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　　Telephones and cellphones ringing at the same time．E-mails being sent and replied to every single day．This is 　　1　　 for many people, and sometimes it is for me, too．

　　I really 　　2　　 having all these ways to 　　3　　 with my family and friends．However, when I need to use them for other important 　　4　　, I don't get the same satisfaction．Last week, for example, I sent a(n)　　5　　 message to the company which sold me an airline ticket．It was 　　6　　 useless because they couldn't understand nor solve the problem by e-mail．I asked myself,“Why do they have such a nice 　　7　　 on the Internet if they can't help customers who are far away?What a deception(欺骗)!”

　　I can tell you about another unpleasant 　　8　　 I had．Last month I bought some 　　9　　 over the Internet．The next day, they 　　10　　 me a message confirming(确认)my order and telling me that they didn't have all of the CDs that I wanted．They would 　　11　　 those they had and“LATER”send the others．I really hated that word“later”．Later?How much 　　12　　?When?I still haven't gotten them．

　　What I have to say about all this technology is that it was 　　13　　 to make things easier for us, but, sometimes the result is totally the 　　14　　．I usually like to 　　15　　 a cellphone, but it really gets on my nerves when I'm talking to someone and the 　　16　　 goes bad and we get cut off．Instead of helping me, 　　17　　 just delays me．

　　I'm not addicted to these“high-tech toys”．　　18　　, it would be great if they really could be used successfully 　　19　　 we need them．Unfortunately, for me they are much more toys than they are 　　20　　 to do my work．Talking face-to-face or using regular phones is still the best way to communicate．

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　　Who won the first gold medal in the 2009 National Games?What happened in the American election?How did the critics like the new play?　　1　　 an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets 　　2　　 the details．Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to 　　3　　 the news．

　　Newspapers have one basic 　　4　　, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 　　5　　 it．Radio, telegraph, television, and 　　6　　 inventions brought competition for newspapers．So did the development of magazines and other means of communication．　　7　　, this competition merely spurred(刺激)the newspapers on．They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 　　8　　 and thus the efficiency of their own operations．Today more newspapers are 　　9　　 and read than ever before．Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields．Besides keeping readers 　　10　　 the latest news, today's newspapers 　　11　　 and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters．Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 　　12　　 advertising．Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 　　13　　．Newspapers are sold at a price that 　　14　　 to cover even a small fraction(一小部分)of the cost of production．The main 　　15　　 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising．The 　　16　　 in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers．This 　　17　　 in terms of circulation(发行量)．How many people read the newspaper?Circulation depends 　　18　　 on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 　　19　　 in a newspaper's pages．But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information about the community, city, country, state, nation, and world and even 　　20　　．

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　　Mr Brown, a shopkeeper, was going to count the day's cash(现金)．There was more than ＄300 in notes．He 　　1　　 put them in a big bag when he heard a 　　2　　．A door at the back of the room was opening．“Don't look round．I have a gun．”Mr Brown stood 　　3　　．The voice shouted,“Drop that bag and the notes．Go and stand 　　4　　 the corner beside the safe．Keep quite still．Remember I have a gun．”Mr Brown was frightened．He 　　5　　 all the robber's orders．The robber picked up the notes and was about to go out 　　6　　 the door at the back of the room．

　　It was a quarter past six．John Tailor arrived 　　7　　 that very small back door．He 　　8　　 his hand and was about to knock．At that very moment the robber opened the door．He was frightened to see John there．He 　　9　　 his head．He became panic-stricken(惊慌)．He tried to 　　10　　 his way past John．But John was suspicious(怀疑的)．He 　　11　　 the robber's way．There was a 　　12　　．

　　Mr Brown heard the fight．He forgot his 　　13　　, turned round and 　　14　　 from his corner．He 　　15　　 both his arms round the robber．This pinned(使不能动)the robber's arms to his sides so he could not use his gun．At the same moment John 　　16　　 the robber hard in the stomach and knocked all the breath out of his body．The robber 　　17　　 to the ground in a pile．He still held the notes but his gun 　　18　　 on the floor and John quickly picked it up．All was now 　　19　　．It was not long 　　20　　 the police arrived．

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　　School was over and I was mentally and physically tired．I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 　　1　　 to get home．Sitting at the front makes you 　　2　　 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies．

　　Janie, the driver, tried to break the 　　3　　 atmosphere by striking the match of 　　4　　．I tried to mind my manners and 　　5　　 listen, but usually I was too busy thinking about my day．On this day, 　　6　　, her conversation was worth listening to．

　　“My father's sick”, she said to no one in 　　7　　．I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes．With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked,“What's wrong with him?”

　　With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 　　8　　 the tears, she responded,“Heart trouble…”Her eyes lowered as she 　　9　　．“I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him．”

　　I couldn't respond．I was 　　10　　．My heart ached for her．I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 　　11　　 my own mother was thrown into when my father died．I saw how hard it was, 　　12　　 still is, for her, I wouldn't like anyone to go 　　13　　 that．

　　Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver．That was 　　14　　 her job．She had a whole world of family and concerns too．I had never thought of her as 　　15　　 but a driver．

　　I suddenly felt very 　　16　　．I realized I had only thought of people as 　　17　　 as what their purposes were in my life．I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as 　　18　　．

　　For all I know, I'm just another person in 　　19　　 else's world, and may not even be important．I 　　20　　 not have been so selfish and self-centered．Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments to keep．Understanding people is an art．

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　　I ran into a stranger as he passed by．“I’m so sorry!” was my reply．Then he said, “Excuse me to…I wasn’t 　　1　　 watching for you．”We were very polite, this stranger and I．Then we went 　　2　　 our way after saying goodbye．

　　But at 　　3　　, a different story is told．How we treat our loved ones, young and old．Later in the kitchen, as I 　　4　　 our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still．When I turned, I 　　5　　 knocked her down．“ Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉)．She stepped away silently, with her little heart 　　6　　．I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken．

　　That night, when I lay 　　7　　 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 　　8　　 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite…Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the 　　9　　．Those are the flowers she brought for you．She 　　10　　 them herself－pink, yellow, and your favorite blue．She stood there quietly and you never saw the 　　11　　 in her eyes．”

　　By this time, I felt sad and now my own tears had began to fall．I quietly went and knelt by her 　　12　　 “Wake up, my dear, ” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “ I found them out by the tree, I 　　13　　 them in a napkin, just for you．I knew you’d like them, especially the 　　14　　．” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today…And I 　　15　　 have fussed(大惊小怪)at you that way…”

　　And she whispered, “Mommy, that's Okay…I still love you 　　16　　．”I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers．”

　　Do you know that：if you die tomorrow, the 　　17　　 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days．But the family you leave 　　18　　 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives．And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 　　19　　 than into our families－an unwise investment(投资)indeed．

　　Remember that 　　20　　＝(F)ATHER＋A(ND)＋(M)OTHER＋(I)＋(L)OVE＋(Y)OU

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　　In the autumn of 1935, when I was a young man, I was traveling in the northwest of India．One 　　1　　, after doing research work in the 　　2　　 all day, I as 　　3　　 alone to the place where I had 　　4　　 my tent．It was getting 　　5　　, and I was 　　6　　 along the narrow path．On my right was wide river; On my left, a thick dark forest．

　　Suddenly I saw two green 　　7　　 looking at me from 　　8　　 the trees．A man-eating tiger was getting ready to jump on me．What could I do? Should I jump into the river and hope to 　　9　　 my life by swimming? I 　　10　　 to the right．In the river there was a crocodile readily to welcome me with its mouth wide 　　11　　．

　　I was so 　　12　　 that I shut my 　　13　　．I 　　14　　 branches moving as the tiger jumped．I opened my eyes．What do you think had happened? The tiger had jumped over me and was now in the mouth of 　　15　　．That’s a true story．Believe it or not!

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　　When I smoked with my family, I would feel so 　　1　　 and good that nothing else in the world seemed to 　　2　　．I thought that smoking weed(烟草)was Okay since many of my family members and people at my school smoked．　　3　　 ever happened to them．　　4　　 I started smoking weed a lot more during lunch and after school．I never thought 　　5　　 of it just that I wanted to smoke．Now that it was actually 　　6　　 my mind and body．Then I began to fall behind in school．I would 　　7　　 classes, come home late and spend all my baby-sitting money．I would spend 　　8　　 8 to 18 dollars a day．I never thought 　　9　　 that marijuana(大麻)had a bad effect on those things．Maybe my coming to class high was the reason why I was failing or coming home late．As I continued to smoke marijuana, I began to notice that I would always have the strong desire to smoke and that I would get 　　10　　 cigarettes if I smoked those, but I don’t．　　11　　 I have learned more about marijuana, I have 　　12　　 the amount of marijuana that I use．I don’t want drugs to be the most important in my life．I’m not smoking every day, and not spending as much money．Now that I have 　　13　　 on my habit, I am 　　14　　 more money．I’m ready to go back to school and do good, so that I can make 　　15　　 of myself．Everyone is always saying how weed 　　16　　 your mind and how it solves problems．I think it only brings more 　　17　　．Marijuana is not good for your body or your brain．I’m not trying to tell you not to smoke．I’m just letting you know that marijuana can be 　　18　　 to you health, and 　　19　　 it may cause some long term negative(负面的)effects．Help yourself now, before it is too late．I don’t want to lecture anyone, just 　　20　　 my experience with you．I do still smoke, but not as often．

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　　Some people say it’s the most exciting thing they have done in their lives．Other people say it’s dangerous and 　　1　　．“Bungee Jumping”, 　　2　　 is known, has become very 　　3　　 in the USA, France, New Zealand and Australia．Every year, thousands of people 　　4　　 50 metres or more 　　5　　 only by a “Bungee”, a rubber cord(绳索)that stop them 　　6　　 the ground．

　　Bungee jumping 　　7　　 in 1979 when two students from Oxford University, England, jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA．　　8　　 bungee jumping business have 　　9　　 all over the USA and other places, 　　10　　 in some countries it is not 　　11　　 by law．In the USA, bungee jumpers pay ＄80 or more to fall through the air 　　12　　 nearly 100 km an hour risking(冒险)their lives if the bungee cord 　　13　．

　　Emily Stead is a bungee jumper who has survived 50 jumps．“It’s 　　14　　!” She says．“I first went bungee jumping five years ago．Then, I jumped just 20 metres．My 　　15　　 jumping was 50 meters－from a hot-air balloon．“It’s the best 　　16　　 I have done．”

　　Other people do not agree．“Bungee jumping,” says Dr William Finch in Colorado, USA, “is both stupid and dangerous．This month I have seen twelve people who 　　17　　 their legs or ribs(肋骨)from a bungee jump．Until now, 　　18　　 has died－but sooner or later, it will happen．”Studies show that about two in one million might have 　　19　　 of death．Almost every accident was caused by the jumper not being 　　20　　 connected to the cord or the cord not being firmly connected to the jump platform(平台)．

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　　Music is something that everybody likes and enjoys．Everybody can make sounds 　　1　　 a way, be singing 　　2　　 playing a music instrument．Many 　　3　　 have developed as people have found 　　4　　 how to sing in different ways．There are 　　5　　 kinds of music 　　6　　 that you are 　　7　　 to find some music that will greatly 　　8　　 you．

　　Music has 　　9　　 for everyone．It 　　10　　 by the old and the young men and women．It can 　　11　　 people happy or sad．In our modern world, radios and televisions 　　12　　 us with a constant flows of music, giving us enjoyment．　　13　　 in a music lesson or at a concert, music 　　14　　 different things to 　　15　　 people．Music belongs to the whole world．Whether he or she speaks Chinese or English, music brings understanding among all the people．

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　　A feeling of excitement overcame me as I looked around the stadium．

At 5∶30 pm, two hours before game time, I walked into the locker room(更衣室)．My 　　1　　 of school, music and what I planned to do on Saturday night were 　　2　　 with the simple aim to beat the football team across the field from us tonight．

　　Approaching my locker(衣物柜), I noticed my teammates 　　3　　．Some rested on benches, staring up at the ceiling 　　4　　 it were a film of the opposing team’s play．Some seemed a bit more 　　5　　, using the time to tell jokes．A few stared at the field, 　　6　　 what will happen in 120 minutes．

　　Our coach, Tony Severino, came out of his office at 6 o’clock．He told the team how 　　7　　 this game was for the season, between two of the state’s top teams－my school and our opposing team, Liberty High school．His words gave the team impulse(冲动)．It needed to 　　8　　．

　　At 7∶00 p. m., warm-ups finished, we went over the game 　　9　　 and discussed what we needed to do for the next three hours．The sound of the national anthem(国歌)　　10　　 that we were only minutes from the action．Our coach usually made a final 　　11　　．But tonight was different．On this clear night he 　　12　　 looked around the room at all the players and shouted, “Let’s go and get them．” Even 　　13　　 the “get” came out of his mouth, we were already 　　14　　 our way out of the door．

　　Outside, a few young fans reached to touch our hands, eager to be a 　　15　　 of our school’s winning tradition．When I smiled and 　　16　　 my hand, the young faces lit up as if they had just met Superman．

　　Seconds later, the team ran onto the 　　17　　, moving as a mass of blue, in front of a packed stadium．We enjoyed a noisy 　　18　　 from fans and the fight song played by our school band．Breathing in the 　　19　　 of one of the biggest game of the year, I felt we were sure to win．I told myself, “this was what it was all about” and 　　20　　 that it was for moments like this that I loved high school football．