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　　It was pouring outside．We all stood there 　　1　　, some patiently, others annoyed 　　2　　 nature messed up(弄糟)their hurried day．I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 　　3　　 away the dirt and dust of the world．

　　“Mom, let's run through the rain,”a girl's voice 　　4　　 me．

　　“No, honey．We'll wait until it 　　5　　 down a bit,”Mom replied．

　　The young girl waited about another minute and 　　6　　：“Mom, let's run through the rain．”

　　“We'll get wet if we do,”Mom said．

　　“No, we won't, Mom．That's not what you said this morning,”the young girl said as she 　　7　　 her Mom's arm．

　　“This morning?　　8　　 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

　　“Don't you remember?When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said,”If God can get us through this, he can get us through 　　9　　．

　　The entire crowd turned 　　10　　．Mom paused and thought for a moment about 　　11　　 she would say．Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being 　　12　　．But then we heard,“Honey, you are 　　13　　．Let's run through the rain．If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,”Mom said．Then 　　14　　 they ran．

　　We all stood 　　15　　, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars．Yes, they got wet．But they were 　　16　　 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 　　17　　 to their cars．Circumstances(境况)or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 　　18　　．But no one can ever take away your precious 　　19　　．So, don't forget to make time and take the 　　20　　 to make memories every day!I hope you still take the time to run through the rain．

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　　The Canadian people are made up of different national races．The first 　　1　　settlers of the country were the Indians．

　　It was said that the Indians entered this continent 　　2　　 the Bering Strait and Sea from eastern Asia at most 10,000 years 　　3　　．When Europeans first 　　4　　 the country．Indians were living in most of areas 　　5　　 forests．There were only 　　6　　 Indians in the provinces near the Atlantic Ocean．

　　The second group of people to enter Canada 　　7　　 the Eskimos．They 　　8　　 the Bering Strait from Asia less than 3,000 years ago．There are few 　　9　　 of their early movements．The first white settlers in Canada were the 　　10　　．They came in greatest 　　11　　 to Quebec, but also to Nova Scotia, 　　12　　 they cleared farms on the southern side of the Bay of Fundy．The French built their castles qt Quebec City, and cleared farms out of the forests in the area．　　13　　 the time of the British conquest(征服)in 1763, there had been about 60,000 Frenchmen in Canada, 　　14　　 chiefly between Quebec and Montreal．There were not many British in Canada 　　15　　 American Revolution drove large numbers northward．

　　Throughout the 19^th century, 　　16　　 British people came to Canada．The descendants(后代)of these people 　　17　　 England, Scotland, and Ireland now make 　　18　　 about half of the population．Around the 　　19　　 of the century people came in increasing numbers from Europe and the largest numbers came 　　20　　 Central and Eastern．Germans, Czechs, Poles, Rumanians, and Ukrainians．

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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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　　When l was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn't cry．Tears were a sign of being weak which a man isn't 　　1　　 to be．

　　However, just last June, I 　　2　　 that courage isn't all about trying to keep all the pain inside and trying to hide the 　　3　　

　　My 18-year-old sister had eloped(私奔)and then I saw how 　　4　　 my father's heart was．We were used to seeing him as a(an)　　5　　 father．

　　For three days he wouldn't talk．He would just sit quietly outside our house in the 　　6　　 On the fourth night, I sat beside him and asked him to tell me what he felt about 　　7　　．

　　It had been years since I laid my hand on my father's shoulder as we have drifted(疏远)further and further apart while I was 　　8　　．That night though, I sensed my father trying to 　　9　　 his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out．We had all cried over what happened except him．

　　The simple 　　10　　 and my words,“Dad, it's not your fault．”broke my father's 　　11　　 In the darkness, he began to cry．I 　　12　　 his shoulders shaking as he whispered,“　　13　　 did I go wrong?All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up 　　14　　 Why couldn't your sister wait?”

　　I understood then why he 　　15　　 to be in the dark．　　16　　 being there, he had hoped not to spare his 　　17　　 a father's pain．His tears, 　　18　　 we hadn't seen them before that night, were there all the same．

　　I saw his 　　19　　, that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and 　　20　　 his pain．

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Leaming to Accept

　　I learned how to accept life as it is from my father．　　1　　, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy．but rather when he was 　　2　　 and ill．

　　My father was 　　3　　 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 　　4　　 all that away．Now he can no longer walk．and he must sit quietly in a chair all day．Even talking is 　　5　　．One night, I went to visit him with my sisters, we started 　　6　　 about life, and I told them about one of my 　　7　　．I said that we must always give things up 　　8　　 we grow-our youth．our beauty, our friends-but it always 　　9　　 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place．Then suddenly my father 　　10　　 up．He said,“But, Peter．I gave up 　　11　　!What did I gain?”I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say．　　12　　, he answered his own question：“I 　　13　　 the love of my family．”I looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness．

　　I was also 　　14　　 by his words．After that, when I began to fell irritated(愤怒的)at someone, I 　　15　　 remember his words and become 　　16　　．If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 　　17　　．to give up my small irritations．In this 　　18　　, I learned the power of acceptance from my father．

　　Sometimes I 　　19　　 what other things I could learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy．For now, though, I am grateful for this one 　　20　　．

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　　Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck．I felt horrible as well as 　　1　　．What would she do with me?She was almost mad after the 　　2　　 of her husband．

　　A few minutes later, I heard the truck 　　3　　 its engine and move fast．I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any 　　4　　．Finally she put me down in a 　　5　　 place．Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag．

　　I 　　6　　 out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me．

　　It turned out that my owner meant to 　　7　　 me．I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther away．So I cast my head 　　8　　 the direction of the truck．The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck．I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer, looked at me with his sad eyes．I saw myself 　　9　　 my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all 　　10　　．

　　I ran as fast as I could．And the 　　11　　 I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet．I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a(an)　　12　　 lady．She seemed even somewhat 　　13　　 at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to 　　14　　 the pains of losing him．She 　　15　　 his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house．Now I was the only 　　16　　 thing to remind her of him．　　17　　 later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…

　　The truck finally stopped when I was almost 　　18　　．She ran up to me and hugged me 　　19　　．I heard her 　　20　　：“I know you are a present he left to me．”

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　　I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge with my 76 students who would be my English literature class．Having taught in 　　1　　 for 17 years, I had no 　　2　　 about my ability to hold their attention and to 　　3　　 on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue．

　　I was shocked when the monitor shouted,“　　4　　!”

　　The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat 　　5　　 about how to get them to sit down again, but once that embarrassment was over, I quickly 　　6　　 my calmness and began what I thought was a fact packed lecture, sure to gain their respect-perhaps 　　7　　 their admiration．I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievement．

　　My students 　　8　　 diaries．However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually 　　9　　 by a strong sense of sadness．The first diary said,“Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today．　　10　　 her next lecture will be better．”Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a 　　11　　 theme．“Didn’t I teach them anything?I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical 　　12　　 for all the works we’ll study in class,”I complained．“How 　　13　　 they say I didn’t teach them anything?”

　　It was a long term, and it 　　14　　 became clear that my ideas about 　　15　　 were not the same as those of my students．I thought a teacher’s job was to raise 　　16　　 questions and provide enough background so that students could 　　17　　 their own conclusions．My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide 　　18　　 information as directly and as clearly as possible．What a difference!

　　　　19　　, I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a 　　20　　 American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture, especially in China．

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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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　　When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn’t cry．The tears were signs of being 　　1　　, which a man isn’t supposed to be．

　　But later, I 　　2　　 that courage isn’t all about trying to keep all the pain in check and trying to hide the 　　3　　．

　　My 18-year-old sister eloped(私奔)and with it, I saw how weak my father’s heart was．We were used to seeing him as a(n)　　4　　 father．

　　For three days he wouldn’t talk．He would just sit 　　5　　 outside our house in the dark．On the fourth night, I sat beside him and 　　6　　 him to tell me what he feels about 　　7　　．

　　It has been years since I have laid my hand on my father’s shoulder as we have drifted apart(疏远)farther and farther while I was 　　8　　 up．That night though, I sensed my father trying to 　　9　　 his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out．We all have cried over what happened except him．

　　The 　　10　　 touch and my words,“Dad, it’s not your 　　11　　”, broke my father’s dam(水闸)．In the darkness, he began to cry．I 　　12　　 his shoulders shaking as he whispered,“　　13　　 did I go wrong?All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up 　　14　　．Why couldn’t your sister wait?”

　　I understood then why he 　　15　　 to be in the dark．　　16　　 being there, he hoped to spare his 　　17　　 a father’s pain．His tears, 　　18　　 we didn’t see them before that night, were there all the same．

　　I saw his 　　19　　, that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and 　　20　　 his pain．

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　　As an engineering student, I had a degree and three good job offers．I can’t help trembling when I hear about studies that show that women are at a 　　1　　 when it comes to math．However, I discovered：just because a subject is 　　2　　 to learn, it does not 　　3　　 you are not good at it．You just have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it．　　4　　 you do, there’s a strong chance you will enjoy it more than anything else．

　　In eighth grade I took algebra(代数学)．On one test I got only 36 percent of the 　　5　　 answers．I failed the next one, too．I started to 　　6　　．Maybe I’m just not good at this．I was lucky enough to have a teacher who didn’t take my bad grades as a judgment of my 　　7　　, but 　　8　　 as an indication that I should study more．He 　　9　　 me aside and told me he knew I could do better．He let me 　　10　　 the tests, and I pulled my grade up to an A．

　　I studied a lot in college, too．I had moments of fear while sitting below the buzzing fluorescent lights in the 　　11　　 library on Saturday afternoons, when I 　　12　　 that the estrogen(雌性激素)in my body was 　　13　　 me from understanding thermodynamics(热力学)．But the 　　14　　 in my classes had to work just as hard, and I knew that I couldn’t 　　15　　 to lose confidence in myself．I didn’t want to choose between my femininity(女性)and a good career．　　16　　 I reminded myself that those 　　17　　, the ones that say that math comes more naturally to men, are faulty．

　　Here’s a secret：math and science don’t go 　　18　　 to most people．No one was 　　19　　 born knowing calculus．A woman can learn anything a man can, but first she needs to know that she can do it, and that takes a leap of 　　20　　．It also helps to have selective hearing．

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