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I could not sleep at all last night. Normally, ___1___
a hard day of studying, I am exhausted and would
fall asleep as soon as my head touches the ___2___.
Last night, however, I did not sleep a ___3___.
It was an especially hot and humid night. ___4___
I had the fan blowing at me, I was perspiring all
___5___. I tossed and turned in bed, ___6___
very uncomfortable.
After an hour or so, I decided to help ___7___
fall asleep by reading a book. I had heard from
friends that reading a dull book can induce ___8___.
I turned on my table lamp and began ___9___
a chapter from my chemistry text. Sure enough, I
began to feel sleepy after ploughing ___10___
two pages. I hurriedly tossed my book ___11___
and turned off the light. However, the minute I
closed my ___12___
, my mind was flooded ___13___
the numerous chemical equations that I had read. I
tried to ___14___
my mind blank but could not do so. I even ___15___
to counting sheep to make myself sleepy. ___16___
all my efforts, sleep simply would not come.
In the end, I gave up trying to sleep. I sat up
in bed and gazed out of my window. ___17___
dawn was approaching, there were still a few
twinkling stars in the sky. In the stillness of the
night, only the crickets could be ___18___.
Lulled by the chirping of the crickets, my eyes ___19___
heavy. However, just as I was about to ___20___
off, my alarm clock rang. It was time to be up and
about.
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I could not sleep at all last night. Normally,
after a hard day
of studying, I am exhausted and would fall asleep as
soon as my head touches the
pillow. Last night, however, I did not
sleep a wink. It
was an especially hot and humid night.
Although I had
the fan blowing at me, I was perspiring all
over. I tossed
and turned in bed, feeling
very uncomfortable.
After an hour or so, I decided to help
myself fall
asleep by reading a book. I had heard from friends
that reading a dull book can induce
sleep. I turned
on my table lamp and began
reading a chapter from my chemistry text.
Sure enough, I began to feel sleepy after ploughing
through
two pages. I hurriedly tossed my book
aside and turned
off the light. However, the minute I closed my
eyes, my mind
was flooded with
the numerous chemical equations that I had read. I
tried to make my
mind blank but could not do so. I even
resorted to
counting sheep to make myself sleepy.
Despite all my
efforts, sleep simply would not come.
In the end, I gave up trying to sleep. I sat up
in bed and gazed out of my window.
Although dawn
was approaching, there were still a few twinkling
stars in the sky. In the stillness of the night,
only the crickets could be
heard. Lulled by the chirping of the
crickets, my eyes grew
heavy. However, just as I was about to doze
off, my alarm clock rang. It was time to be up and
about.
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