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　　In the Ituri rain forest in America live many different tribes(部落), one of 　　1　　 is Pygmy(小矮人)．Most of the Pygmies are not taller than four feet．They 　　2　　 only about eighty pounds each．In spite of(尽管)their small size, they are the best 　　3　　 among all the jungle people．Even the great elephant can be 　　4　　 by them．They can shoot three or four arrows(箭)so 　　5　　 that often the last one leaves the bow(弓)　　6　　 the first has hit its mark．If an arrow should miss its 　　7　　, the impatient Pygmy may become very angry, 　　8　　 his arrows and step on them．

　　Since they do not plant any crops, Pygmies are 　　9　　 moving around．They seldom sleep in one camp for more than a few days．In their camps there is no 　　10　　 at all except some weapons(武器)such as spears, bows, and arrows．There are 　　11　　 cooking pots either．Food is eaten 　　12　　 or smoked over a fire．So when the tribe(部落)moves to a new camp there is 　　13　　 to carry except their weapons and babies too small to walk．

　　Pygmies can move on the trees almost as skillfully(技术好地)as 　　14　　．Often they travel great distances through the branches without 　　15　　 the ground．

　　One of the 　　16　　 facts about the small men and women is their appetite(胃口)．A Pygmy can 　　17　　 sixty bananas at a single meal 　　18　　 quantities of meat．After eating, they will 　　19　　 on their hard earth bed and groan all night．But in the morning, they are ready to eat the same amount of food all over again．

　　In spite of the 　　20　　 life, Pygmies are almost always good-natured(和善的)and helpful．They seldom lie, steal or fight among themselves．

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　　People do not analyze every problem they meet．Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 　　1　　 problem．They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people．Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error．　　2　　, when all of these methods 　　3　　, the person with a problem has to start analyzing．There are six 　　4　　 in analyzing a problem．

　　First, the person must recognize that there is a problem．For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does．Sam must 　　5　　 that there is a problem with his bicycle．

　　Next the person must 　　6　　 the problem．Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work．For example, he must 　　7　　 the parts that are wrong．

　　Now the person must look for 　　8　　 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 　　9　　 solutions．For example, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes．As this time he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, 　　10　　 his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully．

　　After 　　11　　 the problem, the person should have 　　12　　 suggestions for a possible solution．Take Sam as an example 　　13　　, his suggestions might be：tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones．

　　In the end, one 　　14　　 seems to be the solution 　　15　　 the problem．Sometimes the final idea comes quite 　　16　　, because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 　　17　　 way．Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum stuck to a brake．He 　　18　　 hits on the solution to his problem：he must 　　19　　 the brake．

　　Finally the solution is 　　20　　．Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly．In short he has solved the problem．

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　　People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle(城堡)．They mean that the home is very important and personal．Most people in Britain live in houses 　　1　　 flats, and many people own their homes．This means that they can make them individual(个人的);They can 　　2　　 them and change them in any way they 　　3　　．In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is 　　4　　 for himself or herself and for 　　5　　 friends．

　　People usually like to mark their space．Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train?If you are on the beach you may have spread your 　　6　　 around you; on the train you may have 　　7　　 your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own．

　　Once I was traveling on a 　　8　　 to London．I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us．The man on the 　　9　　 side to me had his briefcase on the table．There was no 　　10　　 on my side of the table at all．I was made rather 　　11　　．I thought he thought that he owned the 　　12　　 table．I took various papers out of my bag and put them on 　　13　　!When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head．I had invaded(侵犯)his space!A few minutes later I took my papers 　　14　　 his case in order to read them．He immediately 　　15　　 his case to his side of the table．(Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!)

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　　One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of students．To drive his 　　1　　 home, he used an illustration(演示)those students will never 　　2　　．

　　“Okay, now watch carefully”, and then he pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the 　　3　　 in front of him．He also 　　4　　 about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully 　　5　　 them, one at a time, into the jar．

　　When the jar was filled to the 　　6　　 and no more rocks would 　　7　　 inside, he asked,“Is this jar full?”Everyone in the class answered,“Yes．”

　　The expert replied,“Really?”He 　　8　　 under the table and pulled out a bucket of small stones．He dropped some 　　9　　 and then asked the group once more,“Is the jar full?”

　　By this time the class was on to him．“　　10　　”one of them answered carefully．

　　“Good!”he replied, and then brought out a bucket of sand．He started dumping(dropping)the sand in the jar and it 　　11　　 into all of the 　　12　　 left between the rocks and the small stones．　　13　　 he asked the question,“Is this jar full?”“No!”the class shouted．

　　“Good．”Then he looked at the class and asked,“What is the point of this illustration?”

　　One 　　14　　 student raised his hand and said,“The point is, no matter how 　　15　　 your schedule(时间表)is, if you 　　16　　 really hard you can always fit some more things in it!”

　　“　　17　　．”the speaker replied．“That’s not the point．The 　　18　　 this illustration teaches us is：If you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in 　　19　　．”

　　What are the ‘big rocks’ in your 　　20　　?Then, put those in your jar first．

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　　America’s latest strategy(对策)for single persons who don’t want to be single any longer has many names：speed-dating，express-date，10-minute-dating or simply mini date．

　　The principle(原则)is the same：Why spend an 　　1　　 evening with a stranger 　　2　　 you realize after only the first few minutes that you can’t 　　3　　 the person?

　　The solution(解决办法)：The man and woman sit down 　　4　　 each other．A bell is sounded, and in the next 7 to 10 minutes each one tries to find out as much as possible about the 　　5　　 persons．When the bell 　　6　　 off a second time, the men stand up and move 　　7　　 to the next female．

　　At such a meeting in San Francisco 　　8　　,some 200 men and women between the ages of 30 and 60 had a 　　9　　 expression on their faces; in two long 　　10　　 opposite each other．The signal was given, and then almost everybody started 　　11　　away．

　　RichardGosse, 　　12　　 of”American Singles,”says this is the fastest, most effective and at the moment“　　13　　”way to search for a partner．Minute-dates have become a 　　14　　 everywhere from computer fans in Silicon Valley to gays in San Francisco to the suburbs of Chicago．Gosse says the quick method to get to know each other is helpful above all for 　　15　　 singles who are not brave enough to speak to a stranger in a bar．

　　His　　16　　．Don’t talk about money, your weight or about your former partner, but 　　17　　 about your dreams, desires and hobbies．

　　Most speed-dating meetings cost about US$25 per evening, 　　18　　 a person to get to know 15 to 20 people 　　19　　 the opposite sex．Speed－dating is so much in demand in America that most meetings are 　　20　　 out weeks and months in advance．

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　　When I opened my email the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen．She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm(热情)．　　1　　 now and then she stopped to smile at me or 　　2　　 a kiss．She was a mean email form from my brother, and much of it was about his getting the phone company to give him a high speed Internet 　　3　　．It was pretty cool．

　　Rachel was there 　　4　　 to a new technology called 　　5　　．Face mail lets you send email that gets ready to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown(小丑)．The 　　6　　．Which is free, can be downloaded at www．Facemail．com．

　　Face mail faces are lifelike, and they simulate(模拟)feelings 　　7　　 on the feelings that you put in your text．For example, type in X, and 　　8　　 blows a kiss．

　　The company that 　　9　　 the Face mail is sure there are broad business uses．

　　The reason e-business is not 　　10　　, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human 　　11　　．But what if you go to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greets you by name, 　　12　　 on you and 　　13　　 closes the sale?And it is talking with Whirlpool(惠而浦公司)about using the 　　14　　 in a company screen on a fridge．Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a 　　15　　 with a voice and 　　16　　 telling them what there is to 　　17　　．

　　Facemail could get 　　18　　 fast．Personally, I’m a fan．But Facemail should be used with 　　19　　．The clown looks lively and funny at first．But if you select the clown, put a few 　　20　　 words in an email and add some angry feelings, you’ll get a psycho mail(疯人型电子邮件)．

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　　Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation．They both worked very hard．

　　After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie 　　1　　 a salesman．One day Charlie could not 　　2　　 it any more．He handed in his resignation letter(辞职信)to the boss and complained that the boss did not 　　3　　 hard working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him．He thought that it was really 　　4　　．

　　The boss knew that Charlie had spared no 　　5　　 for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the 　　6　　 between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the 　　7　　：“Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market．”Charlie went, returned and 　　8　　 said,“Yes．”The boss asked,“How much per kg?”Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 　　9　　,“$12 per kg．”

　　The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the 　　10　　 question．Jackie went, returned and said,“Boss, only one person selling watermelons．$12 per kg, $100 for 10 kg．He has a 　　11　　 of 340 melons．On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 　　12　　 from the South two days ago．They are fresh, red and of good 　　13　　．”

　　Charlie was 　　14　　 and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie．He decided not to 　　15　　 but to learn from Jackie．

　　My dear friends, you know, a more 　　16　　 person is more observant, thinks more and understands in 　　17　　．For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 　　18　　 you see only tomorrow．The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 　　19　　?

　　Think：how far have you seen ahead in your life?How 　　20　　 are you?

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　　Lose-Win is weak．It’s easy to get stepped on．It’s easy to be the nice guy．It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker．

　　A girl named Jenny once told me about her 　　1　　 in the world of Lose Win during her eighth grade year before she finally broke 　　2　　：

　　My 　　3　　 with my mom all started one day 　　4　　 she said to me sarcastically(讽刺地)，“Wow, you’re sure sassy today．”I 　　5　　 it so literally(字面地)that then and there I decided to close myself off from her and never 　　6　　 back to her．So every time she would say something 　　7　　 I disagreed with her I would just say,“Okay, 　　8　　 you want, Mom．”

　　But I really got cold quickly．And my 　　9　　 began to build．One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said,“Oh, that’s 　　10　　”and then went back to mop the floor．

　　“Don’t you ever 　　11　　?”I thought．But I didn’t say anything and stormed off．She had no idea I was 　　12　　 upset．She would have been willing to talk to me had I 　　13　　 her how important it was to me．

　　At last, I just blew up．“Mom, this has got to 　　14　　．You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s 　　15　　 than fighting．Well, I’m sick of it．”This all came as a 　　16　　 to her．

　　After my blowup, we felt like we were 　　17　　 all over in our relationship．But it’s getting better all the time．We discuss things now and I always 　　18　　 my feeling with her．

　　If you adopt Lose Win as your basic 　　19　　 toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you．You’ll also be 　　20　　 your true feelings deep inside．And that’s not healthy．

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　　When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人)．He’d 　　1　　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 　　2　　 had his father and grandfather before him．He didn’t want me 　　3　　 near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer．So I did as he asked．I got good 　　4　　, went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 　　5　　 me to study law and business at the same time．

　　In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 　　6　　 done anything but go to school．So, at 24 I decided to drop out．　　7　　, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea．But I felt strongly that you can’t 　　8　　 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life．

　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound．Three years later, I was ready to go back to 　　9　　．I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 　　10　　,“Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?”At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 　　11　　 quality．Why not make good beer for 　　12　　?I thought．

　　I decided to give up my job to become 　　13　　．When I told Dad, he was 　　14　　, but in the end he 　　15　　 me．I called my beer Samuel Adams, 　　16　　 the brewer and patriot(爱国者)who helped to start the Boston Tea Party．　　17　　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 　　18　　 out．Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Samuel Adams Boston Lager(淡啤酒)won the top prize for American beer．In the end I was destined(注定)to be a brewer．My 　　19　　 to the young is simple：Life is very 　　20　　, so don’t rush to make decisions．Life doesn’t let you plan．

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　　One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me,“Come here,”she said．“　　1　　．”She held my head against her 　　2　　, and after a puzzled moment I felt a 　　3　　 foot drumming on my cheek．“You see?”she said,“It’s alive．You can 　　4　　 it, can’t you?”I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without 　　5　　．It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never 　　6　　 about why it got in nor how it would finally get out．

　　A baby would come?I 　　7　　 noticed．That there were soon to be 　　8　　 of us would not make any difference to me．I had my place, star-like in my small universe．　　9　　, certainly not a baby, could 　　10　　 that．

　　I was 　　11　　, however．I soon found that things had 　　12　　 a great deal．I had never been the 　　13　　．Now I was no longer the youngest．I was simply the one in the 　　14　　．My sister had certain 　　15　　 because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much 　　16　　 boy．More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me．

　　As he grew, it became 　　17　　 that my brother had been the center of everything．People smiled when they saw him．He made them happy 　　18　　 by being there．And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second 　　19　　．He was so charming that he was immediately loveable．Later he also turned out to be 　　20　　, although perhaps not quite as clever as I was．

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