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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(扁平的)tire．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’ll be 　　13　　 when you get back．Here’s our number if you need to 　　14　　 us．”

　　Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched at 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 I 　　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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Pagoda Street is a street like many others－not very 　　1　　, not very wide, 　　2　　 wide enough for two buses 　　3　　．But it is a 　　4　　 street all the time, 　　5　　 during rush hours．People come and go, 　　6　　 to work．When a bus comes, the 　　7　　 at the bus stop 　　8　　 to rush and push to get 　　9　　．There are a lot of 　　10　　, buses, trucks, bikes and 　　11　　 tractors．The place is noisy and 　　12　　, and the noise of the tractors is deafening．　　13　　 it is not so 　　14　　 when the rush hours are 　　15　　．Old people come out to sit 　　16　　 the door-steps and have a smoke and chat．Housewives go shopping 　　17　　 bags or baskets on their arms．When friends meet, they 　　18　　 to exchange a few words of 　　19　　．There are also children playing ball games．They don’t 　　20　　 the dust or the passing cars．It certainly is not a good place for ball games, but where else can they play?

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　　Our life is changing．During the past hundred years, the car, the radio, the cinema, and now television have produced great 　　1　　 in the amusements with which people pass their 　　2　　 time．

　　A 　　3　　 years ago, people were in the habit of making their own amusements．When a group of people 　　4　　, they talked, played cards or other games, or went out riding, shooting, or walking together．Most people could sing a little, or play some musical instrument reasonably well; so at a party the guests amused each other．　　5　　, conversation(聊天)was an 　　6　　; amusing conversation could 　　7　　 people happy for hours．

　　As for games such as football and cricket(板球), people were also in the habit of playing them themselves．Most of them did not play very well, but they 　　8　　 themselves and their friends．

　　Nowadays we are amused by professional singers or players．Why listen to your friends singing when you can 　　9　　 the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who 　　10　　 very good when you can go to 　　11　　 some of the best players playing football in your country?

　　　　12　　 an important match? Few people do this．You may just sit comfortably 　　13　　 and watch the game without the 　　14　　 of going outside．

　　The art of conversation and the 　　15　　 of playing and singing by ourselves are 　　16　　; people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners, and 　　17　　 doers and talkers．This change does people 　　18　　．It is 　　19　　 to do something personally than 　　20　　 to sit and watch others doing it．

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　　I was fifteen 　　1　　 I walked into Mecarley’s Bookstore in Ashland．As I was looking at titles 　　2　　 the bookshelves, the shop owner asked if I’d like 　　3　　．I needed to start 　　4　　 for college, so I said yes．I worked after school and during the summer．The job helped 　　5　　 my first year at college．I had to work many other jobs：I made coffee in the Students Union during college, I was a hotel waiter and 　　6　　 made maps for the US Forest Service．But 　　7　　 books contented(使……满意)me most．

　　One day a woman asked me for some books 　　8　　 cancer．She seemed afraid．I showed her almost everything we had in store 　　9　　 found other books we could order．She left the store less 　　10　　, I’ve always remembered how 　　11　　 I felt of having helped her．

　　Years later, as a 　　12　　 in Los Angeles, I heard about a child who was born 　　13　　 his fingers joined together．His family could not afford a corrective(矫正)operation, and the boy lived in 　　14　　, hiding his hand in his pocket．I persuaded my boss to let me 　　15　　 the story．After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the operation 　　16　　．I visited the boy soon after the operation．The first thing he did was to 　　17　　 his corrected hand and say, “Thank you, ” I felt sense(感觉)of 　　18　　．

　　In the past, while I was at Mecarley’s Book Shop, I always felt that I was working for the customers, not the store．Today it’s 　　19　　．NBC News pays my salary(薪水), 　　20　　 I feel as if I work for the viewers, helping them make sense of the world．

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Everything speeds up with people’s lives．People often eat fast food 　　1　　 nice meals cooked by their mother 　　2　　．They go to a shop, where the meal is 　　3　　 cooked．They can take 　　4　　 from the shelf when they 　　5　　 their dollar and in ten minutes eat it and 　　6　　 their dinner．This is not good for 　　7　　．People move a great 　　8　　 from city to city, 　　9　　 their jobs．Airplanes go 　　10　　 between cities．Every twenty-five seconds planes are taking off from airports．When people move 　　11　　 the cities, they leave their old friends 　　12　　．They leave their old mother and father, their children, and leave their 　　13　　．People become without roots, without a place 　　14　　 they can really call “home”．This has very 　　15　　 effects．One thing is that the old people often live so far from their children that, 　　16　　 they become old, there is nobody to 　　17　　 them．Brothers and sisters move far away from each other．They telephone each other．Families become very 　　18　　．Society does not have the 　　19　　 ways any more, the ones which kept people 　　20　　 together．Many people feel rather lonely today．

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　　If you cough occasionally, you may just be suffering from a common cold．　　1　　 if you have a rising fever with your 　　2　　, or you have difficulty in breathing, you had better 　　3　　 a doctor or call the emergency hotline(64629100 or 64629112)as soon as possible, 　　4　　 these could be symptoms(症状)of SARS(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)．

　　If you want to 　　5　　 extra precautions(预防)and buy a filter mask, go to your local drug store．Your Chinese friends may 　　6　　 you to take Banlangen, a traditional Chinese medicine widely 　　7　　 in China to activate the immune(免疫的)system, or fumigate vinegar in your house to 　　8　　 viruses(病毒)in the 　　9　　, but“these measures are of no use in 　　10　　 the disease，”said Dr．Qi Xiaoqiu, Director General of the Department of Diseases Control, Ministry of Health．

　　If you have 　　11　　 returned from Hong Kong or areas 　　12　　 SARS has been active, go to your doctor and 　　13　　 him or her of your recent trip．If you develop symptoms 　　14　　 your trip, stop traveling until fully 　　15　　．If you pass 12 days symptom-free after coming back from these areas, you 　　16　　 set your mind at ease(无忧无虑的)．

　　The following are some preventive measures you can take 　　17　　 by experts from the Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention：

　　Wash hands with running water after sneezing, coughing or clearing your nose;

　　Use a clean towel or tissue after washing hands;

　　Do not share towels with 　　18　　;

　　Keep a healthy diet, add or 　　19　　 clothes according to changes of the weather and exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep;

　　Relieve stress and do not smoke so as to 　　20　　 your body’s resistance to diseases;

　　Reduce visits to crowded places with poor ventilation．

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　　A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April．People 　　1　　 forget the significance(意义)of the day．

　　In March 1980, I was 　　2　　 at Durham University with seven other Chinese students．I had 　　3　　 to go to another university after graduation and had 　　4　　 application(申请)forms to several 　　5　　．Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office(传达室)and waited my fate．But no 　　6　　 came．

　　On April 1st, as I was eating my 　　7　　, Huang came in, with a toothbrush 　　8　　 in his hand．　　9　　 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 　　10　　．“Morning, Wu, ”he said, “I saw Mr．G this morning．He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 　　11　　 possible．”I jumped with 　　12　　．

　　I even didn’t 　　13　　 my breakfast and rushed to Mr．G’s office but he wasn’t 　　14　　．I then went to the secretary’s room and 　　15　　 everything to her．She opened Mr．G’s room．I looked at everything．There didn’t seem to be a letter for me．“If he had asked you to pick it up from here, ”said the secretary, “he would have put it in 　　16　　 or simply left it to me．”

　　Greatly 　　17　　, I walked out of the room and 　　18　　 the secretary lock it．　　19　　 the secretary’s eyes 　　20　　．“Sorry, ”she said．“It’s April Fool’s Day!”

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　　One day I pulled up to my apartment building and noticed there was a father and daughter 　　1　　 some things from a moving truck．Normally I'm shy away from contact with 　　2　　．That particular day, though, something was in me；I can't explain 　　3　　, but I felt like I should just help these people, even 　　4　　 something as seemingly unimportant as unloading a truck．So I 　　5　　 and introduced myself, welcomed them to the town, and asked them to give me a(n)　　6　　 to put some proper shoes on．After I had flip－flops(夹趾拖鞋)on, I went over and helped them move all of their 　　7　　 into the apartment．

　　After we finished, we talked some and I got to know my new 　　8　　．It might seem unimportant, but it seems like people are less 　　9　　 and friendly to their neighbors these days；I wanted to 　　10　　 that, at least in my small 　　11　　 block．So we did talk, and they're from Florida, just like me．

　　At that 　　12　　 time in my life, I was going through a really difficult 　　13　　 with my girlfriend of 7 years．I didn't feel like helping anyone or doing anything 　　14　　, but I figured why not？And I'm glad I did．Also, as 　　15　　 would have it, their daughter is my age(college student)and we each had a mutual(相互的)　　16　　 in one another．This developed into a friendship, and in the coming months, probably more．

　　The 　　17　　 was the act itself, though．I got to know my new neighbors and made some new friends in the 　　18　　．And I felt really good about it．Since then, I've tried 　　19　　 my comfort zone to perform other unplanned acts of 　　20　　．So far, so good．I'd encourage everyone else to do the same!

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　　I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to 　　1　　 me．I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 　　2　　 to look at each other．Soon we lost the 　　3　　 and started playing with each other．

　　In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her．She was 　　4　　 family problems and I deserted her to be with the 　　5　　 people．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had 　　6　　．However, every summer we 　　7　　 always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas, and talk about all the boys we liked．

　　It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was 　　8　　 devoted in high school to 　　9　　 she needed someone there for her．Anyway, she made a new best friend and so did I．Then I didn’t know why, 　　10　　 she started cutting herself!

　　She then was diagnosed(诊断)with clinical depression．At first, I was very 　　11　　, but we still stayed in 　　12　　．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically 　　13　　 her and people were calling her 　　14　　．

　　Yesterday she came to me and said, “I never knew what a best friend was 　1　5　　 you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I 　　16　　 you so much, and you didn’t even know you were 　　17　　 me．”

　　We both cried．And I guess a kind of 　　18　　 from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’ t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need 　　19　　 there．If you desert them, you will only be 　　20　　 yourself．

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　　I was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell’s palsy attack, a condition in which the face muscles tighten because of stress．During the long car ride home, all I could think about was my coming interview．But now I could not even 　　1　　 myself in the mirror and my lips was unable to open normally, surely all the other applicants would have the 　　2　　, I concluded．

　　However, I wouldn’t let my own self－consciousness 　　3　　 me．Not now, not when I had 　　4　　 so hard for so long to be given this opportunity．This was the kind of position I’d dreamed of for all these years．“Mom,　　　5　　 me off on Jacob Street．I’m going to the 　　6　　．”

　　“Honey, I don’t think you should．You look…　　7　　,” she said, ever so gently．

　　I knew she was 　　8　　．But if I didn’t, I’d always 　　9　　 if I could have gotten my dream job．

　　“No, Mom, take me there．”

　　　　10　　, she took me where I wanted to go．

　　“Hello, ”a gray－haired man sitting behind the large desk 　　11　　 me．“Miss Jenkins?”

　　“Yes．Please excuse me．I’m having a Bell’s palsy attack．My doctor explained to me that it would last a few days．I came right from the 　　12　　．”

　　“You’re very 　　13　　 to come when you’re in such a state, ”he 　　14　　, after a pause．

　　He spent a few minutes looking through my 　　15　　．“Is everything on here 　　16　　?”he asked．

　　“Yes, but I 　　17　　 to mention I type seventy－five words per minute．”

　　“Well, you have an impressive background with related experience, you are 　　18　　 qualified．When are you 　　19　　?”he asked．

　　I took a deep breath and asked, “You’re hiring me?”

　　“Not only have you got the skills I’m looking for, you also have the 　　20　　．”He gave me a big smile．