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　　It was the district sports meet．My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n)　　1　　 injury．I had doubted whether or not I should attend the meet．But there I was, ready for the 3000-meter run．

　　“Ready…set…” The gun popped and we were off．The other girls rushed ahead of me．I felt 　　2　　 as I fell farther and farther behind．

　　“Hooray!” shouted the crowd．It was the loudest cheer I had ever heard at a meet．The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line．

　　“Maybe I should 　　3　　,” I thought as I moved on．However, I decided to keep going．During the last two laps, I ran in pain and decided not to 　　4　　 in track next year．It wouldn’t be worth it, 　　5　　 my foot did heal．

　　When I finished, I heard a cheer－　　6　　 than the one I’d heard earlier．I turned around and 　　7　　, the boys were preparing for their race．“They must be cheering for the boys．”

　　I was leaving when several girls came up to me．“Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me．

　　“Courage? I just 　　8　　 a race!” I thought．

　　“I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl．“We were cheering for you．Did you hear us?”

　　Suddenly I regained hope．I decided to stick with track next year．I realized strength and courage aren’t always 　　9　　 in medals and victories, but in the struggles we overcome(战胜)．The strongest people are not always the people who win, 　　10　　 the people who don’t give up when they lose．

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　　When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad．That was because a professor 　　1　　 me to do so．She said, “Now is the time for you to travel around the world, 　　2　　 your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun!” I 　　3　　 her．

　　Since I started to work for a 　　4　　 company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet．By using the Internet, I have seen the 　　5　　 of many cities on my computer screen．And I have really made business 　　6　　, too．With the help of the Internet, I have also got 　　7　　 about food in different countries．

　　Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were 　　8　　 necessary when I happened to read a famous chef’s(厨师)comment on the Internet．He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the 　　9　　 around us at the same time．So why don’t you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian 　　10　　?” Those words reminded me of my 　　11　　advice．As information technology 　　12　　, you might be able to do without making some real trips．But this also means that you will miss the various 　　13　　 you can get from traveling．

　　Today there are people who 　　14　　 direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet．It is not surprising to see a group of people 　　15　　 not with each other but into their micro phones．It seems as if such people are 　　16　　 by an invisible wall．They seem to be losing out on a good chance to 　　17　　 and talk with other people．I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology．We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily 　　18　　 more fruitful．However, we should never let it 　　19　　 our time for face-to-face communication．Let’s make use of information technology more 　　20　　, and have great fun in experiencing the actual world．

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　　In January 2006, during the first weeks of a six-month stay at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for leukemia(白血病)treatment, Michael wandered over to his hospital window in search of distraction(散心)．The 　　1　　 first-grader watched a construction crew working on a 10-story addition to the hospital．　　2　　 Michael’s third-floor window, Ritchie, an iron-worker from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, looked up and saw “this kid with no hair whose face was pressed up to the window．I waved, and he smiled and 　　3　　．I’ll never forget that,” says Ritchie, a father of three．

　　As winter turned into spring, Michael watched, fascinated(着迷), as 3000 tons of steel 　　4　　 formed the skeleton of the building．One day he colored a message for the crew and held it up to the window：Hi, Local Iron Workers．I’m Mike．Ritchie and the 　　5　　 crew messaged back．Over the 　　6　　 months, as his treatment continued, Ritchie and the crew cheered Michael up and cheered him with 　　7　　 signs like Be Strong Mike．

　　When the construction reached the third floor, Ritchie jumped across the 　　8　　 between the buildings and the two had a face to face chat．The hard hat with the tender heart wells up(涌出眼泪)when he thinks about it．“Michael 　　9　　 my life,” says Ritchie．“I was a real hard-core(顽固不化的)person without a lot of sympathy．But I’d 　　10　　 seeing this kid every day waving at me and excited about the construction．I look at life differently thanks to him．” Today Michael is a 10-year-old third-grader in complete recovery．What does he hope to be when he grows up? “A construction worker,” he says．

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　　When people don’t know the language, the most common way is 　　1　　 communicate through 　　2　　．However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world．In the United States, 　　3　　example, 　　4　　 your head 　　5　　 means “Yes”．In some parts of Greece and Turkey, 　　6　　, this motion can mean “　　7　　”．In Southeast-Asia, nodding your head 　　8　　 a polite way of 　　9　　 “I heard you．”

　　In ancient Rome, 　　10　　 the emperor wanted to spare someone’s life, he would put his 　　11　　 up．Today in the United States, when someone put his/her thumb 　　12　　, it means “　　13　　 is all right．” However in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and 　　14　　 not be used there．

　　In the United States, 　　15　　 your clasped hands 　　16　　 your head means “I’m the champion．” or “I’m the winner．” It is the sign fighters make 　　17　　 they win a fight．When a leading Russian Statesman made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner．In Russia, however, it is a sign of 　　18　　．

　　In the United States, 　　19　　 your hand up with the thumb and index finger in a circle and the 　　20　　 three fingers spread out means “Everything is OK．” and is frequently used by astronauts and politicians．In France and Belgium, it can mean “You are worth nothing．”

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　　Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it part time．Albert Einstein was 　　1　　 to get a job as a physics professor．He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don’t have the work relative to physics．I should give it up and settle for something else．” 　　2　　, he wrote the two most famous papers while employed as a patent(专利)office worker．After the inventions, there was not any major 　　3　　 in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them．

　　If you want to work as an artist and are 　　4　　 as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who 　　5　　 one day to become an artist．That puts the work you love somewhere off in the distant future．Rather, think yourself as an artist, supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can．It is 　　6　　 to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week．That 　　7　　 plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft(手艺)in the off hours．

　　While seeking the work you love, it helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities．You don’t want to be 　　8　　 the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before．Having opened all the possibilities, you can make a final 　　9　　 and select the work you love as your own．

　　Doing the work you love requires that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the 　　10　　．It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true．

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　　One evening, Mr．Green was driving his car along a lonely country road．He had 　　1　　 ￡10 000 from the bank in town．Suddenly a man in rags stopped him and asked for 　　2　　．Mr．Green told him to get on it and continued his way．　　3　　 he talked to the man, he 　　4　　 that he had just broken out of prison．Mr．Green was very afraid at the 　　5　　 of the money．Suddenly he saw a police car and had a 　　6　　 idea．He 　　7　　 speed and drove as quickly as possible．Then he found the police car running 　　8　　 him．After a mile 　　9　　 the police car passed him and ordered him to stop．A policeman came up．Mr．Green had hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr．Green’s 　　10　　．

　　The policeman said he wanted Mr．Green’s name and 　　1　　 and Mr．Green obeyed．The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his 　　12　　．“You 　　13　　 appear at the police station, ”he said．Then he talked to Mr．Green about 　　14　　 driving．

　　Mr．Green started up his car again．He had 　　15　　 all hope of his ￡10 000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to 　　16　　．Mr．Green stopped and the man said, “　　17　　．You’ve been 　　18　　 to me．This is what I can do in 　　19　　．”And he handed Mr．Green the policeman’s 　　20　　, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr．Green．

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　　About once a month I have to go to Degford for my work．One day I went into a restaurant there to have something to 　　1　　．The waiter took my coat and put it in a small room．

　　About an hour later I was ready to go．The waiter brought my coat to me．Suddenly something fell out of the pocket onto the floor．It was a small white box．Then I took a good look at the 　　2　　．“Oh, you’ve brought someone else’s coat,” I said to the waiter．“It looks very much like mine, 　　3　　 it is quite new, and this isn’t my box, either．” “Oh, then I suppose someone has taken your coat and left this,” said the waiter．“This kind of thing 　　4　　 sometimes．”

　　I opened the box．There was a beautiful gold ring in it．So I went 　　5　　 to the police station．

　　“Has anyone lost a ring?” I asked．“Yes,” said a policeman．“A young man who came in this morning lost a ring．He lost it in London．” He 　　6　　 the young man．A few minutes later, the man arrived．“Yes, this is my ring,” he said．“How can I thank you, sir? You see, I paid a lot of money for this ring and 　　7　　 I lost it on the train!”

　　After I told him the story of the coat, he said, “You haven’t been on the train．I haven’t been in the hotel．So how 　　8　　 my ring in the coat?”

　　“Did 　　9　　 sit or stand next to you on the train?” asked the policeman．

　　“Yes,” said the young man, “But I don’t remember his face．”

　　“You may remember this coat,” said the policeman．“Was it like this one?”

　　“Yes, it was,” said the young man．“But the friend here 　　10　　 the thief．”

　　The policeman laughed．“No,” he said, “the thief on the train stole your ring, and like our friend here, he went into the hotel to get some food．Only he didn’t take the right coat away with him．”

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　　When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona．　　1　　 the move, my father 　　2　　 us in the living-room on a freezing January night．My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 　　3　　 that the universe would suddenly change its course．“In May, we’re 　　4　　 to Arizona．”

　　The words, so small, didn’t seem 　　5　　 enough to hold my new life．But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country．I watched the 　　6　　 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 　　7　　 mysteries(奥秘)yet to come．Finally, we arrived and 　　8　　 into our new home．

　　　　9　　 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 　　10　　 explored(探索)our new surroundings．

　　One afternoon, I was out exploring 　　11　　 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌)．I crouched(蹲)down for a closer look．“You’d better not 　　12　　 that．”

　　I turned around to see an old woman．

　　“Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, 　　13　　, new to the entire state．

　　“My name is Ina Thorne．Have you got used to life in the 　　14　　? It must be quite a 　　15　　 after living in Boston．”

　　How could I explain how I 　　16　　 the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words．

　　“It’s vastness, ” she offered．“That vastness 　　17　　 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert－you can 　　18　　 how little you are in comparison with the world 　　19　　, you feel that the possibilities are limitless．”

That was it．That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home．Again, my 　　20　　 would change with just a few simple words．

　　“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch．”

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　　“World War Ⅱ was terrible,” said Sophie．“Do you think countries will 　　1　　 learn to live together 　　2　　?

　　“They might－one day,” said Jake．“Let’s 　　3　　 what happens when people leave the earth and explore other 　　4　　．” He typed “SPACE EXPLORATION”．

　　Whirligig’s voice began：

　　“The first man?made satellite was 　　5　　 in October 1957 by the 　　6　　 Soviet Union．It was called Sputnik Ⅰ．The next month, they sent the first 　　7　　 creature into orbit－a dog called Laika．From then on, it was a match between the USSR and America to put the first 　　8　　 into space．The USSR won the game 　　9　　 some amazing news was reported on 12 April 1961：Yuri Gagarin had 　　10　　 a single orbit of the earth．”

　　American won 　　11　　 race on 20 July, 1969 when their spacecraft 　　12　　 on the moon．As Neil Armstrong walked onto the moon’s dusty 　　13　　, he took “one small step for man and one giant leap 　　14　　 mankind”．Even in space, 　　15　　 compete instead of helping one another．　　16　　 Sophie．

　　Whirligig went on：“The Russians launched the first space station, Salyut, in 1971．Then the Americans 　　17　　 it with sky lab．The most successful space station was the Russian Mir, which 　　18　　 ‘peace’．　　19　　 of many nations, including Britain and America, spent hours in Mir before it crashed 　　20　　 into the earth’s atmosphere．”

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Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered to them．A child rarely dislikes food 　　1　　 it is badly cooked．The 　　2　　 a meal is cooked and served is most important and 　　3　　 served meals will often improve a child’s appetite．Never ask a child 　　4　　 he likes or dislikes a food and never 　　5　　 likes and dislikes in front of him or allow 　　6　　 else to do so．If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother refuses vegetables in the child’s hearing, he is 　　7　　 to copy their words．Take it 　　8　　 granted that he likes everything and he probably 　　9　　．Nothing healthful should be left out from the meal because of a 　　10　　 dislike．At meal times it is a good 　　11　　 to give a child a small 　　12　　 and let him 　　13　　 back for a second helping rather than give him as 　　14　　 as he is likely to eat all at once．Do not talk too much to the child 　　15　　 meal times, but let him get on with his food, and do not 　　16　　 him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will 　　17　　 learn to swallow his food 　　18　　 he can hurry back to his toys．On 　　19　　 account must a child be coaxed 　　20　　 forced to eat．