单项选择题 ______is practiced to some extent by the adherents of every religion. It often requires abstinence from food, drink, or sexual activity, as in fasting or celibacy and it may also require physical pain or discomfort, such as endurance of extreme heat or cold or self-punishment.

单项选择题 Her taste runs also to arrangements of Chopin and Joplin, as well as to Japanese and Brazilian music, part of______ approach that is winning her fans around the world.

单项选择题 In addition to the Mandarin dialects, there are six other Chinese dialect groups, spoken mainly in southern and southeastern China. This linguistic______, particularly in southeastern China, has provided the basis for strong regional identity and some ethnic variation within the larger Han community.