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　　Our town is in the eastern part of our country．Once a year, we elect a girl to show how beautiful and great our town is．All the girls are eager to get this position in an effort to become popular．

　　It was not an easy choice this year, since there were eight girls to choose from．The elder judge finally decided that either Sara or May would get the position．Both girls were beautiful with extraordinary appearance．Besides, they had good education and cared about how pollution had a bad effect on the earth．Most important, both girls got up early to eat eggs at their breakfast．Eggs were important to people of the east because our economy depended mainly on the production of eggs．

　　“Either girl will win, ”my father said．“But someone will cry in the end．”

　　“Either will be fine,” I said．“They are both great girls．”

　　The final round was held at east edge of our town．Sara lived nearby, so she did not need to get up early to arrive．However, she was the first person there．“You know what they say about the early bird．” she said with a smile．

　　However May arrived fifteen minutes late to the competition．“It’s the taxi driver’s fault,” she said．“I told him to head east, but he was in one ear and thought I said Bread Cheese．” You know, Bread Cheese was the name of our neighboring town．

　　I thought May would certainly lose because she was late, but to my surprise, she turned out to be this year’s winner．The judge liked her answer to the last question．“If you could have anything in the world, what would it be?” Sara had replied, “World peace．” May, on the other hand, said, “Better market to have our eggs sell well．”

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　　Michael Fleming, MD, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians(AAFP) answers your health questions．

　　I have such a terrible time falling asleep every night that I'm always tired and it's affecting my schoolwork．What should I do?

－Amelia

　　One in every five young people have sleep problems, so you're not alone．Getting enough sleep has become as important as eating vegetables and exercising regularly．It's very important for your body．

　　Most young people get only seven hours of sleep each night, when they actually need nine hours．And making up for lost sleep during the week by sleeping on weekends doesn't really work．In fact, sleeping late on weekends may actually do you more harm than good, if you have sleep problems．What happens if you don't get enough sleep? If your sleep problem continues for a few nights, you could suffer serious problems．Lack of sleep can affect learning and memory．Worse, if your sleep difficulties last a long time, that could lead to anxiety or depression(抑郁)．Therefore, you've got to have some healthy sleep habits．Below are some suggestions：

　　●GO TO BED AT THE SAME TIME including weekends, if possible．

　　●WAKE UP AROUND THE SAME TIME EVERY MORNING．When you get up late just one morning during the week, it may disturb your body clock．This will make it hard for you to sleep that night．

　　●DO SOMETHING RELAXING before going to bed．

　　●EXERCISE DURING THE DAY．Don't exercise right before going to bed．

　　●AVOID DRINKING ALCOHOL．Alcohol makes you excited．This prevents you from falling asleep or wakes you up during the night．

　　●DON'T SMOKE．Smoking is always bad for the body．Smoking before bedtime keeps you awake．

　　If trying these tips over a couple of weeks does not help you, speak to your doctor．Do not take any sleeping pills without asking your doctor first．Many have strong side effects．

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阅读理解

　　Our town is in the eastern part of our country．Once a year, we elect a girl to show how beautiful and great our town is．All the girls are eager to get this position in an effort to become popular．

　　It was not an easy choice this years, since there were eight girls to choose from．The elder judge finally decided that either Sara or May would get the position．Both girls were beautiful with extraordinary appearance．Besides, they had a good education and cared about how pollution had a bad effect on the earth．Most important, both girls got up early to eat eggs at their breakfast．Eggs were important to people of the east because our economy depended mainly on the production of eggs．

　　“Either girl will win,”my father said,“But someone will cry in the end”

　　“Either will be fine,”I said,“They are both great girls．”

　　The final round was held at the east edge of our town．Sara lived nearby so she did not need to get up early to arrive．However, she was the first person there．“You know what they say about the early bird,”she said with a smile．

　　However, May arrived fifteen minutes late to the competition．“It's the taxi driver's fault,”she said．“I told him to head east, but he was in one ear and thought I said Bread Cheese．”You know, Bread Cheese was the name of our neighboring town．

　　I thought May would certainly lose because she was late, but to my surprise, she turned out to be this year's winner．The judges liked her answer to their last question,“If you could have anything in the world, what would it be?”Sara had replied,“World peace．”May, on the other hand, said,“Better market to have our eggs sell well”．

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