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　　Everybody knows Charlie Chaplin, a world-famous funny actor．People 　　1　　 have laughed Charlie Chaplin’s films 　　2　　 tears run down their faces．From his very first 　　3　　 they know what will happen．The little man is always with black moustache, wide-open eyes, round black hat and 　　4　　 too large for his feet．He will 　　5　　 through snow, and fall from windows．He’ll fight men who are twice his 　　6　　, fall in love with women, who 　　7　　 notice him and try to hug(拥抱)them．

　　The poor man that Charlie Chaplin 　　8　　 in dozens of films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes．He is always in 　　9　　, but he never 　　10　　．He dreams of becoming a great man．

　　Even people who 　　11　　 understand English can 　　12　　 Chaplin’s film, because they are mostly 　　13　　．It isn’t what he 　　14　　 that makes people laugh．His comedy doesn’t depend on words．It depends on little 　　15　　 which mean the 　　16　　 thing to people all over the world．

　　Chaplin raises his thick eyebrows or rolls his eyes．He hides behind a fat lady or under a table to escape from his 　　17　　．He dresses well and pretends to be a 　　18　　 and important man．It is also the hopeless and 　　19　　 that makes us laugh．This is the 　　20　　 of Chaplin’s huge success．

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　　Since the pre-historic times, man has had an urge to satisfy his needs．Be it hunger, shelter or search for a mate, he has always manipulated the circumstances to the best of his advantages．Probably this might be the reason why we human are the most developed of all living species on the earth, and probably also in the universe．As we climbed the steps of evolution with giant leaps, we somehow left behind common sense and logical thinking－we 　　1　　 that we have stopped thinking ahead of times．

　　If you are hungry, what do you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like your stomach, even your mind is hungry．But it 　　2　　 lets you know, because you keep it 　　3　　 thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many 　　4　　 not-so-worthy things．So it silently begins to focus on your needs and never let ?　40　?grow．When mind looses its 　　6　　 to grow, creativity gets a full stop．This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next? ”“Why can’t I think? ”“Why am I always given the difficult problems?” Well this is the aftermath of our own karma of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things．

　　Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied 　　7　　 a lot of reading．Now why reading and not watching TV? 　　8　　 reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood．Just like that to 　　9　　 other aspects of our life, we have to take help of reading．You have innumerable number of books in this world which 　　10　　 answer all your “How to? ” questions．Once you read a book, you just don’t 　　11　　 your eyes through the lines, but even your mind decodes(译解)it and 　　12　　 it to you．The interesting part of the book is 　　13　　 in your mind as a seed．Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new 　　14　　．The same seed if 　　15　　 many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, 　　16　　 which you would have never thought in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but creativity．More the number of books you read, your mind will 　　17　　 like never before．Also this improves your speaking skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution 　　18　　 your vocabulary．Within no 　　19　　 you start speaking English or any language fluently with your friends or other people and you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time．

　　Actually, I had a problem in speaking English fluently, but as I read, I could improve significantly．

　　I am still on the path of improvement to stop myself from 　　20　　 thirsty for satisfaction．So guys do join me and give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading．Now what are you waiting for? Go, grab a book, and let me know!

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　　Robert Frost was one of America’s best known and most honored serious writers．But his fame came 　　1　　 in his life．He was forty 　　2　　 Americans began to read his poems and praise them．Once his 　　3　　 was set up, however, it grew stronger and stronger during the rest of his long life．His success came from 　　4　　 traditional forms of poetry with American words, 　　5　　 in a clearly American way．

　　Frost 　　6　　 the same speaker for many poems, so the 　　7　　 poems formed a larger unity．He created this speaker carefully．He felt that his readers would believe his poems if he put the words into the mouth of a 　　8　　 person who lived in the country, not the 　　9　　．

　　Many people thought the speaker was Frost himself．In fact, the speaker was 　　10　　 person．

　　Frost, the 　　11　　, tried to become the imaginary person he 　　12　　 for his poetry．Robert Frost is always linked to the land of cold winters in the northeastern United States, the area called New England．　　13　　 he came from the other side of the country, San Francisco, California．He was born there in 1873．He lived in California during his early 　　14　　．

　　This man who was born in the 　　15　　 and became linked with New England was named for the chief southern general in America’s Civil War．The general’s name was Robert Edward Lee．The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to 　　16　　 the general．

　　Someone once asked another American 　　17　　, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer．The 　　18　　 thing, he said, was to have an 　　19　　 childhood．If this is true, Robert Frost’s childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very 　　20　　 writer．