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1、A. Yet that link has no scientific basis.B. It is seriously doubted among the people who suffer from SAD.C. It affects about10% of the population of northern Europe each year.D. Another chemical called serotonin, however, can make people happy.E. Thats when people can recharge their serotonin and ge

2、t a better mood.F. Most studies prove that a negative feeling is associated with bad weather.G. They determined that people actually differ in their sensitivity to weather changes.32、 You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. The spelling of English has always

3、been a problem. 1 Then people could spell words in different ways which you might find interesting. But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasnt made until the

4、 time of the late Qing Dynasty. 2 They are Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray. These men spent nearly all of their lives trying to collect words for their dictionaries. For them, it was not only a job; it was a wonderful journey of discovery. The largest dictionary in the world is the Ox

5、ford English Dictionary, or OED for short.3 At the age of fourteen, he left his village s|chool in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. Later he b|ecame a great teacher. After Oxford gav|e him the job, Murray |had a small house built in the |garden behind his house to do his work. Pa

6、rt of it was one meter u|nderground. 4 He had to wea|r a heavy coat and put |his feet in a box to k|eep warm. Every morning, M|urray got out of bed at five o cl|ock and worked several hou|rs before breakfast. 5 Murray |hoped to finish the ne|w dictionary in ten years. But afte|r five years, he was s

7、till adding w|ords for the letter A! F|orty-four years later, i|n 1928, other editors finished the dictionary. A. In winter it felt like a barn. B. Murray had never been to college. C. He worked on the dictionary until he was very old. D. Often he would work by candle light into the evening. E. But

8、it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary. F. Three men did most of the important early work on dictionaries. G. The idea of this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857.3、Choosing t|he right job is prob|ably one of the most important decis|ions we have to make |i

9、n life, and it is frequent|ly one of the hardest decisions w|e have to make. One important que|stion that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a goo|d job?”_1_. There are people who can answer an insig|nificant advertisement in the local pape|r and land the best job in the wo|rld; others write t

10、o a|ll sorts of places all o|ver the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still other|s believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far t|he best way to get a job|; and then there are t|hose who, through no active decision of their ow|n, just seem to be in the r|ight place at t

11、he righ|t time. _2_. H|e used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, bu|t never thinking that he might o|ne day sail one of them. His fat|her was a farmer, and being a sailor c|ould never be anything for the boy |but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wanderin|g,

12、he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sa|il because one member of his crew was sick. W|ithout stopping to think|, the lad（少年）offered to take his plac|e. _3_|_4_. If the lad had go|ne home to ponder（考虑） his dec|ision for a week, he may have mis|sed his chance. It i|s one thin

13、g to be offered an opportu|nity; it is another thing to t|ake it and use it wel|l. Sometimes we hear s|tories about people w|ho break all the rules and still |seem to land plum jobs（美差）. When you go |for a job interview or fil|l out an application, you ar|e expected to say nice things about t|he com

14、pany to which you are applying. _|_5_. And within a year this person had become gen|eral manger of the company.|A.This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.B. People find jobs in a variety of ways.C. Its almost impossible to find a good job by answe

15、ring advertisement in newspapersD. Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.E. But there was one per|son who landed an excellent jo|b by telling the interviewer all the c|ompanys faults.F. He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.G. It is very impor

16、tant to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.4、The holiday s|eason isnt about shopping and gif|ts. However, holiday travel can be more expensive t|han gifts. Fortunately, the follow|ing tips will help keep y|our travel spending unde|r control. Plan |ahead. The earlier you |book your travel,

17、from airfare to ho|tels, the easier it is to find good d|eals. 2 Your best pric|es on airfare come when you book three weeks before the plane |leaves for domestic（国内的） fli|ghts. For international flights, c|onsider booking 30 days in advanc|e. Many experts point out that you |should book travel betw

18、een one month and three months out for high-traffic holidays.| Book your air travel on cheaper d|ays. Traveling by air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays often cost|s less than on Fridays and Sundays. Dur|ing the holidays, its not just about a spec|ific day of the week. You also |need to consider the days s

19、urroun|ding the holiday but days immediately be|fore and after a holid|ay can be expensive. O|ne of the best ways to save is to |plan your air travel on the day of the holiday. 3 Conside|r traveling overnight. Red-eye flights |and overnight flights ofte|n cost less than those a|t more convenient tim

20、es. 4 Trave|ling overnight can help you |avoid a night in the hotel, as wel|l as save your money on travel to yo|ur destination. |You cant bring liquids with yo|u on the airline, but you ca|n bring sandwiches and other snacks. Wh|en youre on the road, you can buy food at local groceries to |make you

21、r own meals, especially if you |have access to（可使用） a microwave.|A. Bring your own food.B. Consider affordable accommodations.C. Traveling by plane is not the best choice.D. Plus, booking earlier can save your money.E. For instance, traveling on Christmas Day might be a great deal.F. A great deal of

22、 travel also takes place during this time of year.G. Other choices include sleeper trains as well as overnight ferries.5、Experiencing bad dreams every night can be frightening for a|nybody. Bad dreams can disturb sleep. _|_1_ Thats why one shou|ld take steps to stop them as soon as they happen every

23、 day.Studies have |shown that when a person |is under some sort of ph|ysical or mental stress, hes more likely to ge|t bad dreams and disturbed sleep. _2_ For example, if you|re overworked, learn to take things sl|ow.Besides, an unpleasant e|xperience that a pers|on is unable to get over can make th

24、e p|erson suffer from bad dre|ams. _3_ In such a case, receiving |treatment and dealin|g with the unpleasant experience is the only way to stop bad |dreams.Eating fatty and |high-protein（高蛋白质的） foods is also known to cause bad dreams in |some people._4_ Taking a light d|inner of soups and salads is

25、|the best, both for health and for sto|pping disturbed sleep in some ca|ses._5_ For example, your bedro|om should be the most comfortable place in the world. So remove all e|lectronic equipment in|cluding televisions. I|n addition, if you have negative th|oughts, it can have side |effects on the kind of dreams you have. So from now on try to be a hap|py and positive person.A. First, we need to know the bad effects of bad dreams.B. For example, death of a very close one can result i