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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．”

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　　My neighbor's eight-year-old daughter used to live in the countryside, her native place．Recently her parents 　　1　　 her to town to live with them．Wild and uneducated, she would use 　　2　　 words when she was angry．Sometimes she went so far as to 　　3　　 on the ground, to the 　　4　　 of all people around．Her parents tried to 　　5　　 her by beating and kicking．However, she became more 　　6　　．Finally they became thoroughly 　　7　　 with her．

　　One day their next-door 　　8　　, a retired teacher, gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very 　　9　　．It immediately caught the girl's 　　10　　 and made them shine brightly．

　　The girl put on the dress and became quite a 　　11　　 person．She no longer acted rudely or hit others．She 　　12　　 seldom rolled on the floor．She knew running wild was not 　　13　　 for her in a beautiful dress．Since then, the girl had been 　　14　　, neat, and lovely．

　　The story set me 　　15　　 a lot．Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress 　　16　　 somewhere in his or her heart．Only some people are not aware of it, 　　17　　 it or take no notice of it．　　18　　 is a powerful force or weapon－that's something 　　19　　 by many of us．It can arouse fine qualities that humans are 　　20　　 with but have so far hidden somewhere．It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched．