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　　Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7：34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch．Although we arrived at Liverpool Street Station at 10∶30, Joan 　　1　　 that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London 　　2　　 we went shopping．It was only after her sister had 　　3　　 into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should 　　4　　 her for lunch．　　5　　 I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a 　　6　　．There seemed to be nothing we could do but take a taxi to the Tower of London．However, we didn’t find her．

　　It was now one o’clock, and the concert would begin at 2：30．“Perhaps she’ll 　　7　　 waiting outside the concert hall,” my wife said hopefully．By this time the fog was so thick that the road traffic had to 　　8　　, and the only way to get there was 　　9　　 underground railway．Hand in hand we 　　10　　 our way along the road to where we thought the 　　11　　 station should be．An hour later we found Tower Hill Station．

　　By now it was far 　　12　　 late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2∶30．So we decided to 　　13　　 to Cambridge．It took seven long hours instead of two as usual to 　　14　　 that journey．　　15　　 were we able to get any food and drink on the train．Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten．　　16　　 the door, we heard the sound of the telephone bell．It was Joan．She had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for the concert, and had had a wonderful 　　17　　 at a restaurant near the hotel where she had decided to stay at night．Now she was 　　18　　 us to discover 　　19　　 we had an equally 　　20　　 day．

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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．