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　　If you want to stay young, .sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who said that most of our brains are not getting enough 1 ; and as a result, we are growing old unnecessarily 2 .

　　Professor Matsuzsawa wanted to fund out why quite 3 farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to 4 and reason (推理) at a rather early age, and how the speed of getting old could be 5 down.

　　With a team of researchers at Tokyo National University, he set about 6 brain volumes (容量) of a thousand people of different ages with different jobs.

　　Computer technology helped the researchers to get most 7 measures of the volume of the front and side parts of the brain, which 8 something to do with intellect (智力) and feelings, and 9 the human characters. As we all know, the back part of the brain, which 10 tasks like eating and breathing, does not contract (萎缩)with ages.

　　Contraction of front and side parts was 11 in some people in their thirties, 12 it wag still not found in some sixtyyearold.

　　Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to 13 the contraction 14 the head.

　　The findings show that contraction of the brain begins 15 in people in the 16 than in the towns, Those with 17 possibility are lawyers, 18 by university professors and doctors. 19 workers doing the same work 20 in government offices are as likely to have contracting brains as the farm workers.

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　　Ted had not seen his old friend Sam since they were at school together. Then Ted saw Sam at a business meeting which 1 men were at in big 2 , and he went over and spoke to him. “Hi, Sam!” Ted said 3 “How are you?”“ I'm very well, thank you. ”Sam answered. They sat down 4 and began to talk. “I have 5 a wife and two children now. ” Sam began . “Well, ” Ted answered, “ I have married, too and had three children.”

　　After half an hour, Sam said, “I must go and buy myself a tooth brush raw. I 6 mine at home. Let's have dinner this evening and then we can talk 7 ”“All right.” Ted said.

　　They 8 in the restaurant of hotel, and they both began to talk about their 9 . Ted said, “I think it was very 10 for people. When I was a young man we did things ourselves, we didn't just watch other people. In the evenings, we sang songs or played music or cards with each other, 11 we read the newspaper or found ourselves something to do.” Sam 12 , “Yes,” he said, “That's true, and perhaps once a week, or once a month, we went into the town specially to see a film at the cinema, and maybe to buy an ice-cream.”“And now, ” Ted 13 , “ my children watch 14 films on television almost every 15 , and they don't do the work that their teachers give them. 16 will they do with themselves when they 17 school?” “Yes, it's very bad, isn't it?” Sam said, “ 18 what can we do about it?”“ Well,” Ted answered. “I have 19 myself one thing: I'm going to sell our television set 20 the football season finishes at the end of this month. ”

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The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the   21  person.

When I first knew Bill, back in   22  , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever   23  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought   24  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old   25  he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and   26  was never dull when he was   27  . With him there was one wild   28  after another. Sometimes I wonder how we   29  to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.  30  , I wasn’t even sure it was   31  . Was this short – haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   32  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the  33  thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main   34  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never   35  Bill changing so much. My image of him   36  the one I had formed   37  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s   38  to expect people to remain the same, especially   39  I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he   40  the same way about me.

1.A．proper      B．same     C．usual        D．right

2.A．childhood   B．the army     C．his thirties    D．college

3.A．considered  B．supposed    C．met           D．expected

4.A．nothing     B．much     C．most         D．none

5.A．man             B．hospital      C．movie            D．country

6.A．learning    B．life           C．work         D．fun

7.A．in            B．out         C．away        D．around

8.A．adventure   B．mistake  C．chance           D．joke

9.A．decided     B．intended    C．managed      D．hoped

10.A．First of all  B．At first         C．Now and then D．All the time

11.A．that           B．us           C．there           D．him

12.A．thought    B．talked         C．argued          D．spent

13.A．first       B．last        C．next          D．only

14.A．interest    B．event              C．subject          D．problem

15.A．forgot     B．minded       C．liked          D．imagined

16.A．remained   B．reminded  C．suggested    D．became

17.A．since      B．from       C．at              D．till

18.A．unnecessary B．foolish        C．common       D．unusually

19.A．because    B．that      C．how          D．when

20.A．felt            B．acted     C．looked           D．discovered

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the    36   person.
When I first knew Bill , back in   37 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever    38  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought    39  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old   40   he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and    41   was never dull when he was    42  . With him there was one wild    43   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we    44   to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   45  , I wasn’t even sure it was    46  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   47    most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the    48   thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main    49  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never    50   Bill changing so much. My image of him   51    the one I had formed     52  the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s   53    to expect people to remain the same, especially    54   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he    55   the same way about me.

 --How often do you visit your grandparents in the village?

    --I feel ashamed. __________.

    A. Very often                         B. By accident

    C. Every now and then                 D. All of a sudden