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　　The simplest way to say it is this：I believe in my mother．My 　　1　　 began when I was just a kid．I 　　2　　 becoming a doctor．

　　My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that 　　3　　 people spent a lot more time reading than they 　　4　　 watching television．She announced that my brother and I

　　　　5　　 watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 　　6　　 her written book reports．She would mark them up with check marks and highlights．Years later we realized her marks were a 　　7　　．My mother was illiterate．

　　When I entered high school I was a(n)　　8　　, but not for long．I wanted the fan clothes．I wanted to 　　9　　 the guys．I went from being an A-student to a B-student．One night my mother came home from 　　10　　 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 　　11　　 food and pay the bill．With everything 　　12　　, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want, ” I was very 　　13　　 with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was 　　14　　 left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to

　　　　15　　 our heads and any kind of food on the table, 　　16　　 buy clothes．I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere．Success required intellectual preparation．I went back to my 　　17　　 my dream and I became a doctor．

　　My story is really 　　18　　 my mother’s story－a woman with 　　19　　 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe．There is no job

　　　　20　　 than parenting．This I believe．

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The Hand(感恩的心)

　　Thanksgiving Day was near．The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment to draw a picture of 　　1　　 for which they were thankful．

　　Most of the class might be 　　2　　 economically disadvantaged, but still many would 　　3　　 the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season．These, the teacher thought, would be the 　　4　　 of most of her students’ art．And they were．

　　But Douglas made a 　　5　　 kind of picture．Douglas was a different kind of boy．He was the teacher’s true child of misery, 　　6　　 and unhappy．As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side．One could only guess the pain Douglas felt 　　7　　 those sad eyes．

　　Yes, his picture was different．When 　　8　　 to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a 　　9　　 nothing else．Just a empty hand．

　　His abstract image captured the 　　10　　 of his classmates, Whose hand could it be ? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers 　　11　　 turkeys．Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and 　　12　　 people．And so the discussion went――until the teacher 　　13　　 forgot the young artist himself．

　　　　14　　 the children had gone on to other assignments, she 　　15　　 at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was．The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher．”

　　She recalled the 　　16　　 she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had other student．How 　　17　　 had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside．” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil．” Or, “Let’s do this together．” Douglas was most 　　18　　 for his teacher’s hand．

　　Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work．

　　In fact, people 　　19　　 not always say “thanks”．But they were remember the hand that 　　20　　．

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　　Mitsuaki recently arrived in the United States to enter university．He wants to do well in his studies anD．　　1　　 to the new culture．But Mitsuaki has a 　　2　　．It’s not his roommates．It’s not his school fees．It’s not even his English ability．It is that he doesn’t have a 　　3　　．And in America, that really makes him a foreigner．Mitsuaki has already discovered a basic fact of American culture：　　4　　 is a way of life．

　　It’s 　　5　　 there’s no public transportation in AmericA#Many cities have taxis, buses and subways to help people get 　　6　　 work．Some large universities even have buses to take students to classes across the 　　7　　．But most people find it much more 　　8　　 to drive, 　　9　　 they do have to deal with traffiC#Nowadays busy families often have more than one vehicle．Many people 　　10　　 their car as a status symbol．But no matter what their social status are, people without wheels feel 　　11　　．

　　When Mitsuaki first arrived, he was amazed at how young many American drivers 　　12　　 were．Young people in America often get their driver’s license around age 16 by 　　13　　 a written test and a driving test．　　14　　, before they can get their license, they have to take a driver education 　　15　　, which gives students hands－on practice with driving．It also helps to reduce the high 　　16　　 of insurance．For teenagers, being able to drive－and in some cases, having their own car－is a big 　　17　　．It gives them a sense of power and freedom．It’s 　　18　　 to find an American teenager without one．

　　Driving to Americans is 　　19　　 flying to birds．It’s almost part of their nature．For many Americans, being 　　20　　 the wheel is like their natural home．

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　　Many people use email to communicate with each other．If you have access to(使用)a computer, it’s a great 　　1　　 to send messages easily, quickly and as often as you like．No 　　2　　 is it necessary to find a pen or paper, not to 　　3　　 an envelope or a stamp．

　　Are we missing anything by not writing 　　4　　 letters to people?Is the experience of receiving such letters worth the 　　5　　 of writing them?Most people would probably reply,”No, it’s a waste of paper 　　6　　 , this is a much better system．”It’s hard to argue 　　7　　 such a viewpoint．However，I would like to try．

　　I believe that the kinds of letters people 　　8　　 to write tended to be more 　　9　　 than billions of emails sent today．Of course, when it 　　10　　 to sending quick messages，email is the best．If 　　11　　 is important, email is particularly useful．If 　　12　　 , you want really to reach out and 　　13　　 someone，a1etter is more persona1．

　　　　14　　 1etters are the most personal．If you can type fast, you can fit a lot into a letter．What’s 　　15　　 is that special sense of the person that comes from seeing her or his handwriting．　　16　　 it’s legible(可辨认的), it doesn’t matter how tidy it is．When someone sits down and writes just for you，you 　　17　　 that when you are reading it．

　　Though I’m a teenager I admit that I too fee1 　　18　　 to receive a 1etter in the mai1．I love seeing my name written by hand on 　　19　　．You make yourself a nice cup of coffee，sit down in a comfortable place，open your 　　20　　 , and enjoy everything that the person put into those words just for you．What a gift!

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　　My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling 　　1　　 , but I always knew he was 　　2　　．He never criticized us, but used 　　3　　 to bring out our best．He’d say,”If you pour water on flowers, they flourish．If you don’t give them water, they die．”I 　　4　　 as a child I said something 　　5　　 about somebody, and my father said,”　　6　　 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you．”He explained that if I looked for the best 　　7　　 people, I would get the best 　　8　　．From then on I’ve always tried to 　　9　　 the principle in my life and later in running my company．

　　Dad’s also always been very 　　10　　．At 15, I started a magazine．It was 　　11　　 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 　　12　　： stay in school or leave to work on my magazine．

　　I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 　　13　　 any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said,”Richard, when I was 23, my dad 　　14　　 me to go into law．And I’ve 　　15　　 regretted it, I wanted to be a biologist, 　　16　　 I didn’t pursue my 　　17　　．You know what you want．Go fulfill it．”

　　As 　　18　　 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 　　19　　 for young people in the U．K．My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 　　20　　 me．

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　　After six months of life in New Zealand, I realized one thing：Despite my desire for greater contact with local students, unless I started the contact, it wouldn’t happen．

　　Local students are not 　　1　　 in contacts with the international students, because they 　　2　　 us as shy, dull, and sometimes snobby(势利的)people．We know that’s not 　　3　　．It’s a stereotype(模式化的)which people attach to 　　4　　．I wanted to 　　5　　 their opinions．

　　After realizing the problem, I 　　6　　 my”confidence mask” each morning, and walked around with a smile on my face．I 　　7　　 people up whenever I had the chance．I 　　8　　 that I was not afraid to 　　9　　 up to them, that I was a friend-worthy person．

　　A side effect of my confidence mask was the occasional 　　10　　 of my emotions．　　11　　 in the privacy of my room, where no one could see, would reveal my 　　12　　 emotions．All the rejections, funny looks, and 　　13　　 behind my back calling me a”weirdo”(古怪的人)melted into tears．　　14　　 that was done, I would put on my confidence mask once again and start a new day．

　　It finally 　　15　　．My name became known throughout the school, as I appeared to be enthusiastic and active．

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　　Who won the World Cup 1998 football game?What happened at the United Nations?How did the critic(评论家)like the new play?　　1　　 an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets giving the details．Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news．

　　Newspapers have one basic 　　2　　, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 　　3　　 it．

　　Radio, telegraph, television, and 　　4　　 inventions brought competition for newspapers．So did the development of magazines and other means of communication．However this competition merely spurred(刺激)the newspapers on．They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 　　5　　 and thus the efficiency of their own operations．Today more newspapers are printed and read than ever before．Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields．Besides keeping readers 　　6　　 of the latest news, today’s newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters．Newspapers influence readers’economic choices 　　7　　 advertising．Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very existence．Newspapers are sold at a price that fails to cover even a small fraction of the cost of production．The main 　　8　　 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising．The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper’s value to advertisers．This 　　9　　 in terms of circulation．How many people read the newspaper?Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 　　10　　 in a newspaper’s pages．But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper’s value to readers as source of information about the community, city, country, state, nation and world and even outer space．

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　　When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father．He was seriously crippled(瘸)and very 　　1　　, and when we would walk together, his hand 　　2　　 my arm for balance, people would stare．I would be inwardly ashamed at the unwanted 　　3　　．If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never 　　4　　．

　　It was difficult to coordinate(协调)our 　　5　　 －his halting, mine impatient–and because of that, we didn’t 　　6　　 much as we went along．But as we started out, he always said,“You 　　7　　 the pace, I will try to adjust to you．”

　　Our usual walk was to or from the subway, 　　8　　 was how he got to work．He went to work 　　9　　, and despite bad weather．He almost never missed a day, and would make 　　10　　 to the office even if others could not．A matter of pride．

　　When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, 　　11　　 with help．At such times my sister or I would pull him 　　12　　 the streets of Brooklyn, NY, on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance．　　13　　 there, he would hold the handrail until he reached the 　　14　　 steps that the warmer tunnel air kept 　　15　　．In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside again until we 　　16　　 him in Brooklyn on his way home．

　　When I think of it now, I am 　　17　　 at how much courage it 　　18　　 for a grown man to subject himself to such indignity(侮辱)and stress．And at 　　19　　 he did it–without bitterness or 　　20　　．

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　　The first telegraph cable was laid under the sea between England and France in 1850．Cables are much 　　1　　 and heavier than telegraph wires．There are a number of reasons for this：one reason is that the salt water of the sea harms 　　2　　 telegraph wires, and so they have to be 　　3　　, another is that, because electricity 　　4　　 easily through water, wires have to be 　　5　　 to prevent electric signals which are passing through them 　　6　　 escaping and getting lost in the sea; a third reason is that cables have to be very strong 　　7　　 they will break while they are being 　　8　　 along the bottom of the sea from a ship sailing on the surface．

　　The 　　9　　 cables that men tried to lay 　　10　　 England and America broke and were 　　11　　 during storms．At last, after nine years of hard work, the two English-speaking nations of Britain and America were 　　12　　 in 1866 by the electric telegraph under the sea．

　　Later, all the different 　　13　　 of the world were joind up by a 　　14　　 of cables．It is 　　15　　 easy to send a message by cables as it is to 　　16　　 an ordinary telegram, and it takes no longer for a message to 　　17　　 half way round the world than from one town to the 　　18　　．Every hour of the day and night 　　19　　 are being flashed under the ocean to and 　　20　　 every country in the world．

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　　Curt and I have the kind of friendship that I wish everyone would be able to experience．

　　Our friendship 　　1　　 many years ago．We met while 　　2　　 different high schools．As years passed, we became good friends．Curt was the best man(伴郎)in my wedding, and l was 　　3　　 a few years later when he married my sister’s roommate．And yet the event that most showed our partnership and 　　4　　 our friendship happened over 25 years ago, when we were in our 20s．

　　Curt and I were attending a pool party at the local Swim and Racquet Club．We were walking to the car, joking about the party, and Curt 　　5　　 me and said,“Steve, you’ve had too much 　　6　　 Maybe I should drive．”At first I thought he was 　　7　　．but since Curt is definitely the wiser of us, I 　　8　　 his judgment．

　　“Good idea,”I said, and handed him the 　　9　　．

　　After l was settled in the passenger seat and Curt sat behind the wheel, he said,“I’m going to need your 　　10　　 because I’m not sure how to get to your house from here．”

　　“No problem,”I 　　11　　．

　　Curt started the car and we were 　　12　　．The next 10 miles seemed like a hundred as I prompted(提示)Curt with．　　13　　－left now, right soon, slow down, speed up and so on．The important thing was that we got home 　　14　　 that night．

　　Ten years later at my wedding, Curt brought 　　15　　 to the eyes of 400 guests as he told the story of our partnership and 　　16　　 we drove home together that night．Why it was such a(n)　　17　　 story?We would all, I hope, offer our keys 　　18　　．We knew we shouldn’t drive．But you see, my friend Curt was blind．He had been blind from 　　19　　 and never sat behind the wheel of a car 　　20　　 that night．

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