职称英语《综合类》考试阅读理解必备练习(5)
<p> <span word="Crystal">Crystal</span> <span word="Ear">Ear</span></p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Jill">Jill</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="does">does</span>, <span word="replied">replied</span> <span word="Jill">Jill</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="product">product</span>, <span word="Jill">Jill</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="look">look</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="older">older</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="Crystal">Crystal</span> <span word="Earl">Earl</span>!</p><p> <span word="Jill">Jill</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Crystal">Crystal</span> <span word="Ear">Ear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="styled">styled</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Crystal">Crystal</span> <span word="Ear">Ear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Crystal">Crystal</span> <span word="Ear">Ear</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="louder">louder</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="natural">natural</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="worn">worn</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="wires">wires</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="device">device</span>. <span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="mold">mold</span> <span word="fits">fits</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="Use">Use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>, <span word="use">use</span> <span word="Crystal">Crystal</span> <span word="Ear">Ear</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hearing">Hearing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="progresses">progresses</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="untreated">untreated</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="millions">millions</span>, <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="visits">visits</span>, <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adjustments">adjustments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Crystal">Crystal</span> <span word="Ear">Ear</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>-<span word="off">off</span> , <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Crystal">Crystal</span> <span word="Ear">Ear</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>-<span word="efficient">efficient</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Crystal">Crystal</span> <span word="Ear">Ear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="amplifier">amplifier</span> .</p>
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