【正文】 ations D． giving explanations 22． Why is the woman with UrbachWieth disease given a code name? A． To tell her case from other patients． B． To respect her privacy． C． To meet the researchers?demands． D． To ensure her safety． 23． From UM?s case， we can know that UrbachWieth disease may________. A． stop the brain from functioning normally B． 1ead to a decrease in calcium deposits C． stop the brain from responding quickly D． 1ead to an increase in carbon dioxide 24． What will probably happen to UM? A． Dying of the UrbachWieth disease． B． Getting the sense of panic． C． Experiencing another danger． D． Speaking with a hoarse voice． B My aunt died back in about 2020. She was eightyfour and so was my uncle. When she passed he felt miserable. They had been married for over 60 years. After my aunt?s death, he attended his church more frequently and his mourning was nearly unbearable to witness. His only daughter lived clear across the country in the south so he had only himself to make a fort. My cousin talked him into selling the house that he and my aunt had built together about twentyfive years before. It was very hard to part with the home they built together. One day he called my cousin who was living in Texas and told her that he reconnected with a lady from a church that he and my aunt went to forty years previously. She played the piano and his church was looking for new music. Her husband had died about seven years previously. He said he just wanted someone to go out to dinner with and spend time with. We were happy for them but had no idea how it would turn out. They were both almost eightyseven years old. They were like lovebirds and spent as much time together as they could. They both had one child each, she a son, he a daughter. The conflict in their relationship came one day when they neither wanted to leave their respective churches. Before too long they realized that they did not want to be apart. They would find a new church together. They planned to marry. When he took her to a jewelry store and bought her a diamond, the employees were so impressed that they had a big write up in our own local paper, “The ?Truth for Valentines? Day. ” They prepared for their wedding. They moved the wedding date up because neither wanted to wait any longer to “be together”. They got married in her house, where her first marriage took place. It was such a beautiful refreshing thing to see, two people who you would have thought had pretty much lived their lives, were beginning a new one together. of the following may serve as the best title of the passage above? A. Love me, love my dog B. Love is never too late C. Love is blind D. Love at first sight many characters are mentioned altogether in the story? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. of the statements is true of my uncle? A. He loved church activities more than anything else all his lifetime. B. He lived in the south of the country, far away from his daughter living in Texas. C. His wedding day fell on Valentines? Day when he borrowed the lady a diamond. D. His conflict with the lady arose in that they were both attached to their own churches. C Researchers from France and Italy discovered that Canadian parents are less strict with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy. “ Our most important finding was the difference between Canadians and the others，” said Professor Michel Claes， the lead author of the study.“ Canadians focus on independence and negotiation． On the other hand， Italians，for example， exercise more control． We found Canadians seem to focus on negotiation in case of a conflict.” Claes said Canada， France and Italy were selected for the study because they share important cultural and social factors.“ We chose French173。Canadians because they share the same language as France， and originally came from France and share certain values． Italy was included because it was considered to have similar， strong and important family values，” he explained. The researchers examined the emotional ties between parents and their children by questioning 1,256 students aged 11 to 19 years old. Canadian students reported less control and more free actions， according to the study． Italian parents were stricter and French parents were somewhere in the middle. Claes explains that the differences lie in education in Canada， France and Italy. “ North America has its own educational values， which promote individualization． Tolerance and prehension are encouraged． Italy， on the other hand， promotes respect of authority， control， and the need for permission.” he said. Children from all three countries described their mothers as warm and municative． Italian and Canadian children had similar feelings about their fathers， and reported high levels of emotional ties． But French fathers were generally thought by their children to be more distant and col