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| I had spent five exhausting years on my essay for m Ph.D. and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards which were to be held in_1_,and I had scheduled a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change_2 . My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all-out run to_3_my flight. I had to stop to catah my 4 on a moving sidewalk when I 5 a woman in her fifties 6 with a carry-on bag. I don t know 7 ,but I looked at her and blurted out,"Are you going on Flight 567 to California?" She responded,"Yes." "So am I,"I responded. "Give me your bag. I'll run 8 and tell them to wait for you." I took her bag and began running again. "I 9 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please 10 the plane for her. I seated myself with her bag, and a few moments later she_11_ and was the last person on the plane 12 they closed the doors and 13 .After the plane leveled off, I 14 the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me. I didn't sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the 15_at seven o'clock in the morning. The 16 kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the 17 in their robes. As I slowly 18 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile 19 a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before. 20 , whenever I made a mistake on any question, she did a great job of relaxing me. | ||||
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| The moment happened 30 yours ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had 1_ up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first_2_of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a _3_ . A few minutes nap(小睡)time before class couldn't _4_ , I thought. BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my _5_ beating wildly trying to find the cause of the _6_. My young professor was looking at me with a boyish(孩子气的)smile on his face. He had 7 dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. "Good morning!", he said still 8 "I am glad to see everyone is 9 . Now let's get started. " For the next hour I wasn't sleepy at all. It wasn't from the 10 of my professor's textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the _11 discussion he led. With knowledge and good 12_ he made the material come _13_.His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he 14_ with were contagious(有感染力的). I _15_ the classroom not only wide awake, but a little _16_, and a little better as well. I learned something far more important than not _17 in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life,do it well,do it with _18 What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don't sleepwalk(梦游)your way through _19_ then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too _20 not to live it well. | ||||
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| More Than I Had Dreamed Of From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always 1 my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader. Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, 2 I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn't had a chance. I wasn't pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it 3 to win a school election. I was 4 . As I cried in my room that evening, I 5 took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming. I decided that I would 6 elections again in my final year at school-and I would win. I recognized that my 7 had a lot of things in their favor. What were the 8 that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest 9 was the faith I had. I would not allow my 10 appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I 11 my election plans a whole year in advance. I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to 12 them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, 13 I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election 14 , I also attended a course on effective public speaking. The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students 15 . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was 16 theirs. Suddenly, I realized that I had 17 much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people 18 the way. I had won the 19 and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and 20 their day. | ||||
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| It was a Friday morning and two lovers were going through a heart-searing breakup. As he was being 1 away from his lover,he banged on the fence 2 them. She was 3 desperate,and with all her 4 squeezed through the fence and rushed to him. A sweet kiss followed. No,this was not a passionate Romeo-and-Juliet love 5 . The couple is not 6 human. He is a ram,and she a doe. They have been living together in the Yunnan Wild Animal Park and have been in love since last year. In a fenced area the amorous ram, 7 Long Hair,has fascinated the doe,Chunzi. Liu Gencheng,has been 8 the couple for more than a year. "The two have 9 a lot of time together since they were little. " The pair became famous after the local TV channel reported their relationship. Thousands, 10 some celebrities,left their 11 . Many gave their blessings but some, 12 animal experts,left doubts. Cai Yue,is one of the fanatic web followers of the unusual love affair. "I first thought this might be a joke,but when I saw these photos,the love in their eyes 13 my heart. " The zoo manager vowed not to separate them. But after Long Hair fathered a baby lamb with the only female sheep in the zoo last month,the manager 14 . "The baby sheep needs care from both parents,"he said. " 15 the sheep and the deer are not able to have kids,we decided to separate them. " The zoo's plan was to form a "normal family" for Long Hair,letting him live with the female sheep and his baby 16 staying with Chunzi all the time. 17 ,the separation,was like a dramatic scene from a love story. "Long Hair even hurt his baby and the female sheep with his horns. It 18 us,"Li said. "And Chunzi has been trying to lick Long Hair 19 the fence. " The zoo promised to let them "live happily ever after". "We 20 do anything to separate them. " Li said. | ||||
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| There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 1 you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only 2 friends leave footprints (脚印). I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the 3 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend. It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 4 on the cool 5 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 6 to the sound of them. Autumn is a 7 season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 8 . But one day, the sound of a violin 9 into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 10 in playing her violin. I had 11 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been 12 there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 13 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 14 . 15 we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me. Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 16 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me. "You must like violin." she said. "Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked. Suddenly, a 17 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. "I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 18 me." she said. "In fact, it was your playing 19 gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered, "Let's be friends." The girl smiled, and so did I. I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a 20 -so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.
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| Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant(怀孕), I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law's house. I had to park my car in a nearby parking lot because they didn't have a place for parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of 1 on the ground, so not many people dared to go out that evening! When I left their house and 2 to my car around 11pm, I noticed that my car was the only one 3 . Surrounded by silence, I rushed into the car nervously. When I finally tried to 4 away, my wheels began to spin(打滑). I realized I was stuck! I wondered what I should do. 5 , in my rear-view mirror(后视镜), I saw four teenage boys 6 my car. They were walking side by side in a line and behaved a bit like 7 - at least I thought that was what they looked like. My car was in a very 8 area and I was so frightened when I saw them. I was certain they were coming to my car to 9 me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window 10 and said, "Excuse me, Madam, would you like some 11 ? You seem to have a problem with the car." Still a little afraid, I said, "I am stuck." And the young man said, "It's okay. Stay in your car and we'll 12 you out of the snow." And they did! When they finally got my car out of the snow, they 13 and waved good-bye to me. I rolled down my window and thanked them, 14 to have judged them so poorly. People like to judge the person they come across, and they are in turn judged by others. It's natural that we judge others, but when we do this, we shouldn't 15 the old saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover."
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