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Celebrating sleep
World Sleep Day, observed on 21 March, was created to bring attention to the growing number of sleep problems worldwide. Sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world ignore its importance. As a result, sleep problems are increasingly common.
In 2002, scientists at the University of Athens in Greece conducted a survey of over 35,000 people in 10 countries around the world, including China, Belgium and South Africa. Of the people that responded to the survey, 24 percent said that they did not sleep well, and based on their responses, 31.6 percent were diagnosed (诊断)with insomnia(失眠)and another 17.5 percent were diagnosed with borderline insomnia. In addition, 30.7 percent of survey respondents reported visiting a doctor for help with sleep problems and 11.6 percent said that they felt very sleepy during the day.
Overall, the survey found that ninny people suffer the effects of poor quality sleep, some examples of which are being unable to fall asleep and waking up in the middle of the night. The main factors causing these problems are pressure from school or work and a fast pace of life, but noise pollution and light pollution also interfere with sleep and contribute to poor quality sleep. The survey’s findings are particularly troubling because large
numbers of people were found to have difficulty sleeping at night. The short-term effects of this are tiredness and trouble concentrating. If this happens for a long time, the risk of putting on weight and having a heart attack may increase.
There are many things you can do to improve the quality of your sleep. First, you should have regular sleep habits. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day. You also need to make your bedroom a cool, dark, quiet place to sleep so that heat, light and noise do not disturb you. At night, you should also avoid things that contain caffeine, such as chocolate, coffee, tea and many soft drinks, as caffeine may keep you from sleeping.
Getting a good night's sleep is important for everyone. By following the advice above, you can rest better at night and work better during the day.
Title: Celebrating Sleep
Topic |
Context |
World Sleep Day |
Due to ignorance of the importance of sleep problems, people observe Mar. 21, World Sleep Day to bring |
Responses of the survey |
1). Of 3, 5000 people in 10 countries in the world, there were 24 percent of the people saying they didn’t sleep well. 2). 31.6 percent were diagnosed with insomnia and another 17.5 percent were on the borderline of sleeplessness. 3). The 4) 30.7 percent reported |
1).Under 2). Noise or light pollution 3).Sleepless people may easily 4). Feeling fired and sleepy, people find it |
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1). Have regular sleep habits. 2). Make your bedroom cool, dark and quiet. 3). Avoid things |
I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names,upright and straightforward. And it’s still what makes a man a good citizen. This is my code, and I try to live by.
I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years, (know)there is a lot about it that is not so good. Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the wrong impression
____they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like
people. Most of them will act as rude fellows. But almost every week you read in the papers that a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their cars. Once, I found an emerald ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady
a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to
I had dropped her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her ring to her. I didn’t get as much as “thank you”. However, I
(feel) good because I had done what was right.
As far as I know, (practice) everyone will give you something, because most Americans are fairly generous. I believe in God and try to be
good member of my parish(教区). I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the
(easy) it gets.
A rich landowner decided to leave possessions to one of his two sons. As he lay on the deathbed, he called the two young men to him the break of dawn and even before the cock could crow (鸣叫). He then said, “I will leave all my wealth to the one
can best fill this room. It was in this room
I made plans on how to build up my fortune. Not an inch must
(leave) uncovered. As I am getting
(weak) by the hour you both must come back by midnight.” He handed them a small piece of silver and an empty bag to put their purchases in. They both went out and
(hurry) came back with their purchases.
(bring) the straw, the elder began to spread it about the floor,
far from filling the room. It did not even cover half the space. “This is no use, son,” said the father, “and let me see how
brother fills the room.” The younger son took
his bag a large candle, set it on the table in the centre of the room and lit it. A brilliant bright light filled up the whole room. The father was delighted and exclaimed, “Son, I am sure you will use the wealth well.”
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An 8.8magnitude earthquake struck Chile on 27 Feb,2010.More than 300 people are reported ____(kill) in Chile after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit the South American nation early Saturday,__
__(cause)considerable destruction as well,and creating tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean.
Rescuers worked frantically for hours to help survivors of the quake ____centered 100 kilometers from the city of Concepcion but caused damage and deaths in several parts of Chile.
Homes,buildings and bridges collapsed or caught fire,cars ____(overturn),and the main international airport had to be shut down because of damage. One survivor said it was terrible. She said she thought she was not __
__(scare)of earthquakes but then,she says,it looked as if everything was going to collapse. There were at least eight aftershocks and tidal waves of up __
__ two meters that hit Chile’s coast. Residents in lowlying areas and living on islands off the mainland tried to flee __
__higher ground. Chile experiences many earthquakes but the early Saturday natural disaster was __
__of its most severe (剧烈的). Thorne Lay,a geophysicist at the University of California,Santa Cruz,said it was much stronger than __
__one that caused devastation(废墟)in Haiti last month,but probably less __
__(destroy),because of where it was centered.
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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m very pleased (see) all of you here because you are my special guests. Welcome to our company’s museum. My name is Brown, George Brown. I’m the general manager of the company. As you all know, we
(main) make computers in our company, as well as some other electronic products. But we are also quite interested in
(educate). That’s why we have founded this museum,
children can learn how computers have been developed, how they are made
how they are used in industry, agriculture, scientific research and many other areas. Children can operate the computers, push the buttons and listen to stories about computers, and they can enjoy video shows. I know you are all teachers and you know
schoolchildren really need. So I hope you can give me suggestions after you
(show) around. I want my museum to be the best of its kind
it opens to all schoolchildren. This is Mr Tom Silver, my assistant. He will be your guide now. I’ll be ___
___ you in an hour and a half. Enjoy
. See you.
I wonder whether Mike is getting annoyed with me. I had promised to help him his maths in the library this afternoon.
just as I was about to start out, Uncle John,
had just come back from abroad, came to see me. John has always been a good friend as well
a good uncle. He used to come to see me when I was young, but I had not seen him for ages.had a good chat and had a very nice time together. I tried to call Mike and tell him about the delay, but wasn’t able
reach him since his mobile phone was powered off. When I got to the library, he was nowhere to be seen. He was likely to be very upset, since I should have met him there. I think I’d better apologize to him tomorrow
not keeping the appointment. I’d rather tell him the truth than make
excuse.