Part III Cloze [15 minutes / 10 points]
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.
Medical experts have 61 suspected a link between the health of the mind and the health of the body. From time to time research reported 62 of such a link. One such report now comes from the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine. The study shows that the mental disorder known as depression 63 to harm the body’s natural defense system against disease.
64 of severe depression generally have a low opinion of them. They often lose 65 in everything. They seem very sad. They have trouble 66 . And they generally lose their 67 to eat. In most extreme examples, depressed persons 68 want to kill themselves.
The University of California study was 69 by Dr. Michael Irwin. He began the study two years ago at a hospital in the city of Los Angeles. The study involved 37 women, 70 husbands were dying of lung cancer.
61. A. ever B. long C. still D. always
62. A. essence B. evolution C. eternity D. evidence
63. A. appears B. emerge C. happens D. mentions
64. A. Survivors B. Disasters C. Victors D. Victims
65. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. interests
66. A. slept B. sleeps C. asleep D. sleeping
67. A. despair B. desire C. despite D. design
68. A. need B. must C. will D. may
69. A. built B. made C. taken D. done
70. A. their B. and C. whose D. but
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