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　　Nathaniel Heatwole isn' t a terrorist．He' s a 20-year-old college student who just wanted to make a point about airline security．He aimed to show how easily someone could smuggle(偷带)weapons onto an airplane．

　　In mid-September, Heatwole hid box cutters, bleach(漂白粉), matches, and modeling clay(橡皮泥)that look like plastic explosives in the bathrooms of two Southwest Airlines planes．The items were discovered nearly a month later during airplane maintenance inspections in New Orleans and Houston．

　　In an e-mail to the Transportation Security Administration, Heatwole claimed responsibility for smuggling the item aboard in his carry-on luggage．Heatwole, a student at Guilford College in Greensboro, N．C．, had made his point．Now federal law enforcement authorities have a different point to make．

　　Heatwole was charged on October 20 with smuggling weapons onto a commercial airliner．The crime is a felony(重罪)for which Heatwole could face up to 10 years in prison．Heatwole claims he just wanted the government to improve airline safety．His intentions may have been good．Nevertheless, he broke the law．Now he faces the same penalty(处罚)that a terrorist might．

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　　History is full of cases where dreams have been a pathway to creativity and discovery．A striking example is provided by Dr．Otto Loewi, a pharmacologist and winner of a Nobel Prize．Loewi had spent years studying the chemical transmission of nerve impulses(脉搏)．A major breakthrough in his research calile when he dreamed of an experiment three nights in a row．The first two nights he woke up and wrote down the experiment quickly and untidily on paper．But the next morning, he couldn’t tell what the notes meant．On the third night, he got up after having the dream．This time, instead of making notes he went straight to his laboratory and performed the important experiment．Loewi later said that if the experiment had occurred to him while awake he would not have given it another thought．

　　Loewi’s experiment gives some insight into using dreams to produce creative solutions．Nervous feelings are reduced during dreaming, which may be especially useful in solving problems that require a fresh point of view．

　　Being able to take advantage of dreams for solving is improved if you “set” yourself before retiring．Before you go to bed, try to think intently about a problem you wish to solve．Bury yourself in the problem by stating it clearly and reviewing all relevant information．Then use the suggestions listed in the previous section to catch your dreams．Although this method is not guaranteed to produce an original solution or a new insight, it is certain to be an adventure．About half of a group of college students using the method for a week recalled a dream that helped them solve a personal problem．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The beginning of a Frank Sinatra song drifted across the dance floor and I knew my dad would call out and request that， which for most people is very　　 1

　　As he walked towards me to ask for the first　　 2　　 ，I could see there were　　 3　　 in his eyes．I grasped the side of my chair，　　 4　　 myself up with my arms，and grabbed the two metal sticks which keep me　　 5　　 as I stood to take his hand．

　　It took all my will to　　 6　　 my own tears and inside a voice kept　　 7　　 ： “Don’t fall over，Martine．” We grabbed each other and in some way shuffled(穿梭)out a dance for the whole of the song．

　　For my dad，it was a turning point．He had　　 8　　 his friends on his 70th birthday he would lead his daughter in the first dance，　　 9　　 he had done so many times before．Almost a year after the suicide bomb on the London Underground train which blew　　 10　　 both my legs above the knee，I had managed to realize his　　 11　　 ．Like so much that has happened over the last 12 months， there was something　　 12　　 about the moment．

　　Today， on July 1， as I face the first anniversary of the terrorist　　 13　　 ，I am preparing to leave the country for a while．I know I　　 14　　 be celebrating the fact that I am alive，　　 15　　 I do not feel able to remain in London for the event．

　　Psychologically， I am a different person．I am very body conscious．When I go out I am　　 16　　 that children will make fun of me on my artificial legs．In my wheelchair I cover my lower half with a blanket　　 17　　 what remains of my body draws　　 18　　 glances．

　　Despite my brave claims of what I would do when I left the hospital in March，the reality is that I will　　 19　　 be able to do many things．I thought I would be able to wear my artificial legs all day，to run，to go out alone．But that is just not possible．

　　I keep asking myself，　　 20　　 does it become normal? Is this normal now?

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