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　　Anna arrived far too early．Usually she left things to the last minute, 　　1　　 today was a very special occasion．It was almost 　　2　　 by getting there an hour beforehand that she 　　3　　 to cause the plane to arrive sooner．　　4　　 raced through her mind．“Do you look all right? Will he notice that I’m wearing a 　　5　　 trouser suit? Will he even 　　6　　 me? After all, it was a year almost to the day since she had 　　7　　 seen Joe．She fished a 　　8　　 out of her handbag and inspected her face．Too much make-up? Joe had 　　9　　 made any comment but she knew that he did not approve of(赞成)heavy make-up－“gilding the lily, he 　　10　　 it．It was funny how much importance she attached to 　　11　　 a good impression on him．After all, friends do not judge each other by 　　12　　．All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to 　　13　　 right．

　　Looking out of the window, Joe 　　14　　 a first glimpse, through a break in the 　　15　　, of the town far below．Certainly it was very flattering that they had 　　16　　 him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again．The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of courtesy(礼貌), had 　　17　　 to meet him at the airport, as he had done on previous occasions．This time, 　　18　　, it was not necessary, 　　19　　 because Joe was quite familiar with the city, but mainly because Anna had said that she could 　　20　　 the afternoon off in order to come and meet him．

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　　Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 　　1　　．All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 　　2　　．If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 　　3　　 them in September．There were usually a few who 　　4　　, but Jane didn’t want to be one of them．She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 　　5　　 her．She went to bed too late．The night before the big day, her mother 　　6　　 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill．She promised to 　　7　　 her up in the morning．

　　Jane was too 　　8　　 to fall asleep．Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject．At last, the 　　9　　 did work．In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer 　　10　　 of the questions．Everyone 　　11　　 her was writing pages and pages．　　12　　 she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write about．From time to time she looked at her 　　13　　．

　　Time was running 　　14　　．There was only an hour to 　　15　　．She started one question, wrote two sentences, 　　16　　 and tried another．With only half an hour left she wrote 　　17　　 two sentences．By this time she was so worried that she started 　　18　　．Her whole body shook．It shook so much that she woke up．She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 　　19　　．A minute later, 　　20　　 called her name．

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　　A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April．People 　　1　　 forget the significance(意义)of the day．

　　In March 1980, I was 　　2　　 at Durham University with seven other Chinese students．I had 　　3　　 to go to another university after graduation and had 　　4　　 application(申请)forms to several 　　5　　．Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office(传达室)and waited my fate．But no 　　6　　 came．

On April 1st, as I was eating my 　　7　　, Huang came in, with a toothbrush 　　8　　 in his hand．　　9　　 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 　　10　　．“Morning, Wu, ”he said, “I saw Mr．G this morning．He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 　　11　　 possible．”I jumped with 　　12　　．

　　I even didn’t 　　13　　 my breakfast and rushed to Mr G’s office but he wasn’t 　　14　　．I then went to the secretary’s room and 　　15　　 everything to her．She opened Mr．G’s room．I looked at everything．There didn’t seem to be a letter for me．“If he had asked you to pick it up from here, ”said the secretary, “he would have put it in 　　16　　 or simply left it to me．”

　　Greatly 　　17　　, I walked out of the room and 　　18　　 the secretary lock it．　　19　　 the secretary’s eyes 　　20　　．“Sorry, ”she said．“It’s April Fool’s Day!”

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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 there were many I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced．

　　I became a searcher, wanting to 　　13　　 who I was and what made me unique(独一无二的)．My 　　14　　 of myself was changing．I wanted a solid base to start from．I started to resist(抵抗)pressure to 　　15　　 in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I was 　　16　　 by 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 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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　　Robert performs his 24-foot boat past young willow(柳树)trees that stick out of the waters of the Mississippi River．　　1　　 dances off maples(枫树), their branches heavy with 　　2　　 spring leaves．But a 　　3　　 inspection discloses trouble behind the beautiful sight．Rubbish is 　　4　　 in a logjam(浮木阻塞)and hangs from the tree’s branches．

　　For the next three hours Robert and his team pull plastic bags, tanks, bottles and 　　5　　 bowling pins out of the water．Then they 　　6　　 for a picnic table caught in the trees．Welcome to the Mississippi River Beautification Project begun in 1997 with Robert’s one man 　　7　　 to pick up rubbish 　　8　　 a 400 mile stretch(伸展)of the 2340 mile river．That year, often working 　　9　　, the 22-year-old fellow cleaned 150 miles of shoreline．

　　At first the project appeared 　　10　　 and useless．But Robert tried his best to find 　　11　　, and with their backing, he soon had a new boat and five-man 　　12　　－the Boom Crane Crew．Last year the crew 　　13　　 from the water 44 055 gallon durms, 1104 tires and enough plastic bags to 　　14　　 a football field．Much of the waste will be 　　15　　．

　　“Robert’s operation is the only one actually in 　　16　　 on the river,” says Mark of the Mississippi River Basin Alliance, a union of environmental groups．“It’s the 　　17　　 I have ever seen in 20 years, and he is inspiring others to do the 　　18　　．”

　　“The river has given me a livelihood and brought me so much 　　19　　,” Robert says, “I want to do something in 　　20　　．”

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　　Few other nations are so much interested in horseracing．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 descriptions 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：

　　MARK TWAIN ARRIVES!

　　ASCOT CUP STOLEN!

　　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 witty speech of the famous American author 　　20　　 a shout of laughter．

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　　My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him! ” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree 　　1　　 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 　　2　　 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 　　3　　 scoring goals．It seems funny that we are crazy about things, with which we are unfamiliar or 　　4　　 we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 　　5　　 I, consider this 　　6　　．

　　We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives．But that doesn’t amount to craziness 　　7　　 nonsense(胡闹)．As an old saying 　　8　　：“Don’t judge a book by its cover．” We should not 　　9　　 anything from its appearance．We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that 　　10　　 one a star and unforgettable．Therefore we’d better say 　　11　　 about Beckham’s good looks．

　　If we close our eyes, 　　12　　 in deep thought, we can find that the things 　　13　　 us to be in truly happy, sad or moved 　　14　　 a clear meaning．If we don’t go deeper and are just satisfied with superficial(表面的)things, 　　15　　 we will find that we have not really gained anything 　　16　　 our first impression has blinded and misted us, and we’ll remain ignorant(愚昧无知的)　　17　　 we realize that and make some changes．

　　It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before are sign of great 　　18　　．If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 　　19　　 us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible(明智的), mature, and intelligent we have 　　20　　．

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　　It was June 15, 　　1　　 in two days I would be turning thirty．I was worried about 　　2　　 a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now 　　3　　 me．

　　Where I saw Nicholas, my friend, he noticed I wasn’t 　　4　　 of my usual energy, 　　5　　 he asked me if there was anything wrong．I told him I was worried about turning thirty．I wondered 　　6　　 I would look back on my life 　　7　　 I reached Nicholas’s age, so I asked him, “What was the 　　8　　 time of your life?”

　　He replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical answer 　　9　　 your philosophical question．”

　　“When I was a child in Austria and 　　10　　 was taken care of for me and I was 　　11　　 up by my parents, that was the best time of my life．”

　　“When I was going to school and 　　12　 the things I know today, that was the best time of my life．”

　　“When I got the first job and had 　　13　　 and got paid for my 　　14　　, that was the best time of my life．”

　　“When I met my wife and 　　15　　 in love, that was the best time of my life．”

　　“　　16　　 Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee from 　　17　　 to save our lives．When we were together and safe on a ship 　　18　　 for North American, that was the best time of my life．”

　　“When we came to Canada and started a 　　19　　, that was the best time of my life．”

　　“When I was a 　　20　　 father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life．”

　　“And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old．I have my health, I feel good and I am in love．This is the best time of my life．”

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　　On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greet island．Over hundred degrees in 　　1　　 air, tempers(脾气)of both the tourists and waiters had 　　2　　 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(环境)．

　　At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 　　3　　 couple, waiting for 　　4　　．They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed．Suddenly they stood, picked up their 　　5　　 and stepped together 　　6　　 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water．The man stepped 　　7　　 for the two chairs．He politely 　　8　　 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself．All people around laughed and cheered．

　　　　9　　 appeared．He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 　　10　　 the table and take their 　　11　　, and then walked back to the 　　12　　 cheers of the rest of his 　　13　　．Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses．Without pausing, he went 　　14　　 into the water to 　　15　　 the wine．The couple toasted(祝酒)each other, the waiter and the crowd．And the crowd 　　16　　 by cheering and throwing flowers to them．Three other tables 　　17　　 to have lunch in the water．The place was now filled with laughter．

　　One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes．Why not?

　　Customers are not served 　　18　　．Why not?

　　Sometimes one should consider 　　19　　 the line of convention(常规)and enjoy 　　20　　 to the fullest．