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　　Most children want to be pop stars or footballers when they grow up．But 11-year-old Amy Jones had the chance to　　1　 more about her　　2　 job－a medical biologist m when she won an essay writing competition for primary students．

　　Amy's　　3　 for the best essay on "What I want to be when I'm older" was a day at the Oxford Medical Science Institute．Staff organised a special programme for the would-be　　4　, introducing her to the projects being worked on by medical biologists at Oxford．The sessions included a look at the　　5　 of medical biologists in fighting cancer and　　6　 to become a medical biologist．

　　Amy said she was　　7　 to become a biologist after watching a television programme．In her essay she wrote：“The medical biologist plays a big part in many discoveries and it would be a challenging, exciting and　　8　 job．”

　　Dr Kathryn Robson, the Institute director said：“It's　　8　 that we encourage young people to study science and think about scientific research as a job．I hope Amy now has a better　　10　 of what it takes to become a medical biologist．”

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Japanese high school students do not drive cars．Many either walk or ride bicycles if distance is not too great．In other cases, a lot of students must 　　1　　 public buses and trains, often changing lines several times in order to reach their 　　2　　．it is common for students to 　　3　　 two or more hours each day on public transportation．After junior high school, students attend schools based on standardized high school entrance examination scores．As a result some students travel a great distance to 　　4　　 the school．The school day begins at 8∶30, so students may leave home as early as 6∶30．While some students sleep or study during their long travel, public transportation also 　　5　　 a chance for socializing with peers．Students 　　6　　 to school is regulated by school policies．There policies may prohibit 　　7　　 activities in public－chewing gum, consuming snacks, 　　8　　 books while walking－anything that might reflect 　　9　　 on the reputation of the school．Each school has a unique uniform that makes its students easily identifiable to the public．School policies often require students to 　　10　　 on buses and trains, leaving seats open for other passengers in order to show his thoughtfulness towards others．

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　　Good advice is like medicine for the soul．What kind of 　　1　　 have you recently received?Who do you go to for advice?Do you have a mentor(顾问)?A mentor is a 　　2　　 adviser．

　　Parents, teachers and friends are often great 　　3　　．Sports figures, public officials, and nationally known figures can also be good 　　4　　 of mentors, but a person with whom you have a personal relationship will most likely be able to 　　5　　 you the best advice．

Mentors teach things that seem to be 　　5　　 sense．Proverbs are wise old sayings that are common in every language and 　　6　　, and can sometimes be 　　7　　 for a non-native to understand．For example, all that 　　8　　 is not gold(some things are not as 　　9　　 as they appear)．

　　Advice 　　10　　 in newspapers and magazines are another way to 　　11　　 advice．

Talk shows on radio and television are also very popular．Americans and Canadians love to 　　12　　 themselves．Many people are not 　　13　　 to ask for help or 　　14　　 about a 　　15　　 problem in order to receive advice．People generally will 　　16　　 their own experience to 　　17　　 their friends．Overcoming a difficult situation is 　　18　　 respected in North America．People love to hear motivational(积极的)stories and 　　19　　．One proverb, a friend in need is a friend indeed, shares the concept that a true friend will help you out in times of 　　20　　．

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　　Never before had I imagined I should have the opportunity to live with so many girls．And yet never before had I been 　　1　　 in myself that I would be able to get along with them harmoniously four years．Would they accept such a single “Hi” from me? I was about to greet my new roommates, 　　2　　 they did not appear to have the same 　　3　　 attention as I had．They just coped with their own 　　4　　, sorting out their clothes, and making arrangements for their future life．Thus tranquility(宁静)became the 　　5　　 note in the dormitory．

　　To my surprise, 　　6　　 such a situation, I did not feel a sense of 　　7　　．With time going on, we got to know each other deeper．I was 　　8　　 to find that in deep soul we all belonged to the same 　　9　　 and that we all set high our horizons and 　　10　　 stopped pursuing our dreams．It was just the arrangement of the fate that brought us together．

　　However, not long before the 　　11　　 was disturbed by my own upset of mind for study pressure． What I was concerned about seemed to have 　　12　　 to do with them and what they were doing and talking about seemed so far away from me．However, one incident changed my

　　13　　 and made me cherish this kind of 　　14　　 better and more confident in our friendship．

　　One day, when I was leaving the teachers’ office, it was in complete silence and frightening 　　15　　．At the dormitory gate, I was startled(惊奇)to find there still 　　16　　 a little light glimmering(发出闪烁的微光)in the darkness, so faint but yet so clear．Just in the 　　17　　 of the light, I went to the room without any obstacles．They had all been in sound sleep, leaving the world in calm and the 　　18　　 light．　　19　　 tears rolled down my cheeks．

　　I know at last that we all like tranquility, both in environment and in our mind．It is the care that 　　20　　 all the misunderstandings and unpleasantness．

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　　How would you like to do a week’s worth of grocery shopping in ten minutes?Rather than 　　1　　 the kids into the minivan(小型货车)on shopping day, you can send them out to play and 　　2　　 our shopping from the comfort of your 　　3　　．Thousands of 　　4　　 people have traded their shopping carts for 　　5　　．Rather than fighting the crowds in the Chicago and san Francisco areas, they log on(登录)to the Peapod, an online shopping and delivery 　　6　　．

　　Peapod is giving us glimpse into the future of shopping－virtual store．Peapod is a pioneer in a rapidly 　　7　　 industry that is devoted to 　　8　　 us to buy almost 　　9　　 from our PC．Peapod subscribers(订户)go shopping at the 　　10　　 grocery store by logging on to a 　　11　　 that lets them interactively shop for grocery items．Rather than running from aisle(过道)to 　　12　　, you simply point and click around the screen for the 　　13　　 you want．Once online you can choose from over 20,000 items, 　　14　　 prices, view images of products, check out store specials, and choose delivery time that fits your schedule．

　　Peapod’s online shopping system is linked directly to its partner store’s computer systems．　　15　　 you send your shopping list to Peapod, an order is transmitted to the nearest partner store．A professionally trained shopper takes your order, grabs a shopping cart, and 　　16　　 your shopping for you．The professional shopper takes a small part of the time you 　　17　　 take because the list is ordered by aisle and the shopper knows exactly what to get．Food is delivered 　　18　　 temperature-controlled containers．

　　The Peapod system has made life easier for a great many people．It has 　　19　　 saved them time and money．Working parents gladly trade shopping time for more time with the kids．

The virtual supermarket is sure to change the 　　20　　 we shop．

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　　There was one true shark story that Jack could never forget．It happened during the Second World War．A British 　　1　　, called the Nova Scotia, was going from the Red Sea to Burban in South Africa．It was 　　2　　 more than 　　3　　 South African soldiers and Italian prisoners of war．There was no 　　4　　 warship, because the danger of enemy attack seemed small．It was a long way from Europe．　　5　　 a German submarine(潜艇)had 　　6　　 the Indian Ocean．It was waiting outside Burban when the Nova Scotia appeared．

　　The submarine sent the Nova Scotia to the 　　7　　 of the sea．Many men were 　　8　　 at once．Many others were baldy hurt, and they died after a few minutes．But hundreds were 　　9　　．They were not greatly 　　10　　．The sea was calm and warm．They thought, “A ship will find us in the morning, We’ll soon be saved.” A ship did find them, but it saved only 83 men．The 　　11　　 had taken the rest．

　　Thirty-five years later, Jack spoke to one of these men．“I was on a raft,” the man said．“There were men all 　　12　　 me in the water．They were swimming, or 　　13　　 on to piece of wood．Suddenly I heard a 　　14　　．It came from a man who was a few hundred meters away from me．He threw his arms 　　15　　 the air．Then he 　　16　　 beneath the water．He never came up again．That was the beginning．The sharks had 　　17　　 the blood of the dead and the dying men．There seemed to be hundreds of them．Man after man gave a 　　18　　 shout and then disappeared．I 　　19　　 saw sharks attack men on the rafts．　　20　　 jumped right out of the water.”

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　　The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years．I couldn’t believe the change in him．In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 　　1　　 person．

　　When I first knew Bill, back in 　　2　　, he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑)people I had ever 　　3　　．He was always ready to have a party．He thought 　　4　　 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old 　　5　　 he really liked．Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 　　6　　 was never dull when he was 　　7　　．With him there was one wild 　　8　　 after another．Sometimes I wonder how we 　　9　　 to study for our exams．

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel．　　10　　, I wasn’t even sure it was 　　11　　．Was this short-haired businessman really the same person?I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill．Now he works for a bank．He 　　12　　 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house．How he had changed ! Back when we were in college, the 　　13　　 thing Bill cared about was possessions．Now they seemed to be his main 　　14　　．Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never 　　15　　 Bill changing so much．My image of him 　　16　　 the one I had formed 　　17　　 the time when we were college students together．

　　I suppose it’s 　　18　　 to expect people to remain the same, especially 　　19　　 I have changed so much myself．But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill．Maybe he 　　20　　 the same way about me．

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Wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to remember passwords(密码)ever again？If we could just sit in front of our computers and be 　　1　　 logged in(登录? Crave mentions how NECSoft BiodeLogon system uses face recognition technology to log you on to Windows, rather than using a 　　2　　 All you need is a webcam and your pretty face to 　　3　　 your PC．No more 　　4　　, confusing passwords to remember or change every few months．

After doing a little research, I found this type of 　　5　　 already available to consumers via a relatively 　　6　　 application called FaceCode．The 　　7　　requires the use of a webcam to recog- nize and log PC users into their systems．You can add as many 　　8　　 as you want, provided they each have a Windows account．If the system 　　9　　 to recognize your 　　10　　, you can recall the Windows user name and password by using a hot-key combination．

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　　In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again．To my 　　1　　, it was the same score．

　　Later that evening, I 　　2　　 told Frank what I had learned that day．After talking it over, we agree that we knew our 　　3　　 much better than an IQ(智商)test．We 　　4　　 that Michael’s score must have been a 　　5　　 and we should treat him 　　6　　 as usual．

　　We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year．He got 　　7　　 grades in the school, especially 　　8　　 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort．

　　Michael 　　9　　 Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than 　　10　　．In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University．

　　On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 　　11　　 the ceremony(典礼)at Yale．After the ceremony, we told Michael about the 　　12　　 IQ score he got when he was six．Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say 　　13　　, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the 　　14　　 we had in him．

　　Interestingly, Michael then 　　15　　 another IQ test．We went to the same clinic where he had 　　16　　 the test eighteen years before．This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points．A result like that was supposed to be 　　17　　．

　　Children often do as 　　18　　 as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, 　　19　　 of them．That is, tell a child he is “ 　　20　　”, and he may play the role of a foolish child．

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　　The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street．What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 　　1　　 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first．

　　He had 　　2　　 se foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today．He would just 　　3　　 the books in the outside return box．But there was a 　　4　　; it was locked．

　　He went into the building, only a few minutes 　　5　　 closing time．He put the books into the return box．And after a brief 　　6　　 in the toliet, he would be on his way to the playground to 　　7　　 Eric．

　　David stepped out of the toliet and stopped in 　　8　　－the library lights were off．The place was 　　9　　．The doors had been shut．They 　　10　　 be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困)－in a library!

　　He tried to 　　11　　 a telephone call, but was unable to 　　12　　．What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building．　　13　　 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it．

　　　　14　　 he could see．David wrote on a piece of paper：“　　15　　!I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door．　　16　　, someone passing by would see it．

　　He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 　　17　　．Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music．He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf．He settled into a chair and started to 　　18　　．

　　He knew he had to 　　19　　, but now, that didn’t seem to be such a 　　20　　 thing．

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