Dr. David Voas from the University of Manchester said that

zodiac “love signs” have no impact on our chances of marrying

and stay married. The Senior Research Fellow at the University’s 【M1】________

Centre for Census and Survey Research analysed the birthdays of

all 20 million husbands and wives in England and Wales.

The investigation using 2001 census data failed to reveal

some evidence of attraction between star signs. He said: “If 【M2】________

a more than twenty million married people in England and 【M3】________

Wales are any guide, there’s no special compatibility between

people of particular signs. If there is even the smallest tendency for

Virgos to fancy for Capricorns, or for Libras to like Leos, then we 【M4】________

should see them in the marriage statistics. When you have a 【M5】________

population of ten million couples, then even if only one pair in a

thousand is influenced by the stars, you’d have ten thousand

couples than expected with certain combinations of signs.” 【M6】________

“There’s no such evidence, although: the numbers are just what 【M7】________

we’d predict on the basis of opportunity.” He added. 【M8】________

“Astrologers are likely to argue that full birth charts are

needed to predict personality accurately. But ordinary people talk 【M9】________

about is sun signs; if those are useless when it comes to sizing up a

mate, then that knocks a big hole in everyday belief. In any case,

the basic sun signs are important even in professional charts. If

they had any influence at all, whatever small, the giant magnifying 【M10】________

glass of this huge sample would detect it. There’s nothing there.”

If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and

the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift

your point of view.

By training your thoughts to concentrate in the bright side of 【M1】________

things, you are more likely to have the incentive to following 【M2】________

through on your goals. You are less likely to be held back by

negative ideas that might limit your performance.

Your life can be enhanced, your happiness can be enriched, 【M3】________

when you choose to change your perspective. Don’t leave your

future to the chance, or wait for things to get better mysteriously 【M4】________

on their own. You must go in the direction of your hopes and

aspirations. Begin to build your confidence, and work through

problems rather than avoid them. Remember that power is not

necessarily control over situations, and the ability to deal with 【M5】________

anything comes your way. 【M6】________

Always believe that good things are possible, and remember

that mistakes can be lessons that leads to discoveries. Take your 【M7】________

fear and transform it into trust; learn to rise above anxious and 【M8】________

doubt. Turn your “worry hours” into “productive hours”. Take the

energy that you have been wasted and direct it toward every 【M9】________

worthwhile effort that you can be involved in. You will see

beautiful things happen when you allow yourself to experience the

joys of life. You will find happiness when you adapt positive 【M10】________

thinking into your daily routine and make it an important part of your world.

Slovenly speech comes off the same spool. Vocabulary,

like blue jeans, is being drained of color and distinction. A

complete sentence in everyday speech is as rarely as a man’s 【M1】________

tie in the swank Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel. People

communicate in the chopped-up phrases, relying on grunts and chants

of “you know” or “I mean” to cover up a damnable coherence. 【M2】________

Neatness should be no more important in language than it is in 【M3】________

dress. But spew and sprawl are taking over. English language 【M4】________

is one of the greatest sources of wealth in the world. In the midst of

accessible riches, we are linguistic paupers.

Violence in language has become almost as casual as

the possession of handguns. The curious notion has been taken 【M5】________

hold that emphasis in communication is impossible without

the incessant usage of four letter words. Some screenwriters 【M6】________

openly admit that they are careful to turn in scripts that are 【M7】________

devoid of foul language that the classification office impose 【M8】________

the curse of G (general) rating. Motion-picture exhibitors have a

strong preference for the R ( restricted ) rating, probably

on the theory of forbidding fruit. Hence writers and producers 【M9】________

have every incent to employ tasteless language and gory scenes. 【M10】________