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| Two men on a touring holiday were injured by an explosion in their motor van (车) yesterday. Shoppers, traders and businessmen in Red Lion Street were 1 by a loud bang, and seconds later the two men jumped over from the van, which had stopped outside Barclays Bank. Several people rushed to give 2 and helped to put out the fire 3 the van. A light American truck changed the 4 to provide living accommodation room (躺的地方), 5 firemen arrived. The men, Mr. Cary House, who was driving, and his 6 Mr. Charlie Lynn were taken to hospital with slight 7 . They were allowed to leave after 8 . "I heard this explosion. It was 9 loud. I thought it could have been a(n) 10 ." said Mr. Leslie Webster, manager of the market, who was working in his office in Red Lion Street. "I looked out of the window and saw this lad jump from the van and 11 on the ground. Then another lad came out of the van. He seemed to be in a 12 state-parts of his trousers were hanging below his knees." "I came downstairs to get a fire extinguisher (灭火器), but 13 the time I got outside someone from the bank was in the 14 with an extinguisher." Mr. Webster said both men were shocked. One was taken into the market's office to wait for a(n) 15 . "The second man 16 going back into the van to see if everything was 17 , and five minutes later he came out with a drawer that was blazing (burning)." he added. 18 inside the van was mainly superficial (表面的), 19 a plastic window was blown out. The two men have spent the last six months 20 . At the time of the incident their wives were shopping in the city. | ||||
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| Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the week- end with me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we've both always 1 the few times a year when we can see each other. Over the 2 , we spent hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was 3 around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with 4 and was into other 5 behavior. I was blown away! She told me how she had been 6 to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this guy because they didn't want her 7 him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she 8 better, she didn't believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared. I tried to 9 her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble. I felt like I was getting 10 . I just couldn't believe that she really thought it was 11 to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend. By the time she left, I was really worried about her and 12 by the experience. It had been so frustrating, I had come 13 to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to 14 our friendship-but I didn't. I put the power of 15 to the ultimate test. We'd been friends for far too long. The chance was that she 16 me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could 17 anything. A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our 18 , and then she told me that she had 19 with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the truly 20 moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend. | ||||
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| Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to "market day" with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to 1 their fruit and vegetables into the city. They 2 one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their 3 . This outdoor market was a great place to 4 . Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in 5 after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the 6 produce. The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child, 7 was like a festival-full of colors and 8 . There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, onions. The farmers did their-own 9 . They all shouted loudly for 10 to buy their produce. "Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They're juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to 11 your children healthy and strong!" Everyone used to 12 with the farmers over the 13 of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the " 14 " in this drama. My mother was an 15 at this. First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her. "What?" she said. She looked very surprised. "So 16 ?" The seller looked terribly 17 . "My dear lady!" he replied. "I'm a poor, 18 farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!" They always argued for several minutes before agreeing 19 a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were 20 . The drama was over. | ||||
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| My Father's Son It's hard being an astronaut's son. Everybody expects you to be 1 . I'm just an average eleven-year-old kid. My father is so good at everything. I often wonder 2 my father ever had a son like me. One morning my teacher announced a 3 Day essay contest (竞赛) for the whole school. What would I 4 ? My father is an astronaut; I would start out with that. No, I decided I wouldn't do that. The whole country and maybe even the whole 5 saw my father as an astronaut, 6 that wasn't the way I saw him. How did I 7 my father? Hmm. I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I was little and had a nightmare. I saw him teaching me how to throw a baseball. I remembered him hugging me for hours when my dog was killed by a car. And I remembered how he 8 me with a new little dog at my eighth birthday party. These were the things I was going to write about my dad. To me, he wasn't 9 a world-famous astronaut. He was my dad. On Thursday night the winning essays would be 10 in the hall with all the parents and students present. I hadn't shown Dad the essay, and now I almost 11 I wouldn't win. When the third prize was announced and it wasn't me. I was 12 and disappointed at the same time. Then the second prize. It was me! I went up to the stage and read my essay "My Father's Son". I watched my parents as I read. When I finished reading, the audience applauded. I saw my father 13 his nose. Tears were running down my mother's face. Dad cleared his throat, and put his hand on my shoulder, "Son, this is the proudest moment of my life." It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I'll 14 be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but just then, it was 15 just to be my father's son. | ||||
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| No More Time Out Shawn and Thomas had always been good friends. They lived near each other, and they both loved 1 . They played baseball, touch football, and kickball. They 2 liked to play soccer, shoot baskets, and skateboard. When they were in the fourth grade, though, Thomas broke his 3 in a soccer game. He had to be on crutches for six weeks. Shawn 4 Thomas, but what was there to do? Shawn didn't like television or computer games. Thomas didn't like to sit and talk. After trying three times to start a conversation, Shawn 5 up. He said, "I'm out of here." For days, Shawn 6 at home, feeling guilty for not visiting Thomas again. Thomas stayed home, too, feeling 7 because Shawn wasn't visiting him. After a week, Shawn's mom spoke up. "It's time for you and Thomas to get back into 8 ! That's why I spoke to Ms McNulty at the library. She has the perfect volunteer job for you both," she said. Shawn said nothing. His morn continued, "The library sells used books to raise money. People are always 9 off books in bags and boxes. Someone has to carry the books to the storage room. Someone has to 10 them into fiction (小说) and nonfiction. You and Thomas can be a team again." "No, we 11 !" said Shawn. "He and I don't want a job." However, Shawn's mom wouldn't 12 no for an answer. Sure enough, 13 the boys began, things changed. Shawn felt strong as he carried bags and boxes through the library. Sorting books in the storage room, Thomas felt 14 again. In fact, one day Thomas said, "Between you and me, Shawn, this isn't so 15 ." Shawn smiled and agreed. They were a good team. | ||||
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