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B.ItisseriouslydoubtedamongthepeoplewhosufferfromSAD.
C.Itaffectsabout10%ofthepopulationofnorthernEuropeeachyear.
D.Anotherchemicalcalledserotonin,however,canmakepeoplehappy.
E.That’swhenpeoplecanrechargetheirserotoninandgetabettermood.
F.Moststudiesprovethatanegativefeelingisassociatedwithbadweather.
G.Theydeterminedthatpeopleactuallydifferintheirsensitivitytoweatherchanges.
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YoumaythinkthatEnglishdictionarieshavebeenusedformany,manycenturies.ThespellingofEnglishhasalwaysbeenaproblem.
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Thenpeoplecouldspellwordsindifferentwayswhichyoumightfindinteresting.ButitmadereadingEnglishmuchmoredifficult.Sodictionarieswereinventedtoencourageeverybodytospellthesame.Infact,anEnglishdictionarylikethekindyouusetodaywasn’tmadeuntilthetimeofthelateQingDynasty.
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TheyareSamuelJohnson,NoahWebster,andJamesMurray.Thesemenspentnearlyalloftheirlivestryingtocollectwordsfortheirdictionaries.Forthem,itwasnotonlyajob;
itwasawonderfuljourneyofdiscovery.ThelargestdictionaryintheworldistheOxfordEnglishDictionary,orOEDforshort.
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Attheageoffourteen,helefthisvillageschoolinScotlandandtaughthimselfwhileworkinginabank.Laterhebecameagreatteacher.AfterOxfordgavehimthejob,Murrayhadasmallhousebuiltinthegardenbehindhishousetodohiswork.Partofitwasonemeterunderground.
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Hehadtowearaheavycoatandputhisfeetinaboxtokeepwarm.Everymorning,Murraygotoutofbedatfiveo’clockandworkedseveralhoursbeforebreakfast.
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Murrayhopedtofinishthenewdictionaryintenyears.Butafterfiveyears,hewasstilladdingwordsfortheletterA!
Forty-fouryearslater,in1928,othereditorsfinishedthedictionary.
A.Inwinteritfeltlikeabarn.
B.Murrayhadneverbeentocollege.
C.Heworkedonthedictionaryuntilhewasveryold.
D.Oftenhewouldworkbycandlelightintotheevening.
E.Butitwasmoreofaprobleminthedaysbeforeadictionary.
F.Threemendidmostoftheimportantearlyworkondictionaries.
G.TheideaofthisdictionarycamefromanimportantmeetinginBritainin1857.
3、Choosingtherightjobisprobablyoneofthemostimportantdecisionswehavetomakeinlife,anditisfrequentlyoneofthehardestdecisionswehavetomake.Oneimportantquestionthatyoumightaskyourselfis:
“HowdoIgetagoodjob?
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______1______.Therearepeoplewhocanansweraninsignificantadvertisementinthelocalpaperandlandthebestjobintheworld;
otherswritetoallsortsofplacesalloverthecountry,andneverseemtogetareplyatall.Stillothersbelievethattheinperson,door-to-doorapproachisbyfarthebestwaytogetajob;
andthentherearethosewho,throughnoactivedecisionoftheirown,justseemtobeintherightplaceattherighttime._______2_______.Heusedtospendalotofhisfreetimedownbytheseawatchingthetallships,butneverthinkingthathemightonedaysailoneofthem.Hisfatherwasafarmer,andbeingasailorcouldneverbeanythingfortheboybutanidledream.Oneday,onhisusualwandering,heheardthecaptainoftheshipcomplainingthathecouldnotsailbecauseonememberofhiscrewwassick.Withoutstoppingtothink,thelad(少年)offeredtotakehisplace._________3_________
_______4_______.Iftheladhadgonehometoponder(考虑)hisdecisionforaweek,hemayhavemissedhischance.Itisonethingtobeofferedanopportunity;
itisanotherthingtotakeitanduseitwell.
Sometimeswehearstoriesaboutpeoplewhobreakalltherulesandstillseemtolandplumjobs(美差).Whenyougoforajobintervieworfilloutanapplication,youareexpectedtosaynicethingsaboutthecompanytowhichyouareapplying.______5______.
Andwithinayearthispersonhadbecomegeneralmangerofthecompany.
A.Thisstoryalsoillustratestheimportanceofseizinganopportunitywhenitpresentsitself.
B.Peoplefindjobsinavarietyofways.
C.It’salmostimpossibletofindagoodjobbyansweringadvertisementinnewspapers
D.Takeforexampletheyoungmanwhowantedtobeasailor.
E.Buttherewasonepersonwholandedanexcellentjobbytellingtheinterviewerallthecompany’sfaults.
F.Hespenttherestofhislifehappilysailingtheshipshehadalwaysloved.
G.Itisveryimportanttoseizeanopportunitywhenitpresentsitself.
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Theholidayseasonisn’taboutshoppingandgifts.
However,holidaytravelcanbemoreexpensivethangifts.Fortunately,thefollowingtipswillhelpkeepyourtravelspendingundercontrol.
Planahead.Theearlieryoubookyourtravel,fromairfaretohotels,theeasieritistofindgooddeals.
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Yourbestpricesonairfarecomewhenyoubookthreeweeksbeforetheplaneleavesfordomestic(国内的)flights.Forinternationalflights,considerbooking30daysinadvance.Manyexpertspointoutthatyoushouldbooktravelbetweenonemonthandthreemonthsoutforhigh-trafficholidays.
Bookyourairtraveloncheaperdays.TravelingbyaironTuesdaysandWednesdaysoftencostslessthanonFridaysandSundays.Duringtheholidays,it’snotjustaboutaspecificdayoftheweek.Youalsoneedtoconsiderthedayssurroundingtheholidaybutdaysimmediatelybeforeandafteraholidaycanbeexpensive.Oneofthebestwaystosaveistoplanyourairtravelonthedayoftheholiday.
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Considertravelingovernight.Red-eyeflightsandovernightflightsoftencostlessthanthoseatmoreconvenienttimes.
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Travelingovernightcanhelpyouavoidanightinthehotel,aswellassaveyourmoneyontraveltoyourdestination.
Youcan’tbringliquidswithyouontheairline,butyoucanbringsandwichesandothersnacks.Whenyou’reontheroad,youcanbuyfoodatlocalgroceriestomakeyourownmeals,especiallyifyouhaveaccessto(可使用)amicrowave.
A.Bringyourownfood.
B.Consideraffordableaccommodations.
C.Travelingbyplaneisnotthebestchoice.
D.Plus,bookingearliercansaveyourmoney.
E.Forinstance,travelingonChristmasDaymightbeagreatdeal.
F.Agreatdealoftravelalsotakesplaceduringthistimeofyear.
G.Otherchoicesincludesleepertrainsaswellasovernightferries.
5、Experiencingbaddreamseverynightcanbefrighteningforanybody.Baddreamscandisturbsleep.___1___That’swhyoneshouldtakestepstostopthemassoonastheyhappeneveryday.
Studieshaveshownthatwhenapersonisundersomesortofphysicalormentalstress,he’smorelikelytogetbaddreamsanddisturbedsleep.___2___Forexample,ifyou’reoverworked,learntotakethingsslow.
Besides,anunpleasantexperiencethatapersonisunabletogetovercanmakethepersonsufferfrombaddreams.___3___Insuchacase,receivingtreatmentanddealingwiththeunpleasantexperienceistheonlywaytostopbaddreams.
Eatingfattyandhigh-protein(高蛋白质的)foodsisalsoknowntocausebaddreamsinsomepeople.___4___Takingalightdinnerofsoupsandsaladsisthebest,bothforhealthandforstoppingdisturbedsleepinsomecases.
___5___Forexample,yourbedroomshouldbethemostcomfortableplaceintheworld.Soremoveallelectronicequipmentincludingtelevisions.Inaddition,ifyouhavenegativethoughts,itcanhavesideeffectsonthekindofdreamsyouhave.Sofromnowontrytobeahappyandpositiveperson.
A.First,weneedtoknowthebadeffectsofbaddreams.
B.Forexample,deathofaverycloseonecanresultinbaddreams.
C.Theymayalsomakeapersonfeelstressedthroughoutthenextday.
D.Baddreamsoccurringbecauseofthiscanbestoppedifthedietischanged.
E.Readingsomethingyouenjoycanmakeyoufeelrelaxedandhelpyousleep
F.Besidesthese,therearemanyotherthingsapersoncandotohaveagoodnight’ssleep.
G.Tostopbaddreams,it’snecess