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Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off．But I was 　　1　　 into stillness by what I saw．Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was 　　2　　, with the second-hand green typewriter on the table．She told me that she couldn’t 　　3　　 fast and then she was out of work．My shock and embarrassment at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 　　4　　 I understood the pressure on her．Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand．“I guess we all have to 　　5　　 something,”mother said quietly．I could 　　6　　 her pain and the tension of 　　7　　 the strong feeling that were interrupted by my 　　8　　．Suddenly, something inside me lit up．I reached out and put my arms around her．She broke then．She put her face　　9　　 my shoulder and sobbed．I held her 　　10　　 and didn’t try to talk．I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was 　　11　　．At that moment, feeling mother’s 　　12　　 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to 　　13　　．She was still my mother, 　　14　　 she was something 　　15　　：a person like me, capable of fear and 　　16　　 and failure．I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 　　17　　 in her arms．A week later mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 　　18　　．“It’s a job I can do, though．”She said simply．But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued．I had a very 　　19　　 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her 　　20　　 away across the paper．I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type．

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　　A little boy asked his mother, “Why are you crying?” “Because I'm a woman,” she told him．

　　“I don't understand,” he said．His mum just hugged him and said, “And you 　　1　　 will．”

　　Later the little boy asked his father：“Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?”

　　“All women cry for no reason,” that was 　　2　　 his dad could say．

　　The little boy grew up and became a man, still 　　3　　 why women cry．Finally he　　4　　 a call to god; and when god got on the phone, he asked, “God, why do women cry so 　　5　　?”

　　God said, “ When I made the woman she had to be 　　6　　．I made her shoulders 　　7　　 to carry the weight of the world; yet, gentle enough to give 　　8　　．”

　　“I gave her an inner strength to 　　9　　 childbirth and the rejection(拒绝，抛弃)that many times comes from her children．I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else 　　10　　, and take care of her family through sickness and tiredness 　　11　　 complaining．I gave her the sensitivity to 　　12　　 her children under any and all circumstances, 　　13　　 her child has hurt her very badly．I gave her strength to carry her husband through his 　　14　　．I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never 　　15　　 his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him 　　16　　．And finally, I gave her a tear to shed．This is hers exclusively(独有的)to use whenever it is needed．”

　　“You see：the beauty of a woman is not in the 　　17　　 she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she 　　18　　 her hair．The 　　19　　 of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because thatis the doorway to her heart and the place where love 　　20　　．”

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　　Father's Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar compared with Mother's Day, which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time．

　　Father’s Day was first celebrated by American 　　1　　 it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart．He was a veteran(退伍军人)of the US Civil War and his wife 　　2　　 away giving birth to their sixth child．He 　　3　　 six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly 　　4　　 back in those days．

　　His daughter, Sonora Dodd, 　　5　　 when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his 　　6　　．It was in the early 1900s and she was actually 　　7　　 one day, listening to a sermon(传教)on 　　8　　．She thought there should 　　9　　 be a Father's Day celebration．

　　And so the 　　10　　 was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora's father's death．Britain took the idea of Father's Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated 　　11　　 since the 1970s．

　　Father's Day is never quite such the big commercial event 　　12　　 Mother's Day is, probably because it hasn't been in 　　13　　 for so long．But what do British people do for Father's Day?

　　Well, most people would buy their fathers a card．The card would probably have a nice message in it 　　14　　 what a great Dad their father is．Some people do buy presents as well．

　　　　15　　 gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because these are things that Dads can 　　16　　 use even if they don't want them．In the run-up(即将到来之际)to Father's Day, or indeed Mother's Day, there will be ads on the TV giving 　　17　　 ideas of CDs or gadgets(小玩具，小玩意)we can buy．Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with“World's Greatest Dad”　　18　　 on them．

　　Some families 　　19　　 do things together to celebrate Father's Day like going for a meal．As a special treat, British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest, 　　20　　 him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn(除草)to make him feel really appreciated．

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　　We should learn to put love in motion every day．We should show our children that even the 　　1　　 act of kindness counts．

　　The chiming clock announced it was time to leave for church, but I was far from 　　2　　 Seeing this, my husband 　　3　　 to iron my clothes for me．Our 3-year-old daughter approached him．

　　“Are you ironing 　　4　　 shirt, Daddy?” she asked．

　　“No, I'm ironing Mommy's shirt．”

　　“Oh, did you think it was your shirt?” A small giggle(咯咯笑)escaped her 　　5　　．“That's silly．”

　　“No, I knew it was Mommy's shirt．” he said．

　　A(n)　　6　　 expression crossed my daughter's face．“Then why are you doing that?”

　　“Because your Mommy is a special person, and I like to 　　7　　 her．” he answered．

　　“Oh,” she happily replied, and then skipped out of the room．“I'm going to help my brother．”

　　As our children's 　　8　　 teachers, we know that little eyes watch our every move．They imitate not only our actions, but our 　　9　　．For example, we often hear our children 　　10　　 their brothers, sisters or friends in a 　　11　　 we know they learned from 　　12　　．But on the positive side, the propensity(倾向性)to 　　13　　 can serve us well when we try to model, and teach a 　　14　　 of kindness and cheerful servanthood．

　　We all try to do nice things for our family．Think about the last time when you cooked a meal or folded laundry．　　15　　 did you feel about 　　16　　 your family in this way?Were you glad to do it 　　17　　 did you feel resentful that you were stuck with this mundane(平凡的)chore?　　18　　, none of us has a cheerful servant's heart every day．　　19　　 if we want our children willingly to reach out to others and show kindness and compassion, it is essential that they see us doing the 　　20　　．

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　　Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments．One of the most unforgettable 　　1　　 when I was teaching second 　　2　　, 10 years ago．

　　In May I decided to plan something special for the children; a Mother's Day tea．We had put our heads together to 　　3　　 ideas of how to 　　4　　 our mothers．We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards．We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother's Day．I was surprised and 　　5　　 to learn that every mother was planning to attend．I 　　6　　 invited my own mother．

　　Finally, the big day arrived．Each child 　　7　　 up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom．　　8　　 it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy．His mother hadn't shown up and he was looking 　　9　　．

　　I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy．“Jimmy,”I said,“I have a bit of problem here and I was 　　10　　 if you could keep my mother 　　11　　 while I'm busy．”

　　My mom and Jimmy sat at a table．Jimmy 　　12　　 my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had 　　13　　 the day before．Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep 　　14　　．

　　Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment．Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy, I had the students complete an outline of the day's 　　15　　 and an evaluation of our trip．Then I collected the students' booklets and checked them to see if 　　16　　 was completed．When I came 　　17　　 Jimmy's page, he had written“Remember our Mother's Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs, Marra?I do!Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too．”

　　I told him I really enjoyed what he had written．He looked rather embarrassed and 　　18　　 his own thanks and walked away．Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug．“Thanks again．No one even knew my mother didn't 　　19　　 it．”

　　I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had 　　20　　 stopped hugging teachers years ago．

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　　It was my birthday last Thursday and I decided to 　　1　　 by inviting a few friends out to supper．I 　　2　　 a restaurant in a quiet part of town．It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly．It is hardly ever crowded, because 　　3　　 people know about it, so it is not usually necessary to book a table．In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening 　　4　　．

　　When we entered the restaurant, I was surprised to find it completely 　　5　　．I looked around but not a 　　6　　 table was free．One of the waiters recognized me．He came across and explained the situation．“A party of tourists came in about 　　7　　 ago．” he said．

　　“It was like an invasion!　　8　　 the place was full!We can hardly manage．”

　　The waiter then 　　9　　 a table in the corner．“The people there 　　10　　．” he said, “Just hold on and you will 　　11　　 a place there．” He was right．Fifteen minutes later, the people 　　12　　 the corner table paid their bill, got up and left．I led my friends across and we all sat down．

　　Unfortunately our table was almost out of sight．We tried to attract the attention of the waiter who sent us there, but he, like 　　13　　 waiters, 　　14　　 the party of tourists．They ordered lots of food．

　　But at last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very 　　15　　 with their service．The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table．I advised(建议)my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our 　　16　　．

　　A few moments later he 　　17　　 to our table．We could tell from his face that he had 　　18　　 for us．　　19　　 a little embarrassed(尴尬的)he informed us that there was 　　20　　 left．“All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet!(煎蛋卷)”

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　　The girl seemed born to sing．She had a perfect 　　1　　 of music that she could 　　2　　 which player played wrong．She even 　　3　　 took singing lessons-she learned by ear．At fourteen, she began to gain weight．To make matters worse, her classmates began to 　　4　　 her．Upset, she would 　　5　　 home from school and cry．Her worried parents told her to concentrate on developing her 　　6　　 instead of her weight．Fortunately, she took the advice．And 　　7　　 she won singing prizes．More than 　　8　　 else, she wanted to be a singer．So she went to Broadway and got a(n)　　9　　 part in a musical．Unexpectedly, she acted with a man whose part called 　　10　　 him to make jokes about her weight．She got hurt 　　11　　, but she never lost heart．

　　One night she received a 　　12　　 saying a man wanted to see her．She thought it a joke at first．　　13　　 actually the man from a famous record company, was to change her whole life．Later he became her manager and her lifelong friend, 　　14　　 her through her singing career．With his help, she made records and then 　　15　　 a radio show．By 1940 she was 　　16　　 all the radio polls(投票)-a big success．She became the 　　17　　 of her country-　　18　　, hard work and perseverance．

　　It was no 　　19　　 that when President Roosevelt 　　20　　 her to Queen Elizabeth, he said：“This is Kate Smith．This is America．”

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　　I have never learned as much math in my life as I did 1ast year．It was because of Ms．Pam 　　1　　 I truly understood what I was learning．It might not seem 　　2　　 a big deal to some, but to me it is．I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her 　　3　　．

　　I never really wanted to work for good 　　4　　 in math class．I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts．I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom 　　5　　 Ms．Pam caught me and yelled across the 　　6　　,“Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?”It was a nightmare…she would always 　　7　　 me with one foot out of the door, it never 　　8　　．Even then l just thought of it as a thing I had to do．It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after schoo1．She would 　　9　　 everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in 　　10　　．

　　Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag, but 　　11　　 they knew that she was right and 　　12　　 for it．Many of her tests were hard at first, but as the year progressed, so did I．I knew that it was because of her．

　　Even outside class, she was 　　13　　 as ever．She always wanted to know what was going on in my(and everyone else's)life, and she was always looking out for everyone's best interest．

　　Ms．Pam is a sweet woman with a sense of 　　14　　 that you just have to laugh at．When regents were approaching, she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well．Many of her precious students 　　15　　 high, and so she 　　16　　 the same from us．Day after day there were students in the classroom 　　17　　problems．When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready．I walked out of that test with my head 　　18　　．I knew that I was a 　　19　　 and Ms．Pam had made me that way．I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students．I knew that I would 　　20　　 her．

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　　Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often 　　1　　 that he had been cheated by others．One day he told his wife he was so 　　2　　 with the city that he had to leave．

　　So his family moved to another city．It was the evening of a weekend．When Terry and his wife were busily 　　3　　 in tidying up their new home, the light suddenly 　　4　　．Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along 　　5　　 and had to wait 　　6　　 in a low mood．Just then he heard light, hesitant 　　7　　 on his door that were clearly audible(听到)in the 　　8　　 night．

　　“Who’s it?” he wondered．Terry had no 　　9　　 in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be 　　10　　．So he went to the door and opened it 　　11　　．At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles?I’m your neighbor．” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door 　　12　　．“What a nuisance(讨厌)!”he complained over it with his wife．“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to 　　13　　 things．”

　　After a while, the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same girl outside．　　14　　 this time she was 　　15　　 two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles．She 　　16　　 me here to give you these．”Terry was 　　17　　 dumb(目瞪口呆)by what he saw．

　　At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his 　　18　　 in life．It was his 　　19　　 and harshness(刻薄)with other people．The person who had cheated him in life was 　　20　　 nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred(蒙蔽)by his unsympathetic mind．

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　　There are some places on our earth where hot water and steam come up from under the ground．One of the places is a large island in 16 Pacific Ocean．It is North Island in New Zealand．

　　The earth 17 which we live is a big ball of very hot rock．It is hot inside and cold 18．If not so, no one could live here．It is soft inside and hard outside, which is 19 of rocks．It has a shell just 20 an egg．There are some cracks(裂缝)21 the shell of the earth in some places．In New Zealand this part of the shell seems to have more cracks 22 in other places on the earth．There are places where the ground is 23 hot that it burns your feet．In some places, hot water shoots into the air from 24 to time．And in other places on the earth, you can 25 the water boiling and 26 coming up from pools of hot water．27 you put some eggs in the hot water, 28 will be done in a few minutes．

　　In those places people make 29 of the heat that comes from inside the earth．Some of 30 cook food in the hot pools．They put food into a container and place it in the water．31 a while the food will be ready to 32．

　　Many bring the hot water from below the earth into their homes．They do this by putting a long 33 into the ground．In this way they get hot water and steam for cooking and washing, and for heating their homes．

　　For most of us, the heat under our feet is too far away to use．The people who get heat from inside the earth are 34．They don’t have to 35 for the heat they use．

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