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Mr Brown lived in a house less than two miles from his office, so he was able to drive home every day for lunch. Every time he drove home at noon, he found many cars were parked outside his house and there was no room for his own car. He had to drive somewhere else to park his car. Then he had to walk back home. This made him very angry.

He had put up a board, which said, “No parking” in the garden facing the road, but nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey (遵守) only a police notice, but not a private one. There were no parked cars where there was a blue board with letters on it: Police Notice—No Parking!

Mrs Brown suggested that he could steal a police notice. He dared not, being afraid of going to prison. She then suggested that he could make one just like a police notice. He said he was not a policeman and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr Brown made a blue board with white letters: Polite Notice—No Parking!

“Oh!” Mrs Brown said, “You told me you weren’t going to use the word “police”, but why do you use it now?” “Really?” he asked, “Look again.” She started to laugh. “You are really clever.”

Why did Mrs Brown say her husband was really clever?

If the police discovered that the Browns were using a police notice…

When the British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson described nature as “red in tooth and claw”, he was telling us that the natural world can be cruel as well as beautiful.1．.

Most people living in urban areas rarely encounter wild animals in their natural surroundings. 2． And they are willing to get close to them. But for wild animals, it is “eat or be eaten,” and they can’t distinguish between humans and other animals.

3． In Canadian woods lives a dog-like animal, coyote, which is a little bigger than a fox, but smaller than a wolf. They usually avoid humans, but the occasional attacks can be deadly. Every year, one or two people end up getting killed by coyotes.

Earlier this year, a herd of elepants in Yunnan left their home in the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve and went on a meandering journey through the province. They destroyed crops and buildings along the way. Villages in their path had to be evacuated because of the potential dangers they posed to villagers. Animal experts haven’t determined why the elephants went on their journey. 4． The wild animals we love are in a constant struggle for survival. Our expanding into the natural habitats of wild animals can be dangerous for the animals and then us humans as well.

Maybe we should try to stay away from them. 5． Their lives—red in tooth and claw—are difficult enough without us causing them any more problems than they already have.

For nearly three decades, we have waited anxiously for an effective drug that could defeat Alzheimer’s disease. We believed we had identified the root cause behind this condition: sticky clumps of the protein beta- amyloid (β淀粉样蛋白) in the brain. Even as drug after drug on this target failed to make a difference to symptoms, we continued to pour more money into the effort.

Regrettably, it is now becoming clear that this time could have been better spent zooming out (相机镜头变焦以使景物缩小) from beta-amyloid, to look at the big picture of possible Alzheimer’s causes.

Doing so reveals a far more complicated and dangerous illness. It seems to be a condition that doesn’t have a lone underlying trigger, but instead results from multiple processes and risk factors.

By thinking of Alzheimer’s in the same way as we do various conditions like heart disease, researchers are now combining knowledge from across disciplines (学科) to identify, and tackle, the many known risk factors.

This new approach comes not a moment too soon, because 10 million new cases of dementia (痴呆) are diagnosed globally each year. The vast majority of these, between 60 and 70 per cent, are Alzheimer’s disease. As people are living longer than ever, the number of people living with dementia is predicted to almost double every 20 years.

Accepting that Alzheimer’s is more complicated than we thought might seem discouraging. And yet, targeting the many factors in the disease, including the role of infections, diet, sleep habits and inflammation (发炎), puts some control back in our own hands, because these are things we can all do something about. It means we don’t have to simply wait for drug companies to deliver: we can also cut our own chances of getting dementia.

Tunnel vision has held us back for too long. With this new approach, a single effective drug might well be out of the picture, but instead, there is a real possibility that we could break down Alzheimer’s by a thousand tiny cuts.

In the digital age, we rely on technology such as social media in trying to build interesting and varied lives. Social networking sites like Facebook are designed and promoted to make us believe enthusiastically that they are able to open up new experiences for us. There are constant notifications (通知) and updates, urging us to check-in to find out what is new.

But if we do not use the technology wisely, we can end up becoming overly attached and trapped in a cycle of social media FOMO, a sign of deeper unhappiness. FOMO, or fear of missing out, is a fear that exciting or interesting events are happening somewhere else and that we are not able to join.

People who experience high levels of FOMO have been found to be more likely to give in to urges to write and check text messages while driving, as well as to use Facebook more often directly after waking, while going to sleep and during meals.

When it comes to lasting happiness, it is best not to give in to FOMO, but rather to deal with the cycle of desires that fuel it. Hard as it is, we are better off working toward facing the fearful reality that we cannot experience everything we might like than to get caught in a cycle of checking behaviors that only cause anxiety.

If we have become used to using social media as part of our attempts at living interesting lives, we must admit that it is not easy to change our approach. But change is almost always worthwhile in the long run.

The fact that FOMO is so common in our digital age is a sign that there is something wrong with the way we are pursuing happiness and that we are not as happy as we might think we are. It should warn us that, in our eagerness to use digital technology to try to make ourselves happier, we may unintentionally (无意之中) be bringing on exactly the opposite result.

“You should get a cat, ”my therapist(治疗专家)said. “A cat?” I couldn’t even look after myself. . I took a deep breath and carefully considered the idea of welcoming a feline (猫科的)friend into my life. This seemed like too easy a fix for the fact that I couldn’t leave the house without bursting into tears.

When my partner and I found Cinnamon, her adoption profile made her out as the perfect kitten. We filled out the paperwork and prepared for her arrival.

When she came home, it became increasingly obvious that Cinnamon didn’t understand “no”, “stop it” or “don’t do that”. She was the worst cat I’ve ever owned. I was beginning to doubt my therapist’s advice.

After visiting our vet, she concluded that Cinnamon just wanted our attention. She fought tooth and nail to get a bite of our meals. She’d fearlessly lick sharp knives when left unattended for a split second. Cinnamon stole my heart with her bravery and kept me busier than I’d ever expected.

We decided to start taking her for walks. I could barely leave the house before, but my heart couldn’t say no to Cinnamon. Cinnamon showed me what bravery looked like. She didn’t stop to consider every possible outcome of a situation; she simply went for it. If there was a dog at a park, she would run toward it. She jumped without knowing where she would land. She loved adventure. I found myself mirroring her behavior after a while, jumping out of bed without a second thought. I began to find the motivation to get out of bed in the morning.

Cinnamon unfortunately passed away after a medical accident. I’m no stranger to sadness or grief, but losing my pet so suddenly was the most confusing emotional experience I’ve had to date. She no longer wakes me up at 5 am begging for breakfast, but she’s still the reason I get up every morning.

Our time is often cut unpredictably, unmistakably short. It would be a shame to live life being anything less than brave and adventurous.

Are you a graduate trying to plan out the best career path for yourself? Here, some tips are given on how to go about it.

A university degree is no _________ of a job, and job hunting in itself requires a whole set of skills. If you find you are not getting past the first interview, ask yourself what is happening. Is it a(n) _________ to communicate or are there some skills you lack? And find out what you need to do to bring yourself up to the level of _________ that would make you more attractive to them.

Do not be too discouraged if you are _________ for a job, but think about the reasons the employers give. Those who made the second interview might have been studying the same subject as you and be of _________ ability level, but they had something which made them a _________ match to the selector’s ideal. That could be experience gained through projects or vacation work, or it might be that they were better at communicating what they could offer. Do not take the comments at _________ value: think back to the interviews that generated them and make a list of where you think the shortfall in your performance lies. With this sort of analytical approach you will eventually get your foot in the door.

Deciding how long you should stay in your first job is a tough call. Stay too long and future employers may question your _________ and ambition. Of course, it depends on where you are aiming. If you are a graduate, spending five or six years in the same job is not too long _________ that you stay ahead of the game. However, do not use this as a(n) __________ for lacking interest or enthusiasm. Graduates sometimes fail to take ownership of their careers and take the initiative. It is up to you to make the most of what’s available within a company, and to monitor your progress in case you need to __________ . This applies particularly if you are still not sure where your career path lies.

It is helpful to think through what kind of experience you need to get your __________ job and it is not a problem to move around to a certain extent. But in the __________ stages of your career you need a definite strategy for reaching your goal, so think about that carefully before deciding to step forward from your first job. You must cultivate __________ to be competent for any role. There is no guarantee that you will get adequate training, and research has shown that if you do not receive proper help in a new role, it can take 18 months to __________ it.

The Earth set unofficial record high temperatures last week. Scientists said they were a clear sign of how pollutants 1． (release) by humans are warming the environment. But the heat is also just one way the planet is telling us something is 2． (serious) wrong, they added.

Most of the planet 3． (cover) by oceans, which have taken in 4． percent of the recent warming caused by planet-warming gases such as carbon dioxide and methane.

In April, worldwide ocean temperature rose to 21.1 degrees Celsius, 5． scientists believe was caused by a 6． (combine) of planet-warming gases and the early El Nino formation.

High levels of wildfire smoke are more common on the West Coast. But, recently, several rounds of wildfire smoke from wildfires in northern Canada brought 7． (danger) air quality levels to eastern North America.

The current El Nino formed a month or two 8． (early) than usual. It replaced La Nina that, with its cooling of Pacific waters, kept worldwide temperatures down. That means that it will have more time than usual to 9． (strength).

The World Meteorological Organization predicts there is 10． 98 percent chance that at least one of the next five years will be the warmest 11． record. One of these years would beat temperatures from 2016 when an exceptionally strong El Nino was present.