| While there’s never a good age to get
cancer, people in their 20s and 30s can feel particularly isolated. The average
age of a cancer patient at diagnosis is 67. Children with cancer often are
treated at pediatric (小儿科的) cancer centers, but young adults have a tough time
finding peers, often sitting side-by-side during treatments with people who
could be their grandparents. In her new book Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips, writer Kris Carr looks at cancer from the perspective of a young adult who confronts death just as she’s discovering life. Ms. Carr was 31 when she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that had generated tumors on her liver and lungs. Ms. Carr reacted with the normal feelings of shock and sadness. She called her parents and stocked up on organic food, determined to become a "full-time healing addict." Then she picked up the phone and cal A. Children. B. People in their 20s and 30s. C. Young adults. D. Elderly people. [填空题]He’ll never make a good teacher, as he doesn’t know how to (handle)（）children.
[单项选择] Most mothers have a good piece of advice: Never go into a supermarket hungry! If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’’t enough for consumers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the grocery store. First, you should check the weekly newspaper ads, find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need those things. In others words, don’’t buy anything just because it’’s cheaper than usual! "New and Improved!" or "All Natural" on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of ingredients (成分) on the back. Third, compare prices; that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the same brand.
Another suggestion for consumers is to buy generic (普通的) items instead of famous brands. Generic items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because manufactu
A. suggest consumers to buy generic items instead of famous brands B. give some pieces of advice to consumers C. convince readers that the advice of most mothers isn’’t enough for consumers these days D. persuade consumers not to believe the advertisements [单项选择]There is nobody who has never met with some good chance or other in his life．Simply he has not seized one．（）
A. 并不是每个人在生活中都会碰到好机会，他就没碰到过。 B. 每个人在生活中都遇到过好机会，只是有的人错过了。 C. 人人一生中都会碰到好机会，只有他没有抓住。 D. 大家在生活中都可能会碰到这样或那样的好机会，只是有人没把握住。 [名词解释] Never mind, these days it was always a good thing to have an overseas relative or friend fall into one’s lap.
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