The underlined word "them" in the last paragraph refers to______.A．ear seedsB．ailmentsC．al

It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．people haven"t accepted the use of ear seeds

B．ear seeds have long been used for health issues

C．ear seeds can save life in an emergent situation

D．doctors from world-class hospitals think highly of ear seeds

Michele Fenzl uses ear seeds to______.

A．help relieve the ailments from smoking

B．reduce her dependence on smoking so much

C．stimulate the key points of the outer ear

D．save her life from smoking

ator from Denver. In 35 years of smoking a pack a day, nothing else could make her at ease. Until ear seeds. Last June, her acupuncturist(针灸医生), Karen Kurtak, started attaching tiny black seeds of a special plant to specific points on her ears, to relieve her desire twice a week with needles. It is hard to say which aspect of her program helped Ms. Fenzl stop smoking, but she believed her success belonged to the seeds she calls "life savers" . Long part of traditional Chinese medicine, "auricular therapy", as it is called, includes stimulating key points of the outer ear with seeds or needles as in traditional acupuncture. Ear seeds have long been used in America for addiction treatment. But today, with the growing demand for alternative ways, there has been an increase in the practice of using ear seeds for health issues from anxiety to pain. "They are used for people in situations of trauma(外伤)," said Cynthia Neipris, a professor of the Pacific College of Chinese Medicine, which trains students to use ear seeds. "And, because the seeds are worn home, its an added plus because it involves the patient in their own healing process. " It is not known precisely how ear seeds work nor has enough research been done to prove which ailments(小病)they help relieve. But licensed acupuncturists as well as doctors from world-class hospitals recommend them. Dr. P. Grace Harrell, an anesthesiologist and an acupuncturist said, "We dont know exactly what the ear seeds do. What I do know is that more people are wearing them. I have patients coming in and asking for the seeds. " "Do the wonderful seeds draw unwelcome attention? No one has ever commented on them," said Laura Son Crant, 32, who wears the seeds because of her insomnia(失眠症). She said that pressing on them throughout the day has improved her sleep to the point that she cant live without them now. "There are even those days when the seeds have fallen off and I want to go to the acupuncturist just for them. "

The passage is mainly about______.

A．the negative effects of ear seeds

B．the uncertainty of ear seeds

C．the modern uses of ear seeds

D．the way of using ear seeds

______everybody is here, lets begin our meeting ahead of schedule.

A．When

B．After

C．Since

D．Although

about in the dark made.

A．that frightening

B．which frightening

C．what frightening

D．how frightening

t calls for______patience and imagination.

A．a; the

B．a; /

C．the; the

D．/; a

important to me.

A．either; neither

B．neither; both

C．both; either

D．either; both

—I will take you to the zoo next week. —Is that a______? Dont disappoint me, I hope.

A．decision

B．request

C．possibility

D．promise

?

A．a; the

B．the; a

C．the; the

D．/; /

The Lunar New Year was always a happy time______.

A．for us Chinese children

B．for Chinese children as us

C．for we Chinese children

D．for we Chinese children