Result:The third group showed much the same results as the group that took the placebo. 4.Two opposite attitudes toward the use of a placebo(Paras.10-11): Some doctors think that if the placebo can have bad effects it should never be used. Other countries are known to have been using placebos for hundreds of years. 5.Conclusion(Para.12) It is suggested that the human mind may be stronger than we think it is. 2. 1 placebo 2 reacts 3 work 4 mind 5 case 6 reality 7 relationship 8 trust 9 powerful 10 cases 11 healthy 12 effects 13 medicine 14 placebo 15 stronger 3.Sample 1.I think there is a"doctor"in the body and it is the mind.Usually when we are quite confident, we will react as if everything will go well.That is to say,when we are mentally sure that we will get better,the body will start functioning better.On the contrary,if we lose confidence,our illness will probably get worse.I really believe in the power of"mind over matter". 2.It depends.If I got better,I would feel lucky to have been given a placebo instead of real medicine because medicine often has some side effects.I would be proud of my willpower and become more confident of myself.However,if I didn't get better,I would be unhappy and feel I was fooled or mistreated.I would probably never go back to that doctor.It sounds unfair to the doctor.Anyway,that's what I think about placebos. Vocabulary 1. 1.A a substance used for treating illness B the study and practice of treating or preventing illnesses and injuries 2.A firing a gun B an injection of a drug 3.A the part of a spacecraft in which astronauts live and work B a plastic container shaped like a very small tube with medicine inside 4.A become whole and sound;return to health B become mentally or emotionally strong again after a bad experience 5.A a particular way of behaving toward sb.or of dealing with them B a method that is intended to cure an injury or illness 6.A the process of cutting into sb.'s body to repair or remove a part that is damaged B the process of making a machine or system work 7.A a person or their particular problem that a doctor is dealing with B a situation that exists,especially as it affects a particular person or group 8.A make sb.think that a particular thing is true;indicate B tell sb.your ideas about what they should do,where they should go,etc 2 66 Result: The third group showed much the same results as the group that took the placebo. 4. Two opposite attitudes toward the use of a placebo (Paras. 10-11): Some doctors think that if the placebo can have bad effects it should never be used. Other countries are known to have been using placebos for hundreds of years. 5. Conclusion (Para. 12) It is suggested that the human mind may be stronger than we think it is. 2. 1 placebo 2 reacts 3 work 4 mind 5 case 6 reality 7 relationship 8 trust 9 powerful 10 cases 11 healthy 12 effects 13 medicine 14 placebo 15 stronger 3. Sample 1. I think there is a “doctor” in the body and it is the mind. Usually when we are quite confident, we will react as if everything will go well. That is to say, when we are mentally sure that we will get better, the body will start functioning better. On the contrary, if we lose confidence, our illness will probably get worse. I really believe in the power of “mind over matter”. 2. It depends. If I got better, I would feel lucky to have been given a placebo instead of real medicine because medicine often has some side effects. I would be proud of my willpower and become more confident of myself. However, if I didn’t get better, I would be unhappy and feel I was fooled or mistreated. I would probably never go back to that doctor. It sounds unfair to the doctor. Anyway, that’s what I think about placebos. Vocabulary 1. 1. A a substance used for treating illness B the study and practice of treating or preventing illnesses and injuries 2. A firing a gun B an injection of a drug 3. A the part of a spacecraft in which astronauts live and work B a plastic container shaped like a very small tube with medicine inside 4. A become whole and sound; return to health B become mentally or emotionally strong again after a bad experience 5. A a particular way of behaving toward sb. or of dealing with them B a method that is intended to cure an injury or illness 6. A the process of cutting into sb.’s body to repair or remove a part that is damaged B the process of making a machine or system work 7. A a person or their particular problem that a doctor is dealing with B a situation that exists, especially as it affects a particular person or group 8. A make sb. think that a particular thing is true; indicate B tell sb. your ideas about what they should do, where they should go, etc. 2