Those who live in coastal areas should be aware of possible______after an earthquake.

According to the passage, those who live in a traditional family ______.

A．can get more help from their family members if they are in trouble

B．will have more freed0m of action and thought if they move away from it

C．are less likely to quarrel with others because of conventionality and stability

D．have to depend on their relatives and friends if they do not move away from it

Well-meaning friends and family members often tell those who live alone that ______.

A．they should end their singledom as soon as possible

B．they should live together with other singletons

C．singledom is an acceptable life-style

D．singledom can shorten one's life-span

A．Ten percent of the Americans live a poor life.

B．Poor people are those who live below the poverty line.

C．The poverty line rises as the general standard of living rises.

D．The poverty line tends to be at the same level.

ties and live in small villages？

A．Arrogant.

B．Original.

C．Insensitive.

D．Quiet.

Dr. Hilary A. Tindle suggested in his study that______.

A．women are more likely to live a long life compared with men

B．negative thinkers have a healthier way of living than positive thinkers

C．optimistic people care less about their health than pessimistic people

D．people who think positively live longer than those thinking negatively

A．To reward outstanding tax collectors.

B．To declare new ways of collecting tax.

C．To collect money from the persons invited.

D．To entertain those who had made great contributions to the government.

听力原文： People born in the autumn live longer than those born in the spring and are less likely to fall chronically ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist.

Using census data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in the northern German town of Rostock found the month of birth was related to life expectancy over the age of 50. Seasonal differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy, and infections occurring at different times of the year could both have an impact on the health of a new-born baby and could influence its life expectancy in older age.

"A mother giving birth in spring spends the last phase of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer, ' said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who carried out the research. "When she stops breast-feeding and starts giving her baby normal food, it's in the hot weeks of summer when babies are prone to infections of the digestive system. '

In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months longer than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was similar. Adults born in the Australian autumn—the European spring—lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data. Although nutrition at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern persists, Doblhammer said.

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A．Those who were born in spring.

B．Those who were born in summer.

C．Those who were born in autumn.

D．Those who were born in winter.

an easier time with the money issue. They learn early not to expect wealth and so avoid wasting emotions on such aspirations.o They become amotivational in this regard. Some, on the other hand, determine to break out of their fettered status and relentlessly strive for their share of the gold. Generally they are bright, very ambitious, and follow fellow models of success. They develop skills, become knowledgeable develop expertise, and work very hard.

听力原文： Hotels today are quite different from those of the past．People who stay in them are generally traveling for business，or they are touring or on vacation．So hotels are designed mainly to meet the needs of one of these two groups of people．Hotels designed for business people are known as commercial，or transient hotels．Hotels for people on vacation are called vacation， or resort hotels．

Transient hotels are usually located in the business section of a town，while resort hotels may be at the seashore，on a mountain lake，or in the desert．

In addition to these two main types，there is a third type of hotel，called a residential hotel．This is designed to meet the needs of people who want to live in a hotel．

Inns and hotels are located in nearly every population center in the world．In the United States alone there are about thirty thousand．Some hotels have as few as ten rooms，others have several hundred．Among the largest hotels in the world today ale the Conrad Hilton in Chicago，Illinois，and the Russia in Moscow，each with about three thousand rooms．

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A．Five.

B．Two.

C．Four.

D．Three.