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　　After the first World War, a small group of old soldiers returned to their village in Britain．Most of them managed to 　　1　　 fairly well, but one－Francis Binstering, who had been wounded and never recovered his 　　2　　 was unable to work regularly．　　3　　 he became very poor．Yet he was too 　　4　　 to accept anything from the people in the village．

　　Once these old soldiers held a reunion dinner in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made 　　5　　money．Grandin produced a curiosity(稀奇的东西)－a large old 　　6　　 coin．Each man examined it with 　　7　　 as it passed around the long table．All, 　　8　　, had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, 　　9　　 the gold piece was soon forgotten．Later, when Grandin 　　10　　 it and asked for it, the coin was gone．

　　One of them suggested everyone be searched, 　　11　　 which all agreed, except Blustering．“You 　　12　　, then?” asked Grandin．Blustering said with a red face, “Yes, I cannot allow it．”

　　One by one, the others turned out their pockets．When the coin was 　　13　　 to appear, attention was focused on poor Blustering．Under the 　　14　　 stares of his friends, he walked out and returned to his home．

　　A few years later, Grandin had his house repaired．A workman found the gold coin 　　15　　 in dirt between planks(板)of the floor．Hurrying to Blustering’s home, Grandin apologized to him．

　　“But why didn’t you allow yourself to be 　　16　　?” Grandin asked．

　　“Because I was a 　　17　　, ”Blustering said brokenly．“For weeks we had not enough to eat and my pockets were full of 　　18　　, that I had taken from the table to 　　19　　 home to my wife and 　　20　　 children．”

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　　Homework is work, not play．In contrast to what some might hope, students 　　1　　 finish their homework exclaiming that they had great fun．Nor is homework an activity that students choose to undertake．It is 　　2　　 by a teacher for students to complete on the teacher’s schedule, with the teacher’s requirements in mind．So to have the right 　　3　　 will be of great help．Homework means business and the student should expect to work on it seriously．As in the work place, careless efforts and lack of self-discipline are likely to make the 　　4　　 impression．

　　Teachers assign homework for 　　5　　 purposes．In some cases, teachers seek to review and solidify material being covered in class; homework is also designed to 　　6　　 students’ learning beyond class lessons．As students mature, teachers often assign homework nightly in several subjects．Homework is also used to prepare students to handle new work, 　　7　　 in the ease of summer reading．Increasingly, school reforms call for homework to take the form of course projects, thus increasing its 　　8　　 to “real-life” job-related activity．

　　Like jobs, homework can be appealing when its resources are well managed．Resources 　　9　　 sources of information－textbooks, of course, and increasingly, the Internet－but they also include a quiet space to work, materials and equipment such as calculators, paper or a computer, and others who cohabit(共面存在)in the homework environment．The external(外部的)resources needed for homework can be viewed as a kind of 　　10　　 office for the child with features like those needed in the workplace．

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　　Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them．I really envied them．But as a girl, I once thought that I could 　　1　　 play basketball．

　　I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it．I’ve had a basketball 　　2　　 I was a child．At first, I could play freely because no one 　　3　　 when I was just a kid．But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball．

　　At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes．The girls were 　　4　　 allowed to play volleyball or badminton．

　　My parents did not 　　5　　 me play basketball at home．“Basketball is not fit for girls, ” they said．　　6　　 I went to play basketball with my friends, boys 　　7　　 at me on the court as if I were an alien．

　　I was feeling 　　8　　 and had lost hope of playing basketball．　　9　　, something changed the first day of high school．I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball．They 　　10　　 me to get back on the court．

　　One of them told me with a smile, “Live in your own 　　11　　, let others talk．” This girl would always play basketball with me．Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 　　12　　 with me almost every day．

　　I was inspired by them．Confidence and passion 　　13　　 to my heart．I am ready to stand up and play．I will play as well as I can, 　　14　　 for me, even the sky is boundless(无限的)．

　　Basketball has become an important part of my 　　15　　．I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day．Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 　　16　　 a lot．

　　I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible．” It is from an advertisement on TV．I have 　　17　　 to realize that life is just like playing basketball．You should have an 　　18　　．After that, just be confident and 　　19　　 going．Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later．

　　I love the motto of the NBA．It can 　　20　　 my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

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　　It is the duty of every man to work．The lazy man wastes his time, and his 　　1　　 is of no use to himself or to others．The man who is too lazy to work is the man who is 　　2　　 most ready to beg or to steal．Everyone when he is young should learn some useful work．

　　But it is not 　　3　　 that one should learn some kind of work．He should work hard, and not waste his spare minutes or half hours．“Work while you work and play while you play” is as good a 　　4　　 for young people as for old．

　　There is no 　　5　　 aid to diligence than the habit of early rising, and this, like all other good habits, and must make easily 　　6　　 in youth．

　　There is an English saying “Lost time never returns”．This 　　7　　 that everybody must be diligent, and must make good use of his time．One must study hard when he is young, so that he may succeed in his 　　8　　 and become useful to his country．

　　I have 　　9　　 heard that those who are diligent will become beggars, but I know that lazy fellows will become beggars．Therefore, I should say that diligence is the 　　10　　 of success．

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　　As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down．I was rebellious(反叛的)on the outside, 　　1　　 on the inside I wanted people to 　　2　　 me．

　　Once I left home to hitchhike(搭便车)to California with my friend Penelope．The trip wasn’t 　　3　　, and there were many times I didn’t feel safe．One situation in particular 　　4　　 me grateful to still be alive．When I returned home, I was different－not so outwardly sure of myself．

　　I was happy to be home．But then I noticed that Penelope, who was 　　5　　 with us, was wearing my clothes．And my 　　6　　 seemed to like her better than me．I wondered if I would be 　　7　　 if I weren’t there．I told my mom, and she explained that 　　8　　 Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could 　　9　　 me．I pointed out, “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been．” My mom said these were wonderful 　　10　　, but I was the only person who could fill my 　　11　　．She made me realize that even with my 　　12　　,－and they were many－I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced．

　　I became a searcher, 　　13　　 who I was and what made me unique(独特的)．My 　　14　　 of myself was changing．I wanted a solid base to start from．I started to resist(抵制)pressure to 　　15　　 in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I 　　16　　 who I really was．I came to feel much more 　　17　　 that no one can ever take my place．

　　Each of us 　　18　　 a unique place in the world．You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think．So 　　19　　 about being replaced．You 　　20　　 be．

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　　The term home schooling means educating children at home or in places other than a normal setting such as a public or private school．There are many reasons why parents choose home schooling for their children．Some parents are 　　1　　 with the quality of education in the public schools．Others do not want their children to have to worry about “peer pressure”, or social pressure from friends．They say it may have a(n)　　2　　 effect on the child’s studies．These parents 　　3　　 this type of pressure will lead to bad behavior such as smoking, drinking alcohol, and taking drugs．

　　Bullying(欺负)from other students is another concern．Still other parents choose this type of 　　4　　 for religious reasons．Whatever the 　　5　　 may be, it is evident that more and more children are being taken out of normal schools every year．　　6　　, many questions have emerged, encouraging the debate over home schooling against public schooling．

　　What then is the future of education? Will this new model of schooling replace normal schools?Will computers and the Internet 　　7　　 our classrooms and teachers? As the debate continues, so do the questions about what home schoolers are studying at home．How can parents ensure that their children are prepared 　　8　　 for college? How are home schoolers assessed to make sure they are getting the same educational standards that school students must have?

　　Finally, there are questions regarding the children’s emotional development．Are they too 　　9　　 their fellow students? Are they 　　10　　 the opportunity to get the social benefits of being in a large classroom of students? As with any debatable issue, the answers to these questions are neither simple nor one sided．

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　　What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel 　　1　　．

　　Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling．As I grew older, my friends 　　2　　 me for following what was called a “man’s soap opera”．　　3　　, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf．It was not until freshman year that I 　　4　　 I wasn’t being myself．

　　That year, I tried many new things and activities．In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, 　　5　　 it might give me a head 　　6　　 in popularity．The team started with forty eight athletes．　　7　　, there were fourteen of us left．I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter．That long season taught me a(n)　　8　　：I wasn’t a football player．More importantly, it taught me to be 　　9　　．

　　After that season, I 　　10　　 back to being a wrestling fan．I came across a well known saying：“Don’t Dream It．Be It．” When I read this, my friend Dan and I had the 　　11　　 idea．

　　“What if we build a wrestling ring?” we asked．The following weekend, we met at his house．We saw our 　　12　　 in a pile in his backyard．We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great project．Our hard work paid 　　13　　．We had a real ring．We decided to hold an “event”．We practiced for hours, trying to 　　14　　 every aspect(方面)of our wrestling ability．The date was May 24th．To our surprise, about one hundred friends and fans showed up to 　　15　　 us．It was the most important night of my life and a 　　16　　 success．Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people training out．We 　　17　　 to live this dream．We accomplished what we set out to do．

　　As my senior year winds down, I remember all of my high school memories．But 　　18　　 will stick out most is the memory that I did something I 　　19　　, despite what everyone said or thought．I achieved the 　　20　　…I lived my dream．

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　　Many people of my generation say that there is no hope for the future because of the way that young people behave today．

　　Their first argument is that when we were 　　1　　 we used to look after the older people in our community and help them．They also say that young people today don’t care about anything or anyone．　　2　　, I think the reason why we looked after older people was that we had no 　　3　　．People had to live with their parents and grandparents because they had no money．Young people today earn more and have more freedom to live where they want．　　4　　 this, I think that they are still interested in older people．For example, young people often 　　5　　 to help me when I get on and off the bus with heavy shopping．

　　Their second argument is that in our day we didn’t 　　6　　 to be given jobs－and that young people now don’t look for jobs, but just complain about unemployment．On the other hand, things were easier in the past and it was always easy to get a job 　　7　　 you had friends and contacts．It is really harder today．Young people complain about unemployment and I think they have 　　8　　 reason to complain．

　　In conclusion I think there is 　　9　　 for the future．This generation, like generations before them, has new 　　10　　 as well as old problems．If they learn from our mistakes the world will be a better place in future．

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　　There were two lazy men who 　　1　　 did any work at all．They 　　2　　 spend the whole day sitting in the sun and sleeping 　　3　　 talking about what they would do when they were 　　4　　．Many years went 　　5　　 in this way and the two men 　　6　　 poor．One summer’s day as they were sitting 　　7　　 on a bench in the sunshine, one of the men jumped 　　8　　 his feet without warning and exclaimed, “We can’t go on 　　9　　 this．We’ve got to do something to 　　10　　 some money．”

　　“　　11　　 for instance?” asked his friend in a 　　12　　 voice．

　　“We'll go to the mountains and 　　13　　 snails(蜗牛), ” said the first man．

　　The second man didn’t want to go out at first．But in the end his friend 　　14　　 him．They each took a bucket(桶)and set 　　15　　 for the mountains．They walked extremely slow．When they reached the hill, they looked 　　16　　 it might have a lot of snails on it．The first man said, “Let’s work 　　17　　．

　　I’ll go up this side with my bucket, and you go up the other side with 　　18　　, we’ll meet at the top．”

　　They 　　19　　 snails all day and in the evening they met on top of the hill．

“How many did you get?” asked the first man．“Two,” said the second man．

　　“I 　　20　　 got three, but one got away．”

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　　Vincent Van Gogh is often remembered as the painter who cut off his ear in a fit of passion．He was a lonely man who often 　　1　　 without food in order to buy paints, a man with few friends and a 　　2　　 temper．Van Gogh’s strong emotions not only 　　3　　 his life, but his paintings．Many of Van Gogh’s paintings were 　　4　　 by warm, yellow sunlight because he loved how it could 　　5　　 the world in different ways．His painting Sunflowers for example, is 　　6　　 yellows and browns．These colors give the painting a 　　7　　 of warmth．However, the sunflowers are 　　8　　 dead and dying．

　　The result is a painting that 　　9　　 the warmth of life that Van Gogh loved with the feelings of 　　10　　 that were all around him．It is a painting that is warm, beautiful and sad, all at the same time．

　　Van Gogh’s most famous painting, The Starry Night, 　　11　　 this mixture of joy and sadness one step 　　12　　．It is a landscape full of deep 　　13　　 and shadows which showed the sadness Van Gogh was feeling as he was painting, 　　14　　 what he was actually seeing．

　　This is why Van Gogh’s 　　15　　 in his painting look more imagined than real．The stars and moon in The Starry Night are 　　16　　 bright, their light swirling above the darkening hills．A tree that looks like black fire cuts through the 　　17　　 of the night, interrupting its beauty．

　　Because of his wild emotions, Van Gogh was not 　　18　　 during his life．He sold only one painting．However, people today who stand in front of Sunflowers or The Starry Night can 　　19　　 the same joy and sadness Van Gogh once did, 　　20　　 he painted those deep blues and sunny yellows．