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In winter，when the sun hides behind the clouds，everyone feels a bit low. You may be tired and find you want to sleep all the time. What you may not know is：you are suffering from (患有) SAD(季节性抑郁症)．

But don't worry—it's normal. Colder temperatures and fewer hours of daylight can steal your energy and put you in a bad mood.

Read on to find out what SAD is and what you can do to help yourself or those around you.

These days，Linda，a US teenager spends most of her holidays sleeping instead of doing sports outside. She has also had trouble concentrating(集中精力) on her homework. When her mother asks her what's wrong，Linda doesn't know what to tell her. Linda may not realize it yet，but she's suffering from SAD. It causes people to sleep，eat sweet food and get sad or angry for no reason.

About 15 percent of American people now suffer from SAD in winter according to the US Department of Health. The US government has taken measures to help people beat it. Local communities encourage people to take part in activities such as exercise，dance or art. And they advise people not to eat too much sweet food.

Like in the US，cold northern European countries such as Finland，Iceland and Russia see a large number of people suffer from SAD every year. So，the sunlamp is widely used in these countries. It's an electric lamp which is just like a “little sun” that gives off light to make people think the sun is shining and feel better.

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76. Colder ________ and less ________ are the main causes of SAD.

77. Linda is feeling ________ and doesn't ________ doing sports because she's suffering from SAD.

78. Suffering from SAD is ________ in northern European countries in ________.

79. In some northern European countries，the ________ is widely used to make people feel________________________________________________________________________.

80. Taking an active part in ________ and eating ________ sweet food can help people beat SAD.

“When you are sad, I will dry your tears. When you are worried, I will give you hope. Why? You may ask. Because you are my friend!”
A friend often listens to your problems, understands you and will not tell other people your secrets(秘密). How should you make your friendship(友谊) grow stronger? You can e-mail and call your friends often. And don’t forget to send cards to them on Friendship Day.
People started to celebrate Friendship Day in American in August, 1935. Today, people in many countries celebrate it. On the first Sunday in August every year, people from kids to old men meet their friends. They give cards, flowers or gifts to their friends. On Friendship Day, people also hold parties for their friends. Everybody is excited to wish their best friends in their own ways.
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The passage starts w__【小题1】____ a short beautiful poem (诗歌). It tells us that we all need f___【小题2】____, because our friends can always g__【小题3】____ us a hand when we are in t___【小题4】____. In o___【小题5】____ to make our friendship stronger, we should always keep in touch with our friends. So the f______【小题6】__ Sunday in August was the F__【小题7】________ Day. On that day people b___【小题8】___ young and old meet their friends. They give all k___【小题9】_____ of gifts to their friends to w__【小题10】____ their best friends in their own ways.

Kathy is writing an e-mail to Nancy. Read what she writes and circle the correct answer to fill in the blanks.

阅读下面的e-mail，根据e-mail的内容，给他写一封回信。与他交流你的看法，并帮助他排忧解难，80词左右。

阅读下面的e-mail，根据e-mail的内容，给他写一封回信。与他交流你的看法，并帮助他排忧解难，80词左右。