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there are other, (5 )______well-known remedies, vvhich can help you on your
way to a restful night’s sleep. One unusual (6) ______ effective technique
involves not warmth, (7) you might think, but cold. Before going to
bed, run very cold water for several minutes over your forearms and legs
from the knee (8) ______ , then dry yourselí quickly and hop into bed. You
will fínd yourself íeeling totally relaxed and drowsy. Another unusual
approach has to do with eating or, to (9 )______more precise, chewing. Take
a large apple, wash it and eat it slowly, (10) ______ particular care to chew
the peel thoroughly. Chewing is not only relEixing in (11) ______ , but the
peel of the apple contains a natural substance (12)______ induces relaxation.
Meditation, stretching, walking and (13)______reading are also effective for
many people. Clearly, there are many ways to avoid the pillpopping route
and (14)______enjoy a good night’s sleep. Then again, if all (15)_______fails,
you could always try counting sheep!

23. COSMETIC SURGERY

Until half a century ago, the basic physical structure you were born with,
(1 )______you suffered an accident, was the one you diod with. Apart from
normal wear (2 )______ tear or the possibility of a broken nose or (3 )_______
disfigurement, you did not expect to change your appearance drastically.
However, people have not always been happy with (4 )______ lot and have
often wanted to see something different when they look at themselves in the
mirror. Portunes have been (5) _ _ _ _ by selling wigs and miraculous
vvrinkle removers. Magazines have been full of advice on (6) ______ to
disguise the shape of your face by applỉũng blushers and íoundations (7)
______ the day these Products were invented.
Then fresh hope appeared in the form of cosmetic surgery. Most gcneral
practitioners warn their patients not to expect their lives to be transformed
when they (8) ______ their noses remodelled or their ears tucked back;
nevertheless, there is a constant supply (9 )______vvilling victims streaming
(10)______the plush clinics of the knife-wielders.
It (11) the people in the public eye who normally have the (12)
______ drastic changes made. However, many ordinary people dream of
looking dramatically different, save for years to make their dream (13)
______true, and are willing to put up with the inevitable swelling, scarring
and black eyes. (1 4 )______ somc people sell stories to the tabloid press about
how their lives have changed, many others are sadly disappointed with the
results, (15) ______ it may even have left them looking considerably worse
than they did before.

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