69. Hard work __________ his success. As a result, he became famous in chemistry.

70. Father is thankful to me for __________ give up smoking.

71. The film __________ a novel by him.

72. “I’ve __________ looking at nature through dirty curtains and dusty windows day after day.” Anne said to her father.

Say sorry to your wife---it may help her live longer, according to scientists.
“Sorry” may be the hardest word, but scientists say it could be one of the healthiest. Researchers have discovered that women who receive an apology for hurtful behavior suffer less stress and possible damage to their heart than those who don’t.
It is said that the heartbeat of a wronged woman returns to normal 20 percent quicker after a well-timed “sorry” than without it. But for men, their heartbeat takes longer to recover, according to the research.
The research was undertaken by American scientists using 29 men and 59  women whose diastolic blood pressure was measured throughout an experiment. Diastolic blood pressure
is a measure of pressure in the blood vessels( 血管 ) between heartbeats---if it is continuously high it can increase the chances of heart attacks.
The men and women were asked to undertake a difficult mathematical task. They were told they had five minutes to complete it but were disturbed after a minute and told rudely to carry out the task more quickly. They were disturbed twice more before five minutes had passed and told to speed up. Finally they were told, “ You’re obviously not good enough.” Two minutes later researchers said sorry to half of the men and women.
The researchers found that, on average, the women’s diastolic blood pressure dropped back to normal 20 percent---quicker if they received an apology from the researchers, while the men’s took 20 percent longer to return to normal. One of the researchers said, “Results indicates that the effects of apology and forgiveness on women are greater.”
【小题1】The term “sorry” is considered as one of the healthiest words because it _________.

Say sorry to your wife---it may help her live longer, according to scientists.
“Sorry” may be the hardest word, but scientists say it could be one of the healthiest. Researchers have discovered that women who receive an apology for hurtful behavior suffer less stress and possible damage to their heart than those who don’t.
It is said that the heartbeat of a wronged woman returns to normal 20 percent quicker after a well-timed “sorry” than without it. But for men, their heartbeat takes longer to recover, according to the research.
The research was undertaken by American scientists using 29 men and 59  women whose diastolic blood pressure was measured throughout an experiment. Diastolic blood pressure
is a measure of pressure in the blood vessels( 血管 ) between heartbeats---if it is continuously high it can increase the chances of heart attacks.
The men and women were asked to undertake a difficult mathematical task. They were told they had five minutes to complete it but were disturbed after a minute and told rudely to carry out the task more quickly. They were disturbed twice more before five minutes had passed and told to speed up. Finally they were told, “ You’re obviously not good enough.” Two minutes later researchers said sorry to half of the men and women.
The researchers found that, on average, the women’s diastolic blood pressure dropped back to normal 20 percent---quicker if they received an apology from the researchers, while the men’s took 20 percent longer to return to normal. One of the researchers said, “Results indicates that the effects of apology and forgiveness on women are greater.”

1. 1.

   The term “sorry” is considered as one of the healthiest words because it _________.

   1. A.
      is the most powerful
   2. B.
      can cure heart disease
   3. C.
      helps people forget hurtful behavior
   4. D.
      can reduce pressure and damage to the heart
2. 2.

   We can know from Paragraph 3 _________.

   1. A.
      women’s hearts beat faster than men’s
   2. B.
      women are quicker at making apologies
   3. C.
      men can forgive others’mistakes more easily than women
   4. D.
      men stay angry for a longer time than women after receiving an apology
3. 3.

   Which of the following is the RIGHT time order for events in the study?
   a. Half of them received apologies.
   b. They were disturbed a minute later.
   c. They were told that they weren’t good enough.
   d. They were asked to finish a math task in five minutes.
   e. They were disturbed two more times during the study.

   1. A.
      d-b-c-e-a
   2. B.
      d-c-b-a-e
   3. C.
      d-b-e-c-a
   4. D.
      d-c-b-e-a
4. 4.

   The research confirmed (证实) that _________.

   1. A.
      men are unwilling to apologize to others for their mistakes
   2. B.
      men’s chances of getting heart attacks are higher than women’s
   3. C.
      women can benefit more from receiving apologies than men
   4. D.
      people can also get healthy benefits from giving apologies

“If you talk to the plants, they will grow faster and the effect is even better if you’re a woman.” Researchers at Royal Horticultural Society carried out an experiment to find that the voice of a woman gardener makes plants grow faster.
The experiment lasted a month and by the end of the study scientists managed to discover that tomato plants grew up two inches taller when women gardeners talked to them instead of male.
Sarah Darwin was the one making the plants registered the best growth. Her voice was the most “inspiring” for plants than those of nine other gardeners when reading a passage from The Origin of Species. The great-great-granddaughter of the famous botanist(植物学家) Charles Darwin found that her plant grew about two inches taller than the plant of the best male gardener.
Colin Crosbie, Garden Superintendent at RHS, said that the finding cannot yet be explained. He assumes that women have a greater range of pitch（音高） and tone（音调） which might have a certain effect on the sound waves that reach the plant. “Sound waves are an environmental effect just like rain or light ,”said Mr Grosbie.
The study began in April at RHS Garden Wisley in Survey. Scientists started with open auditions(听力) for the people who were asked to record passages from John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer's Night Dream and Darwin's The Origin of Species.
Afterwards researchers selected a number of different voices and played them to 10 tomato plants during a period of a month. Each plant had headphones（耳机） connected to it. Through the headphones the sound waves could hit the plants. It was discovered that plants that “listened” to female voices on average grew taller by an inch in comparison to plants that heard male voices.
Miss Darwin said, “I think it is an honor to have a voice that can make tomatoes grow, and especially fitting because for a number of years I have been studying wild tomatoes from the Galapagos Island at the Natural History Museum in London.”

1. 1.

   What does the passage talk about?

   1. A.
      Plants enjoy men’s voices than women’s
   2. B.
      A botanical experiment in a museum
   3. C.
      Voice’s influence on plant growing
   4. D.
      Strange phenomenon（现象） at Royal Horticultural Society
2. 2.

   What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean?

   1. A.
      Plants need sound as well as rain and light
   2. B.
      Sound is basic for the plant to grow
   3. C.
      Sound has a good effect as rain or light does
   4. D.
      Plants can’t live without sound, rain or light
3. 3.

   Sarah Darwin is most likely a (an)_____

   1. A.
      botanist
   2. B.
      gardener
   3. C.
      astronomer
   4. D.
      environmentalist
4. 4.

   What can we learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      The experiment ended in May
   2. B.
      Scientist can explain the findings clearly
   3. C.
      Plants enjoy listening to the passages from masterpieces
   4. D.
      The findings are of great importance to human beings

“If you talk to the plants, they will grow faster and the effect is even better if you’re a woman.” Researchers at Royal Horticultural Society carried out an experiment to find that the voice of a woman gardener makes plants grow faster.
The experiment lasted a month and by the end of the study scientists managed to discover that tomato plants grew up two inches taller when women gardeners talked to them instead of male.
Sarah Darwin was the one making the plants the best growth. Her voice was the most “inspiring” for plants than those of nine other gardeners when reading a passage from The Origin of Species. The great-great-granddaughter of the famous botanist （植物学家）Charles Darwin found that her plant grew about two inches taller than the plant of the best male gardener.
Colin Crosbie, Garden Superintendent at RHS, said that the finding cannot yet be explained.He says that women have a greater range of pitch and tone（音高和音色）which might have a certain effect on the sound waves that reach the plant. “Sound waves are an environmental effect just like rain or light ,”said Mr Grosbie.
The study began in April at RHS Garden Wisley in Survey. Scientists started with open auditions(听力) for the people who were asked to record passages from John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer's Night Dream and Darwin's The Origin of Species.
Afterwards researchers selected a number of different voices and played them to 10 tomato plants during a period of a month. Each plant had headphones connected to it. Through the headphones the sound waves could hit the plants. It was discovered that plants that “listened” to female voices grew taller by an inch in comparison to plants that heard male voices

1. 1.

   What does the passage talk about?

   1. A.
      Plants enjoy men’s voices than women’s
   2. B.
      A science experiment in a museum
   3. C.
      Voice’s influence on plant growing
   4. D.
      Strange findings at Royal Horticultural Society
2. 2.

   What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean?

   1. A.
      Plants need sound as well as rain and light
   2. B.
      Sound is basic for the plant to grow
   3. C.
      Sound has a good effect as rain or light does
   4. D.
      Plants can’t live without sound, rain or light
3. 3.

   What can we learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      The experiment ended in May
   2. B.
      Scientist can explain the findings clearly
   3. C.
      Plants enjoy listening to the passages from famous works
   4. D.
      The findings are of great importance to human beings