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　　Today in schools, it's not unusual for students to sit in the same kinds of desks in the same kinds of classrooms as their parents did．

　　Schools have made progress by making use of computers and PDAs in the classroom, yet one design company believes that changes are needed, so they describe what a future classroom may look like．“Kids are being taught to sit at these wooden desks that are basically designed for writing,”said Mark Dziersk, the senior vice president of the design．“They're being lectured in a structured environment．”

　　The solution is a“customizable(按顾主的意思制造的)education system”called Gooru that reorganizes the classroom and replaces books, desks, pens, and so on．The three-part technology system consists of an interactive PDA called the GooBall, a backpack and a removable LCD screen for each student．Students can Sit, stand or lie down when using the devices, and are not limited to desks．

　　The idea was presented at last month's South by Southwest Interactive Conference．While some educators think the idea is interesting, they doubt whether schools will pay for the expensive and complicated system．

　　The GooBall is a co-operative communication device with six layers of learning software．The device monitors a student's heart rate and body temperature and uses GPS(Global Position System)to track where they are．It includes instant messaging, a compass, a watch, and a topic-specific quick-thinking system that directs a student to related articles and books about whatever they are studying．Students can also choose an animal painting to show their personality．The backpack provides the main power supply for the system and holds some personal items．The pocket keeps items locked tight with a fingerprint security zipper． The portable screen functions like a laptop, providing wireless Internet access and streaming video．It also has a touch screen surface．

　　“I think it's an excellent idea,”said Gary Tankard, a sixth-grader who has seen the prototype(原型)．“I'm sure that 90 percent of kids would really like to have it．”

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Only once a year, on his birthday, did Charlie Bucket ever get to taste a bit of chocolate(巧克力糖)．The whole family 　　1　　 up their money for that 　　2　　 occasion(时刻), and when the great day arrived, Charles was always 　　3　　 with one small chocolate bar(条)to eat 　　4　　．And each time he 　　5　　 it, on those wonderful birthday mornings, he would place it 　　6　　 in a small wooden box that he 　　7　　, and treasure it as though it were a bar of solid 　　8　　; and 　　9　　 the next few days, he would 　　10　　 himself only to look at it, but never to 　　11　　 it．Then at last, when he could 　　12　　 it no longer, he would peel(剥)back a tiny 　　13　　 of the paper wrapping at one corner to 　　14　　 a tiny bit of chocolate, and then he would take a tiny nibble(轻咬)－just enough to allow the lovely sweet taste to 　　15　　 out slowly over his 　　16　　．Then next day, he would take 　　17　　 tiny nibble, and so on, and so on．And 　　18　　 this way, Charlie would make his six-penny bar of birthday chocolate 　　19　　 him for more than a 　　20　　．

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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．