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Advice to “sleep on it” could be well founded， scientists say. After a good night’s sleep a problem that couldn’t be solved the night before can often appear more manageable. Researchers at the University of Luebek in Germany have designed an experiment that shows a good night’s sleep can improve insight（頓悟）and problem-solving ability.

“If you have some newly-got memories in your brain， sleep acts on these memories and restructures them， so that after sleep the insight increases，” said Dr Jan Born， a neuroscientist（神經(jīng)科學(xué)家）， at the university. To test the discovery， they taught volunteers two simple rules to help them turn a string of numbers into a new order. There was also a third， hidden rule， which could help them increase their speed in solving the problem. The researchers divided the volunteers into two groups: half were allowed to sleep after the training while the rest were forced to stay awake. Dr Jan Born and his team noticed that the group that had slept after the training were twice as likely to figure out the third rule as the other group. “Sleep helped，” Born said in a telephone interview. “The important thing is that you have to have a memory description of the problem you want to solve in your brain and then you sleep， so it can act on the problem.”

But Born admitted that he and his team don’t know how restructuring of memories occurs or what controls it. Pierre Maquet and Perrine Ruby of the University of Liege in Belgium said the experimental evidence supports the suggestion that sleep can help develop creative thinking. Although the role of sleep in human creativity will still be a mystery， the research gives people good reasons to fully respect their periods of sleep， they added.

1. What is the purpose of the experiment?

A. To test problem-solving ability in sleep.

B. To discover people’s insight during sleep.

C. To prove a good sleep helps solve problems.

D. To discuss how to improve sleeping quality.

2. How did Jan Born and his team carry out the experiment?

A. Through comparison.B. Through interviews.

C. Through talks.D. Through imagination.

3. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?

A. Sleep can help solve problems.

B. People should sleep as long as they want.

C. Different people have various periods of sleep.

D. Scientists know how sleep restructures memories.

4. Which of the followings is TRUE about the experimental evidence?

A. It helps scientists control memories.

B. It explains the role of sleep in human.

C. It shows sleep does good to creative thinking.

D. It tells us the role of sleep is a mystery.

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It happened at a weekend in the 1970’s. Mum gave me two tickets for a film， 1 (tell) me she was too busy to go together with me with the endless housework. She told me 2 (keep) the money if I could sell the extra ticket. I was very happy. At that time， a ticket cost only 20 fen. But to me， a little girl of twelve， 20 fen seemed quite a lot. I reached the cinema 3 (hurry). Holding the ticket in my hand， I began to look for a 4 (buy). Just then a handsome young man， who noticed me and the ticket， came towards me with a big smile， “You’ve got 5 extra ticket?” “Yes，” I nodded. “That’s great. Say how much?” “20 fen.”

“Oh，” he thought for a while and then took out a ten-yuan note from his wallet.

“I’m terribly sorry， but I’ve only got this note.” Seeing I was confused， he added， “Then how about 6 (wait) for a while before I have changed 7 in the cinema’s store?”

“Without much thinking， I agreed. Then we went to the cinema together. He walked very fast. I could hardly keep up 8 him. Soon he disappeared in the Men’s. I stood there 9 (puzzle). Suddenly I realized the young fellow had cheated me.

Later， I found that he 10 (sell) the ticket to a little boy. He earned 20 fen， but lost his honor!

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短文改錯(cuò)

Mr King lives far from the town. It is very quietly around his house at night. He can sleep very well. One night， Mr King was woken up by sudden call. A lady shouted to the phone angrily， “Stopping your dog’s barking! I can’t sleep.” He hung up the phone immediately and Mr King has no time to say any word. The next night， the lady called again and Mr King didn’t have any other time to say a word， too. When the lady made the third call， Mr King was able to say some word， “I’m sorry， madam， and I don’t have a dog. You’ve got the wrong number.”