One of my favorite things to do is hiking in mountains．Because

nobody likes the idea of getting lost，I always prepare before every

trip．But what’s the best navigation tool，a Global Positioning Sys-

tem(GPS)or a good old map and compass?

  Five of my friends and I hiked through the mountains on a trail

(路线)I marked．One team of three carried a GPS，and the other[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]

team used a map and compass．

    It took the GPS team 3 hours and 1 1 minutes to get through the

whole hike，however，it took the map and compass team only 2

hours and 49 minutes．The biggest problem the GPS team met was

that they lost the satellite signal(卫星信号)in some places．With

no map or compass，they had to walk around until they were in a

place where the signal was good．The map and compass team was

able to spot different landmarks，compare them to their maps and then use the compass to point them in the right direction．

    When I head out on my future hikes，I'm bringing a map，a compass and a GPS to show me the way．

(    ) 1.The two teams____．

    A．had the same navigation tool  B．went along the same trail    C．had the same problem

(    ) 2.The GPS team spent ____ time than the map and compass team in the whole hike．

    A．1ess    B．more    C．the same

(    ) 3.In the end，the writer found out____．

    A．the map and compass were too old navigation tools to use any more

    B．it wasn’t necessary to bring a map and a compass together with a GPS

C．the GPS had some disadvantages in hiking in mountains

I'm searching for sports T-shirts.  Do you have any good ideas?

1.    I think the NIKE T-shirts are better than others.  Last month, I saw a T-slyirt of new style in a shop. It looked very nice.  Its color was blue.  I feel that the NIKE T-shirt is a bit expensive.  It's about 400 Yuan.Even though it's a bit expensive, I advise you to buy it.  It's made of cotton. 2.

If you want to buy some cheaper ones, you can search the Internet Shopping onlihe is becoming more and more popular today.  3.

You should go to the shop and choose clothes by yourself.  4.  So I think you’d better choose clothes according to your own body. If you are thin, Buy one in a warm color.  If not, buy one in a dark color.

I have a good idea.   5.  You can design your favorite pictures on it.  If you are a football fan, perhaps Beckham's photo is a good choice.  Designing your own T-shirt is in fashion this year.  It will show your own art of dressing.

A． So it must be very comfortable.

B．Not all famous brands can make you look better.

C．You can also compare the styles and prices online.

D． Why don't you buy a white T-shirt?

E.  Do you like the NIKE T-shirts?

— Why don’t you choose the red tie?

— For me, it doesn’t _______ my shirt very well.

A．fit               B．accept            C．compare          D．match

用所给词的适当形式填空（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
【小题1】The ruler            (use) since I began my school life.
【小题2】Tony didn’t find            (learn) English easy.
【小题3】          (compare) with Paris, London is larger.
【小题4】My mother encouraged me            (enter) the competition of this year.
【小题5】His memory of the            (please) trip will last long.

Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness can cause many health problems and even death. What they didn’t know is   16  this feeling causes illness. A study in the online magazine Genome Biology  17  that loneliness actually influences the important part of our bodies—our genes.
In a small population of patients, researchers   18  more than 20,000 genes to compare how the genes of lonely and non-lonely individuals (个体) express themselves in molecular processes (分子过程) and in personal health. They found that gene expression is   19  in chronically (长期地) lonely people. “We now have a new way for understanding the relationship   20   social experience and physical health,” explains the study’s lead author, Steve Cole of University of California, Los Angeles.
“This study—the first to link (联系)   21  with gene changes—is special and exciting,” says Emma Adam, a professor of human development at Northwestern University. “It   22  in the black box.”
According to John Cacioppo, an author of the study from the University of Chicago, the
work suggests that loneliness is a warning   23 , much like physical pain. “This feeling is so bad because   24  of us wants to be forgotten; that’ s also what human means,” he says. “It makes us   25  for other people and want to be with friends when we’re lonely.”