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　　Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc．(铺路公司)in Atlanta, USA．In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her 　　1　　 and skill but left her flying high．

　　“When the Atlanta Airport was under 　　2　　 in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it．National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved 　　3　　 the cars could be on site 　　4　　 the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away! 　　5　　 other local paving company wanted to do the job, 　　6　　 it couldn’t be done in such a short time．

　　“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were 　　7　　 to try harder．We gave National Car Rental our offer and 　　8　　 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days．We also 　　9　　 them that if we failed, they would be no worse off, 　　10　　 they had plenty to gain if we succeeded．

　　“We got the job and immediately went into 　　11　　．Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site．Our 　　12　　 challenge was to keep the rock mixture 　　13　　 enough．All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one．　　14　　, I got a special 　　15　　 to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防栓); then I 　　16　　 held one of those hoses to 　　17　　 down the rock．

　　“Those ten days were filled with challenges that 　　18　　 one creative idea after another．Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the 　　19　　 company that had cars on the parking lot．

　　“The key to our success was having the 　　20　　 to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done．”

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　　When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town．

One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 　　1　　 a worker who had the flu．I told her I would mess it up, 　　2　　 I had never worked at the bar before．I 　　3　　 that instead of making money, I would end up owing it．

　　“You can do it,” said my mother, “　　4　　, you won’t get much business until lunch．”

　　“But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good 　　5　　 money．Please, Mom, don’t 　　6　　 me．

　　“Then I’ll help you,” she said．

　　I shrugged my shoulders．I thought my mother’s 　　7　　 was a bad one, but I 　　8　　．

　　When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was 　　9　　．Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks．　　10　　, I was really slow at taking the orders and making change．The line of people grew, and everybody seemed 　　11　　, I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I 　　12　　 a cup into pieces．What a mess! Then my mother came to 　　13　　 me, and she also showed me how to make 　　14　　．If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3．25, I handed over 　　15　　 quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five．” Things went more 　　16　　 after that．

　　By the end of the day, I could remember orders, 　　17　　 the bill, and make change quickly with a smile．I was even a little 　　18　　 when the sun came out and dried up business．My mother said she was proud of me, and when she 　　19　　 that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug．I was too busy 　　20　　 the restaurant I would open one day．

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　　Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide．

　　One very cold, wet night at about 3∶30 a.m．, there was a 　　1　　 on the front door of our house．A young man, wet from 　　2　　 to toe, explained that he had 　　3　　 out of petrol about 30 km up the road．He had left his pregnant(怀孕的)wife and his two children 　　4　　 at the car and siad that he would hitchhike(搭便车)back．

　　Once I had 　　5　　 a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 　　6　　 , saying that they were cold．Once the car had started, I suggested that he 　　7　　 me back．

Before leaving, I had turned the heater 　　8　　 in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and 　　9　　 ．While the little ones played and ran 　　10　　, I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the 　　11　　．

　　It was about 5 a．m．before they 　　12　　 ．The young fellow asked me how much he 　　13　　 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵)had 　　14　　 $15．He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it．

　　About a month later, I received a 　　15　　 from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to 　　16　　 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time．It 　　17　　 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most 　　18　　 person in the company．

　　In his letter, he thanked me again and 　　19　　 me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station．In this 　　20　　 , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits．

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　　In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic(技工)．One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 　　1　　 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose．After some time the girl 　　2　　 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 　　3　　 to take them home．There she carefully 　　4　　 the eggs in the heat of a lamp．Several days 　　5　　 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 　　6　　．

　　Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother．　　7　　, to these young geese, the girl was their mother．

　　As they 　　8　　, the girl was able to 　　9　　 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 　　10　　．The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 　　11　　 and in her dreams．Later, she had an 　　12　　： She would pilot a plane to guide them in 　　13　　．She asked her father for a plane and he assembled(组装)a small aircraft for her．

　　Caring about 　　14　　 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself．However, the birds did not 　　15　　 or follow him, and 　　16　　 slept in the grass．

　　One day, the girl 　　17　　 into the plane, started it and soon left the 　　18　　．Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 　　19　　 flapped(拍打)their wings and 　　20　　．She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following．

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　　I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area．My parents 　　1　　 the necessities of life 　　2　　 they couldn’t give much more．If I asked my father 　　3　　 a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them 　　4　　．” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t 　　5　　 them．From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school．

　　When I 　　6　　 from high school, I joined the navy．Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S．C．, where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily 　　7　　．These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles．Completing these tasks successfully 　　8　　 discipline, team-work and responsibility．It didn’t 　　9　　 whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the 　　10　　 of the company．

　　I went 　　11　　 to graduate from the U．S．Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy．The part of my job I 　　12　　 most was the comseling(咨询) meeting I 　　13　　　with the family members of the men and women in my 　　14　　, trying to help them deal with the long periods of 　　15　　．These proved popular and word of them spread．　　16　　 I was being asked to give encouraging 　　17　　 to business groups, educators and keds across the country．

But I consider the boot camp my first real 　　18　　, and my life is still guided by the 　　19　　 lessons I hearned there．It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to 　　20　　 it．

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　　It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java' s young people mad with excitement．

　　Fireworks were lit long before the moon 　　1　　．The big noise brought people out 　　2　　 the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene．Everywhere, there were the paper remains of 　　3　　 fireworks lying on the ground．Little boys 　　4　　 more and covered their ears as they waited 　　5　　 for the explosions．

　　The moon appeared above the horizon(地平线)：huge, 　　6　　 ball high above the city, and the 　　7　　 filled with people, as Java began to enjoy one of the year' s greatest 　　8　　 ：' the Night of the Full Moon' , a festival(节日)that is especially popular 　　9　　 young people．

　　More and more young Javanese 　　10　　 together and walked slowly through the 　　11　　 Joking and chatting, they moved towards the mountain 　　12　　 the city．They continued to climb 　　13　　 they reached the old temple(寺庙)at the 　　14　　 of the mountain．

　　After they were 　　15　　 the temple, they drank their water and ate their moon-cakes--delicious home-made ones, 　　16　　 of dried fruit and nuts．Outside, on the mountain, young people 　　17　　 cross-legged in circles, chatting and telling each other jokes．And 　　18　　 , in their hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to 　　19　　 the brightly shining moon．

　　By midnight, the fireworks had stopped shooting up from the 　　20　　 city in the valley below them．But during the night, the sound continued to be heard from the distance．

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　　Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed．When a person does a 　　1　　 thing again, he is impelled(推动，迫使)by some unseen 　　2　　 to do the same thing repeatedly; 　　3　　 a habit is formed．　　4　　 a habit is formed, it is difficult, 　　5　　 sometimes impossible, to get rid of．It is therefore very 　　6　　 that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits．Children often form 　　7　　 habits, some of which remain with them as 　　8　　 as they live．Older persons also form bad habits as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by 　　9　　．

　　There are other habits which, when 　　10　　 in early life, are of great 　　11　　．Many successful men say that much of their success has 　　12　　 to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and thoroughness(彻底性)．

　　Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on, these are all 　　13　　 formed habits．Unfortunately older persons often form habits which ought to have been 　　14　　．

　　We ought to keep from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits 　　15　　 will prove good for ourselves and others．

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February 23．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Sunday Sunny

　　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 schml．

　　As usual 　　2　　 can get little work 　　3　　 during the winter vacation．For one thing, the Spring Festival is always a big distraction(吸引心神而令人快乐之事)，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 everry year many children have their eys 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 as 　　10　　 as 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 to 　　14　　 together and chat over some tea or drinks．But mere acquaintance(熟人)and the usually not too neighbourly neighbours 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 did 　　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(考虑后果的)or too ignorant or both, and we hear about people falling through thin ice every year．

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　　While in the army there was nothing I disliked so much as the map-reading course, for the simple reason that I always feel 　　1　　 even with a map in my hand．For weeks I had 　　2　　 awake at night thinking of the 　　3　　 test I would have to face at the end of the course．　　4　　 the evil day arrived．It was my responsibility to lead a small band of soldiers back to camp from the middle of 　　5　　．We were driven out in a(n) 　　6　　 lorry and left in a ploughed field with 　　7　　 to get back to camp as quickly as possible．

　　Well knowing my 　　8　　, the soldiers smiled as they saw me looking at the map and they made all sorts of helpful suggestions．I folded the map up, put it in my pocket, and said that we would 　　9　　 east．After walking through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream looked at the map 　　10　　．It seemed to be 　　11　　 with masses of thin blue lines．But which 　　12　　 line was this stream?In despair, we sat down in the cool 　　13　　 and I feel like 　　14　　 the map into the water．Fifteen minutes later, a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us 　　15　　 to the nearest village．I 　　16　　 that we had been out for a walk and 　　17　　 got lost．The boatman invited us on 　　18　　 anti felt foolish when he told me that he had helped hundreds of 　　19　　 to pass their map-reading test!Not long 　　20　　, we got off that boat and, following the boatman’s instructions, took a bus into the village and get back to camp．

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　　A water bearer(搬运工)had two large pots．One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was 　　1　　．It always 　　2　　 a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master’s house, but the cracked pot was only half full．For two years, this went on daily with the bearer delivering only 　　3　　 pots of water to his master’s house．

　　Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its work．But the 　　4　　 cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and felt miserable that it was able to finish only half of 　　5　　．It spoke to the water bearer one day by 　　6　　,“I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you．”

　　“Why?”asked the bearer．“What are you ashamed of?”

　　“I have been able to deliver only half of what it had been made to do because of this crack in 　　7　　．Because of my flaw, you have to do all of this work, but you don’t get full use from your 　　8　　,”the pot said．

　　The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot and said,“As we return to the master’s house, I want you to 　　9　　 the beautiful flowers along the path．”

　　As they went up the hill, the old cracked pot saw the sun 　　10　　 the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this 　　11　　 it a bit．But at the end, it still felt bad because it had leaked half its load, and 　　12　　, the pot apologized to the bearer for its failure．

　　The bearer said to the pot,“Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on 　　13　　 side?That’s because I have always known about your crack, and I 　　14　　 it．I planted flower seeds and I’d like them to 　　15　　 on your side of the path, and every day 　　16　　 we walk back from the stream, you’ve 　　17　　 them．For two years, I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s tables．　　18　　 your being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty in his house．”

　　Each of us has our own unique flaws．We are all cracked pots．But if we allow it, the Lord will use our flaws to grace his house．In God’s great 　　19　　, nothing goes to waste．Don’t be afraid of your flaws．Know them, and you can be the 　　20　　of beauty, too．Always remember that in our weakness, we can find our strength．

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