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　　One evening after dinner, Mr．and Mrs．Bond called a family meeting．“We've had to make a 　　1　　 decision,”Mr．Bond announced．“You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago．　　2　　, the station is not here．After 　　3　　 long and hard about it, we've 　　4　　 that the right decision is to move to Chicago．”

　　Marc looked 　　5　　, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they'd be moving．“It's surprising but exciting!”she said．Marc simply said,“I can't leave my 　　6　　．I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!”

　　The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more 　　7　　 the idea of leaving．However, he showed no 　　8　　 of accepting the decision, refusing to 　　9　　 his belongings．

　　　　10　　 the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy-Lyons' house, but Mrs．Lyons said she hadn't seen Marc．Mrs．Bond became increasingly 　　11　　 while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so 　　12　　．

　　What they didn't know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy's house with a faint idea of 　　13　　 in Lyons' attic(阁楼)for a few days．But as he walked along, all the 　　14　　 landscape of his neighbourhood 　　15　　 him of the things he and his family had done together; the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to 　　16　　 while playing hide-and-seek; the park 　　17　　 he and his father often took walks together．How much would these 　　18　　without his family, who made them special in the first place?Marc didn't take the 　　19　　 to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, 　　20　　 if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection．

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　　When you discuss(讨论)about eating out with your friend, first of all, you must make it clear who will pay for the meal．If somebody suggests 　　1　　 lunch with his friend, he might simply say something like this“I’m 　　2　　 it’ll 　　3　　 be some place 　　4　　, as I have little money．”The other person may say, 　　5　　．I’ll meet you at Mcdonald’s．“This means he has agreed 　　6　　 the two will go Dutch(各付各款), that is, each person pays 　　7　　 himself．He may say”Oh, 　　8　　．I want to take you 　　9　　 lunch at Johnson’s．“This means the person is to pay the bill(帐单)for both of them 　　10　　 the other person is pleased with the invitation, there is no reason 　　11　　 he shouldn’t 　　12　　 it by 　　13　　“Thank you．”

　　American customs(风俗习惯)are much the same 　　14　　 those in 　　15　　 parts of the world．American women used to expect men to pay 　　16　　 all the meals．But today, some of them 　　17　　．　　18　　, if a woman is asked to attend a dinner or a dance outside, the invitation itself means“Come 　　19　　 my guest”．So, as you see, it is a polite thing to make the situation clear 　　20　　 the very beginning．

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　　My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six day a week．And my first real job, when I was six years old, was 　　1　　 the diners’ shoes．My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me 　　2　　 to do it efficiently, telling me to 　　3　　 to Re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t 　　4　　．

　　Working in the restaurant was a cause of great 　　5　　 because 1 was also working for the good of the family．But my father 　　6　　 that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team．I 　　7　　 to be punctual(守时的), hard-working, and polite to the 　　8　　．

　　I was 　　9　　 paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he 　　10　　 give me ＄10 a week．He said, “OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here?And 　　11　　 the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?”He 　　12　　 I owed him about ＄40 a week．

　　I remember returning to Seattle after being 　　13　　 in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride, 1 walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the 　　14　　 thing Dad said was,“How about your 　　15　　 up tonight?”I couldn’t 　　16　　 my ears!I am an officer in the Army!But it didn’t 　　17　　 As far as Dad was concerned, I was just 　　18　　 member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a 　　19　　 is above a11．It has nothing to do with 　　20　　 that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．

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　　Mrs．Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age．She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 　　1　　 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 　　2　　 a driving offence(犯规，犯法)．

　　Then one day she nearly 　　3　　 her record．A police car 　　4　　 her, and the policemen in it saw her 　　5　　 a red light without stopping．Of course, she was stopped．It seemed 　　6　　 that she would be punished．

　　　　7　　 Mrs．Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 　　8　　 old to drive a car, and that the 　　9　　 why she had not stopped at the red 　　10　　 was most probably that her eyes had become weak 　　11　　 old age, so that she had simply not seen it．

　　When the judge had finished what he was 　　12　　, Mrs．Jones opened the big handbag she was 　　13　　 and took out her sewing．Without saying a word, she 　　14　　 a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt．

　　When she had 　　15　　 done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed 　　16　　 the needle and the thread to the judge, saying,“Now it is your 　　17　　．I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight．”

　　The judge took the 　　18　　 and tried to thread it．After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded．The case(案例)against Mrs．Jones was 　　19　　, and her record 　　20　　 unbroken．

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　　As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm．　　1　　 by miles of winding stone walls, the house provided 　　2　　 hours of fun for a city kid．

　　I can still remember one 　　3　　 when I was eight years old．I’d wanted 　　4　　 anything to be allowed to climb the walls surrounding the property．The walls were old; some stones were 　　5　　, others loose．Still, my desire to scramble across those walls 　　6　　 so strong that finally, one spring weekend, I took all my 　　7　　 and entered the living room, where the 　　8　　 had gathered after Sunday dinner．

　　“I, I wanna climb the stone walls,”I said hesitantly．　　9　　 a chorus went up from the women in the room．“Heavens, no!”they cried．“You’ll hurt yourself!”I wasn’t too 　　10　　; the response was just as I’d expected．But 　　11　　 I could leave the room, I was 　　12　　 by my grandfather’s loud voice．“Now 　　13　　 just a minute,”I heard him say．“Let the boy climb the stone walls．　　14　　, he has to learn to do things for himself．”

　　For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my 　　15　　．Later I told my grandfather about my 　　16　　．I’ll never forget what he said．“Fred,”he said, smiling,“you made this day a(an)　　17　　 day just by being yourself．Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are．”

　　Many years have passed since then, and today I 　　18　　 the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children．There have been 　　19　　 over the years, but one thing 　　20　　 the same：my suggestion to children at the end of almost every visit．“There’s only one person in this whole world like you,”the kids can hear me say,“and people can like you exactly as you are．”

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　　If you wear socks on your ears, you won’t be punished．Crossing a street against a red light is another matter－it’s against the law．Laws are 　　1　　 rules made by governments．They keep peace and create order．　　2　　 people break laws, their governments punish them．Long ago, people lived only in small tribal groups．They lived together, followed the same 　　3　　, and worshipped the same gods．There were no formal laws．　　4　　, people were guided by their customs, morals, and religion．

　　Over time, cities began to form．Laws became more formal and were written down in legal codes．In about 1750 BC, the king of Babylon 　　5　　 one of the first legal codes, the Code of Hammurabi．It listed certain crimes and told how they should be punished．The ancient Romans helped shape our modern view of law．In the 600s BC, citizens of Rome wrote down all of their basic laws on twelve bronze tablets．The Romans declared that no citizen, 　　6　　 the ruler, was above the law．Modern law codes are rooted in the Roman system．Such law codes are statutory, meaning they are created and changed by legislatures(立法机关), not by courts．

　　Another system of law 　　7　　 later in England．Before the 12th century AD, each part of England had its own rules and customs．From the 12th century onward, England became a single nation．The courts of the land made sure people 　　8　　 a common set of customs－the English common law．

　　Unlike the Roman system of law, the common law was never written down in one place．Instead, the courts made decisions about the law 　　9　　 earlier court decisions．Those decisions are called examples．Each case must be decided in the same way as earlier cases．But if a case has some new aspects, the decision made will set a new example．That way, courts gradually change the law 　　10　　 society changes．

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　　From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches．And in each lunch I 　　1　　, I included a note, which might be a thank you for a special moment, or a bit of 　　2　　 for an upcoming test or sporting event．

　　In early grade school they 　　3　　 their notes-they commented on them after school, and when I went back to teaching, they 　　4　　 put notes in my lunches．But as kids grow older they become 　　5　　, and by the time he 　　6　　 high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he 　　7　　 needed my daily notes．Informing him that they had been 　　8　　 as much for me as for him, and that he no longer needed to read them but I still needed to write them, I continued the 　　9　　 until the day he graduated．

　　Marc had lived 　　10　　 from home and spent those years well, one day he called and asked if he could move home for a couple of months．With his younger sister 　　11　　 college, I was especially 　　12　　 to have Marc coming home．

　　A couple weeks after Marc arrived home to rest, he was back at work．　　13　　 I was still making lunch every day for his younger brother, I packed one for Marc, too．Imagine my 　　14　　 when I got a call from my 24-year-old son, 　　15　　 about his lunch．

　　“Did I do 　　16　　 wrong?Don't you love me any more, Mom?”were just a few of the questions he 　　17　　 at me as I laughingly asked him what was wrong．

　　“My note, Mom,”he answered．“Where's my note?”

　　This year my youngest son will be a senior in high school．He, too, has now 　　18　　 that he is too old for notes．But like his older brother and sister before him, he will 　　19　　 those notes till the day he 　　20　　 and in whatever lunches I pack for him afterwards．

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　　When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks．

　　The plane was to 　　1　　 at 5∶30．From there was still a 　　2　　 journey to the airport 　　3　　 Phillip merely watched the scene along the way．Shortly before arriving, he began 　　4　　 the things he would need for the 　　5　　：tickets, money, the address of his hotel, traveller’s checks－Just a moment．How about his passport?Phillip went through his pocket．He suddenly 　　6　　 that he must have let his passport 　　7　　．

　　What could he do?It was now five past four and there would be too little 　　8　　 to return to the bank．This was the 　　9　　 time he was representing his firm for an important 　　10　　 with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning．Without a passport he would be 　　11　　 to board the plane．At that moment, the taxi 　　12　　 outside the air terminal(候机楼)．Phillip got 　　13　　, took his suitcase and paid the driver．He then 　　14　　 a good deal of confusion in the building．A 　　15　　 could be heard over the loudspeaker．

　　“We very much 　　16　　 that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff, all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off．”Passengers are 　　17　　 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 　　18　　 on tomorrow’s flights．Phillip gave a 　　19　　．He would let his firm know about this situation and, thank goodness, eh would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 　　20　　 his passport．

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　　That night, Joe came home very late, dragging his 　　1　　 feet, obviously tired．He then sat down by the window, 　　2　　 his head．

　　Hearing her husband, Kay 　　3　　 out of the kitchen, but to her 　　4　　, Joe sat, without 　　5　　．Usually, when he came home, he would greet her with a 　　6　　 or a hug．Immediately Kay 　　7　　 something unusual．She went over to Joe and asked,“Tell me, my dear, what's the 　　8　　 news?”

　　“Well, I have to say that things are not in our 　　9　　．It seems that I have no 　　10　　 of defeating my opponent．He's much more 　　11　　, for he's been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he's done a 　　12　　 job．Many signs show that he's in the 　　13　　．”

　　“Oh, well, I still believe you have your own 　　14　　．You're in your forties－the 　　15　　 age for a man．You're new, so people have reason to 　　16　　 you to do better．So let's go to the voters and tell them, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he'll show you who's the better 　　17　　．’”

　　Their next three weeks were spent visiting different neighbourhoods, going to all kinds of parties, making speeches at universities and gatherings．　　18　　 Jody and Juile, their small children, went from door to door, 　　19　　 their request“Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”The night before the final vote, the whole Hart family were too anxious to sleep．As the final result was declared, their hearts in their mouths, they all 　　20　　 and burst into tears．

　　Joe Hart had become head judge of the state of Texas, USA．

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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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