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Every year in November, people look for bargains (便宜货) on Black Friday, the day after the American holiday of Thanksgiving, to start shopping for Christmas. But do you know that the same day is also Buy Nothing Day?
Many of us love to get a bargain, but some feel that events like Black Friday (1)       people to buy things that they don't really need. Many people seem to completely lose (2)       of both their spending and their tempers. It is not hard to find video online of customers (3)       fighting each other over bargains. It is also argued that Black Friday is bad for small shopkeepers, who cannot (4)       to offer the kinds of price cuts that the big companies can.

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Instead of taking the chance to buy as much as possible on Black Friday, you could do the (1)       and buy completely nothing. Since 1997, Buy Nothing Day has been celebrated on the same day as Black Friday. The rules are (2)      . Just don't buy anything at all for 24 hours. Many people are surprised how difficult this (3)       is. The aim is to make people think more about their spending and to make better (4)       about what they buy and where they buy it from.

39． I have always admired students who hand their homework in on time and never forget to do it. I admit I'm terrible at getting myself organized! But (1)       I've started keeping a small study diary. I write down everything I need to do and when it needs to be done by. Then I write a reminder a few days before the date just in case. It's (2)      .
So do you have other tips for getting organized as we? Post a comment (评论) below.
Good question, Amy. I always spend about five minutes (3)       the day tidying up the desktop on my computer. I make a backup (备份) of important documents. I delete things I don' t need any more and put everything into the correct folder before going to bed.
A calendar is something I would recommend that will keep you get track on further exams and just have your whole day even more organized.
Hi, Amy. My tip is to have a big (4)       in your bedroom, divided into different sections. I've got one. It's white. I've got a section for each school subject and another one for other things. I write reminders and stick them on it and I make sure I look at it every day. The best part is when I (5)       some reminders with new ones!
My tip as an organized student is (6)       your day well. I mean you should put the things in a correct order I. important & urgent(急迫的 ) 2. important & urgent 3. unimportant & surgent 4. unimportant not & urgent. By putting things in each order, I know which subject I should start with and what to do later. (282 words)

40．　　Every year. thousands of people search in the Rocky Mountains in the US for hidden treasure (财宝) worth S2 million. The treasure was hidden secretly by martist Forrest, in 2010. He was 80 when he made the trip into the Rocky Mountains by car and then on foot. There are several clues (线索) about the treasure. But the (1)m             clue is that it was put in below the home of Brown.
　　You can start with "the home of Brown". Brown might be a person. So maybe you have to look for people called Brown who live in the Rocky Mountains. (2)U            , Brown is a very common name!
　　What's more, Forrest advises people to wait until spring to (3)a             dangerous winter weather. But not everyone has listened to him. Three people have gone missing while looking for the treasure. Police want Forrest to take back the treasure. But Forrest (4)r            . He thinks people spend too much time inside their houses and offices. He wants families to learn about (5)n             and have adventures.
　　Forrest's plan (6)w            . Marti and her daughter Libbi travel from their home in Georgia to search in Montana. Libbi says "I love the scenery or Montana — seeing so many animals up close, camping in the mountains and crossing rivers and steam. It's all so exciting. even if we never find the treasure."
　　But there are people who think the whole thing is a (7)t            . Some say maybe Forrest had a box of treasure, but they don't believe he hid it in the mountains. Others say maybe he just likes the attention. But even the people who complain still go to the Rocky Mountains to test their ideas. So where would you start looking? (298 words)

41． Microsoft is testing a new software and needs your help. Just send Gates' message to everyone you know, and you can get your prize money. Does it sound too good to be true? This offer from Gates is a hoax (骗局). In fact, anyone with common knowledge in computers could tell whether it is true. But that hasn't stopped the hoax from spreading across the Internet like wildfire. Millions of Internet users have sent this untrue message.
The internet is full of hoaxes, lies and wrong information. They are passed through e-mails, discussion groups and official-looking websites. Although most of them have been made known to the public what they are, it's still hard to kill a "good hoax" Most Internet hoaxes are similar. They often meet the needs of basic human feelings, like fear, greed or pity for others. Most importantly they often sound as if they could be possible.
If you've ever been fooled by a hoax. you are certainly not alone. Several famous newspapers have reported information they got online, only to later learn it was only a hoax. Even public official can sometimes be fooled. The city officials in California learned from a website that Styrofoam (塑料泡沫) cups are made with a dangerous chemical, so they ordered that the cups should not be produced. They felt foolish. however. when they learned that chemicals common name-water. Another hoax caused fear in Hong Kong. A website with the name of a famous newspaper reported that the government planned to order local people to stay in their homes for the reason of an unknown disease. As a result, worried people crowd the supermarket to buy daily products. Financial markets began to fall, too.
It's sometimes hard to know what's real and what's not. Use the Internet, but don't believe everything you read online. (303 words)

42．Write at least 60 words on the topic “Life needs...”(以“生活需要...”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文,标点符号不占格.)
提示:五味杂陈,需要我们一些品质、爱好、技能、或行为等才能彰显其美的真谛.请你选取一个方面,以“生活需要......”为题,结合自身经历通过举例子或列举理由加以说明.
(注意:短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息,否则不予评分.)