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　　When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人)．He’d 　　1　　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 　　2　　 had his father and grandfather before him．He didn’t want me 　　3　　 near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer．So I did as he asked．I got good 　　4　　, went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 　　5　　 me to study law and business at the same time．

　　In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 　　6　　 done anything but go to school．So, at 24 I decided to drop out．　　7　　, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea．But I felt strongly that you can’t 　　8　　 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life．

　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound．Three years later, I was ready to go back to 　　9　　．I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 　　10　　, “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 　　11　　 quality．Why not make good beer for 　　12　　? I thought．

　　I decided to give up my job to become 　　13　　．When I told Dad, he was 　　14　　, but in the end he 　　15　　 me．I called my beer Samuel Adams, 　　16　　 the brewer and patriot(爱国者)who helped to start the Boston Tea Party．　　17　　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 　　18　　 out．Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager(淡啤酒)won the top prize for American beer．In the end I was destined(注定)to be a brewer．My 　　19　　 to the young is simple：Life is very 　　20　　, so don’t rush to make decisions．Life doesn’t let you plan．

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　　The famous British inventor George Stephanson was born in 1781 and died in 1848．One of his 　　1　　 important inventions was the train．He 　　2　　 his first train when he was forty-four years old．When he was experimenting with the 　　3　　 engine on the train, he met with 　　4　　 from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country．They said that the noise and the smoke would 　　5　　 cows, horses and sheep, that the 　　6　　 would burst or that the hot coals from it would 　　7　　 their houses．At that time, 　　8　　 people believed what they said．

　　George Stephanson 　　9　　 the people that the train could go on small 　　10　　, could pull carriages 　　11　　 goods and passengers and there was 　　12　　 to them．It was a very 　　13　　 matter for him to 　　14　　 them believe．However, after 　　15　　, he was able to do it; and the first train that 　　16　　 by Stephanson himself 　　17　　 what he had said．

　　The first day 　　18　　 the people along the way 　　19　　 the noises of the train 　　20　　 and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius．They did not dare to come out until it had passed．

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　　When Miss Hughes entered the classroom, the children stopped playing and talking．In one body, they stood up and 　　1　　 the teacher in a loud voice, “Good morning!” Miss Hughes smiled and told the class to sit down．She found at a 　　2　　 that there seemed to be thirty five pupils in the class, 　　3　　．They were all watching her with fixed eyes, waiting no 　　4　　 to find what sort of person she was．

　　“I 　　5　　 you want to know my name,” she said．But before she could tell, a student 　　6　　, “It’s Miss Hughes．” Hughes laughed．“　　7　　 travels fast,” she said．“I’m afraid it will take me 　　8　　 to learn all your names．”Miss Hughes 　　9　　 a list and began to call the pupils’ names in 　　10　　．When she came to the last one, John, she noticed that he had been 　　11　　 for over a month, “What’s the matter with John?” she asked, looking 　　12　　．“He’s in hospital．He had his leg broken, ” said a girl in the front 　　13　　．“He slipped while skating,” 　　14　　 a boy．“Has anyone 　　15　　 to see him?” Miss Hughes asked．No one 　　16　　．

　　It was 　　17　　 to start the lesson．The pupils 　　18　　 Miss Hughes to tell them a story．“Very well”, she said．“But first of all I’d like you to write a letter to John：We’ll 　　19　　 the best ones to him and 　　20　　 him up in hospital．Now I’ll tell you a story, if you are good．”