At the beginning of the century, medical scientists made a surprising discovery: that we are (1) not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were able to (2) that we all have an internal "body clock" which (3) the rise and fall of our body energies, making us different from one day to the (5) . These forces became known as biorhythms: they create the (5) in our everyday life.
The (6) of an internal "body clock" should not be too surprising, (7) the lives of most living things are dominated by the 24-hour night-and-day cycle. The most obvious (8) of this cycle is the (9) we feel tired and fall asleep at night and become awake and (10) during the day. (11) the 24-hour rhythm is interrupted, most people experience unpleasant side effects.
(12) , international aeroplane travelers often experience "jet lag" when traveling across time (13) . People who are not used to (14) work can find that lack of sleep affects their work performance.
(15) the daily rhythm of sleeping and waking, we also have other rhythms which (16) .longer than one day and which influence wide areas of our lives. Most of us would agree that we feel good on (17) days and net so good on others. Sometimes we are (18) fingers and thumbs but on other days we have excellent coordination. There are times when we appear to be accident-prone, or when our temper seems to be on a short fuse. Isn’t it also strange (19) ideas seem to flow on some days but at other times are (20) nonexistent Musicians, painters and writers often talk about "dry spells".

A:all B:partly C:seldom D:often

(In spite) the (often) high price of dining out, restaurant busboys and dishwashers are (among) the most (underpaid and overworked).（　）

A:In spite B:often C:among D:underpaid and overworked

Carl studied in our high school three years ago. Last August his father found a job in another city and his family moved there. He began to study in a new school and we often write to each other. He often tells me something about the city where he lives now and his studies in the school. So I can know what happens to him.
Last Friday Carl came to our city again. He hoped to stay with his old grandpa during the summer holiday. He’s taller and stronger than before. We swam in the river outside the city together or had a picnic on the island. It surprised me that he has learned to cook when we were travelling in the wild forest. He told me his parents were both busy and sometimes he stayed at home alone and he had to look after himself.
"How do you like your school" I asked.
"Wonderful," said the young man. "It has a tall building and there’re two chemistry labs, two biology labs and three physics ones. And our library is big and there’re plenty of books in it."
"I can see you are happy with it."
"Yes," answered he. "But our geography teacher often says to himself in class."
"So does our new history teacher," I said. "But he doesn’t notice it. He often talks on’ and on, but none of us listens to him!/

A:he often visits me B:I often telephone him C:he writes to me now and then D:I live not far from him

Carl studied in our high school three years ago. Last August his father found a job in another city and his family moved there. He began to study in a new school and we often write to each other. He often tells me something about the city where he lives now and his studies in the school. So I can know what happens to him.
Last Friday Carl came to our city again. He hoped to stay with his old grandpa during the summer holiday. He’s taller and stronger than before. We swam in the river outside the city together or had a picnic on the island. It surprised me that he has learned to cook when we were travelling in the wild forest. He told me his parents were both busy and sometimes he stayed at home alone and he had to look after himself.
"How do you like your school" I asked.
"Wonderful," said the young man. "It has a tall building and there’re two chemistry labs, two biology labs and three physics ones. And our library is big and there’re plenty of books in it."
"I can see you are happy with it."
"Yes," answered he. "But our geography teacher often says to himself in class."
"So does our new history teacher," I said. "But he doesn’t notice it. He often talks on’ and on, but none of us listens to him!/
I know what’s going on with him because ______.

A:he often visits me B:I often telephone him C:he writes to me now and then D:I live not far from him

Passage Five

A:he often visits me B:I often telephone him C:he writes to me now and then D:I live not far from him

Why do people in England often talk about the weather

A:Because they may have four seasons in one day. B:Because they often have very good weather. C:Because the weather is warm just like in spring. D:Because the sky is sunny all day.

"Wash every day and you’ll die young, my son!" People often said those words; long ago, of course. Napoleon’s wife had new clothes every month, instead of a bath. ("It’s quicker," She always said). Rich people did not often have a bath. They washed their hands and faces, but not their bodies. Many poor people did not wash at all. A young man once said to a doctor; "Soap and water have never touched my body." (And the doctor answered. "That’s true. I know... ")
why didn’t people wash in those days long ago
Well, they did not have water in their house. They carried water from rivers or from holes in the ground ( = wells). Towns people bought it from a water--carrier. Sometimes it was expensive; and soap was always expensive. They drank water, of course; and so they were clean inside. They did not think about the outside! And this is true; they just did not like a bath.
Modern life is different. We use a lot of soap and water. And we are all quite clean. However, a few people use too much soap; and they often get ill. Who are these people
Many young women work as hairdressers. They wash and then "dress" other women’s hair. That is their job, and they like it. Young hairdressers sometimes wash dirty heads on a busy day! Their hands are soapy for seven or eight hours; and that is not a good thing. A young hairdresser’s hands are often red and ugly; and she must then go to doctor.
Long ago, people ______.

A:often died young B:did not often have a bath C:washed every day D:washed every day and died young

My grandmother died just a few months after my grandfather, even (51) she was in good health and had (52) been sick in her life. My grandfather was a strong independent man who worshipped my grandmother. He never allowed her to work or to want (53) anything and remained deeply in love with her, often publicly (54) his affection, until he died.
He was a traditional family doctor (55) made house calls and regarded his patients (56) his family. My grandmother’ s (57) identity revolved around being "doctor’ s wife". In hindsight I realized she never developed any interests (58) her own. In fact, she seemed to have no interests (59) from his interests. As "doctor’ s Wife", she (60) him, the family and the house. When the children became independent, she became even more attentive to him and didn’t (61) any other interests to replace the missing children.
When grandfather died, we all tried to visit her often and tried to persuade her (62) our families. She told us to give her a little time to (63) and said that for the time being she preferred to stay home. About three months later, I found her (64) in grandfather’ s bed having passed away from an apparent heart (65) . In retrospect I think that she had died in spirit when grandfather passed away. When he died, her identity died and soon there after her body.

A:often B:never C:seldom D:always

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A:often died young B:did not often have a bath C:washed every day D:washed every day and died young