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　　A woman id her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door．She spent all her time taking care of the tree．But the children nearby drover her 　　1　　 by making fun of her．They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 　　2　　 “Aunty Misery” at her．

　　One evening, a passer by asked to 　　3　　 for the night．Seeing that he had an 　　4　　 Face, she let him in and gave him a nice 　　5　　．The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer(巫师)，thanked her by granting(允准)her 　　6　　 that anyone who climbed up her tree 　　7　　 not be able to come back down until she 　　8　　 it．

　　When the children came back to steal her 　　9　　, she had them stuck on the tree．They had to beg her long 　　10　　 she gave the tree permission to let 　　11　　 go．Aunty Misery was free from the 　　12　　 at last．

　　One day another man 　　13　　 her door．This one did not look trustworthy to her, 　　14　　 she asked who he was．“I am Death, I’ve come to take you 　　15　　 me．” said he．

　　Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 　　16　　 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 　　17　　 it brought to me in this life．But I am too 　　18　　 to climb high to get the best fruit．Will you be so 　　19　　 as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr．Death climbed up the tree 　　20　　 and was immediately stuck to it．No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go．

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　　After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant．Having worked with an experienced 　　1　　 for a few days, I was 　　2　　 to wait tables on my own．All went 　　3　　 Tant first week．When Saturday night came, I was luckily 　　4　　 the tables not for from the kitchen．　　5　　．I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘)．

　　Before I knew it, the 　　6　　 was full of people I moved slowly,　　7　　 every step，I remember how 　　8　　 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was 　　9　　 on．It had nice handles, which made it 　　10　　 to move around．I was pleased with every thing and began to 　　11　　 I was a natural at this job．

　　Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved 　　12　　 you work．t seems your tray stand has been very 　　13　　 to you, but we are getting ready to 　　14　　 now, and my wife needs her 　　15　　 back．”

　　At first his 　　16　　 did not get across．“What was he talking about!”Then, I got it．I had set my trays on his wife's orthopedic walker(助步器)．I stood frozen as ice, but my face was 　　17　　．I wanted to get into a hole and 　　18　　．

　　Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 　　19　　 I have learned to be more 　　20　　 and not to be too sure of myself．

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　　“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge, ” said our science teacher, Mr．baker．“You can work alone or with a partner．”

　　My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other．We always worked on projects 　　1　　．

　　The 　　2　　 of the challenge was simple－to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when 　　3　　 the stadium wall．

　　I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie．　　4　　 the butter-cream gave me an idea．

　　“I have a brilliant design for our 　　5　　 container!”I said when Cassie arrived．“We can 　　6　　 the egg with some butter-cream．”

　　“Why not pit the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞)　　7　　?” Cassie rolled her eyes．“The parachute is better than that stupid idea．”

　　I couldn’t believe it, Of course we’d had our little 　　8　　 in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “　　9　　” before．

　　“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”

　　　　10　　 words had been out, our friendship was challenged．

　　When Friday finally arrived, I had to 　　11　　 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good．　　12　　, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific．We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall．Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 　　13　　 three more steps and dropped them again．This would go on till the last egg broke．

　　After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 　　14　　．I let go of my box．I heard someone say “ew” after seconds．Had my egg broken?I raced down the 　　15　　．The side walk was dotted with egg shells(蛋壳)from those 　　16　　 drops．Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream．

　　“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said．She was holding her Egg Force One．My 　　17　　 raced．Had she won?I looked at her basket．　　18　　．

　　“My egg bounced 　　19　　, ”she explained, pointing to a broken shell．

　　“A tie(平局)，”Mr．Baker said．

　　Cassie looked at me, and her glare 　　20　　．I laughed．She smiled…

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　　On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees．Rolling down the windows to 　　1　　 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch．Suddenly she 　　2　　 a big bald(秃顶的)man running through the parking lot．Before she came to 　　3　　 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”

　　Neilson 　　4　　．

　　Pulling open her door, the man seized her 　　5　　 the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground．She screamed, 　　6　　 her purse and the keys．

　　Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a 　　7　　, heard the screams and began running．

　　When they 　　8　　 Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was 　　9　　 searching for the keys．Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out．The attacker 　　10　　 back．But even in his cornered panic, he was no 　　11　　 for the two athletic men．

　　Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too．He rushed back to the office to 　　12　　 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes ——used to tie up newspapers．

　　With his arms 　　13　　 tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 　　14　　, “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves——you just caught one of the most wanted men．” They 　　15　　 him and waited for the police．

　　Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 　　16　　 carjacker(劫车者)and suspected murderer, whose 　　17　　——but with a full head of hair——had been recently printed in their own newspaper．

　　Neilson considers herself lucky 　　18　　 she suffered injuries．She believes the story might have had a 　　19　　 ending if those good people had not come to her aid．“Unfortunately,” she said, “many people would 　　20　　 have done what they did, and that’ the real truth．”

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　　I was on a bus one March evening．The driver didn’t 　　1　　 to start the bus soon because it was not yet 　　2　　．A middle-aged woman got on．Tired and sad, she told her story 　　3　　, not to anyone in particular．On her way to the station, half of her 　　4　　 was stolen．The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she 　　5　　 still had some left．A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked 　　6　　．

　　When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine．The conductor began to collect fares(车费)．When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he 　　7　　 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home．On hearing this, she ordered the old man to 　　8　　 the bus．The old man was almost in tears as he 　　9　　 her to let him take the bus home．The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s 　　10　　．

　　The woman was watching the incident．　　11　　 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预)．

　　“Stop 　　12　　 him!Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

　　“He doesn’t have any money!” the driver 　　13　　．

　　“Well, that’s no 　　14　　 to throw him off the bus,” she insisted．

　　Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her 　　15　　 money, and handed it to the conductor．“Here’s his fare and mine．Just stop giving him a 　　16　　 time．”

　　All heads turned to the woman．“It’s only money,” she shrugged．

　　She rode the rest of the way home 　　17　　 a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier 　　18　　．

　　On the road of life, the help of strangers can 　　19　　 our loads and lift our spirits．How much sweeter the 　　20　　 will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

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　　Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 　　1　　 in high school．

　　　　2　　, high school was different．In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员)．She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 　　3　　 for her to be selected．Two hours later, the 　　4　　 read a list of the girls for a second tryout．Her heart 　　5　　 as the list ended without her name．Feeling 　　6　　, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework．

　　Arriving home, she started with math．She had always been a good math student, but now she was 　　7　　．She moved on to English and history, and was 　　8　　 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects．Feeling better, she decided not to 　　9　　 math for the time being．

　　The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs．Biden about being on the school 　　10　　．Mrs．Biden wasn’t as 　　11　　 as Jenna．“I’m sorry, but we have enough 　　12　　 for the newspaper already．Come back next year and we’ll talk then．” Jenna smiled 　　13　　 and left．“Why is high school so 　　14　　?” she sighed．

　　Later in 　　15　　 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 　　16　　．By the end of class, she understood how to get them right．As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 　　17　　 at her new school．She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 　　18　　．High school was just as her mom had said：“You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 　　19　　 a big fish in a small pond．The challenge is to become the 　　20　　 fish you can be．”

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　　One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter．For several weeks she had been 　　1　　 me to play chess(棋)with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 　　2　　．It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could 　　3　　 my moves, because she 　　4　　 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning．I 　　5　　 she had strict sleeping habits, 　　6　　 I thought she ought to be able to 　　7　　 some of this strictness．I said to her, “　　8　　, you can stay up late for once．We’re having 　　9　　．” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 　　10　　．Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly．” “No,” I replied．“If you’re going to play it 　　11　　, you’re going to play it slowly．” And so we 　　12　　 for another ten minutes, until 　　13　　 my daughter burst into tears, and 　　14　　 that she was beaten．

　　Clearly I had made 　　15　　．I had started the evening wanting to have a 　　16　　 time with my daughter but had 　　17　　 my desire to win to become more 　　18　　 than my relationship with my daughter．When I was a child, my desire to win 　　19　　 me well．As a parent, I 　　20　　 that it got in my way．So I had to change．

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　　The latest reform in testing is the computerized test．Test questions and answer choices are presented on the 　　1　　 and students can answer with a tap of the keyboard or a click of the mouse．Before the actual test begins, there usually is an instruction showing how to use the computer to 　　2　　 the questions．Scores are displayed on the screen at the end of the test so that a student has immediate feedback 　　3　　 having to return several days later for results．

　　Some computerized tests are “adaptive”．This means that a test question is selected from a large pool of items based on how the test taker has responded to the 　　4　　 question．The first question presented is of medium difficulty．If the test taker answers 　　5　　, the next item will be more difficult．If he or she answers incorrectly, the next question will be easier．The computer 　　6　　 questions by level of difficulty and many other factors, such as sex, race and age references, subject area the question is drawn from, and form of question, before presenting it on the screen．In this way, the questions are “adapted” to find the true skill 　　7　　 of the test taker．

　　Among all the conveniences of computerized testing, there are some 　　8　　．No longer can you have a quick look at the 　　9　　 test, answer the easy questions first, and come back later to finish the difficult ones．Test items are presented one at a time, and you must choose an answer in order to move on to the next question．On adaptive tests, once you have confirmed your answer, you cannot go back to 　　10　　 it if, later on, you realize that your answer was wrong．

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　　I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old people’s homes in France．The idea is simple, 　　1　　 revolutionary－combining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building．The children and the residents eat lunch together and 　　2　　 activities such as music, painting, gardening, and 　　3　　 for the pets which the residents are encouraged to keep．In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children, and 　　4　　 a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always somebody attending to him．There are trips out and birthday parties, too．

　　The 　　5　　 are enormous for everyone concerned．The children are happy because they get a lot more individual 　　6　　 and respond well because someone has time for them．They also learn that old people are not “different” or frightening in 　　7　　 way．And of course, they see illness and death and learn to 　　8　　 them．The residents are happy because they feel 　　9　　 and needed．They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance too．And the staff are happy because they see an improvement in the 　　10　　 and psychological health of the residents and have an army of assistants to help with the children．

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　　On August 26,1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm．The rain caused the streets 　　1　　 and the subway system almost came to a stop．

　　Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour．Many people who were going to work were 　　2　　 to go home．Some battled to 　　3　　 a taxi or to get on a bus．Still others faced the 　　4　　 bravely, walking miles to get to work．

　　I 　　5　　 to be one of people on the way to work that morning．I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 　　6　　 had stopped．After making my way 　　7　　 crowds of people．I finally found a subway line that was 　　8　　．Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 　　9　　 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 　　10　　．So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train．Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 　　11　　 my stop．Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain．When I got to my office, I was 　　12　　 through, exhausted and 　　13　　．

　　My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off．When it was 5∶00 pm, I was ready to go home．I was about to turn off my computer 　　14　　I received an email from Garth, my Director：

　　I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 　　15　　 reported to work．It is always reassuring(令人欣慰)，at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 　　16　　 to their jobs．Thank you．

　　Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 　　17　　 message than I ever did from a textbook．The email taught me that a few words of 　　18　　 can make a big difference．The rainstorm and the traffic 　　19　　 had made me tired and upset．But Garth’s words immediately 　　20　　 me and put a smile back on my face．

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