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　　Joe Black had his son 　　1　　．He called the baby Richard, 　　2　　 his father, but people usually called him Dick, which is 　　3　　 Richard．When little Dick was three, he began to go to kindergarten．Joe thought it was 　　4　　 that he was going to be the 　　5　　 child in the school, and that he was going to learn to read perfectly in a few months．But to Joe’s 　　6　　, Dick proved to be an 　　7　　 child, neither very quick nor very slow to learn．Joe blamed the 　　8　　 of the teaching．To his prejudiced father, Dick could not possibly be anything 　　9　　 a genius．

　　The time came for Dick to go on to a primary school, 　　10　　 before long, he was taking his first examination．It was in 　　11　　．

　　Joe had a sister, Margaret, who had a daughter．She was 　　12　　 than Dick, and cleverer．She had taken 　　13　　 examination a year before, and had done well in it．Margaret came to see her brother one day 　　14　　 Dick’s examination, and after they had talked about different things for some time, Margaret mentioned the examination．

　　“　　15　　?”she asked．

　　Joe looked a little embarrassed(尴尬)and 　　16　　 for a few moments．“Well,”he said at last,“I regret to say that he 　　17　　．”Then he added,“But it wasn’t his fault!They cheated him 　　18　　 asking him questions about things that happened before the poor boy 　　19　　, so 　　20　　 he didn’t know the answers．”

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　　Mr．and Mrs．Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year．They 　　1　　 their car outside and went in．Mr．Moore had never got drunk(醉)before, so he was 　　2　　 not to drink too much, 　　3　　 his friends asked him to drink more 　　4　　．

　　During the party, Mrs．Moore found that she had 　　5　　 to bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and 　　6　　 it for her．He 　　7　　 so, but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn(喇叭)blowing near his own car．He thought 　　8　　 might be in need of help and went over to the car with the 　　9　　．He found a small black bear sitting in the driving-seat and blowing the horn．

　　When Mr．Moore 　　10　　 the party, he told several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk．When he took them out of the hotel to 　　11　　 that his story was 　　12　　, he found that the car with the 　　13　　 in it had gone．There were so many 　　14　　 about Mr．Moore’s black bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement(广告)in the newspaper;“If anyone saw a black bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel 　　15　　 the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”

　　Two days later 　　16　　 Mrs．Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet(宠物)bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that 　　17　　 he had blown the horn．

　　Mrs．Richards did not 　　18　　 to think there was anything 　　19　　 about that．“Our bear likes blowing car horns,”she said,“and we don’t 　　20　　 when we are not driving the car．”

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　　Nowadays a hospital always manages to keep its beds full．This is good and it’s bad．

　　One day I went to see a 　　1　　 friend at the hospital．I first went to the 　　2　　desk, where I could get a 　　3　　 to visit the patient．

　　　　4　　 I could ask what room my friend was in, the lady took down my name, age, filled out a form and 　　5　　 a bell．I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair, 　　6　　 me in it and pushed me 　　7　　the hall．

　　“I’m not sick, I shouted．”I’m just looking for a friend．

　　“When he comes,”one man said,“we’ll 　　8　　 him up to your room．”

　　In a minute I 　　9　　 myself in a small room．In no time they 　　10　　 me and pulled some other things 　　11　　 me．One man said, If you need anything, press the button．

　　“I want my clothes back．”I begged．

　　“Oh, you can 　　12　　 us,”a voice said．“Even if the 　　13　　 happens, we will 　　14　　 your wife will get everything．”They left and locked the door behind them．

　　I was trying to 　　15　　 how to escape by the window 　　16　　 Dr Ward came in with several of his students．

　　“Thank heavens you finally came,”I said．

　　“It hurts 　　17　　 bad?”he asked．

　　“It doesn’ t hurt at all．”

　　Dr Ward looked 　　18　　．“If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more 　　19　　 than we expected．”Then he turned to his students：“This is the toughest(难对付)kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to 　　20　　 he is ill．Since he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find out for ourselves by doing exploratory surgery(探究性手术)

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　　In school Albert Einstein did not do well．His teachers thought he was 　　1　　．Einstein’s thoughts and words were jumbled(混乱)．His 　　2　　 was poor．Playing the violin was 　　3　　 he was good 　　4　　 a child.

　　When he was ten, he met Dr Max Talmy．Talmy talked 　　5　　 him and tried to help him．They 　　6　　 books, and Einstein 　　7　　 in maths．He understood 　　8　　 maths problems and ideas．　　9　　 this the 　　10　　 boy was a genius(天才)！

　　School work never became 　　11　　 for Einstein．He could not 　　12　　 things by heart．Paying 　　13　　 was hard for him．He 　　14　　 did not pass his first test to enter 　　15　　．　　16　　 his learning problems, Einstein made 　　17　　 friends．He was 　　18　　 in groups of people．　　19　　 he overcame his shortcomings．Albert Einstein became a 　　20　　 scientist in the field of physics．He was one of the most important thinkers of modern age．

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　　Sailors long ago were often afraid that if they sailed too far from home they would fall off the 　　1　　 of the flat ocean．In the 　　2　　, many people had to trust the words of 　　3　　, for they have no way to gather 　　4　　 for themselves．Today, we can fly in airplanes high over the 　　5　　 and see the curve(曲线)that proves its roundness．Astronauts flying miles high can send us 　　6　　 that support our beliefs．Most people now 　　7　　 the fact that the earth is certainly not flat．　　8　　many of them don’t realize that it’s not exactly 　　9　　 either．

　　A mathematician, Ann Eckels Bailie, used computers to gather information to 　　10　　 in planning space flights．

　　During 　　11　　work of tracking the second US satellite, Vanguard I, she discovered some facts that didn’t 　　12　　 to make sense．It appeared that the perigee(or point nearest to the earth)satellite orbit(轨道)measured a different 　　13　　 from the northern hemisphere(半球)of our earth than from the 　　14　　 hemisphere．At first, she thought these strange 　　15　　 were because of some mathematical mistakes．But Bailie wouldn’t 　　16　　 the idea that important new information had been 　　17　　．She and．other scientists discussed the 　　18　　 of the earth again and again．　　19　　 research finally proved that Bailie’s 　　20　　 finding was correct．

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　　The purpose of a letter of application(求职)is to help you to“sell”yourself．It should state 　　1　　 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 　　2　　．It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 　　3　　 out any necessary facts．

　　In writing a letter of application, keep in 　　4　　 that things a possible employer is most 　　5　　 to want to know about are your qualification, your achievements aod your aims．The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part．　　6　　 the first few sentences fail to 　　7　　 the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be 　　8　　 at all．Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer, not 　　9　　 your own needs or desires．For example, instead of beginning with“I saw your 　　10　　 in today’s newspaper”．You might say“I have made a careful 　　11　　 of your advertising during the past six months”or“I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 　　12　　 your product and why they like it”．

　　Try to 　　13　　 generalities(笼统)．Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 　　14　　．College graduates looking for their first positions often ask“What can I 　　15　　 in a letter?Employers want experience－which, naturally, no　　16　　 has．The answer is that everything you have ever done is 　　17　　．”

　　It is important to write a good strong closing remark for your letter．　　18　　 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect．An excellent 　　19　　 is to enclose(内附)a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter．That makes it 　　20　　 for a possible employer to get in touch with you．

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　　We had just taken off from Athens and found ourselves under the control of two hijackers(劫机者)．

　　I was 　　1　　 serving the first-class passengers 　　2　　 I was forced against the door．　　3　　 kicked me in the chest, and I 　　4　　 a gun at my head．

　　Two men, very excited, were 　　5　　 Arabic at me．I said,“I can speak 　　6　　,”one of the hijackers replied in 　　7　　 German,“Open the door．We come to 　　8　　．”The other was holding some grenades(手榴弹)，the pins(弹栓)　　9　　 and bitten between his teeth．

　　I 　　10　　 the key to the driving room, and the hijackers started 　　11　　 and kicking at the door．“Captain,”I shouted,“Open up!”Suddenly the 　　12　　 flew back, knocking a grenade pin out of the hijacker’s 　　13　　．Instinctively(本能地)I picked it up and 　　14　　 it back between his teeth．

　　In the room they said,“Beirut, Beirut,”but they spoke almost no English．I was translating everything 　　15　　, and the hijackers were beating the flight engineer with a pistol(手枪)．Captain John Testrake said,“OK, we’re going to Beirut, but we 　　16　　 get flight clearance．”They said, No．You fly to Beirut with a map．　　17　　．We went into a 180-degree turn, and 　　18　　 one hijacker held his pistol．

　　The crew wanted to see if we had enough fuel to make Beirut, but the hijackers said,“It doesn’t matter．Go until the fuel runs out．”Every time copilot Philip picked up a 　　19　　, they frightened him with a gun．I was crying and shaking, and the German-speaker said,“What are you 　　20　　 about?I’m not going to hurt you．”

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　　This was one of my experiences 　　1　　．When I was in my 30s, I was working for a large international company which had its head office in London．I was working in the 　　2　　 department．

　　The company had a training centre which was just outside London．Different courses were held there throughout 　　3　　 and I 　　4　　 go on one training course a year．These usually started 　　5　　 a Sunday evening and lasted six days．

　　Once I was 　　6　　 a week’s training course with about forty 　　7　　 sales people．I was in the bar on the Friday evening and suddenly a woman who was 　　8　　 behind the bar asked me a curious question．“I hope you don’t 　　9　　 my asking,”she said,“but I’ve been 　　10　　 about it all week．Have you got a sister 　　11　　 Mary?”The woman’s name was June, and she used to do various jobs at the training centre．She worked in the office, she organized all the food and drink for the centre and she worked in the bar at lunch time and in the evening．

　　My answer 　　12　　 June’s question was“Yes”,and June said,“I thought 　　13　　．I met her last September when she was organizing a course here．”At that time, my sister was working for 　　14　　 company but in a different part of the country．That was 　　15　　 she came to be at the training centre．

　　　　16　　 surprised me was how June guessed we were brother and sister．Three things made it even more 　　17　　．First, she had met my sister six months before she met me．Second, they have about sixty new people every week at the training center．So about one thousand five hundred people had 　　18　　 the centre in those six months．And 　　19　　, my sister is married, so she doesn’t have the same family name as me．

　　We’ re not 　　20　　, but I guess we must look quite like each other．

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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 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：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　　 person．When the bell 　　6　　 off a second time, the man stands up and moves 　　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．

　　Richard Gosse, 　　12　　 of“AMERICAN SINGLES”, says this is the fastest, most effective and at the moment“　　13　　”way to search for a partner．Minute-date has become a 　　14　　 everywhere from computer fans in Silicon Valley to young people 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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Mother managed to buy me some more paint and brushes, along with one or two drawing books and a pencil．This, of course, broadened my range of expression and 　　1　　 me to have a greater 　　2　　 of subjects．After the first few weeks of uncertainty and awkwardness, I 　　3　　 contentedly with my new pastime(消遣)．I 　　4　　 every day upstairs in the back bedroom, completely 　　5　　 I was 　　6　　．I didn’t know it then, but I had found a way to be happy again and 　　7　　 some of the things that had made me unhappy．　　8　　 I learnt to forget myself．I didn’t miss 　　9　　 with my brothers now, for I had something to keep my mind 　　10　　, something to make each day a thing to 　　11　　．I would sit on the floor for hours, holding 　　12　　 between my toes, my right leg curled up(蜷缩的)under my left, my arms held tightly at my sides, hands clenched(紧握)．All my paint and brushes were 　　13　　 me, and I 　　14　　 get mother or father to pin(钉住)the drawing paper to the floor with tacks(大头钉)to keep it 　　15　　．It looked like a very awkward position, with my head almost 　　16　　 my knees and my back as crooked as a corkscrew(瓶塞钻)，but I painted all my best pictures 　　17　　, with the wooden floor as my only easel(画架)．Slowly I began to recover from my 　　18　　 depression(消沉)．I had a feeling of pure joy while I painted, 　　19　　 I had never experienced before and 　　20　　 seemed almost to lift me above myself．

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