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　　It was past 10∶00 pm．I was busy with my schoolwork though I was 　　1　　．Just then, my little brother Michael ran out of his room, 　　2　　 a pen on his right hand and a piece of paper on the other．

　　“Betty, can you help me with my 　　3　　 for school? It's about the seven 　　4　　 of the world,”he said．

　　My eyes were so 　　5　　 on the computer screen that my bother had to pill my blouse just to get my 　　6　　．

　　“Look, not right now! I'm very busy!”I said．“You're always busy! You're always like that!”he replied．

　　I felt a bit guilty(愧疚的)　　7　　 I though about his words, but my work seemed more 　　8　　 to me than my brother's．I sighed(叹气)a few times and 　　9　　 with my own studies．

　　The next day, I arrived home late．Michael came into my room．

　　“I know you are 　　10　　 but there's something I want to show you”, he began．Without saying a word, I 　　11　　 the paper from him．I really didn't 　　12　　 what he was saying．All I wanted was to 　　13　　 him and finally get to rest．

　　Suddenly, my eyes widened in 　　14　　．There, he wrote：

　　The Seven Wonders of the World

　　1．Love　2．Friendship　3．Peace　4．Joy　5．Wisdom　6．Fun　7．Family

　　I 　　15　　 believe what my brother had written on the paper．I was completely 　　16　　．How could such an innocent(天真的)little child 　　17　　 such things in life?

　　The most valuable things in life are the ones that we 　　18　　 take for granted．These things don't take the form of big houses or beautiful 　　19　　．The most wonderful things in the world are immaterial(非物质的)　　20　　 they can never be developed by human art, skill or effort．

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　　Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order 　　1　　 to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith(金匠)by 　　2　　 , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade．Despite their apparently 　　3　　 condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, 　　4　　 they knew well that their father would never be able to 　　5　　 either of them to study at the Academy．

　　After many long discussions at night in their 　　6　　 bed, the two boys finally worked out an agreement．They would toss(掷)a coin．The 　　7　　 would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 　　8　　 his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and 　　9　　 to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 　　10　　 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation(轰动)．By the time he graduated, he was beginning to 　　11　　 considerable fees for himself．

　　When the young artist 　　12　　 home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your 　　13　　．Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will 　　14　　 you．"

　　Albert rose and wiped the 　　15　　 from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too 　　16　　 for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 　　17　　 ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas(画布) 　　18　　 a pen or a brush．"

　　More than 450 years have 　　19　　．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one 　　20　　 creation that can catch the world's hearts．

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