Come join us for this fun-filled weekend! The annual Laura Days celebration is 35 ______ on the second weekend in September. Saturday events include a parade, children’s pioneer games and activities in the park, craft demonstrations and a food tent. 36 ______ the same time, there are many other activities, such as Little Miss Laura contest, a greased pig contest, tours of the Masters Hotel, and more! 37 ______, you can visit an old church on Sunday morning or go to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, which features many items Laura and her family had and recalls the era in which they lived. And we 38 ______ recommend finishing your visit to Pepin with a picnic on the shore of Lake Pepin, picking up pretty pebbles as Laura did so many years ago.
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An unforgettable trip
When I decided to go travelling, I wanted to get away from everything for a while. I could suddenly feel the freedom and the adventure, and I really wanted it for a 32 ______ time. So I sold all my furniture, gave notice on my flat, quit my job, and then bought a backpack and a ticket halfway around the world.
During my first stopover in Singapore, on my way to Australia, I felt nervous. I sat tired and hungry in my hotel room, 33 ______ with my wish to take a flight straight back home. Because if I felt lonely after 34 ______ 14 hours, could I honestly do this for another 12 months? Fortunately, something inside encouraged me not to 35 ______ up and to see the night through, and I carried on.
One of my worries setting out had been meeting rude people, but I didn’t come across a single unkind person on my travels. In fact, the people I met were everything I tried to be: kind, considerate, creative, down to earth, passionate, warm and friendly. 36 ______ I travelled on my own, I was never alone – all the people I met became my friends. For example, one Italian girl gave me her jumper when I was cold, a Japanese girl helped me cook a meal, and another girl helped me with my bags on a train. Once I met a group on a tour bus who persuaded me to 37 ______ them on a boat trip, which ended up being one of the best trips of my life. And the guy I met 38 ______ chance walking down a mountain on Christmas Day is now one of my closest friends.
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The effect of the temperature
Many people believe that office conditions can influence our work. For a 32 ______ time achieving a comfortable room temperature in hot climates was a constant struggle. Research discovered an obvious fact: finding an office temperature to 33 ______ everyone all the time is basically impossible. “Part of the problem is trying to work out the “correct” temperature. It depends 34 _______ what you’re measuring,” said researcher David House.
One study 35 ______ at the impact of the room temperature on worker productivity, by tracking the activity of managers in an office. 36 ______ it measured the activity of just nine women, the results were impressive. At 25°C they were typing non-stop with an error rate of just 10%. When the temperature dropped to 20°C, they were half as productive, more than doubling the number of mistakes.
But it’s not quite that simple. When students in the other study were asked to solve a math problem in either a cool or a warm room, the group in the cooler room 37 ______ in this task twice as often. It means that complex decisions are more difficult when we’re warm. When the temperature is above 27°C, we’re not so good at mathematics.
In fact, the room temperature can do more than influence your productivity – it can change the way you think. Warm environments are better for creative thinking, while cooler workplaces are thought to 38 ______ people active during repetitive or monotonous tasks.
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A night in the Eifel Tower
Seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower every year. But have you ever dreamed 32 ______ sleeping in this iconic structure?
Holiday rental company Viva constructed a temporary VIP apartment on the first level of the tower, open only for the duration of the Euro football tournament from 10 June to 10 July 2016. The two-bedroom apartment, with the best Paris views was furnished with a big screen television for33 ______ the game. The space also included a seating area filled with hanging plants.
A lot of people were attracted by the 34 ______ to sleep in the apartment. To determine who got this chance, Viva 35 ______ a contest asking entrants to describe how they would spend their night in the tower.
“My two young sons are autistic and are both obsessed with lights and the tower itself so I’d spend the night 36 ______ their excitement!” was the winning response from Michelle, in the UK.
Scott, from the United States, 37 ______ to win a night’s stay with his response about reuniting five generations in Paris: his mother who first visited the city in 1953, his daughter and granddaughter who visited at 13 and 14 respectively, and a brand new granddaughter who joined the trip.
The four winners began their one-night stays from the 23rd of June. 38 ______ there were no other nights to win, all the visitors to the Eiffel Towerhad the chance to tour the apartment and join a match viewing party.
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A difficult question
One day, the chemistry teacher asked his students, “What is the chemical formula for water?” Suzie was the ___ONE____ to raise her hand. “Yes, Suzie, what’s the answer?” the teacher asked. Suzie answered proudly, “The chemical formula for water is ‘HIJKLMNO’!” The class started ____LAUGH___. The teacher looked ____SHOCK___. He asked, “What are you talking about?” Suzie replied, “Yesterday you said the formula for water is H to O!”
The Irish celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Last week people all over Ireland celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day in the traditional way. Dublin ___DECORATE____ with flags and bunting. Sprigs of shamrock ___SELL__ everywhere. In many countries of the world, the Irish held parades, pageants, sports and drama festivals. Saint Patrick, who ___BRING___ Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century, is the country’s patron saint. For centuries, his day ____BE_____ a day of celebration in Ireland.
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Olympic-size wedding dress
A Chinese man ordered a 2008-metre long wedding dress for his future wife because of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It was important for ___HE____ to know that his future bride would wear a very special dress. The local factory which produced the dress says it was the ___ONE___ time that they had made such a dress. Unfortunately, during the ceremony the bridegroom ___NOT LET___anyone take pictures of the unusual garment.
The farewell symphony
What do you know about Franz Joseph Haydn? A German composer of the Classical period, he was one of the ___FAMOUS___ musicians of his time. Haydn ___SPEND___ much of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Esterhazy family at their mansion. The result of this was that Haydn __ISOLATE___ from other composers and trends in music of the 18th century. When it was time for him to leave the Esterhazy family, he wrote his “Farewell Symphony”. This musical piece ___BE___ popular for centuries ever since it was first presented to the public.
