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Social isolation poses more health risks than obesity or smoking 15 cigarettes a day,according to research published by Brigham Young University. The -26 is that loneliness is a huge, if silent, risk factor. Loneliness affects physical health in two ways. First, it produces str ess hormones that can lead to many health problems. Second, people who live alone are less likely to go to the doctor -27 ,toexercise or to eat a healthy diet. Pblc health experts in many countries are -28 how to address widespread loneliness in our society. Last year Britain even appointed a minister for loneliness. " Loneliness -29 almost every one of us at some point, " its minister for loneliness Baroness Barran said. "It can lead to very serious health30 for individuals who become isolated and disconnected. " Barran started a " Let' s Talk Loneliness" campaign that -31 difficult con ersations across Britain.He is now supporting "32 benches, " which are p blic seating areas where people are encouraged to go and chat wit h one another. The minister is also -33 to stop p lic tra sportion from being cut in ways that lea e people isolated.Mor e than one-fifth of adults in both the Un ted States and Britain said in a 2018 -34 that they often or a ways feel lonely. Mor e than half of America adu ts are u married, and researchers have found that even among those who are married, 30% of relationships are -35 strained. A quarter of Americans now live alone, and as the song says, one is the loneliest number.

You probably haven't taken the time to think of all the work that went into creating the shirt on your back. I mean, how hard it could be to create fabric and 26 it into a shirt shape. Don't machines do all that? Well, creating fabric from cotton, which is the most 27 clothing material, is actually a process that involves a lot of water, 2,700 liters per shirt to be 28 . Take a look at the video below from National Geographic for some mind-blowing 29 about cotton clothing production. Clean water is 30 becoming one of themost sought-after resources in the world. Given how large the 31 and cotton industries are, they take up a lot of our fresh water demands across the world,according to The Huffington Post. The video from National Geographic was created to spread 32 of how environmentally harmful cotton is. But the situation can be made better. Through better water management and farming practices, water usage in cotton production can be cut down by 33 40percent. Called "Better Cotton", this environmentally conscious product will save millions of liters of water a year simply from 34 the demands of cotton production. Cotton doesn't have to go, since it is, after all, one of the most useful cash crops across the globe. However, as water supplies 35 , farmers and consumers need to be more conscious of the effect that these products have on the environment as a whole.

A number of studies have looked at how family life can affect productivity and satisfaction in the workplace. However, there has been 26 little research on the influence of leisure activities. So Ciara Kelly and colleagues recruited 129 hobbyists to look at how time spent on their hobbies 27 their work life. The researchers found that when participants spent longer than 28 on their leisure activity, their belief in their ability to perform their job was strengthened. But this was only the 29 when they had a serious hobby that was dissimilar to their job, or when their hobby was similar to their work but they only did 30 . When their hobby was both serious and similar to their job, then spending more time on it actually decreased their work 31 .Why might that be? To maintain a serious hobby, people need to invest significant psychological resources, say the authors—so if the activity has the same kinds of demands as their work, they may be left 32 and unable to perform well at their job. But if their hobby is quite different from their career, it may not 33 in the same way but instead help them develop other knowledge and skills that can 34 their confidence at work. "Consider a scientist who is a keen rock climber," says Kelly. "Since climbing is so far 35 from their day-to-day work activities, they can still recover from the demands of their job with plenty of resources."

Public perception of success in the U.S.might be totally misguided. While 92% of people believe others care most about fame and 26,fewer than 10% factor those qualities into their own success.This is according to the newly 27 study by Harvard Graduate School of Education professor Todd Smith. Smith says he was 28 by how past studies on success "assumed what people will care about." In this study,his team "went the 29 direction" by spending years carrying out individual interviews and group surveys to see what people really talk about when they talk about success. As a scientist, Smith 30 studied individuality for a living, and even he was surprised to find younger respondents cared more about having a 31 in life.Those between the ages of 18 and 34 prioritized it most, and that prioritization dropped off as respondents' ages went up. Perhaps this is because older people had fewer options when they were starting their careers, at a time when values focused more on stable incomes than 32 personal missions. 33 very high across the priorities of all study participants. Ultimately, Smith hopes Other trends included an emphasis on the importance of parenting. Being a parent institutions will take note of these insights 34 Higher education institutions tend to focus on preparing students for high-paying jobs.For such institutions, from universities to workplaces,to better 35 people in the U.S.,they'll need to understand "what the American public highly prioritizes,"Smith says.

Confucianism appeals to more and more people in the Western world. It is a window into vinues that Americans come to admire, who wish to 1 —, a more Confician lifestyle.or in other words, to become good and responsible people. Different from other cultures, Confucianism tends to find the sacred in the 2.— in the relationships of ordinary life. In the family.school , and workplace, we understand and respect each other, we share with and 3— the beloved,and we learn to become vituous, being 4.—by the virtues we have seain others. Such virtues reflect the pimary values of aliving Conficiianism, and 5.—all these values is the sense that harmony is the highest ideal in life. Harmony has 6 — expressions in East Asia, which can be 7—by harmony in music or the variety of foods on a dinner table. In Alfred North Whitehead's philosophy.8— intensity and 9 — harmony are seen as the happiness or satisfaction that all living beings are seeking. According to the author .Americans will become Confucian in their way. Confucianism can 10—the practice other cultures and help people from other parts of the world to live a more satisfying life.

To promote the efficiency of a team, members of different traits and 1--have to collaborate. The author of the text, once a B-student, now an entrepreneur, believes that he can complete almost any task with some modicum of competence.But with 2-- typical of a B-student, he gets bored quickly with any one task, and can hardly focus and be patient while manager, according to the author, are typical A -students, who can stay 3--for a long period of time They are convinced that the results they want will 4--follow as long as they 5-- perfectly.The author thus 6--that B-student entrepreneur and A-stuent managers should 7-- since they need each other. It is 8--that ,on the one hand, A-students should listen to-B.students because B-students know about aspects of life and business that they konw little about.And on the other hand,B-student entrepreneur should do what they can to attract, organize and 9--A-student manager.Only when B-student entrepreneurs and A-student managers understand and appreciate each other are they able to be more 10--and contribute more to the further development of the team as well.

Evolving technologies are turning science fiction into reality.With the widespread availability lity of smart technologies,our lifestyles have been 1--,from the way we communicate and shop to the way we 2-- and work Cities have to evolve as well to be in 3--with the times. For instance, information technology is becoming the fourth 4--and contributing to the smart city projects. There are different approaches to making cities smart to 5--to the needs, of an increasing population resulting from increasing 6--we can digitize or 7-- our existing infrastructure in service which might be a more 8--or faster solution.We can also construct completely new smart cities, which might be more 9-- and ambitious, and will arouse some questioning or even criticism.Although the technologies are doomed to get outdated, it should not be an excuse for us not to 10.--in technological innovations, Whichever approach we adopt, cities are expected to become smarter in order to meet the changing needs of urban populations and inadequate infrastructures.

Du Fu, who lived in the mid Tang Dynasty, was regarded as the greatest poet in China, not only because of his git in Roety, but also because of his 1--to the state, his sympathy for the people and his 2--Confucian values. Influenced by the teachings of Confucius ,Du Fu wished that he could become a government official to serve the country. With the natural disaster 3 --and especially the huge rebellion staring 755, the state went into a severe crisis. This became the 4 -- point of Du Fu's life and his poetry ,making his poetry more realstic in reflecting the social 5 --After escaping from the rebels and being 6--with his family, Du Fu went south and settled down first in Chengdu and then in Kuizhou, where he developed as a nature poet, describing the beauty in nature and the 7--of everyday life, and coming to terms with the limits human action when faced with the 8-- of nature and time.Although his dream of serving the nation through a career in government was not fulfilled Du Fu's 9--went beyond being "the greatest poet" because of his importance in Chinese Culture and hir contributing human 10--

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What does Liebman say about industry-funded research?

What is the author's advice to consumers?

What did Harvard scientists do 50 years ago?

What does Marion Nestle say about present-day nutrition studies?

What did Coca-Cola-funded studies claim?

What does Liebman say about industry-funded research?

What is the author's advice to consumers?

What does the author use the example of his father to illustrate?

Why did people often change jobs when the author started his career?

What does the author say about people now working for several businesses at the same time?

What have businesses come to recognize now?

What does the author say about the gig economy?

What do we learn from the study by the Josephson Institute of Ethics?

What did the Common Sense Media survey reveal?

Why do students rarely get caught cheating nowadays?

What does the author think schools should do to tackle cheating?

What does the author suggest teachers do in the classroom?

What are big houses promoted to be in the United States?

What is one of the consequences of living big?

What questions arise from living big?

What kind of social system does the author think is unacceptable?

What does the author advocate for people to live well?

What does the author think of most entrepreneurs?

What does the author imply by saying "this isn't always the case" (Line 1, Para. 3)?

What does the author say is of extreme importance for one to become a successful entrepreneur?

How do the most ambitious entrepreneurs regard failure in their endeavor?

What does the author advise us to do concerning ambition?

How can competitive rivalry benefit entrepreneurs according to the passage?

What is one of the traps entrepreneurs may often fall into when competing with rivals?

What are entrepreneurs advised to do to avoid traps that often accompany rivalry?

How can entrepreneurs avoid making impulsive and insensible decisions?

How can entrepreneurs overcome the risk-inducing effects of rivalry?

What does the author say companies should do in the context of remote work?

What should be prioritized in assessing employees' remote work?

What quality in the employees would be of great importance in a remote work context?

Why is it important for firms to provide timely feedback during the pandemic?

What is the author's suggestion to employers who experience the financial impact of the pandemic?

What does a "multitasker" originally refer to?

What do we learn from the conclusion of a recent study on multitasking?

How does the business world view multitasking?

What does the author imply we should do if we have to focus on some task and do it well?