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Having a good sleep is always my dream. Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve had problems falling and staying asleep. When I do fall asleep, an hour later I’m right back up, worrying about study or the kids or something stupid I did in high school. It was like I couldn’t turn my brain off.

The doctor told me that I couldn’t sleep well because of anxiety. But I considered myself a positive person, and my sleep problems have given me too much trouble. So I decided to do something about it, and I carefully found the solutions to the problems.

So I read lots of research. Along the way, I learned a surprising fact. A study form the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that about 25% of all Americans experience insomnia (失眠) each year. That’s awful! Suddenly, I wasn’t doing research just for myself anymore. I was doing an experiment to help all my readers experience a better night of sleep. So I started trying different methods and recording my results.

First, I got a white noise machine. My mind just focused on the noise, and it ended up having an opposite effect. Then I tried earplugs. However, it’s hard to fall asleep with earplugs in! They were very uncomfortable! After that, I tried to take Xanax. But once again. I didn’t love it. Even though it helped me get to sleep and stay asleep, it left me feeling weak the next day. If I kept taking it, I thought it would do harm to my health.

Recently, I have kept reading articles about how a new blanket, the Odyssey Blanket, was supposed to be good for sleep and anxiety. But even though I saw it again and again, I didn’t pay much attention to it because I didn’t believe a blanket would help. But the more I read, the more it seemed like this blanket might be a good idea.

1．What does the author tell us in describing her sleep problems?

A．She didn’t do well in high school.

B．She can’t have a sleep for more than one hour.

C．She has suffered from the problems for many years.

D．Taking care of her kids didn’t allow her to get enough sleep.

2．What may Xanax be according the passage?

A．A machine to help fall asleep.	B．Soft music to help calm down.
C．A tool used to cover the face.	D．Medicine used to help fall asleep.

3．What may the author tell in the following paragraph?

A．To show how she fought against insomnia.

B．To talk about her new findings in research.

C．To warn readers not to be cheated by sellers.

D．To share the experience of using a new blanket.

4．In what order did the following events take place?
a. The author took Xanax.
b. The author found earplugs couldn’t help.
c. The author tried a white noise machine.
d. The author found a new kind of blanket might help.
e. The author knew about a quarter of Americans suffer from insomnia every year.

A．e-c-a-b-d

B．c-b-a-e-d

C．e-c-b-a-d

D．e-d-a-b-c