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题型：语法填空-短文语填难度：0.4 引用次数：124 题号：15331571

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My head was so full of digital noise 1 it felt like my brain was about to explode. I had no greater power of concentration than a goldfish and the lifeless stare of a goldfish as well. As a writer, I was ashamed to admit that my love of books had been weakened by a brain that simply could not sit still.

       So, at the start of this year I committed to     2     (restore) books to the place that they held in my life before the Internet broke my brain.
       My goal was 52 books: It seemed like an impossible task. A 400-page book will take the average person around eight hours to read. Finding the time to read was a challenge but here's how I did it. Firstly, I decided to treat my mind like a child behaving badly and lay down some ground rules. Then I decided that I     3     (read) for an hour or two at a time     4     distraction each day. It was something I hadn't done in years and it was scary how difficult it was.
       In his book, The Distracted Mind, Larry Rosen says that the more we practise spending time away from our electronic devices, the     5     (calm) and more focused we become. And this is     6     I found. Again and again, I would gently bring myself back to the page, resisting the temptation     7     (reach) for that screen. I took inspiration from Nikki Gemmell, who describes in On Quiet, how investing in a safe to lock away her family's devices for long periods had opened up a space for deep reflection.
       For me, finding that quiet time meant finding time in my day just to read. It was a date between me and my book. And it meant actively choosing to read at times     8     I ordinarily would reach for my phone. I read on the train, at the park, in bed at night and on lunch breaks.

9 (renew) my love affair with books, I created a sacred space where I pressed pause and found inspiration, knowledge and reflection. In our modern world, reading for the sake of reading is not selfish. It is a powerful and beneficial way to slow down and be 10 .

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