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     Having smelt the fragrant  flowers, he walked into the kitchen, where he tasted a spoonful  of soup. The soup was too hot, so he had to give it up. When he was walking in the alley , he saw an old man, who was holding a mop  and a rectangular  box. The old man looked so tired, so he came up to him to help.

    The more advanced degrees a person has, the lower his blood pressure is, a study published online has found. An analysis(分析)of some 4,000 patient records from the 30­year Framingham Offspring Study found that, only considering age, women with 17 years or more of education, a master's or doctor's degree, had systolic(收缩的)blood pressure readings 3. 26 mmHg lower than female high school drop­outs. "Men who went to graduate school had systolic blood pressure readings that were 2. 26 mmHg lower than the people who did not finish high school, "the study, published online in the open access journal BMC Public Health says.

    The same inverse relationship between education and blood pressure was also seen, although to a lesser degree, in men and women who got bachelor's degrees(学士学位)at university but did not continue on to graduate school. They showed greater blood pressure benefits than high school drop­outs but lesser benefits than holders of master's or doctor's degrees, the study found.  Even after considering influences such as smoking, drinking and overweight, the benefits continued to exist, although at a lower level.

    The study could help explain the widely documented relation in developed countries between education and lower risk of heart disease, said lead author Eric Loucks, an assistant professor of public health at Brown University in Rhode Island. Blood pressure is "one of the biological bases of heart disease, "said Loucks, asking policy­makers who want to improve public health to think about improving access to education.

    The study focused on systolic blood pressure over diastolic(舒张的)blood pressure because "systolic high blood pressure is more common than diastolic high blood pressure."

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—In my opinion, she is very (仁慈的).

Harry's is to make a list of all the pros and cons.  

    Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behavior and emotions, finds new research from the University of Toronto and the University of California.

    Surprisingly little has been published on the subject of parental lying, so Gail Heyman, professor of psychology at the University of California, Diem Luu, a former student of the University of California, and Kang Lee, professor at the University Toronto, set out to explore the under-researched phenomenon. They asked US participants in two related studies about parents lying to their children—either for the purpose of promoting appropriate behavior or to make them happy.

    In one of the studies, many parents reported they told their young children that bad things would happen if they didn't go to bed or eat what they were supposed to. Other parents reported inventing magical creatures. One explained, "We told our daughter that if she wrapped up all her pacifiers(橡皮奶嘴)like gifts, the fair would come and give them to the children who needed them."

    In the other study, the researchers surveyed college students' recollections about their parents' lying and obtained similar results: parents often lie to their children even as they tell them that lying is unacceptable.

The researchers refer to this practice as "parenting by lying"." We are surprised by how often parenting by lying takes place," said Lee. Though Heyman thinks that there are occasions when it is appropriate to be less than truthful with a child, she urges parents to think through the issues and consider alternatives before using lies.

    "Children sometimes behave in ways that are disruptive or are likely to harm their long-term interests," said Heyman." It is common for them to try out a range of strategies, including lying, to stop them. However, parents should be concerned about the possible long-term negative consequences to children's beliefs about honesty."

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    I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left 1. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 2?

    I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 3 children from different races and religions played and studied 4 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's 5 from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just 6 our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well 7 or otherwise.

    We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd 8 the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to 9 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 10.

    When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I 11 touch with him.

    One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 12 my destination. The driver acknowledged my 13 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 14 at me. "Raddar? "he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so 15 addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 16 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 17 to describe.

    If we can allow our children to be 18 without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be 19 their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 20 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, "we happy few, we band of brothers".

    Millions of people visit Yosemite National Park every year to see the tall waterfalls and mountains. These mountains are a splendid sight when viewed from the valley floor. Lots of stores, hotels, and restaurants are needed to handle the crowds. Also, water, roads, and other service systems are part of the infrastructure(基础设施)that must be maintained.

    Unfortunately, these systems are starting to break down. It is not just in Yosemite but in national parks around the nation.

    Yosemite is thirty years old according to Dennis Galvin, a National Park Service worker. The park is not only old but worn out. Two or three times as many visitors come every year. That is too many visitors for the park to deal with.

    Four years ago a storm washed out a water pipeline in the Grand Canyon. The National Park Service had to send water trucks to provide water for the visitors. Last month pipe almost broke again and roads had to be closed for a while.

    Why hasn't the National Park Service kept up the park repairs? There is lack of money. The United States has 378 mountains, parks, and wilderness areas. Between three and four billion dollars are needed for repairs.

    Yosemite is one national park that does have money for repairs. It has two hundred million dollars but cannot spend it any way it chooses. When the park workers started widening the road, they were forced to stop by the Sierra Club. The club claimed that the road work was damaging the Merced River that runs through the park. A Sierra Club lawyer, Julia Olson, feels that the infrastructure needs to be moved out of Yosemite. That way less pressure will be put on the already crowed park.