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The Impact of Visual Cues on Behavior

During the energy crisis in the 1970s, Dutch researchers began to pay close attention to the country’s energy usage. In one suburb near Amsterdam, they found that some homeowners used 30 percent less energy than their neighbors     1     the homes being of similar size and getting electricity for the same price.

It turned out that the houses in this neighborhood were nearly identical except for one feature: the location of the electrical meter. Some had one in the basement.     2     had the electrical meter upstairs in the main hallway.     3     you may guess, the homes with the meters located in the main hallway used less electricity. When their energy use was obvious and easy to track, people changed their behavior.

Every habit     4     (initiate) by a cue, and we are more likely to notice cues that stand out. Unfortunately, the environments where we live and work often make it easy not to do certain actions     5    there is no obvious cue to trigger the behavior. When the cues that spark a habit are subtle or hidden, they are easy     6     (ignore).

By comparison, creating obvious visual cues can draw your attention toward a    7     (desire) habit. I’ve experienced the power of obvious cues in my own life. I used to buy apples from the store, put them in the crisper (储藏格) in the bottom of the refrigerator, and forget all about them. By the time I remembered, the apples     8     (go) bad. I never saw them, so I never ate them.

Eventually, I took my own advice and redesigned my environment. I bought a large display bowl and placed it in the middle of the kitchen counter. The next time I bought apples, that was     9     they went. Almost like magic, I began eating a few apples each day simply because they were obvious,     10     (facilitate) the formation of a healthy eating habit rather than keeping them out of sight.

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Although we can’t be sure exactly when music came into our life, scientists do know something about why we listen to music.     1     (listen) to music benefits us in many ways.

A study shows a child     2     (play) the piano has significantly increasing IQ and better academic performance.     3     (take) exercise and listening to music can go hand in hand. For example,     4     (run) to your favorite music can increase your physical performance during a tough session. If you focus on your favorite music,     5     (ignore) that you’ve just run an extra mile is common. Another finding is that music can help you remember information better. Trying     6    (memorize) English words seems easy for you while you are listening to soft music. What’s more, it is reported that over 30% of Americans suffer from sleeping problems. A study indicated that students who listened to light music for 45 minutes before     7     (go) to sleep got better sleep than students who didn’t.

If you feel upset and have trouble     8     (calm) down, listen to what you enjoy. It’ll probably help you relax. At least, it’ll put you in a better mood.

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Preparations Underway for Moon Landing

China is making preparations for a moon landing that will place its astronauts on the lunar surface, according to a senior official at the China Manned Space Agency, who said our astronauts will definitely touch down on the moon.

The news conference invited key figures from China’s manned space programs, who are also members of the Communist Party of China,     1     (share) their stories and thoughts with journalists.

China’s space authorities have a long-term plan to land astronauts on the moon and set up at least one scientific station there. They hope to use the manned missions to carry out scientific surveys     2     technological research, explore ways to develop lunar resources and strengthen the nation’s space capabilities.

Toward that goal, the editor-in-chief of Aerospace Knowledge magazine, said Chinese engineers need to build new, stronger carrier rockets and spacecraft     3     they arrange a moon-bound journey for Chinese astronauts. “The nation’s current rockets and manned spaceships     4     not send astronauts to the moon     5     they are not designed for such a mission. We need to design a new rocket, a new spacecraft, a lunar landing capsule fit for a moon walk. We also need to upgrade our ground support system     6     was designed for operations in low-Earth orbit     7     on the lunar surface,” he explained.

Designers at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, the country’s major maker of carrier rockets, are researching a super-heavy rocket that will be several times bigger and mightier than the Long March 5, now the biggest and strongest in China’s Long March rocket family.

    8     a length of nearly 90 meters, the new rocket, which has yet     9     (name), will have a liftoff weight of about 2,000 metric tons and will be able to place a 25-ton spacecraft into an Earth-moon trajectory, designers said,     10     (add) that this new model will serve the manned lunar landing.