouth..In1984,attheageof23,shemarriedBill.Theywereblessedwithtwochildren,a

boyandagirl.

By1991theirlovehaddeepened,andtheywerehappy.Laterthatyear,Billdevelopedawhitespotonhis

tongue.Hevisitedadoctor.

Onedayshortlyafterthat,BillcalledKarentositbesidehim.Hesaidwithtearsinhiseyesthathelovedher

andwantedtoliveforeverwithher.TliedoctorsuspectedthathehadbeeninfectedwithHIV,thevirusthatleads

toAIDS.

ThefamilywastesteD.BillandKaren,sresultswerepositive.Billhadbecomeinfectedbeforehemet

Karen;thenhepassedthevirusontoKaren.Thechildren'sresultswerenegative.Withinthreeyears,Billwas

deaD."Idon'tknowhowtoexpresswhatitisliketowatchtheoncehandsomemanyouloveandintendtolive

withforeverdyingslowly.Icriedmanynights.Hediedthreemonthsshortoftenyearsofourmarriage,nsays

Karen.ThoughadoctortoldKarenthatshewouldsoonfollowherhusbandintodeath,sheisstillalive.The

infectionhasprogressedtotheearlystagesofAIDS.

Karenisbutoneofabout30millionpeoplenowlivingwithHIV/AIDS,afigurelargerthanthecombined

populationsofAustraliA.IrelandandParaguay.AccordingtooneUNreport,Africahas21millionofthese

victims.Bytheturnofthecenturythatnumbercouldreach40millionandthediseasewillbringonthegreatest

disasterinhumanhistory.Oftheworld*ssexuallyactiveadultsaged15to49,1in100hasalreadybeeninfected

withHIV.Ofthese,only1in10realizesthatheorsheisinfecteD.InsomepartsofAfrica,25percentofthe

adultsareinfecteD.

SincethebeginningofthespreadofAIDSin1981,about11.7millionpeoplehavediedofit.Itisroughly

calculatedthatin1997alone,about2,3millionpeoplediedofit.Nevertheless,therearefreshreasonsfor

optimisminthebattleagainstAIDS.Duringthepastfewyears,therehasbeenadropinnewAIDScasesin

wealthynations.Inaddition,promisingdrugsholdouthopeofbetterhealthandlongerlife.

61.BytellingthestoryofKaren,theauthorintendsto

A.warnpeopleagainsthighriskbehaviorsB.stresstheimportanceofmedicaltests

C.expresssympathyforAIDSvictimsD.showtheconsequencesofAIDS

62.TheunderlinedpartinParagraphImostprobablymeans“"

A.wereluckyinhavingB.wereaskedtoadopt

C.regrettedhavingD.gavebirthto

63.BillwassuspectedofbeinginfectedwithHIVafter

A.hegotmarriedtoKarenB.thefamilymembersweretested

C.KarenpersuadedhimtoseethedoctorD.hefoundsomethingwrongwithhistongue

64.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A.promisingdrugswillsoonstopAIDSB.thespreadofAIDScouldbecontrolled

C.itishopelesstowinthebattleagainstAIDSD.thedeathrateofAIDSpatientshasbeenreduced

B

Howcanacreatureweighingover5tonsandnormallytaking150kilogramsoffoodand120litersofwater

perdaysurviveinadesertenvironment?

InthesouthwestAfricancountryofNamibia,andtheSaharalandsofMalifurthernorth,thedesertelephant

doesjuslihat.

AlthoughnotregardedasaseparatespeciesfromtheAfricanelephant,thedesertcousindiffersinmanyways.

Theirbodiesaresmaller,toabsorblessheat,andtheirfeetarelargerforeasierwalkingacrosssandysurfaces.

Theyaretaller,toreachhigherbranches.Theyhaveshortertusks（象牙），andmostimportantly,longertrunksto

digforwaterinriverbeds.

Desertelephantscantravelover70kilometersinsearchforfeedinggroundsandwaterholes,andhavealarger

groupoffamilies,Theydrinkonlyevery3-4days,andcanstorewaterina“bag"atthebackoftheirthroat,

whichisonlyusedwhenbadlyneedeD.Desertelephantsarecarefulfeeders-theyseldomrootuptreesandbreak

fewerbranches,andthusmaintainwhatlittlefoodsourcesareavailable.Ybngelephantsmayeveneatthedung

（糞便）ofthefemaleleaderofagroupwhenfacingfoodshortage.

Duringdroughttheyareunlikelytogivebirthtotheiryoungbutwithgoodrainsthebirthratewillincrease

greatly.Desertelephantshavesandbaths,sometimesaddingtheirownurine（尿液）tomakethemmuddy!

Aswecontinuetooverheatourweakplanet,itcanonlybehopedthatotheranimalspecieswilladaptas

extraordinarilywelltochangeasthedesertelephant.

65.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2means“"

A.remainsintheAfricancountriesB.drinks120litersofwateraday

C.managestoliveindesertareasD.eats150kilogramsoffooddaily

66.Desertelephantsarecalledcarefulfeedersbecausethey___

A.rarelyruintreesB.drinkonlyevery3-4days

C.searchforfoodinlargegroupsD.protectfoodsourcesfbrtheiryoung

67.Theauthoranswersthequestionraisedinthefirstparagraphwith___

A.storiesandexplanationB.factsanddescriptions

C.examplesandconclusionD.evidenceandargument

68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastsentenceinthepassage?

A.OverheatingtheearthcanbestoppeD.B.Notallanimalspeciesaresoadaptable.

C.Theplanetwillbecomehotterandhotter.D.Notallanimalsareassmartasdesertelephants.

C

Almosteverychildisscaredofsomething,frommonstersinthecupboardtodogsinthepark.Butthefact

thatsuchfearsarecommonandnormaldoesn*tmeantheycanbetakenlightly.Kidsexperiencefearsandphobias

（恐懼癥）muchmorestronglythanadults.Andtheinfluenceofthefearcanbephysicalaswellaspsychological

（心理的）.Itcanbuildupsotheyalmostseemscaredofeverything-akindofchildhoodanxiety.Dr.Creswell

says:"Vburchildmayalwaysseemtoexpecttheworsttohappenandlackconfidenceinhisorherabilitytodeal

withanychallenge.Sodon'tmakethesameoldmistakeoftreatingthemasifthey'resillyforbeinga“scaredy

cat”.Handingthefearsisessential.

ChildrencanbebomnervousanD.,ifyouhavesuchababy,you*11tendtopreventthemfromgetting

worrieD.Soiftheyfeardogs,You'Hkeepthemawayfromdogs,butinfactthatcanjustconfirmtothechildthat

dogsarescary.Whatisworse,keepingyourchildawayfromwhattheyfearcanturnthatfeelingintoa

phobiA.Instead,youshouldencouragethemtogetintouchwiththethingtheyfear,inasafeandsupportive

environment.Dr.AndyField,aresearcherofchildhocxlfears,says:"Youshoukin'tforce,forexample,adog

anxiouschildtogouptoadog.Butyoucanapproachityourself,showthemthereisnothingtobeafraidof,stroke

（撫摸）it.andtalkaboutthedogbeingfriendly.Onceyourchilddarestostrokeadog-onethat*sgoodwith

children,ofcourse-thenyoushouldencouragethemtocarryonuntiltheyfeelcalmer,andrewardthemfor"being

brave'.”

69.ChildrenJsfearsareusuallytakenlightlybecause.

A.theywillnotdevelopintophobiasB.theirinfluenceispsychological

C.theyexistwidelyintheworldD.theywilldisappeargradually

70.Ifwefailtohelpchildrentoovercomefears,theywill____.

A.makethesameoldmistakeB.overcomethembythemselves

C.experiencetheworstofthingsD.growuplackingself-confidence

71.AccordingtoDr.AndyField,ifachildisafraidofacat,parentsshould.

A.tellthechildnottobeafraidofitB.showthechildhowtoapproachit

C.keepthechildawayfromitD.askthechildtostrokeit

D

Overthelast70years,researchershavebeenstudyinghappyandunhappypeopleandfinallyfoundoutten

factorsthatmakeadifference.Ourfeelingsofwell-beingatanymomentaredeterminedtoacertaindegreeby

genes.However,ofallthefactors,wealthandagearethetoptwo.

Moneycanbuyadegreeofhappiness.Butonceyoucanaffordtofeed,clotheandhouseyourself,eachextra

dollarmakeslessandlessdifference.

Researchersfindthat,onaverage,wealthierpeoplearehappier.Butthelinkbetweenmoneyandhappinessis

complex.Inthepasthalf-century,averageincomehassharplyincreasedindevelopedcountries,yethappiness

levelshaveremainedalmostthesame.Onceyourbasicneedsarcmet,moneyonlyseemstoincreasehappinessif

youhavemorethanyourfriends,neighborsandcolleagues.

uDollarsbuystatus,andstatusmakespeoplefeelbelter,“concludesomeexperts,whichhelpsexplainwhy

peoplewhocanseekstatusinotherways-scientistsoractors,fbrexample-mayhappilyacceptrelatively

poorly-paidjobs.

Inaresearch.ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatthepeoplewhosedesires-notjustfbrmoney,butforfriends,

family,job,health-rosefurthestbeyondwhattheyalreadyhad,tendedtobelesshappythanthosewhofelta

smallergap（差￡巨）。Indeed,thesizeofthegappredictedhappinessaboutfivetimesbetterthanincomealone.

“Thegapmeasuresjustblowawaytheonlymeasuresofincome.wsaysMichalos.

Anotherfactorthathastodowithhappinessisage.Oldagemaynotbesobad“Givenalltheproblemsof

aging,howcouldtheelderlybemoresatisfied?”asksProfessorLauraCarstensen.

Inonesurvey,Carstenseninterviewed184peoplebetweentheagesof18and94,andaskedthemtofillout

anemotionsquestionnaire.Shefoundthatoldpeoplereportedpositiveemotionsjustasoftenasyoungpeople,

Somescientistssuggestolderpeoplemayexpectlifetobeharderandlearntolivewithit,orthey,remorerealistic

abouttheirtimerunningout,olderpeoplehavelearnedtofocusonthingsthatmakethemhappyandletgoof

thosethatdon't.

uPeoplerealizenotonlywhattheyhave,butalsothatwhattheyhavecannotlastforever,nshesays."A

goodbyekisstoahusbandorwifeattheageof85,forexample,maybringfarmorecomplexemotionalresponses

thanasimilarkisstoaboyorgirlfriendattheageof20.”

72.Accordingtothepassage,thefeelingofhappiness.

A.isdeterminedpartlybygenesB.increasesgraduallywithage

C.haslittletodowithwealthD.ismeasuredbydesires

73.Someactorswouldliketoacceptpoorly-paidjobsbecausethejobs.

A.makethemfeelmuchbetterB.providechancestomakefriends

C.improvetheirsocialpositionD.satisfytheirprofessionalinterests

74.Agedpeoplearemorelikelytofeelhappybecausetheyaremore.

A.optimisticB.successful

C.practicalD.emotional

75.ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatpeoplefeellesshappyif.

A.thegapbetweenrealityanddesireisbiggerB.theyhaveastrongerdesireforfriendship

C.theirincomeisbelowtheirexpectationD.thehopeforgoodhealthisgreater

E

Imagineyou'reatapartyfullofstrangers.Ybu'renervous.Whoarethesepeople?Howdoyoustarta

conversation?Fortunately,you'vegotathingthatsendsoutenergyattinychipsineveryone'snametag(標(biāo)簽).

Thechipssendbackname,job,hobbies,andthetimeavailableformeeting-whatever.Makingnewfriends

becomessimple.

Thishasn,tquitehappenedinreallife.ButtheworldisalreadyexperiencingarevolutionusingRFID

technology.

AnRFIDtagwithatinychipcanbefixedinaproduct,underyourpet'sskin,evenunderyourownskin.

PassiveRFIDtagshavenoenergysource-batteriesbecausetheydonotneedit.Theenergycomesfromthereader,

ascanningdevice(裝置),thatsendsoutenergy(forexample,radiowaves)thatstartsupthetagimmediately.

Suchatagcarriesinformationspecifictothatobject,andthedatacanbeupdateD.Already,RFID

technologyisusedforrecognizingeachcarortruckontheroadanditmightappearinyourpassport.Doctorscan

putatinychipundertheskinthatwillhelplocateandobtainapatient*smedicalrecords.AtanightclubinParisor

inNew\brkthesamechipgetsyouintotheVIP(veryimportantperson)sectionandpaysforthebillwiththe

waveofanarm.

Takeastepback:10or12yearsago,youwouldhaveheardaboutthecomingageofcomputing.Oneexample

alwaysseemedtosurface:Yburrefrigeratorwouldknowwhenyouneededtobuymoremilk.Theconceptwasthat

computerchipscouldbeputeverywhereandsendinformationinasmartnetworkthatwouldmakeordinarylife

simpler.

RFIDtagsareasmallpartofthisphenomenon."Theworldisgoingtobealooselycoupledsetofindividual

smalldevices,connectedwirelessly,wpredictsDr.J.Reich.Humanrightsupportersarenervousaboutthe

possibilitiesofsuchtechnology.ItgoestoofartrackingschoolkidsthroughRFIDtags,theysay.Weimaginea

worldinwhichabeercompanycouldfindoutnotonlywhenyouboughtabeerbutalsowhenyoudrankit.And

howmanybeers.Accompaniedbyhowmanybiscuits.

WhenMarconiinventedradio,hethoughtitwouldbeusedforship-to-shorecommunication.Notforpop

musiC.WhoknowshowRFIDandrelatedtechnologieswillbeusedinthefuture.Here*sawildguess:Notfor

buyingmilk.

76.Thearticleisintendedto.

A.warnpeopleofthepossiblerisksinadoptingRFIDtechnology

B.explainthebenefitsbroughtaboutbyRFIDtechnology

C.convincepeopleoftheusesofRFIDtechnology

D.predicttheapplicationsofRFIDtechnology

77.WeknowfromthepassagethatwiththehelpofRFIDtags,people.

A.willhavenotroublegettingdataaboutothersB.willhavemoreenergyforconversation

C.willhavemoretimetomakefriendsD.won'tfeelshyatpartiesanylonger

78.PassiveRFIDtagschieflyconsistof.

A.scanningdevicesB.radiowaves

C.batteriesD.chips

79.WhyaresomepeopleworriedaboutRFIDtechnology?

A.Becausechildrenwillbetrackedbystrangers.

B.Becausemarketcompetitionwillbecomemorefierce.

C.BecausetheirprivateliveswillbegreatlyaffecteD.

D.Becausecustomerswillbeforcedtobuymoreproducts.

80.ThelastparagraphimpliesthatRFIDtechnology.

A.willnotbeusedforsuchmattersasbuyingmilk

B.willbewidelyused,includingforbuyingmilk

C.willbelimitedtocommunicationuses

D.willprobablybeusedforpopmusic

閱讀理解

A

Margaret,marriedwithtwosmallchildren,hasbeenworkingforthelastsevenyearsasanightcleaner,

cleaningofficesinabigbuilding.

Shetrainedasanurse,buthadtogiveitupwhenherelderchildbecameseriouslyill.UIwouldhavelikedto

gobacktoit,buttheshifts（工作次）areallwrongforme,asIhavetobehometogetthechildrenupandoffto

school.”

Sosheworksasacleanerinstead,from9a.m.till6a.m.fivenightsaweekforjust￡90,beforetaxand

insurance."It'sbetterthanitwaslastyear,butIstillthinkthatpeoplewhowork'unsocialhours'shouldgeta

bitextra.”

Thehoursshe'schosentoworkmeantthatsheseesplentyofthechildren,butverylittleofherhusband.

However,shedoesn'tthinkthatputsanypressureontheirrelationship.

Herworkisn'tphysicallyveryhard,butit'snotexactlypleasant,either.dogetangrywithpeoplewho

leavetheirofficeslikeaplaceforraisingpigs.Iftheyrealizedpeoplelikemehavetodoit,perhapsthey'dbeabit

morecareful.”

Thefactthatshe'sworkingallnightdoesn'tworryMargaretatall.Unlikesomedarkbuildingsatnight,the

buildingwheresheworksisfullylit,andthewomenworkingroupsofthree.fctSinceI'vegottobehere,Itryto

enjoymyselfandIusuallydo,becauseoftheothergirls.Weallhaveagoodlaugh,sothetimeneverdrags.”

AnotherchallengeMargarethastofaceisthereactionofotherpeoplewhenshetellsthemwhatshedoesfora

living."Theythinkyou'reacleanerbecauseyoudon'tknowhowtoreadandwrite,“saidMargaret."Iusedto

thinkwhatmyparentswouldsayiftheyknewwhatFdbeendoing,butIdon'tthinkthatwayanymore.Idon't

disliketheworkthoughIcan'tsayI'mmadaboutit.”

61.Margaretquitherjobasanursebecause

A.shewantedtoearnmoremoneytosupportherfamily

B.shehadsufferedalotofmentalpressure

C.sheneededtherighttimetolookafterherchildren

D.shefelttiredoftakingcareofpatients

62.MargaretgetsangrywithpeoplewhoworkintheofficebecauseMargaret

A.theynevercleantheirofficesB.theylookdownuponcleaners

C.theyneverdotheirworkcarefullyD.theyalwaysmakeamessintheiroffices

63.Whenatwork,Margaretfeels.

A.light-heartedbecauseofherfellowworkersB.happybecausethebuildingisfullylit

C.tiredbecauseoftheheavyworkloadD.boredbecausetimepassedslowly

64.TheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphimpliesthatMargaret'sparentswould

A.helpcarefbrherchildrenB.regretwhattheyhadsaid

C.showsympathyfbrherD.feeldisappointedinher

B

Kathystartedatmynurseryschoolattheageofthree.Shesettledintothegroupeasily,andwouldbefirston

theslideandhighestuptheclimbingframe.Shecouldputonhercoatwithouthelpandnotonlyfastenherown

buttonsbutotherchildren'stoo.

Shewasalovelychildbutunfortunatelyascratcher.Ifanyoneupsetherorstoodinherway,herrighthand

wouldflashoutfastandscratchdownthefaceofherplaymates.Childrentwiceheragewouldflyinfearfromher.

ThismusthavebeenveryrewardingforKathybutobviouslyithadtobestopped.Alltheusualwaysfailed

andthenIrememberedanaccountbyGAtkinsonHighfieldSchool,ofhowfightsintheplaygroundhadbeen

stopped.Nopunishmenthadbeengiven,buttheattackerhadbeenignoredandthevictimsrewarded.SoIdecided

totryoutonKathy.

WithapocketfulofSmartiesIfollowedKathyaround.Shewassoquickthatitwasimpossibletopreventher

scratching,butIwasderterminedtostaywithinarm'slengthallafternoon.

AllwaspeacefulbutthenIsawKathy'shandmovedandheardthescream.GentlyIgatheredupthelittlehurt

oneinmyarmsandsaid"Nice,nicesweetie^^andthenlookedpuzzledwhenshegotnothing.

Sooncameanotherscream,thistimefromJohn.Whileholdinghiminmyarms,Isaid,“Look,Kathy,anice

SmartieforJohn^^andputitintoJohn'smouth.

AsmileofunderstandingflashedacrossKathy'sface.Minuteslater,shecametomeandsaidloudly,uGive

meaSmartie!Ihavehurtmyfinger!”

“NoJIreplied,"you'llgetitifsomeonehurtsyou.”

Onpurpose,shetumedandscratchedanearbyboy,Tom,andwaitedquietlywhileImotheredandrewarded

him,thenshewalkedaway.

Shehasneverscratchedachildsince.

Parentswhofindolderchildrenbullyingyoungerbrothersandsistersmightdowelltoreplaceshoutingand

punishmentbyrewardingandgivingmoreattentiontotheinjuredones.Ifscertainlymucheasierandmore

effective.

65.Fromthepassage,weknowthatKathyis.

A.sensitivebutslowB.smartbutabitrude

C.independentbutselfishD.quickbutsortofpassive.

66.KathyscratchedIbmbecause.

A.shewasangryatIbm,whowasinherwayB.shewantedtogetaSmartiefromtheteacher

C.shewasinthehabitofscratchingotherchildren

D.shewantedtoknowiftheteachermeantwhatshehadsaid

67.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedword“bullying“isclosestinmeaningto"

A.helpingB.punishingC.hurtingD.protecting

68.Thewriterofthispassageaimstorecommendanapproachto.

A.rewardingchildren'sgoodbehaviorBcorrectingchildren'sbadbehavior

C.punishingbadly-behavedchildrenD.praisingwell-behavedchildren

C

OneAugustafternoon.RichardAllendroppedoffhislastpassenger,Mrs.Carey.Liftingtwogrocerybags,he

followedheracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofherhouse.Glancingup,hesawalargewasp(黃蜂)nest

undertheroof.Allenhadheardthatwaspscanbecomemorelikelytosting(sting,sting,stungffi)insummer.He

mentionedthistoMrs.Carey,whohadopenedthedoor.

“Oh,theydon'tbotherme,^^shesaidlightly.t4Igoinandoutallthelime.”

Anxiously,Allenlookedatthenestagaintoseethewaspsflyingstraightathim."Hurry!”heshoutedto

Mrs.Carey."Getin!”

Shesteppedquicklyinside.Allenranforhismini-bus.Tbolate:theywereuponhim.Justashejumped

aboard,halfadozenredspotsshowedonhisarm,andhefeltmoreonhisbackandshoulders.

Ashewasdrivingdowntheroad,Allenfeltasifsomethingwasburningatthebackofhisneck,andthe

“fire"wasspreadingforwardtowardhisface.Andimmediateanxietytookholdofhim.Allenknewthatstings

couldcausesomepersonstodie.Buthehadbeenstungtheprevioussummerandtheafter-effectssoonpassed.

However,whathedidn'tknowwhatthatthefirststinghadturnedhisbodyintoatimebombwaitingforthenext

tosetoffanexplosion.

Milesfromthenearestmedicalassistance,Allenbegantofeelhistonguethickandheavyandhisheartbeat

louder.Mostfrightening,hefelthisbreathingmoreandmoredifficult.Hereachedfortheradiomike（話筒）,

tryingtocallthemini-buscenter,buthiswordswerehardlyunderstandable.Signalswerealsopoorthatfarout.He

knewarescueteamwason24-hourdutyattheAmherstFireDepartment'snorthstation.Sohisbestchancewasto

makearunforit.

Rushingdownthemountain,Allentriednottopanic,focusinghismindoneachsharpturn.Hewasalmost

throughthelastofthemwhenhefeltsurehewasgoingintoshock（休克）.Justthenhereachedfortheradiomike

again.

“Callfirestation,Mheshouted,concentratingtoformthewords."Emergency.Beesting.Emergency.Therein

tenminutes.”

“Five-ten,“thecenterreplied.

Holdon,Allenthought.Keepyoureyesopen.Breathe.Keepawake.

Atlasthereachedthestation.Twofiremenranout.Allenfelttheirhandsgrasphimbeforehehittheground.

Ybumadeit,hethought.

69.Itismentionedinthepassagethatwaspsaremorelikelytoattackwhen.

A.therearehugenoisesB.strangersareapproaching

C.theairisfilledwithfoodsmellD.thehottestseasoncomesaround

70.Allendidn'tknowthatifstungbywaspsagain,hewould.

A.havenoafter-effectsB.sufferfromsharperpain

C.surelylosehislifeD.becomemoresensitive

71.Allenfailedathisfirstattempttosendhismessagetothemini-buscenterbecause.

A.hewasunabletospeakclearlyB.hisradioequipmentwaspoor

C.hewasinastateofshockD.noonewasonduty

72.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Allen,AHelplessDriverB.Wasps,BloodyKillers

C.ARaceAgainstDeathD.WarAgainstWasps

D

Onemorningafewyearsago,HarvardPresidentNeilRudenstineoverslept.Forthisbusyman,itwasasort

ofalarm:afteryearsofnon-stophardwork,hemightwearhimselfoutanddieanearlydeath.

Onlyafteraweek'sleaveduringwhichhereadnovels,listenedtomusicandwalkedwithhiswifeona

beachwasRudenstineabletoreturntowork.

Inourmodemlife,wehavelosttherhythmbetweenactionandrest.Amazingly,withinthisworldthereisa

universalbutsillysaying:"Iamsobusy.”

Wesaythistooneanotherasifourtirelesseffortswereatalentbynatureandanabilitytosuccessfullydeal

withstress.Thebusierweare,themoreimportantweseemtoourselvesand,weimagine,toothers.Thbe

unavailabletoourfriendsandfamily,andtobeunabletofindtimetorelaxthishasbecomethemodelofa

successfullife.

Becausewedonotrest,weloseourway.Wemisstheguidetellinguswheretogo,thefoodprovidingiswith

strength,thequietgivinguswisdom.

Howhaveweallowedthistohappen?Ibelieveitisthis:wehaveforgottentheSabbath,thedayofthe

weekforfollowersofsomereligionsforrestandpraying.Itisadaywhenwearenotsupposedtowork,

atimewhenwedevoteourselvestoenjoyingandcelebratingwhatisbeautiful.Itisagoodtimetoblessour

childrenandlovedones,givethanks,sharemeals,walkandsleep.Itisatimeforustotakearest,toputourwork

aside,trustingthattherearelargerforcesatworktakingcareoftheworld.

Restissspiritualandbiologicalneed;however,inourstrongambitiontobesuccessfulandcareforourmany

responsibilities,wemayfeelterriblyguiltywhenwetaketimetorest.rFheSabbathgivesuspermissiontostop

work.Infact,""RemembertheSabbath“ismorethansimplypermissiontorest;itisaruletoobeyandaprinciple

tofollow.

73.The“alanrr'inthefirstparagraphrefersto"

A.asignalofstressB.awarningofdanger

C.asignofageD.aspreadofdisease

74.AccordingtoParagraph4,asuccessfulpersonisonewhoisbelievedto.

A.beabletoworkwithoutstressB.bemoretalentedthanotherpeople

C.bemoreimportantthananyoneelseD.bebusyingworkingwithouttimetorest

75.Somepeoplefeelguiltywhentakingtimetorestbecausethey.

A.thinkthattakingarestmeanslackingambitions

B.failtorealizethatrestisanessentialparto