Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they don’t usually (61) people they know. (62) , many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice (63) many different subjects, including family problem, sex, the use (64) the language, health, cooking, childcare, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car. (65) newspapers regularly print letters (66) readers with problems. Along (67) the letters there are answers written (68) people who are supposed to know how to (69) such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; (70) are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice (71) women without special training (72) this kind of work. One of them answers letters (73) to "Dear Abby". The other is addressed (74) "Dear Ann Landers". Experience is their preparation for
A. for
B. on
C. at
D. by
Pat O’ Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, and Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood’ s face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat’s hands. Pat’s heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to the company and said to Lord Northwood, "Good morning, sir; and what has brought you out so early this morning " Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion, he said, "But why are you
A. ordered Pat out of the wood
B. warned Pat against shooting
C. left Pat alone in the wood
D. asked Pat to join them
Excitement, fatigue, and anxiety can all be detected from someone’s blinks, according to psychologist John Stern (21) Washington University in St. Louis. Stern specialized in the study on these tiny twitches, using them as sensitive (22) of how the brain works. "I use blinks as a psychological measure to make (23) about thinking because I have very little (24) in what you tell me about what you are thinking." He says. "If I ask you the question, ’what does the phrase a rolling stone gathers no moss mean’ you can’t tell me (25) you’ve started looking for the answer. But I can, by watching your eyes."
Blinks also tell Stern when you have understood his question--often long before he’s finished asking it--and when you’ve found an answer or part of (26) . "We blink at times (27) are psychologically important." He says. "You have listened to
A. it
B. them
C. us
D. themselves
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