Why does one person get selected for a promotion while others with equal skills, education and experience get passed over? In my opinion, a person’s proven willingness to behave     1     (responsible) is one of the major     2     (reason). In fact, responsibility influences how the leader behaves with subordinates (下级), and it also influences the relationship with an immediate boss and with other departments in the organization. Much management    3     (guide) surprisingly overlooks this characteristic, yet it     4     (explain) many successes and failures, as well as a large portion of promotional decisions.

More than 40 years ago, Dale Miller conducted    5     examination on the promotion of his managers. Each manager received a group of 62 statements,     6     describe management behaviours, and was asked to make a forced choice, going from the most effective to the     7     (little) effective behaviour. The best managers’ choice was the statement, “Accepts full responsibility for the performance of the work unit.” This statement     8     (choose) far more frequently than statements about assignment, planning, staffing, time-management or technical skills. This choice also illustrated the sharpest distinction between the excellent managers and managers with     9     (disappoint) performance. In the end, the managers who hadn’t been promoted attached far less importance to responsible behaviours, because they were considered to be    10     (rely).

Now teenagers always have some dark     1     (think) about their physical appearance. Standards of beauty in the media can have a big influence on    2     they think of their physical appearance. Teenagers who want to copy the looks of their favourite stars will end up    3     (feel) worse about themselves. Besides,     4    (they) friends with model­like good looks also influence the way     5     they view their physical appearance.

However, there    6     (be) certainly ways to deal with these external influences. First, it’s wrong     7     (follow) popular beauty standards     8     (blind). It’s very important to accept what you are. Second, teenagers should believe that they are unique and that their family and friends love them just the way they are. Finally,     9     (try) to direct the attention away from negative thoughts. What they should do is to take pride     10     what they do well instead of worrying about things they cannot change.

A teenage girl     1     name is Jennifer Jones was rushed to hospital after passing out in her morning PE class. Jennifer was found to have dangerously low blood sugar levels because she was so concerned about her weight that she     2     (regular) skipped meals. Fortunately, Jennifer would make a full     3    (recover) in a day or two. Her case reminded other teenagers     4    the dangers of such unhealthy weight-loss habits.     5    (struggle) to slim down quickly, teenagers always turn to some extreme methods. According to the survey     6    (conduct) by health experts, almost one fifth of teenagers frequently skip meals, one in ten over-exercise and four per cent even take weight-loss pills. Much attention needs     7    (pay) to these figures. Currently, health experts    8    (increase) their efforts to educate teenagers about the side effects of such extreme methods. They pointed out that     9     healthy balanced diet and regular exercise can help teenagers to stay energetic and fit. Besides, living well is the safest and most     10    (effect) way to get into shape.

More and more people live in large cities these days, which     1     (mean) that it is becoming more and more difficult to find space and time for themselves. But for many people, personal privacy (隐私) is very     2     (importance). In many homes, a few minutes in the bathroom is all the privacy that is available.

Teenagers especially need their own personal space at home     3     they can feel relaxed and private. But, of course, not all teenagers are lucky enough to have a room     4     their own. Where space is short, they often have to share a bedroom with a brother     5     a sister. In that case, it’s a good idea for them to have a special area or corner of the room to call their own. It is     6     (similar) important for young people to have somewhere to keep their personal things. This may or may not be a tidy place and it is not a good idea for parents to try to tell teenagers how     7     (organize) their space as this is likely to lead to     8     (argument). Parents can, however, make sure that there are enough storage(存储) space, which     9    (prepare) for teenagers. This will allow them to keep     10     (they) space tidy if they want to.

Today’s stars are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publishing stories about their personal lives. Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, they, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us     1     imagine.

According     2     psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities—famous people—worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing     3     the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”

The phenomenon of tracking celebrities     4     (be) around for ages. In the 4th century B. C. , painters followed Alexander the Great into battle,     5     (hope) to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites     6    .

Being a public figure today, however, is a lot     7     (difficult). Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet     8     (spread) the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.

    9     fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or     10     made them famous in the first place.

Online shopping addiction is an illness

The Internet has brought us the convenience of shopping at home. However, for many, the appeal of shopping for bargains and treats can turn    1    an addiction. Experts believe there is a danger that online shopping can develop into a mental illness.    2     (research) from the Hannover, Medical School in Germany have termed it “Buying Shopping Disorder” (BSD). They say this condition should    3    (recognize) by the medical profession as an illness and should not    4    (simple) be classed as one of the various “impulse control” disorders. Dr. Astrid Miller said, “It really is time    5    (accumulate) further knowledge about BSD on the Internet.”

Dr. Miller and her colleagues    6    (conduct) research on data from earlier studies on compulsive shopping. Their research focused on 122 patients     7    sought treatment for BSD. Dr. Miller reported that about five percent of the population may be suffering from BSD. She added younger people are    8    (likely) to develop it and that they experience greater levels of anxiety and depression. People     9    BSD readily exhibit negative behaviors. These include buying expensive things they don’t need, keeping and never    10    (use ) things they order, buying things for instant satisfaction, and ending up in debt. BSD can destroy marriages, relationships and mental health.

Nowadays, more and more parents pay great attention to their children. However, we find     1     common that parents and children lack communication.

More than one reason contributes    2    the problem.

To begin with,the reason why parents spend    3    (little) time with their children is that the heavier social pressure often makes children    4     (ignore) by them. The second, although parents want to talk with their children, some of them don’t know much about the skills in communication or the necessary knowledge of education, which will have a big effect     5     communication. However, the most important reason may be the    6    (tradition) ideas of authority (权威) most parents have. Thus, when     7    (face) the children,parents are not     8     (like) to communicate with them as friends.

To sum up, the solution concerning the problem    9     (be) to diminish (减小) the gap between parents and children. Therefore, in order to make a better atmosphere     10     the children grow up, the parents should ensure the stability (稳定) of the family and act as good friends to the children.

China is a big old country,     1     has a history of more than five thousand years. We are proud of     2     (it) culture and part of the culture even influences the world     3     (great), for example, the thought of Confucius. As Chinese economy develops very fast and plays     4     important role in the world, more and more     5     (foreign) learn Mandarin (普通话) in Confucius institutions. The Chinese traditional culture can be tested by the time. It unites the whole nation and no matter     6     kind of disaster comes, we will fight together for the country's future. Today, many young people lose faith in     7     (tradition) culture and they are crazy about the western culture. They follow the western fashion,       8     (think) we are the old style. But some day, they     9     (realize) it is wrong     10     (abandon) traditional culture.