It was 4 o'clock in the morning，when I received the phone call．

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just   36  in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a(n)   37   and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．”Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was  38  . The doctor described the  39  ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they   40   the charcoal(木炭)，it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline (petrol)．The flames  41  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．

       42  ，one of the boys was quick—minded，grasped my son，and  43  him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not  44   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars．

    After he  45  from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months  46  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

    When I was a child , my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch very  47  scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not   48  it，but it means it will not matter to them if it does not matter to you．”I  49   this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to  50  and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．

By the end of the six—month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not  51  ．So he made the  52  to give up any plastic surgery .We all have “scars” that we believe  53  people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently，or dressed differently，people would like us better. But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same  54  standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  55  yourself，and your beauty will shine through．

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　　During the dust-blown thirties, everyone fell on hard times. The year 1 10, we drew names at our little school to see whom we'd 2 Christmas gifts with. I picked Helen's name. Helen was a new girl. Her family 3 in a house someone had deserted.

　　Every day Helen wore the 4 brown dress to school, some of the neighbors whispered that Helen's daddy was 5 , and that he drank. Some didn't 6 want their kids to be friends with Helen.

　　One day in December I said to Mom,“Wouldn't it be nice to get Helen a 7 for Christmas?”Mom agreed, 8 I could see from her expression that there was no extra money for material. She had bought the material for me and my sisters and our dresses were almost 9 “There must be a way,”I 10 . Mom hugged me.“I wish there was a way,”she said.

　　The next morning Mom called me into the kitchen.“I have a(an) 11 ,”she said.“You and Helen are the same 12 . If you gave her your new red dress, I could fix you up the wool plaid（格子花呢）one that your cousin Esther sent.”I got a special feeling in my stomach. Give Helen my new dress? 13 I could respond, Mom said quickly,“I'll go ahead and fix the plaid dress and you can give her that, so she will have a 14 dress to wear for Christmas.”

　　“Give the red dress to Helen,”I said.“I want her to have it.” “Are you 15 ?” “I am sure. Absolutely.”When Helen came into the room Mom handed her the new red dress. A look of 16 filled Helen's face. She hugged Mom. Helen took it and 17 it in front of her.“Thank you, thank you, thank--”she said to me.“I'm so 18 .”I was feeling happy, too. Helen moved away shortly after that and I never 19 her again. Me, the plaid dress became one of my 20 . 

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　　During the dust-blown thirties, everyone fell on hard times. The year 1 10, we drew names at our little school to see whom we'd 2 Christmas gifts with. I picked Helen's name. Helen was a new girl. Her family 3 in a house someone had deserted.

　　Every day Helen wore the 4 brown dress to school, some of the neighbors whispered that Helen's daddy was 5 , and that he drank. Some didn't 6 want their kids to be friends with Helen.

　　One day in December I said to Mom,“Wouldn't it be nice to get Helen a 7 for Christmas?”Mom agreed, 8 I could see from her expression that there was no extra money for material. She had bought the material for me and my sisters and our dresses were almost 9 “There must be a way,”I 10 . Mom hugged me.“I wish there was a way,”she said.

　　The next morning Mom called me into the kitchen.“I have a(an) 11 ,”she said.“You and Helen are the same 12 . If you gave her your new red dress, I could fix you up the wool plaid（格子花呢）one that your cousin Esther sent.”I got a special feeling in my stomach. Give Helen my new dress? 13 I could respond, Mom said quickly,“I'll go ahead and fix the plaid dress and you can give her that, so she will have a 14 dress to wear for Christmas.”

　　“Give the red dress to Helen,”I said.“I want her to have it.” “Are you 15 ?” “I am sure. Absolutely.”When Helen came into the room Mom handed her the new red dress. A look of 16 filled Helen's face. She hugged Mom. Helen took it and 17 it in front of her.“Thank you, thank you, thank--”she said to me.“I'm so 18 .”I was feeling happy, too. Helen moved away shortly after that and I never 19 her again. Me, the plaid dress became one of my 20 . 

Years ago, a Southern woman was in one of my workshops. When asked to tell a story that  36 her character (品质), she described an  37 when she was 5. She was at her grandfather’s house  38 up in a beautiful white skirt and new gloves ,   39 as she could be.

Her grandfather told her she could go into the  40 and get herself a cookie. Next to the cookies was a pile of coins. Sure that no one was  41 , she took one of the coins, too.

When she 42 with her cookie, her grandfather asked her to show him her  43 . She held out only her left hand  44 , and he said, “Show me the other hand.” When she unwillingly did  45 , showing the coin, she saw  46 in her grandfather’s eyes.

He paused a moment and then 47 her up, saying, “Darling, you can have anything in the world that I have, but it breaks my heart that you’d ever  48 it.” Some 50 years later, this story of how her grandfather gave her the gift of  49 still brought tears to her eyes.

Few things have as large an influence on  50 the values of a child as the strong pain of lovingly administered shame (羞愧). It helps judge right from wrong and gives a   51 emotional (感情的) dimension to moral (道德的) and character issues.

Kids, and adults for that matter, learn from their  52 . Parents, teachers and coworkers can remind them of their moral responsibilities without shaming or  53 them.

What we can’t do is just let  54 go, unless we want to send the message that’s okay. What we allow, we  55 . And we should never encourage anything other than moral excellence.

1.                A．changed        B．affected        C．formed   D．built

2.                A．occasion        B．adventure       C．accident D．incident

3.                A．put            B．brought         C．dressed   D．held

4.                A．proud          B．patient         C．creative  D．absurd

5.                A．restaurant       B．supermarket     C．kitchen   D．shop

6.                A．looking         B．passing         C．following  D．listening

7.                A．fled            B．returned        C．arrived   D．continued

8.                A．hands          B．coins           C．cookies   D．gloves

9.                A．quickly         B．politely         C．cautiously     D．suddenly

10.               A．also           B．so             C．even D．though

11.               A．disappointment B．surprise        C．excitement     D．pleasure

12.               A．sent           B．called          C．took D．hugged

13.               A．possess         B．steal           C．hide D．sell

14.               A．confidence      B．determination    C．honesty   D．courage

15.               A．shaping         B．judging         C．destroying D．acquiring

16.               A．different        B．similar          C．practical   D．powerful

17.               A．experiences     B．mistakes        C．adventures     D．books

18.               A．troubling       B．endangering     C．hurting    D．cheating

19.               A．misbehaviors    B．faults          C．burdens   D．sufferings

20.               A．encourage      B．agree          C．adjust     D．refuse