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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　　 tells us 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 have clear in our 　　7　　 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　　, friendships in return．In other words, 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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　　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(含意)．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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　　Once upon a time a peacock(孔雀)and a tortoise(乌龟)became good friends．The peacock lived in a tree on the bank of a river in which the tortoise had his 　　1　　．Every day after the peacock had a drink of water, he 　　2　　 dance near the river and 　　3　　 his beautiful feathers to his friend．

　　One 　　4　　 day, a hunter caught the peacock and was about to 　　5　　 him away to the market．The unhappy bird 　　6　　 the hunter to allow him to say goodbye to his friend, the tortoise, 　　7　　 it would be the last time he would see him．The hunter 　　8　　 and took him to the tortoise．

　　The tortoise asked the hunter to let the peacock 　　9　　, but the hunter laughed at the request, 　　10　　 that was his means of livelihood(生活)．Then the tortoise said,“If I give you a beautiful present, will you let my friend go?”

　　“　　11　　,”answered the hunter,“that is all I want．”

　　The tortoise 　　12　　 into the water and in a few seconds he came up with a beautiful pearl．To the hunter's great astonishment, he handed it to him．This was 　　13　　 the hunter's expectation, and he freed the peacock immediately．

　　A short time later, the bad hunter 　　14　　 and told the tortoise that he thought he had not 　　15　　 enough for the release of his friend, and 　　16　　 that, unless a pearl which is similar to that one was offered to him, he would catch the peacock again．The tortoise, who had already advised his friend to 　　17　　 himself in a distant place, was greatly 　　18　　 with the greedy man．“Well,”said the tortoise,“if you 　　19　　 having another pearl like this one, give it to me and I will find you a(an)　　20　　 match of it．”

　　The hunter gave the pearl to the tortoise quickly．Then the tortoise replied,“I can't find another one and give you two!”

　　He disappeared into the river, leaving the hunter sorry for being so greedy．

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　　As a husband who remains Chinese, I enjoy eating Chinese food and in particular cooking Chinese food．　　1　　, my wife, good at French cooking and furthermore good to 　　2　　 a high standard of hygiene(卫生学)in our house, dismissed my efforts as a Chinese 　　3　　．

　　One day, however, the laid-off cook, could not 　　4　　 asking her to make room for him：“My darling, today, I really want to prepare some 　　5　　 food．Could you please lend me the 　　6　　?”“No problem, but don't make too much dirt．”My wife, used to cooking in pure water, was excited, 　　7　　 a little bit worried．I shut the door and, as a cook, began to play 　　8　　 and loudly with the cooking tools and dance around the stove．The menu was 　　9　　 one week earlier．Soon, the strong smell of Sichuan dishes spread all over the house and I 　　10　　 with the first course．“Come on, Darling!”I proudly 　　11　　．

　　My lovely wife came into the dining room．“What's this?”she asked doubtfully, 　　12　　 at the black egg on the plate．“This is a Chinese dish, Songhuadan．In Europe it is 　　13　　 called the egg of one hundred years．It is really delicious．　　14　　 it．”Seeing her hesitating, I brought a piece of Songhuadan up to her mouth．“　　15　　!Why is it so smelly?”she cried, nearly throwing it up．“My darling, it is delicious!　　16　　 do you find it horrible?”I was 　　17　　．Seeing dark clouds cover her face, I immediately used the 　　18　　 panacea(万能药)“I love you”．The clouds 　　19　　 and her face was brightened again by sunshine．However, she determinedly 　　20　　 to risk a further bite．

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　　Our son is my newest“Hockey Hero”．He 　　1　　 goalkeeper on his small hometown ice hockey team．

　　One weekend on match day, we arrived 　　2　　 because of the bad traffic．We quickly found our seats and settled in．As I looked around, I 　　3　　 we were sitting with a couple who had a(n)　　4　　 child－with only one leg．We could hear the 　　5　　 in his voice when he shouted,“Mom, look!The goalie is going to get the 　　6　　 now!”Shamelessly, I listened to him and the excitement and joy in his voice as he praised the 　　7　　 time and time again．

　　During the 　　8　　, we went and told our son what was truly 　　9　　 in the bleachers(露天看台), and he went up into the bleachers, 　　10　　 himself to the parents and sat next to that little kid．He 　　11　　 talking to him and before long the boy was 　　12　　 our son's gloves and helmet．When the 　　13　　 was about to start again, my son told him to 　　14　　 the game as he went back out on the ice．The small child was so excited that he kept telling his parents,“The goalie is my friend．He is so 　　15　　!”

　　　　16　　 the game, I saw my son talking to the coaches before leaving the ice．He then 　　17　　 over towards us and motioned(打手势)to the boy's dad to come 　　18　　．He then asked him to give the game ball to the little boy．Everyone sitting in that section of the bleachers had 　　19　　 in their eyes and the biggest smiles on their faces．Needless to say we are very 　　20　　 hockey parents and our son is our new hero!

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　　More than a hundred years ago, a college student was travelling by train．He found himself 　　1　　 by the side of an old man who seemed to be a 　　2　　 peasant, well dressed．He was holding a rosary(念珠)to 　　3　　 and moving the beads(珠子)with his fingers．“Sir, do you still 　　4　　 such outdated things?”asked the student．“Yes, I do．Don't you?”asked the man．The student burst into 　　5　　 and said,“I do not believe in such 　　6　　 things．Take my advice, 　　7　　 the rosary out of this window, 　　8　　 learn what science has to say about it．”

　　“Science?I do not understand this science．Perhaps you can 　　9　　 it to me．”The man spoke humbly(谦恭地)with 　　10　　 in his eyes．

　　The student saw that the man was 　　11　　 moved．So to avoid further hurting the 　　12　　 of the man, he said,“Please give me your 　　13　　 and I will send you some books to 　　14　　 you learn about this．”The man 　　15　　 the inside pocket of his coat for a moment and gave the boy his visiting card．　　16　　 glancing at the card, the student 　　17　　 his head in shame and became 　　18　　．On the card he read,“Louis Pasteur, Director of the Institute of Scientific Research, Paris”．

　　　　19　　, Louis Pasteur was a great French scientist．His 　　20　　 that most diseases are caused by germs(细菌), known as the“germ theory of disease”, was one of the most important advances in medical history．

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　　Dad and I lived on the farm alone．My 　　1　　 left us one year after I was born, and that's why Dad 　　2　　 her so much, and so did I．I would never forgive(原谅)her for what she had done to us．However, when I was ten years old, Dad became 　　3　　 ill and died only two weeks later．After the funeral, a woman came to the 　　4　　 and told me that she was my mom．She 　　5　　 me to go to the city and live with her, but I said 　　6　　．

　　“Please, Jenny, just for this winter．If you don't like living with me, you can 　　7　　,”she begged．I decided to give her a 　　8　　．She was my mom after all．The life there was 　　9　　．She prepared meals for me and went shopping with me．One day, I finally asked her 　　10　　 she left Dad and me．

　　“Your dad is a stubborn and 　　11　　 man．I didn't like the 　　12　　 with him．But I regretted leaving as soon as I came to the city because I didn't want to 　　13　　 you．I told your father that I wanted to go back, but he 　　14　　, and he told me never to go back again．I wrote you a lot of 　　15　　, but he sent them back,”Mom said with tears in her eyes．I then knew how much she 　　16　　 me in those years．Dad chose not to forgive her, and due to his 　　17　　, I couldn't see my mom for ten years while he lived a(n)　　18　　 life for ten years, but I 　　19　　 to forgive her．I know that sometimes we need to forgive others, as it can 　　20　　 us happiness．

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　　Charlie Chaplin, Mr Bean and so on are examples of famous international comedians and all of them are British．But why has British 　　1　　 been so successful?Why is it more successful in pleasing others 　　2　　 great enjoyment than French or German comedy?

　　Everybody in Britain is expected to have a 　　3　　 of humour．And the British pay special attention 　　4　　 showing others humour in situations which might seem very strange, almost 　　5　　, to other cultures．Professors giving serious lectures at university often 　　6　　 jokes to get people relaxed and interested．Business people often 　　7　　 humour and number when making important presentations．Some doctors are 　　8　　 for making their patients relax．Even priests(牧师)tell 　　9　　 in churches!

　　But what 　　10　　 makes British people laugh?And why is British humour often 　　11　　 for foreigners to understand?

　　Jokes are connected with 　　12　　．They often refer to people and places that are 　　13　　 familiar to the British themselves．Another thing 　　14　　 makes British humour difficult for foreigners is that they often play 　　15　　 words that sound the same 　　16　　 have different meanings, and there are a lot of 　　17　　 in English!

　　However, a lot of British humour is 　　18　　 and comedians like Charlie Chaplin and Mr Bean have been successful 　　19　　 the world．Their humour is understood on sight and they express it in situations that we can tell－people often find themselves 　　20　　 in laughing or being laughed at．

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　　A young man who was very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself．Along the way he had completely run out of 　　1　　 and was forced to spend the night in his car．

　　This continued until one 　　2　　, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a 　　3　　 and ordered a big meal．　　4　　 eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself 　　5　　 to the waiter, telling him he had lost his 　　6　　．The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been 　　7　　．

　　He bent down and came up with a ＄20 bill which looked 　　8　　 it had fallen on the floor．“Son, you must have 　　9　　 this,”the owner said．The young man couldn't 　　10　　 his luck!He 　　11　　 paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and 　　12　　 away．

　　On the way out of town, he thought to himself,“Maybe 　　13　　 dropped the money at all．Maybe the 　　14　　 just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn't 　　15　　 me．I really need to thank him．And also I should 　　16　　 from him．Oh, Lord, if you put me in a position to help other people, I will 　　17　　 it．”

　　Now the man lives near Kansas City．Each year he 　　18　　 thousands of dollars．He is known as the“Secret Santa”, 　　19　　 at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those in 　　20　　 on the street and at restaurants．In 2007, he gave more than ＄50, 000 away in Kansas City and New York City．

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　　One winter night in Shanghai, the streets were lit up, with lines of cars running 　　1　　．A taxi driver picked up a passenger at Pudong Avenue, who was going to the Seagull Hotel in Puxi．It wasn’t long 　　2　　 the passengers suddenly asked the driver to turn back．

　　“But we’ve gone into the tunnel(隧道)and aren’t 　　3　　 to turn around in it,” said the driver．

　　The passenger sounded 　　4　　, “I changed my trousers before I left my flat, and I 　　5　　 to take my wallet with me．” Seeing him so 　　6　　, the taxi driver promised to drive him there for 　　7　　．He kept comforting the passenger all the way．“Take it easy．It’s human 　　8　　 to be forgetful sometimes．”

　　　　9　　 reaching the destination, the driver turned up the price-meter(计价器)and 17 yuan turned into 　　10　　．At the same time, the taxi driver put three 10-yuan 　　11　　 into the passenger’s hand for him to return．The passenger sincerely thanked him and left in a 　　12　　．

　　The taxi driver had forgot all about it when he 　　13　　 a phone call from the passenger two days later, asking him whether he’d 　　14　　 to be his driver．It turned out that the 　　15　　 was called Gong Tianyi, president of Shanghai Branch Bank of New York Bank．

　　When asked why he 　　16　　 the taxi driver as his driver, Gong replied, “The 　　17　　 is very simple．It is his consideration(体恤之心)that 　　18　　 me deeply．He not only kept comforting me, but though he 　　19　　 knew that 20 yuan was enough, he gave me 30 yuan 　　20　　 just in case I might need money for other use．He is the model of service industry．”