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　　Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house．She 　　1　　 John very much．In her eyes, he couldn’t do anything 　　2　　．Every morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the papers to 　　3　　．It isn’t really true that he was too 　　4　　 to work．In fact, he had tried a few 　　5　　．First of all, he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 　　6　　 at least six windows．Then he 　　7　　 a bus conductor and on his second 　　8　　, a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费)collected．He 　　9　　 lost his job as a postman 　　10　　 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses．It seemed that there was no suitable work for him．So he 　　11　　 to join the army．Mrs Fant was so 　　12　　 about this that she told the 　　13　　 to all her neighbors．“My John is good to be a soldier, ”she said．“He is going to be the best soldier there 　　14　　 was, I can tell you!”

　　Then the great day came 　　15　　 he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍)．His 　　16　　 mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 　　17　　 in the crowd．

　　The parade was full of sound and color．But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight, some of the people watching 　　18　　 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along．

　　But Ella Fant, who was filled with 　　19　　, shouted at the top of her voice：“Look at them, they are all out of 　　20　　 except my John! Isn’t he the best!”

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　　I once went to a town in the north of England on business．It was about 7∶30 in the evening when I reached the hotel．The manageress, a strict old lady of about 60, showed me to my room．When I asked her what time the dinner was, she said there was only one sitting at 6∶30, and I had 　　1　　 it．“Never mind, ”I said．“I’m not very 　　2　　．I’ll just have a drink in the bar(酒吧)and a sandwich．”

　　“Bar!” she 　　3　　 her voice．“This is a respectable hotel, young man．If you want 　　4　　, you must go somewhere else．” She spoke 　　5　　 a glass of beer was a dangerous drug．I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema．At about 11∶30 I 　　6　　．Everything was in darkness．I knocked at the door, but nothing happened．The 　　7　　 sound was the church clock opposite, which suddenly struck the half-hour with such 　　8　　 that it made me jump．　　9　　 a window opened upstairs．The old lady 　　10　　 and asked me what was going on．I explained who I was and she let me 　　11　　 after ten minutes’ wait．She was in her nightdress．She told me seriously that guests were 　　12　　 to be back in the hotel by 11 o’clock．

　　I went to bed but could not sleep．Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise．Just before dawn, I finally 　　13　　．When I arrived at 　　14　　, everyone else had nearly 　　15　　 and there was not enough coffee to go round．

　　“Did you 　　16　　 well, young man?” the old lady asked．“　　17　　, I don’t think I could go through 　　18　　 night in that room,” I replied．“I hardly slept at all．” “That’s because you were 　　19　　 all night drinking!”she said angrily, putting 　　20　　 to the conversation．

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　　It was a market day, so people and traffic had been pouring into the town since early morning．　　1　　 it was an old town, even the main street was very 　　2　　 and soon became overcrowded．There was not enough 　　3　　 for all the people on the sidewalk at the roadside, 　　4　　 they overflowed into the road, 　　5　　 danger to their lives from 　　6　　 cars and buses, the drivers of 　　7　　 were constantly blowing their horns(喇叭)to 　　8　　 people to get out of their 　　9　　．

　　Yet it was a(n)　　10　　 scene．Peasants walked along the street, their heads piled high with baskets or beautifully woven blankets which they hoped to 　　11　　 to the townsfolk．Men with carts 　　12　　 their way along, shouting their goods at the top of their 　　13　　．They were selling apples, oranges and grapes－the 　　14　　 of their fields．　　15　　 it all, women in bright summer clothes made their way, laughing and talking, 　　16　　 children rushed in and out of the crowds screaming with laughter when they didn’t ask for something they could not have, or crying with 　　17　　 because they were lost．

　　The noise went on all day．People did not even stop for a meal, but preferred to buy bits of meat cooked over a fire or bread or ice-cream from the street sellers．The 　　18　　 from this and from all the activities of the day began to collect in the street．And finally, when night at last came, the street 　　19　　 and only the rubbish 　　20　　 sadly blowing in the cooling night wind．

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　　“Everything happens for the best, ”my mother said whenever I faced disappointment．“If you 　　1　　 on, something good will happen some day．”

　　Mother was right, as I 　　2　　 after graduating from college．I had 　　3　　 myself to be a sports announcer．So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 　　4　　 every time．In one station, a kind lady told me that 　　5　　 stations wouldn’t employ a person without 　　6　　 since I had just graduated．“Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, ”she said．

　　I returned to Dixon, 　　7　　 I had finished my high school education and had　 　8　　 in the school football team．My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to 　　9　　 its sports department．The job sounded just 　　10　　 for me but I wasn’t hired．

　　My disappointment had 　　11　　 as if by design．“Everything happens for the best, ”Mom 　　12　　 me．Dad lent me his car to look for a job．I tried WOC Radio Davenport．The program director told me 　　13　　 had already hired an announcer 　　14　　 I left his office, I asked loud, “　　15　　 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if 　　16　　 can’t get a job in a radio station?”Suddenly, I heard the director 　　17　　 “Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to 　　18　　 an imaginary game．It was easy, and I did it without difficulty．The director was 　　19　　 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the 　　20　　 Saturday．

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As we all know, the Hubble telescope is very useful in observing the sky．The Hubble telescope was 　　1　　 into space by NASA 　　2　　 April 20, 1990 at a 　　3　　 of over a billion dollars．Right from the 　　4　　 there was trouble 　　5　　 the Hubble．The pictures 　　6　　 sent us were very 　　7　　 because its main mirror was faulty! NASA is now going to 　　8　　 the telescope right, 　　9　　 it will soon be sending up four astronauts to 　　10　　 it．The shuttle(航天飞机)Endeavour will be taking the astronauts 　　11　　 the Hubble．A robot-arm 　　12　　 the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary 　　13　　．Of course, the Hubble is 　　14　　 the earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon 　　15　　 us the clearest pictures of 　　16　　 and distant galaxies(星系)that we have ever seen．The Hubble will tell us 　　17　　 about the age and size of the universe．　　18　　 the time you read this, the Hubble’s eagle eye 　　19　　 us thousands and thousands of wonderful 　　20　　．

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　　Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off．But I was 　　1　　 into stillness by what I saw．Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, 　　2　　, with the second-hand green typewriter on the table．She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work．My shock and embarrassment(尴尬)at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 　　3　　 I understood the pressure on her．Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very 　　4　　 to understand．“I guess we all have to 　　5　　 something,” Mother said quietly．I could 　　6　　 her pain and tension(紧张)of 　　7　　 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival．Suddenly, something inside me 　　8　　．I reached out and put my arms around her．She broke then．She put her face 　　9　　 my shoulder and sobbed．I held her 　　10　　 and didn’t try to talk．I knew I was doing what I should, what I could 　　11　　 it was enough．At that moment, feeling mother’s 　　12　　 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being so easy to 　　13　　．She was still my mother, 　　14　　 she was something 　　15　　：a person like me, capable of fear and 　　16　　 and failure．I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions(场合)when I sought 　　17　　 in her arms．

　　A week later, Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 　　18　　．“It’s a job I can do, though, ” she said simply．But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued．I had a very 　　19　　 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 　　20　　 across the paper．I knew there was something more going on there than a woman learning to type．

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　　Too often, young people get themselves jobs by accident, not knowing what kinds of chances they will have or how happy and safe they will be．Our students have 　　1　　 competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a 　　2　　．Some stay 　　3　　 at a job and learn to like it．Others move from one to another 　　4　　 the job that suits them．The young graduates who 　　5　　 university look for jobs 　　6　　 pay a salary they expect．Very few go into the working world 　　7　　 exactly what they want or realizing their abilities．The reason behind all of this confusion is 　　8　　 there has never been a proper job guidance in our educational institutions．Nearly all of them grope(探索)in the dark and mostly worry about what their salaries are like．

　　They never stop to 　　9　　 whether they are good for the job or the job suits them．

　　Having a job is 　　10　　 providing you and your family with food and some 　　11　　 for leisure and entertainment．It also sets a pattern for your life and decides your social position．

　　When 　　12　　 a job, you should first consider the type of work which will suit your 　　13　　．Nothing is 　　14　　 than taking a job 　　15　　 you have no interest．It will not only 　　16　　 your desire to succeed in life but also destroy your talents．You should also look at all of your different abilities．Knowing all of your talents will keep you working in the 　　17　　 of difficulties and disappointments．

　　At this point, it would be useful 　　18　　 the differences between the occupation and the profession．An occupation is employment, trade or business．It is 　　19　　 people with some basic education and enough skills to do work．Professional employment demands a lot of college or university training．You should not attempt to enter a(an)　　20　　 unless you have above average intelligence and the determination to spend time studying．

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　　All over the world, educational systems are roughly designed the same．In school, children are taught to read and write．Also, they are told to be honest, to share with friends, and to 　　1　　 the need to solve problems．

　　Naturally, these things are studied 　　2　　 as well．Children imitate(模仿)their parents 　　3　　 they 　　4　　 be successful adults．They need 　　5　　 teachers and parents to teach them about the roles that they will 　　6　　 once they grow up．

　　Children first learn about 　　7　　 from their parents．When they are 　　8　　 enough, they go to school and learn 　　9　　 about the way the world works．Schools give them a 　　10　　 perspective(视野)．But what is seldom taught, and 　　11　　 forgotten, is the need to “be yourself”．

　　Both in school and at home, teachers and parents work so hard to 　　12　　 children for the adult world 　　13　　 they often forget that each child has his 　　14　　 her own individuality．It is individuality that made great thinkers－　　15　　 Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison－　　16　　 their talents．Both these men changed the world, but it 　　17　　 be forgotten that their teachers and their parents thought them too stupid to be educated．They were 　　18　　 not stupid．

　　Schools and families must reinforce(加强)a respect for authority, but they must also encourage children to be individuals 　　19　　．Adults who have learned how to manage in the world 　　20　　 have forgotten how to be individuals, take this advice：Learn to be yourself, too．

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　　The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world．　　1　　 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 　　2　　 areas like the desert．The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 　　3　　 land．In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not 　　4　　 for the water resources, and laws had to be 　　5　　 to protect the water rights of the 　　6　　 and the use of the water resources．

　　　　7　　 is known to us all, there is not 　　8　　 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes．Deciding on the 　　9　　 of water that will be used in any particular period 　　10　　 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 　　11　　．Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 　　12　　 the water supply forecast．

　　The 　　13　　 water supply forecast is based on the water from the 　　14　　 than from the below．Interest is 　　15　　 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 　　16　　．With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 　　17　　, and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 　　18　　 data to the base station．The operater at the base station can get the date at any time by 　　19　　 a button．In the near future, the forecast and use of water 　　20　　 probably depend on the advanced knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground．