Train Travel for Senior CitizensImagine it's that time of year when you start thinking about taking a vacation. Part of the work involves choosing an ideal location while the hard part can be making travel arrangements. 26_____ While those methods may be you first thoughts, train travel is a wonderful option （选择） that sometimes gets overlooked.In recent years, train travel has increased greatly. A 2010 poll said 62 percent of Americans would probably choose to travel by tain. The group responsible for most of the increase in train travel is senior citizens. 27______The first advantage of traveling by train is not having to worry about driving of the stresses of flying. Today, taking a plane can be quite annoying.  28_____ In  addition, some aren't fond of heights and instead enjoy felling safe on the ground.The second advantage of train travel is it allows passengers to enjoy beautiful scenes during the ride. 29_____ What's more, people can enjoy drinks, food, movies, and games on the train. 30_____ It may bring back wonderful memories to those who rode trains with their families as children.Overall, train travel is both comfortable and relaxing. It is a wonderful way of traveling for senior citizens.26. _____

Train Travel for Senior CitizensImagine it's that time of year when you start thinking about taking a vacation. Part of the work involves choosing an ideal location while the hard part can be making travel arrangements. 26_____ While those methods may be you first thoughts, train travel is a wonderful option （选择） that sometimes gets overlooked.In recent years, train travel has increased greatly. A 2010 poll said 62 percent of Americans would probably choose to travel by tain. The group responsible for most of the increase in train travel is senior citizens. 27______The first advantage of traveling by train is not having to worry about driving of the stresses of flying. Today, taking a plane can be quite annoying.  28_____ In  addition, some aren't fond of heights and instead enjoy felling safe on the ground.The second advantage of train travel is it allows passengers to enjoy beautiful scenes during the ride. 29_____ What's more, people can enjoy drinks, food, movies, and games on the train. 30_____ It may bring back wonderful memories to those who rode trains with their families as children.Overall, train travel is both comfortable and relaxing. It is a wonderful way of traveling for senior citizens.27. _____

Train Travel for Senior CitizensImagine it's that time of year when you start thinking about taking a vacation. Part of the work involves choosing an ideal location while the hard part can be making travel arrangements. 26_____ While those methods may be you first thoughts, train travel is a wonderful option （选择） that sometimes gets overlooked.In recent years, train travel has increased greatly. A 2010 poll said 62 percent of Americans would probably choose to travel by tain. The group responsible for most of the increase in train travel is senior citizens. 27______The first advantage of traveling by train is not having to worry about driving of the stresses of flying. Today, taking a plane can be quite annoying.  28_____ In  addition, some aren't fond of heights and instead enjoy felling safe on the ground.The second advantage of train travel is it allows passengers to enjoy beautiful scenes during the ride. 29_____ What's more, people can enjoy drinks, food, movies, and games on the train. 30_____ It may bring back wonderful memories to those who rode trains with their families as children.Overall, train travel is both comfortable and relaxing. It is a wonderful way of traveling for senior citizens.28. _____

Train Travel for Senior CitizensImagine it's that time of year when you start thinking about taking a vacation. Part of the work involves choosing an ideal location while the hard part can be making travel arrangements. 26_____ While those methods may be you first thoughts, train travel is a wonderful option （选择） that sometimes gets overlooked.In recent years, train travel has increased greatly. A 2010 poll said 62 percent of Americans would probably choose to travel by tain. The group responsible for most of the increase in train travel is senior citizens. 27______The first advantage of traveling by train is not having to worry about driving of the stresses of flying. Today, taking a plane can be quite annoying.  28_____ In  addition, some aren't fond of heights and instead enjoy felling safe on the ground.The second advantage of train travel is it allows passengers to enjoy beautiful scenes during the ride. 29_____ What's more, people can enjoy drinks, food, movies, and games on the train. 30_____ It may bring back wonderful memories to those who rode trains with their families as children.Overall, train travel is both comfortable and relaxing. It is a wonderful way of traveling for senior citizens.29. _____

Train Travel for Senior CitizensImagine it's that time of year when you start thinking about taking a vacation. Part of the work involves choosing an ideal location while the hard part can be making travel arrangements. 26_____ While those methods may be you first thoughts, train travel is a wonderful option （选择） that sometimes gets overlooked.In recent years, train travel has increased greatly. A 2010 poll said 62 percent of Americans would probably choose to travel by tain. The group responsible for most of the increase in train travel is senior citizens. 27______The first advantage of traveling by train is not having to worry about driving of the stresses of flying. Today, taking a plane can be quite annoying.  28_____ In  addition, some aren't fond of heights and instead enjoy felling safe on the ground.The second advantage of train travel is it allows passengers to enjoy beautiful scenes during the ride. 29_____ What's more, people can enjoy drinks, food, movies, and games on the train. 30_____ It may bring back wonderful memories to those who rode trains with their families as children.Overall, train travel is both comfortable and relaxing. It is a wonderful way of traveling for senior citizens.30. _____

Australian Athlete Cathy FreemanCathy Freeman was born in an aboriginal （土著的） family in Austalia. When she was still a gitl, her talent in running was 31_____. Her mother encouraged her to 32_____ her interest in sports. Her stepfather（继父）, Bruce Barber told ber that she could win a gold medal at the Olympics if she trained 33_____. At the age of 15, she 34_____ at the National School Championships. She achieved such good 35_____ that she was encouraged to 36_____ the 1990 Commonwealth Games team. She became a 37_____ of the 4×100-meter relay （接力） team, which won gold at the Commonwealth Games. In 1990, she took part in the Australian National Championships, winning the 200 meters, and then ran in the 100, 200, and 4×100 meters 38_____ at the World Junior Games. During this time, she 39_____ an  Australian track official. He later became her 40_____, manager, and boyfriend.A. obviousB. coachC. followD. strangeE. metF. memberG. resultH. competedI. racesJ. joinK. hardlyL. properly

Shopping and HealthMany people believe that shopping is a bad habit. However. a recent Time magazine suggests that this 41_____（believe）might be wrong. For some people, shopping may help them live longer.An extensive study of old people has 42_____（find） that regular shoppers live longer than less frequent shoppers. Shopping 43_____（give） people the chance to talk with other people and to get exercise. If shoppers buy fresh food 44_____（day）. then they may have a 45_____ （health） diet. Shopping makes people move from one place to an other and make a certain 46______（decide）. These activities help them stay mentally and physically fit.Even though people shop for practical 47_____ （reason）,shopping is also good for their 48_____ （emotion） health. And compared with other types of physical 49_____ （activity）, shopping is easy to do. Unlike going to a fitness center or 50_____ （play） sports, people can shop anywhere. As a result, they can do it more regularly.

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A Girl Chess ChampionIn the year 2000, a smiling girl from Guntur, India, created a record. Koneru Humpy, who turned 13 on March 3lth that year, won the under-l4 boys' title in the National Children Chess Championship. She became the first Indian female player to win a boys' title.Humpy was born in 1987. She began playing chess at the age of six in 1993. She picked up the finer points of the game so well that one year later, in 1994, she won the very first tournament （锦标赛）she played in.Humpy was trained by her father, Ashok Koneru, a chess player himself. He stopped teaching chemistry at a college to concentrate on coaching his daughter. After he left his job, he faced financial problems while training and travelling with his young daughter. But the local government came to his financial aid. The Bank of Baroda sponsored （赞助） Humpy and gave her a desk-top computer. Now she has a notebook computer as well, which she carries for tournaments.Humpy practices for six hours daily with her father. Her preparation is mostly on the chessboard. Now she has stared preparing with computers. Like many seniors do. The eighth-grade student of Guntur has also been greatly encouraged by her school. She is given time to prepare for chess and her teachers give her special classes. With such support, Humpy is sure to win many more chess titles in her career.Humpy won a national boys' title when she was thirteen.

A Girl Chess ChampionIn the year 2000, a smiling girl from Guntur, India, created a record. Koneru Humpy, who turned 13 on March 3lth that year, won the under-l4 boys' title in the National Children Chess Championship. She became the first Indian female player to win a boys' title.Humpy was born in 1987. She began playing chess at the age of six in 1993. She picked up the finer points of the game so well that one year later, in 1994, she won the very first tournament （锦标赛）she played in.Humpy was trained by her father, Ashok Koneru, a chess player himself. He stopped teaching chemistry at a college to concentrate on coaching his daughter. After he left his job, he faced financial problems while training and travelling with his young daughter. But the local government came to his financial aid. The Bank of Baroda sponsored （赞助） Humpy and gave her a desk-top computer. Now she has a notebook computer as well, which she carries for tournaments.Humpy practices for six hours daily with her father. Her preparation is mostly on the chessboard. Now she has stared preparing with computers. Like many seniors do. The eighth-grade student of Guntur has also been greatly encouraged by her school. She is given time to prepare for chess and her teachers give her special classes. With such support, Humpy is sure to win many more chess titles in her career.Humpy didn't start playing chess until she was seven.