Brenda Bongos was an enthusiastic girl {#blank#}1{#/blank#} dream was to play the drums in a band. But one big problem {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(lie) in her way.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) good enough to play in a band, she had to practice a lot,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} she lived next-door to a lot of old people who she could not afford to annoy. One day, while she {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(watch) a science program on TV, Bongos learned that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. She {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(immediate) decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.

    With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Bongos built a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside so that no sound could escape {#blank#}7{#/blank#}it.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (wear) the special space suit, she entered the glass ball and played those drums like a wild child. Months {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, her invention was so famous that the government even suggested she {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(take) part in a real space journey.

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Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(excite) just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost{#blank#}2{#/blank#}most unusual car was a Benz {#blank#}3{#/blank#}had only three wheels{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (build) in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions(轰响),the race began. Many of the cars {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (break) down on the way, so some drivers spent {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(much) time under their cars than in them! A few cars{#blank#}7{#/blank#} completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour—--much faster than any of{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (it) rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and the driver had a lot of trouble {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(try) to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different{#blank#}10{#/blank#}modern car races but no less exciting.

    There was once a small boy who would never get dressed when his parents told him to, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} would he wear what they wanted him to. He preferred unusual clothes, but above all, he liked taking his time. His parents were always in a rush, and wanted him to be much {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (quick), but the boy didn't like this, and he would slow down even more.

    One day, his parents got so angry when he refused to dress that they told him to go out without any clothes at all. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (surprise), the boy followed his parents out of the door. He held a belief {#blank#}4{#/blank#} nobody could do anything to him.

    As the boy stood outside his house with nothing on, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(wait) for his parents's car, along came the local pig farmer. The farmer, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} was almost deaf, had very poor eyesight. Not only that, but also he {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(forget) his glasses that day. When he saw the boy's pink skin, he thought it was one of his pigs. Shouting and pushing, the farmer forced {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(he) into a pig cage. The boy begged him to stop but the deaf farmer couldn't hear.

    When found by his parents, the terrified boy never again wanted to be mistaken {#blank#}9{#/blank#} anything other than a human being. Now he's the first {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (get) dressed, and always looks neat.

    Should naps(小睡) actually{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (take) during the day? Well, we certainly know from{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(evident) in the sleep center and that of many other scientists that naps can give you benefits for both your brain{#blank#}3{#/blank#} your body. But naps can actually be{#blank#}4{#/blank#} double-edged sword because while we're awake during the day, we're building up sleepiness or sleep pressure. So when you try to fall asleep at night, you'll fall asleep quickly and then you'll stay asleep. And when we sleep, we actually release that sleepiness so that we wake up the next morning feeling{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(refresh).

    So if you take a nap during the day, especially if you take it too late in the afternoon, you will actually release some of that sleepiness and it will make it much{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(hard) to fall asleep and stay asleep soundly throughout the night. So the advice would be if you don't struggle with your sleep and you can nap{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(regular), then naps are just fine.

    But if you do find it difficult{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (fall)asleep or stay asleep at night, then you should avoid naps and try to build up that healthy sleepiness in the evening.

    The ideal nap depends on{#blank#}9{#/blank#} you want from that nap. Different stages of sleep actually give you different types of brain and body{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (benefit).