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阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上，所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
We may be very pleased with the rapid progress we
have made in every field of study. But we have almost done
nothing to       (改善)our present examination systems                                   
which focus on testing the students’ m        instead of                                    
their ability. As     as a child begins school, he enters                                      
a world of examination,        will decide his future of job.                               
In fact a good examination system should     (鼓励)                                        
students to think for themselves.      the examination                                        
now does anything except that. It f      the students to                                     
remember what is taught to get     marks. Thus the students                              
who come out first in the exam often may be the b                                         
in their studies.       addition, such an examination system                                
often drives teachers to take up all the time and forces them
to train students what to do with the coming examination.
I hope there must be a better way to test a student’s true
ability as well.

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。       
Mary is a lovely and confident 17-year-old student. She is the first   
Chinese high school student to a       on the cover of a popular          
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young adults’ fashion magazine. The editor-in-Chief f      that          
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Mary was the very style he was looking for to _________ (代表)           
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young people’s attitudes. Mary also________(给人印象) the editor         
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with her f     English when they first met her last year. Mary is always    
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praised for speaking English almost like a n      speaker. She            
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explained that she had built up her English _____ watching thousands       
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of English DVDs since she was 10. After meeting a _________(有才华的)   
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boy _______ showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her     
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school, Mary realized that she should start making her_______ films.      
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Yuan Longping is a man who 1.w    the land, does his research and grows hybrid rice. He is an agricultural 2.p       . He 3.d      his whole life to finding ways to increase the rice output without 4.e       the area of fields. 5.T      to his research, more people can be free from 6.h     .Yuan is 7.s     with his life. He enjoys 8.l      to violin music. He cares little about his money and fame. He 9. t________ gives millions of yuan to 10. e_______     others for their research. He is a great person.

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注意：表格中的每个空格只填一个单词。
Nowadays, science is developing at a high speed. With the development of science, many countries have improved their economy and raised their people’s living standards. Therefore, science is of great benefit to our daily life.
If we look at the things around us, we’ll find how closely our everyday life is related to science. In one case, at home we can turn on the central heating or air conditioner when we feel cold or hot, and we can watch TV or listen to the tape recorder for entertainment, and we can use a gas stove to cook our meals, and we have computers to help us with our work when we are working in the office, and we also have cars, buses, even planes as traffic tools when we go out. All these things are the results of the scientific development. It goes without saying that without science our society cannot make rapid progress and our life cannot be comfortable and convenient.
Now that science is so significant in our daily life, we should try to make as many contributions as possible to the development of science. As college students, we must first of all study hard to gain useful scientific knowledge, and then put what we have learnt into practice. We should make the most of science to serve our society.

Title	1. ________
2. ________ from science	3. _______ the economy.
Raising people’s living 4. _______: ☆ The central heating and air conditioner help us get cooler or 5. _______. ☆ TV and tape recorder provide us with 6. _______. ☆ Computers help us with work. ☆ A gas stove 7. _______our meals. ☆ Different traffic tools help us travel.
Conclusion	Making a 8. _______ to developing science.
Applying our 9. _______ in practice.
Making full 10. _______ of science to serve the society.

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Bored at school now?  How do you think it will look in the future? Last week, about 600 teenagers in the U.S. imagined a future changed by technology in which their lessons are taught by robots and they learn about celebrities (名人)and alien(外星人)languages.
According to a survey published last week by the U.S. ,Internet service provider American Online(AOL), only one in 100 thinks that in the future they will walk from home to school; the rest believe they will use jet packs, and hover boards(滑板) as everyday transport.
All the participants(参与者)of the survey are teenagers born into the Internet age. The study is to show how the first cyber (网络的)generation dream about a future life created by advanced technology.
Most believe there will still be schools to go to, but that technology will play an increasingly important role in learning. The 600 teens surveyed think there will still be teachers, but 37 percent imagine them to be robots. Some 24 percent believe that teachers will still be human but they will have inter-changeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects.
More than one in two believe hover boarding will be popular, while one-third say that wearing rocket boots will be their favorite activity. Another third think jet packs will be popular. Nearly 30 percent think playing football and bike-riding will remain popular.
When it comes to the curriculum(课程), they think future generations will be learning about robot building(63 percent), alien languages(47 percent) celebrities(26 percent) and R’n’B music(22 percent).
Children will wear virtual(虚拟的)reality helmets(头盔) to bring lessons to life, say 40 percent, while over 20 percent believe they will not need lessons because microchips implanted(植入)in their head will send relevant information into the brain. Matt Whyman, adviser to the chief medical officer on youth issues of AOL, said: “ The kids seem very aware of the liberation qualities of technology.”
Title ( 1 )_________school

Changes in the way of (2)___traveling	At present, most students walk to school. In the future, students will use jet packs, and hover boards.
Changes in the way of  (3)______	In the future, robots will (4)_______ as teachers and human teachers should be (5)_________ with inter-changeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects.
Changes in the way of (6)_______	Virtual reality helmets can bring (7) ________ lessons to them and with the help of microchips implanted in their head, they will not need lessons.
Changes in  (8)_______	Most students will (9)_______ hover boarding, wearing rocket boots and jet packs while a small (10)_______ of students think playing football and bike-riding will remain popular.

 

American public education has changed in recent years. One change is that increasing numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public schools called charter schools.
In 1991, there were no charter schools in the United States. Today, more than 2300 charter schools operate in 34 states and the District of Columbia. 575000 students attend these schools. The students are from 5 years of age through 18 or older.
A charter school is created by groups of parents, teachers and community members. It is similar in some ways to a traditional public school. It receives tax money to operate a number of students. The charter school must prove to local or state governments that its students are learning. These governments provide the school with the agreement, or charter that permits it to operate.
Unlike a traditional public school, however, the charter school does not have to obey most laws governing public schools. Local, state or federal governments cannot tell it what to teach.
Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach those goals. Class sizes are usually smaller than in many traditional public schools. Many students and parents say teachers in charter schools can be more creative.
However, state education agencies, local education-governing committees and unions often oppose charter schools. They say these schools may receive money badly needed by traditional public schools. Experts say some charter schools are doing well while others are struggling.
Congress provided 200 million dollars for establishing charter schools in the 2006 federal budget. But, often the schools say they lack enough money for programs. Many also lack needed space. District officials say they have provided 14 former school buildings for charter education. Yet charter school supporters say officials should try harder to find more space.
Charter Schools in America

Definition	Charter schools are called 1 ___________ public schools.
2 _______ between charter school and traditional school	★3 _______ tax money to operate a number of students. ★ Having to make 4. _______ know the students are learning. ★ Getting 5 _________ to operate from government.
6 _______ between charter school and traditional school	★ Not having to obey most laws. ★ Having the 7_______ to decide what to teach.  ★ Being free to choose the goals and decide the 8_________ of teaching them. ★  Having smaller class sizes. ★  Having teachers who are more creative
The problems	Education departments’ opposition	★These schools receiving money badly needed by traditional public schools. ★ Not 9__________ doing well.
10 ___________ difficulties	★ Lacking enough money ★ Lacking needed space

 

When Should a Leader Apologize and When Not?
Why Difficult?
When we wrong someone we know, even not intentionally, we are generally expected to apologize so as to improve the situation. But when we’re acting as leaders, the circumstances are different. The act of apology is carried out not merely at the level of the individual but also at the level of the institution. It is a performance in which every expression matters and every word becomes part of the public record. Refusing to apologize can be smart, or it can be stupid. So, readiness to apologize can be seen as a sign of strong character or as a sign of weakness. A successful apology can turn hate into personal and organizational harmony—while an apology that is too little, too late, or too obviously strategic can bring on individual and institutional ruin. What, then, is to be done? How can leaders decide if and when to apologize publicly?
Why Now?
The question of whether leaders should apologize publicly has never been more urgent. During the last decade or so, the United States in particular has developed an apology culture—apologies of all kinds and for all sorts of wrongdoings are made far more frequently than before. More newspaper writers have written about the growing importance of public apologies. More articles, cartoons, advice columns, and radio and television programs have similarly dealt with the subject of private apologies.
Why Bother?
Why do we apologize? Why do we ever put ourselves in situations likely to be difficult, embarrassing, and even risky? Leaders who apologize publicly could be an easy target. They are expected to appear strong and capable. And whenever they make public statements of any kind, their individual and institutional reputations are in danger. Clearly, then, leaders should not apologize often or lightly. For a leader to express apology, there needs to be a good, strong reason. Leaders will publicly apologize if and when they think the costs of doing so are lower than the costs of not doing so.
Why Refuse?
Why is it that leaders so often refuse to apologize, even when a public apology seems to be in order? Their reasons can be individual or institutional. Because leaders are public figures, their apologies are likely to be personally uncomfortable and even professionally risky. Leaders may also be afraid that admission of a mistake will damage or destroy the organization for which they are responsible. There can be good reasons for hanging tough in tough situations, as we shall see, but it is a high-risk strategy.

Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how.
1) Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
3) Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
4) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
5) Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don't pass a test, so don't be overly worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
Title: How to become a better student

General methods	How to	advantages
Plan your time carefully	Make a list	Force you to realize  6 is happening to your time
Make a 1
Find a good place to study	Free of everything but study 2	You can 7 on the subject
Make good use of your time in class	Listen to everything the teachers say	Really listening in class means 8 work later
Taking 3
Study regularly	Go over your notes	Help you  9 it better , remember it longer
4  new material
Develop a good attitude about tests	Don't be  5 worried	Remember your new  10

 

  [1] Have you ever been in the situation where you really didn’t believe what someone was saying? Did you have a sense that something didn’t ring true or a feeling that all was not right? Perhaps they were saying ‘‘Yes’’ yet their heads were shaking “No”．
[2]  The difference between the words people speak and our understanding of             comes from non-verbal communication, otherwise known as “body language”. Body language includes body movements and gestures(1egs，arms，hands，head and body)，posture，muscle tension，eye contact，skin coloring，even people’s breathing rate and sweat．Additionally，the tone of voice，the rate of speech and the pitch of the voice all add to the words that are being used．
[3]   By developing your awareness of the signs and signals of body language，you can more easily understand other people，and more effectively communicate with them．There are sometimes subtle(微妙的)—and sometimes not so subtle—movements，gestures, facial expressions and even shifts in our whole bodies that indicate something is going on．We have ways of talking，walking，sitting and standing and they all say something about us，and whatever is happening on the inside can be reflected on the outside．
[4]By becoming more aware of this body language and understanding what it might mean，you can learn to read people more easily．This puts you in a better position to communicate effectively with them．What’s more, by increasing your understanding of others，you can also become more aware of the messages that you convey to them．
[5] There are times when we send mixed messages—we say one thing yet our body language reveals something different．This non-verbal language will affect how we act and react to others，and how they react to us．Therefore，in order to communicate more effectively，we should learn the signs and signals of body language correctly．
What is the best title for the passage? (no more than 6 words)
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Complete the following statement with proper words.(no more than 3 words)
Maybe their behaviors didn’t _____________________________ their words.
Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 3 words)
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What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to ? (no more than 9 words)
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What should people do in order to communicate effectively with others ? (no more than 10 words)
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Now I’d like to tell you      I learn English. I often           
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read English aloud and try my best to l   something important     
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by heart, which helps me remember it       (轻易地)and form    
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the good h      of thinking in English. I listen a lot and        
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often talk with others in English.       this way, I have improved 
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my spoken English. I k    a diary in English every day and    
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my written English is becoming better       better. I also try     
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my best to master the        (必要的) grammar. By this means, 
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I can    (表达) myself in English correctly. That’s the way I    
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have been learning English. I hope it will be h    to you.        
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In the old days of publishing, getting your manuscript into the hands of an editor often meant mailing the unsolicited finished product to the offices of literary agents or editors, where it would receive a cursory look from an editorial assistant — or none at all.
A modern version of the slush pile is the online “writing community,” a Web site where aspiring novelists can post their ideas, writing samples or manuscripts and open them to comments and reviews from strangers. On Tuesday Penguin Group USA, the publisher of Tom Clancy, Kathryn Stockett and Nora Roberts, will unveil its own venture, Book Country, a Web site for writers of genre fiction. In its initial phase Book Country will allow writers to post their own work — whether it’s an opening chapter or a full manuscript — and receive critiques from other users, who can comment on points like character development, pacing and dialogue. Later this summer the site will generate revenue by allowing users to self-publish their books for a fee by ordering printed copies. (The books will bear the stamp of Book Country, not Penguin, and the site is considered a separate operation from Penguin.) The site will also explain the business of finding an agent, marketing and promoting a book, using social media and handling digital and subsidiary rights.
Penguin hopes the site will attract agents, editors and publishers scouting for new talent, and allow writers to produce work with more polish and direction than they could otherwise. The project has been spearheaded by Molly Barton, the director of business development for Penguin and the president of Book Country. “One of the things I remember really clearly from my early editorial experiences was this feeling of guilt,” Ms. Barton said in an interview. “I would read submissions and not be able to help the writer because we couldn’t find a place for them on the list that I was acquiring for. And I kept feeling that there was something we could do on the Internet to really help writers each other.”
How did an author send unsolicited finished products to editors in the old days of publishing? _______________________________________________
The online “writing community” is where aspiring novelists post their ideas and ___________________________________________________________________________
The site uses social media and digital and subsidiary rights to _______________________.[来
What’s the real purpose of Penguin creating the web site? _______________________________________________

A. Using expensive testing equipment B. Staffing a modern hospital C. Testing becoming a great help D. Cost of medical accidents E. Cost of training medical workers F. Measures of reducing medical costs

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Physicians’ fees are only one reason for rising health costs in the United States. Medical research has produced many tests to diagnose, or discover, patients’ illness. Physicians usually feel obliged to order enough tests to rule out all likely causes of a patient’s symptoms. A routine laboratory bill for blood tests can easily be more than $100.
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Sophisticated new machines have been developed to enable physicians to scan body organs with a clarity never before possible. One technique involves the use of ultrasound – sound waves beyond the frequencies that human beings can hear – to produce images. Others use computers to capture and analyze images produced by X-rays or magnetic fields. These machines are extremely expensive: The price of a single machine can exceed one million dollars.
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New technologies also mean new personnel. Physicians, nurses and orderlies can no longer staff a hospital alone. Hospitals now require a bewildering number of technical specialists to administer new tests and operate advanced medical equipment.
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Physicians and hospitals also must buy malpractice insurance to protect themselves should they be sued for negligence by patients who feel they have been mistreated or have received inadequate care. The rates for this insurance have been raised very steeply in the last ten years, as patients have become more medically knowledgeable, and as juries sometimes awarded very large amounts of money to injured patients.
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As a result, hospital costs and physicians’ fees rose steadily through the 1990s. Government agencies became convinced that it was necessary to limit rising medical costs. One approach is to require hospitals to prove that a need exists for new buildings and services. Hospitals also have faced pressure to run their operations more efficiently, and to decrease the duration of hospital stays for patients receiving routine treatment or minor surgery.

A．offers B．influences C．uncovered D．exactly E. big F. found      G. campaigns      H. involved        J. properly       I. notion

What’s in a name? Letters offer clues to one’s future decisions, apparently. Previous studies have suggested that maybe a person’s monogram __1__ his life choices — where he works, whom he marries or where he lives — because of “implied self-esteem (自负),” or the temptation of positive self-associations. For instance, a person named Fred might be attracted to the __2__ of living in Fresno, working for Forever 21 or driving a Ford F-150.
Now a new study by professor Uri takes another look at the so-called name-letter effect and __3__ other explanations for the phenomenon. He analyzed records of political donations in the U.S. during the 2004 campaign — which included donors’ names and employers — and found that the name of a person’s workplace more closely related to the first three letters of a person’s name than with just the first letter. But he suggests that the reason for the association isn’t implied self-esteem, but perhaps something __4__ the opposite.
Duyck, one of the researchers whose previous work __5__ the name-letter effect, isn’t so quick to abandon the implied self-esteem theory. He pointed out that the sample group Uri studied may have biased the results: Uri analyzed the name-letter effect in a sample of people who donated money to political __6__. Still, Duyck notes that Uri’s theories are credible, and that even while some people may __7__ the same name of companies, employees may be tending to those companies because they start with the same letter as their names. In the end, whatever the explanation for the name-letter effect, no one really disputes that self-esteem is __8__ on some level. But the true importance of the effect is up for debate. “I can’t imagine people don’t like their own letter more than other letters,” says Uri, “but the differences it makes in really __9__ decisions are probably slim.”

Interviewing someone for a job is not as easy as it looks. First, as the interviewer, you’re tasked with finding the person who will not only do the job well but also fit in well with the other employees.
You have to make an evaluation of abstract qualities that can’t be found on a résumé. Because you have to repeat the process for every potential employee, you end up asking question after question, applicant after applicant.
Still, interviewers need to be told something: “What is your biggest weakness?” is not a good question. It just isn’t.
Now, job seekers have to understand that interviewers want to find some way to know what makes an applicant different from others. Asking questions that are seemingly impossible to answer is one way to see who can think creatively. Then what may be a proper way to respond to such a question?
Honesty, with a twist(新手法)
“‘What are your three strengths and three weaknesses?’ is a classic, but not too many people know how to answer this,” says Kenneth C. Wisnefski, founder and CEO of WebiMax, an online marketing company.
“As an interviewer, we want to hear strengths that describe initiative(主动性), motivation and dedication. The best way to respond is to include these qualities into specific ‘personal statements.’”
“Similarly, weaknesses should be positioned as a strength that can benefit the employer.”
“I like to hear applicants state an exaggerated strength, and put an interesting twist on it. An example of this is, ‘My initiative is so strong, that sometimes I take on too many projects at a time.’”
This answer leads with a strength that employers want —initiative —and still acknowledges that you’re not perfect.
Although you might consider this acknowledgement too honest, it works because it proves you’re being honest.
Honesty, with progress
When you consider what your weaknesses are, think about how you have attempted to overcome them. No one is perfect, so pretending that you are a perfectionist will come across as insincere.
Debra Davenport, author of “Career Shuffle,” believes citing(引用) examples are the best approach.
“My preferred response for this question is to tell the truth without damaging the applicant’s image.” Davenport explains.
“A better response might be, ‘I’ve had some challenges with work-life balance in the past and I realize that a life out of balance isn’t good for me, my family or my employer. I’ve taken the time to learn better time and project management, and I’m also committed to my overall wellness.’”
The answer adds some dimension to the question, and proves you’ve thought beyond the answer. You’ve actually changed your behavior to address the situation, even if you haven’t completely overcome the weakness.
Put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes
However you decide to answer, Debra Yergen, author of “Creating Job Security Resource Guide,” recommends job seekers imagine themselves sitting on the other side of the desk.
“If you were doing the hiring, what would you be looking for? What would be your motivation for asking certain questions? Who would you be trying to weed out? If you can empathize (共鸣) with the interviewer, you can better understand what they want and need, and then frame your qualifications to meet their needs for the position you seek.”
Once you consider what the goal of the question is and figure out what your honest answer is, you’ll be able to give the best possible answer to a tricky question.

Job Interviews
Tasks for a job interviewer	☆ Find the person both doing the job well and ()   ▲   along well with other employees. ☆ ()   ▲  abstract qualities of applicants by asking one question after another.
()    ▲   to interviewees for replying to a tricky question	☆ Understand that the interviewers want to ()   ▲   between applicants and that asking a question seemingly impossible to answer is one way to see an applicant’s ()   ▲   . ☆ Be ()   ▲   and inventive when asked about your weaknesses, and respond properly. ☆ Never ()   ▲   you are perfect, which may be believed to be insincere. ☆Try to show that you’ve changed a lot ()   ▲    you haven’t completely get rid of your weaknesses. ☆ Put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes and have a better  ()   ▲      of their needs for the job.
Conclusion	☆ With the goal of the question ()   ▲   into account and the honest answer in your mind, you will be able to give the best possible answer.

 

It's easy to take your hearing for granted until it's too late.
With the wide    1   _(popular) of digital entertainment products, it is not uncommon to see people wearing headphones and listening to music    2    running in the park or using public transport. And the volume is often so loud that people around    3    can hear the music as well.
However, doctors warn that such behavior can    4   _(potential) damage their hearing. "In noisy places, people tend   5  _(turn) the volume up to get the same clarity of sound. Unfortunately, that can damage the hearing   6  people being aware of it," said Feng Yongfeng, chief ENT physician at Beijing Tian'an Hospital.
After Spring Festival, the hospital witnessed   7   slight increase in the number of teenagers coming in with hearing problems,  8   Feng attributed to them wearing headphones at home for long periods during the holiday. Feng said both in-ear and overhead headphones can harm the ears and    9   (advise) against using them for long periods. He said if you do use headphones it is worth    10   (invest) in the highest quality you can afford.