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　　On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island．Over a hundred degrees in 　　1　　 air．Crowded．Tempers(脾气)of both the tourists and waiters had 　　2　　 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment．

　　At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 　　3　　 couple, waiting for 　　4　　．They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed．Suddenly they stood, picked up their 　　5　　 and stepped together 　　6　　 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water．The man stepped 　　7　　 for the two chairs．He politely 　　8　　 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself．All people around laughed and cheered．

　　　　9　　 appeared．He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 　　10　　 the table and take their 　　11　　, and then walked back to the 　　12　　 cheers of the rest of his 　　13　　．Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses．Without pausing, he went 　　14　　 into the water to 　　15　　 the wine．The couple toasted(祝酒)each other, the waiter and the crowd．And the crowd 　　16　　 by cheering and throwing flowers to them．Three other tables 　　17　　 to have lunch in the water．The place was now filled with laughter．

　　One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes．Why not?

　　Customers are not served 　　18　　．Why not?

　　Sometimes one should consider 　　19　　 the line of convention(常规)and enjoy 　　20　　 to the fullest．

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　　A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment(预约)into the outer 　　1　　 of Harvard’s president．But they were 　　2　　 by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 　　3　　 that the couple would finally become 　　4　　 and go away．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 　　5　　．

　　A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 　　6　　 face．The lady told him, “ We had a son that 　　7　　 Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was 　　8　　 here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 　　9　　 a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus．”

　　The president wasn’t 　　10　　．Instead, he was shocked．“ Madam, ” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this 　　11　　 would look like a cemetery(基地)．” “ Oh, no, the lady 　　12　　 quickly, we don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 　　13　　 to Harvard．” The president rolled his eyes and 　　14　　 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building!Do you have any 　　15　　 how much a building costs?We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was 　　16　　, because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “ Is that all it costs to start a 　　17　　?Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．　　18　　 their offer was turned down, Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 　　19　　, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 　　20　　 about．

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Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings．The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 　　1　　 is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest．She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much．Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the 　　2　　 of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his 　　3　　．Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he 　　4　　 it．Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without 　　5　　．When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld．When Demeter 　　6　　 what happened to Persephone, she became so 　　7　　 that she caused all plants to 　　8　　．People were in 　　9　　 of starving, But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 　　10　　 her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her．　　11　　, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s 　　12　　．She could go back to her mother if she had not 　　13　　 anything while she was in the underworld．Demeter 　　14　　 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴)seeds in the underworld．When Zeus 　　15　　 this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 　　16　　, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld．And so it 　　17　　 that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore 　　18　　 not let the crops grow．That is 　　19　　 we have winter when plants do not grow．When Persephone returns, Demeter is 　　20　　, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again．

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　　More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance．

　　When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father．He was severely disabled and very 　　1　　, and when we walked together, his hand on my arm for 　　2　　, people would stare．I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted 　　3　　．If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never 　　4　　 that he knew．

　　It was 　　5　　 to coordinate(调整)our steps－his hesitant, mine impatient－and because of that, we didn’t 　　6　　 much as we went along．But as we started out, he always said, “You set the 　　7　　．I will try to follow you．”

　　Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was 　　8　　 he got to work．He went to work despite illnesses and nasty weather．He almost never missed a day and would 　　9　　 it to the office 　　10　　 others couldn’t．A matter of pride．

　　He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or 　　11　　．What he looked for 　　12　　 others was a “good heart” and if he found one, the 　　13　　 was good enough for him．

　　Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper 　　14　　 by which to judge people, even though I 　　15　　 don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is．　　16　　 I know the times when I don’t have one myself．

　　He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often．I wonder if he 　　17　　 I was unwilling to be seen with him during our 　　18　　．Now I am sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling 　　19　　 to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about trifles(something unimportant), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a“good heart”．

　　At such times I put my hand on his arm to 　　20　　 my balance, and say, “You set the pace．I will try to follow you．”

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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 only in the eighteenth century that people in Europe began to think mountains were beautiful．　　1　　 that time, mountains were 　　2　　 by the people living on the plain, 　　3　　 by the city people, to whom they were wild and 　　4　　 places in which one was easily 　　5　　 or killed by terrible animals．

　　Slowly, however, many of the people who were living 　　6　　 in the towns began to grow tired of 　　7　　．They began to feel interested in looking for things which could not be explained, for sights and sounds which produce in a feeling of fear and excitement．　　8　　 in the 　　9　　 century, people began to turn away from the man-made 　　10　　 to untouched country, and particularly 　　11　　 places where it was dangerous and wild．High mountains began to be 　　12　　 for a holiday．

　　Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport．To some people, it is something greatly 　　13　　 about getting to the．　　14　　 of a high mountain：a struggle against nature is finer than a battle 　　15　　 other human beings．And than, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult 　　16　　, what a 　　17　　 reward it is to be able to look 　　18　　 on everything within 　　19　　!At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down 　　20　　．

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　　Cars are important part in the United States．Without a car most people feel that they are 　　1　　．And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel 　　2　　 poor when he has a car．

　　Henry Ford was the man who first started 　　3　　 cars in large numbers．He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to 　　4　　 American culture．The car made the United States a nation on 　　5　　．And it 　　6　　 to make the United States what it is today．

　　There are three main reasons that the car has become so 　　7　　 in the United States．　　8　　 the country is a huge one and Americans like to 　　9　　 around it．The car 　　10　　 the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation．With a car people can go any place 　　11　　 spending a lot of money．The second reason is that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public 　　12　　．Long distance trains have never been as 　　13　　 in the United States as they are in other parts of the world．Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by 　　14　　．But it is too expensive to be used 　　15　　．The third reason is the most 　　16　　 one．The Americans’ spirit of 　　17　　 is what really made cars popular．Americans don’t like to wait for a bus or a train, 　　18　　 a plane．They don’t like to have to 　　19　　 an exact schedule．A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time．And this is the freedom that Americans want 　　20　　 to have．

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　　Mr．Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders(stupid mistakes)．Recently he received an invitation 　　1　　 a dinner party．Although he did not know the hostess, he 　　2　　 the invitation．

　　At dinner, he was 　　3　　 beside a woman full of dignity(尊严)．The woman tried to be 　　4　　 even though she had never met Mr．Smith before．She spoke 　　5　　, whenever he spoke to her．Between the first and the second 　　6　　 of the meal, she turned to Mr．Smith and said,“Do you 　　7　　,that gray-haired man at the end of the table?The one 　　8　　 glasses．”

　　“Ah, yes．Who is he?”asked Smith．

　　“He’s the Secretary of the interior!”she replied．

　　Mr．Smith said,“So 　　9　　 is the Secretary of the interior!I'm afraid that I find very little to 　　10　　 about him ,although he is the Secretary．”

　　The woman sat still and did not reply．Mr．Smith continued in spite of her 　　11　　．“I really can’t see how he received his 　　12　　, unless he is perhaps a relative of the President．”

　　“It hardly 　　13　　 whether you like the Secretary or not,”she said．“He was 　　14　　 because the President thought he was the man for the 　　15　　．If he does the job well, you should have no complaint．”

　　“That’s just it,”said Mr．Smith．“No one 　　16　　 the things he does, unless be is a complete 　　17　　!”

　　“Sir!”said the woman all her 　　18　　．“Do you know who l am?”

　　“No,”replied Mr．Smith．

　　“I am the Secretary’s wife,”she said coldly．

　　Mr．Smith was 　　19　　, but he went on in spite of his embarrassment(困窘)．“Madam, do you know who I am?”

　　“No, I don’t,”the woman replied．

　　“　　20　　!”cried Mr．Smith, as he quickly left the table．

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　　When sailors are allowed ashore after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble．For this reason, the navy 　　1　　 has its police in big ports．Whenever sailors cause trouble, the police come and 　　2　　 them．

　　One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call 　　3　　 a bar in the town．The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk and 　　4　　 the furniture in the bar．The officer in charge of the police guard that evening said that he would come immediately．Now, officers who 　　5　　 and punish the sailors 　　6　　 drunk usually chose 　　7　　 policeman they could find to go with them．　　8　　 this particular officer did not do this．　　9　　, he chose the smallest and 　　10　　 man he could find to go to the bar with him and 　　11　　 the sailor．

　　Another officer who 　　12　　 there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard chose such a small man．　　13　　 he said to him, “Why 　　14　　 you take a big man with you?You have to fight the sailor who 　　15　　．”

　　“Yes, you are 　　16　　 right,”answered the officer of the guard．“That is exactly 　　17　　 I am taking this small man．If you see two policemen coming 　　18　　 you, and one is 　　19　　 the other, which one 　　20　　 you attack?”

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　　As I drove my blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 　　1　　 too close to my space．I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 　　2　　 space．That left 　　3　　 enough room to open the door．Then one day I arrived home 　　4　　, and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space－too close to my car, 　　5　　．At last 1 had a chance to meet the driver．My patience had 　　6　　 and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not 　　7　　 me enough space?Park farther over．”Banging(猛推)open her door into 　　8　　, the driver shouted back?“Make me!”　　9　　 this she stepped out of the garage．Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 　　10　　．Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 　　11　　．The next day she 　　12　　 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃)：

　　Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,

　　I’m sorry my mistress(女主人)shouted at yours the other day．She's been sorry about it．I know it because she doesn't sing any more while 　　13　　．It wasn’t like her to scream 　　14　　．Fact is, she'd just got bad news and was taking it out on you two．I 　　15　　 you and your mistress will 　　16　　 her．

Your neighbor,

Blue Buick

　　When I went to the 　　17　　 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield：

　　Dear Blue Buick,

　　My Mistress feels sorry, too．She parked so 　　18　　 because she just learned to drive．We will park much farther over after this．I'm glad we can be 　　19　　 now．

Your neighbor．

Yellow Oldsmobile

　　After that, whenever Blue Buick 　　20　　 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled．

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