The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the    21   person.

When I first knew Bill , back in   22 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever    23  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought    24  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old   25   he really liked.

Bill and I were in the same class in college, and    26   was never dull when he was    27  . With him there was one wild    28   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we    29   to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   30  , I wasn’t even sure it was    31  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He    32  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the    33   thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main    34  .Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never    35   Bill changing so much. My image of him   36    the one I had formed     37  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s   38    to expect people to remain the same, especially    39   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he    40  the same way about me.

1.                A．proper         B．usual           C．same     D．right

2.                A．childhood       B．the army        C．his thirties     D．college

3.                A．considered      B．met            C．supposed D．expected

4.                A．most           B．much           C．nothing   D．none

5.                A．movie          B．hospital         C．man D．country

6.                A．learning        B．life            C．work     D．fun

7.                A．in             B．out            C．around   D．away

8.                A．joke           B．mistake         C．chance   D．adventure

9.                A．managed        B．continued       C．decided D．hoped

10.               A．First of all       B．At first         C．Now and then   D．All the time

11.               A．that           B．him            C．there     D．us

12.               A．thought        B．spent          C．argued    D．talked

13.               A．first           B．next           C．last   D．only

14.               A．interest        B．event          C．subject    D．problem

15.               A．forgot          B．minded         C．imagined  D．liked

16.               A．remained       B．reminded       C．suggested D．became

17.               A．since          B．from           C．at    D．till

18.               A．unnecessary     B．foolish         C．common   D．unusually

19.               A．because        B．that           C．how  D．when

20.               A．discovered      B．acted          C．looked    D．felt

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the    36   person.

When I first knew Bill , back in   37 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever    38  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought    39  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old   40    he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and    41   was never dull when he was    42  . With him there was one wild    43   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we    44   to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   45  , I wasn’t even sure it was    46  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   47    most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the    48   thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main    49  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never    50   Bill changing so much. My image of him   51    the one I had formed     52  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s   53    to expect people to remain the same, especially    54   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he    55   the same way about me.

1.                A．proper         B．usual           C．same     D．right

2.                A．childhood       B．the army        C．his thirties D．college

3.                A．considered      B．met            C．supposed D．expected

4.                A．most           B．much           C．nothing   D．none

5.                A．movie          B．hospital         C．man D．country

6.                A．learning        B．life            C．work     D．fun

7.                A．in             B．out            C．around   D．away

8.                A．joke           B．mistake         C．chance   D．adventure

9.                A．managed        B．continued       C．decided D．hoped

10.               A．First of all       B．At first         C．Now and then   D．All the time

11.               A．that           B．he             C．there     D．us

12.               A．thought        B．spent          C．argued    D．talked

13.               A．first           B．next           C．last   D．only

14.               A．interest        B．event          C．subject    D．problem

15.               A．forgot          B．minded         C．imagined D．liked

16.               A．remained       B．reminded       C．suggested D．became

17.               A．since          B．from           C．at    D．till

18.               A．unnecessary     B．foolish         C．common   D．unusually

19.               A．because        B．that            C．how D．when

20.               A．discovered      B．acted          C．looked    D．felt

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the    36   person.

When I first knew Bill , back in   37 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever    38  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought    39  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old   40   he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and    41   was never dull when he was    42  . With him there was one wild    43   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we    44   to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   45  , I wasn’t even sure it was    46  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   47    most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the    48   thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main    49  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never    50   Bill changing so much. My image of him   51    the one I had formed     52  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s   53    to expect people to remain the same, especially    54   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he    55   the same way about me.

A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowering blood pressure. Dr. Thomas Houston, a professor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, led a group of scientists that researched how pre-recorded videos of hypertension (高血压) patients' talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months.
Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in medicine. They showed that those who had had similar experiences, when talking to someone with a similar background, could help change their behavior to become healthier. Hypertension is difficult to control, since it is dependent on diet, exercise and mental state. Medical treatments with drugs, and lifestyle therapies(疗法) have been relatively ineffective because people find it hard to follow those medical requirements.
In the test, his team carefully chose their story-tellers from 230 members of a patients' community with whom they could most easily relate. Next, they divided their study population into two groups. One received three interactive DVDs containing the tellers' stories of their experiences in living with and treating their hypertension. The other were given educational discs on an unrelated health topic. The study volunteers reported that they had listened to the DVDs, and after three months, those who heard the stories of the hypertensive patients lowered their blood pressure.
While the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients' behavior, Houston doubts that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them to seek medical help to their hypertension. They found that after six months the difference in blood pressure between those who watched the story-tellers and those who observed the unrelated videos remained, suggesting that the story-telling continued to have an effect.
【小题1】 We can learn from the text that the pre-recorded videos _________.

A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowering blood pressure．Dr．Thomas Houston, a professor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, led a group of scientists that investigated how pre-recorded videos of hypertension （高血压） patients' talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months．

    Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in medicine．They showed that those who had had similar experiences, when talking to someone with a similar background, could help change their behavior to become healthier．Hypertension is difficult to control, since it is dependent on diet, exercise and mental state．Medical treatments with drugs, and lifestyle therapies（疗法） have been relatively ineffective because people find it hard to follow those medical requirements．

    In the test, his team carefully chose their story-tellers from 230 members of a patients' community with whom they could most easily relate．Next, they divided their study population into two groups．One received three interactive （互动） DVDs containing the tellers' stories of their experiences in living with and treating their hypertension．The other were given educational discs on an unrelated health topic．The study volunteers reported that they had listened to the DVDs, and after three months, those who heard the stories of the hypertensive patients lowered their blood pressure．

    While the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients' behavior, Houston suspects that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them to seek medical help to their hypertension．They found that after six months the difference in blood pressure between those who watched the story-tellers and those who observed the unrelated videos remained, suggesting that the story-telling continued to have an effect．

1.We can learn from the text that the pre-recorded videos _________．

A．tell medical histories of hypertension patients

B．introduce some medical treatments of hypertension

C．introduce a good lifestyle for hypertensive patients

D．tell scientific discoveries of the scientist group

2.Houston was surprised to find that _______．

    A．hypertension is really difficult to control

    B．communication has some medical effects

    C．medical treatments have no effect at all

    D．people don't follow the medical requirements

3.Which of the following is true about the study?

    A．The scientists chose 230 patients from a hospital．

    B．Both the groups used the same videos about health topic．

    C．The two groups lowered blood pressure in different degrees．

    D．The story-tellers were hypertension patients as well．

4.Which of the following could be the best title of the text?

    A．The stories of some hypertension patients．

    B．Medical treatments of blood pressure．

    C．Storytelling may help lower blood pressure．

    D．Suggestions about how to lower blood pressure．