The universities are schools of education and research but the main reason for their existence is not in the knowledge taught to the students or in the opportunities for the economic or social ___50___ resulting from the research findings.
The true function of a university is that it keeps the ___51___ between knowledge and the real life. It unites the students with ordinary life in a ___52___ way. The university passes on information, but it ___53___ the information imaginatively. Imagination is the driving force for the society’s future development. Students’ imagination is the very ___54___ every university should protect and encourage. A university which ___55___ to do so has no reason for existence. With imagination, knowledge is not only knowledge: it includes all possibilities. It’s no longer a ___56___ on students’ memory. It’s food for thought and ___57___ for creative inventions.
Imagination is not ___58___ knowledge. Instead, it is a way leading to more knowledge. It works by thoroughly studying the current knowledge and then exploring every possibility about the knowledge. In the exploration, new knowledge ___59___. Imagination enables men to construct a new vision of the world and it adds ___60___ to life through endless possibilities. Imaginative people are restless all along.
Youth is imaginative and if the university can help preserve this precious wealth, the power of imagination can ___61___ change the world. Besides, it should also be made clear that imagination won’t be most effective without necessary experience. The problem of the current world is that those who are imaginative have only little experience ___62___ those who are experienced have weak imaginations. The ___63___ left for the universities is to hold together these two factors for the whole human race to ___64___ greater development and happiness.
1. A．problem B．development C．life D．inquiry
2. A．connection B．attraction C．difference D．tradition
3. A．technical B．difficult C．creative D．basic
4. A．supposes B．conveys C．expects D．weighs
5. A．spirit B．goods C．message D．theory
6. A．tries B．pretends C．fails D．means
7. A．burden B．treasure C．schedule D．science
8. A．result B．material C．cost D．figure
9. A．superior to B．familiar with C．separate from D．strict with
10. A．takes shape B．steps in C．sets off D．speeds up
11. A．proof B．excitement C．greed D．seed
12. A．temporarily B．carefully C．reluctantly D．finally
13. A．because B．unless C．while D．until
14. A．sympathy B．solution C．condition D．purpose
15. A．require B．fix C．imagine D．achieve
A. self-confidence B. refers C. frequently D. despite E. consider
F. normally G. bored H. alter I. reshapes J. qualified
Many people today are obsessed with their appearance. Although they are perfectly healthy, they constantly worry that their nose is a bit too big, or that their ears stick too far out. Cosmetic surgery (整容）is a possible solution to this problem. Cosmetic surgery means a surgeon ___1.___ a part of your body that works ___2.___, but which makes you unhappy. It is different from plastic surgery, which ___3.___ to the work surgeons do to repair body parts damaged by disease or accidents. Different kinds of people get cosmetic surgery. Some may have low ___4.___. They may be depressed, or struggling to find a satisfactory job. People with such problems believe cosmetic surgery will not just make them look better, but also make them feel better inside. Other people may be insecure about one part of their body, or just ___5.___ with how they look.
There is no proof that cosmetic surgery can really make people happier, but ___6.___ this, many people still have very high expectations for it. They think that it will solve all their problems. It is important to remember that cosmetic surgery might ___7.___ a part of your body, but it can’t change your whole life.
Cosmetic surgery can also be risky. If you have existing health problems, like a weak heart or breathing problems, this kind of operation can sometimes make them worse. In addition, cosmetic surgery is a big industry, and not everyone involved in it is honest. Therefore, you need to choose the clinic for your surgery very carefully. You must be certain that the surgeon you choose is ___8.___ to give you cosmetic surgery.
The biggest question for someone thinking of having cosmetic surgery is the cost. The price can vary from a few hundred dollars to $10,000 or above. It depends on which part of your body you want to change. Rich stars may not __9.___ the cost very high, but most people cannot afford to pay. Perhaps it is cheaper—and better for your health—to learn to live with how you look.
All teachers received warmest congratulations on Teachers’ Day. They felt ________.
A．an honour that they were teachers B．that they were teachers an honour
C．it an honour when they were teachers D．it an honour that they were teachers
A group of Chinese guests, who are the first ________ from the new agreement on tourism between China and Switzerland, were given a warm welcome in Geneva(日内瓦) last Saturday.
A．benefited B．benefiting C．to be benefited D．to benefit
House prices vary from place to place and are usually high _____ there are famous schools.
A．where B．since C．when D．whether
______seems to be no possibility that the student majoring in liberal-arts can win the first prize in the100-meter race.
A．What B．Whether C．That D．There
