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第II卷（共35分）

第四部分写作

第一节任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。请在答题卡指定的横线上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。

Telepathy (心灵感应) is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste). It’s an instinct which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we intuitively know that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, we’re using resources within the unconscious mind. When the resources of two unconscious minds link together on the same frequency, we call it telepathy.

We can either send or receive telepathy. If you know who is calling before you take the call, you are probably a good receiver. On the other hand, if a person calls you just after you think about him/her, you are most likely better at sending.

You can easily put your abilities to the test. Think of somebody and will them to contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phone rings, try “feeling” who is contacting you. Don't guess. Try to feel it with your mind.

Dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may simultaneously dream of the other and find that their dreams had a distinct connection. These people are probably mutually linking to the unconscious mind. To test your dream-telepathy, try sending a message using only your mind to a friend who you know is asleep. Ask him/her later about the dream and whether it involved you. If yes, then you know you have it.

The more time people spend together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the other’s mind, especially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other’s mind through time spent together; the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate.

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81. rather 82. dreamt/dreamed 83. Reasons 84. understand 85. eager

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