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One recent report about noise said that a 7 a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their attention, only a sudden c in the level of noise really affects people s attention. It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn t change too much (music, for example) may even help people to pay attention.

People are testing ways to make less noise. There are even laws c 9 noise. We can t r to the “ good old days ” of peace and quiet. But we can make less noise --- if we shout loudly enough about it

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There are t 1 _ many accidents in cities. Accidents often happen when people c 2 the roads or streets. Read the passage c and learn to be careful later on. Be careful when it is r because they don t want to get wcan t see c_ as they hold their umbrellas in front of t . Remember that cars take l time to stop when the roads are wet. When it is raining, we must be more and more careful, not l 九

Most American families are smaller than the families in other c the US will ltheir parents homes. When they grow up, they usually live f from their parents because they want to f good jobs. They often w to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to v their parents on holiday. Parents usually let their children choose their o for young people to decide on their lives by themselves. Children are asked to do some work around their houses. And in many families, Children are p for doing some housework so that they can learn h to make money for their own use.

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Someone says: “Time is money,” but I think time is e more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is g. That s why we mustn t waste time. It goes without saying that the t is usually limited（有限的）. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do s useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people