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　　When I walked down the Third Avenue, I would love to look into the windows of the little shops that sold old and beautiful things．Since I often took my walk after closing time, I 　　1　　(cup)my hands against the windows to get a small look at 　　2　　 treasures inside．I saw things that told a story 　　3　　 words, bits of history, often something that was clearly one of a kind．

　　Some things looked as if they had not been cared for for a long time, but I knew their 　　4　　(beautify)was still there beneath their own surface．That was 　　5　　 I felt about old people, too．I knew their value, and it hurt me when others missed it．I was raised by my grandmother and given a deep sense of the value of experience．　　6　　(teach)to behave well, my sister and I respected other people, regardless of their age or color．My grandmother was loved by all the people around her．She was known to be a wise and kind woman, 　　7　　 was able to do things well 　　8　　 in her last years．

　　Old people should be treated as tine god．They may be gradually tarnished(失去光泽)by age, 　　9　　 they can be polished with respect．You might be surprised by 　　10　　 bright and shining qualities．

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　　Trees are useful to human beings in three important ways：they 　　1　　 them with food and other produces; they give them 　　2　　; and they help to 　　3　　 floods．　　4　　 in many parts of the world, people haven't realized that the 　　5　　 of these services is the most important．To get quick profits from the tree, they have cut them in 　　6　　 numbers, only to find that they have 　　7　　 their good friends．Two thousand years ago a rich and 　　8　　 country cut down its trees to build warships, with which it seized an empire．It gained the empire, 　　9　　, without its trees, its 　　10　　 became hard and poor．When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced with floods and starvation．

　　It is difficult for the government to 　　11　　 the villagers to see this．They are usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after new trees．　　12　　 the government has a good system of control, the forest will slowly 　　13　　．This does not only mean that the villagers' sons and grandsons will have fewer trees．The results are even more 　　14　　．Where there are trees, their roots break the soil up－allowing rain to sink in．The roots also bind the soil, 　　15　　 preventing it from being washed away easily．If there are no trees, rain falls on hard ground and flows away from the surface, carrying away with it, the rich top-soil．When all the top-soil is gone, nothing 　　16　　 but a worthless desert．

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