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Cairo,aBelgianMalinoisandmilitaryworkingdog.ThisisCairo’sstory,andthatofhishandler,WillChesney.

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diz,whereIspentsixmonthsstudyingasastudent.

Beforethat,IknewverylittleaboutCá

dizbutIdecidedtotakeariskandexploreit.Well,theriskcertainlypaidoff.

Cá

diz,Europe’soldestcity,hangsoffSpain’ssoutherncoastonapeninsula（半岛）,surroundedalmostentirelybywater.Asyouleavetheshadystreetsofthehistoricaloldcityandexploremoreofit,youaremetwithvastareasoftheblueAtlanticOceanandwhitesandybeaches,whichinmyopinionaresomeofthebestinSpain!

OneofthegreatthingsaboutCá

dizisthewonderful,richcultureoffoodanddrink.Therearelittletapas（小吃）barsliningeverystreetandmostwillservetapasforaround1.50～2euros,meaningyoucantryawholevarietyofAndalusiandishes.

dizhasalsocometobeknownas“TheSingingCity”.Itcomesfromtheannualcarnival（狂欢节）,oneofthebiggestinEurope.AverylargenumberofpeoplegotoCá

diztoseeit.Duringthosetendays,Cá

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ThatismyexperienceofCá

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Areyouatalkativeperson?

Doyoulikechattingwithyourcolleagues?

Everydayaroundtheworld,mostpeoplewhogotoworkavoidmakingsmalltalkwiththeircolleaguesoncetheygetthere.

Someputontheirheadphonesandkeeptheireyeslow.Otherswillpretendtoreceiveanurgentmessagethatrequiresanimmediate,life-or-deathrapidresponse,whichpreventsthemfromdoingprettymuchanythingelse,includingtheconversationmadewhilepeopleareheatinguplunchintheofficemicrowaveorwhilewalkingfromtheentranceoftheirofficebuildingtothenearestbusstop.

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No.Youjustfeelbadaboutyourself.Andyourcolleaguefeelsthesameabouthimselforherself.

Ifyou’regenerallyanxiousinsocialsituations,Terransuggestedcomingupwithquestionsorstoriesfromwhichyoucanpull.“Whetherornotyousharepersonalinformationaboutyourselfisuptoyou,butdiscussingthingsyoutrulycareaboutalwaysworks,”shesaid.“Topicsrelatedtoyourprofessionalfield,forexample,thesportsyoudowell,isagreatplacetostart.”

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B.Bygettingthemselvesoccupiedonpurpose.

C.Byreadingsomethingunrelatedtotheirwork.

D.Bydevotingthemselvesfullytothedeadlines.

29.Whatmaypeopleloseiftheyavoidsmalltalkwithcolleagues?

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D

Cornisamongthemostcommonlyconsumedgrainsontheplanet.Globally,theaveragehumanwillconsume70poundsofcorneachyear!

That’sawholelotofcornthatneedstobegrowneachyear,andthat’snotevenaccountingforcornbeinggrownforanimalconsumptionandbiofuel.Justlikemanyotherpopularfoods,farmersarefindingitdifficulttogetenoughcornproduced.

Ofcourse,complicatingmattersisthefactthatcornisatropical（热带的）plant,meaningfarmerscan’tproduceitduringthecoldermonthsoftheyear.Now,researchersfromCornellUniversity’sBoyceThompsonInstitutehavedevelopedtheirownsolution:

anewvariationofcornthatrecoversmuchmorequicklyafterbeingexposedtocoldtemperatures.

LeadresearcherDavidStern,presidentoftheBoyceThompsonInstitute,andhisteammadethisincrediblebreakthroughbybuildingonresearchoriginallypublishedtwoyearsago.Thatstudyhaddiscoveredthatincreasingthelevelsofanenzyme（酶）calledRubiscoinplantscausedthemtogrowmorerapidlyandreachlargersizes.Rubiscohelpsplantsturnatmosphericcarbondioxide（CO2）intosugar.Regardingcornspecifically,Rubiscolevelsincorndropconsiderablyincoldweather.

Thistime,theresearchteamplantedalargegroupofcornplants,andprovidedaportionofthegroupwithmoreRubisco.Then,theyallowedalltheplantstogrowforthreeweeksat77degreesFahrenheit（normalgrowingtemperatureforcorn）beforedroppingthetemperatureto57degreesFahrenheitfortwomoreweeks.Finally,theyheatedthingsupbackagainto77degrees.

“ThecornwithmoreRubiscoperformedbetterthanregularcornbefore,duringandafterchilling（冷却）,”explainsfirstauthorCoralieSalesse-Smith.“Infact,wewereabletoreducetheseverityofchillingstressandallowforamorerapidrecovery.”

Allinall,thecornwithmoreRubiscowasabletorecoverfromthecoldertemperaturesmorequicklyandwithlessdamagedone.TheRubiscocornplantsgrewtobetaller.Theseresu