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　　Some people do not like anything to be out of order．They are 　　1　　 late for work．They 　　2　　 the books to the library on time．They remember people’s birthdays, and they pay the bill the moment they 　　3　　．Mr．Dodds is 　　4　　 a man．

　　Mr．Dodds works in a bank, and lives 　　5　　 his own．The only family is in the next town：his sister lives there with her 　　6　　, and her son 　　7　　 Mark．Mr．Dodds doesn’t see his sister, or 　　8　　 family, from one year to the next．He sends them Christmas cards, and he had not forgotten one of 　　9　　 seventeen birthdays．

　　Last week Mr．Dodds had quite an incident．He drove home from his office at the 　　10　　 time, 　　11　　 neither too slowly nor too 　　12　　．He parked his car where he 　　13　　 parked it, and then he went 　　14　　 to make his evening meal．Straight away, there was a 　　15　　 at the door．Mr．Dodds 　　16　　 the door, to find a policeman 　　17　　 on the doorsteps．

　　“What have I done 　　18　　?” Mr．Dodds asked himself．“Have I 　　19　　 on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble on the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

　　“Hello!　　20　　,” said the policeman, “My name is Mark．”

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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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　　Children model themselves largely on their parents．They do so mainly through identification(鉴别身份)．Children identify with a parent when they 　　1　　 they have the qualities and feelings that are characteristics(特点)of that 　　2　　．The things parents do and say－and the 　　3　　 they do and say to them－therefore strongly influence(影响)a child's 　　4　　．However, parents must consistently behave(行为)like the type of 　　5　　 they want their child to become．

　　A parent's actions 　　6　　 affect the self-image(自我估价)that a child forms 　　7　　 identification．Children who see mainly positive(积极的)qualities in their 　　8　　 will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way．Children who observe chiefly 　　9　　 qualities in their parents will have difficulty 　　10　　 positive qualities in themselves．Children may 　　11　　 their self-image, however, as they become increasingly 　　12　　 by peer(同龄人)group standards before they reach 13．

　　Isolated(孤立的)events, 　　13　　 dramatic(戏剧性的)ones, do not necessarily have a permanent(永久的)　　14　　 on a child's behavior．Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous(原先的)training．Children who know they are loved can, 　　15　　, accept the divorce(离婚)of their parents or a parent's early 　　16　　．But if children feel unloved, they may interpret(理解)such events as a sign of rejection(抛弃)or 　　17　　．

　　In the same way, all children are 　　18　　 influenced alike(相似的)by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs．　　19　　 in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the 　　20　　 of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it．

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　　Bobby liked parties very much．He liked the games there too, 　　1　　 he liked the nice food more．His 　　2　　 were cakes．

　　　　3　　 a party, Bobby's mother always asked him not to eat too many cakes, and Bobby always 　　4　　,“Yes, Mummy．”But he always ate all the cakes he was 　　5　　 and 　　6　　 if he could get them and sometimes he was ill．

　　Christmas came again, and again there were a lot of 　　7　　．Bobby went to all of them．The last one was on January 6th．It was two days before 　　8　　 began．

　　One evening before this party, Bobby's mother 　　9　　 the lady who had invited him and his friends, and she said to her,“Bobby always eats too many 　　10　　 at parties．”“Oh, that's all right,”the lady answered．She told Bobby's mother not to be 　　11　　, because at her party a child 　　12　　 has three cakes, and the cakes were 　　13　　．

　　“Oh, good!”Bobby's mother answered 　　14　　．

　　On January 6th, she took Bobby to the party and 　　15　　 him there．When the children 　　16　　 to eat, there were 　　17　　 cakes for every child to have three, 　　18　　 Bobby took four cakes and started to eat them．“You can have only three cakes, Bobby!”said the lady．She asked him to 　　19　　 the fourth one back on the plate．“I 　　20　　,”answered Bobby．“I ate that one first．”

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　　The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848．One of his 　　1　　 important inventions was the train．He 　　2　　 his first train when he was forty-four years old．When he was experimenting with the 　　3　　 engine on the train, he met with 　　4　　 from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country．They said that the noise and the smoke would 　　5　　 cows, horses and sheep, that the 　　6　　 would burst or that the hot coals from it would 　　7　　 their houses．At that time, 　　8　　 people believed what they said．

　　George Stephenson 　　9　　 the people that the train could go on small 　　10　　, could pull carriages 　　11　　 goods and passengers and there was 　　12　　 to them．It was a very 　　13　　 matter for him to 　　14　　 them believe．However, after 　　15　　, he was able to do it; and the first train that 　　16　　 by Stephenson himself 　　17　　 what he had said．

　　The first day 　　18　　 the people along the way 　　19　　 the noises of the train 　　20　　 and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪)．They did not dare to come out until it had passed．

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　　When I moved into an empty dorm(宿舍)for the first time two years ago, I was certain of a few things．Firstly, I realized that I didn't 　　1　　 anybody at the school．Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and 　　2　　 something useful．And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around．

　　The first 　　3　　 frightened me in the beginning．But that 　　4　　 quickly disappeared．It was the other two goals 　　5　　 ended up being my difficulties．I knew that it was 　　6　　 to devote enough time to class and to social efforts．But I wanted to 　　7　　 in both．I knew this would be a 　　8　　, but I didn't realize how much until classes began．

　　I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm．　　9　　, instead of finishing my homework 　　10　　 it was due, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor．I always finished it the next day between classes．I knew 　　11　　 wasn't very good and the grade I 　　12　　 showed my lack of effort．

　　I was 　　13　　 that I needed to find some sort of balance．

　　So I created a schedule(时间表)that would 　　14　　 my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing(放松)．It seemed like a good idea, 　　15　　 I was only able to 　　16　　 it for a few days．A schedule like that was too much pressure．

　　So I tried another 　　17　　．Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week．Then, under the list of things I had to get done, I 　　18　　 a list of things I could do if I had time．

　　This is the method I have used since then．I'm glad that I've learned to 　　19　　 things and it has 　　20　　 prepare me for what is to come after graduation．

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　　Everybody knows Charles Chaplin, a world-famous funny actor．People 　　1　　 have laughed at Charles Chaplin's films until tears run 　　2　　 their faces．From his very first 　　3　　 they know what will happen．The little man is always with black moustache, wide-open eyes, round black hat and 　　4　　 too large for his feet．He'll 　　5　　 through snow and fall from windows．He'll fight men who are twice his size, fall into love with women who 　　6　　 notice him and try to hug them．

　　The poor man that Charles Chaplin 　　7　　 in dozens of films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes．He is always in 　　8　　, but he never 　　9　　．He dreams of becoming a great man．

　　Even people who 　　10　　 understand English can 　　11　　 Chaplin's films, because they are mostly 　　12　　．It isn't what he says that makes people laugh．His comedy doesn't 　　13　　 words．It depends on little actions which mean the 　　14　　 thing to people all over the world．

　　Chaplin raises his thick eyebrows or rolls his eyes．He hides 　　15　　 a fat lady or under a table to escape from his 　　16　　．He dresses well and pretends to be a 　　17　　 and important man．It is all so hopeless and 　　18　　 that he makes us laugh．This is the 　　19　　 of Chaplin's huge 　　20　　．

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　　Though pyramids are found in Egypt, the word “pyramid” comes from the Greek language 　　1　　 the Greeks first arrived in Egypt long ago, they found many grand stone 　　2　　 which they named “pyramids”．The Greeks wondered 　　3　　 the Egyptians had built the great pyramids, but they could not find the 　　4　　, and even now we still don't know exactly how．

　　It is 　　5　　 in many ancient books written in Arabic and found in Egypt that the Egyptians 　　6　　 life after death．When a person 　　7　　, his family or friends placed the things near his body which they thought he might need．Emperors or kings had great 　　8　　, so their bodies were kept inside the great pyramids, and they had had them built for many years even while they were 　　9　　．

　　The Great Pyramid, which was 482 feet high and 　　10　　 two square kilometers of land, was built for King Khufu with 2,300,000 blocks of large stones, the smallest of which even 　　11　　 over 2,500 kilograms, as 　　12　　 as a car．

　　How the ancient Egyptians 　　13　　, moved and lifted such heavy stones without modern machines has always remained a great 　　14　　 to present scholars．Perhaps these stones were taken across the Nile in boats at 　　15　　 time．Maybe they were moved on rollers(滚筒)using slipper Nile mud on land and 　　16　　 up along sloping(倾斜的)roads to the sides of the pyramids．It is still a great 　　17　　 that the stones 　　18　　 together so well that even a straight knife cannot be pushed between them．

　　Century after century, strong winds have been 　　19　　 yellow sand around the pyramids．Different rulers have come and gone．Everything seems to 　　20　　 except the pyramids．They have remained a 5,000-year-old mystery in silence．

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　　Even though he has been caught, the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is still causing trouble．His arrest 　　1　　 as many questions as it has answers．Top of the list is 　　2　　 should happen to Saddam now, closely 　　3　　 by calls for information from him about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction．

　　He is currently being held by 　　4　　 troops at a secret place．The US says he will stand trial for his cruel actions during his years in 　　5　　．This is likely to take place at a court 　　6　　 two weeks ago by the US-backed Iraqi Governing Council．The council's president Abdul Aziz al-hakim has warned Saddam could be executed(处死)if 　　7　　 guilty(有罪的)by the court．And the US 　　8　　 this．

　　“I think he ought to receive the 　　9　　 punishment for what he has done to people, ” said US president George W．Bush, 　　10　　 directly stating that Saddam should be put to death．

　　However, many 　　11　　, including Saddam's long time enemy Iran, believe he would receive a fairer trial in an international court．　　12　　 Britain, American's closest supporter, said it would not take part in any trial that could lead to Saddam's execution．

　　The UN Security Council has yet to 　　13　　 its position clear．But UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan 　　14　　 say that“the UN does not support a death penalty．”

　　Besides waiting for a trial of Saddam, the world wants to see 　　15　　 the US and Britain can find the 　　16　　 weapons they gave as the 　　17　　 for the war in Iraq．Asked if Saddam's capture(捕获)could 　　18　　 a breakthrough(突破)in the hunt for the weapons of mass destruction, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said, “　　19　　 obviously that possibility there．But I think we should 　　20　　 what we're doing in Iraq．”

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The news did not come directly to Ella herself．It 　　1　　 her indirectly in hints(暗示)that she had 　　2　　 the prize．But as she was a 　　3　　 girl, she went on working without 　　4　　 anything．Actually no one really knew yet what the 　　5　　 of this year's art contest(竞赛)was．Ella was such a good artist, her lines so sure, that no 　　6　　 was 　　7　　 to Win．But last year nobody had thought Frank Peters would win 　　8　　 that funny modern painting he had 　　9　　 of the city bridge, 　　10　　, it was hard to see the bridge 　　11　　 you looked at the picture for a long time．Still Frank had got the 　　12　　 and the Board of Governors had given it to him at a big dinner in the Rits Hotel．Ella was a rather shy girl but her classmates seldom 　　13　　 her to be shy．She was pretty and clever and 　　14　　 very well with everyone．She liked her school She was very fond of her art teacher, Miss Drake, which was 　　15　　, because she always seemed to be her favourite．What was 　　16　　 about Miss Drake was that she could bring out the best(最佳技能)of her student in a clever way．Anybody else's best, however good 　　17　　 might be, was not good enough to 　　18　　 Miss Drake．So Ella was expecting the prize, not just for herself and her parents but 　　19　　 she had heard Miss Drake say that it was the finest painting she had ever seen 　　20　　 one of her students．

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