Bob King, a Grade 12 pupil who was deserted(遗弃)at the age of 13, has become an inspiration(激励)to his 1 , teachers and the society where he lives．Every day 2 school and on weekends, while his classmates are having 3 , he works as a gardener to 4 his school fees(学费), and to buy food and clothes．
“ 5 is my last only,”he says．“I know that 6 I get a good education, I'll continue to live like a 7 kid for the rest of my life．”
Bob's being 8 into poverty(being poor)and hardship(苦难)started in 1994 when his father 9 tuberculosis(肺结核)．Then, he was sent to 10 his mother's relatives in a nearby village and a few months later, he received a message that his mother was 11 ．When he went back home to 12 his mother's funeral(葬礼), he learned that she was 13 not dead, but had gone to Mozambique with a boyfriend．For nine years, the young boy 14 from one village to another, living with 15 who often treated(对待)him like a slave(奴隶)．But he 16 gave up school．
Last year, a teacher gave him a small piece of 17 in the township where he built his own small house．
“He is a(n) 18 to all of us,”said school master Richard Ball．“In contrast to(相比之下)what he had gone 19 , many young people of his age would have given up hope or 20 to crime(犯罪)．”
My husband, Bob, died in January 2004．His death was unexpected as well．I 1 condolences(哀悼)from people I hadn't heard from in years：letters, cards, flowers, calls, and visits．I took a bad knock with 2 ．I was so struggling to 3 the whys and hows of this terrible thing that had happened to my family, knowing in my heart that there really were no 4 ．It's just all so sad．
One message 5 me deeply．I received a letter from my best friend from sixth 6 through high school．We had drifted somewhat since 7 in 1959, as she stayed in our home town and I did not． 8 it was the kind of friendship that could quickly resume even if we 9 touch for five or ten years．
Her husband, Pete, had died perhaps 20 years ago at a young age, 10 her with deep sorrow and heavy 11 ：finding a job and raising three young children．She and Pete, 12 Bob and I, had shared one of those rare, close, “love－of－your－life－you－can－never－forget” 13 ．
In her letter she 14 an anecdote about my mother who had passed away years ago．She wrote, “When Pete died, your dear mother 15 me and said, ‘Trudy, I don't know what to say…so I'll just say I love you．'”
She closed her letter to me repeating my mother's words of so long 16 , “Bonnie, I don't know what to say．．．so I'll just say I love you．”
I felt I 17 almost hear my mother speaking to me now．What a 18 message of sympathy!How dear of my friend to cherish it all those years and then 19 it on to me．I love you． 20 words．A gift．A legacy(遗赠物)．
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received
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wrote
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sent
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showed
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disappointment
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relief
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grief
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regret
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ask
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experience
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explain
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understand
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answers
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skills
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explanation
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information
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impressed
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touched
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appreciated
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affected
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grade
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class
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sense
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week
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marriage
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graduation
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quarrel
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settlement
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Instead
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Therefore
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But
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However
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kept
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lost
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got
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engaged
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moving
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returning
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staying
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leaving
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opportunities
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responsibilities
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services
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chances
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including
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as well as
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like
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except for
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contacts
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backgrounds
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interests
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relationships
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shared
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combined
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achieved
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remembered
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met
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kissed
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hugged
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shook
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after
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away
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apart
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ago
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must
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should
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would
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could
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powerful
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serious
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bitter
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sincere
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deliver
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pass
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return
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remind
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Unnecessary
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Perfect
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Curious
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A policeman was walking along the street．In the doorway of a shop, a man was standing in the 1 light, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth．The policeman 2 and then walked up to the man．
“I’m just waiting for a friend here,” the man said, “It’s a(n) 3 made twenty years ago．” The man struck a 4 and lighted his cigar．The light 5 a pale face with a little white scar near his right eye．“Twenty years ago tonight, when I said goodbye to Jimmy Wells, my best friend to 6 for the West to make my fortune, we 7 we would meet here again exactly twenty years 8 that date and time．” “I hope your friend will come around soon．” said the policeman, 9 ．
Twenty minutes later, a tall man hurried across the street．He went directly to the waiting man．“Is that you, Bob?” he asked．“Jimmy Wells?” 10 the man with excitement．“You have 11 , Jimmy．I never thought you were so tall．”
When they both looked at each other 12 , the man said suddenly, “You’re not Jimmy Wells．Twenty years is a long time, 13 not long enough to change a man’s 14 ．” “It sometimes changes a good man into a 15 one,” said the tall man．“You are under 16 now．Well, here is a note from your friend．” His hand was steady when he began to read, but it 17 a little by the time he had finished．It read：“Bob：I was at the appointed place 18 ．When you lighted your cigar I saw it was the face of the man 19 by Chicago police． 20 I couldn’t catch myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job．”
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dark
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bright
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dim
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colorful
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slowed down
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picked out
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went on
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hurried up
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mistake
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time
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trade
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appointment
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cigarette
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match
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fire
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light
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formed
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appeared
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reflected
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showed
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work
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start
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look
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search
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insisted
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preferred
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suggested
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agreed
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for
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later
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from
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at
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moving away
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coming to
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pulling off
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speeding up
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wept
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smiled
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cried
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choked
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grew
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achieved
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became
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changed
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clearly
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surprisingly
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quickly
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happily
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or
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and
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but
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while
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face
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character
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quality
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size
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successful
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bad
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tall
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ordinary
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discussion
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arrest
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control
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inspiration
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escaped
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struggled
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trembled
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understood
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in advance
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sooner or later
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before long
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on time
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wanted
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asked
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discribed
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caught
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Anywhere
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Though
完形填空
Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20．We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had 1 from just the two of us in a 2 into a ＄2 billion company with over 4000 employees．We had just 3 our finest creation - the Macintosh - a year earlier, and I had just turned 30．And then I got fired．How can you get fired from a company you 4 ? Well, as Apple grew we 5 someone who I thought was very talented to 6 the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well．But then our visions of the future began to diverge(分歧)and 7 we had a falling out．When we did, our Board of Directors 8 with him．So at 30 I was out．And very publicly out． 9 had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating(毁灭性的)．
I really didn't know what to do for a few months．I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to 10 for screwing up so badly．I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley．But something slowly began to 11 on me－I still loved what I did．The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit．I had been 12 , but I was still in love．And so I decided to start over．
I didn't see it then, but it 13 that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me．The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the 14 of being a 15 again, less sure about everything．It freed me to 16 one of the most creative periods of my life．
I'm pretty sure 17 of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple．It was 18 tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it．Don't lose 19 ．I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did．If you haven't found it yet, keep looking．Don't 20 ．As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it．And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on．So keep looking until you find it．－By Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer
