Now in its 84th year, the Waste Management Phoenix Open is a multifaceted experience that combines golf music and dining in the heart of the Sonoran Desert.

    Hosted by the Thunderbirds, the annual tournament raises funds for youth charities and programs. As of 2019, it has raised $134 million for local non-profits including the Phoenix Children's Hospital, St. Mary's Food Bank, Homeward Bound and Save the Family. Last year's tournament accumulated $12. 2 million. This year's competition features 132 golfers competing for a$7. 1 million purse, which comes with a$1, 278, 000 first-place check.

    Here's a guide to the 84th entry.

    When: Monday-Sunday, Jan. 28-Feb. 3.

    Where: TPC Scottsdale, 17020 N. Hayde en Road.

    Admission: Free on Monday and Tuesday. $45 Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday; $60 Friday and Saturday. Free for attendees aged 17 and younger when accompanied by an adult.

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    The Phonenix Open's entertainment tent gets the party started Wednesday through Saturday evenings. It is located at the corner of 82nd Street and Bell Road. The 2019 lineup blends crowd-pleasing country, hip-hop and EDM artists; headliners are expected to take the stage at about 8:30 p. m. each night. $120 two-for-one tickets are available for purchase for Wednesday and Thursday's country show. There's a$400 VIP admission ticket with access to an exclusive area in front of the stage available Wednesday and Saturday.

    Imagine being handed a fake(假的)pill by your doctor to treat an illness. You would be pretty mad if you found out the pill was not a real medication, wouldn't you? Better yet, imagine the doctor tells you the pill is fake. At that point, you'd probably question whether the doctor even knows his staff at all. But wait, there's more to the story.

    Ted Kaptchuk of Harvard University conducted an experiment to help treat irritable bowel syndrome(肠过敏性综合征)pain in 2010, in which he clearly marked the patients 'pills as "placebo"(安慰剂), or fake. Unbelievably, the group that was aware that it was receiving the placebo reported significant improvement in their condition.

    Many of you probably know about the placebo effect. It's the idea that giving patients an ineffective treatment -such as a sugar pill-for their condition might actually produce beneficial effects.

    Why does it work? We don't really know. One theory is that the placebo causes your brain to have a response that flows down to other parts of the body. Placebos presented as stimulants(兴奋剂)tend to increase the heart rate and blood pressure, and those presented as depressants do the opposite.

    In fact, the placebo effect can be compared to the experience of watching a horror movie.  Although you know that what you're seeing isn't actually real, you most likely experience some pretty real effects such as increase in the heart rate and sweating.

    Kaptchuk's work differed from the traditional placebo effect, in that he told the patients that the pill they were receiving was not real medicine. When the patients have this knowledge, the term" pen-label placebo" is used. The resulting improvement' proved that in many cases, patients don't need to be tricked in order for the desired effects of a placebo to take place. In fact, the fake medication helped some patients so much that they requested additional pills after the experiment was over.

    Of course, the natural question is: was this an extraordinary medical phenomenon, or just plain luck? That's why Kaptchuk and his team are attempting to do a seven-week trial before introducing the results to cancer survivors to treat severe tiredness caused by the aftereffects of the disease.

    Under Ohio law, a driver can have 12 points' worth of violations within two years before his license is automatically suspended(失效). That is, he could be caught going 30 miles over the limit three times or cause several accidents resulting in careless-driving charges before losing the right to drive. Should he commit vehicular manslaughter(驾车过失杀人), his license would  be suspended, but he could get it back in as little as six months. Other states have similarly forgiving laws. Considering that 94 percent of crashes involve some form of driver error or injury immediately before crashes you have to wonder. Are we too tolerant of bad driving-or is the problem more basic? Are we, as humans, simply not suitable for the task?

    According to one analysis, 4 million of the nearly 11 million crashes that occur yearly could potentially be avoided if distractions (使人分心的事物) were removed. But instead, we actively seek out distractions, like texting. Analysis of 28 studies confirms that typing or reading on our phones while driving badly affects reaction time, vehicle control, and, yes, collision rate. Some researchers have concluded that texting while driving may cause more of an accident risk than driving either under the influence of marijuana(大麻) or at the legal alcohol limit. And, contrary to a generally accepted idea, teenagers aren't the primary offenders: A survey of more than 2, 000 adults suggests that they are just as likely as teens to have texted behind the wheel, and much more likely to have talked on their cellphone.

    That isn't to say we're all equally bad in the driver's seat. Perhaps unsurprisingly, people who report becoming angry while driving are more likely than others to behave recklessly(不计后果地)on the road. So are people who drive fancy cars.  In one pair of studies, researchers observed that drivers of expensive cars were less likely than those with older, less expensive, or beat-up vehicles to give way to other drivers and pedestrians.

    Driverless cars are looking better and better. They won't text with each other, or get angry. And they won't cut you off just for the hell of it.

    As prices drop and their functionality expands, you can expect to see humanoid(类人的)robots in more places, including schools, airports, and hospitals. Will they influence human behavior?

    In a study published recently, scientists found that mean robots can help people concentrate. The experiment, published in Science Robotics, was based on something called the Stroop Task, which is widely used in psychology and described as the" gold standard" of attentional tests. It challenges participants to name the colors of words and ignore their meanings while calculating reaction time.

    The researchers put a modern twist on the task, though-this time, there was a robot in the room. The goal was to see if the presence of a robot would affect cognition(认知), and the researchers found it did, but only when the robot was mean.

    How do you make a robot mean? In this case, a meter-tall toy robot called a Meccanoid G15KS was made to respond to seven questions. The good robots told jokes, spoke about friendship, and described test subjects as nice. The bad robots replied to questions with passive aggressive comebacks, such as" I enjoy doing analysis programs but you would not understand" and statements like" I do not value friendship. "Then the participants rated the robots." The more participants thought the robot made them uncomfortable, the greater the improvement of their Stroop performance was, "the researchers wrote." Not surprisingly, the bad robot was rated as less warm, friendly and pleasant than the good robot. "

    The study authors argue that robots are crossing the line in some situations from machines to social agents. That will change how humans interact with(与……相互作用) and behave around them.

    "Similar to a human's presence, the presence of a robot might not be neutral(无倾向性的)1n situations like school or in the office when you are working. "Nicolas Spatola, one of the study authors said in an email, "So before your boss decides to introduce a robot in your office, 1t could be a good idea to evaluate how you feel about it and how it can positively or negatively impact your work, how comfortable you may feel with it or if you feel it to be a threat."

    Just 58 students from University Clermont Auvergne in France participated in the experiment but the researchers found an increase in the speed of correct answers among those in the presence of a mean robot when compared to those who were with a nice robot or alone.

    In the future, robots will almost certainly become more and more common in nursing homes, hotel check-in desks, behind the wheel, and elsewhere. "If we want to improve the use of robots in our daily life, there seems to be a need to first understand how Human Robot Interaction can impact human psychology, "Spatola said.

    When going to a foreign country, you often enter a new culture. The differences between Cultures may make you feel stressed and you often find it difficult to adjust to the new environment, which is usually called" culture shock".

    The psychological and physical symptoms of culture shock may appear depending on the individuals. Some often feel anxious while adapting to a new culture-even more so when the cultural distances are wide.  They remain so homesick and feel so sad about being separated from their friends back home that they long to return, especially within the first year.  

     People adjusting to a new culture often feel lonely because the language barrier makes it hard to create new relationships. Moreover, having trouble with the native language often makes them unwilling to communicate with other people.

    _You may do some research on the cultural aspects of the new country such as the history, customs, and religious beliefs, rather than on what to see and where to go, so you may get prepared for a culture that is different from yours. Studying the language is also a great way to help bridge the gap between the cultures.  

A local club provides the perfect environment to get to know people who have a similar focus so join one so that you can meet some locals and develop new friendships. There are other travelers who have the same experiences in a foreign country. Talk with them, sharing feelings, tips and insight.

A. They may lose appetite and have sleep problems.

B. Still, the most important change is communication.

C. They make a lot of effort to get used to the new environment.

D. The more of it is understood, the more of the new culture can be understood.  

E. Learning about your future destination is a great way to get over culture shock.

F. Plus, remember that you aren't alone in your struggle to adjust in a new country.

G. Actually, staying in a foreign country helps you to know more of the new culture.

    I remember it as if it were yesterday. I was 11 then, thinking, if my parents weren't going to tell me, I would 1what was going on myself. I slowly walked up to my teacher and asked, "Mrs. Marcus, do you know what prostate cancer is?" She looked at me in 2, "Why do you ask, Rachel?" I responded, "I 3my parents talking about it."

    Mrs. Marcus taught us health and nutrition. If there was anyone who had information on the topic, it was her. The next day, she 4me an envelope in which was an article that answered my question. I read the article and learned it was a cancer with a low survival rate as it was5found early on.

    My father had gone for a yearly check-up. Results came back and everything looked great. He looked at the reports and saw that some levels were 6elevated(升高), yet still within the normal7.

    However, I was determined to talk with him seriously after careful 8. I told him, "You'd better check again just to be9. These levels aren't concerning, but you know"" Why not?" That" why not"10my father to live for another 22 years. It 11my father did have early prostate cancer. In addition to traditional medicine, my parents tried every type of 12treatment they could get their hands on. 13, he chose to operate. The operation proved successful and just weeks after they14the cancer, my father went skiing all day long.

    I couldn't imagine what would have occurred if the borderline results had been ignored.  With time, I understood, realizing my dad had cancer as a child was challenging and 15the way I view health.

    Push for online employment is on the way! The government will take(practice)steps to promote online employment services. Meanwhile, campus job fairs for college graduates will pause(avoid)large gatherings of people during the ongoing novel coronavirus epidemic, an official saidWednesday.

    The employment platforms will share job(inform)with those of provinces,  universities and employment services, so that they can (joint)offer online employment services, said Wang Hui, director of the ministry's Department of College Students Affairs.

    About 8. 74 million college students(graduate)from colleges and universities around China this June,accounts for an increase of 400, 000 as many graduates  last year. Springtime employment is one of the most important(opportunity)for graduates seeking jobs.

    The ministry will strictly review employer and employment information (post) online to ensure it is true, and promote online interviews, signing of contracts and employment procedures at universities across the country.

1）报名时间：截止到4月30日；

2）活动时间：5月5日下午2:00-5:00；

3）活动地点：学校会议室；

4）颁奖：评出前15名并颁奖。

注意：

1）词数100词左右；颂扬身边人和身边事：Sing Praises to People and Things around

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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The Students' Union

    On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in policeman's clothes long before the first two scenes. He certainly looked like the part all right, he thought as he admired himself in the mirror.

    Then he suddenly felt nervous. After all, it was his first time to have a part in a play. How could he face the people watching the play? He put his head in his hands and tried to remember his lines(台词), but nothing came to his mind.

    A knock on the door made him look up. He was to go on stage in the third scene. "Have I missed my part and ruined(破坏)the play for everybody? "he thought to himself. But it was only the manager. She noticed how nervous he was and suggested he should stand near the stage where he could watch and follow the play. She was right;   it seemed to work. In fact the more he watched the play, the more he felt himself part of it.

    Everything was going on when the manager came to him again, looking worried as she placed a hand on his arm anxious," she said. "One of the actors in the second scene suddenly felt sick, but we must continue the play. Could you come onto the stage instead of him?"

注意：

1）所续写的短文词数应为150左右；

2）应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3）续写部分分为二段，每段的开头语已经为你写好；

4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

    On hearing what the manager said, Jack

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    It's time for him to go on stage.