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    Teenage pilot lands in Kenya amid record-setting flight attempt

    A 16-year-old schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday.

    Mack Rutherford, who has British and Belgian nationality, started his journey near the Bulgarian capital Sofia in March and is looking to clinch a Guinness World record currently held by compatriot Travis Ludlow, who______ 18 when he completed a circumnavigation last year. “I’m hoping, with this journey, to inspire young people to follow their dreams,” Rutherford said after clambering out of his two-seater single prop ultralight aircraft, at Wilson Airport.

Adapted from https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/mack-rutherford- youngest-pilot/index.html.

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    Teenage pilot lands in Kenya amid record-setting flight attempt

    A 16-year-old schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday.

    Mack Rutherford, who has British and Belgian nationality, started his journey near the Bulgarian capital Sofia in March and is looking to clinch a Guinness World record currently held by compatriot Travis Ludlow, who______ 18 when he completed a circumnavigation last year. “I’m hoping, with this journey, to inspire young people to follow their dreams,” Rutherford said after clambering out of his two-seater single prop ultralight aircraft, at Wilson Airport.

Adapted from https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/mack-rutherford- youngest-pilot/index.html.

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    How sleep transformed professional football

    A few decades ago, professional footballers spent their nights partying. Now, they are much more aware of the benefits of a good night’s sleep.

    The change began in the mid-1990s, when mattress salesman Nick Littlehales contacted the manager of the Manchester United football team, Alex Ferguson, asking whether he had ever considered how sleep affected performance on the pitch. Interested, Ferguson arranged for Littlehales to give a presentation to his team.

    Gradually, club managers began to pay more attention to scientific sleep research, and for good reason. (...)

    Now, many teams and players are making an effort to improve their sleep patterns, using various means. James Milner from Manchester City found it hard to sleep after evening games, so would play computer games into the early hours. As a result, he was too tired to train the following morning. Since these interventions are cheap and effective, even the less well-known teams can benefit. (...)

    Whereas in the past, playing after a party and a few hours’ sleep was seen as a badge of honour, a good sleep is now considered an essential part of performance.

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    How sleep transformed professional football

    A few decades ago, professional footballers spent their nights partying. Now, they are much more aware of the benefits of a good night’s sleep.

    The change began in the mid-1990s, when mattress salesman Nick Littlehales contacted the manager of the Manchester United football team, Alex Ferguson, asking whether he had ever considered how sleep affected performance on the pitch. Interested, Ferguson arranged for Littlehales to give a presentation to his team.

    Gradually, club managers began to pay more attention to scientific sleep research, and for good reason. (...)

    Now, many teams and players are making an effort to improve their sleep patterns, using various means. James Milner from Manchester City found it hard to sleep after evening games, so would play computer games into the early hours. As a result, he was too tired to train the following morning. Since these interventions are cheap and effective, even the less well-known teams can benefit. (...)

    Whereas in the past, playing after a party and a few hours’ sleep was seen as a badge of honour, a good sleep is now considered an essential part of performance.

Adapted from https://test-english.com/reading

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     The pursuit of happiness can end in pain

Maggie Mulqueen, psychologist

    [1] Focusing on happiness can lead to perfectionistic 
tendencies as people try to sustain what is actually a brief 
and elusive emotion. Instead of promoting happiness as 
the elixir for life, our society needs to explore how

[5] people can find contentment. Unlike happiness, a state of 
contentment is long-lasting and provides a strong base 
for mental health. Discovering what makes us feel 
content and pursuing that help protect us from stress. The 
pressure people feel to be happy can also be corrosive to 

[10] establishing a strong sense of self. A patient of mine 
recently lost 75 pounds. Everyone who sees her 
congratulates her and expects her to be happy about this 
accomplishment.Rather than being supported by all 
these compliments, she feels tremendous pressure to

[15] present a happy face to the outside world. How gratifying 
it______for her if people asked “How do you 
feel?” rather than stating “You must be so happy!”

Adapted from https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/suicide-student- athletes-happiness-contentment-rcna27992.

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     The pursuit of happiness can end in pain

Maggie Mulqueen, psychologist

    [1] Focusing on happiness can lead to perfectionistic 
tendencies as people try to sustain what is actually a brief 
and elusive emotion. Instead of promoting happiness as 
the elixir for life, our society needs to explore how

[5] people can find contentment. Unlike happiness, a state of 
contentment is long-lasting and provides a strong base 
for mental health. Discovering what makes us feel 
content and pursuing that help protect us from stress. The 
pressure people feel to be happy can also be corrosive to 

[10] establishing a strong sense of self. A patient of mine 
recently lost 75 pounds. Everyone who sees her 
congratulates her and expects her to be happy about this 
accomplishment.Rather than being supported by all 
these compliments, she feels tremendous pressure to

[15] present a happy face to the outside world. How gratifying 
it______for her if people asked “How do you 
feel?” rather than stating “You must be so happy!”

Adapted from https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/suicide-student- athletes-happiness-contentment-rcna27992.