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　　World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment．Another decision, made by the General Assembly the same day, 　　1　　 the creation of UNEP(联合国环境规划署United Nations Environment Programme)．

　　World Environment Day can be celebrated in many 　　2　　, 　　3　　 street rallies, bicycles parades, green concerts, essay and poster competitions in schools, tree planting, recycling efforts, clean-up campaigns 　　4　　 much more．

　　Heads of State, Prime Ministers and Ministers of Environment make statements and entrust themselves to 　　5　　 the Earth．More serious promises are made 　　6　　 lead to the establishment of permanent(常设的)governmental structures 　　7　　 environmental management and economic planning．This ceremony also 　　8　　 an opportunity to sign 　　9　　 ratify(批准)international environmental conventions(公约)．

　　World Environment Day, celebrated each year on June 5 is one of the main mediums 　　10　　 which the United Nations arouses(唤醒)worldwide awareness(觉醒)of the environment and 　　11　　 political attention and action．

　　The World Environment Day theme selected for 2004 is wanted! Seas and Oceans－Dead or 　　12　　? The theme asks that we make a choice 　　13　　 how we want to 　　14　　 the Earth’s seas and oceans．It also 　　15　　 each and every one of us to act．Do we want to keep seas and oceans 　　16　　 and alive or 　　17　　 and dead?

　　The main international 　　18　　 of the World Environment Day 2004 will be 　　19　　 in Barcelona, Spain in close collaboration(合作)with the Universal Forum of Cultures．UNEP is 　　20　　 that the City of Barcelona, the Catalan Regional Government and the Government of Spain will be hosting this important United Nations day．

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　　Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end．In many ways, this is 　　1　　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same 　　2　　 night after night．One would 　　3　　 them to know their parts by heart and 　　4　　 have cause to falter(结巴)．Yet 　　5　　 is not always the case．

　　A famous actor in a 　　6　　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat 　　7　　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years．In the last act, a gaoler(监狱长，看守)would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner．　　8　　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each 　　9　　, he always insisted that it should be written out in full．

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke 　　10　　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the 　　11　　 of the letter by heart．The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell．Just then, the gaoler 　　12　　 with the precious letter in his hands．He entered the 　　13　　 and presented the letter to the aristocrat．But the copy he gave him had not been written out in 　　14　　 as usual．It was simply a blank sheet of paper．The gaoler looked on eagerly, 　　15　　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines．The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds．Then, squinting his eyes, he said, “The light is 　　16　　．Read the letter to me．”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler．　　17　　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “The light is indeed dim, sir．I must get my 　　18　　” With this, he hurried off the stage．Much to the aristocrat’s 　　19　　, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the 　　20　　 copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner．

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The United States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time．　　1　　 these wide modern roads are generally 　　2　　 and well maintained, with 　　3　　 sharp curves and many straight 　　4　　, a direct route is not always the most 　　5　　 one．Large highways often pass 　　6　　 scenic areas and interesting small towns．Furthermore, these highways generally 　　7　　 large urban center which means that they become crowded with 　　8　　 traffic during rush hours, 　　9　　 the “fast、 direct” way becomes a very slow route．However, there is 　　10　　 always another route to take 　　11　　 you are not in a hurry．Not far from the 　　12　　 new “superhighways”, there are often older, 　　13　　 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside．　　14　　 of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads 　　15　　 through the country．These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along hilly 　　16　　 or down frightening hillsides to towns 　　17　　 in deep valleys．Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 　　18　　 the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a 　　19　　 to get a fresh, clean 　　20　　 of the world．

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　　New comers to the United States are often 　　1　　 by the schools．American schools 　　2　　 seem so different from schools they know in 　　3　　 parts of the world．American education is based on the 　　4　　 that children 　　5　　 to learn to think 　　6　　 themselves．The school should be the 　　7　　 where they learn to do this．　　8　　, children learn the “three R’s”(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic),history and government(often called Social Studies)and many other 　　9　　．They also learn 　　10　　 be independent(独立的), how to make their own judgment(判断), and how to develop their own 　　11　　 and interests．The American teacher does not 　　12　　 the children in her class to sit 　　13　　 hands folded quietly and to say 　　14　　．She wants them to listen attentively, to ask questions．She knows that 　　15　　 children learn from books is 　　16　　．She also knows that, it is necessary for them to know how to use this 　　17　　 for their 　　18　　 and development．During Open School Week, parents have a 　　19　　 to see how American education 　　20　　．

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　　I met Connie the day she was admitted to the Hospice Ward(安养院的病房),where I 　　1　　 as a volunteer．Her husband, Bill, stood 　　2　　 nearby as she was removed from the gurney to the hospital bed．Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight 　　3　　 cancer, she was quick-minded and 　　4　　．We got her settled in, and then asked if she needed 　　5　　．

　　“Oh, yes,” she said, “Would you please show me how to use the TV? I 　　6　　 the soaps so much and I don’t want to get 　　7　　 on what’s happening．”Connie was a romantic．She loved soap operas(肥皂剧), romance novels and movies with a good 　　8　　 story．As we became familiar, she confided how 　　9　　 it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman”．

　　“Oh, I know Bill loves me,” she said, “but he has 　　10　　 been one to say he loves me, or send cards to me．”She 　　11　　 and looked out of the window at the trees in the courtyard．“I’d 　　12　　 anything if he’d say ‘I love you’, but it’s just not in his 　　13　　．”

　　One day, 　　14　　 coffee in the cafeteria, I got him on the 　　15　　 of women and how we need romance in our lives; how we love to get sentimental cards and love letters．

　　“Do you tell Connie you love her?” I asked, and he looked at me 　　16　　 I was crazy．

　　“I don’t have to,” he said．“She knows I 　　17　　!”

　　“I’m sure she knows,” I said, 　　18　　 over and touching his rough, carpenter’s hands, “but she needs to hear it, Bill．She needs to hear what she has 　　19　　 to you all these years．Please think about it．”

　　We walked back to Connie’s room．Bill 　　20　　 inside, and I left to visit another patient．Later, I saw Bill sitting by the bed．He was holding Connie’s hand as she slept．

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　　German born theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein became a citizen of Switzerland in 1901, the year he began a temporary position 　　1　　 a mathematics teacher at the Technical High School in Winterthur．The 　　2　　 year he was hired as a technical expert at the patent office in Berne, a position he 　　3　　 until 1909．Einstein completed his doctorate from the University of Zurich in 1905．

　　Working in his spare time Einstein 　　4　　 three remarkable papers in the year 1905．Each was revolutionary．The first paper on the quantum nature of light(photoelectric effect)led to a Nobel prize sixteen years later．His second paper 　　5　　 special relativity made Einstein a household name throughout the world．His third paper provided an explanation for 　　6　　 had been known as Brownian motion, the random and hitherto unexplained rapid movements of very small particles suspended in fluids or in air．Einstein’s explanation provided convincing evidence 　　7　　 the physical existence of atom-sized molecules．

　　After 1905 Einstein 　　8　　 important contributions to quantum theory and sought to extend the special theory of relativity 　　9　　 non-inertial(i．e．accelerating)reference frames．In 1907 Einstein articulated the principle of equivalence．This idea holds that gravitational acceleration is indistinguishable from acceleration 　　10　　 by mechanical forces．

　　In 1909 Einstein became professor of physics at the University of Zurich．He was 　11　　 a full professor 　　12　　 the Karl-Ferdinand University in Prague in 1911．About 1912, Einstein began a new period of his gravitational research by 　　13　　 his work in terms of the tensor calculus of Tullio Levi-Civita and Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro．Einstein 　　14　　 his new work the general theory of relativity．

　　Einstein received 　　15　　 Nobel Prize in 1921 for his 1905 work on the photoelectric effect．A visit 　　16　　 the United States in 1932 was followed by the 　　17　　 of a post at Princeton which he assumed in December 1932．The following month the Nazis 　　18　　 into power in Germany and Einstein was never to return there．At Princeton his work attempted to unify the laws of physics．One week before his death Einstein signed his 　　19　　 letter, a letter to Bertrand Russell in which he agreed that his name should go on a manifesto urging all nations to 　　20　　 nuclear weapons．

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　　Now that the Spring Festival is over, I only have school to look forward to．It’s 　　1　　 funny, I find myself looking forward more and more to school．

　　As usual, 　　2　　 can get little work 　　3　　 during the winter vacation．For one thing, the Spring Festival is always a big distraction(使人快乐之事), and for days before and after 　　4　　 can get any work done．It’s all right if you really have a nice time, as I used to．But now I find myself 　　5　　 it less and less．I 　　6　　 enjoying fireworks and firecrackers years ago．The firecrackers especially get on my nerve．I really think we should stop making them, as every year many children have their eyes hurt or even 　　7　　．Even worse, sometimes fires 　　8　　 out and whole buildings get 　　9　　 down．Still I suppose we’ll continue to make them 　　10　　 there is a market for them．

　　And the 　　11　　! People spend days buying．The result－too much and too rich which does nobody any good：chicken, duck, fish, meat and so on．What’s 　　12　　, they become 　　13　　, too, too much of a good thing, as we say, and this visiting business too．It’s all right for a few really good friends 　　14　　 together and chat over some tea or drinks．But mere acquaintance and the usually not too neighborly neighbors dropping 　　15　　 to say hello, but I find them a pain in the neck(讨厌的家伙)．Usually there is nothing to talk about 　　16　　 some meaningless words．

　　Oh yes, I 　　17　　 myself skating on the nearby lake 　　18　　 a few times．The ice is not too good now and getting very 　　19　　．I stopped going before the Spring Festival．But there are people who are 　　20　　 too reckless(不计后果的)or too ignorant or both, and we hear about people falling through thin ice every year．

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　　I knew 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 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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　　I came to study in the US last fall．My life had been quite 　　1　　 since I arrived at Andover．Although I had quite a few extracurricular(课外)activities, I hadn’t taken any official leadership position．

　　This 　　2　　 changed when I received an email from Ms Griffith, my cluster(a group of dorms)dean(主任), 　　3　　 that a new female DC Rep was needed．DC Rep 　　4　　 Discipline(纪律)Committee Representative(代表)．　　5　　 boarding school students break serious rules, like using 　　6　　, getting drunk or cheating in their studies．The punishments given to such students are 　　7　　 by a DC Rep, a house counselor, two student representatives, the cluster president and the cluster dean．I was really interested in becoming DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, 　　8　　 so were five other students．We had to hold 　　9　　 and Ms Griffith asked us to write 　　10　　 to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll．

　　I thought hard about what to write．I didn’t want to make any 　　11　　, because they are difficult to keep．I didn’t want to say I was experienced, because I was not．So I started my speech by explaining 　　12　　 I wanted to become a DC Rep．“I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out discipline,” I wrote 　　13　　．

　　I made three 　　14　　 that said “Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit of my dorm so that people would 　　15　　 my name when they went to vote．

　　Although I tried hard, I didn’t win the election．I was 　　16　　, but my positive(积极的)nature did not allow me to 　　17　　 for very long．I actually 　　18　　 when my friends tried to comfort me, “Teresa, I am sorry that you didn’t win the election,” they would say．

　　“No, don’t be sorry for me．I am very happy to have taken part in the election, ” I said．

　　It is true; the 　　19　　 is much more important than the result．I am surprised and happy to discover my hidden 　　20　　．