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　　What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie!They 　　1　　 friends since Grade Three and had 　　2　　 many of their high school experiences．Now they were driving together to their final high school event．Today was 　　3　　 day at Laman High School．　　4　　 they were close friends, they were different in many ways．Jennifer was a fairly 　　5　　 student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly 　　6　　 in a good social life．

　　"Isn't it 　　7　　 that we're all finished?" said Valerie．"I'm really looking forward to having a 　　8　　 time this summer．"

　　"　　9　　 be nice,"Jennifer replied．"I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses．"

　　Jennifer's parents had only a small 　　10　　 and she had made up her mind to have a career in which he could 　　11　　 all the things her 　　12　　 could not．

　　Valerie, 　　13　　, came firm a fairly wealthy family．She had little desire to work hard for 　　14　　 she had always taken for granted．

　　"I really don't want to go to college for a while,"she 　　15　　．"My uncle 　16　　 a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has 　　17　　 me to spend a year there 　　18　　 a waitress．That should give me plenty of 　　19　　 for the beach．"

　　"It seems 　　20　　 will really be going different ways now," thought Jennifer．

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Dear Dio,

　　Thank you for your note．I like your 　　1　　 between death and failure．I had not thought of these two in the 　　2　　 way that you describe．I thank you for bringing this to my 　　3　　．

　　Your insights are very deep．　　4　　 you say, “death is only a(n)　　5　　 but failure can change someone’s whole life．” Yes, death is final．Failure is temporary．Death leaves us with 　　6　　．But failure can leave us with lessons which will 　　7　　 our lives．

　　I hope that your failure to pass that 　　8　　 English test will help you 　　9　　 it will hurt you．Please remember that it is not being 　　10　　 down that is important．It is the inability to get up that is 　　11　　．You will have to learn to get up ,and to get going．Failure is the “staying down．”It is not the “falling down．”

　　From reading your letter, I 　　12　　 your English to be very good．You write better than 　　13　　 of my American friends．I do not know the reason for 　　14　　 your English test．Maybe you were distracted that day．It is 　　15　　 that persons are judged on the basis of a single test．

　　You write well, you 　　16　　 your feelings with excellence, and you think 　　17　　．These characteristics should 　　18　　 you move toward a bright a bright career．Just don’t let yourself “stay down．”Get up and 　　19　　 them all know that you are talented and you are 　　20　　 to succeed．I think you will．

　　With best wishes for a fine career．

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　　Michael is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say．When someone asked him how he was doing, he would 　　1　　,“If I were any better, I’d be twins!”He was a natural 　　2　　．

　　Several years later, I heard Michael 　　3　　 a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a communication tower．

　　After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of 　　4　　 treatment, Michael was 　　5　　 from the hospital with rods(铁棍)　　6　　 in his back．I saw Michael about six months after the accident．When I asked him how he was, he replied, ”If I were any better, I’d be twins．Do you want to see my 　　7　　?”I 　　8　　 to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the 　　9　　 took place．

　　“The first thing that 　　10　　 to me was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter,” Michael replied．”Then, lying on the ground, I remembered I had two choices：I could choose to live or to die．I chose to live．”

　　　　11　　, Michael continued,“The nurses were great．”They kept telling me I was going to be fine．But when they 　　12　　 me into the operation room, I saw the 　　13　　 on the faces of the doctors and nurses．I got really scared．　　14　　, I read“He’s dead”．I knew I needed to take action．There was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me．She asked me if I was allergic to 　　15　　．“Yes．”I said．The doctors and nurses 　　16　　 working as they waited for my reply．I took a deep breath and yelled,”Gravity．“　　17　　 their laughter, I told them,” I’m choosing to live．Operate on me 　　18　　 I am alive, not dead．”

　　Michael lived, 　　19　　 the skills of his doctors, but also his amazing attitude．I learned from him that every day we have a choice to live 　　20　　．Attitude is everything．

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　　As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers．He smiled at her．Then she 　　1　　 out at the audience, 　　2　　 to see her mother．These two, Alvert and Doris Fleming, had 　　3　　 all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their 　　4　　 compete in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio．

　　The music 　　5　　 and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music 　　6　　 her along into her turns, and she began skating with much 　　7　　 in herself．The cold fear she always had in the 　　8　　 seconds before skating onto the ice was 　　9　　．She was feeling the movement of the 　　10　　 and letting it carry her．She skated easily, 　　11　　 did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was 　　12　　．

　　The crowd loved it and cheered 　　13　　 she skated off the ice．“Nice job,” said one of the other 　　14　　．It was the remark(话语)that 　　15　　 came after a free-skating performance．But what should the 　　16　　 say?Standing beside her father, Peggy 　　17　　 for the scoring(打分)to be finished．On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting 　　18　　 alone, others with a parent．Shortly before 10 o’clock the results were 　　19　　．The new United States Women’s Figure Skating Champion was Peggy Fleming of Passdena, 　　20　　．

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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 felt down．A young boy out of breath 　　2　　 me, all tired from play．He stood right before me with his head tilted(歪斜)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 quitting he sat next to my 　　8　　 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 　　12　　 the flower, and replied,“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 bringing me the very best one．He smiled, and then ran off to play, 　　17　　 of the effect he’d had on my day．I brought the wilted(枯萎的)flower up to my nose and 　　18　　 the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled．

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

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　　I close my eyes and can still hear her－the little girl with a 　　1　　 so strong and powerful we could hear her halfway down the block．She was a(n)　　2　　 peasant who asked for money and 　　3　　 gave the only thing she had－her voice．I paused outside a small shop and listened．She brought to my mind the 　　4　　 of Little Orphan Annie．I could not understand the words she 　　5　　, but her voice begged for 　　6　　．It stood out from the noises of Arbat Street, pure and impressive, like the chime of a bell．She sang from underneath an old-style lamp post in the 　　7　　of a building, her arms extended and 　　8　　 thrown back．She was small and of unremarkable looks．Her brown hair 　　9　　 the bun(发髻)it had been pulled into, and she occasionally reached up to 　　10　　 a stray piece from her face．Her clothing I can’t recall．Her voice, on the other hand, is 　　11　　 imprinted in my mind．

　　I asked one of the translators about the girl．Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the 　　12　　 Soviet Union(苏联)add to their families’ income by working on the streets．The children are unable to 　　13　　 school, and their parents work fulltime．These children know that the consequence of an 　　14　　 day is no food for the table．Similar situations occurred during the Depression(萧条)in the United States, but those American children were 　　15　　 shoeshine boys of the twenties．This girl was real to me．

　　When we walked 　　16　　 her I gave her money．It was not out of pity 　　17　　 rather admiration．Her smile of 　　18　　 did not interrupt her singing．The girl watched us as we walked down the street．I know this because when I looked back she smiled again．We 　　19　　 that smile, and I knew I could never forget her courage and 　　20　　 strength．

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　　Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland．In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员)in spite of her disability．

　　“Early on I decided not to allow the 　　1　　 of others to stop me from becoming a musician．I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 　　2　　 piano lessons when I was eight．The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱)for music grew．But I also began to gradually lose my 　　3　　．Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 　　4　　 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf．But my love for music never 　　5　　 me．

　　“My 　　6　　 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time．To perform, I 　　7　　 to hear music differently from others．I play in my stocking feet and can 　　8　　 the pitch of a note(音调高低)by the vibrations(振动)．I feel through my body and through my 　　9　　．My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 　　10　　 that I have．

　　“I was 　　11　　 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London．No other deaf student had 　　12　　 this before and some teachers 　　13　　 my admission．Based on my performance, I was 　　14　　 admitted and went to 　　15　　 with the academy’s highest honours．

　　“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist．I 　　16　　 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 　　17　　 had been written specially for solo percussionists．

　　“I have been a soloist for over ten years．　　18　　 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 　　19　　 that my passion couldn’t be realized．I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 　　20　　 by others．Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to to the place you want to go．”

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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 learning process．But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this 　　2　　 right to our children．

　　When I see a child 　　3　　 from 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 to our classroom．

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

　　One morning, we were working on math problems at the chalkboard．Donnie had 　　8　　 the problems with pains taking 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 problems．

　　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 her 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　　 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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　　If winning is everything, British anthropologists(人类学家)have some advice：Wear red．Their survey of four sports at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens shows competitors were more 　　1　　 to win their contests 　　2　　 they wore red uniforms or red body armor．

　　“Across a 　　3　　 of sports, we find that wearing red is consistently associated with a higher probability of winning,”report Russell A．Hill and Robert A．Barton of the University of Durham in England．Their findings are in Thursday's 　　4　　 of the journal Nature．

　　Red is 　　5　　 with emotions．When people get 　　6　　, their faces turn red．It’s also a reason why stop signs are red．

　　　　7　　, the color’s effect may also subconsciously threaten opponents 　　8　　 athletic contests, especially when the athletes are 　　9　　 in skill and strength, the researchers suggest．

　　In their 　　10　　, the anthropologists analyzed the results of four combat sports at the summer games：boxing, tae kwon do, Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling．

　　In those　　11　　, the athletes were randomly(随机地)assigned 　　12　　 protective gear and other sportswear．Athletes　　13　　 red gear won more often in 16 of 21 rounds of competition in all four events．

　　The effect was the same 　　14　　 weight classes, too：19 of 29 classes had more red winners, and only four rounds had more blue winners．The red 　　15　　 might also come into play in team sports．

　　The anthropologists analyzed the Euro 2004 International Soccer Tournament, 　　16　　 which teams wore jerseys of different colors in different matches．They found that five teams 　　17　　 more goals and won more often when they wore shirts that were predominantly red, as 　　18　　 to blue or white jerseys．

　　Scientists don't exactly know how wearing red might give athletes a(n)　　19　　．But the color delivers hidden messages of vigor and 　　20　　．

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　　Maureen stood by the lake．Suddenly the other children came running through the trees with sharp cries of the excitement．They rushed up to 　　1　　, leaning over the crystal-clear water, and 　　2　　 the crowds of tiny fish．Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats, but all at once those who had been 　　3　　 behind at the ice-cream-stall(小摊)came running up 　　4　　 some announcement or other, and they all left the water and dashed back 　　5　　 they had come．With growing excitement, Maureen 　　6　　 after them．

　　When she saw 　　7　　 they had been running for, she stopped running．They were buying 　　8　　 again．The toy stall was open and they were crowded around it．Behind the stall a calm middle aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish．She took money from the 　　9　　 of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils and rubbers, anything．Maureen leaned(靠)　　10　　 a tree, looking on．The idea of spending washed against her face like a strong current, trying to draw 　　11　　 in．

　　Nona Parker pushed out to the edge of the group 　　12　　 laid what she had bought on the ground 　　13　　 she could see what money she had left in her white purse．Under Maureen’s eyes 　　14　　 a boat, a mouth organ, and little plates of dolls’ food in colored plaster, a brown load of bread, a joint of beef, a pink pudding(布丁)——　　15　　 tiny and terribly desirable．Maureen was so full of the wish for the things like that she 　　16　　 bear to look at it．She turned her head 　　17　　．Her face against the tree, she shut her 　　18　　 and prayed eagerly for some money, for the price of a set of toy plates．

　　In a moment, she opened her eyes, but she didn’t turn back to the stall．It was too 　　19　　 to see the others buying whatever they wanted．She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground．And 　　20　　 at her very feet was a ten pence piece．

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