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　　You Did More Than Carry My Books

　　Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things．Mark 　　1　　 down and helped the boy pick up these articles．　　2　　 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him．As they walked Mark 　　3　　 the boy’s name was Bill, that he 　　4　　 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 　　5　　 with his other subjects and that he had just broken 　　6　　 with his girlfriend．

　　They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was 　　7　　 in for a Coke and to watch some television．The afternoon passed 　　8　　 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home．They 　　9　　 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school．Just three weeks before 　　10　　, Bill asked Mark if they 　　11　　 talk．

　　Bill 　　12　　 him of the day years ago when they had first met．“Do you 　　13　　 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill．“You see, I 　　14　　 out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess(脏乱)　　15　　 anyone else．I had planned to run away and I was going home to 　　16　　 my things．But after we spent some time together 　　17　　 and laughing, I realized that 　　18　　 I had done that, I would have 　　19　　 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together．So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more．You 　　20　　 my life．”

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Perhaps the most important person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa．　　1　　 I last met this man 8 years ago, I have not forgotten his special qualities．First of all I was 　　2　　 by his devotion to teaching．　　3　　 swarmed(蜂蛹)into his classroom because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, his classroom．He could explain his idea in a(n)　　4　　 way, 　　5　　 understanding as paintings, recordings and guest lectures．Once he even sang a song to 　　6　　 a point．Drinking coffee in the bar, he would discuss subjects 　　7　　 from astronomy to diving with students．He believed that no class hour is a success 　　8　　 the students and the professor share several chuckles(轻笑)and at least one loud laugh．Through his 　　9　　 of humour, he made learning more enjoyable and more 　　10　　．

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　　The following is a true story．It shows that potential(可能性，潜力)discovered may lead to success．

　　A young man traveled by train．As it was running across a 　　1　　, passengers looked out of 　　2　　 idly and aimlessly．When the train came near a bend it 　　3　　 and then an unadorned(简陋的)house came into 　　4　　．It was so obvious 　　5　　 the deserted landscape that everybody on the train turned to “　　6　　” it with eyes wide open．Some passengers 　　7　　 began a discussion about it．

　　The young man was also 　　8　　 by the scene．On his return he 　　9　　 the train at the nearest station and found his 　　10　　 to the house．Its 　　11　　 told him that troubled by the 　　12　　 of the train he wanted to sell the house but 　　13　　 would buy it．

　　Soon after the young man 　　14　　 thirty thousand dollars for the house, regarding it as a 　　15　　 site for advertisement．It was facing the railway 　　16　　 where the train had to slow down and the 　　17　　 passengers would cast their eyes at the house to 　　18　　 themselves．

　　He managed to get 　　19　　 to big companies and tried his best to convince them of the advantage of the place for 　　20　　．Finally the Coca-Cola Company took a lease on(租用)it to put up promotion signs．The young man was paid 180 thousand for a three-year rent．

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　　Obviously, there was a wall separating my father and me．But I was eager for my father’s love．Nobody knew how 　　1　　 I was when I saw other fathers and daughters walking hand in hand．However, for me, it was only a dream．

With years going by, I couldn’t 　　2　　 it any more．So I decided to tear down this 　　3　　 into pieces．But I needed courage．

　　Everything began to 　　4　　 after I wrote a letter to my father．I can imagine the 　　5　　 look on my father’s face when he read the letter, which was really a 　　6　　 to him．

　　“I am sorry, my daughter．It is my fault that I have 　　7　　 your feelings．But I 　　8　　, from now on, I’ll try my best to be a good father．” My father told me this later．At that moment, tears rolled down my cheeks．

　　He ignored my feelings before, but now he really 　　9　　 the importance of love and has changed a lot．Now every time I come home from school, my father will talk with me．He will ask me if everything is going well in school．

Finally, I have entered my father’s world．I opened the door to his heart．I have succeeded in gaining happiness by my own effort and I’ll 　　10　　 it for ever and ever．He is my father, the only one I have．

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　　Few other nations are so much interested in horseracing as the English．The famous races Ascot are held every year and followed by sports fans all over England．The king or the queen also attends 　　1　　 and presents the winner with a gold cup．To 　　2　　 this gold cup is the dream of every owner of a race horse．All newspapers, great and small, are full of detailed description of the 　　3　　, and the name of the 　　4　　 winner of the Ascot cup is pronounced by everyone 　　5　　 of a great hero．

　　It happened once, however, some seventy years ago, that the gold cup was stolen a few days before the race! The police 　　6　　 for it all over the country but could not find it．

　　Just at the time, Mark Twain, the witty American writer, 　　7　　 England．He was 　　8　　 by an England Literary Society to be 　　9　　 at a dinner given in his honor．After dinner the president of the society rose to 　　10　　 a toast to Mark Twain’s health and praise 　　11　　 the talent of the famous American．Mark Twain 　　12　　 started his speech with the following words：

　　“Gentlemen, I thank you for the great honor you 　　13　　 me, 　　14　　 I very much doubt whether all your countrymen join you in your warm welcome．When I arrived at Dover yesterday, and 　　15　　 my foot in ‘Merry Old England’, the first thing I saw was a newspaper poster and on it, 　　16　　 my great surprise, I read two 　　17　　 printed in big red letters：

　　MARK TWAIN ARRIVES!

　　ASCOT CUP STOLEN!

　　These two announcements stood so closely together that it 　　18　　 seemed, gentlemen, as if some people in this country 　　19　　 sure that my arrival had something to do with the disappearance of the gold cup!”This witty speech of the famous American author 　　20　　 a shout of laughter．

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　　Exercise is good for you, but most people really know very little about how to exercise properly．　　1　　 when you try, you can run into trouble．

　　Many people believe that when specific muscles are exercised, the fat in the neighboring area is “　　2　　 up．” Yet the truth is that exercise burns fat from all over body．

　　Studies show muscles which are not 　　3　　 lose their strength very quickly．To regain it needs 48 to 72 hours and exercise every other day will keep a normal level of physical strength．

　　To lose weight you should always “work up a good sweat” when exercising．Sweating only 　　4　　 body temperature to prevent over heating．This is 　　5　　 water loss．Once you replace the liquid, you replace the weight．

　　Walking is the best and easy-to-do exercise．It helps the circulation of blood 　　6　　 body, and has a direct 　　7　　 on your overall feeling of health．Experience says that the 20-minute exercise 　　8　　 is minimum amount．

　　　　9　　 your breathing doesn’t return to normal state within minutes after you finish 　　10　　, you’ve done too much．

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　　I don’t know what’s your opinion about mountains．

　　It was only in the eighteenth century 　　1　　 people in Europe began to 　　2　　 that mountains were beautiful．　　3　　 that time, mountains were feared by the people 　　4　　 on the plain, especially by the city people, 　　5　　 they were wild and 　　6　　 places 　　7　　 one was easily 　　8　　 or killed by terrible animals．

　　Slowly, however, 　　9　　 people 　　10　　 comfortably in the towns began to grow 　　11　　 them．They began to feel 　　12　　 looking for wild excitement, as their attention turned from the man-made towns to the 　　13　　 countries; and to places 　　14　　 dangerous and wild．So high mountains began to be 　　15　　 for a holiday．

　　Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular 　　16　　．To some people, there is something 　　17　　 about getting to the 　　18　　 of a high mountain：a struggle against nature is finer than a battle 　　19　　 other human beings．And after a difficult climb, what a 　　20　　 reward it is to look down on everything within sight．

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　　One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well．The animal cried sadly for hours as the farmer tried to 　　1　　 out what to do．Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up 　　2　　 and it just wasn’t worth it to save the donkey．

　　So he invited all his neighbors to come over and help him．They all grabbed a shovel(铲)and began to shovel dirt into the well．Soon the donkey 　　3　　 what was happening and cried horribly．

　　Then, to everyone’s amazement, he 　　4　　．

　　A few loads of shovel later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw．With every shovel of dirt that 　　5　　 his back, the donkey was doing something amazing．He would shake it off and take a step up．As the farmer’s neighbors 　　6　　 to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up．Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the　　7　　 of the well and walked off!

　　Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt．The trick to get out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up．　　8　　 of our troubles is a stepping stone．We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never 　　9　　! Shake it off and take a step up!

　　　　10　　 the five simple rules to be happy：

　　1．Free your heart from hatred．

　　2．Free your mind from worries．

　　3．Live simply．

　　4．Give more．

　　5．Expect less．

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　　My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” Or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree 　　1　　 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 　　2　　 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 　　3　　 scoring goals．It seems funny that we are crazy about things, with which we are unfamiliar or 　　4　　we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 　　5　　 I, consider this 　　6　　．

　　We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives．But that doesn’t amount to craziness 　　7　　 nonsense(胡闹)．As an old saying 　　8　　：“Don’t judge a book by its cover．” We should not 　　9　　 anything from its appearance．We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that 　　10　　one a star and unforgettable．Therefore we’d better say 　　11　　 about Beckham’s good looks．

　　If we close our eyes, 　　12　　 in deep thought, we can find that the things 　　13　　 us to be in truly happy, sad or moved 　　14　　a clear meaning．If we don’t go deeper and are just satisfied with superficial(表面的)things, 　　15　　 we will find that we have not really gained anything 　　16　　 our first impression has blinded and misted us, and we’ll remain ignorant(愚昧无知的)　　17　　 we realize that and make some changes．

　　It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before are a sign of great 　　18　　．If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 　　19　　 us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible(明智的), mature, and intelligent we have 　　20　　．

　　After 35 years, we had to move out of our home．How did one say good-bye to a house? As the porters moved our furniture into their truck, I thought 　　1　　 to the nights when thunder and lightning drove our two small daughters from their rooms．These two girls, now grown women came by to say 　　2　　 to their house．They walked from room to room, laughing and crying, 　　3　　 events that shaped their lives．

　　Thirty-five years 　　4　　, we had come to this house with 　　5　　 and hope．Not all the years were joyous．Sickness and loss of dear ones were with us constantly．But always, our comforting house 　　6　　 us and helped renew our spirits．We grew old but not so our house．　　7　　 by tall trees and flowering bushes, it became more beautiful, more 　　8　　, and more solid．

　　The new caretakers of our house were young．We prayed they would be happy．We knew we would never live in our home 　　9　　．But memories are lasting and we have no 　　10　　．