[填空题]Parents have struggled for years to encourage children to go to bed on time. In Scotland, however, all the families should be enjoying sweet dreams in the future,as pupils are to be given lessons in how to sleep. The charity Sleep Scotland is providing classes free of charge in a pilot scheme at three schools in Glasgow in an attempt to (47) problems caused by a lack of sleep.
Glasgow city council estimates that as many as one in four teenagers are not getting the (48) nine hours of sleep a night,and said there was " (49) evidence" suggesting a (50) between lack of sleep and obesity, lower academic achievement and depression. The classes will be offered as workshops for groups of 20 secondary school pupils, with an after-school (51) for parents and staff advising how to support teenagers to get good sleep. Cameron said just two classes could (52) advise pupils on how to (53) their sleeping habits for the better.<

[填空题]Parents have struggled for years to encourage children to go to bed on time. In Scotland, however, all the families should be enjoying sweet dreams in the future,as pupils are to be given lessons in how to sleep. The charity Sleep Scotland is providing classes free of charge in a pilot scheme at three schools in Glasgow in an attempt to (47) problems caused by a lack of sleep.
Glasgow city council estimates that as many as one in four teenagers are not getting the (48) nine hours of sleep a night,and said there was " (49) evidence" suggesting a (50) between lack of sleep and obesity, lower academic achievement and depression. The classes will be offered as workshops for groups of 20 secondary school pupils, with an after-school (51) for parents and staff advising how to support teenagers to get good sleep. Cameron said just two classes could (52) advise pupils on how to (53) their sleeping habits for the better.<

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[单项选择]Children whose biological parents both have Tic Syndrome Z (TSZ), which is characterized by the involuntary contraction of certain muscles, are about four times more likely to develop such contractions than are children whose biological parents do not have TSZ. It is likely, therefore, that predisposition to TSZ is an inherited trait.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion above
A. Children whose parents have TSZ are more likely to develop TSZ if they are under unusual stress at school or at home than if they are not under such stress.
B. Children whose biological parents do not have TSZ are more likely to develop TSZ if they are raised by adoptive parents with TSZ than if they are raised by their biological parents.
C. Children whose biological parents have TSZ are as likely to develop TSZ if they are raised by adoptive parents who do not have TSZ as if they are raised by their biological parents.
D. Children whose biological parents have TSZ and who develop TSZ usually avoid developing a severe form of the syndrome if they seek treatment for TSZ shortly after developing the first signs of it.
E. (E) Children with TSZ whose biological parents do not have TSZ are less likely to have the syndrome diagnosed when symptoms first appear than are children with TSZ whose biological parents have TSZ.

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Parents now have a popular belief that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, greatly different ideas about how to teach it or how much priority (优先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is that how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling.
If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to "play safe". He will be prone to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.
I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experie
A. to write carefully.
B. to do as teachers say.
C. to use dictionaries frequently.
D. to avoid using words one is not sure of.