[单项选择]Manufacturing companies spend millions of pounds trying to convince customers that their products are ______ to those of others.
A. better
B. best
C. super
D. superior

[单项选择]Manufacturing companies spend millions of pounds trying to convince customers that their products are ______ to those of others.
A. better
B. best
C. super
D. superior

[单项选择]I weigh 120 pounds and you weigh 120 pounds. We are（）weight.
A. the same heavy
B. as heavy as
C. as heavy
D. of the same

[单项选择]Even though he had recently gained twenty pounds, Mike continued to ______ himself by eating five can dy bars every day.


A. diverge
B. endure
C. indulge
D. instruct

[填空题]The human brain is only about three pounds in 1 . The brain is 2 white in colour and is 3 . Each working part of the brain is a 4 cell known as a neurone. The neurones both conduct electrical 5 and 6 the power to send 7 through the nervous system.
The brain can be divided into 8 main parts—the hindbrain, the midbrain and the cerebrum. Each area of the brain has its own particular function. The hindbrain consists of the brain stem and the cerebellum. The brain stem connects the brain with the spinal 9 . The brain stem also controls the main 10 functions of the brain, such as heartbeat, breathing and 11 . The cerebellum controls balance and 12 . The midbrain 13 the hindbrain to the cerebrum. The cerebrum is the largest and most developed part of the brain and consists of two hemispheres. The left hemisphere controls the 14 side and the right hemisphere controls the left side of the body.
It seems that the 15 brain has a greater responsibility for such things as words, logic, numbers, 16 and analysis. The right brain deals more with 17 , spatial awareness, imagination, daydreaming and 18 . Psychologist Tony Buzan argues that people who are particularly gifted actually use both sides of their brain and that we need to 19 both sides of our brain in order to achieve our full 20 .