.....................1Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfromofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Long-termlowself-esteemcancausedepressionLowself-esteemmakesusfeelbadaboutourselves.Butdidyouknowthatovertimeitalsocancausethedevelopmentofseriousmentalconditionssuchasdepression?Self-esteemis,verysimply,hesetoffeelingsyouhaveaboutyourself.It’sdevelopedbyyourexperiences,thoughts,feelings,andrelationships.(21)________self-knowledge,whichreferstohowmuchyouknowaboutyourself,self-esteemisformedaroundwhetheryoulikeyourselfornot.Depressionismuchmorethanjustfeelingsad.Itdrainsyourenergyandmakeseverydayactivitiesdifficult.Doctorsuselowself-esteemasonepossiblesymptom(22)________theydiagnosethementalconditionofmajordepressivedisorder.Theydon’tnecessarilycare(23)________lowself-esteemcausesthedepressionorviceversa.However,personalityresearchershavelongwonderedaboutthechicken-and-eggproblemofself-esteemanddepression.Certainly,ifyoudislikeyourself,you’llbemorelikely(24)________(depress).Ontheotherhand,ifyou’redepressed,you’llbemorelikelytofeelbadaboutyourself.Theonlywaythat(25)________(employ)toexplorethehighlyrelatedconceptsofself-esteemanddepressionisthroughcontinuousresearch,(26)________________peoplearefollowedupovertime.AstudyondepressionconductedbyUniversityofBaselresearchersJuliaSowisloandUlrichOrth,(27)________(contrast)thecompetingdirectionsofself-esteemtodepressionvsdepressiontoself-esteem.Thefindingshaverevealedthatovertimelowself-esteemisariskfactorfordepression,regardlessofwhoistestedandhow.Thestudyindicatesthatlowself-esteemcausesdepression(28)________notviceversa.Therefore,ifapersonhaslowself-esteem,there’sa(29)________(great)riskofdevelopingdepression.Thisisaveryimportantdiscoverybecauseitshowsthat(30)________(improve)a.....................2person’sself-esteemcanmakehimorherfeelbetter.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.exposedB.interactingC.implementD.deliberatelyE.visionF.balanceG.essentiallyH.extremeI.evolutionJ.engagedK.impactingPutdownthephoneandliveinthemomentHaveyoueverunintentionallyleftyourphoneathomeandwonderedhowyouwouldgetthroughtheday?BaylorCollegeofMedicine’sDr.JinHanexplainswhythismightbeasignthatyouneedtoputdownyourphonemoreoften.“Therehasbeena(n)__31__intechnologyasourphoneshavegonefromjustregularcellphonestosmartphonesthatallowyoutomultitaskallwithonedevice,”saidHan,assistantprofessoratBaylor.“Youuseyourphonenowtoreceiveemails,totextandchatandtoaccesssocialmediaplatforms--__32__yourphonemaybeyourconnectiontoyoursociallife.”Althoughtheyoffermanyadvantages,Hancautionsthatusingyoursmartdevicescanbeharmfulifyouusethemtoomuch.Forexample,usingyoursmartphonewhiledriving,orevenwalking,cancauseseriousaccidents.Also,staringatyourscreenfortoolongcanbeharmfultoyour__33__.Being__34__toolongtoyourphonealsocanimpactthequalityofyourrelationships,hesaid.Ifyouareonyourphoneconstantlyandnot__35__withthosearoundyou,itcantakeawayfromyourrelationshipswithyourfamilyandfriends.Inaddition,ifyouareusingyourphonetoomuchinfrontyourchildren,thentheywilllikelyfollowyourleadandusetheirownsmartdevices...
