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　　Every summer，a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure．Most of the 　1　 are in seasonal work，mainly connected with tourism and 　2　．The pay is usually poor，but most people work abroad for the 　3　 of travel．You can pick grapes in France，entertain（逗乐）kids on American summer camps，and，of course，there are 　4　 jobs in hotels and restaurants．

　　But it is not easy now to find work，“　5　 you speak the language of the country well，there will be very few openings，”says Althea Ellis，an adviser on 　6　 for students．“If you work with a family in Italy，you'll have to speak Italian．When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris，the owner will expect you to speak 　7　．British students only have a language 　8　 for jobs in the USA and Australia．”

　　　9　 enjoys the experience．Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe．The two teachers with the children had never been 　10　．One child lost his passport；another became seriously ill and was 　11　 home；the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 　12　 they made，and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 　13　 evening of the entire trip．“I did visit a lot of new places，”she says，“but it wasn't worth it．The pay was 　14　 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job．The kids never slept！”

　　“The trouble is，students expect to have 　15　 time of it，”Althea Ellis points out．“　16　，they see it as a holiday．In practice，　17　，you have to work hard．At the same time，all vacation work is casual（临时）work．You'll have a job when the hotel，the restaurant，or the campsite（野营地）is busy．　18　，you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you．But you have 　19　 employment rights．As soon as the holiday season 　20　，they'll get rid of you．”

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　　A boy walked along Carver Street，singing a sad song．He walked with his head down．Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street，painted on the side of an old house．On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle．“Coca-Cola．Drink Coca-Cola，”the sign said．

　　“Boy！”the silence was cut by a sudden cry．He turned around quickly to see who had called．

　　An old woman was standing at her door．

　　“You boy！Come here this minute．”

　　Slowly the boy 　1　 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman's house．When he arrived at her house， she 　2　 out her hand and wrapped（缠住）her 　3　 old fingers around his arm．

　　“Help me inside，boy，”she said，“Help me 　4　 to my bed．What's your name？”

　　“Joseph，”he said．

　　The old woman on the bed tried to 　5　 up，raising herself on her elbow （肘）．Water 　6　 from her eyes and mouth．The sight of her made Joseph feel 　7　．

　　“I'm dying，Joseph．You can see that，can't you？I Want you to write a 　8　 for me．There's paper and pencil on the table there．”

　　Joseph looked down at the 　9　，and then looked out the window．He saw the sign again：“Coca-Cola．Drink Coca-Cola．”

　　“I want my silver pin to 　10　 to my daughter．”

　　Joseph bent his small body over the table and 　11　 the pencil slowly across the paper．

　　“There's my Bible（圣经），”the old woman said，“That's for my daughter，too．I want a 　12　 Christian burial（基督葬礼）with lots of singing．Write that down，too，That's the last 　13　 of a poor old woman．”

　　The boy labored（吃力）over the paper．Again he looked out the window．

　　“Here．Bring it here so I can 　14　 it．”

　　Joseph found the Bible，and，　15　 the paper inside，laid it next to the bed．

　　“　16　 me now，boy，”she sighed．“ I'm tired．”

　　He ran out of the house．

　　A cold wind blew through the 　17　 window，but the old woman on the bed 　18　 nothing．She was dead．The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind．　19　 on the paper were some childish letters．They 　20　 the words：“Coca-Cola．Drink Coca-Cola．”

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　　My wife and I spent a few weeks in London last year．We went there in the 　1　 We think it is the 　2　 season to visit England．The 　3　 is usually good 　4　 there aren't many 　5　 in October．

　　We 　6　 in small hotel in the West End．We 　7　 most of our sightseeing on foot．We went to 　8　 the places which all travellers see．We went shopping and spent 　9　 much money．　10　 we liked most going to the 　11　 We don't have the 　12　 to see such 　13　 plays at home．A lot of people say English 　14　 is very bad．We didn't think 　15　. it is 　16　 that most of the restaurants are French，Italian or Chinese，but we had some very 　17　 meals．

　　In fact，we 　18　 our boliday so much that we have already decided to go there again this year．We are going to take our umbrellas，　19　 I'm sure we will need 　20　 sometimes．

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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 flat．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 car．“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 I'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 l 　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 unto others”spirit．

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　　“My name's Jim Shelley and I'm an addict(有瘾的人)…”

　　With these words I began to 　1　 the problem，the problem of my telephone addiction．I used to call people 　2　，from the moment I woke up to the time l went to sleep．I 　3　 to be phoned，I wanted to phone．Just one more call．

　　It started socially a few calls each day．It seemed 　4　，just a quick chat．Gradually though，the 　5　 got worse．Soon it was 　6　 use, until，finally，addiction．

　　And it began to affect(影响)my 　7　 During the day I would disappear for 　8　 call．If I couldn't make a call，I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring．Getting more and more 　9　，in the end，I would ring someone，then someone else，　10　 myself just one more call．

　　I was phoning people and 　11　 messages to make sure 　12　 calls would see me through the day．I used to arrive at friend'homes and before the door was closed，go straight for the phone with the 　13　“ Is it OK if I just use the phone…？”At work，I became 　14　 when my fel1ow workers tried to 　15　 me from using the phone．And one day I hit my boss(with the phone)．Finally the police caught me 　16　 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin， and I 　17　 to see a psychiatrist(心理医生)．

　　I haven't 　18　 a phone in the house for three weeks now，and it's several days 　19　 I used a phone box．I try not to watch TV because there are 　20　 people on it making phone calls．My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict．

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　　Maureen stood by the lake．Suddenly the other children came running through the trees with sharp cries of the excitement．They rushed up to the 　1　，leaning over the crystal-clear water，and 　2　 the crowds of tiny fish．Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats，but all at once those who had been 　3　 behind at the ice-stall(小摊)came。running up 　4　 some announcement or other，and they all left the water and dashed back 　5　 they had come．With growing excitement，Maureen 　6　 after them．

　　When she saw 　7　 they been running for，she stopped running．They were buying 　8　 again．The toy stall was open and they were crowded around it．Behind the stall a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish．She took money from the 　9　 of small hands in exchanging for little boats，plastic dolls，yellow pencils and rubbers，anything．Maureen leaned 　10　 a tree，looking on．The idea of spending washed against her face like a strong current，trying to draw 　11　 in．

　　Nona Parker pushed out to the edge of the group 　12　 laid what she had bought on the ground 　13　 she could what money she had left in her white purse．Under Maureen's eyes 　14　 a boat，a mouth organ，and little plates of dolls'food in colored plasters-a brown load of bread，a joint of beef，a pink pudding(布丁)　15　 tiny and terribly desirable．Maureen was so full of the wish for the things like that she 　16　 bear to look at it．She turned her head 　17　 Her face against the tree，she shut her 　18　 and prayed eagerly for some money，for the price of a set of toy plates．

　　In a moment，she opened her eyes，but she didn't turn back to the shall．It was too 　19　 to see the others buying whatever they wanted．She rubbed al-most round the tree，her eyes on the ground ．And 　20　 at her very feet was a ten pence piece．

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　　What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie！They 　1　 friends since Grade Three and had 　2　many of their high school experiences．Now they were driving together to their final high school event．Today was 　3　 day at Laman High School． 　4　 they were close friends，they were different in many ways．Jennifer was a fairly 　5　 student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly 　6　 in a good social life．

　　“Isn't it 　7　 that we're all finished？”said Valerie．“I'm really looking forward to having a 　8　 time this summer．”

　　“　9　 be nice，”Jennifer replied．“I'm afraid l'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses．”

　　Jennifer's parents had only a small 　10　 and she had made up her mind to have a career in which she could 　11　 all the things her 　12　 could not．

　　Valerie，　13　，came from a fairly wealthy family．She had little desire to work hard for 　14　 she had always taken for granted．

　　“I really don't want to go to college for a while，” she 　15　“My uncle 　16　 a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has 　17　 me to spend a year there 　18　 a waitress．That should give me plenty of 　19　 for the beach．”

　　“It seems 　20　”ll really be going different ways now，”thought Jennifer．

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　　Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago，I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off．But I was 　1　 into stillness by what I saw．Mother，seated at the far end of the sofa，　2　with the second-hand green typewriter on the table．She told me that she couldn't type fast and then she was out of work．My shock and embarrassment(尴尬)at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 　3　 I understood the pressures on her．Sitting beside her on the sofa，I began very 　4　 to under-stand．“l guess we all have 　5　 sometime，”Mother said quietly．I could 　6　 her pain and the tension(压力)of 　7　 the strong feelings that were Interrupted by my arrival．Suddenly，something inside me 　8　 I reached out and Put my arms around her．She broke then．She put her face 　9　 my shoulder and sobbed．I held her 　10　 and didn't try to talk．I knew I was doing what I should，what I could 　11　 it was enough．In that moment， feeling Mother's 　12　 with feelings，I understood for the first time her being so easy to 　13　．She was still my mother，　14　 she was something 　15　：a person like me，capable fear and 　16　 and failure．I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions(场合)when I sought 　17　 in her arms．

　　A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 　18　“It's a job I can do，though．”she said simply．But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued．I had a very 　19　 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 　20　 across the paper．I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type．

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　　George Pickens had been making a wish daily as a worker at Central Bank．

　　All over the country banks were being 　1　,George thought．　2　this bank？Didn't robbers hear of its four-million-dollar 　3　？Were they afraid of Mr Ackerman，the old 　4　 guard，who hadn't 　5　 his gun in twenty-two years？

　　Of course George had a(an)　6　 for wanting the bank to be robbed．

　　　7　，he couldn't simply take bills that were under his 　8　 all day long．So he had thought of another 　9　 to get them．his plan was 　10　 It went like this：

　　If Bank Robber A holds up Bank Teller B…

　　And if Bank Teller B gives Bank Robber A a certain sum of money…

　　What is to prevent Bank Teller B from 　11　 all the money left and 　12　 that it was taken away by Bank Robber A？

　　There was only one 　13　 ．Where was Bank Robber A？

　　One morning George entered the bank．“Good morning，Mr Burrows，”he said 　14　 The bank president said something in a 　15　 voice to George and went into his office．

　　At two o'clock Bank Robber A walked in．George 　16　 he was a bank robber．For one thing，he stole in．For another thing，he wore a mask(面罩)．

　　“This is a holdup，'the man said 　17　 He took a gun from his pock-et．The 　18　 made a small sound．“You！”the bank robber said，“Lie down on the floor！” Mr Ackerman lay down．The robber stepped 　19　 to George's cage．

　　“All right，”he said．“Hand it over．”

　　“Yes，sir”George reached into his drawer and took all the bills from the top part close to six thousand dollars．He passed them through the window．The robber took them，put them into his pocket，and 　20　 to leave．

　　Then，while everyone watched Bank Robber A，Bank Teller B calmly lifted off the top part of the drawer and go the bills from the bottom part into is pockets．

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　　At the beginning of this century，medical scientists made an interesting discovery；we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time．They were 　1　 to show that we all have“a body clock” 　2　 us，which controls the 　3　 and fall of our body energies，　4　 us different from one day to he next．

　　The 　5　 of“a body clock” should not be too 　6　 since the lives of most living things are controlled 　7　 the 24 hour night-and-day cycle．We feel 　8　 and fall asleep at night and become 　9　 and energetic during the day．If the 24 hour-cycle is 　10　，most people experience unpleasant 　11　．For example，people who are not 　12　 to working at night can find that 　13　 of sleep causes them to 　14　 badly at work．

　　　15　 the daily cycle of sleeping and 　16　，we also have other cycles which 　17　 longer than one day．Most of us would 　18　 that we feel good on some days and not so good on 　19　； sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times，they 　20　 do not exist．

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