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Every pet owner loves his pet. There is no argument here.
But when we asked our readers whether they would clone their beloved animals, the responses were split almost down the middle. Of the 228 readers who answered it, 108 would clone, 111 would not and nine weighed each side without offering an opinion.
Clearly, from readers’ response, this is an issue that reaches deeply into both the joy and eventual sadness of owning a pet. It speaks, as well, to people’s widely differing expectations over the developing scientific procedure.
Most of the respondents who favored the idea strongly believed it would produce at least a close copy of the original; many felt the process would actually return an exact copy. Those on the other side, however, held little hope a clone could never truly recreate a pet, many simply didn’t wish to go against the natural law of life and death.
Both sides expressed equal love for their animals. More than a few respondents owned “the best dog/cat in the world”. They thought of their pets as their “best friend”, “a member of the family,” “the light of my life.” They told moving stories of pets’ heroism, intelligence and selfless devotion.
Little wonders the loss is so disturbing—and the cloning so attractive. “People become very close to their animals, and the loss can be just as hard to bear as when a friend or family member dies,” says Gary Kowalski, author of Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet. “For me, cloning feels like an attempt to turn death away…It’s understandable. Death is always painful. It’s difficult to deal with. It’s hard to accept.”
But would cloning reduce the blow? This question seemed to be at the heart of this problem.
So far as the cloning of pets is concerned, a recent survey shows that, of all pet owners, __________.
A. a lot more of them are for it
B. a lot more of them are against it
C. very few of them are willing to tell their opinions
D. about half of them are for it and the other half against it
While talking about the respondents from the readers, the expression “eventual sadness of owning a pet” refers to _________.
A. the death of one’s pet
B. the high cost of owning a pet
C. the troubles one has to deal with in keeping a pet
D. the dangers involved in the cloning of a pet
In spite of their differences on the problem of cloning, it seems that ________.
A. all pet owners try to go against the natural law of life and death
B. all pet owners love their pets very much
C. people who support cloning love their pets more
D. people who dislike cloning love their pets more
From what Gary Kowalski says, we can know that he _________.
A. has never thought about the problem of cloning
B. is going to write another book on pets
C. is in favor of the idea of cloning pets
D. is all against the cloning of pets
What is the key question at the heart of the problem of cloning pets?
A. Can pet owners afford the cost of cloning?
B. Can cloning make the pain one suffers less when a pet dies?
C. Does cloning go against the law of nature?
D. How reliably does cloning produce an exact copy of one’s pet?
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Each story is different．Some are detailed; others are unclear．Some have a beginning, middle and end; 1 wander without a clear conclusion．Yet all those things do not really matter． 2 matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard-without 3 (interrupt), statement or judgment．Listening to someone's story costs 4 (little)than expensive diagnostic testing but is key to healing and analysis．
I often thought of what a woman once taught me, and I reminded 5 of the importance of stopping, sitting down and 6 (true)listening．
I am a doctor．And, not long after, in 7 unexpected twist(扭伤), I became the patient, with a judgment of numerous sclerosis(细胞壁硬化)at age 31．Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time-in a wheelchair．For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, 8 I had to quit when my hands 9 (affect)．I still teach medical students and other health care professionals, but now 10 the viewpoint of a physician and patient, I tell them I believe in the power of listening and tell them I know that vast healing takes place within me when someone stops, sits down and listens to my story．
“You have done that already,” said the nightingale. “I brought 18 to your eyes the first time I sang; I shall never forget that.” The Emperor felt 19 and got well again. The nightingale often came to sit in a tree of the palace garden and sing something to 20 the Emperor happy.
1. A. beautifully B. badly C. terribly D. carelessly
2. A. saw B. heard C. watched D. looked at
3. A. machine B. pianist C. bird D. girl
4. A. true B. real C. living D. toy
5. A. read B. write C. dance D. sing
6. A. praise B. luck C. pleasure D. sadness
7. A. Without B. With C. For D. At
8. A. cage B. box C. forest D. square
9. A. inside B. outside C. next to D. far away from
10. A. singing B. crying C. chime D. carol
11. A. happy B. pleased C. sorry D. glad
12. A. marry B. fade C. leave D. die
13. A. chemist's B. musician's C. toy's D. nightingale's
14. A. song B. throat C. talk D. noise
15. A. woman B. prisoner C. tourist D. Emperor
16. A. Thank you B. Sorry C. Pardon D. Goodbye
17. A. and so B. and yet C. for D. because
18. A. glasses B. favours C. tears D. waters
19. A. strong B. weak C. foolish D. ill
20. A. let B. make C. have D. ask
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Show them the future. If your 13-year-old girl were to save $1.000,invest(投资)it at 8% and add $100 every month, by the time she's 65,she would have $980,983!zxxk
Be careful of credit(信用).Credit cards can help you buy necessary things and build a credit history, but they must be used responsibly, which means paying off your debt in time. Explain to your children that when you buy something using a credit card, you can easily end up paying two or three times what you would have paid if you used cash.
Teach patience. Suppose your child wants a new bicycle that costs $150.Rather than paying the cash, give him some regular pocket money and explain that by putting aside,say,$15 each week, he will be able to buy it for himself in only ten weeks.
Provide incentive. Tell your children the importance of saving. "For every dollar he or she agrees to save and invest rather than spend, you agree to add another dollar to the pot, "says Cathy Pareto, expert in money planning.
Explain your values. Values and money are deeply intertwined(缠结在一起), says Eilleen Gallo, co-author of The Financially Intelligent Parent. When your child demands that you buy something, explain why you really don't want to buy it. "You might say, 'I'd rather save that money for your education,'" advises Gallo. Every time you spend or don't spend money, you have a chance to share your values.
1.The writer gives some basics to help ____ in a proper way.
A．parents teach their children how to deal with money
B．children follow their parents 'instructions
C．children manage their money
D．parents save their money
2.The underlined word "incentive" in paragraph 6 means ____.
A．honor B．praise C．excitement D．encouragement
3.What leads the writer to write this article?
A. Parents want to know how to educate their children.
B. He wants to share his good ideas about money matters.
C .He thinks money management the most important for children.
D. Parents care little about their children's management of money.
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“But what if I break my arm again？”My five-year-old daughter asked,looking very 1 .I knew she 2 very much to learn to ride,but ever since she’d fallen off her bike and broken her arm,she’d been afraid.
“Oh,honey,”I said.“I don’t think you’ll break another arm.”“ 3 I could,couldn’t I？”“You know,honey,”I said,“ 4 everything you do comes with risks.You could get a broken arm in a car 5 and then be afraid to 6 ride in a car again.You could break your arm jumping a rope.You could break your arm at gym.Do you want to 7 going to gym？”“No,”she said.And with a determined spirit,she stood up and 8 to try again.
I spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching a very 9 little girl overcome a fear,and 10 myself on being a useful single parent after a painful divorce(离婚)．
As we walked home,she asked me about a conversation she’d overheard me having with my 11 the night before.
“Grandma wanted you to find someone to 12 .”“What grandma wants is for someone to 13 my heart again.”“But Mom...”“You’re too young to 14 it,”I told her.“So I guess love isn’t like a broken arm.”she said. 15 to answer,we walked the rest of the way in 16 .When I got home,I called my mother and 17 her for talking about this to my daughter.Then I did what I’d seen my brave little girl do that very afternoon.I agreed to 18 Steve.
Steve was the man for me.We 19 less than a year later.It turned out my mother and daughter were 20 .
1．A.surprised B．disappointed C．sad D．puzzled
2．A.wanted B．hated C．lost D．gained
3．A.And B．Or C．Instead D．But
4．A.Almost B．Hardly C．Nearly D．Mostly
5．A.trade B．sale C．accident D．show
6．A.ever B．never C．even D．yet
7．A.start B．regret C．finish D．stop
8．A.offered B．agreed C．had D．chose
9．A.shy B．weak C．brave D．gentle
10．A.congratulating B．praising C．encouraging D．celebrating
11．A.father B．mother C．sister D．brother
12．A.like B．know C．love D．teach
13．A.warm B．feel C．buy D．break
14．A.understand B．believe C．accept D．receive
15．A.Unable B．Unwilling C．Uncertain D．Unhappy
16．A.excitement B．sorrow C．silence D．surprise
17．A.punished B．scolded C．thanked D．appreciated
18．A.hire B．meet C．fire D．invite
19．A.left B．married C．moved D．quarrelled
20．A.wrong B．right C．clear D．clever
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