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itest四级测试1

1. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on Printed

Book or E-book. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

1. 随着网络不断深入人们生活，电子图书逐渐受到大众欢迎

2. 与传统图书相比，电子图书具有的优势

3. 我的看法

答案：

Printed Book or E-book

As the computer and Internet technology heads the way into everyone's daily life, the

printed world gradually loses its dominance. You can almost certainly see more people

staring at Internet terminals than flipping through printed books.

Unlike printed books, you can purchase, download e-books you want to read in few

minutes and start reading them without leaving your room. Besides, e-books take up

less space. You can store hundreds and thousands of them in your computer. With

modern technology, you can read e-books anywhere at any time, such as on the bus,

train, airplane or while waiting in line. Last but not least, e-books are eco-friendly by

not consuming paper, ink, etc.

However, in no way does it signal the end of printed books. Actually, not all books

are available in e-book form. And the high cost of an e-book reader prevents much of

the world's population from using e-books. Moreover, the rapidly changing

technologies put old devices out of use, thus lead to more waste and pollution.

解析：

此作文是一篇涉及阅读话题的论述文。考生需要根据所给提纲信息来写作。本

文语言规范、地道，结构清晰。作者首先对现实状况进行了描述，随着网络和

电脑技术的发展，印刷品逐渐丧失了统治地位；第二段列举了电子图书的优

势：图书的获取和购买更为便捷、占用空间小、便于携带等多种特点。结尾处

作者亮明了自己的观点：电子图书的兴起并不意味着纸质图书的终结。一方

面，并不是所有的图书都有电子版；另外，由于技术进步带来的电子阅读器的

淘汰会带来更多的污染和浪费。

Directions： In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of

each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report

and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you

must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

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There’s one fruit that can help feed hungry people who live in warm and wet areas in

the world. It’s called a breadfruit, but it doesn’t look like bread. It’s a round green fruit

with an unsmooth skin on the outside. When it’s ready to eat, the skin looks a little

yellow and brown. It doesn’t have much taste, and most people say it’s a lot like a

potato.

The breadfruit is a good source of food because one tree can produce around 250 fruits

each year. The tree is also easy to take care of. But the biggest reason why breadfruit

may be the answer to feeding poor people is the healthy ingredients that this fruit

provides.

It may be a fruit, but it has a lot of healthy ingredients like meat, which is important

especially in poor countries where people can’t afford meat. The biggest problem may

be for the people to accept this fruit as part of their cultural diet.

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A) It can produce around 250 fruits only in fall

and spring.

B) It has a lot of flavor and is a lot like a

tomato.

C) It is round and green with a smooth skin

outside.

D) It helps feed hungry people in warm and wet

areas. √

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A) For the good taste poor people are unlikely to

get.

B) For the fact that poor people can’t afford

fruit.

C) For the good price this food costs in the

market.

D) For the healthy ingredients this fruit provides.

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Last week, 54 people were killed when a teenager exploded bombs near a wedding in

Turkey. Twenty-two of them were children under the age of 14. A lot of women were

also killed because when the bomb exploded, women were doing a traditional wedding

ceremony of painting their hands and feet with a temporary ink near the bomb area.

Many people in these areas have become too familiar with this type of violence, but

everybody was surprised when there were so many innocent children who died or when

a child was going to do the killings. It used to be only adults, mostly men, but later

more women were involved in this kind of bomb killing. Many were still very young.

Now, even children have joined them. It’s simply unbelievable! Whenever people think

of this, they would ask this question, “Who persuaded these children to do the killing?”

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week? [

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A) Many women got seriously injured near a bomb

area.

B) Twenty-two kids under the age of 14 got injured

in an explosion.

C) A teenager was caught while an explosion

occurred.

D) Fifty-four people were killed when a teenager

exploded bombs. √

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A) The teenager suspect was still at large.

B) Children became familiar with violence.

C) Many innocent children got injured.

D) Children were involved in the killings. √

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Airplane passengers must listen to a safety presentation every time they fly. The

airplane staff show passengers the safety features of the plane and explain how to use

them. Most times, especially for frequent travellers, these presentations are boring, so

they don’t pay attention. Airline companies want to be sure that their passengers watch

and listen to the directions because they are important in case there’s an emergency.

To attract passenger interest more airlines are creating interesting and funny videos to

encourage more passengers to pay attention. Many of these videos have the quality of

theatre productions and often have famous people in them. Some of these safety videos

have become so popular that millions of people have watched them online.

Airlines are pleased that these videos have become popular not just with the passengers

on the airplane, but other people who may wish to fly on their airplanes because they

enjoyed the safety video online.

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A) They think it has useful information for

travellers.

B) They think the video presentation is kind of

boring. √

C) They feel the video is important for their

safety.

D) They feel very interested in watching the video.

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A) To make sure every video has famous people in

it.

B) To create new interesting and funny videos. √

C) To convince them it’s important to watch the

video.

D) To show them how to handle an emergency in the

video.

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A) Because the safety videos have become popular

online. √

B) Because the safety videos have attracted their

staff.

C) Because the safety videos are like theatre

productions.

D) Because the videos are more accurate about

emergencies.

Directions： In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end

of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and

the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must

choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

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M: Hey, I was cleaning the basement. Look at this funny old picture I found!

W: Oh yeah, that was from the graduation dance back in high school. That was so

much fun, getting all dressed up and fancy. I wore a beautiful blue gown and my

friend Cindy wore green.

M: No, Cindy was wearing a yellow dress; it was my partner who wore green. You

girls were so silly and noisy, walking proudly in your fancy dresses, acting like

princesses from some fairy tales.

W: Nonsense, we were calm and quiet.

M: Yeah, sure, and graceful, too, with your expert dancing! How many poor men did

you trip up on the dance floor?

W: I didn’t trip anyone up. It was Cindy that kept messing up and knocking her

partner over.

M: Oh right, you only stepped on your partner’s feet. I remembered the poor guy

couldn’t play soccer for two weeks because his toes were so sore!

W: Hahaha, yeah, I had forgotten all about that. I wasn’t all to blame though, he

dropped me right on my back during one of the dances. I’ve never been so sore and so

attractive all at once! And what about you? You were just as clumsy as the rest of us!

M: Ha! So true, but at least I didn’t have an entire gown stuck in the car door!

W: You’re just envious because you had to borrow Dad’s boring old suit!

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dance? [

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B) Yellow.

C) Brown. D) Blue.

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A) They were graceful. B) They were quiet.

C) They were silly. √ D) They were calm.

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A) She tripped over when dancing.

B) She danced like an expert.

C) She knocked her partner over.

D) She stepped on her partner’s feet. √

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B) Humorous.

A) Serious. C) Harsh. D) Envious.

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M: I can’t wait for Thanksgiving! Only two more days!

W: I didn’t realize Thanksgiving was such an important holiday for you.

M: Oh, it’s the biggest day of the year for my family! Everyone at our parents’ home:

my two sisters, my brother, all our families – it’s at least 23 people — More than 30 if

aunts and uncles come over!

W: Wow, sounds like a lot of people for one house!

M: Yea, but we love it! We move all the furniture out of the big living room and set up

four long tables so we can all eat together.

W: Must be quite a wonderful dinner! Is it all the classics?

M: You bet! We have two whole turkeys, and 10 pounds of sweet potatoes! Not to

mention heaps of mom’s famous fruit salad. Aunt Peggy brings three meat pies and

Uncle Charlie brings three apple pies.

W: Haha, that’s so traditional! You guys are like the original Americans two hundred

years ago!

M: What do you do, if it’s not “so traditional?”

W: Thanksgiving is never big for my family. My parents live in Florida on the other

side of the country, so, my sister, her husband and I all go out to eat. We try a new

restaurant every year. Last year was Greek – this year we’re trying Mexican food!

M: Um … okay – but don’t you miss the turkey and the pie?

W: Not really. I do sometimes miss the pie … So, the last few years I’ve baked an apple

pie – and after dinner the three go back to my place and have apple pie with ice cream.

New words:

Turkey n. 火鸡

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Thanksgiving? [

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A) Green.

A) He is very excited about having a traditional

celebration. √

B) He is worried about having so many people in

one house.

C) He is curious about so many people having

dinner together.

D) He is confused about the importance of

Thanksgiving in his family.

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A) They will set up four long tables so they can

eat together. √

B) They will make about 20 pounds of sweet

potatoes.

C) They will move the furniture out of the dining

room.

D) They will make heaps of vegetable and fruit

salad.

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A) Sweet potatoes. B) Meat pies. √

C) Fruit salad. D) Apple pies.

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A) She spends the holiday with her parents in

Florida.

B) She tries new restaurants with her husband.

C) She has apple pie and ice cream at home alone.

D) She eats out with her sister and her sister’s

husband. √

Directions： In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each

passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions

will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best

answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

What's the secret of eternal youth? Please try a tomato! At this rate, scientists will have to come up

with a better description for the tomato than mere "super food".

While it has long been credited with preventing some cancers, the fruit now appears to have two

more healthy-giving benefits. A study has found that tomatoes have got protection against sunburn

and help keeping the skin looking youthful. Tomatoes could provide a cheap and easy way of

improving health. Researchers recommend two tomato-based meals a day for health. Possible

menus include a glass of tomato juice with breakfast and a salad later or tomato soup for lunch and

pasta with a tomato sauce for dinner. To test the fruit's ability to protect the skin, ten volunteers were

asked to eat five tablespoons of tomato paste mixed with olive oil every day for three months.

Another ten had a daily dose of olive oil—minus the tomato paste. Tests showed the tomato-eaters

were a third better protected against sunburn. Other tests suggested the tomato-based diet had

increased production of collagen, the protein that keeps skin supple. If that were not enough, the

fruit also protects our elements of cells which turn the food we eat into energy. The fruit is likely to

contribute to improved skin health, which in turn may have an anti-ageing effect.

The researchers stressed, however, that their findings were not an excuse to throw away the sun

cream. People should not think tomatoes in any way can replace sun creams.

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A) The various uses of tomatoes.

B) How tomatoes can make people healthy and young.

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C) How tomatoes are different from other fruits.

D) The positive and negative functions of tomatoes.

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healthy? [

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A) One tomato-based meal a day.

B) Two for each meal.

C) Two tomato-based meals a day. √

D) One for each meal.

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A) They can improve skin health.

B) They can be turned into energy. √

C) They can protect skin against sunburn.

D) They can have an anti-ageing effect.

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When US spacewoman Joan Higginbotham is not flying and working in space, she

might be found somewhere on earth giving a speech. Higginbotham, who grew up in

Chicago and became an engineer before joining NASA, that is the National Air and

Space Administration, gives about a dozen speeches a year. Each speech is different

because she tailors her remarks to each audience. Through interviews and E-mails, she

finds out in advance her listeners' educational level and what information they want to

know. On the subject of space walks, for example, audiences vary in their interests and

how much complexity they can comprehend. To elementary school children,

Higginbotham may discuss a problem that many kids want to know about. "How do

spacemen in a spacesuit eat, drink, and go to the bathroom?" Her answer is "the

spacesuit is really a small spacecraft with room for food and water-containers, and a

waste-collection system." To a high school audience, she might satisfy a curiosity that

often arises in her pre-speech interviews with students who obviously have seen many

science fiction movies. "Do spacemen carry weapons in case they encounter enemies

in space?" Her answer is "No." To scientists, she might provide technical details on

such topics as the design of spacesuits that protects spacemen from the deadly

temperature extremes of space. Just as elaborate preparation is required for success in

space, Higginbotham says that it's important for speakers to learn as much as possible

about their listeners before a speech because every audience is different.

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A) She was an engineer.

B) She was an educator.

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C) She was a public

D) She was a tailor.

speaker.

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A) Focusing on the latest progress in space

science.

B) Including interesting examples in them.

C) Basing them on science-fiction movies.

D) Adjusting them to different audiences. √

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travel? [

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A) How spacesuits protect spacemen.

B) How NASA trains its spacemen.

C) Whether spacemen carry weapons. √

D) What spacemen eat and drink.

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Most of us will spend decades getting our finances ready for retirement. But as we

get closer to retirement, we also need a plan for what we will do in retirement.

The transition from full-time work to retirement is difficult for some people. It is not

easy to jump from working all day to a completely unstructured day. Perhaps you can

give back to the community and volunteer in an organization that you believe in. This

will help with the retirement transition, and many organizations need a helping hand.

You will have a lot more free time in retirement, so it is the perfect time to pursue

your hobbies and interests and try new things. In some cases, you might be able to turn

your hobby into a micro-business. If you like playing music, perhaps you can teach

music lessons. This will give you a little bit of extra income and help keep you

interested.

Some people don't like retirement after a lifetime of structure. Give yourself a year or

two to settle into retirement. If you don't like being idle, try getting back into the

workforce again. Perhaps you can try consulting or a part-time job. If you have the

resources, you can start a small business or a joint venture with friends.

There are many useful things you can do after retirement, and there is no need to stay

home all day and watch TV. Retirement means you can do whatever you want to, even

if that means getting a job.

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A) How to get finances ready for retirement.

B) How to start a business after quitting job.

C) How to adjust to post-retirement life. √

D) How to tackle the difficult life after

retirement.

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help with retirement transition? [

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A) Attending music lessons.

B) Doing voluntary work. √

C) Settling down in other places.

D) Staying at home all day.

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A) The change from full-time working to retirement

is difficult for everyone.

B) Many organizations can help people deal with

retirement life.

C) Before going back to work again, people should

consult doctors.

D) With more free time after retirement, you may

change you pursuits into small business. √

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A) Retirement means you can do whatever you like,

even resume working again. √

B) Retirement is the time for people to start a

business.

C) Retirement is anything but enjoyable time for

everyone.

D) Retirement means you can realize whatever dreams

you have.

Directions： In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are

required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a

word bank before the passage. Read the passage through carefully before

making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please

write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not

use any of the words in the bank more than once.

A rat or pigeon might not be the obvious choice to tend to someone who is sick, but

these creatures have some superior skills that could help the treatment of human

diseases.

Pigeons are often seen as dirty birds and an urban nuisance, but they are just the latest

in a long line of animals that have been found to have abilities to help humans. Despite

having a brain no bigger than the tip of your index finger, pigeons have a very

impressive visual memory. Recently it was shown that they could be trained to be as

accurate as human at detecting breast cancer in images.

Rats are often associated with spreading disease rather than preventing it, but this

long-tailed animal is highly sensitive. Inside a rat’s nose are up to 1,000 different types

of olfactory receptors (嗅觉感受器), whereas humans only have 100 to 200 types. This

gives rats the ability to detect slight smells. As a result, some rats are being put to work

to detect TB (肺结核). When the rats detect the smell, they stop and rub their legs to

indicate a sample is infected.

Traditionally, a hundred samples would take lab technicians more than two days to

examine, but for a rat it takes less than 20 minutes. This rat detection method doesn’t

rely on specialist equipment. It is also more accurate—the rats are able to find more TB

infections and, therefore, save more lives.

A) associated B) examine C) indicate D) nuisance

E) peak F) preventing G) prohibiting H) sensitive

I) slight J) specify K) superior L) suspicious

M) tip N) treated O) visual

Directions： There are two passages in this section. Read the

passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices

marked A), B), C) and D).

Scientists and others in the psychological, sociological fields have asserted that

humans use maybe 0.01 to 0.10 percent of our brain. Here is an easier way of

understanding what that means.

First let us make it clear that mechanically you use 100 percent of your brain.

Enhancing usage to its maximum is another subject. So when someone puts a

percentage of use on the brain they do not mean that the other, say 90 percent,

is not active or useless.

Think of it this way. Let’s say your brain is a stereo (立体声音响). When you are

using your stereo you are using 100 percent of it. If the volume knob (旋钮) is

set at a 2 level, then you are not getting the same usage when compared to

turning the volume knob to 8 or 10.

So what scientists are trying to get across to us is we have a lot more room in

our cranium (头盖骨) to fill. We have more volume to boost. We are not even

close to tapping our potential of brain power.

There is no physical data to determine in clear evidence the amount of usage

the human brain has. However, there has been data that has shown that people

have increased their brain power. Then there are the people who show mental

abilities that are very rare. Some people with autism (自闭症), for example, have

had the ability to calculate very high levels of math equations (方程式) without

ever having learned how.

There are also more and more variables we are learning about the brain.

Studies suggest that even though our brain is one as a whole, we evidently get

production out of separate parts of the brain for different mental tasks. We have

all heard of the right brain/left brain references for example.

So regardless of how you want to interpret the brain usage by percentage, the

fact is that it is the most amazing gift we have. A computer is nothing compared

to the human brain. And we can build upon our ability to get more out of it. So

turn up the volume button and get the brain working.

36. What is the problem mainly talked about in this passage?

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A) More than 90 percent of our brain is not used to the maximum.

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B) More than 90 percent of our brain is not active.

C) More than 90 percent of our brain is not suitable for use.

D) More than 90 percent of our brain use is not known to

scientists.

37. In Paragraph 3, the author’s main purpose is to _________.

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A) give us instructions about how to better use a stereo

B) show the difference between volume levels in a stereo

C) determine how loud music affects the functions of our brains

D) make us understand why we are not fully using our brains √

38. What do the scientists mean by “we have a lot more room in our cranium

to fill” in Paragraph 4?

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A) We still have different opinions about the proper use of our

brain.

B) There is still some space for the brain to grow.

C) There is still some potential in human brains to explore. √

D) We still have a long way to go in the study of human brains.

39. What does the author try to show with the example of people with autism?

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A) Some people may have special mental abilities. √

B) Some people may increase their brain power through learning.

C) The brain has different parts to perform different tasks.

D) The brain has an unlimited amount of usage.

40. What does the author encourage the reader to do in the last paragraph?

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A) Listen to more music.

B) Improve our computer skills.

C) Make more use of our brains. √

D) Learn more about our brains.

express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Some explode with anger, and

scream and shout. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or

will not express it. This is called repressing anger.

Many doctors think that repressing anger is more dangerous to a person’s

health than expressing it. They say that when a person is angry, the brain gives

out the same hormones (荷尔蒙) as that are produced during tense and

nervous situations. They speed the heart rate and raise blood pressure, so the

person feels excited and ready to act. Repressing these feelings will only make

the feelings continue, and this can lead to many medical problems. To prevent

these problems, these doctors suggest letting the anger out by expressing it

freely. But recently some other doctors question this. They say that people who

express anger repeatedly and violently become, in fact, more but not less angry.

And this could cause medical problems.

However, some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be

dangerous. They believe that those who express anger strongly may be more

likely to develop heart diseases, and that those who keep their anger inside

may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.

Doctors say the solution is to learn how to deal with anger. The first step is to

admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, and then

to decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, do not

express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down, and

express yourself calmly and reasonably. Doctors also say that a good way to

deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry, for

laughter is much healthier than anger.

41. What is the main idea of this passage?

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(考试中界面显示的选项打乱后的顺序)

A) Doctors suggest dealing with anger by repressing it.

B) The best way to deal with anger is to laugh when angry.

C) Anger should be dealt with in a proper way. √

D) Different people deal with anger in different ways.

42. According to the passage, which of the following about hormones is

correct?

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A) The brain produces hormones when one’s blood pressure

rises.

B) Hormones will increase when one gets angry. √

C) Hormones will cause people to get anxious.

D) The brain produces hormones when one has medical

problems.

43. Some doctors argue that people who often let the anger out would

become ________.

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A) more violent

C) angrier √

B) more dangerous

D) stronger

44. One correct way to deal with anger is to ________.

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A) express your anger immediately but calmly

B) say nothing no matter how angry you are

C) express anger openly and freely right away

D) think about whether it’s worth getting angry √

45. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

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A) People should express anger before looking into the real

cause of their anger.

B) People may have heart diseases if they don’t express their

anger right away.

C) Repressing anger is more dangerous to a person’s health than

expressing it.

D) Expressing anger by screaming can be as dangerous as

repressing anger. √