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　　I know I should have told the headmaster at the time．That was my real 　　1　　．

　　He had gone out of the study for some 　　2　　, leaving me alone．In his absence I looked to see 　　3　　 was on his desk．In the 　　4　　 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 　　5　　 “English Writing Prize 1949．History Is a Series of Biographies(人物传记)”．

　　A(n)　　6　　 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 　　7　　．I did not．The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 　　8　　 until the start of the exam so I could not 　　9　　 reading it．

　　When the headmaster 　　10　　, I was looking out of the window．

　　I should have told him what had 　　11　　 then．It would have been so 　　12　　 to say：“I’m sorry, but I 　　13　　 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk．You’ll have to 　　14　　 it．”

　　The chance passed and I did not 　　15　　 it．I sat the exam the next day and I won．I didn’t 　　16　　 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow．

　　That was thirty-eight years 　　17　　 when I was fifteen．I have never told anyone about it before, 　　18　　 have I tried to explain to myself why not．

　　The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title 　　19　　 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk．　　20　　 there must have been more behind it．Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap(使陷入)you in a more serious moral corner(道德困境)．

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　　The battle was followed by a terrible storm．Therefore, it wasn’t until October 26 that Vice-Admiral(海军中将)Collingwood was 　　1　　 to send off his report to Britain 　　2　　 the victory and Nelson’s death．

　　He chose 　　3　　 the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet, Pickle, 　　4　　 by Captain Lapenotiere．In spite of 　　5　　 winds and rough seas, Pickle made the 　　6　　 of more than 1000 miles in just over eight days, 　　7　　 Falmouth on the morning of November 4．

　　From there, Captain Lapenotiere 　　8　　 a fast post chaise(轻便马车)to London, traveling 　　9　　 for 37 hours．He reached the Admiralty in Whitehall at 1∶00 a. m. on Wednesday, November 6－less than 11 days ?after he had 　　10　　 Collingwood．

　　Most of the officials had gone to bed 　　11　　, but the secretary was still 　　12　　 in the famous Board Room．Lapenotiere hurried in and 　　13　　 the report with the simple words：“Sir, we have gained a great victory．But we have 　　14　　 Lord Nelson．”

　　Copies of the report were quickly made and 　　15　　 to the Prime Minister and King George Ⅲ．A special edition of a 　　16　　 was rushed out and delivered all over the country．

　　The atmosphere of public 　　17　　 for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow for the 　　18　　 of Nelson．As one poet later wrote：“The victory of Trafalgar was 　　19　　 indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing(欢庆), 　　20　　 they were without joy．”

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　　Richard Rice, a fast-talking man paced up and down in front of freshmen debate class, 　　1　　us about his high expectations．We were special, which he declared on our first day at Oak Park High School．But there would be no 　　2　　 to success．Only those who worked hard would shine．

　　Suddenly Mr．Rice 　　3　　 in mid-sentence and stared at me．“You know, ” he said, “You’re black!” Somehow, I knew he 　　4　　 trying to hurt me．

　　Mr．Rice was not a 　　5　　 teacher．I entered high school not 　　6　　 quite sure what debate was．I left his class four years later as an outstanding debater．Even today, I’m not sure what 　　7　　 such a great teacher of him．He always said 　　8　　 he was thinking．And he was 　　9　　．He’d 　　10　　 out of the classroom angrily if he thought a student was giving 　　11　　 his effort．The worst thing with us was to be taken no notice of．　　12　　, being torn apart by Mr．Rice in the middle of a practice debate meant you were one of his favourites．

　　He wasn’t always 　　13　　 on us．I’ll never forget the National Student Debate, at which my calm delivery and my firm grasp of the problems disappeared．The only face I could 　　14　　 in the audience was Mr．Rice’s face．I could 　　15　　 I was doing terribly just by looking at him．After it was over, he came 　　16　　 to me．“Not my best 　　17　　,” I said．He shook his head, “No．” Then, to my 　　18　　, he gave me a hug．

　　Mr．Rice’s style didn’t make him a great teacher for everyone．Many kids 　　19　　 out of the debate class after the first year．But for me four years with him was my unforgettable 　　20　　 of a lifetime．

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　　A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate．A true friend is someone who stays with you for life．” 　　1　　 teaches that he was right．Good friendship is just not easily 　　2　　．

　　It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a 　　3　　 friendship to develop．However, there can be no disagreement on the 　　4　　 for each of us to think carefully about the 　　5　　 of friendship we want．

　　To most of us, friendships are 　　6　　 very important, but we need to be clear in our 　　7　　 about the kinds of friendship we want．Are they to be close or 　　8　　 at arm’s length? Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the 　　9　　? For some people, many friendships on the surface are 　　10　　 enough and That’s all right．But at some point, 　　11　　 to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends’expectations．The 　　12　　 of personal experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the 　　13　　 way to deepen friendships．But it must be undertaken(进行)slowly and 　　14　　 only if there are signs of interest and action in return．

What are some of the 　　15　　 of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much time．Another “　　16　　 difficulty” is the selfishness to take actions too soon．Deep relationships 　　17　　 one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention．　　18　　, you must give as much as you take．　　19　　 there is a question of taking care of them．　　20　　 you spend reasonable time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die away．

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　　Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it 　　1　　．Albert Einstein was 　　2　　 to get a job as a physics professor．He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don’t have the work relative to 　　3　　．I should give it up and settle for something else．” 　　4　　, he wrote the two most famous papers while 　　5　　 as a patent(专利)office worker．After the 　　6　　, there was no any major 　　7　　 in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them．

　　If you want to work as an artist and are 　　8　　 as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who 　　9　　 one day to become an artist．That puts the 　　10　　 you love somewhere off in the distant future．Rather, think yourself as 　　11　　, supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can．It is 　　12　　 to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week．That 　　13　　 plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft(手艺)in the 　　14　　 hours．

　　While seeking the work you love, 　　15　　 helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities．You don’t want to be 　　16　　 the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before．Having opened 　　17　　 the possibilities, you can make a final 　　18　　 and select the work you love as your own．

　　Doing the work you love 　　19　　 that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the 　　20　　．It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true．

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　　Among the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction．Hundreds of 　　1　　 are published every year and are read by all kinds of people．　　2　　 some of the most successful films of recent years have been 　　3　　 on science fiction stories．

　　It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new 　　4　　 in literature 　　5　　 its ancestors can be found in books written hundreds of years ago．These books often 　　6　　 the presentation of some form of ideal 　　7　　－a theme(主题)which is 　　8　　 often found in modern stories．

　　Most of the classics(名著)of science fiction 　　9　　 have been written within the last one hundred 　　10　　．Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H．G．Wells to 　　11　　 just two well-known authors have been translated into many languages．　　12　　 science fiction writers don’t write about men 　　13　　 Mars or space adventure stories．They are 　　14　　 interested in predicting the effect of technical progress 　　15　　 society and the human mind, or in 　　16　　 future worlds which are a reflection of the world 　　17　　 we live in now．

　　　　18　　 of this their writing has obvious political undertones(含义)．In an age when scientific fact frequently 　　19　　 science fiction the writers may find it difficult to keep 　　20　　 of scientific advances．

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　　“Where is the bus” I asked myself．I was going to be late 　　1　　 the manager wasn’t going to be 　　2　　．“Thank God; here it is! ”The bus came round the corner and I got on．Ten minutes later I was walking into the 　　3　　 where I work．“Twenty-five past nine．I 　　4　　 the manager doesn’t notice．”But no 　　5　　!

　　“Smith! ”shouted the manager．“Late again．What’s your 　　6　　 this time?” “I’m afraid the bus was late, Mr Brown．”“　　7　　 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, get to business at the counter．We’ll be opening in a few minutes．”

　　My first customer was a pretty girl 　　8　　 a red dress．Behind her was a young man of about 25．He seemed very nervous, and every few seconds he looked towards the main 　　9　　．The girl asked about opening a bank account(账户)．I gave her the necessary 　　10　　 and she walked out．　　11　　, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 　　12　　 brown paper．Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun sticking out of his coat．The next moment a loud noise 　　13　　 my ears．Everything went black．I was falling．After 　　14　　 seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found myself in bed! 　　15　　 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house．As usual the 　　16　　 wasn’t on time, and I arrived at 9∶25．

　　“Smith! ”the manager cried out in a 　　17　　 like thunder．“Late again! Go and start work at once!” To my 　　18　　, the first customer was a girl in a red dress and 　　19　　 her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper．The dream, 　　20　　 that? The surprise of my life!

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