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　　People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells．Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 　　1　　 and have made up their minds to 　　2　　 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗议）against heavy trucks which run 　　3　　 through the narrow High Street．

　　“They not only make it 　　4　　 to sleep at night,but they are 　　5　　 damage to our houses and places of historical 　　6　　,”said John Norris,one of the protesters．

　　“　　7　　 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,”said Jean Lacey,a biology student,“Why don't they build a new road that goes 　　8　　 the town?Burlington isn't much more than a 　　9　　 village．Its streets were never 　　10　　．for heavy traffic．”

　　Harry Fields also studying 　　11　　 said they wanted to make as much 　　12　　 as possible to force the 　　13　　 to realize what everybody was having to 　　14　　．“Most of them don't 　　15　　 here anyway,”he said,“they come in for meetings and that,and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音）,　　16　　 they probably don't 　　17　　 the noise all that much．It's high time they realised the 　　18　　．”

　　The fourth student,Liza Vernum,said she thought the public were 　　19　　 on their side,and even if they weren't they soon would be．

　　　　20　　 asked if they were 　　21　　 that the police might come to 　　22　　them．

　　“Not really,”she said,“actually we are 　　23　　 bell-ringers．I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church．There is no 　　24　　 against practising．”

　　I 　　25　　 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears．

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　　When I smoked with my family,I would feel so 　　1　　 and good that nothing else in the world seemed to 　　2　　．I thought that smoking weed（烟草）was okay since many of my family members and people at my school smoked．　　3　　 ever happened to them．　　4　　 I started smoking weed a lot more during lunch and after school．I never thought 　　5　　．of it just that I wanted to smoke．Not that it was actually 　　6　　 my mind and body．Then I began to fall behind in school．I would 　　7　　 classes,come home late and spend all my babysitting money．I would spend 　　8　　 8 to 18 dollars a day．I never thought 　　9　　 that marijuana（大麻）had a bad effect on those things．Maybe my coming to class high was the reason why I was failing or coming home late．As I continued to smoke marijuans,I began to notice that I would always have the strong desire to smoke and that I would get 　　10　　 cigarettes if I smoked hose,but I don't．　　11　　 I have learned more about marijuana,I have 　　12　　 the amount of marijuana that I use．I don't want drugs to be the most important in my life．I'm not smoking every day,and not spending as much money．Now that I have 　　13　　 on my habit,I am 　　14　　 more money．I'm ready to go back to school and do good,so that I can make 　　15　　．of myself．Everyone is always saying how weed 　　16　　 your mind and how it solves problems．I think it only brings more 　　17　　．Marijuana is not good for your body or your brain．I'm not trying to tell you not to smoke,I'm just letting you know that marijuana can be 　　18　　 to your health,and 　　19　　 it may cause some long term negative（负面的）effects．Help yourself now,before it is too late．I don't want to lecture anyone,just 　　20　　 my experience with you．I do still smoke,but not as often．

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　　As I look back on it now,I realize it was kind of silly of me to be so worried when he was really just late．I 　　1　　 every night for Daddy whom I tried to dress like and 　　2　　 around everywhere．

　　That day,I stood at my 　　3　　 place by the door,　　4　　 his return from work．

　　After standing there for a while,I began to 　　5　　．where Daddy was．I ran into the kitchen to Mummy．“When is Daddy coming?”I asked 　　6　　 because I didn't want to find out he was on a business trip．

　　“　　7　　,honey,”Mummy replied distractely（心不在焉）　　8　　 she was following a difficult recipe for dinner．

　　I ran back to the 　　9　　,for I knew that Daddy was coming and that I wasn't standing there for 　　10　　,I began to recite the words from my favourite books．

　　Tired of that,I went back to the kitchen to ask Mummy again but 　　11　　 I could open my mouth,she handed me a My Little Pony colouring book．In her 　　12　　 voice she said:“I'm busy,Danielle．Go 　　13　　 a pretty picture and I'll hang it on the refrigerator．”

　　I went back to the door,put my book and crayons（蜡笔）down,then went to get my minirocking chair to sit in．After a while,the 　　14　　 became a pink-and-purple artistic wonder．

　　Soon I smiled with 　　15　　 as I heard the sound of the 　　16　　 door opening and Daddy's car driving in．I heard him turn off the engine and open and dose his car door．The 　　17　　 thing I knew the door opened and 　　18　　 stood Daddy．I stood up and held my arms 　　19　　．I hugged him tightly whispered,“I love you．”

　　As I sit at the computer finishing this story,I know Daddy will be home soon．I still 　　20　　 when he's late．I still go to greet him when he arrives．And I still tell him I love him．

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　　Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents．The next day she drove her old car home along the road．　　1　　 she found she got a fiat．The 22-year-old student 　　2　　 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk．No 　　3　　 tire．

　　At this time,a car 　　4　　．Paul and Diane told Clay to 　　5　　．them to a service station near their 　　6　　．They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 　　7　　 with her car．“Follow us home,”said Paul．

　　The couple called around to find a tire．No 　　8　　．They decided to let her use their own ears．“Here,”Paul said,handing Clay a 　　9　　 of keys,“Take our car．We 　　10　　 be using it over the holiday．”

　　Clay was 　　11　　．“But I'm going all the way to South Carolina,and I'll be gone for two weeks,”she 　　12　　 them．

　　“We know,”Paul said．“We'll be 　　13　　 when you get back．Here's our number if you need to 　　14　　 us．”

Unable to believe her eyes,Clay watched as the 　　15　　．put her luggage into their car and then 　　16　　 her off．Two weeks later she 　　17　　 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 　　18　　．

　　“Thank you so much,”she said．“How much do I 　　19　　 you?”“Oh,no,”Paul said,“We don't want any money．It's our 　　20　　．”Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure,it was now her duty to pass on their “do note others”spirit．

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　　In the summer vacation of 1997,I was fixed with a job．I worked as a(n)　　1　　 at Mr Breen's fruit shop．The fruit shop did．　　2　　 business．Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood,　　3　　 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars．Mr Breen 　　4　　 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up,always 　　5　　．me to carry it out to their car．They were clearly long-standing customers,and I 　　6　　 they must have stayed faithful to him 　　7　　 he had promised to sell good quality 　　8　　．He had a way with them— I had to 　　9　　 that．He called every woman “madam”for a start,　　10　　 those who clearly were not,but when he 　　11　　 it,it did not sound like flattery（奉承）．It just sounded 　　12　　 in an old-fashioned way．He was a great chatter 　　13　　,If he did not know them,he would greet them with a few 　　14　　 about the weather,　　15　　．he did,he would ask about their families or make 　　16　　,always cutting his cloth 　　17　　 his customers．Whatever their bills came to,he 　　18　　 gave them back the few odd pence（零钱）,and I am sure they thought he was very generous（慷慨）．But I thought he was the opposite．He never 　　19　　 anything away．He was always looking for nothing．

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　　In the twentieth century numerous new nations have been formed．Though their people often enjoy full political liberty,there exist at the same time a great many strange 　　1　　．Native populations may be free to vote and to elect 　　2　　 they please to govern them,　　3　　 popular prejudices（偏见）,unusual and harmful customs take a long time to 　　4　　．However,　　5　　 people are better educated,they need not suffer in silence,　　6　　 they are able to express their views．With the spread of civilization,　　7　　 living conditions,the cheapness of radio sets,books and newspapers,most people are fairly 　　8　　 informed．　　9　　 many unpleasant customs disappear rapidly．

　　　　10　　 was a good example of this recently in a newly formed republic when a girl of fourteen refused to marry a sixty-year-old man who had“bought”her 　　11　　 $ 40．Her father had agreed 　　12　　 the marriage when the girl was only four years old and had“sold”her to the man who already had 　　13　　 six wives．Just before the marriage ceremony,the girl ran away and wrote to the president of the republic．In her letter she pointed out that although her country was 　　14　　,its people were still not truly free．Some human beings were like cattle．She asked the president if he felt that this was right．This letter caused the president a great deal of 　　15　　 and he immediately changed the cruel law 　　16　　 permitted women to be bought and sold．

　　The girl won a considerable victory but she still had a big problem．She had to find $ 40 to repay the man who 　　17　　 have become her husband．There seemed to be 　　18　　 raising so much money．Fortunately,　　19　　,the girl's story was broadcast on a radio program in Europe and nearly $ 20000 　　20　　 from listeners．The buyer got his money back and the girl was free to marry anyone she chose．She had won true freedom for herself and for others like her．

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　　Ernie Pyle wrote some books about the war．One was called“Here Is Your War”,and 　　1　　 was called“Brave Men”．In 1994,he won the Pulizer Prize for his work as a war reporter．

　　In January 1945,Ernie Pyle left to 　　2　　 on the war in the Pacific．On April 18,as he watched the American 　　3　　 land on the Island of Okinawa（冲绳）,he was killed by a Japanese．

　　Ernie Pyle's story shows a(n)　　4　　 and dangerous 　　5　　 of a reporter's life．A newspaper 　　6　　 once asked some young people why they wanted to become newspaper 　　7　　．Most of them said it was because newspaper work was so“exciting”or because“you go to places and see things”．Some said they wanted to become reporters because it was a 　　8　　 life．It was dif ferent from most jobs．

　　It is 　　9　　 that newspaper work can be exciting．Reporters go 　　10　　 the news is happening,and they see fires,storms,and floods．While their work may take them into 　　11　　 places,sometimes funny things happen too．

　　One reporter went to talk to a famous singer at her 　　12　　．He found all the hotel workers on strike．The singer's room was on the sixteenth floor,but the lifts were not 　　13　　．The reporter wanted 　　14　　,so he walked to the sixteenth floor．The singer 　　15　　 to talk to him because she was angry and 　　16　　．

　　The reporter said he would get her some food if she 　　17　　 answer his questions．He walked down from the sixteenth floor to the 　　18　　．The cooks were on strike too,so the reporter 　　19　　 a plate of chicken sandwiches and carried them back upstairs．The singer was pleased,and she 　　20　　 the reporter's questions．

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　　On May 27,1995,our life was suddenly changed．It happened a few minutes past three．　　1　　 my husband,Chris,fell from his horse as it 　　2　　 over a fence．Chris was paralyzed（瘫痪）from the chest down,　　3　　 to breathe normally．As he was thrown from his horse,we entered into a life of 　　4　　 with lots of unexpected challenges（挑战）．We went from the “haves”to the“have-nots”．Or so we thought．

　　　　5　　 what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of 　　6　　 difficulties．We came to learn that something 　　7　　 could happen in a disaster All over the world people 　　8　　 Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day．By the end of the third week in a 　　9　　 center in Virginia,about 35 000 pieces of 　　10　　 had been received and sorted．

　　As 　　11　　,we opened letter after letter．They gave us 　　12　　 and became a source of strength for us．We used them to 　　13　　 ourselves．I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny”if we needed a 　　14　　,or to the“Disabled”box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or 　　15　　 in bed living happily and 　　16　　．

　　These letters,we realized,had to be shared．And so 　　17　　 we offer one of them to you．

　　Dear Chris．

　　My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your 　　18　　 accident last week．No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this 　　19　　 challenge．People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you 　　20　　．

Yours Sincerely．

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　　Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house．She 　　1　　 John very much．In her 　　2　　 he couldn't do anything 　　3　　．Every morning she would give him breakfast 　　4　　 bed and bring him the papers to 　　5　　 It isn't really true that he was too 　　6　　 to work,in fact he had tried a few 　　7　　．First of all he was window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 　　8　　 at least six windows．Then he 　　9　　 a bus conductor and on his second 　　10　　 a passenger stole his bag with all the fares（车费）collected．He 　　11　　 lost his job as a postman 　　12　　 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses．It seemed that there was 　　13　　 suitable work for him．So he 　　14　　 to join the army．Mrs．Fant was so 　　15　　 about this that she told the 　　16　　 to all her neighbours．“My John is going to be a soldier．”she said．“He is going to be the best soldier there 　　17　　 was,I can tell you!”

　　Then the great day came 　　18　　 he was to march past the palace in the parade（接受检阅的队伍）．His 　　19　　 mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 　　20　　 in the crowd．

　　The parade was full of sound and colour．But when John and his 　　21　　 came in sight some of the people watching 　　22　　 laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the others as they marched along．

　　But Ella Fant,who was filled with 　　23　　,shouted at the top of her voice:“Look at 　　24　　!They're all out of 　　25　　 except my John!Isn't he the best!”

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　　It was an early September day,cool and bright and just right for running,and I was in the first few miles of a 10 mile race over a course with a few high hills,　　1　　,I felt energetic;despite the hills,it going to be a 　　2　　 run．

　　Just ahead of me was Peggy,a teacher from Mount Kisco．She was too running 　　3　　,moving along at my speed．The pace felt comfortable,so I decided to 　　4　　 where I was．Why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a good one?I'd overtake her 　　5　　 when she was tired．

　　So I ran behind her,The course 　　6　　 north for five miles,wandered west for a hilly mile,then turned south again along a winding road．The race was getting 　　7　　．We had four miles 　　8　　 and already it was beginning to be real work．

　　Peggy overtook a young runner．She seemed to 　　9　　 him,for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him．Their exchange 　　10　　 me．

You don't chat during a race 　　11　　 you are feeling good and Peggy plainly was．

　　Sill,I was 　　12　　 enough to overtake her if she was tired,so I didn't give up hope completely．We were getting nearer to a tong,punishing hill now and it would be the 　　13　　．We were a mile from tile finish line,　　14　　 whatever happened on the hill would almost certainly determine who crossed it first．

　　As I moved up the hill,my 　　15　　 wandered for a few minutes．When I 　　16　　,Peggy was moving away— first five yards,then ten,then more．Finally it was clear that there was no 　　17　　 of catching her．She beat me soundly．

　　There is an important 　　18　　 in that race,Women are thought to be weaker,slower and not nearly 　　19　　 skilled in sport．Yet as Peggy so clearly showed,the similarities between men and women runners are more important than the differences．I have run with 　　20　　 women,and I can say that it is often hard work．

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