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Every summer, lifeguards repeat the same warnings to swimmers, yet drowning remains one of the most common causes of accidental death among teenagers. Part of the problem is that danger in water rarely ①looks dramatic; a swimmer struggling to stay afloat often makes little noise and shows no obvious signs of panic, which means bystanders may not realize help ②needing until it is too late. Rip currents present a particularly deceptive threat, since the water's surface can appear calm even while a powerful current ③pulls a swimmer steadily away from shore. Experts advise that anyone caught in such a current should swim parallel to the beach rather than ④struggling directly against it, since fighting the current head-on quickly exhausts even a strong swimmer. Simple habits, such as swimming near a lifeguard station and never entering the water alone, dramatically lower the risk of a minor mistake ⑤turning into a fatal one.

Attention, students and teachers! Our school is starting a new campaign called 'Bring Your Own Bag.' Starting next Monday, the school store will no longer offer free plastic bags to customers. Instead, we ①encourage everyone to bring a reusable shopping bag from home. Plastic bags, which are made from petroleum, take hundreds of years to break down in the environment. In contrast, a cloth bag can be used again and again for many years. Therefore, using a reusable bag is a simple habit that ②protects sea animals and ③increases pollution. For example, students who bring their own bags will receive a small sticker as a ④reward. However, students who forget their bags may still purchase a paper bag for a small fee. We hope every student will join this easy and meaningful campaign. Thank you for helping our school become ⑤greener.

For many years, comic books and graphic novels were seen as a ①lazy alternative to real reading. Parents and teachers often worried that pictures did the work that words should do, leaving young readers with ②weaker vocabulary and imagination. Recent research, however, tells a more ③complicated story. Graphic novels actually require readers to combine written text with visual clues, inferring emotion from a character's expression or understanding time gaps between panels. This combination can build a ④different but equally valuable set of reading skills. Teachers who once banned comics from their classrooms are now using them to reach students who struggled with traditional novels, finding that many reluctant readers finish an entire graphic novel and then move on to longer books with new confidence. Rather than replacing traditional reading, graphic novels appear to work best as an ⑤obstacle that leads students toward it.

When you separate paper, plastic, glass, and cans, recycling centers can process each material more ①efficiently. For example, plastic bottles should be rinsed and have their caps removed before being thrown away. Paper soaked with food or oil, however, cannot be recycled and must go into general waste. If items are mixed together ②carefully, finding what you need later becomes difficult. Likewise, mixing recyclables with ordinary trash makes the whole recycling process ③complicated. Many students believe that sorting trash takes too much time, but it actually requires only a few extra ④seconds. Therefore, learning these basic rules now helps you build a habit that ⑤benefits your entire community.

For most of the twentieth century, a library was simply a quiet room full of books, and visitors were expected to stay silent while they searched the shelves. Today, many public libraries look completely different. _______________. Librarians say this change did not happen by accident. As more information moved online, fewer people needed a library simply to find facts, so librarians began asking what their communities actually needed instead.

Dear residents, this notice explains how to use our apartment recycling area correctly. The recycling area, located behind the main entrance, is open every day from six to ten in the evening. First, _______________ before dropping them off. Boxes should be flattened, and bottles should be emptied, because dirty items are hard to recycle. However, please do not leave large furniture or electronics in this area at any time. Instead, contact the management office to arrange a separate pickup for those bulky items. For example, broken chairs and old refrigerators require a special sticker before collection. In contrast to ordinary trash, recyclable materials must never be mixed together in one bag. Following these simple rules keeps our shared space tidy for every family.

Students often groan when a classic novel appears on their reading list, complaining that the language feels old-fashioned and the plot moves too slowly. (A) Readers often discover that a character written hundreds of years ago struggles with feelings that still feel familiar today. For these reasons, many teachers argue that classics deserve a place on every reading list, not because they are old, but because they are still relevant. (B) It is true that classic literature can be harder to read than a modern bestseller written in casual, everyday language. Yet this very difficulty is part of why classics remain valuable for young readers today. (C) Working through unfamiliar sentence patterns and vocabulary trains the brain to handle complex texts, a skill that transfers directly to other subjects and to standardized tests. Beyond language training, classic novels also explore themes such as jealousy, ambition, and loss that have not changed much across centuries.

In our elective fashion design class, the first assignment was not to sketch a beautiful outfit but to design clothing for a specific, unusual situation, such as a rainy commute or a wheelchair user's daily routine. (A) My final design looked far simpler than the elaborate sketches some classmates produced, yet our teacher praised it precisely because every choice solved a real problem the wearer would actually face. (B) Researching my chosen situation, a delivery worker who bikes through the city in all weather, changed how I approached the project entirely, since pockets needed to be reachable while cycling and waterproof fabric mattered more than decoration. (C) I initially found the assignment strange, since I had imagined fashion design as primarily about appearance rather than practical problem-solving.

The reason, they explain, is simple: a first reading leaves little room for anything beyond the plot. Many readers assume that once they finish a book, there is no reason to open it again. ( ① ) Yet teachers who study reading often disagree, arguing that a second reading can reveal details a first reading misses completely. ( ② ) During a first reading, most of a student's attention goes toward simply following the plot, wondering what will happen next. ( ③ ) Once the ending is already known, a second reading frees the mind to notice smaller things, such as a clever hint the author placed early in the story or a change in a character's tone. ( ④ ) Some students who reread their favorite novel report that it feels almost like reading a different book, because they now understand the characters' motives more deeply. ( ⑤ ) Teachers therefore encourage students not to rush toward new titles alone, but to occasionally return to a book they already loved, since a second visit often teaches more than the first.

Under such chaotic conditions, even a familiar hallway can suddenly feel like unknown territory. Every semester, students groan when the fire alarm rings for another routine drill, filing out of the building as if the exercise were simply a break from class. ( ① ) This casual attitude, however, overlooks why the drill exists in the first place. ( ② ) During an actual fire, thick smoke can fill hallways within minutes, cutting visibility to almost nothing and making it dangerously easy to panic or take a wrong turn. ( ③ ) Repeating the same evacuation route again and again trains the body to move automatically, even when the mind is too frightened to think clearly. ( ④ ) Firefighters note that students who have practiced an escape route calmly walk toward the nearest exit purely out of habit, while those unfamiliar with the building often freeze or hesitate at doorways. ( ⑤ ) A fire drill that feels pointless in the classroom can therefore become the very reason a real evacuation succeeds without injury.