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　　Methods of studying vary; what works 　　1　　 for some students doesn’t work at all for others．The only thing you can do is experiment 　　2　　 you find a system that does work for you．But two things are sure：　　3　　 else can do your studying for you, and unless you do find a system that works, you won’t although college．Meantime, there are a few rules that 　　4　　 for everybody．The hint is “don’t get 　　5　　”．

　　The problem of studying, 　　6　　 enough to start with, becomes almost 　　7　　 when you are trying to do 　　8　　 in one weekend．　　9　　 the fastest readers have trouble 　　10　　 that．And if you are behind in written work that must be 　　11　　, the teacher who accepts it 　　12　　 late will probably not give you good credit．Perhaps he may not accept it 　　13　　．Getting behind in one class because you are spending so much time on another is really no 　　14　　．Feeling pretty virtuous about the seven hours you spend on chemistry won’ t 　　15　　 one bit if the history teacher pops a quiz．And many freshmen do get into trouble by spending too much time on one class at the 　　16　　 of the others, either because they like one class much better or ?because they find it so much harder that they think, they should 　　17　　 all their time to it．　　18　　 the reason, going the whole work for one class and neglecting the rest of them is a mistake, if you face this 　　19　　, begin with the shortest and easiest 　　20　　．Get them out of the way and then go to the more difficult, time consuming work．

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　　A young man who was very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself．Along the way he had completely run out of 　　1　　 and was forced to spend the night in his car．

　　This continued until one 　　2　　, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a 　　3　　 and ordered a big meal．　　4　　 eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself 　　5　　 to the waiter, telling him he had lost his 　　6　　．The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been 　　7　　．

　　He bent down and came up with a ＄20 bill which looked 　　8　　 it had fallen on the floor．“Son, you must have 　　9　　 this,”the owner said．The young man couldn't 　　10　　 his luck!He 　　11　　 paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and 　　12　　 away．

　　On the way out of town, he thought to himself,“Maybe 　　13　　 dropped the money at all．Maybe the 　　14　　 just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn't 　　15　　 me．I really need to thank him．And also I should 　　16　　 from him．Oh, Lord, if you put me in a position to help other people, I will 　　17　　 it．”

　　Now the man lives near Kansas City．Each year he 　　18　　 thousands of dollars．He is known as the“Secret Santa”, 　　19　　 at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those in 　　20　　 on the street and at restaurants．In 2007, he gave more than ＄50, 000 away in Kansas City and New York City．

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　　Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings．The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 　　1　　 is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest．She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much．Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the 　　2　　 of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his 　　3　　．Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he 　　4　　 it．Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without 　　5　　．When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld．When Demeter 　　6　　 what happened to Persephone, she became so 　　7　　 that she caused all plants to 　　8　　．People were in 　　9　　 of starving．But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 　　10　　 her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her．　　11　　, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s 　　12　　．She could go back to her mother if she had not 　　13　　 anything while she was in the underworld．Demeter 　　14　　 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴)seeds in the underworld．When Zeus 　　15　　 this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 　　16　　, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld．And so it 　　17　　 that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore 　　18　　 not let the crops grow．

　　That is 　　19　　 we have winter when plants do not grow．When Persephone returns, Demeter is 　　20　　, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again．