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　　When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to Disneyland in America．It wasn’t the first time I had been 　　1　　．Like most English children I learned French 　　2　　 school and I had often been to France, so I 　　3　　 speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand 　　4　　．But 　　5　　 I went to America, I was really looking forward to 　　6　　 a nice easy holiday without any 　　7　　 problems．　　8　　 wrong I was!The misunderstanding began 　　9　　 the airport．I was looking for a 　　10　　 telephone to give my friend Danny a 　　11　　 and tell her that I had arrived．A 　　12　　 old man saw me looking lost and asked 　　13　　 he could help me．

　　“Yes, ”I said, “I want to give my friend a ring．”“Well, that’s nice, ”he said, “Are you getting 　　14　　?But aren’t you a bit young?” “　　15　　 is talking about marriage?” I replied．“I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived．Can you tell me 　　16　　 there’s a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs．”

　　When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me．“Don’t worry, ”she said to me, “I had so many 　　17　　 at first．There are lots of words which the Americans 　　18　　 differently in meaning from us British．You’ll soon get used to 　　19　　 funny things they say．Most of the 　　20　　, British and American people understand each other!”

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　　I climbed the stairs slowly, carrying a big suitcase, my father following with two more．By the time I got to the third floor, I was tired and at the same time felling lonely．Worse still, Dad 　　1　　 a step and fell, sending my new suitcases 　　2　　 down the stairs．“Damn!” he screamed, his face turning red．I knew 　　3　　 was ahead．Whenever Dad’s face turns red, 　　4　　．

　　How could I ever 　　5　　him to finish unloading the car 　　6　　 screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls, girls I would have to spend the 　　7　　 of the year with?Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出)，as Dad walked 　　8　　 close behind．I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n)　　9　　 start．

　　“Find the room, quickly,” I thought．“Get him into a chair and calmed down．” But 　　10　　, would there be a chair in Room316?Or would it be a(n)　　11　　 room?

　　　　12　　 I turned the key in the lock and 　　13　　 the door open, with Dad 　　14　　．complaining(抱怨)about a hurting knee or something．I put my head in, expecting the 　　15　　．But to my surprise, the room wasn’t empty at all!It had furniture, curtains, a TV, and seven paintings on the walls．

　　And there on a well-made bad sat Amy new 　　16　　, dressed neatly, greeting me with a nod, she said in a soft voice, “Hi, you must be Cori．” Then, she 　　17　　 the music and looked over at 　　18　　, “And of course, you’re Mr．Faber,” she said smiling．“Would you like a glass of iced tea?” Dad’s face turned decidedly 　　19　　 before he could bring out a “yes．”

　　I knew then that Amy and I would be 　　20　　 and my first year of college would be a success．

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　　My mum is in the Philippines．

　　When she first flew off, I felt 　　1　　 at least I could play “Madden” for a couple of hours more than 　　2　　, or wait a few days before I clean my room!　　3　　 did I know that I would be in for a month long struggle for survival while she was away．

　　OK．I’m exaggerating(夸张)．She 　　4　　 lots of food and money to make sure I don’t starve．But starving is the least of my worries．My 　　5　　 is the everyday tasks around the house——doing the laundry．sweeping the floors and 　　6　　 the room, which don’t seem too difficult 　　7　　 Mum is away．

　　After I did the laundry and vacuumed(用吸尘器清洁)my room, l finally got to 　　8　　．

　　“Wow, so this is what Mum means when she says she’s tired 　　9　　 cleaning the house, ” I said to myself．

　　And I wasn’t even finished．My mum usually 　　10　　 me to dust my room every weekend．Because she’s been gone, it almost 　　11　　 my mind．Now I’m left 　　12　　 big piles of dust, not just in my room 　　13　　 around the rest of the house．It’s not that my mum has magical powers 　　14　　 make house work easier．It’s that she knows and remembers 　　15　　 to do those things．

　　Yes, mums can nag(唠叨)and mums can 　　16　　 children．But here’s a case in which this old saying holds 　　17　　：“You don’t know what you have until it’s 　　18　　．” So if your mum isn’t on 　　19　　, give her a hug right now and 　　20　　 her for making life easier．

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　　Why is setting goals important?Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life．Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow yourself to 　　1　　 your life happen．

　　Successful and happy people have a vision of 　　2　　 their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them 　　3　　 their vision．By setting goals you are controlling your life．It’s 　　4　　 having a map to show you where you want to go．Think of it this 　　5　　．There are two drivers．One has a destination in mind which is 　　6　　 for her on a map．She can drive straight there 　　7　　 any wasted time or wrong turns．　　8　　 driver has no goal or destination or map．She starts off at the same time from the same place 　　9　　 the first driver, but she drives 　　10　　 around, never getting anywhere, 　　11　　 using up gas and oil．Which driver do you want to be?

　　Winners in life set goals and 　　12　　 on them．Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals．Unsuccessful people just let life happen 　　13　　．Goals aren’t difficult to set, 　　14　　 they aren’t difficult to reach．It’s 　　15　　 you to find out what your goals, ideals and vision really are．You are the one who 　　16　　 decide what to 　　17　　 and in what direction to aim your life．

　　Research tells us when we write a goal down we are 　　18　　 to achieve it．Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power．Like a contract with yourself, 　　19　　 are harder to neglect or forget．

　　Also when you write your goals in a particular fashion you are able to stimulate yourself to be continuously alert to situations 　　20　　 will further your goals．

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　　An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother．All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no 　　1　　 left．When she heard her daddy say to her 　　2　　 mother, “Only a miracle(奇迹)can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank．She 　　3　　 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully．Then she 　　4　　 her way six blocks to the local drugstore．

　　“And what do you want?” asked the chemist．

　　“It’s 　　5　　 my little brother,” the girl answered back．“He’s really, really sick and I want to get a 　　6　　．His name is Andrew and he has something 　　7　　 growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him．”

　　“We don’t 　　8　　 miracles here, child．I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling 　　9　　 at the little girl．

　　In the shop was a 　　10　　 customer．He bent down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother 　　11　　?”

　　“I don’t know,” she replied．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs a(n)　　12　　．But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 　　13　　．”

　　“How much do you have?” asked the man．

　　“One dollar and eleven cents, 　　14　　 I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly．

　　“Well, what a coincidence(巧合)，” smiled the man．“A dollar and eleven cents－the 　　15　　 price of a miracle for your little brother．　　16　　 me to where you live．I want to see your brother and 　　17　　 your parents．”

　　That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon(外科医生)．The operation was completed 　　18　　 and before long Andrew was 　　19　　 again．

　　The little girl was happy．She knew exactly how much the miracle 　　20　　…one dollar and eleven cents…plus the faith of a little child．

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　　While in the army there was nothing I dislike so much as the map-reading course, for the simple reason that I always feel 　　1　　 even with a map in my hand．For weeks I had 　　2　　 awake at night thinking of the 　　3　　 test I would have to face at the end of the course．　　4　　 the evil day arrived．It was my responsibility to lead a small band of soldiers back to camp from the middle of 　　5　　．We were driven out in a(n)　　6　　 lorry and left in a ploughed field with 　　7　　 to get back to camp as quickly as possible．

　　Well knowing my 　　8　　, the soldiers smiled as they saw me looking at the map and they made a11 sorts of helpful suggestions．I folded the map up, put it in my pocket, and said that we would 　　9　　 east．After walking through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream．I looked at the map 　　10　　．It seemed to be 　　11　　 with masses of thin blue lines．But Which 　　12　　 line was this steam?In despair, we sat down in the cool 　　13　　 and I feel like 　　14　　 the map into the water．Fifteen minutes later, a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us 　　15　　 to the nearest village．I 　　16　　 that we had been out for a walk and 　　17　　 got lost．The boatman invited us on 　　18　　 and I felt 　　19　　 when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to pass their map-reading test!Not long 　　20　　, we got off that boat and, following the boatman’s instructions, took a bus into the village and get back to camp．

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　　Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children．And they must have 　　1　　 how difficult it is to write a 　　2　　 children’s book．Either the author has aimed too 　　3　　, so that the children can’t follow What is in his(or more often, her)story, 　　4　　 the story seems to be talking to the readers．

　　The best children’s books are neither very difficult nor very simple, and 　　5　　 both the 　　6　　 who hears the story and the adult who 　　7　　 it．Unfortunately, there are in fact 　　8　　 books like this, 　　9　　 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 　　10　　 to solve．

　　This may be why many of books regarded as 　　11　　 of children’s literature were in tact written for 　　12　　．“Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most 　　13　　 of this．

　　Children, left for themselves．often 　　14　　 the worst possible interest in literature．Just leave a child in bookshop or 　　15　　 and he will 　　16　　 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 　　17　　 of teachers and right-thinking parents．

　　Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into 　　18　　 our taste in literature．After all children and adults are so 　　19　　 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 　　20　　 books．So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise over that bedtime story．

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　　I took home a briefcase full of troubles．As I sat down on that hot and damp 　　1　　, there seemed to be no 　　2　　 to the problems thrashing(翻腾)around in my brain．So I picked up a book, settled into a comfortable chair and 　　3　　 my own special therapy(疗法)－　　4　　 reading．

　　I 　　5　　 three or four hours on two short chapters of Personal History by Vincent Sheean－tasting each paragraph, staying over a sentence, a phrase, or even a single heat-wave night．Enjoying every word, I 　　6　　 foreign correspondent(通讯记者)Sheean on a mission to China and another to Russia．I 　　7　　 myself in the author’s world．And when finally I put it down, my mind was totally 　　8　　．

　　Next morning, four words from the book－“take the long 　　9　　”－were still in my mind．At my desk, I had a long-view look at my 　　10　　．Once more, “super-slow” reading had given me not only 　　11　　 but perspective(视角)，and helped me in my everyday affairs．

　　I discovered its 　　12　　 years ago．Previously, if I had been really interested in a book, I would 　　13　　 from page to page, 　　14　　 to know what came next．Now, I decided, I had to become a miser(守财奴)with 　　15　　 and stretch every sentence like a poor man spending his last dollar．

　　I had started with the practical object of making my book last．But by the end of the second week I began to realize 　　16　　 I was getting from super-slow-reading itself．Sometimes just a particular phrase 　　17　　 my attention, sometimes a sentence．I would read it slowly, analyze(分析)it, read it again－perhaps changing down into an even 　　18　　 speed－and then sit for 20 minutes thinking about it before moving on．I was like a pianist 　　19　　 a piece of music, phrase by phrase, practicing it, trying to discover and 　　20　　 exactly what the composer was trying to convey(传送)．

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　　Humans have hunted colorful and wild creatures since the Stone Age．And Gabby Salazar, an American teenager is 　　1　　 different from her ancestors(祖先)in her 　　2　　 to track down(追捕)animals．　　3　　 Gabby doesn’t shoot animals with a gun, she uses her camera to 　　4　　 beautiful images of wildlife．Now the teenager has found herself in the spotlight after a 　　5　　 she took of a green lizard(蜥蜴)won her the award Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2004, on October 20．

　　　　6　　 a member of the North American Nature Photographers Association, the 17-year-old, from North Carolina, 　　7　　 she can encourage people to 　　8　　 wildlife．“We’re trying to educate people about the environment by using photographs 　　9　　 by our members,” she said．“I jumped around a little bit－went 　　10　　 and screamed for a couple of minutes,” Gabby said of her reaction(反应)to winning the 　　11　　．Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the world’s most important wildlife photographic competition．It is 　　12　　 each year by the Natural History Museum in London and BBC Wildlife Magazine．

　　Gabby began to take 　　13　　 at the age of 12, 　　14　　 her father gave her a camera as a gift．It is mainly from her father, an amateur(业余的) photographer that she has 　　15　　 her skills．

　　On family vacations they 　　16　　 carry big bags of photographic equipment with them．She has traveled to many places within the US 　　17　　 Russia, in her short photography career(生涯)．She says she also wants to travel and take pictures in China．

　　Despite her 　　18　　, Gabby says she will study chemistry in college, not 　　19　　．

　　“Photography for me isn’t about trying to shoot the world,” she said．“Taking pictures just makes me 　　20　　, and I’m going to continue to do it as long as I enjoy it．”

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　　The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years．I couldn’t believe the change in him．In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 　　1　　 person．

　　When I first knew Bill, back in 　　2　　, he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑)people I had ever 　　3　　．He was always ready to have a party．He thought 　　4　　 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old 　　5　　 he really liked．Bill and I were in the same class in college, and life was never dull when he was 　　6　　．With him there was one wild 　　7　　 after another．Sometimes I wonder how we 　　8　　 to study for our exams．

　　Last week I was in Houston on business and I 　　9　　 Bill in the bar at the hotel．　　10　　, I wasn’t even sure it was him．Was this short-haired businessman really the same person?I wasn’t really sure 　　11　　 I came near him but it indeed was Bill．Now be works for a bank．He 　　12　　 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house．How he had changed!Back when we were in college, the 　　13　　 thing Bill cared about was possessions．Now they seemed to be his main 　　14　　．

　　Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never 　　15　　 Bill changing so much．My image of him 　　16　　 the one I had formed 　　17　　 the time when we were college students together．

　　I suppose it’s 　　18　　 to expect people to remain the same, especially 　　19　　 I have changed so much myself．But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill 　　20　　 more than the new Bill．Maybe he felt the same way about me．

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