Anne responded on May 20, 2009
Julie, most of us are never going to achieve the heights you did as the CEO of a company. I just want to say that I was so touched by your transparency (坦誠). I haven’t been attacked publicly ever like you, but I’ve suffered from depression—just recently in fact. It helps a lot to hear personal stories, and it helped to read how you might have handled things differently.
 
Nancy responded on May 21, 2009
Something in Julie drew her to artwork during a very dark time in her journey. And later she stated that it’s beauty that keeps her going. Beauty and creativity can be very powerful in our lives. And it doesn’t surprise me that Julie was drawn to these naturally. Anne, maybe the artistic kinds of activities Julie used will support you well as you move beyond the depressive feelings you’re dealing with.
 
Anne responded on June 4, 2009
Nancy, thanks so much for taking the time to offer some great ideas for using creativity to help with depression. Actually during this time I’ve found that my creative work has been the one thing that’s brought me a lot of joy.
 
Julie responded on June 2, 2009
Nancy, thank you for your insights (深刻見解). Warmly, Julie.
 
Chris responded on May 31, 2009
I don’t normally comment on blogs, but this was a very insightful and transparent post (帖子). I could really feel that you were open and honest about everything you wrote about. Thanks for sharing and good luck with everything that you do.
 
Julie responded on June 9, 2009
Thanks, Chris.
 
Wendy responded on May 30, 2009
Julie, everything you shared here is inspiring. Thank you for having the courage to be so open. I love what you’re doing here. Keep it up!
 
Julie responded on May 31, 2009
Thank you, Wendy.
小題1:The above posts center on a blog passage written by ______.
A．WendyB．Julie C．Anne D．Nancy
小題2: Nancy and Anne share the opinion that______.
A．work can bring joy to people B．creativity may help reduce depression
C．beauty is the most important in life D．different people handle things differently
小題3:Which of the following about Julie is NOT true?
A．Julie is the CEO of a company. B．Julie was once attracted to artwork.
C．Julie has never been attacked publicly. D．Julie was honest about her past experiences.
小題1:B小題2:B小題3:C
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66．The new Domino’s Pizza will       .
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B．Domino’s will put out a lot of advertisements to promote its new pizza.
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