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　　It was pouring outside．We all stood there 　　1　　 , some patiently, others annoyed 　　2　　 nature messed up 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 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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　　When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”．But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness．

　　Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings?Have you ever 　　1　　 the wolves' world?If you had, you would 　　2　　 the wolves．

　　In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland．They know more about 　　3　　 than humans．They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers．They also know how to 　　4　　 full use of the shape of land to 　　5　　 sheep．I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 　　6　　 experts good at fighting．

　　The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 　　7　　．Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul．A 　　8　　 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 　　9　　 nothing．All the wolves obey the rules．　　10　　 they are defeated, they run away together．It is their teamwork 　　11　　 makes wolves powerful．

　　The wolves also have great self-respect and won't 　　12　　 to anyone．The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, 　　13　　 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully．To his 　　14　　 ,he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 　　15　　 wolves．He bit through the iron chain that limited him．The wolf was 　　16　　 and he never gave in, fighting 　　17　　 his death．The little wolf died as a glorious fighter．

　　I was shocked by this kind of 　　18　　：wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth．I want everyone to look at wolves in a 　　19　　 way．They are our teachers．They show us how to survive and 　　20　　 in this not simple and dangerous world．Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

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　　This past Christmas was one of the best I have ever had．This was made possible by my sister, Amy．She is eight years older and has already made it into “real world”．

　　My sister bought me three wonderful gifts, 　　1　　 only one would capture(俘虏)my heart forever．First she handed me the 　　2　　．Because Amy is 　　3　　 with her actions,I knew this was her least favorite．It was a bottle of perfume(香水)．1 was happy with it, yet 　　4　　 as to what lay ahead．Next she handed me a box．After 　　5　　 away the wrapping paper, I found a stylish(时髦的)and 　　6　　 sweater．I was deeply moved that my sister was so generous(大方的)．Then she handed me the 　　7　　 gift．Judging by me familiar size and 　　8　　, I knew it was a CD．It was the soundtrack to the movie“Rocky”,with songs inspiring to all athletes．dreamers…I 　　9　　 loved it,but not as much as 1 would after what my sister explained to me．

　　She was 　　10　　 to a knee injury that 　　11　　 me half of my soccer．season．I desired to be with my team－mates and 　　12　　 each minute I sat on the bench．I tried hard, hoping my knee injury would become well soon．This was what led my sister to buying that CD．

　　After mentioning what was behind the 　　13　　 ,Amy played the CD for me．Even though I had heard those songs a thousand times,each note 　　14　　 me as If it was new．It played in my soul and on my emotions．I 　　15　　 breathlessly, as the words“Trying hard now．It’s so hard now．”sounded through the room．It touched me in a way 　　16　　 me happiness most gifts could bring．I couldn’t 　　17　　 crying and hugged my sister．Knowing that my sister had　　18　　 my problem so deeply made me realize that I am the 　　19　　 little sister in the world．I had never received a gift with so much 　　20　　 behind it!I’ll cherish(珍惜)it forever．

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　　American grade 3 student Linda Brown had to walk a long way through a railway yard to get to her school in Topeka, Kansas．There was another school closer to home－　　1　　 Linda was black and this school was 　　2　　 white children only．Then her 　　3　　 made a decision that ended in a court case which 　　4　　 US society forever．

　　The decision was simple：Linda was to 　　5　　 in the nearby all-white school．After the school 　　6　　 her, Mr．Brown brought a charge against the local education department．

　　The case made it all the 　　7　　 to the US Supreme Court． On May 17, 1954, the court 　　8　　 that "Separate educational facilities are unequal．" This historic ruling ended racial segregation(种族隔离)by 　　9　　 black children to go to the same schools as white children, and this 　　10　　 equal treatment for blacks and whites．

　　Thanks to the Brown ruling, from the late 1950s segregation was 　　11　　 on a much wider scale．Buses, beaches, jobs, housing, voting－black people had equal rights 　　12　　 white people in most areas of society．The ruling 　　13　　 helped improve rights for women and the disabled．

　　Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton said："Brown was the most important court decision in US 　　14　　．" In other countries, these problems．　　15　　 have been solved through violence, she added．

　　To 　　16　　 the 50th anniversary of the Brown decision, a museum was opened at Linda Brown's old school．　　17　　 get to walk through the "Tunnel of Courage", in 　　18　　 they are surrounded by photos of 　　19　　 crowds and barking dogs．This gives them a taste of the hardships that Brown 　　20　　 at the whites-only school．

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　　Dae Jang Geum(《大长今》)is a hot new Korean TV series．Because of this series, my personal status and living standard have been greatly degraded．My girlfriend used to cook every evening．Well, now she does nothing but 　　1　　 in front of the TV when she’s not at work, and commands me, “You－go to make some instant noodles．Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean 　　2　　．”

　　She also swears to learn all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum．So she orders me to 　　3　　 the TV and record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking．But when she presented her version of Korean food, it is like the dog-meal．“You can 　　4　　 get things done if you find the right tools”, my girlfriend blamed her clumsy(笨拙的)kitchen performances on 　　5　　．So I decided to 　　6　　 her a new kitchen knife．In a store, she became unusually patient when making her selection．She finally picked one that was 　　7　　 Jang Geum’s．To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt(钝的)knives, she 　　8　　 her cutting．As a result, she hurt her fingers three times．Fortunately the knife is not 　　9　　 the salesman boasts．

　　My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean 　　10　　．Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a butterfly knot like the one on Jang Geum’s dress．Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity shop(孕妇专卖店)where I recommend one suit to her, “Do you think it looks like a Korean dress?” 　　11　　, my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping at the time．They were 　　12　　 when they saw what we were doing．

　　The Dae Jang Geum series 　　13　　 realizing the ambition of the youth．However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s．　　14　　 being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at the TV, a bag of chips in her hand．This situation has 　　15　　 even though the series is now over．

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　　How did you do it, Dad?How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years?It took me almost 20 years to have the 　　1　　 to even ask my father this very personal question．When Dad first 　　2　　 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 　　3　　 that, in the past, would have started him 　　4　　 again．For a few years we were 　　5　　 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again．

　　“I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day,”was Dad's 　　6　　 to my 18-year-old unasked question．“The words were a constant　　　7　　 to me that things were 　　8　　 so hard that I could not deal with them,”Dad said．Then he 　　9　　 the poem with me．The poem's 　　10　　, yet profound(深刻的)words immediately became 　　11　　 of my daily routine as well．

　　About a month after this 　　12　　 with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine．It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one 　　13　　 for each day of the year．

　　It has been my 　　14　　 that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists your own 　　15　　．I 　　16　　 opened the book to November 10 to see 　　17　　 words of wisdom this book had in store for me．I was 　　18　　 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 　　19　　 down my face．There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 　　20　　 my father for all these years!It is called the Serenity(平静)Prayer：

　　God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference．

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　　Alice's friends can’t understand why she joined a dating a gency．

　　She has a good job 　　1　　 a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life, 　　2　　 she, a 29-year-old woman who has a degree in English Literature, is so 　　3　　 with British 　　4　　 that she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in 　　5　　 with single American males．

　　“English men are usually maerialiste and have 　　6　　 imagination,”she says．

　　“I have 　　7　　 years being bored by men who never do anything exciting．”

　　“I’m almost 30 now and I would really love to find a husband and have 　　8　　．I’d like to live in London for six months of the year and in the State for 　　9　　 six months．”

　　In her search for the perfect man, Alice once 　　10　　 anadvertisement in a magazine for 　　11　　 people and had 400 replies．

　　But she says：“I only 　　12　　 one or two of them．Most of the others sounded very 　　13　　．”

　　Alicc joined English Rose about 18 months 　　14　　 and has met 5men 　　15　　 then, She says：“I 　　16　　 that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men．I rang 　　17　　 in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to 　　18　　 the call．”

　　“I’ve met five so far but I’m looking for someone very 　　19　　, I’d like to find a caring, well 　　20　　, non-smoking,．animal-lover with a professional job and a sense of adventure．”

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　　The persons who can receive the country's highest level university scholarships are students from poor families who have an excellent36．But the University of Science and Technology of Beijing37 even further with its38．This year, they have to be non drinkers, non smokers and frugal(节俭)as well．39who is silly enough to use the scholarship money 40friends to meals could face the hope of having 41taken back．The assessment process(评估过程)was42．If he wanted to get the money, the person was asked to do two things：43a short speech about study, campus life, and family conditions; and take part in the question and answer meetings with the organization in charge．

　　The organization was clear in its decision process and awarded the scholarships to 147 students．44how the money should be spent, however, 45differ．Some students say that it's natural, even 46,for a winner to invite friends to a celebration, usually a meal．

　　The scholarship winners themselves did not seem to agree．"I object to 47the money on a big dinner for friends．48winners who are from poor families should make good use of the money and not 49 it," said Si Guangrong, one of the winners, who said she would use it for postgraduate study．

　　A bit more 50 views came from Li Xiao, of the university's Students' Affairs Office："How they spend the scholarship money is a private matter and they're 51 to spend it 52 different ways．But they'd better use it properly and in an economic way．"

　　The national scholarship is being 53 to 45,000 students each year．The top 10,000 will receive 6,000 yuan, 54 4,000 yuan．55, students with a national scholarship are not required to pay fees for school．

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　　Under her bed, Mrs．Chang kept a box containing some jewellery which had belonged to her mother．The jewellery was the only 　　1　　 thing she had, and she always said she would keep it and only sell it for a very important person．Well, this was an important reason, wasn't it?She said nothing to Mary, 　　2　　 went secretly into the city and sold the jewellery for ＄2,750．Over half the money!But where could she 　　3　　 the other half?

　　During the next few months, Mrs．Chang was always busy．She went out four mornings a week and 　　4　　 other people's houses．She 　　5　　 until late in the night and sewed dresses and trousers for the people in the village．She broidered()colorful birds and flowers on a piece of silk for the 　　6　　 who came through the village．　　7　　, her pile of money under her bed began to 　　8　　．Mary noticed that her mother was very 　　9　　, but her mother just said," I want to have some new clothes for your 　　10　　．I'll need to buy cloth．And I want to be able to 　　11　　 you another good present．"

　　By June, Mrs．Chang had ＄4,250 under her bed．She went to a relative in Yuen Long, who had a small business．"Tsun Man," she said, "I badly(very much)　　12　　 ＄750．" Her relative was 　　13　　．Mrs．Chang had 　　14　　 asked anyone for money before．But he lent her the money．Mrs．Chang 　　15　　 her best clothes, went to the city and 　　16　　 a return ticket from London to Hong Kong．After putting it in a nice 　　17　　, she began to write 　　18　　 address on it and posted it．"What a surprise this will be for David．"She said to 　　19　　．"How happy he will be!And how happy Mary will be too, to 　　20　　 her brother with her on her wedding day．"

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　　As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation．　　1　　 you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 　　2　　 down．But relaxation is 　　3　　 for a healthy mind and body．

　　Stress is a 　　4　　 part of everyday life and there is no way to 　　5　　 it．In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be．A 　　6　　 amount of stress is important to provide motivation(动机)and give 　　7　　 to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control 　　8　　 it can lead to poor performance and 　　9　　 health．

　　The amount of stress a person can bear 　　10　　 very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 　　11　　 are obviously chief material for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at first 　　12　　 of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress, in 　　13　　 form, we react both physically and mentally．In fact we make a choice between 　　14　　 and fight．And in more ancient days the choices made the 　　15　　 between life and death．The crises(危机)we meet today are 　　16　　 to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it requires the same response．It is when such a reaction 　　17　　 long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes 　　18　　．Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have established links with stress．　　19　　 we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it．

　　So what do you think of 　　20　　?What is your way to deal with it?

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