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　　Linda Evans was a famous writer of children's stories, she lived in a fine old house in Devon．Usually she worked at home, in her quiet 　　1　　．Long before her books became popular, she had tried to teach 　　2　　 how to use a computer, and now she typed(打字)all her stories on her Apple Mac Computer．But sometimes she had to 　　3　　 to get some books from the library or have a meeting．She didn't like being away, because she was worried about burglars(盗贼)．So she was very careful．Just before leaving, she always put a full cup of coffee on the kitchen table, and left the radio playing, to make a burglar think there was 　　4　　 at home．

　　One day she came back after a day out, and saw at once that someone had been there．There was only a little 　　5　　 left in the cup, and the radio was off．But when she looked at her computer, she saw it was 　　6　　, and someone had typed in 　　7　　．She had no idea who had got in, or how, because none(没有一个)of the doors or windows were broken．But she sat down to read the story, and it was a very good one．“I'll use it in my next book!”she said 　　8　　．

　　The next month she had to go to London．She put a pot of coffee and a plate of sandwiches on the table．When she returned, the coffee and sandwiches had 　　9　　．She ran to the computer．This time there was only 　　10　　 on the screen．“IT'S NOT YOUR STORY, IT'S MINE!”it said．

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　　Here's one very simple but lifechanging advice that I first heard from Brian Tracy．Cut down on the TV at night by just one hour．Instead, use that hour to read books that could improve your life．

　　If you're a salesman, google for the best and most useful books on improving your sales．

　　This applies(适用)to all fields, not just the work-related(与工作相关的)ones．Maybe you want to improve your health, become a more energetic person．Or maybe you want to improve your study, your relations or perhaps do some personal development．

　　One hour a day is not much．But if you read for one hour a day on weekdays, that's about 260 hours a year．That's a large number of books and a lot of useful advice．

　　If you follow the ideas, who knows what great things and feelings could come into your life．Also, all that information and advice will start to open up your mind．You will start to see more chances in your life．

　　Now, you might think something like this：

　　1．I really don't have the money…

　　Answer：Visit your public library or search the database(数据库)．Or look for books that are used in places like amazon．com．

　　2．I really don't have the time…

　　Answer：Buy audiobooks and listen to them in the car while driving to and from work．Or copy them to your MP3-player and listen while riding your bike/bus to work or school．Recently selling audiobooks through MP3-downloads has become popular．．．

　　Shut off the TV a little earlier and start reading．

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