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    Mike works very long hours every day. He usually gets up at 17:00. He has a shower and makes his breakfast. What a funny time to make breakfast! After breakfast, he practices (练习) his guitar for ten minutes, then he puts on his jacket and goes to work. To get to work, he takes the No.17 bus to the Star Hotel. The bus usually leaves at 19:15. He works all night. People love to listen to him! He gets home at 7:00, and he watches the early morning news on TV. He goes to bed at 8:30, a tired but happy man. Can you think what his job is?

    Zhang Lili, a Chinese language teacher at No.19 Middle School of Jiamusi in Heilongjiang Province, has recently been considered to be "the Most Beautiful Teacher" in China.

    At 8: 38 pm on Tuesday, May 8^th, 2012, Zhang Lili and her several students were waiting for a bus at the school gate when suddenly a school bus lost control and rushed towards them. When she realized the danger, she pushed two students to safety, but she was hit and run over. The 29-year-old teacher lost her legs.

    "She is a backbone(骨干) teacher in our school. She works very hard," said the headteacher.

    The heroic teacher was the most popular teacher among the students. "Her students love her a lot. Her room is always full of students when she is free," said another teacher.

    Zhang Lili was also very generous. "My son has lost his father. Every month, Zhang secretly put 100 yuan in his desk from her own salary(工资) to support his studies," said a boy's mother, who was waiting outside the emergency room(急诊室) for hours to express how grateful she felt towards Zhang.

    Two weeks later, Zhang Lili came out of her coma(昏迷). She wrote a letter to her students, wishing them good luck on their entrance exams for high school. Her letter, 200 words long took her three days to write.

Do you often visit bakeries (烘焙店) for a sweet treat? And have you ever wondered what happens to the unsold bread? Lately, this topic has brought a wide discussion on the Internet.

Unlike ice cream, bread is kept at room temperature, leading to a short shelf life (保质期).

"Freshly baked bread can only be kept for 24 hours, while packaged (包装好的) bread lasts 3 days." said a bakery manager in Jiangxi Province. At the end of a day, some bakeries sell the near-expired (临期的) bread at a lower price. But others would rather throw it away because they are afraid that many customers will just wait until the end to buy cheaper bread.

If so can bakeries make less bread in the first place to reduce waste? The answer is "No." In fact, a shelf full of bread will increase people's desire to buy more. Also, bakeries need to make many kinds of bread every day to meet different customers' needs.

Throwing away the unsold bread will lead to a huge waste for sure, so some bakeries are looking for better ways to deal with it. For example, some bakeries sell near-expired products through "blind boxes". At a bakery in Shanghai, there is a blind box sale from 8 to 9 p.m. every day. People can get a random (随机的) type of near-expired bread at a low price. "It's great because it reduces food waste," said one customer. "And the blind box always gives me a little surprise!" What's more, some bakeries give away the near-expired products to people in need. Even the expired bread can be sent to recycling companies and turned into food for animals.

①Have you ever wondered why we can't control those sudden "achoo" moments? 

Welcome to the unusual world of sneezes (打喷嚏). Here is some interesting knowledge about it. 

②First, it all starts with a tickle (痒). Whether it's dust, pepper, or a sudden ray of sunshine, as long as your body thinks it might be something harmful, your brain gets a warning that it's time to sneeze. It's like the first sound in a sneezing concert. What's more, a sneeze is like a small pop. It can travel up to 100 miles per hour (160 km per hour)! Imagine your sneeze going past at the speed of a racing car. It's your nose's way of saying, "▲"

③After a sneeze, we often say "bless you". It's believed to stop you from evil spirits who're trying to get into your body during a sneeze. So, every "bless you" is like a mini exorcism (驱邪) for your nose. Also, one sneeze can start a chain reaction. Sneezes are a bit like a kind of disease which can spread from one to another. For example, once one person starts, it's hard for others not to join in. It's the social side of sneezing!

④Finally, did you know that some people close their eyes without thinking anything when they sneeze? It's like a built-n part of your body, and scientists aren't sure why it happens. 

⑤All in all, after knowing the unusual world of sneezes, we should let it be. The next time you feel a tickle in your nose and the feeling to sneeze, just accept it. It's not just a sneeze. Instead, it's an unusual, uncontrollable performance brought to you by the one and only, your fantastic nose!