After crossing the river， Dorothy and her friends came to a poppy flower field， with many other colourful flowers next to it．
"How b（1） !" Dorothy said．
"When I have brains， I will probably like them better，" the Scarecrow said．
"If I had a heart， I would love them．" added the Tin Woodman．
"I always liked flowers．" the Lion said．"But there are n（2） in the forest so bright as these．"
Soon they found t（3） in the middle of poppies． It is known that when there are many of these flowers together， their strong smell will make anyone breathing it fall asleep， even sleep forever． But Dorothy didn't k（4） this． Soon Dorothy's eyes grew so h（5） that she felt she had to sleep． Dorothy fell among the poppies， fast asleep．
"The smell is k（6） us all． If we leave her here， she will die，" said the Lion． "I can h （7） keep my eyes open， and the dog Toto is asleep already．"
"Run fast and get out of here，" said the Scarecrow to the Lion， "We can carry the little girl， but you are too heavy．"
The Lion ran as fast as possible but he fell asleep b（8） he was out of the field． Luckily， the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were not troubled by the smell． They made a chair with their hands and carried Dorothy t（9） the flowers to the grass far enough from the poppy field． The Tin Woodman built a truck and pulled the Lion with the Scarecrow． The sweet fresh air w（10） Dorothy， Toto and the Lion． Soon they continued their journey．
Beyond its influence on health， not getting enough sleep can lead to car accidents or other mistakes． Here are what sleep researchers have found about how to sleep．
How much sleep do we actually need？
It is known that all of us naturally need no less than eight hours of sleep per night． When we sleep below six hours per 24， we're at an increased risk of health problems． Some of us think we can make up any of those hours lost during the week on the weekends． Sadly，there is no storage system for sleep in the brain．
Can we train ourselves to need less sleep？
As a study in 1964， a 17﹣year﹣old boy named Randy Gardner stayed awake for 264 hours． How many people could do anything close to that without dying？
When you are reading this， you might say you usually get six hours of sleep and feel just fine． Sleep experts often compare people without enough sleep to drunk drivers： They don't get behind the wheel thinking they're probably going to kill someone．
Can we drink coffee instead of sleeping？
Coffee can keep us awake． Remember， too much coffee may throw off our sleep and energy cycles． So limit coffee and avoid caffeine for four to six hours before bedtime．
Does a sense of purpose connect to sleep quality？
A new research suggests a kind of strong connection between purpose in life and sleep． People who have a greater sense of purpose usually have better physical and mental health， which in turn explains their higher﹣quality sleep． Perhaps developing a sense of purpose in life could be as useful at improving sleep as the healthy habits above．
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Introduction |
Not getting enough sleep can influence our health and（1） many mistakes． |
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Findings from（2） researchers |
How much sleep do we actually need？ |
●Eight hours of sleep a night is （3） for all of us． ●Sleeping less than six hours a day can（4 the risk of health problems． ●It is （5） to make up the lost sleeping hours during the workweek． |
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Can we train ourselves to need less sleep？ |
●People without enough sleep would insist that they were （6） ， but weren't doing well at all． |
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Can we drink coffee instead of sleeping？ |
●Using coffee instead of sleeping might lead to sleep（7） ． ●Drink proper amount of coffee at proper（8） time ． |
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Does a sense of purpose connect to sleep quality？ |
●A sense of purpose in life is closely（9） with sleep quality． ●People with a greater sense of purpose may sleep （10） ． |
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One afternoon a few months after Tom and I were married． Max walked into the dining room， where I was looking through my old photos．
These months I was learning to let Max come （1） on his own． If I moved too quickly， he ran away． If I was（2） ， we often ended up playing， laughing， and recently， even sitting together on the sofa with a book．
"Who' s that？" he pointed to one photo．
"My mom． I suppose she is your（3） Sylvia．"
"Cool． Who is that to me？"
"That was my grandfather． He died a few months ago．"
"Hmm． Too bad he had to die．"
Death is always a painful（4） ，especially for a seven﹣year﹣old child who'd lost his mother only two years before． I secretly put away the pictures of（5） relatives．
He began to finger through the photos． "Who is that to me？
Under his finger I could see my own face． I should have known the answer to his（6） question． But I said， "I'm your（7） mom． I' m sorry that your first mom died．"
"What should I call you？" he asked．
Mom， I wanted to cry． I held back．
"You can call me Mom or Betsy． （8） feels OK for you．"
I waited， expecting a pronouncement of my new（9） ．
"Sweet，" he said， walking out of the room．
For a couple of days afterward， Max （10） a new title for me． "Can we go bowling？" "Can I watch TV？" he'd ask， and then（11） the questions by mouthing the word Mom． Mom was always（12） ．
One weekend， he suddenly said， "I notice I don't call you Mom．"
"I noticed that too．"
"（13） I say Betsy， I mean Mom． Moms die， you know． I think it's maybe（14） if you' re just Betsy．"
Tears（眼泪） were filling my eyes．
"Hey， Betsy？"
"Yeah，" I said， taking pleasure in the new （15） of my old name．
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（1）A． down |
B． near |
C． close |
D． back |
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（2）A． kind |
B． patient |
C． helpful |
D． confident |
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（3）A． grandmother |
B． mother |
C． aunt |
D． cousin |
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（4）A． subject |
B． speech |
C． message |
D． sign |
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（5）A． dead |
B． boring |
C． unknown |
D． strict |
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（6）A． simple |
B． proper |
C． stupid |
D． funny |
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（7）A． natural |
B． past |
C． only |
D． second |
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（8）A． Whoever |
B． Whatever |
C． That |
D． Anybody |
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（9）A． position |
B． name |
C． title |
D． call |
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（10）A． worked out |
B． turned out |
C． carried out |
D． tried out |
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（11）A． answer |
B． follow |
C． confirm |
D． raise |
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（12）A． alive |
B． wise |
C． silent |
D． lost |
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（13）A． Until |
B． Before |
C． When |
D． Unless |
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（14）A． politer |
B． safer |
C． sadder |
D． riskier |
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（15）A． pronunciation |
B． announcement |
C． voice |
D． sound |
Over 2，000 years ago， in China，there lived a boy called Confucius． When he was o（1） three， his father died． His mother was very poor． In those days people had to pay to go to school and his mother did not have enough m（2） to send him．
As Confucius grew up he wanted to learn things． So he d（3） to teach himself．Unfortunately he was a strange﹣looking boy． The other children pointed and made fun of him． They called him names and laughed at him． Confucius got very upset， but he was a kind gentle boy and did not fight b（4） ．
Confucius did not play with other children． He went off to talk to holy men in the temple and learned from them． He t（5） to artists and musicians and learned from them． If he tried to do something difficult， he kept trying over and over again u（6） he learned how to do it． In this way the boy taught himself to read and w（7） and learned lots of interesting things． Confucius grew up to be a very c（8） man．
When he was a man， Confucius became the ruler of the city of Changtu． People were very h（9） when he was their leader． He used his abilities and skills in a w（10） way．
People sometimes call him the greatest man who ever lived． We still remember many of his sayings today．
I first met 8﹣year﹣old Katy on a rainy afternoon． I was a（1） at a hospital． The clerk at the desk told me about Katy． She was there because she felt a lot of（2） ． The doctors found a problem at the base of her brain． I knew she was（3） ，even before she got better．
When I entered Katy's room， she was not in her bed．（4） Katy did not feel well， she was playing with Tommy， a little boy． It took a lot of（5） for her just to sit in the chair． But she played with Tommy because it made him（6） ．
Katy was always smiling and never appeared to be in pain． She（7） to just lie in bed． One day I found her painting a picture． Later， she gave it to one of the older patients． Another day she went outside to（8） flowers for another sick little girl． Katy made（9） smile．
The doctors（10） to solve the problem in Katy's brain， The operation was successful! The doctors informed the hospital staff of the good news． Katy was fine． She soon felt（11） ． Then she was able to（12） the hospital a month later．
I have had a long career as a nurse． I have met many patients．（13） ， I have never met another girl like Katy． Even after she got well， she still came to the hospital． She played various games with the young patients． She read many books to the（14） patients． Katy's kind heart helped her get better so（15） ． She is a hero to me and everyone else at the hospital．
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（1）A． nurse |
B． waiter |
C． doctor |
D． patient |
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（2）A． fun |
B． need |
C． pain |
D． pity |
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（3）A． silly |
B． shy |
C． sorry |
D． special |
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（4）A． Because |
B． Until |
C． Though |
D． After |
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（5）A． courses |
B． effort |
C． place |
D． notes |
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（6）A．proud |
B．lonely |
C．mad |
D．happy |
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（7）A． agreed |
B． refused |
C． decided |
D． failed |
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（8）A． sell |
B． smell |
C． get |
D． grow |
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（9）A． everyone |
B． nobody |
C． someone |
D． none |
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（10）A． afforded |
B． hated |
C． regretted |
D． hurried |
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（11）A． better |
B． worse |
C． quieter |
D． sadder |
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（12）A． find |
B． leave |
C． reach |
D． forget |
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（13）A． Instead |
B． Besides |
C． Therefore |
D． However |
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（14）A． nice |
B． old |
C． smart |
D． crazy |
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（15）A． slowly |
B． widely |
C． quickly |
D． lately |