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　　The most frightening words in the English language are,“Our computer is down．”You are hearing it more and more when you are 　　1　　．The other day I was 　　2　　 waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said,“　　3　　, I can't sell you a ticket．Our computer is 　　4　　．”

　　“If your computer is down, just 　　5　　 me out a ticket”．

　　“I can't write you out a ticket．The computer is the only one 　　6　　 to do so．”

　　I looked down the counter and every 　　7　　 was just standing there staring at the 　　8　　 screen．Then I asked her,“What do you do?”

　　“We give the computer 　　9　　 about your trip, and then 　　10　　 tells us whether you can fly with us or not．”

　　“So when it goes down, you 　　11　　 with it”．

　　“That's right, sir．”

　　　　12　　 will the computer be down?”I wanted to know．

　　“I have no idea．Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours．There is no way we can 　　13　　 without asking the computer, and 　　14　　 it's down it won't answer us．”

　　　　15　　 the girl told me they had no backup(备用)computer, I said,“Let's forget the computer．What about your 　　16　　?They're still flying, aren't they?”

　　“I couldn't tell without asking 　　17　　．”

　　By that time there were quite a few people standing in lines．　　18　　 soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down．Some people 　　19　　, some people started to cry and still others kicked their 　　20　　．

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　　My kids and I would be spending the Thanksgiving Day without their father, who had 　　1　　 several months before．The two older kids were 　　2　　 with the flu．I had only about $ 20 to 　　3　　 until the end of the month．

　　Then I heard the phone ring．　　4　　 was the secretary from the church．She said they had something to give us．So I 　　5　　 by the church on my way to the market．

　　The church secretary met me at the door and 　　6　　 me a special envelope．“We think of you and the kids often,”she said．I opened the envelope and found two grocery certificates(杂货购物券)inside．Each was worth $ 20．

　　“Thank you very much,”I said, and as we 　　7　　 each other, I cried．

　　Then I went to a store and purchased some 　　8　　 items and had a little over $ 140 worth of groceries．As I handed the cashier one of the gift certificates, she took it, but turned her back for what seemed like a very 　　9　　 time．I thought something might be wrong．

　　“This certificate is a real blessing,”I explained,“Our church gave it to my family, knowing I’m a single 　　10　　 trying to make ends meet．”

　　The cashier 　　11　　 and replied, with tears in her loving eyes,“Honey, do you have a turkey?”

　　“No．”

　　“Anything else for Thanksgiving dinner?”

　　“No．But it’s okey,”I replied．

　　Handing me the 　　12　　, she said,“I can’t tell you exactly 　　13　　 right now, but please go back into the store and buy a turkey, or anything else you 　　14　　 for a Thanksgiving dinner．”

　　“Are you 　　15　　?”I asked．

　　“Yes!Get whatever you want．”

　　I felt awkward(尴尬)as I went back to do some more shopping, but I selected a fresh turkey, a few potatoes, and some juices for the children．Then I 　　16　　 the shopping cart up to the same cashier．

“Now I can tell you,”she said, with giant 　　17　　 in her kinds eyes,“This morning I 　　18　　 to help someone today, and you walked through my line!”

　　She reached under the counter for her 　　19　　, took out a $ 20 bill and paid for my groceries．

　　“I’m glad I could help,”she said,“Here is my phone number if you ever need 　　20　　．God bless you, honey．”

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　　When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”．But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness．

　　Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings?Have you ever 　　1　　 the wolves' world?If you had, you would 　　2　　 the wolves．

　　In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland．They know more about 　　3　　 than humans．They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers．They also know how to 　　4　　 full use of the shape of land to 　　5　　 sheep．I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 　　6　　 experts good at fighting．

　　The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 　　7　　．Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul．A 　　8　　 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 　　9　　 nothing．All the wolves obey the rules．　　10　　 they are defeated, they run away together．It is their teamwork 　　11　　 makes wolves powerful．

　　The wolves also have great self-respect and won't 　　12　　 to anyone．The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, 　　13　　 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully．To his 　　14　　 ,he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 　　15　　 wolves．He bit through the iron chain that limited him．The wolf was 　　16　　 and he never gave in, fighting 　　17　　 his death．The little wolf died as a glorious fighter．

　　I was shocked by this kind of 　　18　　：wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth．I want everyone to look at wolves in a 　　19　　 way．They are our teachers．They show us how to survive and 　　20　　 in this not simple and dangerous world．Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

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　　A farewell(告别) party was going on．Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any public show, where she didn't know anyone．It made her 　　1　　 hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere．But on an occasion like this when she knew 　　2　　, there was no 　　3　　 to feel shy, 　　4　　 she had made up her mind to enjoy people's attention for once in her life．Unlike others, Sylvia didn't have any 　　5　　 feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying good-bye to its other 　　6　　－she had left so many other 　　7　　, and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now．

　　Yet this 　　8　　 was a particular occasion, and she hadn't had so many of those in her 　　9　　．

　　She had put on her 　　10　　 black dress and her long earrings．She had wanted to enjoy being the center of 　　11　　 for one evening, but now they had 　　12　　 old Miss Hutton of all people to give the 　　13　　 speech, whom she disliked．Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting 　　14　　 about it, for it was the first rule her 　　15　　 had given her－avoid all anxiety, take things easy．So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as 　　16　　showed through the sleeve(袖子) of her 　　17　　 dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette．And her doctor's orders worked! By 　　18　　 out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her 　　19　　 with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl's funny expression．She 　　20　　 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise．

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