I know my brother better than anyone else in the world．Since the moment of his birth, I've been part of his life．I had spent seven 　　1　　 years in the world with the attention of those around me．But when Rohan was born, life 　　2　　 Suddenly I had to 　　3　　 my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food．

　　Finally, I felt my 　　4　　 at my brother．The poor baby had no idea what had made me so unhappy．Maybe he found me strange, the only person in this house 　　5　　 did not like him．Whatever the reason was, he loved 　　6　　 me around．However, I seldom talked to him and 　　7　　 asked him to leave me alone．

　　Then all that changed．I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago, 　　8　　 I do remember that I was feeling very angry．Somehow my feet led me to my brother's bed．My hand, completely 　　9　　 from my mind, reached through the bars(护栏^)．At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched 　　10　　 And that was all I needed．Through all the unhappiness of the day, that one moment changed 　　11　　 How could I hate someone who made me feel so important?For the 　　12　　 time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favored(宠爱), but through the eyes of a 　　13　　 o this day, I can't imagine life 　　14　　 my brother．It is unbelievable how much I have 　　15　　 about life from a seven-year-old boy．Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself．

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　　My stutter(口吃)had always been much of a problem．I'd had so many specialists for my 　　1　　 over the years．As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful(痛苦的)being a kid who stutters had been．It 　　2　　 hurt．

　　“Hello! I'm Mrs．Claussen．I hear you're from Texas! "

　　“Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet．I really blew that

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　　“Well, " she said with a 　　4　　 Smile．161've always liked Texas．"

　　She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who

　　told me to clap my hands while speaking．She was 　　5　　．She spent the first several weeks just talking to me-asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings．And she 　　6　　．She then began to teach me about the speech．Not just about my speech, but about everybody's．

　　I 　　7　　 in my old school and was a pretty good tenor(男高音), but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up．It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well-and I could do it

　　　　8　　 stuttering．Somehow Mrs．Claussen finally got me in the group．I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student．

　　During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better-except with her．When I was in college, things got worse．I once even wondered if I would ever be able to 　　9　　 ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone．When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs．Claussen had told me whether I could 　　10　　 my speech was all up to me．She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech．She was right about that．I finally improved my speech greatly．

　　Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much 　　11　　 0n her other students as she had on me．I like to think that she did．Her name was Mrs．Claussen．．．and she 　　12　　．I'II never forget her．

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