Many critics of our British "public school" consider that far more stress is placed upon achievements in athletics than in the academic sphere, and, in particular, complain against games being compulsory. We are told that it is (76) to compel boys with no athletic (77) to spend hours of misery on a cricket or football field, when, if (78) to themselves, they would occupy their time far more usefully and enjoyably in some (79) hobby. The (80) to this argument (81) the facile assumption that every non-athlete has some profitable hobby. This is not true; (82) even if it were, model engineering or stamp-collecting is no substitute for being out in the fresh air, exercising the muscles and having (83) with other human beings.
(84) the youthful idolizing of athletes, which tends to upset a boy’s (85) of values and may do (86) harm to the objects of this hero-worship
A. support
B. comment
C. drawback
D. supposition
As cold season approaches, many Americans stock up on their vitamin C and Echinacea (紫锥花精油). But fallowing the age -old advice about catching up on sleep might be more important.
Studies have demonstrated that poor sleep and susceptibility (易受影响) to colds go hand in hand, and scientists think it could be a reflection of the role sleep plays in maintaining the body’s defenses.
In a recent study for the Archives of Internal Medicine, scientists followed 153 men and women for two weeks, keeping mack of their quality and duration of sleep. Then, during a five - day period, they quarantined (进行检疫隔离) the subjects and exposed them to cold viruses. Those who slept an average of fewer than seven hours a night, it turned out, were three times as likely to get sick as those who averaged at least eight hours.
Sleep and immunity, it seems, are tightly linked
A. Scientists have proved the link between sleep and immunity.
B. Mammals that require the most sleep produce more blood cells.
C. Species that sleep more have greater resistance against pathogens.
D. Red blood cells help the body to fight against diseases.
In 1959 the average American family paid $ 989 for a year’s supply of food. In 1972 the family paid $1 311. That was a price increase of nearly one-third. Every family has had this sort of experience. Everyone agrees that the cost of feeding a family has risen sharply. But there is less agreement when reasons for the rise are being discussed. Who is really responsible
Many blame the farmers who produce the vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, and cheese that are stored for sale. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the farmer’s share of the $1 311 spent by the family in 1972 was $ 521. This was thirty-one percent more than the farmer had received in 1959. But farmers claim that this increase was very small compared to the increase in their cost of living. Farmers tend to blame others for the sharp rise in food prices. They particularly blame those who process the farm products after the products leave the farm. These include truck drivers, meat packers, ma
A. customers are willing to pay higher prices
B. middlemen make huge profits
C. farmers sell grains at high prices
D. women like to buy processed food
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