（） a result or effect of an action or event

A.As a result B.Furthermore C.In conclusion D.Second E.First of all

With more and more people becoming rich in recent years,it is a new tendency for them to send their children to study abroad.But I don't think it is a good idea._____,children are too young to look after themselves._____,the language barrier is a serious problem.Many children are not proficient,in the foreign language before going abroad._____,they have difficulty in understanding what .the native speakers are talking about.Third,they may get into trouble when dealing with various situations for lack of knowledge of the customs in the strange land.____,the cost of living,is much higher than that in our country,which might cause a heavy,burden to the family._____,there are more disadvantages in sending children to study abroad.So,we'd better not do it.

Dream is a story that a person “watches”or even takes part in during sleep.Dream events are imaginary, but they are related to real experiences and needs in the dreamer's life.They seem real while they are taking place.Some dreams are pleasant, others are annoying, and still others are frightening.

Everyone dreams, but some persons never recall dreaming.Others remember only a little about a dream they had just before awakening and nothing about earlier dreams.No one recalls all his dreams.

Dreams involve little logical thought.ln most dreams, the dreamer cannot control what happens to him.The tory may be conf ing, and things happen that would not happen in real life.People see in most dreams, hut they may also hear, smell touch, and taste in their dreams.Most dreams occur in color.But people who have been blind since birth do not see at all in dreams.

Dreams are a product of the sleeper's mind.They include events and feelings that he has experienced.Most dreams are related to events of the day before the dream and strong wishes of the dreamer.Many minor incidents of the hours before sleep appear in dreams.Few events more than two days old turn up.Deep wishes or fears-especially those held since childhood-often appear in dreams, and many dreams fulfill such wishes.Events in the sleeper's surrounding-a loud noise, for example, may become part of a dream, but they do not cause dreams.

Some dreams involve deep feelings that a person may not realize he has.Psychiatrits often use material from a patient's dreams to help the person understand himself better.

Dreaming may help maintain good learning ability, memory, and emotional adjustment.People who get plenty of sleep but are awakened each time they begin to dream become anxious and restless.

21.This passage is mainly about().

A.why we dream during sleep

B.how we dream during sleep

C.what dreams are

D.what benefits dreams bring to people

22.According to the passage, dreams result from().

A.the sleeper's wishes

B.the sleeper's imagination

C.the sleeper's feeling

D.the sleeper's own mind

23.Which of the following is NOT true? ()

A.Dream is a confusing story which involves little logic thought.

B.Dream is related to the dreamer's real life.

C.Dream is an imaginary store which seems real while taking place.

D.Dream involves events that always happen in real life.

24.This passage suggests that psychiatrists are().

A.trying to help the dreamer recall his earlier dreams

B.trying to make the sleeper dream logically

C.studying the benefits of dreams

D.helping the sleeper fulfill his dreams

25.We may infer form. the passage that dreaming().

A.is beneficial to people

B.disturbs people's life

C.makes people always restless

D.deprives people of a good sleep

A．A low savings rate means that consumers are buying more,and more buying leads to an increase in a country’s trade deficit．

B．A low savings rate means that people are spending more than they earn and that results in increased financial difficulties for consumers, higher interest rate,and fewer international sales, resulting in a decrease in a country’s trade deficit．

C．A high savings rate means that there is more money available for investment which results in greater production and increased international sales which lead to lower trade deficits．

D．A country’s savings rate has no effect on the country’s trade deficit．

A.from B.to C.as D.or E.on

Just_____1there are different types of stress,there are different types of people;and some are more reactive ____2stress than others.Because the body's stress response is triggered by perceived threat(rather than actual threat),the body's ability to return to homeostasis,____3 its normal state,also varies ____4person to.person,with some people.calming down immediately and others remaining overstimulated for hours after a stress trigger.Certain personality types also tend to bring_____5 more stress,and respond to stressful situations less effectively,such as perfectionists or those who are"Type A".

Do you want to start up business when you are in university? Why or why not? Record a 2-3-minute mini talk and submit the recording online as the homework. Make sure to use at least 3 signal words from the following box to express cause and effect. Cause Effect The first cause of (Y) is (X) The next reason is (X) Because of (X), (Y) As a result of (X), (Y) As a consequence of (X), (Y) because/since/as (X) to result from (X) (X) results in (Y) to be the result of (X) (Y) is due to (X) Owing to (X), (Y) (Y) is because of (X) (Y) is the effect of (X) (Y) is the consequence of (X) The first effect of (X) is (Y) Another result of (X) is (Y) As a result, (Y) As a consequence, (Y) Consequently (Y) Therefore, (Y) Thus (Y) Hence (Y) (X) results in (Y) (X) causes (Y) (X) has an effect on (Y) (X) affects (Y) (X) is one of the causes of (Y) (X) is the reason for (Y)

He was forced to leave Iceland because he had committed a murder, ____ he got into trouble.

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A. where B. that C. during which D. for which