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　　Today was the day of trying the new boat on the river．Nella jumped out of bed, got dressed quickly and woke up her brother Jed．

　　After 　　1　　 Nella and Jed arrived at the riverbank and 　　2　　 the new blue boat waiting for them．They got into the boat and packed their picnic under the 　　3　　．Nella started the engine and 　　4　　 they went into the wide, brown and unknown 　　5　　 of the river．

　　The boat sounded 　　6　　 round a bend in the river．On the distant sandbank they saw a long dark creature 　　7　　 in the sun．It opened one eye at them and then suddenly disappeared into the 　　8　　．

　　“What was that?”shouted Jed．

　　“It looked like a crocodile to me!”said Nella．“We’d better be 　　9　　．”

　　Just as they came round the next 　　10　　, the engine 　　11　　 and came to a stop．Nella 　　12　　 to start the engine again．But it wouldn’t start．They were 　　13　　．

　　“Let’s get the wooden oars,”said Jed．“Maybe we can push the boat free．

　　They tried but failed．

　　“We’re stuck on a 　　14　　,”said Nella．“We’ll just have to sit here having our 　　15　　 and wait for the water to 　　16　　．”

　　“It’s boring!”said Jed．

　　Suddenly, they felt the boat move．It moved slowly off the sandbank．And the engine started again．Just at the same time they noticed a black 　　17　　 by the boatside and in no time it disappeared in the brown water ahead．

　　They 　　18　　 their journey down the river．It was so exciting．

　　At noon they saw a small river 　　19　　 off the main course．It wasn’t on the map．“Let’s 　　20　　 in there!”said Nella．

　　The boat turned into the smaller channel．On both sides grew thick unknown trees．

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　　A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans．There lay my house, 　　1　　 to waist-high ruins, smelly and dirty．

　　Before the trip, I’d had my car 　　2　　．When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she 　　3　　 my Louisiana license plate．

　　“You from New Orleans?”she asked．

　　I said I was．

　　“No 　　4　　,”she said, and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet．

　　The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing 　　5　　．

　　As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to 　　6　　 there and tried to find a rental house that we could 　　7　　 while also paying off a mortgage(抵押贷款)on our 　　8　　 house．We looked at many places, but none was 　　9　　．We’d begun to accept that we’d have to live in extremely reduced circumstances 　　10　　, when I got a very 　　11　　 e-mail from a James Kemmedy in California．He’d read some pieces I’d written about our 　　12　　 for Slate, the online magazine and wanted to give us(“no conditions attached”)a new house 　　13　　 the lake from New Orleans．

　　It sounded too good to be 　　14　　, but I replied, thanking him for his exceptional 　　15　　, that we had no plans to go back．Then a poet at the University of Florida 　　16　　 to let his house to me, while he went to England on his one-year paid leave．The rent was rather 　　17　　．I mentioned the poet’s offer to James Kemdedy, and the next day he sent a check 　　18　　 our entire rent for eight months．

　　Throughout this painful experience, the 　　19　　 of strangers back my faith in humanity．It’s almost worth 　　20　　 your worldly possessions to be reminded that people are really nice．

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　　Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman．A man goes shopping 　　1　　 he needs something．His purpose is settled and decided in 　　2　　．He knows what he wants, and his goal is to find it and buy it．All men 　　3　　 walk into a shop and ask the shop assistant for what they want．If the shop has it in stock(库存),the deal can be done and 　　4　　 is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat to everyone’s 　　5　　．

　　For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop doesn’t have what he wants．In that 　　6　　, the salesman tries to sell something else-he 　　7　　 the nearest to the article required．A good salesman brings out such a substitute(替代品)　　8　　 and he may say,“　　9　　 know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size?It 　　10　　 to be the color you mentioned．”Few men have 　　11　　 with this treatment, and the usual response is：“This is the right color and may be the right size, but I shouldn’t be 　　12　　 my time and yours by trying it on．”

　　For a woman, buying clothes is always done in the 　　13　　 way．

　　Her shopping is not often 　　14　　 on need．She has never fully decided what she wants, and she is only“having a look round”．

　　She is always 　　15　　 to persuasion, willing to try on any number of things．Deep in her mind is the thought of finding something that 　　16　　 thinks suits her．Most women have an excellent sense of value and are always on the look out for the unexpected 　　17　　．Faced with a roomful dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another 　　18　　 selecting the dress she wants to try on．It is a tiresome process, but apparently a(n)　　19　　 one．Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting 　　20　　．

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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 the 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 but dangerous world．Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

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　　We are always hearing about road accidents, and when we are in the car we try to drive carefully．But, how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes?A large 　　1　　 will tell you the number of accidents that happened in the home is almost the same as those on the 　　2　　．I don’t pretend to be 　　3　　, but I’ve thought a lot about how and why these accidents happen and what we can do to 　　4　　 them．

　　One of the most common and most dangerous 　　5　　 at home accidents is wrong and careless use 　　6　　 electrical equipment．People will continue to use a loose plug or 　　7　　 out a plug without first turning off the 　　8　　．In spite of warning, one 　　9　　 carry an electric heater into the bathroom when he is going to have a 　　10　　．Sometimes one forgets to turn off the power 　　11　　 mending a lamp or something 　　12　　．All this can cause accidents．So the 　　13　　 about anything that works by electricity is：Switch off before you 　　14　　 anything and don’t pretend you know when you actually 　　15　　．

　　If you’ve got 　　16　　 in the house, it’s always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their 　　17　　．otherwise, they may be taken for candies or new kinds of drinks．When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular 　　18　　 in a number of ways in order to make them 　　19　　 and happy．

　　　　20　　, of course, is always a risk．So, remember to turn it off after cooking．Also, don’t forget to keep the children away from the cooker．

　　Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble．

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　　One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley．

　　Suddenly, an old man appeared and said,“Why, your heart is not 　　1　　 as beautiful as mine．”

　　The old man’s heart was full of 　　2　　, with some pieces removed and others put 　　3　　, but they didn't 　　4　　 quite right, and there were several jagged edges．　　5　　, in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were 　　6　　．

　　The young man laughed．“Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars．”

　　“Yes, but I would never 　　7　　 with you,”said the old man．You see, every scar 　　8　　 a person to whom I have given my love．I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and 　　9　　 they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the 　　10　　 place in my heart．But because the pieces aren't 　　11　　, I have some rough edges, which I 　　12　　, because they remind me of the love we 　　13　　．

　　“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and 　　14　　 person hasn't returned a piece of his or her heart to me．These are the empty gouges－giving love is taking a chance．

　　Although these gouges are painful, they stay 　　15　　, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday 　　16　　 may return and fill the space I have waiting．So now do you see what true beauty is?”

　　The young man walked up to the old man, reached into his 　　17　　 heart, ripped a piece out, and offered it to the old man．

　　The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the 　　18　　 in the young man's heart．It fit, but not perfectly, 　　19　　 there were some jagged edges．

　　The young man looked at his heart, not perfect 　　20　　 but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his．

　　They embraced and walked away side by side

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　　A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment into the outer 　　1　　 of Harvard’s president．But they were 　　2　　 by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 　　3　　 that the couple would finally become 　　4　　 and go away．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 　　5　　．

　　A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 　　6　　 face．The lady told them,“We had a son that 　　7　　 Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was 　　8　　 here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 　　9　　 a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus．”

　　The president wasn’t 　　10　　．Instead, he was shocked．“Madam,”he said,“We can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this 　　11　　 would look like a cemetery(墓地)。”“Oh, no,”the lady 　　12　　 quickly,“We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 　　13　　 to Harvard．”The president rolled his eyes and 　　14　　 at the couple and then exclaimed,“A building!Do you have any 　　15　　 how much a building costs?We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．”For a moment the lady was silent．The president was 　　16　　, because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly,“Is that all it costs to start a 　　17　　?Why don’t we just start our own?”Her husband nodded．　　18　　 their offer was turned down, Mr．And Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 　　19　　, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 　　20　　 about．

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　　For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor．Yesterday he proudly claimed in 　　1　　 that despite(尽管)his complete 　　2　　 of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives．He had 　　3　　 been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was 　　4　　 to die on something she had swallowed．

　　“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I 　　5　　 playing one of the roles myself．So I put on a 　　6　　 jacket and a stethoscope(听诊器)and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London．　　7　　 I just watched．　　8　　 you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it’s easy to 　　9　　 people in,”he said．

　　One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan．She had been 　　10　　 by a car and fainted(昏迷)．When she 　　11　　 in hospital, York was standing over her．

　　“He looked very professional．He told me his name was Doctor Simon．Then he gave me some sort of injection,”she said．　　12　　 he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was．She didn’t think there was anything wrong．“I would never have 　　13　　 he was a fake(冒牌货)if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his 　　14　　 a week later．When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my 　　15　　．”

　　Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was“shocked and horrified”that he 　　16　　 with his cheating for so long．And then 　　17　　 him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminals with mental disorders．

　　“I can only hope that this will not lead to 　　18　　 problems．After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the 　　19　　 of the psychiatrists(精神科医生)who will look after you while you are there．If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a 　　20　　 after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence．”Judge Adams warned York．

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　　Time is the easiest thing in the world to waste－the most difficult to control．When you look ahead, it may appear you have 　　1　　 you need．Yet it has a way of slipping 　　2　　 your fingers like quicksand．You may suddenly find that there is no way to stretch the little time you have 　　3　　 to cover all your obligations．For example, 　　4　　 a beginning student looking ahead to a full term you may feel that you have an oversupply of time on your hands．　　5　　 toward the end of the term you may be 　　6　　 because you are running out of time．How can you do?－Control!

　　Time is 　　7　　．If you don't control it, it will control you．If you don't make it work for you, it will 　　8　　 you．You must become the master of time, not the servant．“Study hard and play hard”is an old saying, but it still 　　9　　．You have plenty of time for classes, study, work, and play if you use your time 　　10　　．It is not how much time you allocate(分配)for study that counts 　　11　　 how much you learn when you do study．

　　Too much wasted time is 　　12　　 medicine．The more time you waste, the easier it is to continue wasting time．Soon, doing nothing becomes a habit you can't 　　13　　．You will be 　　14　　 to wasting time．When this happens, you 　　15　　 your feeling of accomplishment and you fall by the wayside．A full schedule is a good schedule．Some students 　　16　　 to hear the time message．They refuse to 　　17　　 the fact that college life demands some 　　18　　 of time control．There is no escape．So what's the next step?If you seriously want to get the time message, the next passage will give it to you．　　19　　－it will not only improve your grades but also free you to 　　20　　 college life more．

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　　When I was in my second year of senior high school, a girl called Jeanie in my class made a big name for herself．She had successfully 　　1　　 the interviews for a famous women’s university in the USA．

　　On hearing the news, I told the girl that I 　　2　　 her very much．Then, she　　　3　　 at me and said the words I will never 　　4　　：“You can also do it!If you have 　　5　　, you should realize them．You see, 　　6　　 action, dreams are still dreams．But if you 　　7　　, the dreams may come true．”Her words gave me so much 　　8　　．She encouraged me to take action to accomplish my dreams．From then on, I spent a lot of time 　　9　　 an article for competition．It was a really big 　　10　　 for me, not only for my writing but also a 　　11　　 of my courage．

　　After several days’ hard work, I finished it．　　12　　 I lacked self-confidence, I still handed it in．I knew it was the only 　　13　　 that may make my dreams come true．But day in and day out, I 　　14　　 waiting and waiting, yet I heard nothing．I was very 　　15　　 then．

　　One day, however, a classmate of mine 　　16　　 to an English newspaper and said 　　17　　,“Jeanie, your 　　18　　 is in the newspaper!Is that your article?”my heart beat heavily．With shock and joy, I 　　19　　 the newspaper．The thing I thought was 　　20　　 had really happened．

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