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| As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were looking 1 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with 2 -beautiful and dangerous. The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had 3 the top, using the southern route (路线). But no one had ever dared to try a winter climb up the 4 side. But now one man was daring to try the 5 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy. For two days he had climbed. The village people had 6 him anxiously (焦急地). Now 7 were waiting to see his signal (信号). If he planned to go on the next day, he would light a 8 signal. A red light would mean that he was 9 . A tiny green light 10 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people 11 . The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so 12 ! But he would not 13 . Again that night he lit the green light. In the morning, Bonatti 14 . He could not see the top, but he knew he was surely there. Though the climb was 15 , he moved up. Bonatti had spent months 16 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength (力量) and skill to climb to the top? He was finally at the 17 ! News about his 18 was radioed to the world. The trip along the southern route was easy. He was warmly 19 in the village. He had done the " 20 ", and would be well remembered as a climber of all time. | ||||
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| Years ago, when my co-worker, Andrea, asked if I'd like to come to a clothing exchange, I was interested, "What's that?" I asked. "A bunch of us who are about the same 1 are getting together to exchange clothes that are in good condition", she explained. " 2 me in!" I said. That night, I 3 my closet, finding shirts, skirts and pants I hadn't worn in months-or years! I looked at the clothes I had 4 and wondered if anyone would want them. When I arrived at Andrea's, I found a group of co-workers-and piles of clothes 5 around the living room. I also found homemade food and wine to 6 . We chatted for a while, then the exchange began. We drew lots (抽签), each 7 selecting from the piles. Hey! I 8 my shirt and jacket had been chosen by my co-workers. I guess my "tired" clothes did 9 special to new eyes. Then, the floor was 10 to everyone and a free-for-all 11 as we ran around choosing and 12 things on. And as our choices were 13 , we went back to the dining room to eat and talk. I left that night with 14 as many items as I'd brought-including a green silk evening dress I knew my daughter would love to dress up in- and the 15 of an evening with a group of really special women. Now our "Exchange Club" has become a tradition-and we 16 everything from kitchen gadgets to houseplants, and 17 Christmas presents! 18 , as we've exchanged the "stuff" of our lives, we've exchanged our 19 office acquaintance for real friendship-and for me, that's been the most 20 exchange of all. | ||||
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| I was poor and always said yes to my boss. But the 1 was reached one Tuesday-my half holiday. On my way 2 on Tuesdays I used to carry a large basket of things to the house of my boss' sister. 3 her house was on my way home, I 4 refused this. On this particular Tuesday, 5 , just as we were about to 6 , a load (担) of smoked hams (火腿) was delivered at the 7 . "Waiting a minute, Little Stark," said the boss and he opened the load and 8 out a ham, 9 he started to bone (剔骨) and string up (把……捆 绑起来). I 10 in growing impatience (不耐烦) to get on my way, not for one minute but for quite a 11 time. It was nearly 2:30. Thank God! The boss finished. He then came to me with the boned ham, put it in the 12 beside me, and told me to take it to a customer who had place d an 13 for it days before. This meant my going a 14 way out of my road home, so I looked up, saying, "I have my 15 at two on Tuesday, you know." "What do you 16 ?" he shouted. I told him that I meant that I would deliver things as 17 , but not at this moment. The boss stared at me as if I were some unusual kind of insect and shouted even 18 . But I 19 firm. At last, seeing it was impossible, he gave up and 20 me go home for my holiday. | ||||
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