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　　My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life．Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become 　　1　　, that I would be one of the great ones．She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my 　　2　　 to it．

　　As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came 　　3　　 to most kids．I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking．I did not talk the way 　　4　　 kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings．My reading was poor 　　5　　 with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to 　　6　　．My writing was not at the 　　7　　 it should have been．Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were 　　8　　．

　　My mother 　　9　　 all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph．D．, decided to 　　10　　 the situation early in my development．She did not want me to 　　11　　．After a while, 　　12　　 did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me．She spent hours every day 　　13　　 me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn．　　14　　her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now．

　　In addition, she gave 　　15　　 for my life．She told me what to do and what not to do．Her expectations have always been high 　　16　　 she knows that I can do it．For that, I thank her．She would not allow her son to be incapable．She never 　　17　　 on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must．I will be a 　　18　　 person if I continue to follow her lead．She encourages me to work for my 　　19　　 and attend college．

　　She used her gifts as a 　　20　　 to help a child-her child-and now I have the opportunity to become something．

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The Price of a Dream

　　I grew up poor–living with my wonderful mother．We had little money, but plenty of love and attention．I was 　　1　　 and energetic．I understood that 　　2　　 poor a person was, he could still afford a dream．

　　My dream was 　　3　　．By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball．I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 　　4　　 anything that moved on the football field．I was also 　　5　　：My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 　　6　　 to believe in myself．He 　　7　　 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream．One particular 　　8　　 with Coach John changed my life forever．A friend recommended me for a summer job．This meant a chance for money in my pocket money for a new bike, new clothes and the 　　9　　 of saving for a house for my mother．Then I realied I would have to 　　10　　 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn't be playing．

　　When I told John, he was 　　11　　 as I expected him to be．“You have your whole life to work,”he said．“Your 　　12　　 days are limited．You can’t afford to waste them．”I stood before him with my head 　　13　　, trying to think of the 　　14　　 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　　15　　 in me．

　　“How much are you going to make at this job, son?”he asked．“3.5 dollars an hour,”I replied．

　　“Well,”he asked,“is ＄3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”

　　That simple question made me 　　16　　 the difference between 　　17　　 something right now and having a 　　18　　．I decided myself to play sports that summer and within the year I was 　　19　　 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 　　20　　 a ＄20000 contact(agreement)．In the same year, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

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　　One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive Suddenly I 　　1　　 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 　　2　　 he knew me The man had a newspaper 　　3　　 in front of him, which he was 　　4　　 to read, but I could 　　5　　 that he was keeping an eye on me．When the waiter brought my 　　6　　, the man was clearly puzzled(困惑)by the 　　7　　 way in which the waiter and I 　　8　　 each other．He seemed even more puzzled as 　　9　　 went on and it became 　　10　　 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me．Finally he got up and went into the 　　11　　．When he came out, he paid his bill and 　　12　　 without another a glance in my direction．

　　I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 　　13　　“Well,”he said,“That man was a detective(侦探)．He 　　14　　 you here because he thought you were the man he 　　15　　”“What?”I said, showing my 　　16　　．The owner continued,“He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man I 　　17　　 say he looked very much like you!Of course　since we know you, we told him that he had made a 　　18　　．”“Well, it’s really 　　19　　 I came to a restaurant where I’m known,”I said“　　20　　, I might have been in trouble．”

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　　The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree．Not 　　1　　 with life, I was down．A young boy out of breath 　　2　　 me, all tired from play．He stood right before me with his head tilted(傾斜的)down, 　　3　　 with great excitement,“Look what I found!”

　　In his hand was a flower, and what a 　　4　　 sight, with its petals(花瓣)all worn－not enough rain, or too little light．　　5　　 him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I 　　6　　 a small smile and then it 　　7　　 away．But instead of 　　8　　 he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with 　　9　　,“It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too．That’s why I 　　10　　 it; here, it’s for you．”

　　The weed before me was dying or dead．But I knew I 　　11　　 take it, or he might never leave．So I reached for the flower, and 　　12　　,“Just what I need．”But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he 　　13　　 it mid－air without reason．It was then that I 　　14　　 for the very first time the boy was 　　15　　．

　　I heard my voice tremble 　　16　　 I thanked him for picking the very best one．He smiled, and then ran off to play, 　　17　　 of the effect he’d had on my day．I held the wilted(枯萎的)flower up to my nose and breathed in the 　　18　　 of a beautiful rose and smiled．

　　　　19　　 the eyes of a blind child, 　　20　　 I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me．

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　　Friendship is unconditional and uncritical, based only on mutual respect and the ability to enjoy each other's company．These authority figures never saw the way one of us could do something outrageous(令人不可容忍的), and the rest of us would joke about it for days．We could have fun doing absolutely nothing at all－because the 　　1　　 we provided each other with was enough．Rather than discussing operas, Lewinsky, or the weather, we enjoyed just 　　2　　 each other without any one of us trying to outsmart the others．Still, I realize that these adults had a 　　3　　 to be concerned about the direction my friends were 　　4　　; I also was concerned for them, but I wasn't about to 　　5　　 them．

　　Many times I would advise my friends that some activity may be 　　6　　 or to think things through before doing something, but I would never claim to hold the moral high ground and to condescend(屈尊)to them．When Marvin would begin rolling joints, when Alisa would tell me she skipped school because of a hangover, or when Merriam would tell me that her new boyfriend was in a street gang, I expressed my discomfort with their 　　7　　．However, I never 　　8　　 them with the threat of taking my friendship away．Contrary to the commercials on television, you can have 　　9　　 who use drugs．In fact, probably everyone does without 　　10　　 it．

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　　Mary was very fond of television, so when she met a young man who worked for a television company, she was very 　　1　　 and asked him a lot of questions．She discovered that he had also worked for a film company, so she asked him 　　2　　 there was any difference 　　3　　 film work and television work．“Well,”answered the young man,“there is one very big 　　4　　．If someone makes a 　　5　　 while a film is being made, it is 　　6　　 to stop and do the scene again．Mistakes 　　7　　 time, money and film, but the audience who see the film 　　8　　 it is finished don’t know that anything went wrong．In a 　　9　　 television show, on the other hand, the audience can see any mistakes that are made．I can tell you a story about that．One day, a live television show was going on, and one of the actors was 　　10　　 to have been shot．He fell to the 　　11　　, and the camera moved 　　12　　 else to allow time for me to run out with a bottle of tomato sauce(酱)to pour on to him to look like blood．But 　　13　　, the camera turned back to him before I had finished, and the people saw me pouring the sauce on to the man．”

　　“Oh, how terrible!”Mary said,“And what did you do then?”

　　“Well,”answered the young man,“Our television director is a very 　　14　　 man．If anyone makes a mistake, he fires(解雇)him 　　15　　．So I just had to pretend this was part of the story and eat the man．”

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　　It was the district sports meet．My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n)　　1　　 injury．I had 　　2　　 whether or not I should attend the meet．But there I was, 　　3　　 for the 3,000-meter run．

　　“Ready…set…”The gun popped and we were off．The other girls rushed 　　4　　 me．I felt 　　5　　 as I fell farther and farther behind．

　　“Hooray!”shouted the crowd．It was the loudest 　　6　　 I had ever heard at a meet．The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line．“Maybe I should 　　7　　,”I thought as I moved on．　　8　　, I decided to keep going．During the last two laps, I ran 　　9　　 and decided not to 　　10　　 in track next year．It wouldn’t be worth it, 　　11　　 my foot did heal．

　　When I finished, I heard a cheer－　　12　　 than the one I’d heard earlier．I turned around and 　　13　　, the boys were preparing for their race．“They must be cheering for the boys．”I was leaving 　　14　　 several girls came up to me．“Wow, you’ve got courage!”one of them told me．

　　“Courage?I just 　　15　　 a race!”I thought．“I would have given up on the first lap,”said another girl．“We were cheering for you．Did you hear us?”

　　Suddenly I regained 　　16　　．I decided to 　　17　　 track next year．I realized strength and courage aren’t always 　　18　　 in medals and victories, but in the 　　19　　 we overcome(战胜)．The strongest people are not always the people who win, 　　20　　 the people who don’t give up when they lose．

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　　Every country has its own dining customs．Americans feel that the first rule of being a 　　1　　 guest is to be on time．If a person is invited to dinner at six thirty, the hostess 　　2　　 him to be there at six thirty or 　　3　　 a few minutes after．Because she usually does the cooking, she has to time the meal 　　4　　 the hot rolls and the coffee and the meat can be at their best when the guests come．If they are late, the food will not be so 　　5　　 , and the hostess will be 　　6　　．　　7　　 the guest cannot come on time, he should call his host or hostess on the phone, give the reason, and tell 　　8　　 what time he can come． 　　9　　 the situations, guests sometimes bring a box of candy, a bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers to give to the hostess as a 　　10　　 of appreciation．

　　As guests continue to arrive, it is usually considered polite for the 　　11　　 in the group to 　　12　　 when a woman enters the room and continue to stand until she is seated． 　　13　　 , most young people and some groups of elder people 　　14　　 stress equality of the sexes no longer observe the custom．A visitor should be 　　15　　 to each situation and follow the lead of the Americans present．

　　When the guests sit down at a dinner table, it is a 　　16　　 for the men to help the ladies by pushing their chairs under them．However, some Americans 　　17　　 do this, so the visitors must notice what others do and do the 　　18　　．　　19　　 the meal is under way and if the dinner is in a private home, a guest 　　20　　 avoid embarrassment by leaving talk to someone else．

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　　Each of us fails from time to time．If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 　　1　　 part of the learning process．But all too often as parents and teachers, we disallow this 　　2　　 right to our children．

　　When I see a child 　　3　　 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie．

　　Donnie was my youngest third grader．His 　　4　　 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed．He 　　5　　 answered questions－he might be wrong．

　　I tried my best to build his 　　6　　．But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned(安排)to our classroom．

　　She was young and pretty, and she loved children．My pupils, Donnie included, 　　7　　 her．

　　One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard．Donnie had 　　8　　 the problems with painstaking neatness．Pleased with his progress, I 　　9　　 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials．When I returned, Donnie was in 　　10　　．He’d missed the third problem．

　　My student teacher looked at me in despair．Suddenly her face 　　11　　．From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils．

　　"Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 　　12　　 the tear stained face from his arms．"I’ve got something to 　　13　　 you．" She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk．

　　"See these 　　14　　, Donnie," she continued．"They belong to Mrs．Lindstrom and me．See how the erasers are 　　15　　?That’s because we make mistakes too．But we erase the mistakes and try again．That’s what you 　　16　　 I learn to do, too．"

　　She kissed him and stood up．"Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 　　17　　 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 　　18　　 teachers．" Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile．

　　The pencil became Donnie’s 　　19　　 possession．That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 　　20　　 him that it’s all right to make mistakes－as long as you erase them and try again．

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　　Why did I come today?I wondered．My feet ached almost as much as my head． My Christmas 　　1　　 contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt 　　2　　 I bought them something, so gift buying was 　　3　　 but fun．

　　Hurriedly, I finished shopping and 　　4　　 the long checkout lines．In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl．She carried a beautiful pair of 　　5　　 slippers．When we finally 　　6　　 the checkout register, the girl 　　7　　 placed the shoes on the counter．She treated them as though they were a 　　8　　 ．

　　“That will be ＄6.09,” the cashier said．The boy 　　9　　 his pockets．He finally came up with ＄3.12．“I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said．“We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow．” With that statement, a soft 　　10　　 broke from the little girl．“But 　　11　　 would have loved these shoes,” she cried．

　　“Well, we’ll go home and work some more．Don’t cry．We’ll surely 　　12　　 ,” he said．Quickly I handed ＄3.00 to the cashier．These children had waited in line for a long time．And, 　　13　　, it was Christmas．Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice 　　14　　 said, “Thank you, lady．” “What did you 　　15　　 when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked．The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to 　　16　　 ．Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus．” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes．Won’t mommy be 　　17　　 walking on those streets in these shoes?”

　　My eyes 　　18　　 as I looked into her tear-stained face．“Yes,” I answered, “I am 　　19　　 she will．” Silently I thanked God for using these children to 　　20　　 me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with．

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