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　　A man came home from work late again,tired and irritated(烦躁的),to find his 5?year?old son waiting for him at the door．“Daddy,how much money do you make an hour?”

　　“What makes you ask such a thing?” the man said 　　1　　．

　　“Please tell me．” begged the little boy．

　　“If you 　　2　　 know, I make ＄20.00 an hour．”

　　“Oh,” the little boy replied, head 　　3　　．

　　Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I 　　4　　 ＄10.00,please?”

　　The father was angry．“I work long, 　　5　　 hours every day and feel tired．March yourself straight to your room and go to bed．Think about why you’re being so 　　6　　．” The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door．The man sat down, angry with his son．　　7　　 an hour or so, the man had 　　8　　 down, and started to think he may have been a little 　　9　　 on his son．Maybe there was something he really 　　10　　 to buy with that ＄10.00．The man went to the 　　11　　 of the little boy’s room and opened it．

　　“I’ve been 　　12　　．Maybe I was too hard on you earlier．It’s been a long day and I threw my 　　13　　 out on you．Here’s that ＄10.00 you asked for．” said the man．The little boy sat 　　14　　 up, pleased．“Oh, thank you, daddy” he yelled．Then, he 　　15　　 out some more crumpled up(褶皱的)bills from under the pillow．The man, 　　16　　 that the boy already had money, started to get angry again．The little boy slowly 　　17　　 out his money．“Why did you want more money if you already had some?” the father complained．

　　“Because I didn’t have 　　18　　, but now I do,” the little boy replied．

　　“Daddy, I have ＄20.00 now．Can I buy an hour of your time?”

　　　　19　　 ＄20.00 worth of time with someone you love…just a short reminder to all of us working so hard for our living．Just spend some quality time with those who really 　　20　　 to us．

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　　Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 　　1　　．”

　　Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 　　2　　, but consider the sky and the sea．　　3　　 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 　　4　　．”

　　Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 　　5　　 into the world．”

　　Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 　　6　　, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 　　7　　, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 　　8　　 to any of you．”

　　Red could stand it 　　9　　 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 　　10　　 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”

　　Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．

　　The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 　　11　　．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 　　12　　．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 　　13　　, drawing close to one another for comfort．

　　In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 　　14　　yourselves, each trying to dominate　　15　　．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 　　16　　?Join hands with 　　17　　 and come to me．”

　　Doing as they were told, the colors 　　18　　 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 　　19　　 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 　　20　　 one another．

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　　Exercise is good for you, but most people really know very little about how to exercise properly．　　1　　 when you try, you can run into trouble．

　　Many people believe that when specific muscles are exercised, the fat in the neighboring area is “　　2　　 up．” Yet the truth is that exercise burns fat from all over body．

　　Studies show muscles which are not 　　3　　 lose their strength very quickly．To regain it needs 48 to 72 hours and exercise every other day will keep a normal level of physical strength．

　　To lose weight you should always “work up a good sweat” when exercising．Sweating only 　　4　　 body temperature to prevent over heating．This is 　　5　　 water loss．Once you replace the liquid, you replace the weight．

　　Walking is the best and easy-to-do exercise．It helps the circulation of blood 　　6　　 body, and has a direct 　　7　　 on your overall feeling of health．Experience says that the 20-minute exercise 　　8　　 is minimum amount．

　　　　9　　 your breathing doesn’t return to normal state within minutes after you finish 　　10　　, you’ve done too much．