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Your hometown could affect your navigational (导航的) skills. New research indicates that individuals     1     (raise) in cities with structured street patterns may encounter difficulties in navigation compared to those from rural areas with more organic layouts. This conclusion was drawn from a study     2     (involve) players of a mobile game about sea,     3     tests 3-D navigation skills. However, there’s hope for city residents: an urban version of the game showed slight improvements for them.

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The 5-Second Rule suggests food is OK to eat if you pick it up     1    five seconds or less. Believe it or not, scientists have tested the rule. We’re sorry to report it’s not necessarily true. Bacteria can attach     2     (it) to your food instantly, regardless of how quickly it     3     (pick) up. Food left there for five seconds or less will probably collect less bacteria than food sitting there for a longer time, but fast may not be fast enough. Floors, even clean-looking ones, harbor bacteria. Ultimately, if in doubt, abandon the food     4     (avoid) potential illness.

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The term “multitasking” originally     1    (refer) to a computer’s ability to carry out several tasks at one time. So far, multitasking     2    (become) a way of life and even a key to success for many people. In fact, some excellent mental exercises involve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time.     3    checking e-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us less productive. And studies show that too much multitasking can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss.

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When I turned eighteen, I started working for my neighbors,     1    three children are all under 10 years old. The neighbors asked me if I had gotten my driver’s license. When I said yes, they were pleased because I could drive the kids to places     2     they could have fun. I never realized how hard it was to take care of so many kids. As soon as we get in the car, they ask. “Are we there yet?” They think that we should arrive immediately. When they’re thirsty, they ask me to buy them soda, but what I tell them is that it is healthier to drink water. However, they always say, “In our house we drink soda.” I don’t understand why their parents give them soda instead of water. Whether I should follow the rules of my house or theirs confused me a lot, so I asked my parents what I should do. My parents told me not to say anything     3     was about their parents’ rules but that I should try to encourage healthy habits by example. Little by little I’m learning how to take care of children. I hope that I     4     (be) as good a mom to my kids as my mom has been to me.

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More than 3. 5 billion people worldwide spend an average of three hours a day glued to their smartphones. Researchers found that people who lowered their usage by one hour every day were     1    (happy) and reduced anxiety symptoms by more than 30%. Cutting back was more effective than total digital detox (戒瘾): People who had spent one hour less per day     2     smartphones during the one-week intervention were more likely to successfully change their habits over the long term than those     3     had put their smartphones away     4     (entire) for a week.

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China’s modern science and technology museum system     1     (attract) over one billion offline visits since 2012,     2     (play) a unique role in promoting science popularization and improving scientific literacy in the country. The system will continue to provide scientific education and popularization to the public, especially to key groups such as     3     (teenager).

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We are writing     1     (call) on everyone to take part in the Clear Your Plate campaign. It urges people to save food by not wasting anything on the dining table. You may not know over 30% of the world’s food     2     (waste) every year, while many people in poor areas do not have enough to eat. Reducing daily food waste by just 5% could save millions of people from starvation. Let’s start doing     3     we can to make the world a better place.

8 . Climbing, _________ entered the Olympics three years ago in Tokyo, will also be one of the events in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (用适当的词填空)

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My family and I went on a holiday last year to visit some distant     1     (relative) I had never met before. They lived in     2     flat in New York in the city center. It was     3    (excite) to visit them and they were very friendly and welcoming! They took us sightseeing and we went to a lot of places.

The one problem I had was sleeping at night. They live on the ground floor of their building     4     I could hear all the sounds of the city. During the night, lorries came     5    (collect) rubbish and they kept me awake. They     6    (visit) us in London next year and I can’t wait to show them around.

10 . Given the fast pace of the job market now, 21^st century employees are faced with challenges _______ their parents never experienced. (用适当的词填空)