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　　Cecile and I have been friends since college, for more than thirty years．Our friendship has 　　1　　 constant．We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend．In 　　2　　 of our friendship, Cecile and I took our first 　　3　　 trip together．

　　The first day of our trip ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico．　　4　　 from the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner．We sat down and 　　5　　 our meal．As we talked, I noticed a(n)　　6　　 couple sitting a short distance away from us．The look of 　　7　　 on the woman’s face attracted me．She stared into the face of the man as he talked, 　　8　　 me of a teenager in love!

　　I called Cecile’s 　　9　　 to the couple．As we watched, the man reached 　　10　　 to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek．She 　　11　　．“Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time．” I said．“　　12　　 maybe,” remarked Cecile, “they haven’t been together long．” “Well, whatever the case, it’s 　　13　　 they care much for each other,” I said．

　　Cecile and I watched and listened 　　14　　 to their conversation．She smiled and 　　15　　 whatever he said．We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing(见证)．Then the 　　16　　 changed．The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a 　　17　　 look．She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me．I’m Ralph, your husband．We’re in Santa Fe,” the man said．“Oh, I 　　18　　 to have forgotten．I’m not sure,” she said．

　　“That’s okay, sweetheart．You’ll be all right,” he 　　19　　 her, kissing her cheek again．Tears rolled down our cheeks as Cecile and I looked at each other．“We were right,” she said 　　20　　．“It is the real thing．That is love．”

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　　Once the king of India was ill and sent for his doctor．The doctor came, 　　1　　 him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bull’s milk．” The king was 　　2　　, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk．“How is it 　　3　　?” he asked．

　　　“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor．“He can do anything．” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was a(n)　　4　　 to the doctor．So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him 　　5　　．When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and 　　6　　 him to get a bull’s milk, Gulbo 　　7　　 understood what the doctor was trying to do．

　　When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the 　　8　　．His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the 　　9　　．On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t 　　10　　, Father, I will help you．”

　　The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place 　　11　　 the king’s bedroom window．In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing．She made 　　12　　 much noise that the king could not sleep．The king got very angry and sent a guard to 　　13　　 what had happened．The soldier found the girl and led her to the king．

　　“Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the king．

　　The girl 　　14　　 to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night．This afternoon my father 　　15　　 a baby, I was busy all day because of that．Then I found there were no clean 　　16　　 for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now．”

　　“What!” cried the king．“Are you trying to make a 　　17　　 of me?” I have never heard of a man having a baby．”

　　“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get a bull’s milk for him, 　　18　　 can’t a man have a baby?”

　　The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s 　　19　　．Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk to his 　　20　　．