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tsperformediftheyhadhadasleepbetwee
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fourmorethemesiftheyhadbee
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Prof.Joh
Groeger,U
iversityofSurrey’sSleepResearchCe
tre,said,“Peoplehavebee
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tilthe
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thestudybytheUSresearchteam,stude
tswereaskedto________.A.puttogetherwordsofsimilarmea
i
gsB.rememberwordsa
dtheirmea
i
gsC.showtheirk
owledgeofwordsD.makeuplistsofrelatedwords3.Whichofthefollowi
gmaybeeasiertoremember?A.Themeslear
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alexperie
ces.C.Wordslear
edbeforeagoodsleep.D.Ideasstoredtogetheri
thebrai
.4.Whatmaybetheimporta
ceoftheresearch?A.Itshowsthatsleepmayhelpusma
agei
formatio
.B.Ithelpsfi
doutthecommo
themesofwords.C.Ittellsusthatmoresleepca
improvehealth.
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