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　　On Wednesday, April 16 I came home after three hours of sandbagging, wondering how anyone could do that for so long．I was 　　1　　, sweaty, and sore from my legs up．People were all determined to save their 　　2　　 And we did not have school that day．

　　You couldn't switch a 　　3　　 on TV without seeing the news of the 　　4　　．I was sad．　　5　　 the river was a long way from our place, I still 　　6　　 sorry for the people who had to 　　7　　 their homes go under the fearful Red River．I went to bed that night with a terrible 　　8　　 in my mind．

　　The next morning my mum woke my sister and me up and told us to 　　9　　 our things．The water was 　　10　　 sort of far away, but she didn't want to take any 　　11　　 My father brought us to Red River High School where we took a bus to the Air Force base．

　　My dad stayed behind to work at the hospital 　　12　　 there was a shortage of 　　13　　．The place we stayed in was called a hangar(飞机库)．It was 　　14　　 and crowded．My sister found a friend so I didn't see much of her．　　15　　 I was bored enough to sleep．

　　The next day my dad came and we all piled in the car and 　　16　　 to my grandparents' farm in South Dakota．We stayed with my grandparents and went to school in the small town of Leola．We 　　17　　 there on May 29．I 　　18　　 that the flood waters never even entered our home．We were all 　　19　　 for our good luck．

　　The town was damaged to the tiniest detail．Then we saw people cleaning and working hard．The cleaning continued and life 　　20　　 , but we will always remember the terrible flood．

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　　I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago．In the house with a large 　　1　　 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children．At the end of the day, he would 　　2　　 his taxi on the road．I 　　3　　 why he did not park it in the garage．

　　Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage．In the afternoon he would come home 　　4　　 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 　　5　　 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi．I felt it was a 　　6　　．

　　I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 　　7　　 to be outside one evening two weeks 　　8　　, when the garage door was 　　9　　 and he drove out in his “own” car：a Rolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯)! It shook me completely 　　10　　 I realized what that meant．You see, he was a taxi driver．But 　　1　　 inside, he saw himself as something else：a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n)　　12　　．He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce．The world looked at his taxi and 　　13　　 him a taxi driver．But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living．Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a(n)　　14　　．

　　We go to bed every night and 　　15　　 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors．We go for a 　　16　　 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 　　17　　．We love life as it is．Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how much bigger and better a 　　18　　 we have．And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by 　　19　　 it dusty in our garage．We should focus more on 　　20　　 we are than what we do!

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　　Anger is a natural emotion that everyone experiences in life．Some researchers believe the first sound a baby makes when born could be a sign of anger．Anger may be the original or first emotion we feel and 　　1　　．Imagine, before thirst, hunger, love, 　　2　　 or any other descri-bable feelings, we may experience anger．Not only is anger a natural emotion, but also it is in many cases a 　　3　　emotion．Anger can 　　4　　 individuals to do positive and memorable acts．Sometimes, we have to be 　　5　　 at something bad and unjust, or even with our parents, 　　6　　 we can do what needs to be done to correct wrongs or make things better．But of course, that is not 　　7　　 we usually think of anger．

　　Most people think of anger as an emotion we 　　8　　 keep under control．　　9　　 are sometimes sent to their rooms or punished for expressing anger in an excessive(过度的)way, and pa-rents usually tell a child to “get control” of himself when the child 　　10　　 anger．We may get angry with friends or at work, but we know it is usually not 　　11　　 to show it．We have to control the anger or 　　12　　 what may be the negative consequences．Very 　　13　　 in life, we have learnt that anger is something that must be controlled．We've learnt this for a good 　　14　　．

　　We know that uncontrolled anger may 　　15　　 fights, car accidents, bad relationships with others, unacceptable social behaviors, and many other problems．Meanwhile, many experts say that if one 　　16　　 his anger in, it can even contribute to severe physical and 　　17　　 health problems．So what can we do to understand and 　　18　　 this natural emotion that we call anger?

　　Experts offer many 　　19　　 to excessive and harmful anger, such as talking about what causes the anger with someone who you trust and is a good friend, 　　20　　 a situation that causes anger, beating on a pillow, exercising more in one's daily life and many other methods．

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