Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably don’t think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.
When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. That’s why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.
The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.
So it doesn’t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else.
Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK. Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.
小題1: The author of the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear ______.
A．by raising his own examplesB．based on his own experience
C．by mentioning some studiesD．by mentioning some typical patients
小題2: The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to______.
A．support the viewpoint that anger and hatred harm physical and mental health
B．introduce a famous expert
C．let the reader know the different colours of cartoon faces
D．show how to control one’s temper
小題3:The underlined phrase“holding on to”in this passage possibly means“______”.
A．removingB．keeping upC．getting rid ofD．learning about
小題4: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A．People who are able to forgive feel less stress.
B．People who are able to forgive feel less depression.
C．People who are able to forgive have fewer problems on sleeping.
D．People who are able to forgive feel less tired.
小題5:The best title for this passage is probably _______.
A．ForgivenessB．Forgiveness Is Good for Health
C．A Secret to Keeping HealthD．Anger Is Bad for Health

小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:B
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Choose the yum(美味的東西) and risk the yuk（討厭的東西）?
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C．Try to choose the yum.D．Try to risk the yuk.
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Star hurdler Liu Xiang returned home last night after spending about three months in the United States for foot operation and recovery.
Liu and coach Sun Haiping were followed away by officials after arriving at Shanghai Pudong airport at around 6 : 30 p. m. , and said nothing to the waiting media.
Liu went straight to the Xinzhuang training base in Shanghai, where he will start on the comeback (恢復) through rehabilitation (復職) and training.
Feng Shuyong, vice-director of China's Athletics Administrative Center, said a group of experts is on standby at the training base to help with Liu's recovery.
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The foot injury forced defending champion Liu to quit from the 2008 Beijing Olympics last August after "he limped out of the Bird's Nest in the first round of the men's 110m hurdles, bitterly disappointing adoring home fans.
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C．No Desire to Be a Representative of CPPCC
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A．The experts will give Liu a full check-up and advise regularly on recovery in the coming months.
B．Liu and his coach were followed away by officials after arriving at Pudong airport at around 6:30.
C．Liu paid close attention to the meeting through the Internet, caring graduate's further education.
D．His foot operation was successful and four calcium deposits were removed from his right Achilles tendon.
小題3:The underlined word "limped" most probably means _______.
A．walked nervouslyB．walked quicklyC．walked bitterlyD．walked lamely
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