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1、精品文档PassagesforReading1.SmokingItisknowntoallthatsmokingisbadforhealth.Scientificresearchshowthatsmokingcanleadtoheartdisease,cancerandotherproblem.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysdiseaseslinkedtosmokingkillatleasttwomillionfive-hundred-thousandpersonseachyear.Still,manypeoplefinditdifficulttosto
2、psmoking.Onereasonisthatsmokingusuallybecomesahabitualbehavior,andhabits,whethergoodorbadarenoteasytobegivenup.Anotherreasonistheeffectofnicotine,thesubstancefoundincigarettesworksonpeoplesomewhatasdrugsdo.Measureshavebeentakentohelppeoplekeepawayfromtheharmofsmoking.Inmanycities,smokingisforbi
3、ddeninpublicplaces.Thedangerofsmokingiswarnedofeverywhere.Andnewspapersareaskednottopublishadvertisementsforcigarettes.World"NoTobaccoDay"isobservedeveryyearasthebiggestcampaignagainstsmoking.2.MyFirstJobBeforeIstartedatuniversity,Itookmyfirstjobasawaitressinanicerestaurant.Atthenightbeforemyfi
4、rstday,Iwastooexcitedtogotosleepandasaresult,Igotuplateinthemorning.Ithrewonmyclothesandrushedovertotherestaurant.Inagreathurry,Ididn'thearclearlytheheadwaiter'sinstructionthatweshouldgointothekitchenthroughonedoorandoutfromtheother.SowhenItooktwoplatesofeggsandbaconandanorangejuiceouttotherest
5、aurant,Iwentstraighttowardsthewrongdoorandcollidedwithanotherwaitercomingin!WorstofallwasthatIworeapairofsmartshoesbutwithhighheels!AfewhourslaterIwasinagonyyethadnotimetochangethem.Bythetimewefinishedservingdinneratabout10:30Iwascompletelyexhausted.Nevertheless,Ilearntsomethingthroughmyexperie
6、nce.3.MoneyMoneyiswhateverybodydesires.Itcanbeusedtobuyfood,clothes,books,bicycle,furnitureandmanyotherthingspeopleneedorwant.Moneyisconsideredbymanypeopleasthemostimportantthinginlife.Withmoney,theycangowherevertheypleaseanddowhatevertheywant.Withmoney,theycanbuyafinehousetolivein,fashionablec
7、lothestoputon,andanicebicycletoride.Andwithmoney,theycanemployattendantstoservethem.Inaword,moneycanmakepeoplecomfortableandbringthemhappiness.However,moneyisalsothesourceofallcrimesandbringsthemmisery.Sincemoneyissotempting,quite
