The dictionary is _______many words have been added to the language since it was published.

A.out of control                                   B. out of date

C.out of sight                                          D.out of reach

Professor Chris Idzikowski, director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service, says that a study of 1,000 Brits showed that the six most common sleeping positions can indicate personality types.

“We are all aware of our body language when we are awake but this is the first time we have been able to see what our subconscious (潜意识) posture says about us，” Idzikowski said. “What's interesting is that the profile behind the posture is often very different from what we would expect.” The research also links certain sleeping positions with health risks. Some aid digestion while others spur on snoring (打鼾) and restlessness.

Here are the six common sleeping positions and correlated personality types and health implications, according to this study.

·Foetus position — About 41% of participants sleep in this curled­up (蜷缩) manner. Women are twice as likely to rest like this and it is listed as the most common position. These sleepers are said to have a tough appearance but are still sensitive and may appear to be shy but warm up quickly.

· Log position — If you sleep on your side with both arms down, you are a social, easy­going person who is trusting, sometimes to the point of being cheated easily. The study showed 15% of people sleep like a log.

·Yearner position — A close third is the side­lying position with both arms out in front of the body, with 13% of participants sleeping like this. Yearners are noted to be open­minded and still cynical (愤世嫉俗), and stubborn about sticking to decisions once they are made.

·Soldier position — These sleepers lie on their backs with arms down and kept close to the body. This 8% study is said to be reserved, quiet, without fuss, and hold themselves and others to a high standard. Soldier sleepers have a higher likelihood for snoring due to the flat­back position, which may not cause them to wake up often but may result in a less restful night's sleep.

·Freefall position — Those people who lie on their stomachs with arms under or wrapped around a pillow with head turned to the side, make up 7% of the population studied. Freefallers are brash, outgoing, and are very uncomfortable with criticism.

·Starfish position — Sleepers who lie on their backs with arms up near their head or the pillow account for 5% of participants. These people tend to be listeners with great patience, and are uncomfortable being the center of attention. People who sleep in starfish position are more likely to snore and to suffer from a poor night's sleep more often.

Title: Sleep position and your personality

My English improved a lot; more importantly, I gained much ________ (confident).

When asked what original intention would lead them to volunteer, about _________ said they were “willing to do something for the Games.”
A. half of them     B. half of which     C. half of whom     D. half of who

 Will you like there______ a meeting to discuss the matter?

     A. be               B.being             C. to be             D.is

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Sometimes Chinese English teachers    16     (puzzle) by such questions, “Have you got any skills in reading comprehension?” Actually, many of the teachers can’t give students   17   efficient way to deal with reading. Anyway, __18__ often simply say, “Read more and practise more, and you will get more experience in reading comprehension.” Frankly, these teachers’ good   19   (suggest) are only helpful to arouse students’ interest in reading   20    not helpful to deal with the questions in the examinations of reading comprehension.    21  (personal), I think the skill for reading comprehension should be based on the knowledge of English writing.   22  the English passages are written under some rules or principles, the science of reading and understanding may have a close relationship with writing. Reading comprehension can’t be independent from the knowledge of writing. So __23__ (do) better in reading comprehension, we should learn the knowledge of writing, study how questions are designed and the relationship __24_   _ questions and the reading materials,    25     is beneficial to our English learning.

Friends in your life are like pillars on your porch. Sometimes they hold you up and sometimes they lean on you. Sometimes it's just enough to know they're standing by. Friendship doubles your joy and divides your grief. A friendship is priceless and should be cultivated.

●Remembering the golden rule

Without a doubt, the greatest human relations principle is to treat other people like you want to be treated. When you show respect for your friends and gratitude for their friendship, you'll be blessed in untold ways.

You can't know what has gone on in the rude person's life that day, but you can assume that his or her day hasn't gone well. Maybe a loved one lost his job, her boss reprimanded her unjustly, he's coming down with the flu, or she just found out that her teenager is taking drugs.

Whatever the cause of the rudeness, you don't have to accentuate(突出) the problem. A kind word or a gentle, understanding smile may help the person more than returned rudeness would.

● Considering foes as friends

A friend looks after your own good. On the other hand, a foe is someone who isn't interested in your well-being.

Yet some students view their teachers as enemies. However, a student's success in school partly depends on the teacher's effectiveness in the classroom. Instead of being an enemy, a teacher who corrects you and helps you to achieve can be the best friend you ever had.

This kind of thinking, along with a little attitude adjustment, helps you to convert foes to friends, and both of you are better off.

● Making friends by being an optimist

Do you enjoy being around a pessimist, someone who is generally described as being able to brighten up a room just by leaving it? The answer is obvious. Most people prefer to be around people who believe that tomorrow is going to be better than today, rather than people who believe that today is even worse than yesterday.

● Capturing the pleasing personality

    How do you develop a pleasing personality? Here are some steps you can take:

Smile when you see someone. You don't have to give a wide grin — just a pleasant, friendly smile.

Speak in a pleasant, upbeat tone of voice. Talk to people as if they are good friends, even if they don't really fall into that category yet.

Take a course in public speaking. The ability to express yourself attracts favorable attention from many sources.

Develop a sense of humor. Pick up a couple of joke books. This makes you a little more outgoing and friendly.

● Don't criticize unjustly

Instead of being eager to dish out criticism all the time, take the humane and sensible approach. Look for the good in others. Encourage them. Build them up.
    Most people seldom think through each situation completely and consider the other person's point of view. If you take the time and effort to do this, you'll end up befriending more people.

                    Title: Five ways to cultivate friendship

  _______ for many times, he still hopes to win.

   A. Failing          B. Failed          C. Having failed        D. To have failed

 Some teenagers have a generalized resentment against society, which _____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.  

A. deprives           B. restricts                   C. rejects            D. denies

Many of us may be eating food containing GM（转基因的) ingredients without realizing it. Are GM foods safe for people? Can they help solve the poverty problem? They have been the subjects of a hot debate.
  This debate is related to increasing challenges from rising climatic change, population growth, urbanization, and natural resource consumption. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, food production needs to increase by 60 percent by 2050 in order to feed 9 billion people. Scientists and policymakers are searching for effective ways to gain nutritious food, for today and future. Unlike previous agricultural methods (such as the Green Revolution), GM crops are to fight food safety and poverty challenges.
  The great expansion of GM crop varieties over the last two decades can be seen easily. The total area devoted to GM crops has increased 100 times from 1.7 million hectares in 1996 to 170 million hectares in 2012. Developing countries now grow more GM crops than developed countries (in terms of area), largely driven by Brazil’s rapid adoption of GM crops. China is home to about 4 percent of the total global area devoted to GM crops. Beans, corn, and cotton are main global GM crops, while China’s focus is on cotton, papaya, and poplar.
  Recently, a scientific study shows that GM crops are safe for people and the     environment. According to a 2010 report on the safety of GM crops by the EU, “the main conclusion to be drawn from the efforts of more than 130 research projects, covering a period of more than 25 years of research, and involving more than 500 research groups, is that biology methods, are not more risky than traditional planting technologies, for example.” Other international and national scientific bodies, such as the World Health Organization, have reached the same conclusion.

32. As for GM crops, what do people mainly focus on ?

A. Food production.        B. Food nutrition.      

C. Food safety.            D. Food variety.

33. What does Paragraph 3 talk about?

A. More GM crops in developing countries.

B. Less GM crops in developed countries.  

C. Rapid adoption of GM crops in Brazil.

D. The expansion of GM crop varieties of the world.

34. From a recent scientific study, we can infer that______.

A. traditional planting technologies are more risky

B. the safety of GM crops has been proved in many ways

C. the safety of GM crops was reported by the EU  in 2010

D. present GM crops are safe for people and the environment

35. What’s the writer’s attitude towards GM crops?

 A. Supportive.        B. Opposed.       

C. Unknown.        D. Indifferent.