Dragon Head-Raising(龙抬头)Day is a traditional Chinese festival．It comes on the 1 day of the second lunar(农历的)month．In 2010, it is 2 March 7．
On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes(灰)into kitchens and around water vats(缸)．This was 3 the dragon into the house．
On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes．All the day's foods are 4 after dragons．For example, people eat“dragon whisker(龙须)” 5 called“dragons teeth”．
In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain．They often 6 rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month．
It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain．This is 7 the day is often called“Spring Dragon Day”．It was hoped that 8 the help of the dragon, ploughing(耕种)would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest．
It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought 9 luck to the uncles in family．This is why you still see many people 10 their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day．
No．1 Hospital is in the middle of the town．All the doctors are busy 1 their work every day．A few days 2 a new 3 began to work in this hospital．She is very clever, 4 she never speaks．She is one metre tall and has a face 6 a TV screen．She is Dr Robot．
Doctors often need to ask their 7 a lot of questions． 8 doctors can only spend a few minutes on a patient．But Dr Robot can ask a patient 9 an hour if it's 10 ．
11 the help of Dr Robot, a human doctor can 12 a lot of useful information when he meets his patient．
How can Dr Robot do it?A computer in it“tells”her 13 to do．Dr Robot can do a lot of things people can do, though she can't completely 14 the place of 15 doctors．
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with
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at
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on
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in
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before
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in
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ago
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after
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dog
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doctor
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student
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patient
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whether
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if
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and
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but
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tire
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tired
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tiring
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is tired
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in
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at
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like
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for
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patients
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doctors
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us
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them
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San
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Happy
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Easy
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Busy
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in
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for
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at
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with
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easy
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difficult
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necessary
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important
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For
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In
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have
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having
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if
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how
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what
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that
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use
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get
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bring
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take
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girl
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human
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animal
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woman
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One day a poor boy, who was selling newspapers from door to door to pay for his schooling, found he had only ten pennies(便士)left, and he was hungry．He decided to ask for a 1 at the next house．However, he had another idea when a young 2 opened the door．
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water．But as he looked 3 , she brought him a large glass of 4 ．He drank it, and then asked,“How much do I owe(欠)you?”
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My mother teaches me that I should 5 get money for any kindness,”she replied,“so you don’t owe me 6 ．”
Many years later, the woman became seriously ill．Then she was sent to a famous 7 in London．
Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness．When he heard the name of the 8 which she came from, a strange light filled his eyes．
As soon as he walked 9 her room, he got to know her at once．
He did his best to 10 her．Then he gave special attention to her．After some time she got 11 ．
Dr Kelly asked for her final bill(账单)before she left hospital．He 12 it, then wrote something on it 13 it was sent to her．She was afraid to open it, for she believed it would 14 the rest of her life to pay for it all．But 15 she opened it, and read these words on it：Paid in full with one glass of milk．
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banana
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chocolate
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drink
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meal
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father
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man
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teacher
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woman
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excited
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hungry
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thirsty
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tired
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coffee
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juice
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milk
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water
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always
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never
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often
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sometimes
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anything
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everything
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nothing
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something
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park
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hospital
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hotel
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university
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country
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house
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street
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town
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from
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into
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off
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to
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examine
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protect
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remember
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save
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away
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back
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well
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worse
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looked at
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looked after
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looked for
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looked up
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after
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because
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before
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when
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cost
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pay
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spend
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take
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finally
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happily
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quickly
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soon
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An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother．All she knew was that he was very sick and they were 1 ．When she heard her dad say to her tearful mother．“Only a miracle(奇迹)can save him now”, the little girl hurried to the chemist’s(药店) 2 all her pocket money in hand．
“What do you want?” asked the chemist．
“My little brother is really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle．He has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him．”
“We don’t 3 miracles here, child．I'm sorry．”the chemist said, looking 4 at the little girl．
In the shop was a well-dressed customer．He asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother 5 ?”
“I don’t know，”she replied．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs a(n) 6 ．But my daddy can’t 7 it, so I have brought all my pocket money．”
“How much do you have?” asked the man．
“One dollar and eleven cents，”she answerred quietly．
“Well, what a coincidence(巧合)，”smiled the man．“A dollar and eleven cents the 8 price of a miracle for your little brother．”
That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a doctor．The operation was completed for free and it wasn’t long 9 the little brother was home and well again．
The little girl was happy．She knew exactly how much the miracle cost…one dollar and eleven cents…plus(加)the 10 of a little child．
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poor
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hopeful
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nervous
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of
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shout
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on
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with
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send
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prepare
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sell
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provide
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helpfully
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sadly
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happily
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coldly
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prefer
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suggest
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care
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need
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change
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education
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operation
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toy
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save
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spare
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support
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afford
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same
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exact
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proper
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necessary
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before
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when
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until
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sfter
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love
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cleverness
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courage
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interest
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In 2003, SARS, a kind of serious disease, broke out in China．It spread 1 and several hundred people lost their 2 ．During those days, many students had to stay at 3 ．They learned by 4 ．
Many doctors and nurses took an active part in the battle 5 SARS．They were kind, 6 and brave．They left their families and 7 the patients in the hospitals day and night．They couldn`t go home and could only talk with their families 8 the phone．Dr．Li, kangkang`father, was one of 9 ．At that time, a reporter asked him, " Do you miss you family? ""Yse, of course．" Dr．Li answered, "but I`m a doctor．it`s my duty 10 patients"
Two close friends, Sam and Jason, met with an accident on their way to Boston City．The following morning, Jason woke up 1 and Sam was still unconscious(无意识)．Dr Berkeley was standing at his bedside looking at his health chart and medications with a 2 expression on his face．When he saw Sam awake, he beamed at him and asked, "How are you feeling today, Sam? " Sam tried to 3 a brave face and smiling back saying, "Absolutely(完全地)wonderful, doctor．I am very grateful for all 4 you have done for me．" Dr Berkeley was 5 at Sam's deed and said, "You are a very brave man, Sam, and God will make it up to you in one way or 6 ．” While he was moving on to the next patient, Sam called back at him almost pleading, "Promise me you won't tell Jason anything．" "You know l won't do that．Trust me．" And he walked away．"Thank you, " whispered Sam．He smiled and looked up in prayer(祷告), “I hope I live up to your 7 …Please give me the strength to be able to go through this…Amen．"
Months later when Jason had recovered, he 8 connecting with Sam．He felt embarrassed(尴尬的)to spend time with a disabled person like Sam．
Sam was lonely because he didn't have anybody else other 9 Jason to depend on．Things went from bad to worse．And one day Sam died in despair(绝望)．When Jason was called on his burial(葬礼), he found a letter waiting for him．Dr Berkeley gave it to him with a face without expression and said： "This is for you, Jason．Sam had asked me to give it to you when he was gone．"
In the letter he had said： "Dear Jason, I have kept my promise in the end to lend you my eyes if anything had happened to them．Now there is 10 more that I can ask from God, than the fact, that you will see the world through my eyes．You will always be my best friend…Sam．"
