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　　The famous British inventor George Stephanson was born in 1781 and died in 1848．One of his 　　1　　 important inventions was the train．He 　　2　　 his first train when he was forty-four years old．When he was experimenting with the 　　3　　 engine on the train, he met with 　　4　　 from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country．They said that the noise and the smoke would 　　5　　 cows, horses and sheep, that the 　　6　　 would burst or that the hot coals from it would 　　7　　 their houses．At that time, 　　8　　 people believed what they said．

　　George Stephanson 　　9　　 the people that the train could go on small 　　10　　, could pull carriages 　　11　　 goods and passengers and there was 　　12　　 to them．It was a very 　　13　　 matter for him to 　　14　　 them believe．However, after 　　15　　, he was able to do it; and the first train that 　　16　　 by Stephanson himself 　　17　　 what he had said．

　　The first day 　　18　　 the people along the way 　　19　　 the noises of the train 　　20　　 and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius．They did not dare to come out until it had passed．

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　　I was 15 when my mother died．As I walked out of church after the funeral, it 　　1　　 me：we never got to have one of those heart-to-heart mother-daughter 　　2　　．At that moment, I believe, God had a plan for us：　　3　　 Mom so much, we’d learn to know Dad．Our father had always been loving us, working hard as a high-school teacher．He always had Mom talk to us about 　　4　　 things．He’d get embarrassed to talk them–it was his upbringing, I guess．

　　Now here he was with three teenage girls 　　5　　．Suddenly he had to 　　6　　 things like dating(约会)and bra(乳罩)．The man who 　　7　　 showed his emotions became a man who’d listen to all our deepest heartaches．

　　When I was in college, my boyfriend, Paul, 　　8　　 with me．I thought it was the end of the world．When I came home for the weekend, dad saw something was wrong 　　9　　 I walked in the door．I 　　10　　 him, and everything spilled out．He didn’t have a lot of answers, but he was there to listen．I never felt that 　　11　　 could have done better．

　　Dad’s support helped me get things through：Paul and I decided to 　　12　　．And when it came time, Dad insisted on doing the reception．I was so 　　13　　 to be getting married that I never thought I’d be a nervous bride．But 　　14　　 Dad walked me down the passageway of the church, tears rolled down my checks．When I looked over at him, he was 　　15　　 too．

　　Paul and I now have three kids, and Grandpa is part of their life too．Every Thanksgiving and Christmas we go back to 　　16　　．Then recently we decided with my brothers and sisters to take a camping trip the way we used to 　　17　　 Mom．We camped out for a week–2 of us–Dad and all his kids and grandchildren．

　　Dad helped me 　　18　　 that every person is here for a reason, affecting 　　19　　 in ways we cannot see．We all miss Mom 　　20　　 words can express, but we were given the best mom a dad could be．