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What is a dream?

For centuries,people have wondered about the strange places that they seem to visit in their sleep. 1.However,they have been valued as necessary to a person’s health and happiness.

Historically people thought dreams contained messages from God.It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams scientifically,believing that they tell about a person’s character. 2.He believed that dreams allow a person to express fantasies or fears,which would be socially unacceptable in real life.

The second theory to become popular was Carl Jung’s compensation theory.Jung,a former student of Freud,said that the purpose of a dream is not to hide something,but to communicate it to the dreamer. 3.Thus,people who think too highly of themselves may dream about falling;those who think too little of themselves dream of being heroes.

Using more recent research,William Domhoff from the University of California found that dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop in humans. 4.Until they reach age five,they cannot express very well what their dreams are about.Once people become adults,there is little or no change in their dreams.The dreams of men and women are different.For instance,the characters that appear in the dreams of men are often other men,and often involve physical aggression.

The meaning of dreams continues to be difficult to understand. 5.If you dream that a loved one is going to die,do not panic.The dream may have meaning,but it does not mean that your loved one is going to die.

A.It gives scientists chances to better understand human mind.

B.However,people should not take their dreams as reality.

C.Children do not dream as much as adults.

D.Dreams make up for what is lacking in waking life.

E.First,there was Sigmund Freud’s theory.

F.They think their mind is trying to tell them something.

G.They have been considered as meaningless nighttime journeys.

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My mom cooked for my classmates in my elementary school.Although she loved me so much,I still hated her.I was ______ to accept the fact that she was different and ______ talking with her in my school.

One day my mom accidentally met me and greeted me with ______.To her surprise,I ______ her on purpose,threw her a hateful look and ran away.Later,one of my classmates said,“Your mom is very ______ with only one eye.”Just then,I did nothing but my face burned with ______ .On reaching home,I complained to her that she made me embarrassed.I barely noticed her ______ because of anger,much ______ stopped to think for a second about my rude ______ .I must have hurt her feelings.

Being eager to escape from my home,I studied hard,hoping for a chance to live far away.Years later,my ______ eventually paid off and was admitted to a university.After graduation,I settled in another city,devoted to my family and ______ came home.One day,I received a call regarding a school reunion. ______ ,I returned to attend our reunion where I chatted with my teacher.She told me a ______ ,which shocked me and made a ______ .She said she ______ to do this because she had promised my mother not to say it.Then she said she was ______ of my mother,who couldn’t ______ watching me growing up with ______ .When I was very little,I was involved in an accident,and lost one eye.As a mother,she gave me hers.

At that moment,I burst into tears and rushed out to my home with great ______ .I came to know that our mother loved us ______ and never expected any reward.

1.A.hopeless B.determinedC.pleased D.unwilling

2.A.avoided B.started C.risked D.enjoyed

3.A.anxiety B.pleasure C.appreciation D.curiosity

4.A.resisted B.refused C.ignored D.scared

5.A.special B.typical C.annoyed D.disappointed

6.A.sorrow B.shame C.guilt D.dissatisfaction

7.A.attitude B.wisdom C.misunderstanding D.response

8.A.later B.worse C.less D.further

9.A.thought B.behavior C.courage D.reaction

10.A.enthusiasm B.confidence C.effort D.determination

11.A.hardly B.occasionally C.frequently D.immediately

12.A.Instead B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore

13.A.lie B.story C.secret D.joke

14.A.fortune B.difference C.decision D.contribution

15.A.hesitated B.attempted C.failed D.pretended

16.A.tired B.frightened C.ashamed D.proud

17.A.insist B.deny C.admit D.stand

18.A.disability B.shortcoming C.doubt D.protection

19.A.devotion B.admiration C.regret D.relief

20.A.violently B.unconditionally C.faithfully D.automatically

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