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　　Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables．In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me．I could see that he hadn’t long to 　　1　　, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor．

　　“Frank!” I cried in astonishment．He couldn’t 　　2　　, as I knew, but all the time 　　3　　 his foot against mine．

　　My 　　4　　 raced back more than thirty years to the 　　5　　 days of 1941, when I was a student in London．The 　　6　　 was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night．Two of the regulars were Mrs．West and her son Frank．

　　　　7　　 wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to 　　8　　 each other very well．Frank West 　　9　　 me because he wasn’t 　　10　　, not even at birth．His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had 　　11　　 of a mind than a baby has．His “　　12　　” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and 　　13　　 more．Mrs．West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank 　　14　　 on her entirely．He needed all the 　　15　　 of a baby．

　　One night a policeman came and told Mrs．West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder．She 　　16　　 nearly everything she owned．

　　When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the 　　17　　 ones．So before we 　　18　　 that morning, I stood beside Frank and 　　19　　 my right foot against his．They were about the same size．That night, then, I brought a pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank．But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine．After that, his 　　20　　 to me was always the same．

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　　The term home schooling means educating children at home or in places other than a normal setting such as a public or private school．There are many reasons why parents choose home schooling for their children．Some parents are 　　1　　 with the quality of education in the public schools．Others do not want their children to have to worry about “peer pressure”, or social pressure from friends．They say it may have a(n)　　2　　 effect on the child’s studies．These parents 　　3　　 this type of pressure will lead to bad behavior such as smoking, drinking alcohol, and taking drugs．

　　Bullying(欺负)from other students is another concern．Still other parents choose this type of 　　4　　 for religious reasons．Whatever the 　　5　　 may be, it is evident that more and more children are being taken out of normal schools every year．　　6　　, many questions have emerged, encouraging the debate over home schooling against public schooling．

　　What then is the future of education? Will this new model of schooling replace normal schools? Will computers and the Internet 　　7　　 our classrooms and teachers? As the debate continues, so do the questions about what home schoolers are studying at home．How can parents ensure that their children are prepared 　　8　　 for college? How are home schoolers assessed to make sure they are getting the same educational standards that school students must have?

　　Finally, there are questions regarding the children’s emotional development．Are they too 　　9　　 their fellow students? Are they 　　10　　 the opportunity to get the social benefits of being in a large classroom of students? As with any debatable issue, the answers to these questions are neither simple nor one－sided．

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　　What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel 　　1　　．

　　Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling．As I grew older, my friends 　　2　　 me for following what was called a “man’ s soap opera．”　　3　　, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf．It was not until freshman year that I 　　4　　 I wasn’t being myself．

　　That year, I tried many new things and activities．In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, 　　5　　 it might give me a head 　　6　　 in popularity．The team started with forty－eight athletes．　　7　　, there were fourteen of us left．I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter．That long season taught me a(n)　　8　　：I wasn’t a football player．More importantly, it taught me to be 　　9　　．

　　After that season, I 　　10　　 back to being a wrestling fan．I came across a well－known saying：“Don’t Dream It．Be It．” When I read this, my friend Dan and I had the 　　11　　 idea．

　　“What if we build a wrestling ring?” we asked．The following weekend, we met at his house．We saw our 　　12　　 in a pile in his backyard．We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great project．Our hard work paid 　　13　　．We had a real ring．We decided to hold an “event．” We practiced for hours, trying to 　　14　　 every aspect(方面)of our wrestling ability．The date was May 24th．To our surprise, about one hundred friends and fans showed up to 　　15　　 us．It was the most important night of my life and a 　　16　　 success．Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people training out．We 　　17　　 to live this dream．We accomplished what we set out to do．

　　As my senior year winds down, I’ll remember all of my high school memories．But 　　18　　 will stick out most is the memory that I did something I 　　19　　, despite what everyone said or thought．I achieved the 　　20　　 I lived my dream．

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　　Many people of my generation say that there is no hope for the future because of the way that young people behave today．

　　Their first argument is that when we were 　　1　　 we used to look after the older people in our community and help them．They also say that young people today don’t care about anything or anyone．　　2　　, I think the reason why we looked after older people was that we had no 　　3　　．People had to live with their parents and grandparents because they had no money．Young people today earn more and have more freedom to live where they want．　　4　　 this, I think that they are still interested in older people．For example, young people often 　　5　　 to help me when I get on and off the bus with heavy shopping．

　　Their second argument is that in our day we didn’t 　　6　　 to be given jobs－and that young people now don’t look for jobs, but just complain about unemployment．On the other hand, things were easier in the past and it was always easy to get a job 　　7　　 you had friends and contacts．It is really harder today．Young people complain about unemployment and I think they have 　　8　　 reason to complain．

　　In conclusion I think there is 　　9　　 for the future．This generation, like generations before them, has new 　　10　　 as well as old problems．If they learn from our mistakes the world will be a better place in future．

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　　June is always a sad time for Senior 3 students．After taking the big test, they leave to 　　1　　their dreams in different 　　2　　．It’s a hard time when students 　　3　　 to say goodbye to carefree(无忧无虑的)high school days and close friends．

　　People always say that teenage friendships are the most precious．Kids are too young to understand 　　4　　 friendship while adults 　　5　　 to relate it to fame and wealth．

　　Things are 　　6　　 with high school best friends．We share each other’s 　　7　　．We discuss news from all walks of life and begin to 　　8　　 our values．We support each other on the journey to the biggest 　　9　　 in our lives．We also 　　10　　 success and failure．The seeds of friendship become deeply rooted．

　　Many of us don’t realize this 　　11　　 we enter society．One of my friends, Yang Ping, 　　12　　 how strong the bond(联系)with high school friends can be．“It was my high school friend who helped me 　　13　　 the darkest days in my life,” said the 27-year-old．

　　In(2001 Yang lost her job in Beijing．Yang’s best friend was staying in a college dormitory and took her in．Each night the two girls squeezed(挤)into a narrow single bed, chatting and crying．“I’ll never forget her care and encouragement, which 　　14　　 me out of the darkness,” said Yang．

　　I 　　15　　 remember my last days in Senior 3．At the time, I 　　16　　 a 20-page message with my best friend, both of us hoping to keep the friendship 　　17　　 forever．

　　But we didn’t realize we were already deep in each other’s 　　18　　．During the past 10 years, whenever I’ve needed help or wanted to pour out my 　　19　　, she has always been there at the other end of a telephone line．

　　It is true that friends come and go．But never forget the ones who have been there for you．Take a closer look at those now around you, and they could be the most precious treasure you discover in your entire 　　20　　．

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　　Ebron James isn’t the first high school basketball player to go straight into the NBA, but he’s probably the best．He has the body, skills and the basketball brain of an All-Star(全明星球员)．

　　This 　　16　　 was on 　　2　　 as he scored 41 points to take Cleveland Cavaliers(克里夫兰骑士队)to a 107-104 win over the New Jersey Nets(新泽西网队)on March 28．Aged of 19 years and 87 days, James became the 　　3　　 player to score 40 or more in the NBA．“It was by far James’ best 　　4　　,” said Cleveland coach Paul Silas．Known to his friends 　　5　　 “the king”, this was the day James earned his crown(王冠)．But he was 　　6　　 from being a king during a childhood spent in the back streets of Akron, Ohio．　　7　　 many other African-American basketball players, James’ early years was a 　　8　　．His mother Gloria was just 16 when she gave birth to him; he knows nothing about his father．Mother and son battled for everything from food to a place to live．　　9　　 help from his grandmother and neighbours, James would 　　10　　 have died when he was young．

　　This spirit of survival has served him well on court, forcing him to take any 　　11　　 he finds．“I 　　12　　 losing, I don’t like losing, ”said James of his 41-point display．“I 　　13　　 the opportunity for us to win and I was 　　14　　 to capture it．” At 2.03 metres, he is no Yao Ming but this didn’t 　　15　　 him being first choice in 2003 NBA draft．This was 　　16　　 to his strength and skill, much of which he learned from high school American football．

　　Although he has a 　　17　　 brain, James has never had to concentrate on 　　18　　．Some people think this is a mistake and say he should have gone to college to 　　19　　 his mind．But James is one of the lucky few who has found fame and fortune 　　20　　 a diploma(文凭)．On the court, he is king．

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　　My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella．He has had it 　　1　　 and he is very careful with it．It still looks as good as new．“That umbrella must have 　　2　　 you a great deal of money, Uncle, ”I said to him one day．“No, ” he replied, “　　3　　．” “Was it a present?” I asked again．“No,” said he．“Then how did you get it?” I asked．

　　“Well, ” he answered, “it is a strange true story．About ten years ago I was walking along a quiet London street one evening 　　4　　 it suddenly rained．I had no 　　5　　 and no umbrella．No buses 　　6　　 that street and there were no taxis in sight．As I was on my way to a party I didn’t want to get 　　7　　．So I stood in a doorway and waited for the rain to stop．By and by it grew quite 　　8　　, there wasn’t a person around, and still it rained and rained．　　9　　 a young man came to the place where I was standing, 　　10　　 a large umbrella over his head．As I hoped he would 　　11　　 me to walk to the next corner with him, 　　12　　 I could have got a taxi, I stepped 　　13　　 the dark doorway where I had been standing, and said, “　　14　　, where are you going with that umbrella?”

　　　　15　　 by my sudden appearance, the young man 　　16　　 the umbrella which I am afraid, he had just stolen, ran away, and 　　17　　 into the darkness．I picked up the umbrella and 　　18　　 my walk．I knew it would be 　　19　　 in this big city to try and discover the owner and so I’ve kept it 　　20　　．”

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　　Old Sally was a very strange woman．She seldom, not to say 　　1　　, went out of her house．A servant took care of her, but her 　　2　　 companions were two cats．For years she had refused to see 　　3　　 of her relations as she felt 　　4　　 they were interested in was her money．

　　She was 　　5　　．After her death, the few relations she had 　　6　　 at the house to hear Sally’s lawyer read her 　　7　　．They were all sure that Sally had left a great fortune．They each demanded a 　　8　　．This led to heated arguments．　　9　　 they quarreled about the house．Sally’s nephew insisted that it 　　10　　 to him as he was one of 　　11　　 people who used to visit his old aunt before she 　　12　　 off relations with others．

　　Sally’s cousin was 　　13　　 this．So there was an 　　14　　 sense in the living-room, then they waited for the 　　15　　 to come．When the lawyer 　　16　　, the nephew said jokingly that his aunt had probably left a lot of 　　17　　．The lawyer didn’t 　　18　　 smile at this．He asked them all to sit down, and began to read Sally’s will in a 　　19　　 voice．Sally had indeed been very rich, but she had left the whole of her fortune to her two 　　20　　．

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　　My father often works very hard．And he 　　1　　 goes to the movies．Here I’ll tell you a(n)　　2　　 story about him．

　　One afternoon, when he finished his work, and 　　3　　 go home, he found a film ticket under the 　　4　　 on his desk．He thought he 　　5　　 to have not much work to do that day and it was quite wonderful to pass the 　　6　　 at the cinema．So he came back home and 　　7　　 finished his supper．Then he said 　　8　　 to us and left．

　　But to our 　　9　　, he came back about half an hour later．I asked him what was the 　　10　　．He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the 　　11　　．

　　When my father was sitting in his seat, a 　　12　　 came to my father’s seat and said that seat was hers．My father was 　　13　　．He took out the ticket at once and looked at it carefully．It was Row 17, 　　14　　．And then he looked at the seat．It was 　　15　　．So he asked her to show her ticket．She took out the ticket at once and the seat 　　16　　 on it was Row 17, Seat 3．

　　Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were 　　17　　, suddenly the woman said, “The 　　18　　 of the tickets are different．” So they looked at the tickets more carefully．After a while my father said, “Oh, I’m 　　19　　．I made a mistake．My ticket is for the 　　20　　 a month ago．Take this seat, please．” With these words he left．

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　　Do you know 　　1　　 languages there are in the world? There are about 1500 but many of them are not very 　　2　　．English is one of the most important languages because many people 　　3　　 it, not only in England and America, 　　4　　 in other countries of the world．About 200 000 000 speak it 　　5　　 their own language, and another 200 000 000 use it as 　　6　　 language．It is 　　7　　 to say how many people are learning it．　　8　　 boys and girls in school are trying to do so．

　　Many English children study French．French is also a very important language．　　9　　 children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese．

　　Which is the best 　　10　　 to learn a language? We know that we all learnt 　　11　　 language well when we were 　　12　　．If we learn a second language in the 　　13　　 way, it won’t seem so difficult．What does a small child do? It 　　14　　 what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears．When it wants something, it has to 　　15　　 it．It is using the language, 　　16　　 in it and talking in it all the time．If people use a second language 　　17　　, they will learn it 　　18　　．

　　In school, you learn to read, to hear and to speak．It is best to learn all new words through the 　　19　　．You can read them, spell them and 　　20　　 them．