Managers in excellent companies have a strong _____ for doing things rather than talking about situations.
A. opinion B. feeling C. idea D. preference
An explosion blew the roof off an unstable reactor north of Tokyo, ____ fears of a disaster at a nuclear plant ____ in the massive earthquake that hit Japan.
A. to raise; to be damaged B. raising; damaging
C. raising; damaged D. raised; being damaged
All of us have the desire to visit the three main temples in Athens, especially _______ contains a gold and ivory statue of Athena.
A. the one that B. one that C. the one D. one
Each member country of WTO must its laws and regulations and complete on the principle of fairness and cooperation.
A. cater to B. correspond to C. relate to D. submit to
子女和父母之间的代沟（generation gap）一直是困扰着父母和孩子双方的一个大问题。请你以儿子（女儿）的身份, 根据下表内容, 用英语写一篇文章, 谈谈子女如何做才能消除与父母间的隔阂。
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1．随着社会的不断发展, 子女和父母之间的代沟已成为一个社会问题。 2．双方之间的思想观念、行为习惯等存在很大差异。（请举例说明这一现象） |
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1．学会尊重父母, 孝顺是中华民族的传统美德。 2．避免冲突。 3．和父母多沟通, 交流。 4．请你另外举出一种解决办法或说明如何尊重父母、如何沟通交流等。 |
注意：
1．字数150左右。
2．可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
3．参考词汇：消除bridge
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据短文的内容要点完成文章后的表格。注意：补全填空应符合语法和搭配要求，每空只填一个单词。
Happiness is U-shaped, for we are happier at the start and end of our lives but hit a slump when we are middle-aged, British and US researchers say.
Economists from the University of Warwick, central England, and from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, looked at data on the mental health of two million people from 80 countries.
In Britain, the probability of depression for men and women peaks at around 44 years of age, Warwick University said in a press release.
In the United States, though, there was a big difference between men and women.
Among women, unhappiness peaked at around the age of 40, whereas among men, it was about 50.
But the U-shape of happiness is constant around the world, and mid-life depression takes place regardless of marital status, changes in job or income.
The study appears in Social Science & Medicine, published by the Dutch publishing house Elsevier.
"It happens to men and women ,to single and married people, to rich and poor and to those with and without children." said co-author Andrew Oswald.
One possibility may be that people realize they won't achieve many of their aspirations at middle age, the researchers said.
Another reason could be that after seeing their fellow middle-aged peers begin to die, people begin to value their own remaining years and embrace life once more.
But the good news is that if people make it to aged 70 and are still physically fit, they are on average as happy and mentally healthy as a 20-year old.
"For the average persons in the modern world, the dip in mental health and happiness comes on slowly, not suddenly in a single year," Oswald said. "Only in their fifties do people emerge from this low period,"
Title: People happiest at start and end of lives, but slump in middle
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Happiness is in the (1) of U, for we are happier when are young and old but unhappy when we are middle-aged. |
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For (2) men and women, depression is most (3) to peak when they are about 44 years old. |
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For American people, men and women are very (4) . Most women feel (5) at around the age of 40. Among men, unhappiness peaks at about 50. |
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The U-shape of happiness is constant around the world, and mid-life depression (6) regardless of marital status, changes in job or income. |
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Possibly because people realize they are (8) to achieve many of their aspirations at middle age. |
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Possibly because after they have seen their fellow middle-aged peers’ deaths, people begin to value their own years (9) and embrace life once more. |
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Good news |
If people are still in good (10) when they reach 70, they are on average as happy and mentally healthy as a 20-year old. |
