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　　When you carry your heavy schoolbag on the way to school or home, do you know the fact that the heavy schoolbag influences your interest in learning knowledge?Don't worry．You may be able to say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag in the near future．

　　Instead of burying(埋葬)your face in an ocean of textbooks, newspapers, magazines and novels, you will soon find that an E-book reader can take the place of them all．

　　An E-book reader is a new kind of mini machine designed to hold thousands of text files and display them on the screen as real text printed(印刷)on a paper page．

　　In the same way in which the iPod(a kind of MP3)has changed the way people enjoy music, E-book readers could change the way that books are read．Some scientists have predicted that E-books will be used widely in our daily life, especially in schools．

　　The size of an E-book reader is the same as that of real books．Its screen is different from that of a computer．It is as thin as a piece of paper．The words on an E-book reader's screen look exactly the same as those on real pages．However, you can do more with an E-book reader than you can with a real book．The reader can change the size of the words and connect to the Internet to download new books．

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　　Shopping is not as simple as you may think!Much has to be done for the producers before putting the products on the shelf．

　　Color, for example, changes a lot according to what the producers are trying to sell．Health foods are packed in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors．

　　When some kind of medicine was brought out recently, researchers found that the color of the package(包装)caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective(无效的)．At last, it came on the market in dark blue and white－blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm．

　　The size of a package can also attract(吸引)a shopper, although quite often a bottle doesn't hold as much as it appears to．

　　It is said that the better-known companies spend about 40 percent of the cost of the product itself on packaging!

　　The most successful producers know that it's not enough to have a good product．The head of Pears Soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to sell their goods, came to the conclusion：“Any fool can make soap, but it takes a talent to sell it．”

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　　Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs．　　1　　 that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world．Choosing the right one itself is not easy．

　　“Finding a job” is not 　　2　　 as “choosing a job”．Many young people end up in a job because they are not 　　3　　 for it．Sometimes “Chance” may 　　4　　 a more important part than “decision”．

　　Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs 　　5　　 you might enjoy doing after school or university．First, it is important 　　6　　 what kind of person you are, which special qualities 　　7　　 you outstanding among people and what you are interested in．There is a difference 　　8　　 an interest and a skill．If you like 　　9　　 and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest．But if you can 　　10　　 a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a 　　11　　．

　　Then ask yourself a question, “In the following three areas--skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your 　　12　　 skills?”

After 　　13　　 your skills, the next step is research．To 　　14　　 as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information．Ask your friends 　　15　　 the work they do．

　　Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing．