Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.A) relieveB) processC) strainD) sustainedE) retreatedF) moderateG) enrichH) enhanceI) reliefJ) accessK) restrainL) reversedM) deliberateN) innerO) worshipingWhat is meditation(冥想)? Meditation can be traced to the time when the Buddha(佛), monks(僧侣) ________ 1 ________ into forests and mountains to think quietly about the truth of the Buddha's Teaching. Meditation seems not only to help monks in ________ 2 ________ the Buddha, but can also benefit ordinary people.Meditation is a skill – a skill of conscious, continuous attention. You already have part of this skill – what keeps you stressed is your ability to pay ________ 3 ________ attention to whatever is troubling you. Regular meditation practice can ________ 4 ________ everyday stresses. You begin by learning to pay ________ 5 ________ attention to something pleasant and relaxing, and interrupt and ________ 6 ________ stress-producing thoughts. This will turn around the effects of stress. Eventually, meditation can improve your health, ________ 7 ________ your creativity, and even slow down the aging ________ 8 ________.Many people who meditate regularly feel that its benefits go well beyond the ________ 9 ________ of stress. They feel that meditation has enabled them to connect with a(n) ________ 10 ________ source of wisdom and meaning. This connection has greatly enriched their lives.
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.
A) relieve
B) process
C) strain
D) sustained
E) retreated
F) moderate
G) enrich
H) enhance
I) relief
J) access
K) restrain
L) reversed
M) deliberate
N) inner
O) worshiping
What is meditation(冥想)? Meditation can be traced to the time when the Buddha(佛), monks(僧侣) ________ 1 ________ into forests and mountains to think quietly about the truth of the Buddha's Teaching. Meditation seems not only to help monks in ________ 2 ________ the Buddha, but can also benefit ordinary people.
Meditation is a skill – a skill of conscious, continuous attention. You already have part of this skill – what keeps you stressed is your ability to pay ________ 3 ________ attention to whatever is troubling you. Regular meditation practice can ________ 4 ________ everyday stresses. You begin by learning to pay ________ 5 ________ attention to something pleasant and relaxing, and interrupt and ________ 6 ________ stress-producing thoughts. This will turn around the effects of stress. Eventually, meditation can improve your health, ________ 7 ________ your creativity, and even slow down the aging ________ 8 ________.
Many people who meditate regularly feel that its benefits go well beyond the ________ 9 ________ of stress. They feel that meditation has enabled them to connect with a(n) ________ 10 ________ source of wisdom and meaning. This connection has greatly enriched their lives.