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Electricity is of great 小题1: to our life. What would life be like without electricity? “That’s terrible!” most people would say. But it’s life in Ethiopia.
When I was in that country, the power went off 小题2:every few days. This happened not only in small towns, 小题3:even in the capital.
One day when I went to the airport, the power was 小题4:. I didn’t know which flight to take. At the same time, the Internet was of course 小题5: The weather was very hot. To my 小题6:, restaurants only served warm drinks. Time after the sunset, between 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., was 小题7:. Without any light, I stayed in my room, walking or 小题8: in bed. How boring!
I wondered what 小题9: I would get into if there was no power in America. So I had a try. At 8:30 a.m., I turned off the power. Then I 小题10: nothing but rest at home. Things were not so difficult because it was summer and the sun didn’t set until 8:00 p.m. I’ll try this again in winter, and I hope to learn what I can do without electricity.
