Cloze Test
A
You may think that video games would be bad for you in many ways. It can be if you do it for too long. But if played only an hour a day, it can be
1
to you.
Video games can stimulate （刺激）the
2
. A study was done with twenty-three adults where one group played Super Mario 64
3
the other group did not play video games. The group that was playing Mario had a rise in grey matter in their brain.
Grey matter includes regions of the brain involved in muscle control, and sensory perception such as seeing, hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision making, and self-control. So this
4
with strategic planning, driving skills, and memory formation.
Another way that video games can be beneficial is that video games could be a pain
5
. In 2017, researchers found that some of the people
6
serious treatments had less stress and
7
when using virtual （虚拟的）reality
video games. A Pain Relief Center
8
said that “gaming allows the brain to be more busy using other senses instead of
9
pain.”
Some people say that video games injure your eyes, but that is
10
. They actually improve your
11
sometimes if you are playing an action game. In a study in 2017, a group of adults played shooting games
12
Call of Duty. These people showed improvement in their contrast sensitivity function. This helps people notice
13
changes in the brightness of an image. This skill is
14
to driving at night. This is caused by the players
15
enemies or having to shoot
16
when their enemies pop up（突然出现） randomly.
Other people say that video games cause
17
in adolescents. But this is not true
18
. A lot of people play violent video games. But they don’t go around killing people. They usually have a normal life and do not
19
others.
The video game is fun. If played
20
, it can help you a lot.
1. A. beneficial
B. poisonous
C. attractive
D. interesting
2. A. hand
B. ear
C. eye
D. brain
3. A. since B. as
C. while
D. when
4. A. agrees B. begins
C. helps
D. plays
5. A. predictor
B. reliever
C. producer
D. watcher
6. A. experiencing
B. refusing
C. allowing
D. evaluating
7. A. fun
B. energy
C. sleep
D. fear
8. A. teacher B. doctor
C. patient
D. player
9. A. focusing on
B. insisting on
C. operating on
D. relying on
10. A. unimportant
B. unnecessary
C. unlucky
D. untrue
11. A. ability B. hearing C. sight
D. flexibility
12. A. like
B. above
C. besides D. beyond
13. A. huge B. strange C. subtle
D. obvious
14. A. smart B. available C. dangerous D. vital
15. A. hating B. locating
C. confusing D. warning
16. A. quickly B. quietly
C. equally D. casually
17. A. anxiety B. romance C. addiction D. violence
18. A. probably
B. either
C. occasionally
D. anyway
19. A. treat B. protect
C. harm
D. help
20. A. properly
B. usually
C. frequently
D. exactly
B
There are times in our life when we don’t take action because we feel the act of kindness is too little and that it wouldn’t make a difference.
1
, sometimes the smallest act can make a huge impact on someone’s life. There are many different ways we can show
2
to others, and it doesn’t have to be in a big way. I recently
3
the story of The Lion and The Mouse. While this story has been around for a long time, it still has
4
in its words. Below is the story:
One day a Lion was
5
when a little Mouse began running up and down his back; this
6
wakened the Lion, who opened his big mouth and wanted to swallow him. “Please don’t,”
7
the little Mouse: “If you
8
me this time I shall
9
forget it. I may be able to do you a good
10
some day.” The Lion was so
11
at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him that he let him
12
.
Later the Lion was caught in a
13
, he pulled with all his strength, but the ropes were too
14
. Just then the little Mouse happened to
15
, and seeing the trap, in which the Lion was, went up to him, and gnawed（咬）away the
16
, setting the Lion free. “You
17
laughed at me,” said the mouse. You thought I was too little to do you a good turn. But see, you owe your
18
to a poor little mouse.”
19
you may think the story is far-fetched（牵强的）, the point I found in reading the story is not the
20
of the act that is important, but the difference that a small act makes. Small acts of kindness make a difference in ways you may not realize!
1. A. Therefore
B. However
C. Besides
D. Otherwise
2. A. support B. sympathy C. kindness D. respect
3. A. kept up B. got across C. made up D. came across
4. A. wisdom B. challenge C. generosity D. honesty
5. A. ashamed
B. awake
C. asleep
D. afraid
6. A. soon
B. almost
C. hardly
D. often
7. A. hesitated
B. wondered
C. nodded
D. cried
8. A. remind
B. swallow C. forgive D. comfort
9. A. never
B. nearly
C. ever
D. still
10. A. turn
B. lesson
C. quarrel
D. laugh
11. A. disappointed
B. annoyed
C. amused
D. puzzled
12. A. continue
B. repeat
C. leave
D. stay
13. A. trap
B. cave
C. pool
D. cage
14. A. fragile B. strong
C. smooth
D. flexible
15. A. watch out
B. follow up
C. drop in
D. pass by
16. A. ropes
B. chains
C. mud
D. furniture
17. A. also B. always
C. once
D. seldom
18. A. strength
B. life
C. food
D. difference
19. A. While B. Since
C. Before
D. After
20. A. size
B. speed
C. time
D. way