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　　What are the basic elements of good manners?Certainly a strong sense of justice is one；courtesy(礼貌)is often 　　1　　 more than a highly developed sense of fair play．A friend of mine once told me of 　　2　　 along one-lane(单行道), unpaved mountain road．　　3　　 was another car that produced clouds of choking 　　4　　,and it was a long way to the nearest 　　5　　 highway．Suddenly, at a 　　6　　 place, the car ahead pulled off the road．　　7　　 that its owner might have engine trouble, my friend stopped and asked if anything was wrong．“　　8　　,”said the other driver．"But you’ve endured my dust this far； I’ll 　　9　　 with yours the rest of the way．”

　　Another element of courtesy is empathy(善解人意)，a 　　10　　 that enables a person to see into the mind or heart of someone else，to understand the pain or 　　11　　 there and to do something to minimize it．A man 　　12　　 alone in a restaurant was trying to unscrew(旋松)the cap of a beer bottle, 　　13　　 he couldn’t do it because of badly injured 　　14　　．He asked a young busboy to help him．The boy took the bottle, turned his back 　　15　　 and loosened the cap without difficulty．Then he 　　16　　 it again．Turning back to the man，he 　　17　　 to make great efforts to open the bottle without success．　　18　　 he took it into the kitchen and returned shortly，saying that he had managed to loosen it-but only with a pair of pliers(钳子)．

　　Yet another component of politeness is the ability to treat all people 　　19　　, regardless of all status or importance．　　20　　 when you have doubts about some people，act as if they are worthy of your best manners．You may also be astonished to find out that they really are．

　　Courtesy is the key to a happier world．

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　　Each of us fails from time to time．If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 　　1　　 part of the learning process．But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this 　　2　　 right to our children．

　　When I see a child 　　3　　 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie．

　　Donnie was my youngest third grader．His 　　4　　 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed．He 　　5　　 answered questions-he might be wrong．

　　I tried my best to build his 　　6　　．But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned(安排)to our classroom．

　　She was young and pretty, and she loved children．My pupils, Donnie included, 　　7　　 her．

　　One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard．Donnie had 　　8　　 the problems with painstaking neatness．Pleased with his progress, I 　　9　　 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials．When I returned, Donnie was in 　　10　　．He’d missed the third problem．

　　My student teacher looked at me in despair．Suddenly her face 　　11　　．From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils．

　　"Look, Donnie,"she said, kneeling beside him and gently 　　12　　 the tear stained face from his arms．"I’ve got something to　　13　　 you．"She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk．

　　"See these 　　14　　, Donnie,"she continued．"They belong to Mrs．Lindstrom and me．See how the erasers are 　　15　　?That’s because we make mistakes too．But we erase the mistakes and try again．That’s what you 　　16　　 learn to do, too．"

　　She kissed him and stood up．"Here,"she said,"I’ll leave one of these pencils on 　　17　　 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 　　18　　 teachers．"Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile．

　　The pencil became Donnie’s　　19　　 possession．That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 　　20　　 him that it’s all right to make mistakes----as long as you erase them and try again．

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　　“I couldn’t survive without music,”says fifteen-year-old Steve．In the morning, Steve wakes up to his favorite 　　1　　 radio station．He listens to rock on the radio while he eats his 　　2　　．He puts on his personal stereo before he leaves the house and 　　3　　 his cassette player on the bus to school．

　　“Last week I put my headphones on in the math 　　4　　．”admits Steve．“The teacher was really 　　5　　．She took my headphones away and I couldn’t use them for a week．It was 　　6　　．”At home Steve does his homework to music---loud music．

　　“My mother 　　7　　 shouts'Turn it down!’”says Steve．“She can’t 　　8　　 how I can work with music on, but music 　　9　　 me to fix my attention upon my studies．”Steve would like to make music himself．“I’m learning to play the guitar．　　10　　, it doesn’t sound too good at the 　　11　　．But I’m going to keep 　　12　　!”

　　For 　　13　　 like Steve, music is a very important part of 　　14　　．Music is social; it brings people together at discos, parties and concerts．Fast and 　　15　　 music is full of energy; it helps people to 　　16　　 their problems and have 　　17　　．Music talks about love, freedom and imagination．There are always new songs and new styles．

　　　　18　　 Steve’s mother agrees that music brings some problems．“Steve is a sensible(明智的)boy,”she says．“I don’t think he would ever take drugs hearing rock．But I 　　19　　 worry about his hearing with all that loud music．And it 　　20　　 me crazy!”

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　　It was five days before Christmas．Holiday music played over the sound system and my co-workers excitedly 　　1　　 their plans．"Doing anything special?"they asked me．I shook my head 　　2　　．I was 3 ,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 　　3　　 of becoming a nurse．I attended classes all day, then went straight to my full-time 　　4　　 job at night．My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick．

　　I had 　　5　　 looked forward to the holidays．But this December I felt unable to go on．In my prayers(祷告)I told 　　6　　 that I could just get home to see my mum, dad and brothers．I could survive the next two years until I graduated．But 　　7　　?Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no 　　8　　 cash．Money to go home?I barely had money to eat．"I'm on my 　　9　　．Cover for me, will you?"asked Maribelle, another waitress, as she passed me 　　10　　 her way to the employee's room．　　11　　, there's this guy at Table Five,"she said．"He's been sitting there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not 　　12　　 anything either．"She paused,"It's like he's…　　13　　 somebody"．

　　I looked in the corner．　　14　　 enough, there was a slim, pleasantly-looking man 　　15　　 in a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting, 　　16　　．I went over, trying to force a smile．"I'm Cory,"I said,"please let me know if you want anything．"

　　I was turning to walk away 　　17　　 the man spoke．He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the 　　18　　 restaurant．"I'd like an order of chips,"he said,"and a glass of water．"My heart 　　19　　．Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which meant I wouldn't get much of a 　　20　　．But maybe this guy was broken, and I sure know how that felt．So I tried my best to make him feel okay．

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Learning to Accept

　　I learned how to accept life as it is from my father．　　1　　, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 　　2　　 and ill．

　　My father was 　　3　　 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 　　4　　 all that away．Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day．Even talking is 　　5　　．One night, I went to visit him with my sisters．We started 　　6　　 about life, and I told them about one of my 　　7　　．I said that we must very often give things up 　　8　　 we grow---our youth, our beauty, our friends---but it always 　　9　　 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place．Then suddenly my father 　　10　　 up．He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 　　11　　!What did I gain?”I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say．　　12　　, he answered his own question：“I 　　13　　 the love of my family,”I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness．

　　I was also 　　14　　 by his words．After that, when I began to feel irritated(愤怒的)at someone, I 　　15　　 remember his words and become 　　16　　．If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 　　17　　 to give up my small irritations．In this 　　18　　, I learned the power of acceptance from my father．

　　Sometimes I 　　19　　 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy．For now, though, I am grateful for this one 　　20　　．

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　　Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses．So, I really 　　1　　 whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy 　　2　　 to earn money to pay the high schooling for me．They don't act in the 　　3　　 ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even 　　4　　．

　　One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I asked her if there was 　　5　　 between them．She paused her work and raised her head with 　　6　　．Then she bowed her head and 　　7　　 sewing the quilt．I was very 　　8　　 because I thought I had hurt her．But after a few minutes she said：“Look at this thread．Sometimes it 　　9　　, but most of the time it disappears in the quilt．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can 　　10　　 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there, and makes the quilt 　　11　　．”I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her 　　12　　 the next spring．

　　My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment．Every morning and dusk after she 　　13　　 from the hospital, my father 　　14　　 my mother walk slowly on the country road．There were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently glistened them 　　15　　 the leaves．All of these 　　16　　 the most beautiful picture in the world．　　17　　 their eyes, I know they love each other deeply．From this experience, I 　　18　　 that love was just a 　　19　　 in the quilt of our life．Love is 　　20　　, making life strong and warm．

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　　When I woke next morning, I was dying of 　　1　　．I seemed to have a hole instead of a　　2　　I dressed quickly and hurried down to the dinning-room．It was a big room with six tall windows and the ugliest wallpaper I had ever seen! 　　3　　,I had been told the hotel was not beautiful but that you were better 　　4　．there than in any other hotel; and that was 　　5　　 I wanted just then．

　　The waiter came hurrying up．Before I came downstairs I had prepared 　　6　　 carefully for what I must 　　7　．I had looked three times in my dictionary to make sure 　　8　　“breakfast” really meant “breakfast”．I had tried to get the right 　　9　　 and I had stood in front of a mirror and twisted my mouth until it ached．

　　The waiter asked me 　　10　　I could not understand, but I spoke only my one prepared word “breakfast”．He looked at me in a 　　11　　 uway．So I repeated it．Still he did not understand

It was 　　12　　 that English people didn't understand their own language．The waiter 　　13　　 his head and went away, but he came back in a minute and brought a tray with tea, bread and butter--enough to feed a small army---and went away．But I was hungry, and I left 　　14　　 When the waiter came back I thought his face showed a little 　　15　　, but you can never 　　16　　 what a waiter' s face really shows．In another minute he brought 　　17　　tray with some bacon (熏肉) and some eggs．He 　　18　　 have misunderstood me, but I thought it was no use explaining to people who don’ t understand their own language, so 1 just set to work on the bacon and eggs , wondering whether I could possibly clear that plate．

Well, I finished the bacon and eggs．I got up and made my way slowly to my room-at least five pound 　　19　．I never believed until then that any meal could 　　20　　 me, but on that day I met my Waterloo(滑铁卢)．

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　　Aunt Polly had Tom paint the fence on Sunday．Soon after Tom started to paint, an idea 　　1　　 to him．He smiled and began singing 　　2　　 his work．

　　Just then his friend Ben came 　　3　　．He laughed when he saw Tom painting．“What’s the matter, Tom? Does your aunt want you to work on such a nice day?”

　　Tom did not 　　3　　 painting．“Work? Oh, no, Ben．You see, painting is an 　　5　　．First you must choose the right day, then you must get the best paint and brush．But most important of all, you must have the right 　　6　　．Aunt Polly says that there isn’t a boy in town who can paint this fence like me!”

　　Ben’s eyes opened 　　7　　．“Really, Tom? Let me try a bit．”

　　“Oh that isn’t possible,” Said Tom．“My Aunt Polly is very sure of the 　　8　　 she wants her fence painted．Remember, she chose me．”

　　“Come on, Tom．I’ll give you half my apple if you let me paint,” Ben 　　9　　．“Your aunt will never know the 　　10　　!”

　　“Oh, you’re wrong about that, Ben,” answered Tom．“She has very sharp 　　11　　．And think how I would feel．　　12　　, she asked ME to paint her fence．”

　　“You may have my whole apple,” Ben said．“Give me the paint brush now．”

　　“Well, if you really think you can do it－here, 　　13　　 the brush but be very careful the way you paint．” Tom 　　14　　 a bite into the red apple．

　　Half an hour later, when his friend had painted four 　　15　　 of the fence, Tom said, “You’re doing it quite well, Ben, but of course you need to do much more 　　16　　 you can really call yourself a painter．”

　　As each hour passed, Tom’s painting became more 　　17　　．Each friend who happened to walk past took his 　　18　　 at painting a few boards－all for a price, of course．“You have to make them think it’s 　　19　　 wonderful,” thought Tom．“They’d never want to do it without 　　20　　 for it．”

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　　Don and his 11-year-old son, Aaron, love basketball．For Aaron’s birthday last October, Don decided to drive him to Cincinnati, more than two hours’ 　　1　　, for the first 　　2　　 of the World Series．They had no tickets but hoped to buy a 　　3　　 from scalpers(票贩子)．

　　After arriving, they walked in the streets for two hours, carrying a 　　4　　 that said, “We need two tickets．” There were a lot of scalpers but the 　　5　　 ticket was $ 175．They were 　　6　　 to leave when a man stopped them．He 　　7　　 out two tickets and handed them to the father．“How much do you want?” “No charge．” Said the man, “　　8　　 the game．”

　　When asked later, the man 　　9　　 “I was working for Joe, who hadn’t 　　10　　 a World Series in 16 years．But he was 　　11　　 and couldn’t make it this time．So he told me to give the two tickets

12　　．The only 　　13　　 he set was to give the tickets to people I thought would be worthy．A lot of people looked 　　14　　 they might just take the tickets and 　　15　　 them．Then I saw you．You seemed very 　　16　　 and you made me 　　17　　 my dad and me when I was a child．I would have died to go to a World Series game with my father．But I never did．”

How 　　18　　 it was to Don and his son! Here is what Don said, “It’s the most memorable thing that ever happened to us．My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the game and said, ‘I can’t 　　19　　 this.’ We’ll never forget 　　20　　．”

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　　When the moon rises and streetlights shine, Beijing's nightlife begins, but by no means does the hustle(喧嚷)of the city cease．For those who love nightlife, the nighttime is the 　　1　　 time in the city of Beijing．

　　You may see bars and clubs 　　2　　 with people, right next to karaoke(KTV)bars welcoming waves of who like to sing．　　3　　, with so many choices, it can be difficult to decide which is best for you．Here we 　　4　　 the ups and downs of each．

　　Some say the 　　5　　 of your salary is determines the kind of nightlife you choose．This is 　　6　　 true．

　　　　7　　 salaries mean harder work and longer hours, so for office workers,　　8　　 really only occurs at night．These employees usually 　　9　　 their nights eating, drinking or singing songs, so Beijing's restaurants, bars and KTVs are 　　10　　 filled with people．

　　How about people with lower 　　11　　? Surely they enjoy nightlife, but in a slightly 　　12　　 way．As opposed to bars, 　　13　　 a small bottle of beer costs RMB25, many smaller restaurants offer 　　14　　 bottles of Yanjing Beer(local Beijing beer)at the 　　15　　 of 3 yuan．Spicy cool noodles, grilled mutton skewers and cool beer ; a perfectly pleasant 　　16　　 to spend a summer night．

　　Nightlife in Beijing doesn't have to mean long, 　　17　　 and tiresome．Many choose to spend their nights going for 　　18　　 in the streets, watching movies or surfing the Internet．As a metropolis(大都市), Beijing 　　19　　 all kinds of recreational activities, although it is 　　20　　 to decide what you enjoy most．

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