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　　A rich man was camping alone on a hill．One day it began to rain and the rain made the tent wet．At last he 　　1　　 make his way home．As he passed a beautiful house he 　　2　　 to look for rest．A lady in 　　3　　 walked past him with her 　　4　　 holding up high．Following her were her two pretty daughters．They stopped and stared at him 　　5　　．

　　“Who are you? We don't like tramps(流浪汉)going 　　6　　 our home．”one of them shouted．

　　“Go away at once．”cried the other．

　　“But I'm not a 　　7　　．”said the man, “All I want is food and stay for the night．”

　　“How 　　8　　 you come here? Go away at once!” they 　　9　　, “We don't like your feet around our house．Go, go!”

　　The man moved on and reached a 　　10　　 house．On entering it he saw a 　　11　　 preparing their supper．Though the light was 　　12　　 and the furniture was poor, it made him feel 　　13　　 and comfortable．

　　“Can I have some 　　14　　 and rest for the night?” he asked．“Of course, friend,” said the woman, bringing forward a little chair for him．“We are going to 　　15　　 our supper．Come and 　　16　　 us．”

　　The food was not 　　17　　 but they shared it with the stranger．That night they let him sleep on their bed 　　18　　 they themselves used the stable(厩)．Early the next morning, the man said good-bye to them．Their 　　19　　 left him a memory full of thanks．

　　When he reached home he 　　20　　 ordered a lovely house to be built for the couple in the woods．

　　Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room．One man was allowed to 　　1　　 up in his bed for an hour each afternoon．His bed was 　　2　　 the room’s only window．The other man on the other side of the room had to 　　3　　 all his time lying on his back in bed．

　　Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up he 　　4　　 pass the time by describing to his 　　5　　 all the things he could see outside the window．“The window overlooked a 　　6　　 with a lovely lake．Ducks and swans played on the water 　　7　　 children sailed their model boats．Young lovers walked 　　8　　 among flowers of every color．Grand old trees graced(使优美)the landscape, and a fine 　　9　　 of the city skyline could be seen in the distance．” As the man by the window 　　10　　 all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 　　11　　 the scene．

　　Days and weeks passed．One morning, the day nurse came only to find the man by the window had died 　　12　　 in his sleep．When the man’s body was 　　13　　, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the 　　14　　．The nurse agreed and after making sure he was 　　15　　, she left．Slowly and painfully, the man raised himself 　　16　　 to take his first look at the 　　17　　 world outside by himself．But to his 　　18　　, he found it faced nothing 　　19　　 a blank wall．

　　In fact the man by the window was 　　20　　 and could not even see the wall．He just wanted to encourage his roommate．

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　　Two men, both seriously ill, lived in the same hospital room．One man was allowed to 　　1　　 in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment．His 　　2　　 was next to the room's only window．The other man 　　3　　 spend all his time flat on his back．Every 　　4　　 when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he 　　5　　 pass the time by describing to his 　　6　　 all the things he could see outside the window．The window overlooked a 　　7　　 with a lovely lake．Ducks and swans played on the water while children 　　8　　 their model boats．Young lovers walked 　　9　　 among flowers．As the man by the window described all this beautifully, the other man would close his eyes and 　　10　　 the scene．

　　One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 　　11　　 body of the man by the window, who had died 　　12　　 in his sleep．She was saddened and 　　13　　 the hospital attendants(服务员)to take the body away．　　14　　 it seemed appropriate(合适的), the other man asked if he could 　　15　　 next to the window．The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after 　　16　　 he was comfortable, she left him alone．Slowly and painfully, he sat up to take his 　　17　　 look at the world outside．Finally, he would have the 　　18　　 of seeing it for himself．He strained(紧张地)to slowly turn to 　　19　　 the window beside the bed．It faced a blank wall!

　　The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate to 　　20　　 those wonderful things outside this window．The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall．She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you．”