We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. Actually, though, we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from.

    In fact, this is one of the ways that we're tricked by time, according to the website. All that S interesting. The website lists several wrong impressions (印象) we often have about time. Let's have a look.

    First of all, emotions affect (影响) our time-keeping abilities. Negative emotions (消极情绪). especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate (集中) more on the passage of time. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of (失去对……的意识) time.

    Here is another example. In 2007, a group of scientists carried out a test. In the test, people fell 50 meters into a safety net and were then asked about their experience. Although the experience took shorter than 3 seconds, the people thought it was much longer than it actually was.

    This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger, according to the scientists. Our bodies produce a chemical called adrenaline (肾上腺素) when we are faced with danger. It allows us to concentrate better so that we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details (细节) over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.

    Another situation when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps (午觉). Have you ever had trouble telling what time it is after a long nap? That's because the best amount of time for a nap is 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you enter a new stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive (感知) time again.

    Yes, time can be mysterious (神秘的) and there is no way to control it. So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.

Jack: Would you like to help protect the environment?

Alice: Certainly. What can I do?

Jack: Well. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

Alice: Yes. I' ll remember that. What's next?

Jack: Second, you can ride a bike. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

Alice: That will save money, too. What else?

Jack: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

Alice: Hmm, newspapers, magazines, books... We have got a lot of paper at home.

Jack: That's right. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

Alice:OK. My parents do most of the shopping. I' ll tell them. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

Jack: Let me see. Oh, you can take short showers.

A man was driving a car in Texas when a policeman stopped him. The man said to the policeman，"Is there a problem，officer？"

"No. I just saw that you were driving very carefully and you are the winner of our competition（竞赛）for safe（安全）driving. You will get 5，000 dollars. Congratulations！What are you going to do with the money？"

The man thought for a minute and said，"Well，I guess I'll go and get a driving license（执照）. "

The lady who was sitting next to the man said to the policeman，"Oh，don't listen to him. He makes jokes when he is drunk. "

The man from the back seat said，"I told you that we wouldn't go far in a stolen（偷来的）car！"

At that moment，there was some noise from the trunk（后备箱）and a voice said，"Are we in Mexico yet？"

(Tom and Bill are talking in the classroom.Tom=T Bill=B)

T: Hi, Bill! You are reading the novel again. 

B: Yes, Tom. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

T: How many times have you read it?

B: Three times. Every time I read it, I can always learn something new. 

T: Really? Who is your favorite writer?

B: Charles Dickens. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} What about you?

T: Me, too. He is also my favorite foreign writer. Please let me have a look at it. 

B: OK, here you are! {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

T: It is wonderful. I haven't read such a nice novel for long. Where did you buy it?

B: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

T: I don't know where it is. Is it far from here?

B: No. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

T: Oh, I see. I'm going there to get one, too. Thank you!

B: You're welcome.