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9．Cold-Hearted Youth
Laughter is a great thing．It has been proven to be physically and mentally effective on people（71）C．The reason for this is that people are laughing at the wrong things，particularly the youth．They find humor in things that people wouldn't have generally found funny in the past．More and more young people respond to negative situations with laughter．Their responses to negative situations are becoming increasingly worrying，and this needs to be addressed．
（72）A You can find hundreds of clips showing people falling off from things or getting hurt so badly that they break bones or suffer major injuries．Unfortunately，not rushing to their aid or calling an ambulance，they double over in laughter．
To make matters worse，many teens laugh not just at physical accidents； they are also failing to take important topics seriously，such as the government or the state of our world．Children and teens nowadays show alarming indifference and insensitivity toward things that should arouse serious thought and emotion．（73）G The sad thing is，it's not their fault．
Teaching youth that violence is okay and entertaining，or teaching them that the state of our world is not a big deal is telling them not to be caring and concerned．They are the next generation，and they're not going to be able to contribute to be world if important issues do not matter to them anymore．（74）E．
As a whole，society needs to concentrate on bringing back natural human emotion and easing up on the confirmation of indifference，violence，and carelessness．（75）D．

A．Search online for videos of some accidents．
B．Don't try to laugh by putting someone else down．
C．However，laughter can be bad，and is increasingly becoming so．
D．We are humans，not cold machines，and we need to start acting that way．
E．How can they help others when they don't take their physical or emotional pain seriously？
F．The fact that the youth are always laughing at the wrong things have nothing to with education．
G．I believe youth are laughing at serious subjects because they think important topics don't matter to them anymore．

8．We high school students do have some growing pains，but we can get rid（61）of them correctly and wisely．First，some of us（62）are（be） upset about our body styles and looks．It's unnecessary and it's not important at all．We needn't care about it．It's one's inner beauty （63）that matters．Second，we sometimes seem to （64）be misunderstood（misunderstand） by our teachers，parents and classmates．Faced with this，we can find （65）a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them，trying（66）to remove（remove） the misunderstandings．Some of us have fewer（67）friends（friend）．I think being open-minded and friendly will do us good．Third，we may fall behind others，（68）which makes us stressed．Actually we can encourage ourselves to work（69）efficiently（efficient），full of determination．At last，some of us don't have much pocket money，so we feel（70）unhappy（happy）．Isn't it strange？So long as we have some，that's enough．And we can learn how to spend money．

7．He can'tconcentrate（全神贯注） on his studies with all that noise going on．

6．The school cannottolerate（容忍） cheating exam．

5．Do the plan meet with yourapproval（赞成）？

4．Shefolded（折叠） the chair and put it against the wall．

3．The filmthrilled（使胆战心惊） all the audience．

2．Sometimes they wouldquarrel（争吵） over a political issue．

1．The teacher's explanationclarified（阐明） the puzzling problem．

7．Confidence Comes From Treating Others As Equals
There's been recent discussion over Chinese attitudes toward foreigners，caused by another quarrel between a foreigner and a taxi driver．According to the studies described in the Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology，Chinese have lower self-confidence compared to Westerners．Yet does the result still apply to the Chinese people today？
Yes and no．For the moment，different attitudes toward foreigners can still be found in China's society，with some displaying low self-confidence like"Foreigners are awesome （令人敬畏的），and Western countries are awesome．We should respect them and be as polite as possible，and shouldn't let them look down on us，"and a few unfriendly opinions such as"Some foreigners are rude and disrespectful，and their level of civility （礼貌） is far behind China．"
Chinese used to be lacking in self-confidence．It might start from the modern history，after the failure in the Opium wars，and the following humiliation （耻辱） of being bullied （被欺负） and brought to their knees by Western guns．And the dark history is still to some extent affecting our mentality （心态） today．
For some time，the Western world represents the best of everything in some Chinese eyes．But our state of mind is gradually changing．When asked"What makes you feel proud of your country？"in school classes in China，answers vary from the World Expo to the Olympic Games，from athletes to astronauts，from the mushrooming skyscrapers to busy metropolises，which have all filled us with growing self-confidence．
While answering the question"Since China is so good today and Chinese people are more confident，why are an increasing number of Chinese emigrating abroad？"Zhang Weiwei，a professor at Fudan University，replied that at least 70percent of Chinese migrants （移民） become more patriotic （爱国的） after leaving their home country，no matter whether they have become a naturalized citizen of another nation or not．Such result and experiences are much more convincing and have better effect than dozens of"patriotic education"classes．
There is no reason for us not to be self-confident．We live in the world's second-largest economy．Chinese net financial assets per capita （人均纯金融资产） and the purchasing power of people have seen a sharp rise，with more and more people starting to purchase works of art，instead of only necessities．These all indicate a rising standard of life and self-confidence．
Nevertheless，the point of the changing attitudes toward ourselves or other countries is not realizing other nations are better or worse than China，but treating them like how we treat our fellow Chinese．That is what confidence means，not being condescending （屈尊），not worshiping，but looking each other in the eye with trust and respect．
67．According to the text，what are the Chinese attitudes toward foreigners today？B
A．They think the foreigners are always rude．
B．They have various attitudes toward foreigners．
C．They always speak highly of the foreigners．
D．They believe foreigners are just common people．
68．Chinese used to lack self-confidence becauseD．
A．They thought the foreigners were mysterious．
B．They used to think themselves less powerful．
C．They once believed foreigners were awesome．
D．They were deeply influenced by the dark history．
69．According to Zhang Weiwei，most Chinese migrantsC．
A．desire to be a citizen of another nation
B．are unwilling to return to their motherland
C．develop a stronger love for their home country
D．serve as bad examples in patriotic education
70．What's the main idea of the passage？A
A．Chinese should be confident and take the foreigners as equals．
B．Chinese have enough confidence to make greater progress．
C．Chinese have a lower self-confidence faced with foreigners．
D．Chinese should be proud of the great achievement of their country．

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