【正文】 responsibilities for house work. B In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on the list, but so were some positive lifechanging events, like marriage. When you take the HolmeRahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress (pressure)— it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events considerably affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who worked and lived under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illness!” If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the article said, avoid s tressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous, many－ like the death of a loved one－ are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription(處方 ) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be pletely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move. The idea that all stress makes you sick also takes no notice of a lot of what we know about people. It supposes we’re all easily hurt and suffering without opposition in the face of adversity(逆境 ). But what about human initiative(主動(dòng)性 ) and creativity? Many e through periods of stress with more physical and mental energy than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and mental strain(緊張 ). 66． The result of HolmesRahe’s medical research tells us ________. A. the way you handle major events may cause stress B. what should be done to avoid stress C. what kind of event would cause stress D. how to deal with sudden changes in life 67． The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to _______. A. widespread worry over its harmful effects B. great pain over the mental disorder it could cause C. a widespread research into stressrelated illness D. popular avoidance of stressful jobs 68． The score of the HolmesRahe test shows ________. A. how much pressure you are under B. how positive events can change life C. how stressful a major event can be D. how you can deal with lifechanging events 69． Why is “such simplistic advice” (Line 1, Para. 3) impossible to follow? A. No one can stay on the same job for long. B. No prescription is effective in reducing stress. C. People have to get married someday. D. You could be missing opportunities as well. 70． According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may bee ________. A. Nervous when faced with difficulties B. physically and mentally strained C. more able to deal with adversity D. indifferent toward what happens to them C Driving Offense Points System What is Driving Offense Points System? After the introduction of the system, certain traffic offences will earn the driver points besides other punishment. If a driver makes any of these offences, the points will be recorded. When the driver gets a certain number of points, he will be forbidden to drive for a certain amount of time. What are the purposes of this system？ This is a system designed to make road much safe r. It can improve standards of driving and reduce the accident rates. Which traffic offences will result in Driving Offence points? Of course, not all traffic offences are covered by this system. Only those that have direct effect on road safety are included. There are altogether fourteen items. Code Offence Points 1 Causing death by dangerous driving 10 2 Dangerous driving[來(lái)源 :學(xué)科網(wǎng) ] 10 3 Careless driving 5 4 Driving after drinking or taking drugs 10 5 Driving over speed limit by more than 15 km/hour 3 6 Driving in a motor race on the road 10 7 Failing to stop after an accident 3 8 Failing to give informatio