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1、PassagesforReading1.SmokingItisknowntoallthatsmokingisbadforhealth.Scientificresearchshowthatsmokingcanleadtoheartdisease,cancerandotherproblem.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysdiseaseslinkedtosmokingkillatleasttwomillionfive-hundred-thousandpersonseachyear.Still,manypeoplefinditdif
2、ficulttostopsmoking.Onereasonisthatsmokingusuallybecomesahabitualbehavior,andhabits,whethergoodorbadarenoteasytobegivenup.Anotherreasonistheeffectofnicotine,thesubstancefoundincigarettesworksonpeoplesomewhatasdrugsdo.Measureshavebeentakentohelppeoplekeepawayfromtheharmofsmoking.I
3、nmanycities,smokingisforbiddeninpublicplaces.Thedangerofsmokingiswarnedofeverywhere.Andnewspapersareaskednottopublishadvertisementsforcigarettes.World"NoTobaccoDay"isobservedeveryyearasthebiggestcampaignagainstsmoking.2.MyFirstJobBeforeIstartedatuniversity,Itookmyfirstjobasawaitr
4、essinanicerestaurant.Atthenightbeforemyfirstday,Iwastooexcitedtogotosleepandasaresult,Igotuplateinthemorning.Ithrewonmyclothesandrushedovertotherestaurant.Inagreathurry,Ididn'thearclearlytheheadwaiter'sinstructionthatweshouldgointothekitchenthroughonedoorandoutfromtheother.Sowhen
5、Itooktwoplatesofeggsandbaconandanorangejuiceouttotherestaurant,Iwentstraighttowardsthewrongdoorandcollidedwithanotherwaitercomingin!WorstofallwasthatIworeapairofsmartshoesbutwithhighheels!AfewhourslaterIwasinagonyyethadnotimetochangethem.Bythetimewefinishedservingdinneratabout10:
6、30Iwascompletelyexhausted.Nevertheless,Ilearntsomethingthroughmyexperience.3.MoneyMoneyiswhateverybodydesires.Itcanbeusedtobuyfood,clothes,books,bicycle,furnitureandmanyotherthingspeopleneedorwant.Moneyisconsideredbymanypeopleasthemostimportantthinginlife.Withmoney,theycangowhere
7、vertheypleaseanddowhatevertheywant.Withmoney,theycanbuyafinehousetolivein,fashionableclothestoputon,andanicebicycletoride.Andwithmoney,theycanemployattendantstoservethem.Inaword,moneycanmakepeoplecomfortableandbringthemhappiness. However,moneyisalsothesourceofallcrimesandbrings
8、themmisery.Sincemoneyissotempting,quitea
