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　　Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries such as the US, the UK, Australia and Japan．

　　“Chinese children hope very much to go abroad to get a 　　1　　 view of the world,” said Chen Yi, a Chinese writer who 　　2　　 in the US for 16 years．In a talk Chen told more than 300 parents and their children that 　　3　　 in foreign countries can be hard for young people．“They have to 　　4　　 a culture shock and language problems．”

　　　　5　　, these are not always the most difficult things．To most 　　6　　, looking after themselves when 　　7　　 alone in a foreign country is a big 　　8　　．

　　Zhang Jia, a 16-year-old student 　　9　　 the high school in Melbourne, Australia, last October．To his surprise, his teachers there hardly 　　10　　 students to study．And usually there 　　11　　 homework．

　　“ 　　12　　 these education systems, we have more 　　13　　 time and more space for thinking,” said Zhang．“But if you don’t know how to 　　14　　 your time and money, you will not have 　　15　　．” Some of his friends spent their whole year’s 　　16　　 in the first two months of the term, and they had to ask their parents far away for help．

　　“Studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign languages 　　17　　 and broaden the minds, 　　18　　 students and parents should know about the challenges,” Chen said．“If you want to study abroad, try to talk to someone with 　　19　　 in foreign countries．　　20　　 sure that you are ready for it”．

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　　We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears．　　1　　, for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 　　2　　 to see－or look at－on my way to work each morning．

　　For three years, no matter 　　3　　 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8∶00 am．On 　　4　　 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves．Summertime she 　　5　　 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses．　　6　　, she was an ordinary working woman．Of course, I 　　7　　 all this only after she was seen no more．It was then that I realized how 　　8　　 I expected to see her each morning．You might say I 　　9　　 her．

　　“Did she have an accident?Something 　　10　　?” I thought to myself about her 　　11　　 Now that she was gone, I felt I had 　　12　　 her．I began to realize that part of our 　　13　　 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 　　14　　：the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 　　15　　 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library．Such people are 　　16　　 markers in our lives．They add weight to our 　　17　　 of place and belonging．

　　Think about it．　　18　　, while walking to work, we mark where we are by 　　19　　 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 　　20　　 person?

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　　I was having a bad week．Christmas was over and the weather was very cold 　　1　　 was piling up．Every teacher seemed to 　　2　　 lots of homework．I walked home in the 18-degree cold, 　　3　　overwhelmed(压得喘不过气来)and a little sorry for myself．And then I 　　4　　 him, a man obviously 　　5　　, pushing a shopping cart he no doubt “ 　　6　　 ” from a local supermarket．It probably held most of his earthly possessions, which 　　7　　 a disheveled sleeping bag and a few bottles to be returned for a nickel(5分钱)　　8　　．He stood miserably, clapping his hands and stomping his feet, 　　9　　 this action would replace central heating．

　　And then I 　　10　　 how close I was to home and 　　11　　, eventually, I would be warm and safe．It made me 　　12　　 about how lucky I was that my primary focus was not warmth or 　　13　　, but academics．　　14　　 so I thought, I have a lot to be thankful for．

　　I began an alphabetic list of the things I should be thankful for, like April vacation, apple pie, and 　　15　　．My spirits 　　16　　 as I remembered barbecues, babies and birthdays．How glad I was 　　17　　 had caring teachers, and chicken wings．As I slid my key into the door, I realized that I had only 　　18　　 the letter c I felt warm and grateful．I told myself 　　19　　 the next overwhelming day, I would remember to begin 　　20　　 the letter D．

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　　A certain student passed all his examinations．Then he went to college to continue his 　　(1)　　 There he put down his name for a course in geography, but after the first 　　(2)　　, he did not go to it any more．

　　The geography lecturer 　　(3)　　 that this student was always 　　(4)　　 and thought that he had changed to another course, so he was 　　(5)　　 when he saw the boy's name on the 　　(6)　　 of students who wanted to take the geography test at the end of this year．

　　The lecturer had prepared a 　　(7)　　 examination paper, which followed his 　　(8)　　 very closely, and he was 　　(9)　　to see how this student answered the questions．He 　　(10)　　 that the boy’s answers would be very bad, but when they 　　(11)　　 him soon after the exam and he examined them 　　(12)　　 he was able to find only one small mistake in them．　　(13)　　 this surprised him very much, he 　　(14)　　 the paper again twice but was 　　(15)　　 not able to find more than that one small mistake so he 　　(16)　　 for the student to question him about his work．

　　When the student came into the room and sat down, the lecturer said to him, “I 　　(17)　　 that you came to my first lecture and you have been absent from all the others．But now I have examined your 　　(18)　　 very carefully and I have been able to find only one small mistake in it．I am 　　(19)　　 to know your explanation for that．”

　　“Oh, I am very sorry about that mistake,” answered the student．“After the examination, I 　　(20)　　 what I ought to have written．I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused by your first lecture．”

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New comers to the United States are often 　　1　　 at the schools．American schools 　　2　　 seem so different from schools they know in 　　3　　 parts of the world．American education is based on the 　　4　　 that children 　　5　　 to learn to think 　　6　　 themselves．The school should be the 　　7　　 where they learn to do this．　　8　　, children learn the "three R's"(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic), history and government(often called Social Studies)and many other 　　9　　．They also learn 　　10　　 be independent, how to make their own judgment(判断)，and how to develop their own 　　11　　 and interests．The American teacher does not 　　12　　 the children in her class to sit 　　13　　 hands folded quietly and to say 　　14　　．She wants them to listen attentively and to ask questions．She knows that 　　15　　 children learn from books is 　　16　　．She also knows that, it is necessary for them to know how to use this 　　17　　 for their 　　18　　 and development．During Open School Week, parents have a 　　19　　 to see how American education 　　20　　．

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　　A famous general cried as he looked at one battle field．His soldiers were fighting well but he felt very 　　1　　．He turned to his men and said, “My soldiers, I am going to ask you a question．　　2　　 who gives the best answer will 　　3　　 a medal．” The question is 　　4　　：“What is the strongest power in the world?”

　　Four soldiers raised their 　　5　　．They wanted to answer the general’s question．He asked the first one to 　　6　　．

　　“Sir,” said the young man．“I think my 　　7　　 is the strongest power．It can kill a person or 　　8　　 from a great distance．”

　　“　　9　　”, said the general．“Next,” he pointed to the man who was his best soldier．

　　“A soldier is stronger．” Said the second man．“He must shoot an aim 　　10　　．A gun’s power comes from the 　　11　　 it is used

　　The third soldier thought he had 　　12　　 answer of all．“No, sir．” He said, “Our 　　13　　 is the strongest power．He gives the orders for his soldiers to shoot their guns．”

　　The general said nothing．He waited for the last man 　　14　　 his question．The fourth soldier answered the general’s question 　　15　　：“I believe, sir, that the greatest power on earth is 　　16　　．It makes the general 　　17　　 if he wants his soldiers to use their guns．Also, if 　　18　　 had more love for each other, they 　　19　　 use their guns．”

　　Now if you were this general, which of your soldiers would receive the medal?He gave it to the 　　20　　 man．

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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 he might 　　3　　 this almost magic barrier．

　　It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a 　　4　　 chance．Bannister had been 　　5　　 hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 　　6　　 to him．Describing 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 fried．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 lifetime 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 know I had done it, ever before I 　　19　　 the time．The announcement came, ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’ the rest was 　　20　　 in the noise of excitement．”

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　　It was just getting dark．There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road．　　1　　 I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury．

　　I was going along 　　2　　 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a 　　3　　 scream－“Help!”I looked round, but the only 　　4　　 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious－looking(可疑的)car just 　　5　　 a bend in the road about a hundred yards away．That was where the cry had come from．I 　　6　　 speed and went after it．I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw 　　7　　 me．As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with 　　8　　．

　　“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me．Oh!Oh!”

　　I felt my 　　9　　 boil．The fog was coming down 　　10　　 now, and the countryside was lonelier．I had no 　　11　　 that the murderous guy in the car noticed this．Again came a cry．

　　“Drop that knife, you fool．Oh!” Then a cry and a groan(呻吟)．

　　If I was to save her, it was now or 　　12　　．Perhaps even now I was too late．But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to 　　13　　．The car was only a couple of yards away now．I drove the bike right across its 　　14　　, and its brakes(煞车)screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and 　　15　　 into the ditch(沟)at the side of the road．The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out．

　　“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me．But I was 　　16　　 than he．I put all I could into 　　17　　 that would have knocked out Joe Louis．It 　　18　　 him right on the point of the chin; his 　　19　　 slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound．I rushed to the car, 　　20　　 open the door and looked inside．There was no girl there．Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice．

　　“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor．The news will follow immediately．”

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　　Mrs Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade．

　　One day at lunch time, Mrs Amatuli asked me if she could 　　1　　 my sandwiches．She explained that I could use the money to buy a 　　2　　 lunch from the cafeteria．I was 　　3　　．I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria．It was 　　4　　 expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to 　　5　　 again the next day．

　　You can understand my 　　6　　 when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch．Kids always 　　7　　 about the cafeteria food but I was very 　　8　　 of them．

　　When we 　　9　　 lunch that day, Mrs Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to 　　10　　 why she had bought my sandwiches．I really didn't care why, 　　11　　 it gave me a few minutes of her precious 　　12　　 so I was very quiet as she explained．

　　You 　　13　　, she was a Catholic(天主教徒)and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays-they ate 　　14　　 on Fridays．

　　Oh, I couldn't 　　15　　 to get home and tell my Mama that from then on I wanted fish on Fridays．　　16　　 my Mama understood why, she gladly fixed fish for me on Friday．

　　From then on, every Friday I could get in 　　17　　 with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch．I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about the cafeteria food-it 　　18　　 great to me!

　　I realize now that Mrs Amatuli 　　19　　 have fixed herself a fish sandwich on Fridays．She bought my sandwiches because she saw a little girl who was pleased over the simple 　　20　　 of having a hot lunch．

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　　Growing up is not always easy．When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for 　　1　　!That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of 　　2　　 from boy to man with family hardships tells us．

　　Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province．When he was 　　3　　 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby girl．A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both 　　4　　 home because of poverty and pressure from his sick father．

　　Their burdens fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders：to treat his father’s illness, to 　　5　　 the adopted sister Chenchen, and to go on to study．

　　Hong didn’t 　　6　　．Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family．At the same time, he has studied at college．To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to 　　7　　 a room near his campus for her, and send her to school．

　　After Hong’s story went public, people were 　　8　　 to tears by his unselfishness．Hard 　　9　　 his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted 　　10　　, because they needed his help．With his hard-won money, he even aided other students 　　11　　 against misfortunes．

　　Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds 　　12　　 us of what we usually neglect：Love and care for others．Without these, 　　13　　 of us could survive．

　　Hong 　　14　　 donations from others．He said that he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could 　　15　　 his own work．Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister．He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to 　　16　　 around his school to earn money．Through his hard life, the boy developed 　　17　　 against misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes．

　　Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower , no hardship can 　　18　　 a person but himself．So when facing difficulties, don’t 　　19　　 about bad luck．Consider what more you could do for your family and society 　　20　　you’ll find the world smiling back．

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