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　　In January 2002, during the first weeks of a six-month stay at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for leukemia(白血病)treatment, Michael wandered over to his hospital window in search of distraction(散心)．The 　　1　　 first-grader watched a construction crew 　　2　　 on a 10-story addition to the hospital．　　3　　 Michael’s third-floor window, Ritchie, an iron-worker from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, 　　4　　 and saw “this kid with no hair 　　5　　 face was pressed up to the window．I waved, and he smiled and 　　6　　．I’ll never forget that,” says Ritchie, a father of three．

　　As winter 　　7　　 spring, Michael watched, fascinated(着迷), as 3000 tons of steel 　　8　　 formed the skeleton of the building．One day he colored a message for the crew and held 　　9　　 up to the window：Hi, Local Iron Workers．I’m Mike．Ritchie and the 　　10　　 crew messaged back．Over the 　　11　　 months, as his treatment continued, Ritchie and the crew 　　12　　 Michael up and cheered him with 　　13　　 signs like Be Strong Mike．　　14　　 the construction reached the third floor, Ritchie jumped across the 　　15　　 between the buildings and the two had a 　　16　　 chat．The hard hat with the tender heart wells up(涌出眼泪)when he thinks about it．“Michael 　　17　　 my life,” says Ritchie．“I was a real hard-core(顽固不化的)person without a lot of sympathy．But I’d 　　18　　 seeing this kid every day waving at me and excited about the construction．I look at life 　　19　　 thanks to him．” Today Michael is a 10-year-old third-grader in complete recovery．What does he hope to 　　20　　 when he grows up? “A construction worker, ” he says．

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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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　　Do you believe that only boys do well 　　1　　 science? Does it seem to 　　2　　 that girls have a better vocabulary 　　3　　 boys? In your opinion, are boys good 　　4　　 building things? If your answer to each of these questions is “Yes”, you are right, according to an 　　5　　 in Current Science．There are exceptions, but here 　　6　　 the facts．

　　On the average, males score higher on 　　7　　 that measure mathematical reasoning, mechanical ability and problem-solving skills．Females 　　8　　 more superior ability in tests measuring vocabulary, spelling and memory．

　　It is known 　　9　　 bones, muscles and nerves develop faster in baby 　　10　　．Usually, too, baby girls talk at an 　　11　　 age than boys do．Scientists think that there is a physical reason for 　　12　　．They believe that the verve endings in the 　　13　　 side of the brain develop faster in girls than in boys．And it is this side of the brain that strongly influences an individual’s ability to use 　　14　　, to spell and to remember things．

　　By the time they 　　15　　 school, therefore, little girls have 　　16　　 advantage 　　17　　 boys do not have．Girls are physically ready 　　18　　 remember facts, to spell 　　19　　 to read．These, of course, are 　　20　　 that are important in elementary school．

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　　The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in business class．In the past 15 years, 　　1　　 have reported well over 100 　　2　　 that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference．The 　　3　　 of this interference remains unconfirmed, 　　4　　 increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radios and cassette players and mobile telephones．

　　RTCA, an organization which 　　5　　 the aviation industry, has recommended that 　　6　　 airlines ban such electronic devices from being used 　　7　　 “critical” stages of flight, 　　8　　 take-off and landing．Some experts have gone further, 　　9　　 for a total ban during all flights．Currently, rules on using these devices are 　　10　　 up to individual airlines．And although some airlines prohibit passengers from 　　11　　 such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban．Many passengers want to work during flights．

　　The 　　12　　 is predicting how electromagnetic fields 　　13　　 affect an aircraft’s computers．Experts 　　14　　 that portable devices emit radiation, which affects those wavelengths which 　　15　　 use for navigation and communication．But, they have not been able to 　　16　　 these effects in a laboratory, they have no 　　17　　 of knowing whether the interference might be 　　18　　 or not．

　　The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable(易受攻击)to interference 　　19　　 the risk that terrorist may use radio system in order to 　　20　　 navigation equipment．

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　　I became lame(瘸的)in both legs in my childhood．I can’t stand 　　1　　 the support of two sticks．Only in my wheelchair can I “　　2　　”．I still remember the first day at 　　3　　．When I appeared at the door, 　　4　　 in the classroom stared(凝视)at me in 　　5　　．My face turned 　　6　　．I couldn’t help 　　7　　 back．It was the 　　8　　 and sympathy(同情)in their eyes that 　　9　　 me doing so．I went shyly towards an unoccupied(空的)seat．

　　Being lame, I didn’t dare(敢)to 　　10　　 in front of my classmates．I was afraid that I might be 　　11　　 at．In those days I was very sad to see others walking 　　12　　．One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside．I was really 　　13　　．They encouraged me with a(n)　　14　　 smile and 　　15　　 me in my wheelchair from place to place．I was 　　16　　 to them for giving me a chance to see the 　　17　　 of our lovely school with my own eyes．

　　After that we often read, played and talked together．My friends were always 　　18　　 to help me．It made me 　　19　　 I am handicapped(残疾的)．

　　Once they asked me, “What is the most beautiful thing in our school?” Without hesitation(犹豫)I said, “It is the 　　20　　．”

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　　A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, 　　1　　 my teacher said again and again that it was important．One day, I happened to 　　2　　 an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to 　　3　　．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was 　　4　　 ’I thought, perhaps this is not a 　　5　　 topic．Well, I’d 　　6　　 change the topic．So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?　　7　　 the way, have you ever 　　8　　 there?" “Certainly, everyone back home will 　　9　　 me if I leave China without seeing 　　10　　．It was great, ”he said．"The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world．It is a place of 　　11　　．”Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “　　12　　!”I couldn’t 　　13　　 asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do 　　14　　, ”he answered, gently surprised．I said, "Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

　　Hearing this, the Englishman 　　15　　 to tears．He began to 　　16　　, “‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘Really?’ It is an 　　17　　 of surprise．Perhaps you don’t pay attention 　　18　　 English idioms．”

　　Then I knew I had made fool of 　　19　　．Since then I have been more 　　20　　 with idioms．

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　　Jenny likes her work with computers and can do a lot of clever things with them．

　　“Computers are really like 　　1　　 to me nowadays,” Jenny told her mother one day．“I can ask them questions, and they 　　2　　 just like people, but more politely and without arguing(争论), and you don’t have to 　　3　　 whether you are going to hurt their feelings．And they never lie!”

　　“I should hope not!” her mother answered．“It 　　4　　 a nice thing, doesn’t it?” “But can 　　5　　 of them think for themselves?”

　　“I’m afraid 　　6　　,” Jenny said．“you can get no more out of them than what you’ve put in．It’s called programming．But it’s wonderful what you can 　　7　　 them to do．”

　　“Well,” Jenny’s mother said, “I’d like to 　　8　　 whether you can program me one of them to give me some advice．”

　　“I hope so,” answered Jenny．“I’ll try it 　　9　　, what do you want advice about?”

　　“Well,” her mother answered, “I have 　　10　　 watches：one of them gains(走快)one second every minute, and the other has stopped and 　　11　　 start again．I would feel pleased if I know which I should 　　12　　．Do you 　　13　　 to ask one of your computers?”

　　Jenny laughed and answered, “That’s 　　14　　 to ask a computer, but I’ll do so．I’ll ask Donald．He’s my best 　　15　　．

　　The next evening when Jenny got home from 　　16　　, she said to her mother, “Donald advised you to keep 　　17　　 has stopped．”

　　“Really?” Jenny’s mother said．“　　18　　 did he advise that?”

　　“Because he pointed out that watch will 　　19　　 the right time once every twelve hours, 　　20　　 the other one will be right only once every five years．”

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　　Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for．Seeking material success is beginning to 　　1　　 a large number of people around the world．They feel that the longtime work culture to make more money to buy more things is 　　2　　 up their lives, leaving them very little 　　3　　 or energy for family or hobbies．Many are turning to 　　4　　 ways of living and downshifting(过田园式生活)is one of them．

　　Six percent of the workers in Britain took the decision to 　　5　　 last year．One couple who downshifted are Daniel and Liz．They 　　6　　 to work in central London．He was a newspaper reporter and she worked for an international bank．They 　　7　　 go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, 　　8　　 their two children with a nanny(保姆)．Nearly twice a month Daniel had to 　　9　　 to New York for meetings．They both earned a large amount of money 　　10　　 began to feel that life was passing them by．

　　Nowadays, they run a 　　11　　 in the mountains of Wales, “I always wanted to have one here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to 　　12　　 the decision to downshift．It’s taken some time getting used to, but it’s been 　　13　　 it．We have to think 　　14　　 now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any 　　15　　．However, I think it’s make us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot 　　16　　．”

　　Liz, however, is not quite sure．“I used to enjoy my job, 　　17　　 it was hard work and long hours．I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m 　　18　　 getting used to looking after the animals．One thing I do 　　19　　, though, is being able to see more of my children．My advice for other people wanting to do the 　　20　　 is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all．”

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　　It was the golden season．I could see the yellow leaves 　　1　　 on the cool 　　2　　．In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, listening to the sound of them．

　　Autumn is a 　　3　　 season and life is uninteresting．The free days always get me 　　4　　．But one day, the sound of a violin 　　5　　 into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains．I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was．A young girl, standing in the wind, was 　　6　　 in playing her violin．

　　I had 　　7　　 seen her before．The music was so attractive that I listened quietly．Lost in the music, I didn’t realize that I had been 　　8　　 there for so long but my 　　9　　 did not seem to disturb her．

　　Leaves were still falling．Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 　　10　　 I went downstairs to watch her performance．I was the only audience．The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 　　11　　．　　12　　 we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good friends．I believed she also liked me．

　　Autumn was nearly over．One day, when I was listening devotedly, the sound suddenly stopped．To my 　　13　　, the girl came over to me．“You must like violin,” she said．“Yes．And you play very well．Why did you stop?” I asked．Suddenly, a 　　14　　 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual．

　　“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave．I once played very badly．It was your listening every day that 　　15　　 me,” she said．“In fact, it was your playing 　　16　　 gave me a meaningful autumn．” I answered．“Let us be friends．”The girl smiled and I smiled．

　　I never heard her play again in my life．I no longer went downstairs to listen like before．Only thick leaves were left behind．But I will always remember the fine figure of the girl．She is like a 　　17　　; so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful．

　　There are many kinds of friends．Some are always 　　18　　 you, but don’t understand you．Some say only a few words to you, but are close to you．Many people will step in your life, but only 　　19　　 friends leave footprints．

　　I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the 　　20　　．She will always bring back the friendship between us．I know she will always be my best friend．

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　　The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard．But in the rich world, children can 　　1　　 from a different kind of poverty－of the spirit．　　2　　, one Western country alone now sees 14 000 attempted suicides(自杀)every year by children under 15, and one child 　　3　　 five needs psychiatric(心理)advice．

　　There are many good things about 　　4　　 in the Third World．Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example．In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between 　　5　　 and children．But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices．　　6　　, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working 　　7　　 and often shares in that work．

　　A child 　　8　　 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community’s 　　9　　：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies－rather than 　　10　　 playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets 　　11　　 playing with dolls．

　　These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the 　　12　　 children．Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky．Children in the rich world, 　　13　　, are provided with a watch as one of the 　　14　　 signs of growing up, so that they can 　　15　　 along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows…

　　Third World children do not usually 　　16　　 to stay indoors, still less in high rise apartments(公寓)．Instead of dangerous roads, “keep off the grass” signs and “don’t speak to strangers”, there is often a sense of 　　17　　 to study and play．Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 　　18　　 from ten floors up．

　　　　19　　, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease．But childhood in the Third World is not all 　　20　　．