【T14】A.SEE THE WORLDB.ALIEN TOC.AT RANDOMD.LIVE IN A.RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES WERE PHONED【T13】______AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONSB.WHY THE "STANDARD TEMPLATES" OF THE NEWSROOM SEEM【T14】______MANY READERSC.JOURNALISTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO【T15】______UPSC

The role of women in Britain has changed a lot in this century, () in the last twenty years. The main change has been () giving women greater equality with men. Up to the beginning of this century, women seem to have had () rights. They could not vote and were kept at home. () , as far as we know, most women were happy with this situ ation. Today, women in Britain certainly () more rights than they used to. They were () the vote in 1919. In 1970 a law was passed to give them an equal () of wealth in the case of divorce, () the Equal Pay Act gave them the right of equal pay with men for work of equal value in the same year. Yet () these changes, there are still great difference in status between men and women. Many employers seem to () the Equal Pay Act, and the average working women is () to earn only about half that a man earns for the same job. () a survey, at present, only one-third of the country’s workers are () women. This small percentage is partly () a shortage of nurseries. If there were () nurseries, twice as many women might well go out to work

A.but

B.and

C.because

D.although

【T13】

A.TEND TO

B.CONSIDERED

C.ARISE

D.THINK OF A.IT MAY BE【T13】______FOOLISH

B.MISUNDERSTANDINGS【T14】______BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM CULTURES

C.NO ONE WOULD【T15】______KEEPING A BUSINESS FRIEND

D.GUESTS【T16】______FEEL THEY ARE NOT HIGHLY REGARDED IN SOCIAL LIFE, TIME PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT PART.IN THE U.S.A.【T17】______IF THE INVITATION TO A DINNER PARTY IS EXTENDED ONLY THREE OR FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PARTY DAT

E.BUT IT IS NOT TRUE IN ALL COUNTRIES.IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD【T18】______TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TOO FAR IN ADVANCE BECAUSE PLANS WHICH ARE MADE FOR A DATE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY TEND TO BE FORGOTTE

N.THE MEANING OF TIME DIFFERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORL

D.THUS,【T19】______THAT TREAT TIME DIFFERENTLY; PROMPTNESS IS VALUED HIGHLY IN AMERICAN LIFE, FOR EXAMPL

E.IF PEOPLE ARE NOT PROMPT, THEY MAY BE REGARDED AS IMPOLITE OR NOT FULLY RESPONSIBL

E.IN THE U.S.【T20】______WAITING FOR AN HOUR; IT WOULD BE TOO IMPOLIT

E.

【T15】

A.TEND TO

B.CONSIDERED

C.ARISE

D.THINK OF A.IT MAY BE【T13】______FOOLISH

B.MISUNDERSTANDINGS【T14】______BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM CULTURES

C.NO ONE WOULD【T15】______KEEPING A BUSINESS FRIEND

D.GUESTS【T16】______FEEL THEY ARE NOT HIGHLY REGARDED IN SOCIAL LIFE, TIME PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT PART.IN THE U.S.A.【T17】______IF THE INVITATION TO A DINNER PARTY IS EXTENDED ONLY THREE OR FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PARTY DAT

E.BUT IT IS NOT TRUE IN ALL COUNTRIES.IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD【T18】______TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TOO FAR IN ADVANCE BECAUSE PLANS WHICH ARE MADE FOR A DATE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY TEND TO BE FORGOTTE

N.THE MEANING OF TIME DIFFERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORL

D.THUS,【T19】______THAT TREAT TIME DIFFERENTLY; PROMPTNESS IS VALUED HIGHLY IN AMERICAN LIFE, FOR EXAMPL

E.IF PEOPLE ARE NOT PROMPT, THEY MAY BE REGARDED AS IMPOLITE OR NOT FULLY RESPONSIBL

E.IN THE U.S.【T20】______WAITING FOR AN HOUR; IT WOULD BE TOO IMPOLIT

E.

【T13】

A.DROP OUT

B.FOR YOUR SOCIETY

C.TAKE EFFECT

D.THE LAUNCHING PAD A.THE FAMOUS LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS BEGINS TO【T13】______

B.YOU ARE ON【T14】______

C.YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY【T15】______IN GRADE SCHOOL

D.PROVIDE MANPOWER【T16】______ WHEN THEY ADVISE YOUR KIDS TO "GET AN EDUCATION" IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR INCOME, THEY TELL YOU ONLY HALF THE TRUT

H.WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN IS TO GET JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO【T17】______, BUT NOT TOO MUCH THAT YOU PROVE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO YOUR SOCIETY.GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,AT LEAST.WITHOUT THAT,YOU ARE OCCUPATIONALLY DEAD,UNLESS YOUR NAME HAPPENS TO BE GEORGE BERNARD SHAW OR THOMAS ALVA EDISON AND【T18】______.GET A COLLEGE DEGREE, IF POSSIBL

E.WITH A

B.A.,【T19】______.BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO START TO PUT ON THE BRAKES.IF YOU GO FOR A MASTER"S DEGREE, MAKE SURE IT IS AN

M.

B.A., AND ONLY FROM A FIRST-RATE UNIVERSITY.BEYOND THIS,【T20】______.

【T15】

A.DROP OUT

B.FOR YOUR SOCIETY

C.TAKE EFFECT

D.THE LAUNCHING PAD A.THE FAMOUS LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS BEGINS TO【T13】______

B.YOU ARE ON【T14】______

C.YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY【T15】______IN GRADE SCHOOL

D.PROVIDE MANPOWER【T16】______ WHEN THEY ADVISE YOUR KIDS TO "GET AN EDUCATION" IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR INCOME, THEY TELL YOU ONLY HALF THE TRUT

H.WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN IS TO GET JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO【T17】______, BUT NOT TOO MUCH THAT YOU PROVE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO YOUR SOCIETY.GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,AT LEAST.WITHOUT THAT,YOU ARE OCCUPATIONALLY DEAD,UNLESS YOUR NAME HAPPENS TO BE GEORGE BERNARD SHAW OR THOMAS ALVA EDISON AND【T18】______.GET A COLLEGE DEGREE, IF POSSIBL

E.WITH A

B.A.,【T19】______.BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO START TO PUT ON THE BRAKES.IF YOU GO FOR A MASTER"S DEGREE, MAKE SURE IT IS AN

M.

B.A., AND ONLY FROM A FIRST-RATE UNIVERSITY.BEYOND THIS,【T20】______.

【T13】

A.SEE THE WORLD

B.ALIEN TO

C.AT RANDOM

D.LIVE IN A.RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES WERE PHONED【T13】______AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS

B.WHY THE "STANDARD TEMPLATES" OF THE NEWSROOM SEEM【T14】______MANY READERS

C.JOURNALISTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO【T15】______UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOODS

D.MOST JOURNALISTS LEARN TO【T16】______THROUGH A SET OF STANDARD TEMPLATES BUT THE SOURCES OF DISTRUST GO WAY DEEPER.【T17】______(PATTERNS) INTO WHICHTHEY PLUG EACH DAY"S EVENTS.IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS A CONVENTIONAL STORY LINE IN THE NEWSROOM CULTURE THAT PROVIDES A BACKBONE AND A READY-MADE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR OTHERWISE CONFUSING NEWS. THERE EXISTS A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DISCONNECT BETWEEN JOURNALISTS AND THEIR READERS, WHICH HELPS EXPLAIN【T18】______.IN A RECENT SURVEY, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO REPORTERS IN FIVE MIDDLE-SIZE CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, PLUS ONE LARGE METROPOLITAN ARE-A.THEN【T19】______. REPLIES SHOW THAT COMPARED WITH OTHER AMERICANS,【T20】______,HAVE MAIDS,OWN MERCEDESES, AND TRADE STOCKS, AND THEY"RE LESS LIKELY TO GO TO CHURCH, DO VOLUNTEER WORK, OR PUT DOWN ROOTS IN A COMMUNITY.

【T16】

A.SEE THE WORLD

B.ALIEN TO

C.AT RANDOM

D.LIVE IN A.RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES WERE PHONED【T13】______AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS

B.WHY THE "STANDARD TEMPLATES" OF THE NEWSROOM SEEM【T14】______MANY READERS

C.JOURNALISTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO【T15】______UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOODS

D.MOST JOURNALISTS LEARN TO【T16】______THROUGH A SET OF STANDARD TEMPLATES BUT THE SOURCES OF DISTRUST GO WAY DEEPER.【T17】______(PATTERNS) INTO WHICHTHEY PLUG EACH DAY"S EVENTS.IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS A CONVENTIONAL STORY LINE IN THE NEWSROOM CULTURE THAT PROVIDES A BACKBONE AND A READY-MADE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR OTHERWISE CONFUSING NEWS. THERE EXISTS A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DISCONNECT BETWEEN JOURNALISTS AND THEIR READERS, WHICH HELPS EXPLAIN【T18】______.IN A RECENT SURVEY, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO REPORTERS IN FIVE MIDDLE-SIZE CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, PLUS ONE LARGE METROPOLITAN ARE-A.THEN【T19】______. REPLIES SHOW THAT COMPARED WITH OTHER AMERICANS,【T20】______,HAVE MAIDS,OWN MERCEDESES, AND TRADE STOCKS, AND THEY"RE LESS LIKELY TO GO TO CHURCH, DO VOLUNTEER WORK, OR PUT DOWN ROOTS IN A COMMUNITY.

【T14】

A.ORIGIN

B.COMMUNICATE WITH

C.WRITTEN DOWN

D.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______

B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______

C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERY

D.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.

【T16】

A.ORIGIN

B.COMMUNICATE WITH

C.WRITTEN DOWN

D.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______

B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______

C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERY

D.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.

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A．setPriority(Thread. MIN_PRIORITY)

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C．t.setPfiofity(Thread. MIN_PRIORITY)

D．t14.setPriority(Thread. MIN_PRIORITY)

【T14】

A.TEND TO

B.CONSIDERED

C.ARISE

D.THINK OF A.IT MAY BE【T13】______FOOLISH

B.MISUNDERSTANDINGS【T14】______BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM CULTURES

C.NO ONE WOULD【T15】______KEEPING A BUSINESS FRIEND

D.GUESTS【T16】______FEEL THEY ARE NOT HIGHLY REGARDED IN SOCIAL LIFE, TIME PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT PART.IN THE U.S.A.【T17】______IF THE INVITATION TO A DINNER PARTY IS EXTENDED ONLY THREE OR FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PARTY DAT

E.BUT IT IS NOT TRUE IN ALL COUNTRIES.IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD【T18】______TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TOO FAR IN ADVANCE BECAUSE PLANS WHICH ARE MADE FOR A DATE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY TEND TO BE FORGOTTE

N.THE MEANING OF TIME DIFFERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORL

D.THUS,【T19】______THAT TREAT TIME DIFFERENTLY; PROMPTNESS IS VALUED HIGHLY IN AMERICAN LIFE, FOR EXAMPL

E.IF PEOPLE ARE NOT PROMPT, THEY MAY BE REGARDED AS IMPOLITE OR NOT FULLY RESPONSIBL

E.IN THE U.S.【T20】______WAITING FOR AN HOUR; IT WOULD BE TOO IMPOLIT

E.

【T16】

A.TEND TO

B.CONSIDERED

C.ARISE

D.THINK OF A.IT MAY BE【T13】______FOOLISH

B.MISUNDERSTANDINGS【T14】______BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM CULTURES

C.NO ONE WOULD【T15】______KEEPING A BUSINESS FRIEND

D.GUESTS【T16】______FEEL THEY ARE NOT HIGHLY REGARDED IN SOCIAL LIFE, TIME PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT PART.IN THE U.S.A.【T17】______IF THE INVITATION TO A DINNER PARTY IS EXTENDED ONLY THREE OR FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PARTY DAT

E.BUT IT IS NOT TRUE IN ALL COUNTRIES.IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD【T18】______TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TOO FAR IN ADVANCE BECAUSE PLANS WHICH ARE MADE FOR A DATE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY TEND TO BE FORGOTTE

N.THE MEANING OF TIME DIFFERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORL

D.THUS,【T19】______THAT TREAT TIME DIFFERENTLY; PROMPTNESS IS VALUED HIGHLY IN AMERICAN LIFE, FOR EXAMPL

E.IF PEOPLE ARE NOT PROMPT, THEY MAY BE REGARDED AS IMPOLITE OR NOT FULLY RESPONSIBL

E.IN THE U.S.【T20】______WAITING FOR AN HOUR; IT WOULD BE TOO IMPOLIT

E.

【T14】

A.DROP OUT

B.FOR YOUR SOCIETY

C.TAKE EFFECT

D.THE LAUNCHING PAD A.THE FAMOUS LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS BEGINS TO【T13】______

B.YOU ARE ON【T14】______

C.YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY【T15】______IN GRADE SCHOOL

D.PROVIDE MANPOWER【T16】______ WHEN THEY ADVISE YOUR KIDS TO "GET AN EDUCATION" IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR INCOME, THEY TELL YOU ONLY HALF THE TRUT

H.WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN IS TO GET JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO【T17】______, BUT NOT TOO MUCH THAT YOU PROVE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO YOUR SOCIETY.GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,AT LEAST.WITHOUT THAT,YOU ARE OCCUPATIONALLY DEAD,UNLESS YOUR NAME HAPPENS TO BE GEORGE BERNARD SHAW OR THOMAS ALVA EDISON AND【T18】______.GET A COLLEGE DEGREE, IF POSSIBL

E.WITH A

B.A.,【T19】______.BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO START TO PUT ON THE BRAKES.IF YOU GO FOR A MASTER"S DEGREE, MAKE SURE IT IS AN

M.

B.A., AND ONLY FROM A FIRST-RATE UNIVERSITY.BEYOND THIS,【T20】______.

【T14】

A.STOCKS AND SHARES

B.GET INTO THE STOCK EXCHANGE

C.FROM THE OLD ONE

D.OF TIME A.NEITHER ALLOWED TO BECOME PARTNERS IN STOCKBROKING FIRMS,NOR TO BE AUTHORIZED DEALERS IN【T13】______

B.THE NEW FLOOR IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT【T14】______

C.IT IS ONLY A MATTER【T15】______

D.WOMEN HAVE BEEN TRYING TO【T16】______FOR MANY YEARS THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE HAS BEEN FAMOUS AS A PLACE FOR MEN ONLY, AND WOMEN USED TO BE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN TO ENTER.BUT THE WORLD IS CHANGING DAY BY DAY, AND EVEN THE STOCK EXCHANGE, WHICH SEEMED TO BE A MEN"S CASTLE, IS GRADUALLY OPENING ITS DOORS TO THE OTHER SEX ON 16 TH NOVEMBER 1971, A GREAT DECISION WAS TAKE

N.THE STOCK EXCHANGE COUNCIL (THE BODY OF MEN THAT ADMINISTERS THE STOCK EXCHANGE) DECIDED THAT WOMEN SHOULD BE ALLOWED ONTO THE NEW TRADING FLOOR WHEN IT OPENED IN 1973.BUT THE "CASTLE" HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETELY CONQUERE

D.THE FIRST GIRLS TO WORK IN "THE HOUSE" WERE NOT BROKERS OR JOBBERS.THEY WERE【T17】______.THEY WERE SIMPLY JUNIOR CLERKS AND TELEPHONE OPERATORS. 【T18】______.SEVERAL VOTES HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN "THE HOUSE" TO SEE WHETHER THEMEMBERS WOULD BE WILLING TO ALLOW WOMEN TO BECOME MEMBERS, BUT THE ANSWER HAS ALWAYS BEEN "NO".THERE HAVE BEEN THREE REFUSALS OF THIS KIND SINCE 1967.NOW WOMEN ARE ADMITTED, ALTHOUGH IN A VERY JUNIOR CAPACITY.TWO FORMS OF JOBBERS MADE AN APPLICATION TO THE STOCK EXCHANGE COUNCIL TO BE ALLOWED TO EMPLOY GIRL CLERKS.PERMISSION WAS FINALLY GIVE

N.A MEMBER OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE EXPLAINED AFTER THIS NEWS HAD BEEN GIVEN, "【T19】______.ALL THE JOBBERS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN STANDS, WITH SPACE FOR A TELEPHONE AND TYPEWRITERS , THEREFORE THERE WILL HAVE TO BE TYPISTS AND TELEPHONE OPERATORS.SO WOMEN MUST BE ALLOWED I

N." THIS DECISION DID NOT MEAN A VERY GREAT VICTORY IN THE WAR FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOME

N.HOWEVER, IT WAS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIO

N.THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW BUILDING WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO WOMEN BEING ALLOWED TO HAVE FULL MEMBERSHIP OF THE STOCK EXCHANG

E.【T20】______; IT MUST HAPPE

N.

【T15】

A.SEE THE WORLD

B.ALIEN TO

C.AT RANDOM

D.LIVE IN A.RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES WERE PHONED【T13】______AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS

B.WHY THE "STANDARD TEMPLATES" OF THE NEWSROOM SEEM【T14】______MANY READERS

C.JOURNALISTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO【T15】______UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOODS

D.MOST JOURNALISTS LEARN TO【T16】______THROUGH A SET OF STANDARD TEMPLATES BUT THE SOURCES OF DISTRUST GO WAY DEEPER.【T17】______(PATTERNS) INTO WHICHTHEY PLUG EACH DAY"S EVENTS.IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS A CONVENTIONAL STORY LINE IN THE NEWSROOM CULTURE THAT PROVIDES A BACKBONE AND A READY-MADE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR OTHERWISE CONFUSING NEWS. THERE EXISTS A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DISCONNECT BETWEEN JOURNALISTS AND THEIR READERS, WHICH HELPS EXPLAIN【T18】______.IN A RECENT SURVEY, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO REPORTERS IN FIVE MIDDLE-SIZE CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, PLUS ONE LARGE METROPOLITAN ARE-A.THEN【T19】______. REPLIES SHOW THAT COMPARED WITH OTHER AMERICANS,【T20】______,HAVE MAIDS,OWN MERCEDESES, AND TRADE STOCKS, AND THEY"RE LESS LIKELY TO GO TO CHURCH, DO VOLUNTEER WORK, OR PUT DOWN ROOTS IN A COMMUNITY.

【T13】

A.ORIGIN

B.COMMUNICATE WITH

C.WRITTEN DOWN

D.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______

B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______

C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERY

D.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.

【T15】

A.ORIGIN

B.COMMUNICATE WITH

C.WRITTEN DOWN

D.LEARN A.THE MORE WE READ AND【T13】_______

B.WHICH COULD BE【T14】______

C.THE【T15】______OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERY

D.THEY COULD【T16】______EACH OTHER HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS,【T17】______.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT 【T18】______; AND THAT LATERTHEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS, CALLED LETTERS, WHICH COULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSESOUNDS, AND【T19】______.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALLWORDS.THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OUR MINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND THE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND【T20】______, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US.

To which of the following is the author most likely to agree?

［A］ the rich and the poor are equal in the face of death. ［B］ more scientists are needed for the medical advancement.

［C］ there is a double standard in medical ethics. ［D］ the dead deserve the same attention as the living.