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People who enjoy a dream-filled sleep are better at recalling information and making links between facts when waking. But recharging with a shallow (小睡) offers no such mental improvement, the research suggests. The results of the study added to the growing body of evidence that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is very important to the brain’s ability to form strong memories.
An average night's rest includes four or five spells of REM sleep, but these bursts tend to be lengthier towards the end of the night. This means adults getting less than the recommended seven to eight hours a night -- and therefore inadequate REM sleep -- may be damaging their mind's ability to memorize: Although REM sleep is not classified as a type of deep sleep, it is only reached after the brain has passed through deep sleep stages.
In the recent study, participants were shown groups of three words and asked to find another word that can be associated with all three words. They were tested once in the morning and then given the same task again in the afternoon. In between, some were allowed a nap with REM sleep, some a nap without REM sleep, while the others had a quiet rest period. The quiet rest and non-REM sleep groups didn't improve, but the REM sleep group improved on their morning performance by an average of almost 40 per cent. Dr Sara Mednick, a sleep researcher at the University of California who led the study, believes the formation of connections between previously unassociated information in the brain occurs during REM sleep.
It is believed that sleep acts as a sort of mental filing system, enabling the brain to sort relevant information from useless information. This process may take place as memories are removed hem one art of the brain to others.

Title	REM Sleep ______ Memory
The result of the study	Rapid Eye Movement sleep is of great importance to the brain's ability to______ memories.
The ____ of the study	◆ ______ were required to think of another word associated with all three words. ◆The same task was given to participants ______ a day. ◆ The quiet rest and non-REM sleep groups showed no ______. ◆ The REM sleep group______ well by an average of almost 40 per cent.
Dr Sara Mednick's _____	Connections between previous unassociated information in the brain are ______ during REM sleep
Conclusion	Sleep acts as a sort of mental filing system, enabling the brain to abandon useless information and keep the ______ information.

 

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Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women’s education may be an unusual economical field, but increasing women’s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its focus on encouragement, provides an explanation for why so many girls are rid of an education.
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else’s family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school-the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious(恶性的) circle of neglect.
An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.
Few will argue that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant effect on health practices, including family planning.
Topic: The significance of female     in developing countries

Viewpoint	Educating girls is more     and worthy of being invested.
Families	From low-income families	From educated mothers’ families
Attitudes	Girls are of   importance than boys.	Development should be for all the   .
Practices	There is little    in daughters, while boys are sent to school. Girls are made to stay at home,    housework.	It is insisted that girls and boys be offered chances to be   equally.
Consequences	A vicious circle	A virtuous circle
Significance	Educating women contributes to social  , has economic advantages and     health practices significantly, including family planning.
	Educating girls in developing countries is important and rewarding.

When I opened my e-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking enthusiastically. Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. She was reading to me an e-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about his getting the phone company to give him a high="speed" Internet connection. It was pretty cool.
Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail. Facemail lets you send an e-mail that gets read to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown. The software, which is free, can be downloaded at www. Facemail.com.
Facemail faces are lifelike, and they copy emotions based on the ones that you put in your text. For example, type in X, and Rachel blows a kiss.
Life FX, the company that develops the Facemail is sure there are broad business uses. The reason e-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch. But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale? And the company is talking with Whirlpool about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge. Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat.
Facemail could get hot fast. Personally, I’m a fan. But Facemail should be used with words in an e-mail and add angry emotions when you’ve got a psycho-mail.
Title: A New Technology on Facemail

My findings	The other day, when I opened my e-mail, I was greeted by a pretty woman on my computer with great _____. She kept reading to me an e-mail from my brother about a high-speed Internet connection. She stopped to smile at me ______.
____ to Facemail	With the help of a male or female or a clown, Facemail can get your e-mail ______ to the receiver. Facemail’s ______ faces can stimulate emotions you put in your text.
______ Life FX with e-business	Life FX is sure to have broad business uses. You can be greeted and waited on by Michael Jordan politely. Buying through e-business is not popular for lack ______ the human touch. The ______ of the Facemail can be used on a fridge.
My personal ______	Facemail is fantastic and fun, but it has some disadvantages; Firstly, it should be used with words in an e-mail. Secondly, it might make you ____ when getting a psycho-mail.
Conclusion	Facemail could get hot fast.

 

Homework is an important part of education. However, what is it about homework? What makes it important?
First, homework helps students learn. Homework produces higher learning ability by asking the student to read the same text many times.
Most of the time, homework will ask students to read other books. So children have to read and understand it by themselves. Sometimes, parents must help children with this type of learning. Children hope to use what they have read to solve questions and problems in the homework.
Good use of homework makes children know that learning can happen with or without the teacher.As homework is finished, students learn to work out their own problems. Most students need a little help now and then, but doing homework is a way that children can learn to take care of themselves. If the student can do his or her own work, it is likely the ability he gets will be good for their future life.
Most homework gives room for additional(额外的) learning. Short answers, long answers and papers provide a way for students to learn things that interest them. Science can give the student a chance to go deeper into a field and have a better understanding. These things are almost impossible within the classroom education. If the project is done by a group, the students will also learn cooperation(合作).
Good study skills students get from homework and test preparation can be used easily in most work places.
Title: Importance of.
 

Benefits	Ways
	Make students repeat       .
Develop thinking ability	Make students read      .
Help students to work out       .
Be good for their         .
Learn more	Give room for       .
Provide a way for students to learn        things
Help go deeper into a field and understand better
Help learn      by working with a group
Get study skills	Use the skills in their        when they left schools

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Henry, a businessman, who was from America, landed in London by   1  . Being penniless, he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.   2   in the street one day, he was invited to a big house. Then something   3   (believe) happened to Henry. There Henry stared at the food on the table   4  the two wealthy brothers asked him some questions. Henry told them that he had tried to seek help but no luck. He thought the two brothers made fun of him at first. On the   5  , they gave him a letter   6   Henry promised not to open until two o’clock. Being hungry, Henry went into a restaurant and asked for a meal costing a large amount of money.
The waiter treated him in rude manners   7   he was in rags.  But he took a chance and let Henry have the meal. When it was two o’ clock, Henry opened the letter with a million pound bank-note. They doubted   8   the bank-note was a genuine, but later they were sure it was not a fake.

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The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs.  Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum (课外的) activities where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet,  or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples buy a computer for their son or daughter.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children's skills vary; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence.
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it, your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teach a child to read a book; but rather they teach them to think, and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.

Title	How Chinese Parents Should Educate Their ________
______ practice	Being generous with ___when it comes to education.  Sending them to the ________schools abroad.  Taking extra curriculum activities in order to ____a head start in life.  _____more money than they can afford on education.
Bad results	Children's lack of ________and self-confidence.
Suggested  ________	Teaching their children practical skills, which are the most important.  Cooking.  Sewing.  Other housework. Repairing a ________radio or TV.
Good results	To make the children hardworking and confident.  To enable them to think and to use their ________.

 

A father is very worried about his son, _____acts like a coward. So his father paid a visit to the master and _____(ask) him to train his son.
The master said, “I promise I’ll be able to train your child into a real man in three months.”
Three months later, his father came ______(pick) the child. The master arranged a match _______the child and his coach to show the three-month training result.
At Round One, the child _________ (knock) down and fell to the ground. He stood up to meet the challenge. But he was knocked down again, and once again he stood up to fight... this was repeated six times.
The master asked his father, “Do you think your child’s performance is ____of a man?” The father said, “I feel ashamed for ____! I never expected that he would be so weak after three______ (month) training.” The master said, “I don’t agree with you, and I regret that you only see ___ surface of things. You have not seen the courage and perseverance __ your son. This is the very spirit of a man!”

Romanticism  (浪漫主义)  was  a  literary,  artistic  and  intellectual  movement  that  originated  in  Europe  towards  the  end  of  the  18th  century.  And  it  reached  its  peak  from  1800  to  1840.
Romanticism  urged  people  to  look  at  nature  and  surroundings  from  a  scientific  point  of  view.  It  was  also  a  rebellion  against  scientific  rationalization  (合理化  )  of  nature.  It  permitted  a  person's  imagination  and  freedom  in  art.  The  concept  of  romanticism  was  present  in  all  the  major  art  forms,  like  literature,  the  visual  arts  and  music.
Friedrich  Schlegel,  a  German  philosopher,  writer  and  critic,  used  the  term  “Romantic”  for  the  first  time  to  name  a  new  school  of  literature  which  arose  in  opposition  to  “Classicism”.  Though  the  concept  of  Romanticism  was  identified  much  earlier,  critics  believe  that  Romanticism  in  English  literature  dates  from  the  Lyrical  Ballads.  The  romantics  were  very  interested  in  mystery,  ambition  and  adventure.
In  the  visual  arts,  the  term  Romanticism  refers  to  a  trend  that  appeared  in  the  19th  century,  which  was  characterized  by  opposition  to  the  classical  forms  and  its  rules.  Romanticism  in  the  visual  arts  focused  more  on  the  spiritual  and  emotional  representation  of  nostalgia（怀旧）.  Romantics  used  objects,  like  wild  trees,  moonlight,  and  so  on,  to  convey  their  ideas  and  concepts.
In  music,  Romanticism  was  characterized  by  the  freedom  of  forms  and  an  emphasis  on  the  emotions.  It  was  German  composers  who  used  romanticism  widely  and  developed  this  concept.  Many  famous  composers  worked  in  smaller  forms  of  music  that  had  flexible  structure;  for  instance,  ballads,  solo  piano  music,  and  so  on.
Romanticism  influenced  the  literature  and  arts  of  the  18th  and  19th  century.  The  popularity  of  this  movement  declined  gradually  with  passing  time,  but  it  has  a  significant  place  in  the  history  of  literature  and  art  development.

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Disability aids are vital to those who suffer problems with executing work with two hands．These are people who have been disabled due to some major sickness or some other problems．In order to help them carry on their work in the normal way, disability aids are manufactured．This helps them make their life a lot easier than what it would have been without these aids．The kind of disability aids that an individual might require depends on the person only．It is the problem that a person faces that decides the aids that he/she will use for carrying out their respective jobs．The following is the list of a few disability aids that come of significant use．
The first and foremost aid is the stocking aid, aiding the individuals suffering from the problem of bending down to reach the foot and wear their own socks．These stocking aids have a gutter(槽) that is made up of plastic material．These gutters are shaped in a certain way along with the attachment of cotton tapes in it．The sock is then put over the gutter．The foot is placed inside the gutter．The cotton tapes help in pulling the socks up the leg and subsequently the sock．In this manner, the sock is worn by a person who has problems wearing it by bending one’s back and reaching the foot．
There are openers that help the people who have problems with their hands or wrists to open bottles of ketchup, jam and other such bottles and jars that necessitates the use of hands and fingers．
The third type of disability aids that comes to our minds are lifts．Now what are lifts? Lifts are certain machines that help in lifting people from specific areas, such as a bathtub or a set of stairs．These lifts are of varied types and come for numerous applications．It is for the individual to decide the type that he/she requires to use．
For people, who have problems in balancing their upper bodies in a stable manner, there is something known as grab rails．These grab rails are installed for those who have mobility problems in their upper bodies．These rails come in varieties of shapes, sizes and angles．These grab rails are available to home users as well, in their different variations．One can purchase and fix one to their homes according to one’s specificities．These grab rails require the act of screwing and drilling in order to fix them to their appropriate place．The prices of these rails also vary according to the variation of their shapes and sizes．
A portable book holder is a much sought-after disability aid．It can be used by anybody for that matter, not just the disabled．These portable book holders are light-weight and can be easily moved about．These holders relieve the strains on one’s hands, necks and shoulders that might occur due to the handling of a book．The holders are provided with extended legs that help in placing the reading material at suitable distance．
Thus with the help of these disability aids, the old and disabled people can make their lives much more convenient and comfortable that would otherwise have been a cumbersome and complex one．
Disability Aids

Theme	Disability aids are important to people with disabilities from some major sickness or other problems.
Different of aids	Stocking aids	They can be used to help individuals whose bodies are not enough to reach their feet to put on socks by themselves.
Openers	They can be used to aid the disabled to open the bottles when the use of hands or wrists is a
Lifts	They can be used to lift people from specific areas.They come in of types and are numerously.
Grab rails	They can be used to keep their balance in a stable manner after proper
Book holders	They can be used to help with the of strains on one’s hands necks and shoulders when reading.
	these disability aids,the life of the old and disabled would become cumbersome and complex

It is not easy to find true friends．Even if you’ve connected with someone，how do you really know he is a true friend？And often you will find that someone who you thought you could trust may have let you down．There are ways you can know if a friendship is true and how you can hold onto that friend．
Generally speaking，a true friend is someone who will be there for you no matter what happens．They will stand by you through bad and good times．They will accept you for who you are without trying to change you，and they will be there to help you grow in new ways．
A true friend will keep you secrets for you trust him．They will be honest and be someone you can depend on．They will listen and be someone you can talk things over with，even if they may not have advice to share with you．
However，friendship is a two-way street．To find true friends and keep them，you must in turn be the same as well．Be there for them in their hard times and share the good times with them．Be someone your friends can depend on as well and offer them the same thing they give to you．A friendship will fall apart fast if only one person is giving and putting all the effort．If you are the only one making an effort，be honest and it works．
Actually，there will be barriers in the road but that is the test of true friendship．If it can survive those barriers，it will be stronger and better than ever．Just as St Thomas Aquinas put it，“There is nothing on this earth more prized than friendship．”

Things You Should Insist on No Matter What People Say
Life can get pretty crazy at times．  Happiness is dependent upon ourselves，and there are some things in life you should always insist on doing，no matter what others have to say about it．Here is a list of some things you should always do．
1．Learn from your mistakes
No matter what people say，you will make mistakes in your life．Life is a learning process in itself．Some people will make you feel bad about your mistakes，or insult you for making them．   Accept your mistakes fully and really figure out what went wrong．
2．Embrace change and creativity
A popular proverb is，“You cannot solve a problem in the same state of consciences that created it．”    Change and creativity are vital in today’s world．Things are always changing，so why should we be any different?
3．Appreciate what you have
 This can take away from our happiness．Sometimes you just need to sit back and be happy about where your life is right now，and what you have to show for it. Sure people might tell you it’s not good enough，but don’t listen to them．It is good enough，and it gives you a sense of pride when you can enjoy the things you already have in life．
4．Listen to your heart
Sometimes you just need to follow your instincts and do what your heart tells you. There are some situations，like relationships，that rely more on your heart than on your head．People will surely tell you differently，but you should always insist on listening to what you want and feel. Again，you are the one who lives with your choices，and you are the one that has to live with the“what ifs．”  

Chinese parents are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy computers for their sons or daughters.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give to their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
The reasons are that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills: they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of confidence. These activities are not only teaching a child to work, but rather to think, and to use his mind. And that is more important.

Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how.
1).Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
2).Find a good place of to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
3) Make good use of your time in class. Listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
4). Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
5). Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
How to become a better student

General methods	How to	Advantages
Plan your time carefully	Make a list	Force you to realize    is happening to your time
Make a
Find a good place to study	Free of everything but Study	You can      on the subject
Make good use of your time in class	Listen to everything the teachers say	Really listening in class means             work later.
Taking
Study regularly	your notes	Help you     it better, remember it longer
Read the new material
Develop a good attitude about test	Don’t  be         worried	Remember your new

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Smith: Mary, have you got the result of the exam?
Mary: No. How is it?
Smith: Terrible. It seems that only half of the students passed the final exam.
Mary: Really? The exam   _ been very difficultthis time.
Smith: Well, I’m really  (surprise) too. There are many students who definitely didn’t fail. According to Carl, there are eight boys in his class who failed,     (include) himself and Gorge.
Mary: Oh! Gorge is   of the top students in the college. What about his sister, Catherine? Did she pass?
Smith: Oh, yes. It seems that she   (get) good marks.
Mary: That’s     (absolute) unbelievable! Gorge was    much better student than his sister, and has been working so hard for the last few months.
Smith: It seems   (fair), doesn’t it? But, from    I’ve heard, perhaps he worked too hard. He was ill during the week of the exam.
Mary: Oh, I see. These things happen, sometimes. I suppose the teacher will take his illness into account and give him a pass.
Smith: Well, there is a rumor going around   the head of the Department is leaving.
Mary: Because of the bad result, you mean?
Smith: Well, I suppose so. I’m not sure. Maybe Mr. Dustin is going to be the new Department Head.

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Stress Management—Learn to Relax With Self Hypnosis
Self hypnosis(自我催眠法)is one of the best known and most effective techniques for relieving stress and anxiety. It’s easy to learn and you can do it anywhere. This is a simple exercise that you can do at any time of the day. All you need is 10 minutes to yourself.
The first few times you practice the following technique, it’s a good idea to make sure that you’re relatively calm to begin with. After you’ve practiced several times, you’ll be able to achieve the same deep relaxation, even if you are feeling stressed or tense.
Get into a comfortable position, either sitting or lying down. Then simply close your eyes taking a few moments to unwind(放松).
Now take a long slow deep breath, hold it as long as you comfortably can, then slowly release the breath allowing your whole body to relax with the air breathed out. Repeat this more than twice and notice how you relax even further with each breath.
Now, imagine our standing at the top of a set of 20 steps and each step will take you further into a deep state of relaxation. Then, as you count backwards from 20 to 1, imagine that you are moving down to the next step. With each number, notice that you are going deeper, becoming even more relaxed , feeling calm and at ease.
This is the most important step! Take some time to enjoy this relaxed state. Some people find that by this time their breathing has become slower and their body may feel either very heavy or every light or it may even feel like it’s tingling. It’s different for everyone so just pay attention to any changes and allow yourself to enjoy that state of deep relaxation.
Then when you are ready to awaken, count up from one to five, with each number just instruct yourself to become more alert, more awake, feeling more refreshed. When you reach five, open your eyes and remember to give your arms and legs a little shake to reorient(适应)yourself.
While you’re experiencing the benefits, you’ll find that you become more and more relaxed each time you go through the exercise. To get the most of this technique it’s recommended that you practice at least once each day for 21 days. Then use it as often as you like and whenever you’re feeling stressed or anxious.
Learn to Relax With Self Hypnosis

If you want to stress and anxiety, self hypnosis is known to be one of most effective ways.
Before practicing	While practising	After practising
Make sure you are calm first.	●Get into a comfortable position, sitting or lying down, and then close your eyes to relax  a few moments. ●Breathe slowly but  as long as you can and then breathe out with your whole body relaxed. Repeat this more than . ●Imagine  at the top of 20 steps and then counting backwards from 20 to 1. Imagine  down step by step. ●Take some time to focus  any changes and enjoy the state of deep  .	your arms and legs a little to adjust yourself.
The  of  practicing is that you will become more and more relaxed.