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　　I was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell’s palsy attack, a condition in which the face muscles tighten because of stress．During the long car ride home, all I could think about was my coming interview．But now I could not even 　　1　　 myself in the mirror and my lips was unable to open normally, surely all the other applicants would have the 　　2　　, I concluded．

　　However, I wouldn’t let my own self－consciousness 　　3　　 me．Not now, not when I had 　　4　　 so hard for so long to be given this opportunity．This was the kind of position I’d dreamed of for all these years．“Mom,　　　5　　 me off on Jacob Street．I’m going to the 　　6　　．”

　　“Honey, I don’t think you should．You look…　　7　　,” she said, ever so gently．

　　I knew she was 　　8　　．But if I didn’t, I’d always 　　9　　 if I could have gotten my dream job．

　　“No, Mom, take me there．”

　　　　10　　, she took me where I wanted to go．

　　“Hello, ”a gray－haired man sitting behind the large desk 　　11　　 me．“Miss Jenkins?”

　　“Yes．Please excuse me．I’m having a Bell’s palsy attack．My doctor explained to me that it would last a few days．I came right from the 　　12　　．”

　　“You’re very 　　13　　 to come when you’re in such a state, ”he 　　14　　, after a pause．

　　He spent a few minutes looking through my 　　15　　．“Is everything on here 　　16　　?”he asked．

　　“Yes, but I 　　17　　 to mention I type seventy－five words per minute．”

　　“Well, you have an impressive background with related experience, you are 　　18　　 qualified．When are you 　　19　　?”he asked．

　　I took a deep breath and asked, “You’re hiring me?”

　　“Not only have you got the skills I’m looking for, you also have the 　　20　　．”He gave me a big smile．

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　　If you have a watch, don’t repair it! I know it 　　1　　．Once I had a beautiful watch．And this watch 　　2　　 perfect time．But one night it happened that I forgot to 　　3　　 it up．Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to 　　4　　 by the exact time．The watchmaker examined my watch and said：“The regulator(校准器)is to be pushed up 　　5　　 your watch is four minutes 　　6　　．”

　　I tried to stop him, tried to 　　7　　 him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator．

　　My beautiful watch began to gain time．It 　　8　　 faster and faster day by day．By the end of the second month it 　　9　　 all the clocks and watches of the town far behind．

　　What did I have to do? To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated．I expected him to regulate the watch immediately 　　10　　 he asked me to come in a week’s time．When at last I took my watch from him it began to 　　11　　 down．And I began to be late for trains, business appointments and even missed my dinners．

　　Now I went to 　　12　　 watchmaker．While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he 　　13　　 it to pieces and said that he could finish this work 　　14　　 three or four days．I could do nothing but 　　15　　．That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped．

　　So I kept 　　16　　 my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time．

　　And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not 　　17　　 the time by my watch．The thing was getting 　　18　　．My watch had 　　19　　 two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred．At last I decided to buy 　　20　　 watch, which I did．

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　　After becoming successful, a man felt that he should repay his mother, 　　1　　 he asked her,“Mother, what can I give you?I really want to repay you for 　　2　　 you have given to me．”His mother looked 　　3　　 and said,“You don't have to repay me．”

　　His mother 　　4　　 to ask for anything, but he continued to persist(执著地坚持)．To put an end to the 　　5　　, she said,“All right．If you insist, then tonight you stay on the 　　6　　 with me, just as you 　　7　　 when you were a baby．”He said,“That's a(n)　　8　　 thing to ask for, but if it pleases you, I will．”

　　As soon as he 　　9　　, the mother got up and brought a glass of water．She 　　10　　 the glass of water on his side．Feeling the wetness under him, he moved away to the other side of the bed．As he settled down, his mother poured 　　11　　 glass of water on the other side．Later he felt that this part of the bed was 　　12　　 too．He woke up and saw his mother with the glass in her hand．He asked 　　13　　,“What are you doing, Mother?Why do you 　　14　　 me to sleep on a wet bed?”

　　His mother said,“I slept with you, when you wetted the bed in the night．I 　　15　　 your nappy(尿布)and moved you to the 　　16　　 part of the bed, while I slept on the wet side．You wanted to repay me．Can you sleep here even for one night with me on a wet bed?If you 　　17　　, I'll take that as my repayment．”

　　How true it is that of all the 　　18　　 in the world, the one that can never be repaid is the one you 　　19　　 your mother．You can never repay the 　　20　　, care and time your mother gave to you in order to bring you up．You are a part of her flesh and blood; don't forget this．

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　　One day, a poor boy, named Howard Kelly, was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door．He was hungry, 　　1　　 he decided to beg something to eat．

　　When a young woman opened the door, instead of a 　　2　　 he asked for a drink of water．Thinking he looked 　　3　　 she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it and then asked, “How much do I 　　4　　 you?”

　　“No, you don't owe me anything．” she replied．“Mother has taught me 　　5　　 to accept pay for a kindness．” Leaving that house, he not only felt stronger 　　6　　, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race．He was about to 　　7　　 before this point．

　　　　8　　 later the young woman became seriously ill．The local doctors couldn't cure her illness．They sent her to the big city, where specialists can be 　　9　　 to study her disease．Dr．Howard Kelly, now 　　10　　, came for the consultation(会诊)．When he heard the name of the town where she came from, a strange light filled his eyes．　　11　　, he went into her room．

　　　　12　　 in his doctor's gown(罩衣)he went in to see her．He 　　13　　 her at once．He went back to the 　　14　　 and determined to do his best to save her life．From that day on, he gave special attention to her case．

　　Finally, the battle was won．Dr．Kelly asked a nurse to 　　15　　 the bill to her room．She was afraid to open it 　　16　　 she knew that it would 　　17　　 the rest of her life to pay it off．Finally she looked and read these words on the side of the bill：

　　“Paid in full with a glass of 　　18　　．”(Signed)Dr．Howard Kelly

　　Tears of 　　19　　 flooded her eyes as she 　　20　　 silently：“Thank you, God．Your love has spread through human hearts and hands．”