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While in the army there was nothing I dislike so much as the map-reading course,for the simple reason that I always feel 1 even with a map in my hand. For weeks I had 2 awake at night thinking of the 3 test I would have to face at the end of the course. 4 the evil day arrived. It was my responsibility to lead a small band of soldiers back to camp from the middle of 5 . We were driven out in a(n) 6 lorry and left in a ploughed field with 7 to get back to camp as quickly as possible. Well knowing my 8 , the soldiers smiled as they saw me looking at the map and they made all sorts of helpful suggestions. I folded the map up, put it in my pocket, and said that we would 9 east. After walking through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream. I looked at the map 10 . It seemed to be 11 with masses of thin blue lines. But Which 12 line was this steam? In despair, we sat down in the cool 13 and I feel 1ike 14 the map into the water. Fifteen minutes later, a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us a 15 to the nearest village. I 16 that we had been out for a walk and 17 got lost. The boatman invited us on 18 and I felt 19 when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to pass their map-reading test! Not long 20 , we got off that boat and, following the boatman's instructions, took a bus into the village and get back to camp. | ||||
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One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a 1 man with a big suitcase, He was called William Warbler and he looked very 2 indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to 3 , he did so by singing opera. Even if someone said "good day" to him, he would clear his throat and 4 : "Goood dayyy to youuuuuu to00000!"… Almost everyone considered William unusual, since no one could get a normal 5 word out of him. And, as no one knew how he made his living-and he lived quite 6 , always wearing his old second-hand suit-they often had no 7 for him and sometimes even made fun of him. William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor (谣言) 8 that William had 9 a role in a very important opera in the nation's capital, that there had been posters everywhere 10 the event, that nearly everyone in the capital had gone to see it, and that it had been a great 11 . And to everyone's surprise, when William was being 12 by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking 13 singing. And he did it with good 14 and with a clear and pleasant voice. From that day on, William 15 singing at all hours. He sang only during his stage appearances. Some people had an idea 16 he had changed, but others still had none, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad. They wouldn't have thought so 17 they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large stone, with a hand-carved message on it. The message said: "Practice, my boy. Practice every second, for you never know when your 18 will come." Little did people 19 that he only got the role in the opera because the 20 had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper. | ||||
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A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She wanted to 1 because she didn't know what she had to do. She felt 2 of fighting and fighting. When one 3 had been solved, another just came. Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He 4 water into three pans. After boiling, in the first pan 5 some carrots, the second some eggs and the last was put with coffee. He waited without any 6 from his mouth. The girl closed her mouth and waited, 7 by what her father did. After about twenty minutes, her father 8 the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. After that the coffee was poured into the cup. Turning back to her daughter, he asked,"What do you 9 ?" "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she answered. Her father suggested her 10 the carrots. She did and felt the carrots were 11 . Then he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After 12 them, she got the eggs, cooked and hard. 13 , he asked her to smell the coffee. She asked 14 , "What's the meaning on earth, father?" He explained that 15 had experienced the same unfortunate-the boiling water, but made 16 responses. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after in the 17 water. The fragile eggs became hard after cooked. Coffee was very unique, but it could 18 water. " 19 are you?" asked her father,"When the suffering knocks at your door, how is your 20 ? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?" | ||||
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Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, an old woman waited beside door with her hand outstretched. Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met. She never failed to 1 smile, my grasp, and my greeting. On the last day of our visit, I found myself 2 on a busy corner across the street from our hotel. Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me. We had been advised to walk 3 through the crowded traffic without looking right or left. Let them 4 us. 5 tonight I was by myself and felt uncertain to 6 the flood of vehicles. As I 7 on the roadside. I felt a hand on my elbow and looked 8 to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me. She nodded her head toward the street 9 that she would take me across. Together, we moved slowly into the disorder. When we 10 the corner of the crossing, I looked down at her again, and couldn't help saying, "You have the most beautiful smile in the world." She 11 knew little English, but must have 12 the tone, for she threw both arms around me in a big hug while the 13 streamed by us on both sides. Then we 14 moved on toward the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then walked away, 15 smiling and waving back to me. I had not given her a single 16 . But we had 17 something much more important-a warming of hearts in friendship. This 18 reminded me of something Mother Teresa once said, "If you cannot do great things, you can do small things with great 19 ." I will always remember this 20 . | ||||
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He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were 1 her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he 2 her for coffee. She was 3 . In order not to appear rude, she went 4 . As they sat in a nice 5 shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt 6 . Suddenly, he asked the waiter, "Could you please give me some 7 ? I'd like to put it in my coffee." They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. 8 , she asked. "Why salt with coffee?" He explained, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could 9 its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I 10 my childhood and my hometown. I miss 11 and my parents, who are still there." She was 12 touched. A man who can admit that he's homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be 13 . So they dated, 14 and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it. After 40 years, he 15 and left her a letter which said: My dear, please 16 my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt 17 sugar. Sweetheart, I don't exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so 18 to you, I've 19 to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, 20 it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life. | ||||
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