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　　When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident．As she was running to the bus in order not to 　　1　　 it, she slipped on some ice and fell 　　2　　 the rear wheels of the bus．She 　　3　　 the accident, but was paralyzed(残疾)from the waist down．I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 　　4　　 thinking she wouldn't 　　5　　 normally from then on．

　　Over the years, I 　　6　　 and didn't think much about Helen after that．Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was 　　7　　 by a car while riding his bike, causing a 　　8　　 brain injury．While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital's 　　9　　 worker called．

　　A short time later, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 　　10　　 into my son's room with a box of tissues．After 16 years, I 　　11　　 recognized Helen．She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me．I told her who I was, and after we both 　　12　　 the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life 　　13　　 we last saw each other．She had married, had children and gotten her degree 　　14　　 she could smooth the path for those less 　　15　　 than her．She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 　　16　　．

　　Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 　　17　　．But I also felt the 　　18　　 hope I had felt since learning that my son was hurt．From this person that I thought would have no 　　19　　 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope．My son miraculously(不可思议地)recovered and we moved back north, but I owe Helen a 　　20　　 that I can never repay．

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　　There is an English saying：“Laughter is the best medicine．”Until recently, few people took the saying 　　1　　．Now, however, doctors have begun to 　　2　　 laughter and the 　　3　　 it has on the human body．They have found that laughter really can 　　4　　 people's health．

　　Tests were 　　5　　 to study the effects of laughter on the body．People 　　6　　 funny films 　　7　　 doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles．It was found that laughter has similar effects to 　　8　　 exercise．It 　　9　　 blood pressure, the heart beat and breathing; it also 　　10　　 several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet．If laughter 　　11　　 the body, it must be beneficial．

　　Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to 　　12　　 the effect of pain on the body．In one experiment doctors 　　13　　 pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs．The group that 　　14　　 the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny program．The reason why 　　15　　 can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both 　　16　　 and pain．

　　As a 　　17　　 of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients' condition by 　　18　　 them to laugh．They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce 　　19　　 effects 　　20　　 to those caused by laughter．

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　　Before the 1950's, running the mile in under four minutes was considered impossible．Gradually though, times for the mile run did 　　1　　．By the early 1950's, it looked as though a four minute mile was indeed 　　2　　．

　　A British 　　3　　, Roger Bannister, decided to try to break the four minute barrier．The decision to work for this 　　4　　 meant hours of painful, boring preparation ahead of him, but to Bannister, the goal was well worth the 　　5　　．

　　In December, 1953, his 　　6　　 began．It included a series of ten quarter-mile sprints(全速跑)，to be done in sixty seconds each．He 　　7　　 himself a two-minute rest after each quarter-mile．By early February of 1954, he had gotten his time down to 　　8　　 seconds; this meant a mile．Here Roger reached a plateau(停滞)．He couldn't 　　9　　 to get his time for the quarter-mile down to 60 seconds 　　10　　, he and a friend took time away from training to go mountain climbing in Scotland for three days．This 　　11　　 was considered quite reckless(轻率的)，since a sprained ankle(扭伤踝骨)could 　　12　　 him weeks of valuable training．

　　However, the mountain climbing 　　13　　 gave him the mental advantage he needed．When he 　　14　　 training, he ran the ten quarter-miles again; his time was down to 59 seconds for each quarter-mile sprint When 　　15　　 day arrived, strong winds were blowing and running conditions were poor．What a 　　16　　 decision!Should he run, going for the 　　17　　?Or, should he wait for the next race, days later, hoping for the 　　18　　 to improve?If he did wait, he risked losing his peak physical and mental 　　19　　．Bannister decided to go ahead．It was the 　　20　　 decision．At race time, the wind died somewhat, and Bannister ran effortlessly, the fastest mile in human history－in under four minutes．

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　　In my third year as a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech telling students and parents about the benefits of football．I gave the same 　　1　　 each year, aimin g at recruiting(招收)new team members．I talked about 　　2　　 football wasn't just for 　　3　　 athletes and how everyone could 　　4　　 from it．This year, a 　　5　　 looking couple approached me after my speech．They said their son really wanted to play football．They had tried to 　　6　　 him out of it, but he had his heart 　　7　　 on joining the team．

　　When they told me his name, my heart sank．Michael was five feet and ten inches tall and weighed about 108 pounds．He was a 　　8　　 boy, the constant target of other kids' jokes, and as far as I knew he had never 　　9　　 sports．I knew he would never 　　10　　 it through football practice, let 　　11　　 as a player．But we told them we could give it a try．

　　On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field, we did 30 minutes of warming-up 　　12　　 starting a one-mile jog around the track．I 　　13　　 my eye on Michael．At 50 yards he fell, and I helped him to his feet．“Michael,”I said,“Why don't you just 　　14　　 the mile?”He said in tears that he wanted to run with the others, so I let him go on．　　15　　 he fell, but each time 　　16　　 himself up．

　　The same thing happened every day for weeks, and Michael gained strength both 　　17　　 and physically．By the last week of practice, Michael could run the mile without falling, we had 　　18　　 only one game that season, 　　19　　 the team cheered louder for Michael's run than the victory they had, Afterward, Michael approached me, and I told him how 　　20　　 I was of him．

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　　As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door,“Guess what?”

　　I always take a deep 　　1　　 on this very leading question．“What?”I asked．

　　“I just won a sales contest at work and the 　　2　　 is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!”

　　She was so 　　3　　．We knew the restaurant was extremely good．“See?I told you there would be a 　　4　　 for me to wear my new spring outfit,”she shyly reminded me．

　　“　　5　　 can play at that game,”I responded．“I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie．We will be well 　　6　　．”

　　It was early 　　7　　 and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n)　　8　　 of the river．And the table was 　　9　　 set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth and bright colored napkins．

　　A delicious meal 　　10　　 in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time．As it 　　11　　, this will probably never be forgotten．

　　As the shadows lengthened, the 　　12　　 rocking by the riverbank, I murmured,“Why not take a walk?”

　　Hand in hand, we walked by the stores．People smiled and nodded．“I 　　13　　 realized there were so many 　　14　　 people as we have seen this evening, dear,”I observed．

　　“Probably your new straw hat or your 　　15　　,”she said．

　　After receiving many smiles, we 　　16　　 ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the 　　17　　．It was then that I saw the 　　18　　 for all the smiles．

　　Caught in the fly of my trousers and 　　19　　 down for all to see was a bright red 　　20　　 from the restaurant!

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　　I got up and dressed, with my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck．I wandered about for 　　1　　, looking for a likely spot, 　　2　　 as though I were about to commit a crime．Then I stopped 　　3　　 under a bridge near the station and 　　4　　 to have a try．

　　I felt tense and nervous．One moment I was 　　5　　 the hurrying crowds, 　　6　　 I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the side of the street 　　7　　 me, the violin under my chin．

　　The first 　　8　　 I played were loud and unskilled, then they 　　9　　 down and began to run more smoothly．　　10　　, I was neither caught nor told to shut up．　　11　　, nobody took any notice at all．Then an old man without stopping 　　12　　 threw a penny into my hat, as if getting rid of some guilty evidence．

　　Other pennies followed, slowly 　　13　　 steadily, dropped by 　　14　　 who appeared not to see or hear me．It seemed too easy, like a secret 　　15　　．

　　I 　　16　　 there for several days, gradually getting the 　　17　　 of the trade by trial and error(反复试验)．It was not a good thing, 　　18　　, to let the hat fill up with money; nor was it wise to empty it completely．Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to 　　19　　 the thing going soon became a 　　20　　 rule．

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　　The whole of the United States cheered its latest heroine, Ashley Smith．She showed her brave heart and wise mind in a life-or-death 　　1　　．

　　Ashley is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter．She was going into her 　　2　　 in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man 　　3　　 her to her door and put a gun to her side．“I started walking to my door, and I felt really 　　4　　．”She said in a TV interview last week．The man was Brian Nichols, 33．He was 　　5　　 of killing three people on March 11 and later of killing an agent．The local 　　6　　 were searching for him．

　　Brian tied Smith up with tape, 　　7　　 released her after she repeatedly 　　8　　 him not to take her life．In order to 　　9　　 the man down, she read him a best-selling 　　10　　 book．He asked her to repeat a paragraph in the book．And the two of them 　　11　　 one topic．“I basically just talked to him and tried to gain his 　　12　　．He said he thought I was an angel 　　13　　 from God, and that we were Christian sister and brother, and that he was 　　14　　, and that God led him to me to tell him that he had 　　15　　 a lot of people．”

　　Ashley even cooked breakfast for the man 　　16　　 he allowed her to leave her house．Ashley said Brain was 　　17　　 when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched television coverage(报道)of the 　　18　　 for him．“I cannot 　　19　　 that's me on the TV,”Brian told the woman．　　20　　, he let her go．Then she called the police．

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　　The other day, I took it upon myself to write a letter to the editor of Star regarding the need for black history in Canadian schools．I thought that I was suggesting something 　　1　　 and constructive．Silly me!

　　The very same day the letter was printed, I 　　2　　 a call from a man who was 　　3　　 that it was his duty as a(n)　　4　　 man to tell me that my idea was extremely bad．

　　Wait!That's not 　　5　　．He also had to tell me that black 　　6　　 should not be taught in Canadian schools because“blacks have done nothing for this 　　7　　 except commit crimes．”

　　Being black in Canada and being black as a 　　8　　 in Grenada are just like night and day．Before I came here, I was just a human being．Now I am an“African 　　9　　”．It seemed that I was put in my place when I stepped out of the 　　10　　．

　　Lately I have been seeing the 　　11　　 of black men who have committed horrible crimes．I also 　　12　　 and read astonishing comments that blacks have a serious 　　13　　．The proof, they say, is that more blacks than whites are in 　　14　　．So we are told blacks have a problem．Yes, we do．What you say might be right．But not the one you think．

　　If you believe blacks should be 　　15　　 for the actions of black criminals, then you must also hold the view that white ones are 　　16　　 of their actions．

　　In fact, when a black criminal commits a crime, we are all 　　17　　, but I am not answerable for the crimes of blacks．All blacks are not 　　18　　．The only thing we have in 　　19　　 is our brown skin．And I, 　　20　　, refuse to be put anywhere I don't wish to be．

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　　I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune．But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge 　　1　　 and hardly any income．　　2　　, I stopped giving and became very 　　3　　．

　　Things started to change．I became 　　4　　 enough to have a home, and 　　5　　 a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt．One day we saw a homeless person with the 　　6　　,“Will work for food．”I 　　7　　．My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in 　　8　　．I replied,“Honey, they just use that money for 　　9　　 or other bad things．”She didn't respond．But when I said that, it didn't feel right．

　　Three days later, I was 　　10　　 to pick up my daughter from school．A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside 　　11　　 me to help him．So I stopped my car, and he ran over with 　　12　　．He said,“God bless you, I only need 77 cents．”I 　　13　　 into my ashtray and 　　14　　 enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies．

　　Greatly shocked by this 　　15　　, I gave him all the money in the ashtray．He 　　16　　 with joy and tears in his eyes,“You just made it 　　17　　 for me to see my mom for Christmas!The bus 　　18　　 this great sale is leaving right away!”It was a moment I'll never forget．I think that man won't forget it either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life-giving．It also 　　19　　 me that nothing is a coincidence, 　　20　　 everything has meaning．

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