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Run Away, Don’t Delay

　　One night, my son was watching his big screen TV alone, and I decided to join him．He was watching a show 　　1　　 there were college students going to a get-together in Washington DC, and 　　2　　 the thousands who gathered there to celebrate something．When they got there, they started becoming 　　3　　 in drinking, and doing drugs．I didn’t want to watch it any more, so got up and went to bed．

　　About 3∶30A.m．I awoke, and lay there 　　4　　 the program, and a poem began forming in my mind, which began as,“　　5　　 sin(something wrong)comes calling, or knocking at your door, run away, don’t delay, 　　6　　 sin is like a magnet, and it will pull you down, run away, do not 　　7　　．”As I lay there, there was music which 　　8　　 it, and I knew that there was no way I would remember it by 　　9　　, so I got up and sat at the table, trying to 　　10　　　both the words and the music which came to me at the time．　　11　　 the pattern was set, and I had the notes written down in my notebook, the 　　12　　 of the poem came to me as well．

　　When it got 　　13　　 I decided to sit down at the piano and began trying to play it．My family came into the sitting room and I told them about the song, and wanted to 　　14　　 it with them．They all liked it, and 　　15　　 several times that day, I sang it again, and played it again, trying to fix it in my 　　16　　．

　　Later, I wanted to put the song on paper 　　17　　 just the little dots in my notebook indicating how high and how 　　18　　 to go．Not knowing how to do that, I 　　19　　 the song, and then sent it to my sister, Jennie, who had written many songs using her own poetry and music, and soon, here came the music and words all done up 　　20　　．I was so glad．

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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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　　Some university in North China went on a clean-up campaign(运动)last week to remind students of their duty to be responsible on campus(校园)．The school 　　1　　 a photo exhibit on notice boards outside its dining hall, showing 　　2　　 of “uncivil behavior”．

　　The pictures, taken on campus, showed：　　3　　 classroom desks, walls and library books; 　　4　　 dorms; game-loving students misusing the Internet equipment; and lovers during close moments．

　　Many students 　　5　　 an interest and almost everyone knew about the show by the second day．It was 　　6　　 by the school’s Youth League, which spent half a year preparing it．“We hope the pictures can help students 　　7　　 what is happening around them．We won’t punish the students in the pictures, 　　8　　 we want to remind them of their 　　9　　 to keep the campus clean,” said Youth League Secretary He Yu．

　　Many students did agree that carving on desks and 　　10　　 activities were “uncivil behavior”．“The school once asked us to behave 　　11　　 in daily life and now the pictures have a stronger effect．The show is the first try and it can 　　12　　 a deep impression,” said Wang．

　　Another student, a boy named Lu, said the show had taught him “a good 　　13　　”．He said that he hadn’t 　　14　　 attention to classrooms’ cleanliness in the past and once wrote on a desk and left some waste around his seat．

　　“It’s our duty to keep the campus clean．We should do something to 　　15　　 the situation,” he added．However, some students thought it not 　　16　　 to invade(侵犯)the privacy of people in close situations．“It’s common for lovers to kiss or have some bodily 　　17　　．It’s natural and it’s not right for the school to 　　18　　 it ‘uncivil behavior’,” said Yang．

　　“The 　　19　　 have shown students’ private moments．They may feel embarrassed(尴尬)　　20　　 they’re recognized by others,” said a freshman named Lou．

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　　Michel is a young girl who works for the police 　　1　　 a handwriting expert(专家)．She has helped 　　2　　 many criminals(罪犯)by using her special talents(天才)．

　　When she was fourteen, Michel was already 　　3　　 interested in the differences in her friends’ 　　4　　 that she would spend hours 　　5　　 them．After 　　6　　 college she went to France for a 　　7　　 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science．

　　Michel says that it is 　　8　　 for people to hide their handwriting．She can discover　　9　　 of what she needs to know simply 　　10　　 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 　　11　　 she also has machines．　　12　　 help her make 　　13　　 different kinds of paper and ink．This knowledge is often 　　14　　 great help to the police．

　　Michel believes that handwriting is a good 　　15　　 of what kind of person the 　　16　　 is．“I wouldn’t go out with a fellow 　　17　　 I didn’t like his handwriting,” she says．But she 　　18　　 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 　　19　　 she studied his handwriting．It is later proved to be 　　20　　, however．

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　　As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation．　　1　　 you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 　　2　　 down．But relaxation is 　　3　　 for a healthy mind and body．

　　Stress is a 　　4　　 part of everyday life and there is no way to 　　5　　 it．In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be．A 　　6　　 amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give 　　7　　 to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control 　　8　　 it can lead to poor performance and 　　9　　 health．

　　The amount of stress a person can bear 　　10　　 very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 　　11　　 are obviously chief material for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at first 　　12　　 of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress, in 　　13　　 form, we react both chemically and physically．In fact we make a choice between 　　14　　 and fight．And in more ancient days the choices made the 　　15　　 between life and death．The crises(危机)we meet today are 　　16　　 to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it requires the same response．It is when such a reaction 　　17　　 long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes 　　18　　 such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have 　　19　　 links with stress．　　20　　 we cannot remove stress from our lives we need to find ways to deal with it．It would be unwise to do so even if we could．

　　So what do you think of stress? What is your way to deal with it?

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　　Northern Europeans spend a lot of time in their cold and cloudy winters planning their summer holidays．They are 　　1　　 of their healthy colour when they return home after 　　2　　．They know that a certain amount of sunshine is 　　3　　 for their bodies and general health．

　　A Swiss doctor, Auguste Rollier, made 　　4　　 use of the sun in his hospital at Leysin．Leysin is a small village high up in the Alps．The 　　5　　 of the sun with the greatest healing 　　6　　 are the infrared(红外线的)and ultraviolet(紫外线的)rays．Dr Rollier 　　7　　 that sunlight, fresh 　　8　　 and good food cure a great many diseases．

　　There were a large number of children in Dr Rollier’s hospital．He decided to start a hospital school where sick children could 　　9　　 and at the same time continue to learn．It was not long before his school was 　　10　　．

　　In 　　11　　, wearing only shorts, socks and boots, the children 　　12　　 the hospital after breakfast．They carried small desks and chairs 　　13　　 their school books．Their teacher 　　14　　 them over the snow 　　15　　 they reached a slope(斜坡)which 　　16　　 the sun and was free from cold winds．There they set out their desks and chairs, and school began．　　17　　 they wore hardly any clothes, Rollier’s pupils were very seldom cold．That was because their bodies were full of 　　18　　 which they got from the 　　19　　．

　　Today 　　20　　 is not just one school in the sun．There are several in Switzerland, and there are similar ones in other places．

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　　The following is a true story．It shows that potential(可能性，潜力)discovered may lead to success．

　　A young man traveled by train．As it was running across a 　　1　　 passengers looked out of 　　2　　 idly and aimlessly．When the train came near a bend it 　　3　　 and then an unadorned?(简陋的)house came into 　　4　　．It was so obvious 　　5　　 the deserted landscape that everybody on the train turned to：“　　6　　”it with eyes wide open．Some passengers 　　7　　 began a discussion about it．

　　The young man was also 　　8　　 by the scene．On his return he 　　9　　 the train at the nearest station and found his 　　10　　 to the house．Its 　　11　　 told him that troubled by the 　　12　　 of the train he wanted to sell the house but 　　13　　 would buy it．

　　Soon after the young man 　　14　　 thirty thousand dollars for the house, regarding it as a 　　15　　 site for advertisement．It was facing the railway 　　16　　 where the train had to slow down and the 　　17　　 passengers would cast their eyes at the house to 　　18　　 themselves．

　　He managed to get 　　19　　 to big companies and tried his best to convince them of the advantage of the place for 　　20　　．Finally the Coca-Cola Company took a lease on(租用)it to put up promotion signs．The young man was paid 180 thousand for a three-year rent．

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　　Computer hackers(黑客)have now got their hands on mobile phones．

　　“A phone Virus(病毒)can 　　1　　 your phone do things you have no control over,”computer security experts 　　2　　．It might 　　3　　 the White House or the police, or forward your personal address book to a marketing company．

　　Or it could simply eat into the phone's operating software, turning it 　　4　　 and erasing your personal information．Similar viruses have already made mobile phone owners 　　5　　 in Japan and Europe．

　　Ari Hypponen, chief technical officer of a computer security in Finland, said a virus can get your 　　6　　 and send them elsewhere．And it can record your 　　7　　．

　　Mobiles are now able to surf the Net, send emails and 　　8　　 software, so they are an easy 　　9　　 for the same backers who have sent viruses to computers over the last decade．

　　“It's technically 　　10　　 now,”said Stephen Trilling, director of research at anti-virus 　　11　　 maker Symantec Corp based in the US．“If the phone is connected to the 　　12　　, it can be used to transmit① threats and 　　13　　 targets, just as any computer can．”

　　In Japan, if you opened a certain email message 　　14　　 your mobile, it would cause the phone to repeatedly 　　15　　 the national emergency number．So phone operators had to 　　16　　 emergency calls until the bug was 　　17　　．

　　In Europe, mobile's short message service, 　　18　　 SMS, has been used to send codes that could damage phones．

　　Mobile users can 　　19　　 virus, of course, by sticking to their traditional phones 　　20　　 Web links, some experts said．

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　　Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩)．She is no 　　1　　 chimpanzee, though．Scientists are doing a research 　　2　　 her．They want to see how civilized(驯化)she can 　　3　　．Already she does many things a human can do．

　　For example, she has been learning how to exchange(交换)　　4　　 with people．The scientists are teaching her 　　5　　 language．When she wants to be picked 　　6　　, Washoe points up with one finger．She rubs her teeth with her finger 　　7　　 she wants to brush her teeth．This is done after every meal．

　　Washoe has also been 　　8　　 to think out and find answers to problems．Once she was put in a 　　9　　 with food hanging from the ceiling．It was too high to 　　10　　．After she considered the 　　11　　, she got a tall box to stand 　　12　　．The food was still too high to be reached．Washoe found a 　　13　　 pole(杆), then she climbed onto the 　　14　　, grasped the pole, and 　　15　　 down the food with the pole．

　　Washoe 　　16　　 like a human, too．The scientists keep her in a fully-furnished(家具齐全的)house．After a hard 　　17　　 in the lab, she goes home．　　18　　 she plays with her toys．She 　　19　　 enjoys watching television before going to bed．

　　Scientists hope to 　　20　　 more about people by studying our closest relative(亲属)－chimpanzee．

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　　Few other nations are so much interested in horseracing as the English．The famous races Ascot are held every year and followed by sports fans all over England．The king or the queen also attends 　　1　　 and presents the winner with a gold cup．To 　　2　　 this gold cup is the dream of every owner of a race horse．All newspapers, great and small, are full of detailed description of the 　　3　　, and the name of the 　　4　　 winner of the Ascot cup is pronounced by everyone 　　5　　 of a great hero．

　　It happened once, however, some seventy years ago, that the gold cup was stolen a few days before the race! The police 　　6　　 for it all over the country but could not find it．

　　Just at the time, Mark Twain, the witty American writer, 　　7　　 England．He was 　　8　　 by an England Literary Society to be 　　9　　 at a dinner given in his honor．After dinner the president of the society rose to 　　10　　 a toast to Mark Twain's health and praise 　　11　　 the talent of the famous American．Mark Twain 　　12　　 started his speech with the following words：

　　“Gentlemen, I thank you for the great honor you 　　13　　 me, 　　14　　 I very much doubt whether all your countrymen join you in your warm welcome．When I arrived at Dover yesterday, and 　　15　　 my foot in ‘Merry Old England', the first thing I saw was a newspaper poster and on it, 　　16　　 my great surprise, I read two 　　17　　 printed in big red letters：

　　These two announcements stood so closely together that it 　　18　　 seemed, gentlemen, as if some people in this country 　　19　　 sure that my arrival had something to do with the disappearance of the gold cup!”This witty② speech of the famous American author 　　20　　 a shout of laughter．

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