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Why do many of us find 1. difficult or impossible to fall asleep in a bed other than our own? Is it because the bed is 2.(comfort)? According to a new study published in Current Biology, a significant reason is 3. the scientists call “first night effect”. They believe that one side of the brain acts as a “night watch” to warn us about potential dangers. It forces us 4.(stay) awake on the first night in a new environment.

For the study, 35 young volunteers 5.(ask) to sleep in a sleep lab for several days. Meanwhile, researchers watched their brain activities.

According to the researchers, on their first night, the left brains were 6.(active) than the right brains and people had a hard time sleeping. However, left-brain activity decreased as days went by, 7.(fall) even to the point of complete calm. In this process, the participants got an increasingly better sleep experience.

The 8.(finding) suggest that the different rhythms of the sides of the brain affect our sleep. When the two sides work 9.(different), the balance between them is broken. Thus, the brain can’t relax and is sensitive to anything strange in the surroundings, just 10. it is in the daytime.

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Poetry is never far away from our daily lives. Many of us grew up reciting classic poems, learning to enjoy this beautiful art form that's able to use just a few lines 1.(express) such rich meanings.

The Chinese Shijing, which dates back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, has a 2.( long) history than the Homeric Epics(荷马史诗). Even today, classic poems 3.(love)by a lot of people.

To recognize the special 4.(able)of poetry and get its creative spirit, World Poetry Day is held by the United Nations on March 21 each year to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression.

The Chinese Poetry Congress(中国诗词大会) showing classic poetry is 5.(extreme)popular. The competition saw over 100 hopeful participants taking part in 6.number of challenges. The participants, 7.ages range from 7 to 70, include students,farmers, teachers and foreign competitors with an interest 8.Chinese literature.

And even TV series involving poetry are very 9.(success). For example, in The Legend of Zhenhuan, one of the drama's most moving songs was adapted from a poem 10.( write)by Wen Tingyun of the Tang Dynasty.

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The story of The Farmer and The Mule (骡子) makes us smile. 1. , it does have wisdom in it. It reminded me about defeating adversity (逆境).

2. we handle adversity determines our success in life. One of my 3. (thought) on adversity is, “Adversity is a fact of life. It can’t 4. (control). What we can control is how we react to it.”

When 5. (face) with adversity, we can give up the negative attitude. Or we can look on adversity 6. an opportunity to find other ways to do things. We should be 7. (determine) and persistent. It all comes down to your choice and it is a choice of attitude!

You see, the farmer thought the mule was not worth 8. (save) when it fell into a well accidentally, and he just put it out of its misery by burying it. Despite the farmer’s best efforts to bury it, the mule 9. (resist) until it was able to climb out of the well on top of all the dirt that was thrown in after it.

The mule, despite the fact that it was 10. (constant) in a deep well, would not give up. The mule simply shook the dirt off little by little, never giving up the will to live by climbing out of the well.

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Many of us wake up 1. (feel) tired in the morning. Many of us ignore the problem as the day goes on, forgetting that it might have a dangerous effect. Society even glorifies “burning the candle at both ends” as a sign of our 2.(devote) to work and family.

Believe 3. or not, all this bad sleep has far-reaching consequences. We do not give ourselves enough chances to sleep. A survey of over 74,000 people found that 35% reported sleeping less than seven hours daily 4. average. Furthermore, the quantity of sleep we allow ourselves　 5. (change) greatly over the past 15 years.

This lack of sleep can lead to many serious 6. (problem). One study found that 7. (simple) limiting yourself to six hours of sleep a night for two weeks made performance on a timed attention task as poor as if you 8. (stay) up all the night before.

If you intend to try extending your sleep period, consider giving yourself a chance 9.(sleep)　 longer for a full week. Your body clock might be programmed in a way 10. keeps you from falling asleep quickly, but it might let you sleep longer.

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For　 many of　 us, cold drinks 1. (consider) to be one of the necessities for summer. Who can resist the 2. (please) of drinking an ice-cold Coke after playing a basketball game on a hot day?

However,　 a　 recent study 3. (conduct) by the professors from the University of Ottawa, found hot drinks such as teas and coffees might actually be more 4. (effect) to cool you down in　 dry　 conditions.　 According　 to　 Smithsonian　 Magazine,　 when　 you　 drink　 some　 hot　 drinks,　　 you 5. (start) to sweat more. It will remove excess heat by converting (转化) 6. water from a liquid to a vapor. As long as you are able to sweat, you can cool down quickly.

But　 that also means 7. you’re in a hot, humid room, or you are wearing long sleeves and trousers, hot　 drinks are 8. (probable)　 not　 going to work. 9. that case, Jay suggests the opposite course of action: “Hot drinks still add a small amount of heat to the body, so if 10. (sweat) more is going to be a problem, go for a cold drink.”

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While buying things online, many of us rely on customer reviews to understand the usage and 1.（perform）of a product. But many sellers are buying fake reviews to influence purchasing patterns. Review companies have 2.army of testers who post four - and five-star reviews on e-commerce platforms. More than 60,000 specialized testers throughout Europe write reviews quickly and 3.（rely）. Although Amazon 4.（fight） against fake reviews and has deleted some of them, the fake reviews won't stop 5. Amazon stops its practice of ranking products.

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Many of us were raised with the saying “Waste not, want not.” None of us, however, can 　　 1.　　 (complete) avoid waste in our lives.

Any kind of waste is thoughtless. Whether we waste our potential talents, our own time, our limited　　 2.　 (nature) resource, our money,　 3. other people’s time, each of us can become more aware and careful. The smallest good habits can make a big　　 4.　　 (differ). It’s a good feeling to know in our hearts we are doing our best in a world 　 5.　 is in serious trouble. By being devoted to 　 6.　 (save) oil, water, paper, food, and clothing, we are playing 　　 7.　　 part in cutting down on waste.

We must keep reminding 　　　 8.　　 (we)that it is easier to get into something than it is to get out of it. Actually, severe damage 　　 9.　 (do) to our land is fairly recent in the history of our evolution. It’s time for us to say no to waste so that our grandchildren’s children 　　 10. (be)able to develop well. We can’t solve all the problems of waste, but we can encourage mindfulness.

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Many of us know people who are always working and never seem to stop. Have you ever heard of anyone who is allergic 1._________ vacations? It’s not really an allergy and it is called leisure sickness. It happens like this—you are hoping to take 2. _________vacation and all ready for it, and when it finally begins, you get sick 3. _________ (immediate).

It’s a bit of a mystery. However, there are a few possible explanations. One theory is 4. _________ people have no time to get sick when focusing on work, and their bodies ignore the problems until they take a break. Another possibility is that 5. _________ is actually healthier to be very busy, for people become stronger and are less likely 6. _________ (fall) ill when they are always working. When extremely hard-working people go on vacation, their bodies relax and stop fighting illness the way that they usually do. That’s to say, they can’t adjust to 7. _________ (be) on vacation. When people are 8. _________ (occupy) with their work, they might forget how to relax, and the 9. _________ (press) of their sudden vacation makes them get ill. For most of us, however, vacations are fun, and leisure sickness is one problem about 10. _________ we do not have to worry.

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Most of us relate wealth to a 1. (success) career, a big house and expensive clothes.However, a recent study, 2.(carry) out by a US-based bank and brokerage company , showed that more than six 3.ten of the people surveyed treasured time withtheir family in daily lives.

Not long ago, a spokesman for UK company Luxury Family Hotel told the Daily Mail,Society is 4.(gradual) becoming a materialistic (物质主义的) place where the message from modern famous people.5.(seem) to be that fashion, and foreign holidays as well as expensive jewels are of great6.　 (important) . However, the study shows that many people still feel things such as family and relationships, compared to7. (spend) money,are much8. (value) regardless of their race, age and nationality. Indeed, 9.is often the case, we leave home to seek our fortune and, when we get10., we go home and share with our family.

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At present, working staff in many cities of China have resumed work in 1. orderly manner. Employees need to wear masks when they go to work. 2. (natural), there are concerns that masks might be insufficient（不足）.

Good news is that since last month, companies in Guangdong province, Beijing and Shanghai 3. (begin) to produce a new type of face mask, 4. uses a nanomaterial (纳米材料）membrane (薄膜) to filter bacteria, viruses 5. other pathogens, according to local health and medical products authorities.

The new masks are designed to meet the same 6. (standard) of N95, meaning they filter particles of all sizes with at least 95 percent 7. (efficient).

The masks are also easy 8. (breathe) through and are pretty comfortable. Besides, this new type of masks can 9. (reuse) up to 20 times depending on the user’s setting and wear time, the authorities said.

The retail price（零售价）for the masks 10. (create) by companies from Shanghai will be around 15 to 20 yuan each.

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