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(Text 8)W:Juan,what's your favorite Mexican holiday?M:Definitely the Day of the Dead.W:What is that?It sounds a little scary.M:It's not really scary foi us Mexicans.Actually that day we celebrate,well,not celebrate,but rememberour family members who are already dead.W:OK.How do you remember then?M:We put a big table decorated with flowers,bread,coffee or whatever the person that is dead used tolike and we think that on that day that person is going to come back from the dead.W:I see.And when do you have the holiday?M:It's on November the first,and the second too.W:Do you do it just for your family or do you go and visit friends or other relatives?M:No,we only keep it within the family actually.(Text 9)W:John,you seem to be a little bit mad.Did I say something wrong?M:No,Julia.It's not about you.W:Oh?Then what is it?M:Haven't you noticed that red car?It keeps trying to cut in.I'll teach that young lady who is the betterdriver.W:John,you've been caught by your road rage again...We are not in a hurry anyway.Just let her pass.M:Err,sorry,Julia.I just become easily losing my temper when I'm driving.I took these pills an hourago to make myself calm,but it doesn't seem to work at all.W:You know the yoga class I've been taking?It really helps me get my inner peace.Why don't youcome with me next time and give it a go?M:Err,it's so girly.I just can't find a man I know doing yoga.So forget about it.(Text 10)Working more than 25 hours a week could be negatively affecting the intelligence of employees overage 40,according to a study conducted on more than 6,000 workers by the researchers in Australia.Theysaid that working 25 hours a week was the ideal amount of time for brain functioning.The researchersbelieve that our "fluid intelligence",or how well we process information,begins its decline around theage of 20,while the ability to use knowledge and experience,goes down around age 30.By the time weturn 40,our performance in memory tests and pattern recognition exercises tends to decline.Theresearchers have also looked into the effect of care-taking on brain functioning in middle age.By age 40,many employees are also taking care of children or a parent or both,creating a job on top of a job.Thislife style would cause a lot of pressure and less sleep,which definitely is a negative factor for our brainfunctioning.The study noted that the effect of excessive work hours affected both genders equally.英语答案第3页共7页