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In the days of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, life on a steamboat on the Mississippi River was 1 . One of the most exciting 2 of that period was a race 3 two of the fastest river boats. The Natchez had steamed up the river from New Orleans to St. Louis in three days, twenty-one hours, and fifty-eight minutes. John Cannon, 4 of the Robert E. Lee felt sure that he could 5 this time and challenged the captain of the Natchez. 6 his boat light, Captain Cannon 7 no passengers 8 ; he did not 9 the usual goods. Moreover, he had crews with supplies of coal waiting on floats along the river so that the boat would not have to put it to shore for 10 . The race began on June 30,1870. Being lighter than the Natchez, the Lee jumped into an early lead. For three days the race continued, 11 the boats travelling at full steam. They were 12 each other the whole time, 13 short spaces when bends in the river hid one or the other from view. Then only a few hours from its goal, the Natchez 14 a rock and ran aground. The Lee steamed proudly into St. Louis in exactly three days, eighteen hours, and thirty minutes after she had left New Orleans. Bell rang, and people called 15 the boat named after the general 16 as an army engineer had prevented the river from changing its course and St. Louis 17 becoming an inland town. The Lee 18 a good record—one that brought honor to all rivermen. However, the great day of the river steamers was drawing to 19 . The 20 won the passenger and goods business from the river boats. There are boats on the river today. But they are not the white birds that attracted young Samuel Clemens.
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In the days of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, life on a steamboat on the Mississippi River was 1 . One of the most exciting 2 of that period was a race 3 two of the fastest river boats. The Natchez had steamed up the river from New Orleans to St. Louis in three days, twenty-one hours, and fifty-eight minutes. John Cannon, 4 of the Robert E. Lee felt sure that he could 5 this time and challenged the captain of the Natchez. 6 his boat light, Captain Cannon 7 no passengers 8 ; he did not 9 the usual goods. Moreover, he had crews with supplies of coal waiting on floats along the river so that the boat would not have to put it to shore for 10 . The race began on June 30,1870. Being lighter than the Natchez, the Lee jumped into an early lead. For three days the race continued, 11 the boats travelling at full steam. They were 12 each other the whole time, 13 short spaces when bends in the river hid one or the other from view. Then only a few hours from its goal, the Natchez 14 a rock and ran aground. The Lee steamed proudly into St. Louis in exactly three days, eighteen hours, and thirty minutes after she had left New Orleans. Bell rang, and people called 15 the boat named after the general 16 as an army engineer had prevented the river from changing its course and St. Louis 17 becoming an inland town. The Lee 18 a good record—one that brought honor to all rivermen. However, the great day of the river steamers was drawing to 19 . The 20 won the passenger and goods business from the river boats. There are boats on the river today. But they are not the white birds that attracted young Samuel Clemens.
Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely. Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support—financial aid, material resources, and needed services—that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems. Social companionship is beneficial in that ______.
Thomas and Dianne Stewart, out for an afternoon drive, stopped at a stop sign in a quiet suburban neighborhood. Thomas watched a little girl, perhaps two years old, as she played in her yard. Moments later he gasped when he realized she was playing with a cigarette lighter. "How utterly awful it is to let a small child play with a cigarette lighter," Thomas exclaimed to his wife. His wife nodded her head in agreement. As he prepared to pull away, he watched the little girl head into the back yard. As the car began to move, Thomas spotted a large red gasoline can, with no lid on it. If the girl flicked the cigarette lighter, the spark or resulting flame could ignite the fumes escaping from the open gas can, creating a high potential for disaster. Thomas, trained in safety and rescue operations while in the army, trained in the martial arts while in college, a marathon runner, weight lifter, and Olympic swimmer, sprang into action. He kicked his car door open, and instructed his wife to take the fire extinguisher in the car. She nodded her head and followed him with the equipment he needed. He removed the tab, activating the extinguisher and directed her to spray the small child as if were in flames. Dianne aimed the nozzle at the baby and pulled the trigger. Mushrooming foam covered the little girl from her head to her toes, protecting her from the flames, in the event of an explosion. The little girl began crying, not aware that these two people were risking their very lives for her. From the side of the house, Thomas and Dianne heard the child’s mother yell, "Jessica, do you need more candy in your Pez dispenser" The couple looked again at the object in the little girl’s hand, and then rushed to their car and hightailed out of the neighborhood. Which of the following statement is not true about Thomas
Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely. Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support—financial aid, material resources, and needed services—that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of ______.
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