The raft with which Huck and Jim make their voyage down the Mississippi River may symbolize all except _______.

New Zealanders have adopted their name from the kiwi,

A．which is a native flightless bird.

B．which is the only mammal in New Zealand.

C．which was introduced to New Zealand about 1000 years ago.

D．which is an introduced flightless bird.

When Mom and Dad Grow Old

The prospect of talking to increasingly fragile parents about their future can be "one of the most difficult challenges adult children will ever face," says Clarissa Green, a Vancouver therapist. "People often tell me they don't want to raise sensitive issues with their parents about bringing in caregivers or moving," she says. "They'll say, 'I don't want to see dad cry.'" But Green usually responds, "What's wrong with that?" Adult children, she says, need to try to join their parents in grieving their decline, acknowledge their living arrangements may no longer work and, if necessary, help them say goodbye to their beloved home. "It's sad. And it's supposed to be. It's about death itself."

There are almost four million men and women over age 65 in Canada. Nearly two thirds of them manage to patch together enough support—from family, friends, private and government services—to live independently until virtually the day they die, according to Statistics Canada.

Of the Canadian seniors who live to 85 and over, almost one in three end up being moved—sometimes kicking—to group living for the last years of their lives. Even in the best-case scenarios(可能出现的情况), such dislocations can bring sorrow. "Often the family feels guilty, and the senior feels abandoned," says Charmaine Spencer, a professor in the gerontology department of Simon Fraser University. Harassed with their own careers and children, adult children may push their parents too fast to make a major transition.

Val MacDonald, executive director of the B.C. Seniors Services Society, cautions adult children against imposing their views on aging parents. "Many baby boomers can be quite patronizing(高人一等的)," she says. Like many who work with seniors, MacDonald suggests adult children devote many conversations over a long period of time to collaborating on their parents' future, raising feelings, questions and options—gently, but frankly. However, many middle-aged adults, according to the specialists, just muddle(应付) through with their aging parents.

When the parents of Nancy Woods of Mulmur Hills, Ont., were in their mid-80s, they made the decision to downsize from their large family home to an apartment in Toronto. As Woods's parents, George and Bernice, became more frail, she believed they knew she had their best interests at heart. They agreed to her suggestion to have Meals on Wheels start delivering lunches and dinners. However, years later, after a crisis, Woods discovered her parents had taken to throwing out the prepared meals. Her dad had appreciated them, but Bernice had come to believe they were poisoned. "My father was so loyal," says Woods, "he had hid that my mother was overwhelmed by paranoia(偏执狂)." To her horror, Woods discovered her dad and mom were "living on crackers and oatmeal porridge" and were weakening from the impoverished diet. Her dad was also falling apart with the stress of providing for Bernice—a common problem when one spouse tries to do everything for an ailing partner. "The spouse who's being cared for might be doing well at home," says Spencer, "but often the other spouse is burned out and ends up being hospitalized."

Fortunately, outside help is often available to people struggling through the often-distressing process of helping their parents explore an important shift. Sons and daughters can bring in brochures or books on seniors' issues, as well as introduce government health-care workers or staff at various agencies, to help raise issues and open up discussions, says Val MacDonald, whose nonprofit organization responds to thousands of calls a year from British Columbians desperate for information about how to weave through the dizzying array of seniors services and housing options. The long list of things to do, says MacDonald, includes assessing their ability to live independently; determining your comfort level with such things a

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Student life at American universities is chaotic during the first week of each quarter or semester. Registering for classes, becoming familiar 【51】 the buildings 【52】 campus, 【53】 books, adding and dropping classes, and 【54】 fees are confusing for everyone. During this busy period there is little time for students to anticipate 【55】 they will later encounter in the classroom.

International students, 【56】 to their countries' educational expectations, must adapt 【57】 new classroom norms in a foreign college or university. Whereas in one country prayer may be acceptable in a classroom, in another it may be 【58】 . In some classrooms around the world students must humbly obey their teacher's commands and remain absolutely silent during a class period. In 【59】 , students may talk, eat and smoke during lectures as 【60】 as criticize a teacher's methods or contradict his or her statements. It is not always easy to understand a new educational system.

There is considerable variety in university classrooms in the United States. Because of diverse teaching methods and non-standardized curricula, no two courses are 【61】 . Undergraduate courses are considerably different from graduate courses. The classroom atmosphere in expensive, private universities may differ from 【62】 in community college s 【63】 are free and open to everyone. State-funded universities have different requirements and expectations than 【64】 parochial colleges. 【65】 , there are shared features in American college and university classrooms 【66】 the diversity of educational institutions of higher learning.

Participation 【67】 the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of the student in many courses. Some professors base part of the final grade 【68】 the student's oral participation. Although there are formal lectures during 【69】 the student has a passive role(i, e. , listening and taking notes), many courses are organized around classroom discussions, student questions, and informal lectures. In graduate seminars the professor has a "managerial" role and the students 【70】 presentations and lead discussions. The students do the actual teaching in these seminars.

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Write an essay about 400 words for a university lecturer on the following topic:

The costs of medical health care are increasing all the time. Governments are finding it difficult to balance the health care budget. Should citizens be totally responsible for: their own health costs and takeout private health insurance, or is it better to have a comprehensive health care system which provides free health services for all?

Yon are to write an essay of approximately 400 words on the advantages of each situation, explaining which you think is better.

In the first part of your letter you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statemant with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural concision with a summary.

Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.

Write an essay about 400 words for a university lecturer on the following topic:

1. The costs of medical health care are increasing all the time. Governments are finding it difficult to balance the health care budget. Should citizens be totally responsible for their own health costs and takeout private health insurance, or is it better to have a comprehensive health care system which provides free health services for all?

You are to write an essay' of approximately 400 words on the advantages of each situation, explaining which you think is better.

In the first part of your letter you should present your thesis statement, and in tile second part you Should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural concision with a summary.

Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the a bove instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.