—Alice, you look puzzled．Haven’t you understood it?

    —Yes．I       _of another problem just now．

A．had thought           B．have thought        C．thought               D．was thinking

 ---I don't feel like going out. Why don't we just stay home and watch TV instead?

   --- ____You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday.

   A. Great!          B. Why me?      C. Come on!      D. Not at all.

Once when I was nine, I came down with a horrible case of tonsillitis (扁桃腺炎). I remember going to the doctor, feeling miserable and scared, but also knowing that this man would somehow fix me. As he declared his conclusion regarding my illness, he asked my mother “Is your daughter allergic (過敏的) to any medicine? ” My mom hesitated for a moment, while I was looking at her questioningly. Was I allergic to anything? What if I was? What would happen to me?  My mother said no.

That evening after taking my pill, I began to shake uncontrollably. I complained of a terrible headache and continued shaking as my mother held me. She didn’t seem very concerned, yet I believed I was allergic to the pill. Before I fell asleep that night, I told my mom the medicine had made me sick and I wouldn’t take it anymore. The next morning, my mother had me drink a tall glass of iced tea that tasted funny. Later that afternoon, my mom asked me how I felt. I told her I was doing much better, and that was when she dropped the bomb on me. She told me she had mixed my ice tea that morning with my medicine. Guess what, no allergic reaction. I was never allergic to the pills, but my powerful subconscious (潛意識的) mind, accepted a mere suggestion by the doctor that I might be, and my body acted accordingly.

Most of us have no idea how powerful our minds are, and how incoming information continually affects our experience. When I took that pill, it had a negative effect on my mind. Researchers are finding more and more evidence that what we believe, or expect to happen medically, has a deep effect on what actually does happen. 

In some medical trials, the patients never took any medicine, only sugar pills, but were told they had been given expensive medicine, and their conditions improved anyway. They simply believed they would get better. On the other side of the coin, people who believe they are going to die in an operation have a higher death rate than people who don’t.

What we expect often tends to get realized. The power of your mind to heal your body is absolutely fantastic.  Take care in what information you choose to believe about your health and well-being. Think positively about your outcome in medical situations and allow your power of belief to help you heal.

1. The girl shook uncontrollably that evening because she        .

A. had a horrible case of tonsillitis at the time

B. was allergic to the medicine she had taken

C. imagined the medicine was doing its harm

D. wanted to cheat her mother for more concern

2. The underlined “she dropped the bomb on me” can be understood as “         ”.

A. she told me the truth that awakened me

B. she beat me like a plane dropping a bomb

C. she scolded me with heart-breaking words

D. she hurt my pride by telling me the truth

3. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. most people believe our minds can function powerfully

B. it’s harmful to our health to take in negative information

C. the powerful subconscious mind can cure all diseases

D. sugar pills with proper mind are as good as costly medicine

4. The passage is mainly about _______.

A. a nine-year-old girl’s experience     B. people being allergic to medicine

C. a fantastic way to treat diseases      D. the effect of the mind on the result

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—Was George sorry for what he’d done?

     —________．It was just like him!

A．Never mind            B．All right                 C．Not really             D．Not surprisingly

Never give up your effort, ______ you are sure to get what you’re trying to get．

A．a(chǎn)nd                        B．before                    C．or                          D．but

We finally managed to _____ the committee's approval of our plans.

A. secure    B. arouse    C. acquire    D. exert

 When the little child caught sight of the young woman _____ in white he started brawling immediately.

A. dressed  B. wearing  C. worn  D. putting on

 The new safety regulations were agreed on after _____ with the work-force.

   A. conference      B. participation

   C. intervention    D. consultation

Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which _____ increase the risk of heart disease.

A. in turn  B. in return  C. by chance D. by turns