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配对阅读。左栏是5个人的活动计划。右栏是7个人的时间安排情况。请为左边的每个人选择最适合参加其活动计划的人。

    You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. The spelling of English has always been a problem, but it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary. In those days people spelt words in different ways which you might find interesting. But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn't made until the time of the Qing Dynasty.

    The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short. The idea for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.

    Murray had not been to college. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. Later he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a place built in the garden behind his house to do his work. Part of it was one metre underground. In winter he had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and worked several hours before breakfast. Often he would work by candle light into the evening.

    Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was still adding words for the letter A! Then others went to work with Murray, and his two daughters were among them. He worked on the dictionary until he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished it. It had more than 15,000 words in twelve books. And you thought your English dictionary was big!

When you are sick, you can hardly go to places, see friends or do sports—it's not fun at all. So, follow these steps to get better quickly.

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    Unhealthy food can make you even sicker. Eat healthy food Iike fruit and vegetables when you are sick.

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    You can use a soft, warm blanket and stay in bed. Drink hot water or have soup to help keep you warm.

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    Medicine can help the body when you are sick. If your doctor has given you some medicine, be sure to take it.

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    You need about eight to nine hours of sleep or more when you are sick, so be sure to get enough sleep at night.

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    Go outside on a nice day to get more fresh air. Take a book with you and do some reading while you enjoy the sunshine.

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    Many kinds of birds live in the United States, but the number of the birds is becoming smaller every year. One of the leading reasons is the growing number of pet cats. By keeping your pet cats in your home, you can help give birds a better possible chance to live.

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    Of the 90 million pet cats in this country, about two-thirds are allowed to go outside. It is said that these cats kill hundreds of millions of birds each year, as well as billions of small animals such as rabbits and field mice.

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    They can also bring illness to the animals that live in people's yard，and further weakening the health of the natural populations.

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    Allowing pet cats to go outside is not just bad for birds and wildlife，it's also bad for the cats themselves. Outdoor cats can get sick very easily. They are in danger from traffic and attacks（攻击）from other animals. In fact，outdoor cats usually don't live past the age of five，while indoor cats often live to be 17 or older.

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    Keep your pet cat inside！If you raise a young cat，it's your duty to let it play inside.

    Every four years, the best players from all over the world get together in one city to ①________ the world sports meeting the Olympic Games. People carry the holy flame from one place to the nest. On August 6th, 2008, they carried the holy flame to Beijing. All the Chinese people were very happy, excited and proud.

    In Beijing, we built a new Olympic Village with restaurants for players and stadiums for matches.

    The motto of the Olympics is "Faster, higher, stronger". The slogan (标语，口号) of the Beijing Olympics is "②________".