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　　Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further．The way you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually 　　1　　 your money or can add 　　2　　 the cost．

　　Take the 　　3　　 example of a hairdryer．If you are buying a hairdryer, you might think that you are making the 　　4　　 buy if you choose one whose look you like and which is also the cheapest 　　5　　 price．But when you get it home you may find that it 　　6　　 twice as long as a more expensive model to dry your hair．The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well 　　7　　 your hairdryer the most expensive one of all．

　　So what principles should you adopt when you go out shopping?If you 　　8　　 your home, your car or any valuable 　　9　　 in excellent condition, you’ll be saving money in the long run．

　　Before you buy a new appliance, talk to someone who owns one．If you can, use it or borrow it to check whether it suits your particular 　　10　　．Before you buy an expensive item or a service, do check the price and what is on offer．If possible, choose from three items or three estimates．

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　　Each of us fails from time to time．If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 　　1　　 part of the learning process．But all too often as parents and teachers, we disallow this 　　2　　 right to our children．

　　When I see a child 　　3　　 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie．

　　Donnie was my youngest third grader．His 　　4　　 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed．He 　　5　　 answered questions－he might be wrong．

　　I tried my best to build his 　　6　　．But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned(安排)to our classroom．

　　She was young and pretty, and she loved children．My pupils, Donnie included, 　　7　　 her．

　　One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard．Donnie had 　　8　　 the problems with painstaking neatness．Pleased with his progress, I 　　9　　 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials．When I returned, Donnie was in 　　10　　．He’d missed the third problem．

　　My student teacher looked at me in despair．Suddenly her face 　　11　　．From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils．

　　"Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 　　12　　 the tear stained face from his arms．"I’ve got something to 　　13　　 you．" She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk．

　　"See these 　　14　　, Donnie," she continued．"They belong to Mrs．Lindstrom and me．See how the erasers are 　　15　　?That’s because we make mistakes too．But we erase the mistakes and try again．That’s what you 　　16　　 I learn to do, too．"

　　She kissed him and stood up．"Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 　　17　　 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 　　18　　 teachers．" Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile．

　　The pencil became Donnie’s 　　19　　 possession．That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 　　20　　 him that it’s all right to make mistakes－as long as you erase them and try again．

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　　The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595eway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to 　　1　　 the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“ 　　2　　 can’t it rain?” I thought. That would 　　 3　　 things down.

　　I thought about my 　　4　　 , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned 　　5　　 right now. I’d had some problems in school, 　　6　　 my parents decided to let me 　　7　　 full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken 　　8　　 of a maintenance（道路养护）company. It was up to us to keep the roads　　 9　　 of rubbish. The job was 　　10　　 and dirty, especially on hot days 　　11　　 this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.

　　We continued our 　　12　　 route along the I-595, 　　 13　　 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some 　　14　　 were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.

“Dad! Pull over! I want to 　　 15　　 something out.”

　　I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 　　16　　 there wasn’t much time. 　　17　　 I saw a Toyota that 　　 18　　 upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 　　19　　 there, I thought. Then, just at that 　　20　　 , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg

　　poking out of the driver’s side window!

　　“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned.

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