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8.Spotlight on St. Petersburg St. Petersburg. The very name brings to mind some of Russia's greatest poets, writers and composers: Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tchaikovsky. The 19th century was a golden age for St. Petersburg's wealthy classes. It was a worl

听美文故事记6级单词06-09

9.The Great Lakes The Great Lakes are the greatest wonder of America. It is the largest group of lakes in the world and the biggest body of fresh water. It is hard to grasp that a land should contain several freshwater seas so big that a ship can ste

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WHATEVER LOVE MEANS DIANA Although neither or them remembered the occasion, Diana first met her future husband when she was just a baby. It happened during the winter of 1961, when twelve-year-old Charles, Prince of Wales, was visiting his mothers Sa

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5. Smiles That Destroy the Myth of Female Intuition The popular assumption that womens powers of intuition exceed those of men has been overturned by a new study. Psychologists who tested the abilities of more than 15,000 people to identify the since

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Why having fun makes time speed为何快乐的时间溜得快 Scientists have come up with a theory for why time flies when you are having fun-- and drags when you are bored. 科学家们提出理论依据，解释为什么当你玩得开心的时候，

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9-YearOld Politician 9岁小政客 The battle over Social Security has been joined by an unusual lobbyist, a 9-year-old boy from Texas (George Bushs hometown), who has agreed to travel around supporting President Bushs proposal. The boy, Noah McCullo

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Drivers warned against loud music Listening to loud music while driving can seriously hamper reaction times and cause accidents, new research suggests. A Canadian study found people took up to 20% longer to perform physical and mental tasks to loud m

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UNIT ONE 1. Science Proves That Love Is Blind Scientists have shown that there is a degree of truth in the old adage that love is blind. They have found that feelings of love lead to a suppression of activity in the areas of the brain controlling cri

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2. What price happiness? You dont need millions to be happy. At The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may do the trick（获得成功）. Since the institute opened its doors this year, men and women of all ages have been

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3.Newlyweds Advised to Lower Hopes The secret of a long and happy marriage appears to be not to expect too much from it. US researchers say that, unless you have superior relationship skills, your hopes of cosy coupledom are likely to be dashed. Far

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Do French Women Make Best Mothers and Lovers? French women lead Europe as mothers, workers and in health and sex appeal, say some of the country's leading sociologists. Academic research has lent a little support to President Jacques Chirac's Bastill

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2. Cleopatra,the Queen of Egypt Shortly before the birth of Christ, Egypt was still ruled by a living goddess, Cleopatra, a Greek descended from one of Alexanders generals. She looked back to the Golden Age of Alexanders world empire and was determin

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4. Women Drivers are Safer, except for When Parking Men commit nine times as many motoring offences as women. Home Office figures show that the vast majority dealt with by courts for every type of traffic offence are male. The disparity between the s

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Unit 7 1. As Luck Would Have it, Summer Babies Do Best The secret of being born lucky is a summer birthday, with May babies most likely to enjoy a lifetime's good fortune, according to a study of more than 40,000 people. The time of year at which you

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7.Australia Records Highest Birth Rate in 9 Years Australia has recorded its highest annual birth rate in nine years, with indications that couples are encouraged by low unemployment and economic stability to have babies. Population figures from the

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8. Mystery as Big Ben falls Silent for an Hour The chimes of Big Ben were silenced for over an hour on Friday night but the cause remains a mystery, an engineer said today. The Palace of Westminster's 147-year-old clock, considered to be one of the m

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8.Stay Thin by Sleeping More? A study published Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's time find if more sleep will fight obesity. We've put so much emphasis on diet and exercise that we've failed to recognize t

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Why I had to help my sister in suicide A man who comforted his terminally ill sister while she attempted to commit suicide will not face charges . Graham Lawson faced the possibility of 14 years in jail because he watched his 48-year-old sister Sue .

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9. Jazz- The first Thirty Years As a musical language of communication, jazz is the first indigenous American style to affect music in the rest of the World. The city of New Orleans features prominently in early development of jazz. A port city with

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4. Sending a Gift Like Flowers In a classic case of supply and demand, the price of roses peaks on Valentine's Day. Women may be used to receiving flowers on birthdays and anniversaries. They may even quickly notice the presence of flowers on these o