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　　“It was all his own idea,”says Pat,the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters．Bob had 　　1　　 made a“motherhood contract（合同）”— declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 　　2　　 the care of their four children and all the housework．　　3　　 he didn't even know how to make coffee when he signed,he was very confident．

　　After 40 of the 70 days,he was ready to 　　4　　．“I was beaten down,”admits Bob．“Not only is motherhood a 　　5　　 task,it is an impossible job for any normal human being．”

　　Bob and Pat were married in 1991．After the marriage,Pat 　　6　　 a secretary to help put him through university．　　7　　 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids．　　8　　 two years ago Pat went back to work．“I had been　　 9　　 children so much,”she 　　10　　,“I couldn't talk to a grown-up．”She continued to run the household,　　11　　— until Bob signed the contract．

　　Bob tried hard to learn cooking,but the meals he prepared were 　　12　　．For the last three weeks,the family 　　13　　 a lot— sometimes having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner．

　　　　14　　 housekeeping,a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 　　15　　 the bed is made．“I found 　　16　　— I shut the doors,”he says．Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out．“When we went to 　　17　　 Pat at work,I made them wear their shirts 　　18　　 side out so they would look clean．”

　　Now that Bob has publicly 　　19　　 he was wrong,he is 　　20　　 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat．

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　　It was raining．I went into a care and asked for a coffee．　　1　　 I was waiting for my drink,I realized there were other people in the place,but I sensed 　　2　　．I saw their bodies,but I couldn't feel their souls 　　3　　 their souls belonged to the 　　4　　．

　　I stood up and walked between the tables．When I came to the biggest computer,I saw a thin,small man 　　5　　 in front of it,“I'm Steve,”be finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was．“I can't talk with you．I'm 　　6　　,”he said．He was chatting online and,　　7　　,he was playing a computer game a war game．I was 　　8　　．

　　Why didn't Steve want to talk with me?I tried 　　9　　 to speak to that computer geek（怪人）,　　10　　 not a word came out of his mouth．I touched his shoulder,but no reaction（反应）．I was 　　11　　．I put my hand in front of the monitor,and he started to shout,“　　12　　!”

　　I took a few steps back,wondering if all those people in the care were looking at me．I 　　13　　,and was nobody showed any interest．

　　　　14　　,I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines,not with people,They were more 　　15　　 having a relationship with the 　　16　　,particularly Steve．I wouldn't want to 　　17　　 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 　　18　　 with people．

　　I was worried and sank in my thoughts．I didn't even 　　19　　 that the coffee was bad,　　20　　 Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him．

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　　I met this guy who told me an amazing story．He was 　　1　　 Scotland on a motorbike by himself．One late afternoon he was on the road between Aberdeen and Elgin．He was travelling along,miles from any village,when he saw a really 　　2　　 girl standing by the road,hitchhiking（搭车）．Anyway,he stopped and said he would give her a 　　3　　 to Elgin．She got and drove off．He said he 　　4　　 having her on the back,as it was nice 　　5　　 But after a time he forgot that she was there．Suddenly he 　　6　　 but he realized that he couldn't feel her knees 　　7　　 against him!He 　　8　　 behind him but…she wasn't there．

　　He said he felt frightened 　　9　　 his life!He felt cold all over．He thought she must have 　　10　　 off the back．So he turned round and 　　11　　 back along the road．He didn't find her．He went to see if she had crawled（爬）into a field or something．But he didn't find her．So he began to think that she might have been 　　12　　 by someone else．

　　Anyway,he drove on towards Elgin and didn't see anyone 　　13　　 he came to a pub．He decided to 　　14　　 so that he could talk to someone and he thought he ought to tell 　　15　　 He went into the pub and talked to the barman．He told the barman what had happened．He said the barman didn't seem to be at all 　　16　　．He just carried on 　　17　　 the glasses．

　　Then the barman said,“You're not the 　　18　　 person to come in here and tell the same 　　19　　．That girl you think you picked up 　　20　　 seven years ago…in a motorbike accident．”

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　　Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager,John Janson;was honored at the Lifesaver Awards（奖励）last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbor after a shocking knife 　　1　　．

　　John was presented with his award at a ceremony（仪式）which 　　2　　 the bravery of ten people who have saved the life of 　　3　　．

　　John had been studying in his room when he heard someone 　　4　　．When he and his father rushed 　　5　　 they discovered that Anne Slade,mother of three,had been stabbed（用……捅）repeatedly with a knife 　　6　　 her former boyfriend．The man ran from the scene and left Ms Sladelying in her front garden 　　7　　 very heavily．Her hands had almost been 　　8　　 her body．

　　It was John's quick 　　9　　 and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade's life．He immediately asked a number of nearby people for bandages 　　10　　 nobody could offer any,then his father got some towels（毛巾）and 　　11　　 from their house．John used these to dress the most severe 　　12　　 to Ms Slade's hands．He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds 　　13　　 the police and ambulance arrived．

　　“I'm 　　14　　 of what I did but I was just doing what I had been 　　15　　,”John said．

　　John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school．When 　　16　　 John,Mr Alan southern,Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme said,“There is no doubt that John's quick thinking and the first aid skills that he learnt at school 　　17　　 Ms Stade's life．It shows that a simple knowledge of first aid can make a real 　　18　　．”

　　John and the nine other life savers also attended a special reception yesterday 　　19　　 by the Prime Minister before 　　20　　their awards last night．

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A Shelter for the Homeless

　　Last summer I was a volunteer（志愿者）at a shelter for the homeless,a place for homeless people to sleep at night．I wasn't working that summer and was 　　1　　 only two classes in summer school,so I had some 　　2　　 time．

　　Three nights a week,I 　　3　　 in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers．We planned and 　　4　　 for 45 people hot meals 　　5　　 vegetables,chicken,fish and fruit．The homeless people 　　6　　 this good food because many of them usually didn't eat well．

　　I 　　7　　 this volunteer work,making 　　8　　 with the four volunteers in the kitchen．One was a very nice elderly housewife,one a movie actor,another a young teacher,and the other a college student,　　9　　 me．

　　I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter．Their life stories 　　10　　 me with sympathy（同情）．Some of them had 　　11　　 with alcohol（酒）or drugs while others only had bad 　　12　　．One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company,and 　　13　　 she lost her job．She looked for a 　　14　　 job,but couldn't find one,for she was too 　　15　　 She could do nothing but sell her furniture sofas,chairs,and tables 　　16　　 she could pay for her food．The woman 　　17　　 on job hunting,but she 　　18　　 couldn't find one．She had no money for her 　　19　　 and had to sleep in her car．Then she had to sell her car．Alone,　　20　　,and homeless,she finally came to the shelter．

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　　You are near the front line of a battle．Around you shells are exploding;people are shooting from a house behind you．What are you doing there?You aren't a soldier．You aren't 　　1　　 carrying a gun．You're standing in front of a 　　2　　 and you're telling the TV 　　3　　 what is happening．

　　It's all in a day's work for a war reporter,and it can be very 　　4　　．In the first two years of the 　　5　　 in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫）,28 reporters and photographers were killed．Hundreds more were 　　6　　．What kind of people put themselves in danger to 　　7　　 pictures to our TV screens and 　　8　　 to our newspapers?Why do they do it?

　　“I think it's every young journalist's 　　9　　 to be a foreign reporter,”says Michael Nicholson,“that's 　　10　　 you find the excitement．So when the first opportunity comes,you take it 　　11　　 it is awar．”

　　But there are moments of 　　12　　．Jeremy Bowen says,“Yes,when you're lying on the ground and bullets（子弹）are flying 　　13　　 your ears,you think:“What am I doing here?I'm not going to do this again”．But that feeling 　　14　　 after a while and when the next war starts,you'll be 　　15　　．”

　　“None of us believes that we're going to 　　16　　,”adds Michael．But he always 　　17　　 a lucky charm（护身符）with him．It was given to him by his wife for his first war．It's a card which says“Take care of yourself．”Does he ever think about dying?“Oh,　　18　　,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God,If you get me out of this,I 　　19　　 I'll never do it again．You can almost hear God 　　20　　,because you know he doesn't believe you．”

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　　Todd was working at his gas station（加油站）at night when he heard over the radio that a 　　1　　 in Long Island had been 　　2　　 by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $ 150 000．“One hundred and fifty thousand,”Todd whistled．Here's a fellow who just 　　3　　 into a bank and helps himself 　　4　　 so much money．Todd thought of the 　　5　　 with which he managed to get the amount of money he 　　6　　 to start his gas station．So many papers to 　　7　　,so much money to pay back．

　　The news 　　8　　 twenty minutes later．The gunman had 　　9　　 a car for a ride,and then 　　10　　 out the driver．He was possibly 　　11　　 the Southem State Parkway in a white Ford．License plate（车牌）number LJR 1939．The 　　12　　 of the announcer continued：“　　13　　 out for white cars．Don't pick up 　　14　　,and all you folks in gas stations better not do 　　15　　 to a white Ford car．”

　　Todd stood up and 　　16　　 to see out into the cold night．It was dark but Todd 　　17　　 the Southern State Parkway was out there．Just 　　18　　,Todd saw the headlights coming at him and a car pulled in for 　　19　　．There it was,a white Ford,he saw the 　　20　　,LJR 1939．

　　“What should I do?”Todd had to make a quick 　　21　　．

　　“Yes,sir?”Todd 　　22　　 while making up his mind for sure．

　　“　　23　　 her up,”the man said sounding like any other 　　24　　．

　　When the tank（油箱）was full,Todd quickly turned round and pointed a gun at the man．

　　“Hands up 　　25　　 get out!”

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　　Leroy Columbo left his lifeguard post．He walked slowly down the 　　1　　．Many people were sunbathing on the sand,and they spoke to him．Leroy nodded and smiled to them．　　2　　,he always kept an eye on the water．You see,Leroy was a 　　3　　 lifeguard．He couldn't hear cries for help;therefore,he 　　4　　 use his eyes．He could 　　5　　 a person in trouble in the water quickly．

　　Leroy was a familiar 　　6　　 on the Galveston,Texas beaches．During his 40 years of work as a lifeguard there he 　　7　　 907 people from drowning in the waters．

　　Leroy was born in 1905．He lost his 　　8　　 at seven．Nine years later,because of his father's death,Leroy left school and helped 　　9　　 his family．However,Leroy didn't need much money to swim in the waters around Galveston Island,so he spent most of his free time swimming and becme a(n)　　10　　 swimmer．

　　At eighteen,his brother asked him to 　　11　　 the Surf Toblggan Club．He had to take a(n)　　12　　 first before the club could 　　13　　 him．He had to swim three hours without stopping．He couldn't 　　14　　 rest by floating or swimming on his 　　15　　．Leroy took the test and passed it easily．

　　Leroy never won a scholarship．He never 　　16　　 training for sports competition．　　17　　,he used his talents（才能）to save others' lives．　　18　　 he died on July 2,1974,members of the Texas State Senate stood for a moment of 　　19　　 in his honor．The Galveston people have had a plaque（牌匾）made in his 　　20　　．His name was included in the Guinness Book of World Records．

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　　I grew up in a community called Estepona．I was 16 when one morning,Dad told me I could drive him into a 　　1　　 village called Mijas,on condition that I took the car in to be 　　2　　 at a nearby garage．I readily accepted．I drove Dad into Mijas,and 　　3　　 to pick him up at 4 pm,then dropped off the car at the 　　4　　．With several hours to spare,I went to a theater．　　5　　,when the last movie finished,it was six．I was two hours late!

　　I knew Dad would be angry if he 　　6　　 I'd been watching movies．So I decided not to tell him the truth．When I 　　7　　 there I apologized for being late,and told him I'd 　　8　　 as quickly as I could,but that the car had needed some major repairs．I'll never forget the 　　9　　 he gave me．“I'm disappointed you 　　10　　 you have to lie to me,Jason．”Dad looked at me again．“When you didn't 　　11　　,I called the garage to ask if there were any 　　12　　,and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car．”I felt 　　13　　 as I weakly told him the realreason．A 　　14　　 passed through Dad as he listened attentively．“I m angry with 　　15　　．I realize I've failed as a father．I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about 　　16　　 I've gone wrong all these years．”“But Dad,it's 18 miles!”My protests and apologies were 　　17　　．Dad walked home that day．I drove behind him,　　18　　 him all the way,but he walked silently．

　　Seeing Dad in so much 　　19　　 and emotional pain was my most painful experience．However,it was 　　20　　 the most successful lesson．I have never lied since．

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　　When I was thirteen,my family moved from Boston to Tucson,Arizona．　　1　　 the move,my father 　　2　　 us in the living-room on a freezing January night．My sisters and I sat around the fire,not 　　3　　 that the universe would suddenly change its course．“In May,we're 　　4　　 to Arizona．”

　　The words,so small,didn't seem 　　5　　 enough to hold my new life．But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country．I watched the 　　6　　 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 　　7　　 mysteries（奥秘）yet to come．Finally,we arrived and 　　8　　 into our new home．

　　　　9　　 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends,I 　　10　　 explored（探索）our new surroundings．

　　One afternoon,I was out exploring 　　11　　 and saw a new kind of cactus（仙人掌）．I crouched（蹲）down for a closer look．“You'd better not 　　12　　 that．”

　　I turned around to see an old woman．

　　“Are you new to this neighborhood?”I explained that I was,　　13　　,new to the entire state．

　　“My name is Ina Thorne．Have you got used to life in the 　　14　　?It must be quite a 　　15　　 after living in Boston．”

　　How could I explain how I 　　16　　 the desert?I couldn't seem to find the right words．

　　“It's vastness,”she offered．“That vastness 　　17　　 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert-you can 　　18　　 how little you are in comparison with the world 　　19　　,you feel that the possibilities are limitless．”

　　That was it．That was the feeling I'd had ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home．Again,my 　　20　　 would change with just a few simple words．

　　“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow?Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn'touch．”

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