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　　It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA．A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito(蚊子)bites．Right before 　　1　　 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 　　2　　 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 　　3　　 like me．She said, "There's an old saying－the 　　4　　 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 　　5　　 to the mosquitoes．" Not 　　6　　 it, I replied, "Grandmaaaa, that's just an old wives' tale!"

　　Well, less than a week 　　7　　 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 　　8　　 of mosquito bites．I took many measures to keep myself from being 　　9　　, but they all proved useless．

　　Late one 　　10　　 in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the 　　11　　 of the bites．Hoping to find some comfort, I 　　12　　 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine．Unhappy for being 　　13　　 she said, "There is nothing you can do．Go back to sleep．" With a few turns, she slept again．Enviously(妒嫉地)　　14　　 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 　　15　　 on her face．However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her．Amazed(惊奇的), I ran to others'　　16　　, only to find they were all sleeping 　　17　　 as the same thing occurred again and again．

　　From those bites, I came to 　　18　　 my grandma's silly tale．From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n)　　19　　 mind about those strange old wives' tales 　　20　　 they do have some truth to them．

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　　One topic is rarely mentioned in all the talk of improving standards in our schools：the almost complete failure of foreign-language teaching．As a French graduate who has taught for more than twenty-five years, I believe I have some idea of why the failure is so total．　　1　　 the faults already found out in the education system as a whole－such as child-centred learning, the “discovery” method, and the low expectations by teachers of pupils－there have been several serious 　　2　　 which have a direct effect on language teaching．

　　The first is the removal from the curriculum(课程)of the thorough teaching of English 　　3　　．Pupils now do not know a verb from a noun, the subject of a sentence from its object, or the difference between the past, present, or future．

　　Another important error is mixed-ability teaching, or teaching in ability groups so 　　4　　 that the most able groups are 　　5　　 and are bored while the least able are lost and 　　6　　 bored．Strangely enough, few head teachers seem to be in favour of mixed-ability school football teams．

　　Progress depends on memory, and pupils start to forget immediately they stop having　　7　　 lessons．This is why many people who attended French lessons at school, even those who got good grades, have forgotten it a few years later．　　8　　 they never need it, they do not practice it．

　　Most American schools have accepted what is inevitable and 　　9　　 modern languages, even Spanish, from the curriculum．Perhaps it is time for Britain to do the same, and stop 　　10　　 resources on a subject which few pupils want or need．

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　　Being alone in outer space can be frightening．That is one reason why astronauts on solo(单独的)space flights were given plenty of work to keep them 　　1　　．They were also constant communication with people on the earth．　　2　　, being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone．This is what happens on long submarine(潜水艇)voyages．It will also happen on 　　3　　 space flights in the future．Will there be special problem of adjustment under such conditions?

　　Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages．They have found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 　　4　　 is．When men are 　　5　　 together for a long period, they begin to feel uneasy．Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable．In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very 　　6　　．

　　Apparently, although no one wants to be 　　7　　 all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy．When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called a stress situation．That means that they are under an unusual amount of 　　8　　 or stress．

　　People who are well-adjusted are able to 　　9　　 stress situations better than others．That is one reason why so much care is taken in 　　10　　 our astronauts．These men undergo a long period of testing and training．One of the things tested is their behavior under stress．

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　　I was having my dioner at McDonald’s one evening when so old couple slowly walked in．They 　　1　　 their meal．Took a table near the window and started 　　2　　 food out of the plate．There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条)and one drink．The man 　　3　　 the food into two halves and carefully placed 　　4　　 before his wife．

　　He took a sip(一小口)of the drink．His wife also took one and then 　　5　　 the cup down between them．“That 　　6　　 old couplel All they can 　　7　　 is one meal of the two of them,”thought L 　　8　　 the man began to eat his French fries．I 　　9　　 to my feet, went over and said that I was 　　10　　 to buy another meal for them．Bet he 　　11　　 refused me and said that they made it a 　　12　　 to share everything．

　　　　13　　,the lady didn’t take a bite, She sat there 　　14　　 her husband eat, and taking turns(轮流)sipping the drink, Again I 　　15　　 to buy them something but was refused, When the man finished eating and was 　　16　　 his face with a napkin(纸巾)．

　　I 　　17　　 no longer stand it．I made an offer to them a third time．　　18　　 being politely refused, I asked the lady 　　19　　 ,“Madam, why aren’t you eating?You said that you share everything, 　　20　　 is it that you are waiting for?”“The teeth,”she answered．

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　　Life is filled with challenges．As we get older we 　　1　　 realize that those challenges to the very things than 　　2　　 us and make us who we are ,it is the same with the challenges that come with 　　3　　．When we are fared with a challenge, we usually have two 　　4　　．we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing 　　5　　 the challenge isn’t worth the 　　6　　 and call it quits．Although there are certainly 　　7　　 when calling it quits it the right thing to do, in most 　　8　　 all that is needed is 　　9　　 and communicable．When we are communed to something, it means that no matter how 　　10　　 or how uncomfortable something is ,we will always choose to 　　11　　 it trough instead of running away from it．Communication is making a 　　12　　 for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong．　　13　　 you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt．” 　　14　　“You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able solve the problem much faster．In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for 　　15　　 they me: small hurdles you need to jump or 　　16　　 on your way through life．Nothing is so big that it is 　　17　　 to get over, and hurt only 　　18　　 to make us stronger．It s all part of growing up, it 　　19　　 to everyone, and some day you will 　　20　　 all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it make me who I am today．And that a good thing．”

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　　We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago．I decided to 　　1　　 a car because we had sold the one we had in England before 　　2　　 home．Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was 　　3　　 I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet 　　4　　 driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it 　　5　　 so we went together to 　　6　　 it．We paid for the car and 　　7　　 the papers．They told us that there was 　　8　　 petrol(^ ifft)to take us to a garage, where we could fill up．The 　　9　　 garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there 　　10　　 But when I turned into the main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing 　　11　　 me．I got out of 　　12　　 as fast as I could by backing into the garage 　　13　　 and the man behind 　　14　　 me．

　　"It’s such a problem to 　　15　　 to drive on the right side, isn’t it?" my wife said．"Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for 　　16　　," I replied．"You had better go 　　17　　 on the way home," my wife said．"You' d be sorry if you had 　　18　　 on the first day, wouldn't you?" While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English," Would you mind telling me 　　19　　 you are thinking of leaving?　　20　　 are you going to sit in your car all day?"

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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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　　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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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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　　Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes．As years 　　1　　, the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English 　　2　　, began to believe be might 　　3　　 this almost magic barrier．

　　It was a cold afternoon on May 6^th, 1954, when Bannister knew be had a 　　4　　 chance．Bannister had been 　　5　　 hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 　　6　　 to him．Describring the 　　7　　later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly．As I 　　8　　 for the start I glanced at the flag．It moved　　9　　now．This was the moment when I made my decision．”

　　“The gun fired．My legs 　　10　　 to meet no resistance, as if I was 　　11　　 forward by some unknown force．The noise from the faithful 　　12　　 gave me greater strength．I felt the 　　13　　 of a lifetimes had come．”

　　“I was driven on by a 　　14　　 of fear and pride．My body had long since used up all its energy 　　15　　 it went on running just the same．This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 　　16　　 could have done in previous years．When I leapt at(冲向)the 　　17　　 tape, I fell, almost 　　18　　．

　　“I knew I had done it, even before I 　　19　　 the time．The announcement came．‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was 　　20　　 in the noise of excitement．”

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