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You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings，you can‘t__36__how quickly time has passed.

If you are familiar with this__37__，you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and__38__when you are bored. Now scientists have__39__a reason why this is the case.

Scans (电子扫描) have shown that patterns of activity in the brain__40__

according to how we focus on a task. When we are__41__，we concentrate (关注) more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains__42__the clock is ticking（滴答地响）more slowly.

In an experiment__43__by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image

_ 44_ researchers monitored（监控）their brain activity.

The volunteers were told to__45__concentrate on how long an image appeared for，then__46__the color of the image，and thirdly，study both duration（持续时间） and color. The results showed that__47__was more active when the volunteers paid__48__subjects. It is thought that if the brain is__49__focusing on many aspects of a task，it has to__50__its resources，and pays less attention to the clock.

__51__，time passes without us really__52__it，and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active，it concentrates its__53__energies on monitoring the passing of time.__54__，time seems to drag.（缓慢的走）

Next time you feel bored__55__，perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!

36．A. guess　 　　　　　　 B．learn　 　　　　　　 C．believe　 　　　　 D．doubt

37．A. view　 　　　　　　 B。point　 　　　　　　 C．scene　 　　　　　 D．experience

38．A. drags　 　　　　　　 B．stops　 　　　　　　 C．backs　 　　　　　 D．gains

39．A. explained　 　　　 B．given　 　　　　　 C．mentioned　 　　 D．found

40．A. change　 　　　　　 B．develop　 　　　　 C．grow　 　　　　　　 D．slow

41．A. sleepy　 　　　　　 B．bored　 　　　　　 C．excited　 　　　　 D．active

42．A. report　 　　　　　 B．think　 　　　　　　 C．decide　 　　　　　 D．see

43．A. produced　 　　 B．carried　 　　　　 C．tried　 　　　　　　 D．performed

44．A. so　 　　　　　　　　 B．when　 　　　　　 C．while　 　　　　　 D．but

45．A. partly　 　　　　　 B．quickly　 　　　　 C．how　 　　　　　　 D．first

46．A. remember　 　　 B．focus on　 　　　 C．forget　 　　　　　 D．tell apart

47．A. the researchers　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the experiment 　　　

C．the clock　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the brain

48．A. much attention to　 　　　　　　 B．more attention to

C．attention to many　 　　　　　　 D．attention to more

49．A. busy　 　　　　　　 B．likely　 　　　　　 C．ready　 　　　　　 D．sure

50．A. focus　 　　　　　　 B．gather　 　　　　　 C．reach　 　　　　　 D．spread

51．A. However　 　　 B．Furthermore　 C．Therefore　 　　　 D．Finally

52．A. recognizing　 　 B．watching　 　　　 C．noticing　 　　　　　　　 D．counting

53．A. enough　 　　　　 B．full　 　　　　　　　 C．right　 　　　　　　 D．proper

54．A. In fact　 　　　　　 B．As a result　 　　 C．For example　 D．In case

55．A. in class　 　　　　 B．with work　 　　 C．in mind　 　　　　 D．of lessons

35. I’ve got all her records, but I’ve never seen her 　　　　　.

A. in the flesh　 　B. in secret　 　C. in fashion　 　D. in the way

34. If I 　　　　　how to write a song, I 　　　　　　one every day.

　 　A. knew; would write　　 　B. knew; write　　

C. know; would write　　 　D. know; write

33. — 　　　　　？

　 　— Seeing the new film in the cinema.

A. Would you like me to give you a lift　　 B. How about seeing a film

C. What are you up to after work　　 D. What happened to you

32. I’m trying to 　　　　　　with Jane. Do you have her phone number?

　 A. lose touch 　　B. get in touch　 　C. be out of touch　 　D. keep in touch

31. —It’s grtting dark. It 　　　　　rain. What’s worse, I’m afraid we are really lost.

　 — Don’t worry , I 　　　　　stop and ask someone the way.

A. shall, will　 　B. am going to, will

C. will, am going to　　 D. is going to, will,

30. —Could I speak to Linda？

—Hang on，please. I’m trying to　　　　 you .

A. connect　　 B. offer　　 C. arrange　　 D. skip

29．John was competing________James________the prize________mathematics.

A．with；against；of　　　 B．with；for；of

C．against；on；of　　　 D．against；for；in

28．—How long have you________？

—It is about ten years since we________.

A．married；married　 　　B．been married；were married

C．got married；got married　　　 D．been married；got married

27．As everyone knows，exercise________better health.

A．contributes to　　 B．suffers from

C．takes part in　　　 D．applies for