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Love and knowledge led me upward toward the heavens. But always pity brought me back to earth. Children in famine, helpless old people and the whole world of loneliness, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be. I long to destroy the evil, but I can't and I too suffer.
（） is one of the essential qualities of the speaker.

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It is important to remember that all children who live through a divorce do not react in the same way. Self-blame virtually disappears after the age of 6, fear of abandonment diminishes after the age of 8, and the confusion and fear of the young child is replaced in the older child by shame, anger, and self-reflection.
There is some （） between age and children's characteristic reaction to divorce.

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Happiness research suggests that neither very good events nor very bad events seem to change people's happiness much in the long term. Most people, it seems, revert back to some kind of baseline happiness level within a couple of years of even the most devastating events, like the death of a spouse or loss of limbs.
For the majority, there seems to be a （）for happiness level.

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In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. These are called smart buildings.
Different ways to （） quake-resistance of a building.

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A report concluded that normal children aged between 9 and 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today children who were treated for mental illness 60 years ago. The report cited two main reasons: increasing physical isolation—brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community—and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.
The （） of a higher level of anxiety today. 

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Brush your fingers gently across the leaves of the plant, and the leaves instantly fold up like tiny green fingers. The stems droop as if ready to fall off the plant. About ten minutes later, the leaves reopen, and the stems rise again! The unusual behavior of this plant has earned itself other common names, such as the “humble plant” and the “touch-me-not”.
A(an) （） house plant. 

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The meanings of time differ in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Time is valued highly in American life. If people do not show up on time when they have an appointment, they may be regarded as impolite or not responsible,
Being （）, a virtue in American culture. 

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​Americans tend to think of time as a road stretching into the future along which one progresses. The road has many sections, which are to be kept separate - “one thing at a time” So people who cannot plan events are not highly regarded. 

The American way of （） time.

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As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally attempt lo place people in terms of their status. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the unfamiliar person on our property is a thief or a meter reader, and so on.
A tendency to （） a person. 

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When we encounter communicators who speak a different language，the level of uncertainty is especially high.Consider the basic challenge of communicating in an unfamiliar language.Unless you can speak and understand the other language like a native，it’s often difficult to know for certain what others are saying or to express your own ideas accurately.
A great challenge of getting the intended （）in communication.

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It is important to identify the basis of comparison before drafting a comparison or contrast essay. When two things are very similar, it is the contrast that is worth writing about. And when they are not very much alike, you should highlight similarities.

（）on writing an essay of comparison and contrast.

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Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school.
Girls are （） in poor countries.  

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One of the biggest enemies of accomplishment is comfort. Most people are so attached to being comfortable that they're just not willing to do what it takes to succeed. To some extent, taking risks is very uncomfortable, but very necessary for success.
To succeed, you need to step out of your comfort（）

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Parents should pay close attention to whether or not they are practicing honesty, fairness,and caring for themselves. Nobody is perfect all the time. That is why it's important for parents, in fact, to act as role models for their children in terms of humility, self-awareness, and honesty by acknowledging and working on their mistakes and flaws.
Parents should set a good （） to their children. 

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We do not realize how much we depend on the earth’s gravity until we are deprived of it. Then our feet no longer stay on the ground, we float around in the air, and the slightest touch may send us drifting off in the opposite direction.
Situation in absence of（）

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Boys say sports make them feel better about themselves. Jon, a 15- year-old, states, "Guys are in competition, especially on the weight room. They say, 'I can bench 215lbs.' And the other guy says, 'Well I can bench 230lbs. ' If you're stronger, you're better." Daniel, age 16, shares, " If you feel good about your body, you automatically feel good about yourself.''
Examples to show （） of body image on boys. 

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But body image is much more. It is the mental picture a person has of his/her body as well as their thoughts, feelings, judgments, sensations, awareness and behavior. It's not uncommon for people who think poorly of their bodies to have problems in other areas of their lives, including sexuality, careers and relationships.
（） outcome from perception of body image.

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     It is strange that college students, who are young elite of society, have difficulty in finding jobs. There are several reasons for that. 

It is （）for students to find jobs.

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​The popularity of rivalries fueled the attraction of the game (base- ball) and caused it to become the national past time. The sport transformed from being a game of amateurs into a sport played by professionals. With that transformation, the innocence of baseball had been lost. 

Baseball （） to a professional sport.

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     Some of the destruction is directly caused by the quake itself. Other damage results from landslides large ocean waves or major fires that are initiated by the quake. 

Earthquake is （） for vast amount of destruction.