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When someone's heart suddenly stops beating, the brain begins ① to suffer damage within minutes unless blood keeps circulating, which is why the actions taken by an ordinary bystander before paramedics arrive can matter as much as the treatment given at the hospital. Studies show that a person who ② receives CPR immediately from someone nearby is far more likely to survive than one who waits for professional help to arrive. Despite this, many people hesitate to start chest compressions, ③ worried that they might break a rib or make the situation worse. Medical instructors respond to this fear: a cracked rib heals, but a brain ④ depriving of oxygen for too long does not. Modern CPR training has also been simplified, focusing on firm, rhythmic chest compressions rather than the more complicated combination of breaths and compressions once required, ⑤ making the skill easier for ordinary students to learn and remember under pressure.

Students often groan when a classic novel appears on their reading list, ① complains that the language feels old-fashioned and the plot moves too slowly. It is true that classic literature can be harder to read than a modern bestseller ② written in casual, everyday language. Yet this very difficulty is part of why classics remain valuable for young readers today. Working through unfamiliar sentence patterns and vocabulary trains the brain ③ 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 ④ have not changed much across centuries. Readers often discover that a character written hundreds of years ago struggles with feelings that still ⑤ feel familiar today.

Walking through the old industrial district downtown, I noticed that a gray concrete wall had been transformed overnight into a wild swirl of color, letters, and cartoon figures. Some residents complained to the city office, calling it vandalism and demanding that workers paint over it immediately. Others argued that the same wall had been an ugly, forgotten eyesore for years, and that the graffiti artist had simply given it a voice no one else bothered to give it. This disagreement reveals a tension at the heart of street art: _______________. The line between vandalism and art, it seems, often depends less on the paint itself than on who gave permission to use the wall.

A shocking headline can spread across social media within minutes, long before anyone checks whether it is actually true. Studies show that false stories often travel faster than accurate ones, partly because surprising or emotional claims get shared more quickly than careful, balanced reporting. To handle this flood of information, students today need a skill that previous generations rarely had to practice: checking a source before believing it. _______________. Media literacy classes now teach students to pause before they share anything, asking who wrote it and why.

Stairs seem too ordinary to be dangerous, which is why many people treat them carelessly, texting, carrying an armful of books, or skipping two steps at a time. (A) Familiarity encourages a kind of autopilot mode, in which a person stops looking at each step and instead relies on memory of where the stairs should be. (B) Safety officials recommend a few unglamorous habits: keep one hand free, use the handrail, and turn on the light before stepping onto a dark staircase. (C) Emergency room records tell a different story: falls on stairways send more people to the hospital each year than almost any other household accident.

Teaching children to be cautious around strangers used to rely mainly on a single blunt warning: never talk to people you do not know. (A) A more effective approach focuses on specific situations rather than people in general, teaching children to recognize behavior that feels wrong, such as an adult asking a child to keep a secret from parents. (B) Child safety experts now argue that this advice is too simple to be useful, since most children will inevitably need to interact with unfamiliar adults. (C) Role-playing these scenarios in advance helps children respond quickly under pressure, rather than freezing because the situation feels unfamiliar and confusing.

Physical education class often feels like the one period of the day when students can finally move freely, which sometimes leads them to skip the warm-up routine that teachers insist on before any real activity begins. (A) Beyond warming up, wearing proper footwear matters more than most students realize; running in worn-out sneakers with little grip left on the sole significantly raises the chance of a twisted ankle. (B) Coaches often compare an unwarmed muscle to a cold rubber band that snaps rather than stretches under sudden pressure. (C) Cold muscles, however, are noticeably less flexible than warmed ones, and stretching a stiff hamstring or ankle too quickly can cause a strain that keeps a student off the field for weeks.

Many students think that reading a book quietly by themselves is enough, but book discussion classes add something that solo reading cannot provide. (A) When students explain their ideas out loud, they often discover thoughts they did not even know they had. Teachers who use discussion classes report that students remember plot details and themes far longer than students who only read silently and take a quiz afterward. (B) This happens because talking about a book forces the brain to organize scattered impressions into a clear argument. Discussion also teaches students to listen carefully, since they must respond directly to classmates instead of simply waiting for their own turn to speak. (C) Some students feel nervous about sharing their opinions at first, but most grow more confident after a few sessions. For these reasons, many schools are now adding weekly discussion sessions to their reading programs, even for short stories that used to be assigned only as silent homework.

For many years, comic books and graphic novels were seen as a lazy alternative to real reading. (A) Recent research, however, tells a more complicated story, since graphic novels actually require readers to combine written text with visual clues. (B) Parents and teachers often worried that pictures did the work that words should do, leaving young readers with weaker vocabulary and imagination. (C) Rather than replacing traditional reading, graphic novels appear to work best as a bridge that leads students toward it.

Not everyone welcomes this shift, though. Audiobooks have grown rapidly in popularity over the past several years, and many commuters now listen to novels instead of reading printed pages. ( ① ) Publishers report that audiobook sales continue to rise every year, while the growth of printed book sales has slowed. ( ② ) Part of the appeal is convenience, since listeners can enjoy a story while driving, exercising, or doing housework. ( ③ ) Some traditional readers argue that listening to a book is not the same as truly reading it, because the listener does not process written words directly. ( ④ ) Researchers who study this question have found that comprehension scores for listeners and readers are usually very similar, as long as the material is not too complex. ( ⑤ ) The biggest difference tends to appear with dense, technical material, which is often easier to follow in print, but for most everyday reading, the debate over audiobooks may matter less than simply finding a format that keeps people engaged with stories.