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　　As the train approached① the seaside town where I was going to spend my holiday, I went into the corridor to 　　1　　 my legs．I stayed there for a short while, breathing in the fresh sea air and 　　2　　 a few words with one of the passengers, whom I had met earlier on the 　　3　　．When I turned to go back to 　　4　　, I happened to glance into the compartment(车厢)next to mine．Sitting there was a man who many years before had been my neighbor．He was a great 　　5　　, I remembered; it used to take hours to 　　6　　 him once he began a conversation．I was not at all 　　7　　 when he went to live in another part of London．We had not met since then, 　　8　　 did I wish to meet him now, when 　　9　　 was about to begin．Luckily at that moment he was 　　10　　 busy talking to the man opposite him to catch sight of me．I slipped back into my compartment, took down my two suitcases and carried them to the far end of the corridor so as to be ready to 　　11　　 the train as soon as it stopped．The moment the train came to a halt②, I called a porter, who in no time at all had carried my luggage out of the station and 　　12　　 me a taxi．As I drove towards my small hotel on the outskirts of the town, I breathed a deep sigh of relief at my 　　13　　．There was little chance that I should 　　14　　 my boring former again．

　　When I reached the hotel, I went 　　15　　 to my room and rested there until it was time for dinner．Then I went down to the dining room and 　　16　　 a drink．I had barely raised the glass to my lips 　　17　　 an all too familiar voice greeted me．I had not escaped from the tiresome neighbor 　　18　　!He grasped me warmly by the hand and insisted that we 　　19　　 a table in the dinning-room．“This is a pleasant 　　20　　,”I never expected to see you again after all these years．

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　　After finishing high school, Judy looked for a job at a store．Judy wanted to work as an assistant．The manager of the store 　　1　　 Judy,“We don't have any 　　2　　 for assistants now．But we have one job．Would you like to be a store detective?”Judy was very surprised,“But I'm 　　3　　 five feet two inches tall．And I only weigh 105 pounds．”The manager laughed．“You're just right for the job．You do look like a 　　4　　．That's what we want．”He went on to explain,“If you see a customer steal something, wait until he is outside the store．Then stop him．We'll call the police．”

　　Judy decided 　　5　　 the job as a store detective．Each day she walked around the store, 　　6　　 customers．She remembered the manager's words：“Most shoplifters(扒手)are 　　7　　．Many shoplifters are rich．”

　　The manager 　　8　　 right．One day Judy saw 　　9　　 who looked like a businessman standing at the jewelry counter(柜台)．The assistant showed the man gold watches from Japan．　　10　　, the assistant turned to another customer．Right then, the businessman put two more watches on his 　　11　　．He wore a coat so no one could find him out．He put two more watches on himself 　　12　　 the assistant turned back．“I 　　13　　 these watches,”said the businessman．The man walked as 　　14　　 as possible out of the front door．Judy 　　15　　 him outside and then shouted,“　　16　　!I saw you steal four watches．”The man began to run．Judy ran after him．She cried out,“Stop that 　　17　　!”A policeman at the corner seized the man and later, a police 　　18　　 took the thief away．

　　The manager of the store was 　　19　　 Judy．He said,“Good work, Judy．You are 　　20　　．”

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　　I was deep in thought preparing a lecture to be given that evening at college across town, when the phone rang．A woman I had 　　1　　 met introduced herself and said that she was the mother of a seven-year-old boy and that she was 　　2　　．She said that her doctor had advised her that discussing her coming death with her little boy would be too 　　3　　 for him, but somehow that didn't feel right to her．

　　　　4　　 that I worked with grieving① children, she asked for my advice．I told her that our heart was often smarter than our brain and that I thought she knew what would be best for her son．I also 　　5　　 her to attend the lecture that night since I was speaking about how children deal with 　　6　　．She said she would be there．

　　I wondered later if I would 　　7　　 her at the lecture, but my question was answered when I saw a 　　8　　 woman being half-carried into the room by two adults．I talked about the fact that children usually 　　9　　 the truth long before they are told and that they often wait until they feel adults are 　　10　　 to talk about it before sharing that concerns and questions．I said that children usually can deal with truth better than denial(否认)　　11　　 the denial is intended to protect them from pain．I said that respecting children meant 　　12　　 them in the family sadness, not shutting them out．

　　At the break, she hobbled(蹒跚)to me and 　　13　　 her tears she said,“I knew it in my heart, I just knew I should tell him．”She said that she 　　14　　 that night．

　　The next morning I received another phone call from her．I managed to 　　15　　 the story through her choked② voice．She awakened him when they got home the night before and 　　16　　 said,“Derek, I have something to tell you．”

　　He quickly interrupted③ her saying,“Oh, Mommy, is it now that you are going to 　　17　　 me that you are dying?”

　　She 　　18　　 him close and they both sobbed while she said,“Yes．”

　　After a few minutes the little boy went down(从怀里下来)．He said that he had 　　19　　 for her．In the back of one of his drawers(抽屉)was a dirty pencil box．　　20　　 the box was a letter．It said,“Good-bye, Mom．I shall always love you．”

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　　In 1955, when Colonel Harland Sanders retired at the age of 65, he had little to show for himself except an old Caddie roadster(跑车), a ＄105 monthly pension check, and a recipe(烹饪秘方) for chicken．Knowing he couldn't live on his 　　1　　 , he took his chicken recipe in 　　2　　 , got behind the wheel of his old car, and 　　3　　 to make his fortune．

　　His first 　　4　　 was to sell his chicken recipe to restaurant owners, who would 　　5　　 give him a commission(提成) for every piece of chicken 　　6　　 sold－five cents per chicken．The first owner he 　　7　　 turned him down．So did the second and the third．　　8　　 , the first 1,000 sales calls Colonel Sanders made ended in 　　9　　．Still, he 　　10　　 to call on owners as he traveled across the USA, sleeping in his car to 　　11　　 money．After a lot of persuasion, prospect number 1009 　　12　　 gave him his first “yes．” Then 　　13　　 two years of making daily calls he signed up a 　　14　　 of five restaurants．Still the Colonel pressed on, knowing that he had a 　　15　　 chicken recipe and 　　16　　 someday the idea would catch on．

　　Of course, you know how the story 　　17　　．The idea did catch on．By 1963 the Colonel had 600 restaurants across the country 　　18　　 Kentucky Fried Chicken that followed his secret recipe．In 1964, he was bought out(买下……的全部产权) by future Kentucky governor John Brown．Even though the sale made him a multi-millionaire, he continued to represent and promote KFC until his death in 1980．

　　Colonel Sanders' story teaches an important 　　19　　：It's never too late to become persistent．Keep on asking．Keep on seeking．Keep on 　　20　　!And the door of success will be opened to you．

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　　A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her yard．She said, “I don't think I 　　1　　 you, but you must be hungry．Please 　　2　　 and have something to eat．”

　　“Is the man of the house home?” they asked．“No,” she 　　3　　 , “He is out．” “Then we can't come in,” they replied．In the evening when her 　　4　　 came home, she told him what had happened．“Do 　　5　　 them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in．“We do not go into a house 　　6　　 ,” they replied．“Why?” she asked．

　　One of the old man explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said 　　7　　 one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love．” Then he added, “Now go in and 　　8　　 your husband which one of us you want in your home．”

　　The woman went in and told her husband what was said．Her husband was 　　9　　．“How nice!” he said．“Since that is the 　　10　　 , let us invite Wealth．Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife 　　11　　 , “My dear, why don't we invite Success?” Their daughter was listening from the other corner of the house．She jumped in with her own 　　12　　 , “Wouldn't it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love．” “Let us 　　13　　 our daughter's advice,” said the husband to his wife．“Go out and invite 　　14　　 to be our guest．” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our 　　15　　．”

　　Love got up and started walking toward the house．The other two also got up and 　　16　　 him．　　17　　, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love．Why are you coming in?”

　　The old men replied together, “If you 　　18　　 Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out．But 　　19　　 you invited Love, wherever he goes, we would go with him．　　20　　 there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

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　　It was a normal summer night, humidity hung in the thick air．The only sound was my sister's 　　1　　 from the bed next to me．I couldn't go to 　　2　　 , partly because of my cold and partly 　　3　　 my expectations for the next day．My mom had said that tomorrow was going to be a 　　4　　．

　　Sweat stuck to my aching body．Finally, I gathered enough 　　5　　 to sit up．I looked out of my small window into the night．There was a big bright star hanging in the sky, 　　6　　 gave off a magic glow．My sister turned over as though she was as light as air．Why could she sleep soundly? Did she know about tomorrow?

　　I couldn't stand the 　　7　　 any more, so I did what I always do to make myself feel 　　8　　．I went to the 　　9　　 and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste．Pouring the red paste onto the brush, I cleaned back and forth, up and down．

　　Then I walked downstairs to look for some 　　10　　 of movement．In the dark, Gladiator, my cat, 　　11　　 me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出) his sad song．He was on the old orange couch(长沙发), sitting up on his front legs, as if 　　12　　 for something to happen．He looked at me as if to say “I'm 　　13　　 , pet me．I need a good hug(紧抱)．” Even the couch begged me to sit on it．

　　In one movement I 　　14　　 down onto the soft couch．This couch 　　15　　 my parents' marriage, my birth, and hundreds of other 　　16　　．

　　As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily．My mind was 　　17　　 with questions：What's life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I 　　18　　 my hand down Gladiator's body, I had a new thought; each touch sang a different song．

　　I forgot all about the heat and the next day's surprise．The atmosphere was so full 　　19　　 warmth and silence that I wanted to have a rest．Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries 　　20　　 move away．

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　　As I drove my blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 　　1　　 too close to my space．I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 　　2　　 space．That left 　　3　　 enough room to open the door．Then one day I arrived home 　　4　　 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space－too close to my car, 　　5　　．At last I had a chance to meet the driver．My patience had 　　6　　 and I shouted at her, “Can't you see you're not 　　7　　 me enough space? Park farther over．” Banging(猛撞) her door open into 　　8　　 ,the driver shouted back, “Make me!” 　　9　　 this she stepped out of the garage．Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 　　10　　 ．Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 　　11　　 ．The next day the woman 　　12　　 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃)：

Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,

　　I'm sorry my mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day．She's been sorry about it． I know it because she doesn't sing any more while 　　13　　．It wasn't like her to scream 　　14　　．The fact is that she'd just got bad news and was taking it out on you two．I 　　15　　 you and your mistress will 　　16　　 her．

Your neighbour,

Blue Buick

　　When I went to the 　　17　　 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield：

Dear Blue Buick,

　　My mistress is sorry, too．She parked so 　　18　　 because she just learned to drive．We will park much farther over after this．I'm glad we can be 　　19　　 now．

Your neighbour,

Yellow Oldsmobile

　　After that, whenever Blue Buick 　　20　　 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled．

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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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　　When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad．That was because a professor 　　1　　 me to do so．She said, “Now is the time for you to travel around the world, 　　2　　 your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun!”I 　　3　　 her．

　　Since I started to work for a 　　4　　 company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet．By using the Internet, I have seen the 　　5　　 of many cities on my computer screen．And I have really made business 　　6　　 too．With the help of the Internet, I have also got 　　7　　 about food in different countries．

　　Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were 　　8　　 necessary when I happened to read a famous chef’s(厨师)comment on the Internet．He said：“It is very difficult to have Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the 　　9　　 around us at the same time．So why don’t you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian 　　10　　?“Those words reminded me of my 　　11　　 advice．As information technology 　　12　　 you might be able to do without making some real trips．But this also means that you will miss the various 　　13　　 you can get from traveling．

　　Today there are people who 　　14　　 direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet．It is not surprising to see a group of people 　　15　　 not with each other but into their micro phones．It seems as if such people are 　　16　　 by an invisible wall．They seem to be losing out on a good chance to 　　17　　 and talk with other people．I do not think that they are talking good advantage of information technology．We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily 　　18　　 more fruitful．However, we should never let it 　　19　　 our time for face-to-face communication．

　　Let’s make use of information technology more 　　20　　, and have great fun in experiencing the actual world．

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　　People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the　　1　　 it is to do so, in theory it is that, 　　2　　, in my opinion, that refers to spoken language．Capability to practise some essential(基本的)　　3　　 of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work 　　4　　．So spending money to help 　　5　　 learn English may 　　6　　 up with disappointment．It is likely that the more you 　　7　　, the more you are let down．

　　The daughter of one of my friends 　　8　　 English in primary school, 　　9　　 her foreign teacher’s blindness 　　10　　 psychology．She did not want to go on 　　11　　 English until middle school, 　　12　　 a college student studying in English slowly 　　13　　 her interest in the language．

　　It is better to have the child learn Chinese, than to have some difficulty 　　14　　 learning English for several years．Having been engaged in English education, 　　15　　 find that despite their excellent 　　16　　, many students have 　　17　　 command of English words and phrases．So I suggest that children 　　18　　 classical Chinese prose(散文)，rather than 　　19　　 them to learn English hurriedly．Otherwise, they may 　　20　　 the best time to improve the language ability of their mother tongue．

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