A young man was getting ready to graduald from college．for many months he bad 　　1　　 a beautdful sports car in a daaler’s showroom,and 　　2　　 his father could well 　　3　　 it,he lold him that was all he wanted．

　　On the morning of his gradnation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 　　4　　 he was to have such a fine son ,He handed his son a beautdful gift box．　　5　　 but slightiy disappointed,the young man 　　6　　 the box and found a lovely book, 　　7　　, he raised his voice at his father and said．”　　8　　 all youur money you give me a book?”and rushed out of the house 　　9　　 the book in the study

　　He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 　　10　　 one day he saw in the strcct an old man who looked like his father．he 　　11　　 he bad to go back home and see his father．

　　When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father hed been in hospital for a week．the moment he was about to 　　12　　 the hospital．he saw on the desk the 　　13　　 new book ,just as he had left it one 　　14　　 ago．he oprned it and began to 　　15　　 the pages．suddenly,a car key 　　16　　 from an envelope laped behind the book ,it bad a lag(标签)with doaler’s uame,the 　　17　　 denler who had hthe sports car he bad 　　18　　 on the tag was the 　　19　　 of his graduation．and the 　　20　　 PAID IN FULL

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　　The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community．As a result, all students must 　　1　　 sixty hours of service learning, 　　2　　 they will not receive a diploma．Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community．　　3　　 of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student．　　4　　 a service experience, students must keep a journal(日志)and then write a 　　5　　 about what they have learned．

　　Supporters claim that there are many 　　6　　 of service learning．Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think 　　7　　 their own interests and become 　　8　　 of the needs of others．Students are also able to learn real-life skills that 　　9　　 responsibility, problem-solving, and working as part of a team．　　10　　, students can explore possible careers 　　11　　 service learning．

　　For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month．　　12　　 there are many benefits, opponents(反对者)　　13　　 problems with the new requirement．First, they 　　14　　 that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills．Because service learning is time-consuming, students spend 　　15　　 time studying the core subjects．Second, they believe that forcing students to work without 　　16　　 goes against the law．By requiring service, the school takes away an individual's freedom to choose．

　　In my view, service learning is a great way to 　　17　　 to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers．　　18　　, I don't believe you should force people to help others–the 　　19　　 to help must come from the heart．I think the best 　　20　　 is one that gives students choices：a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service．Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility, and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely．

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　　“It’s no use, Mum,”said Johnny．“I’m just no good at dancing．”

　　“You’ve got to keep trying．Tonight will be 　　1　　, dear．Try a turn with that pretty Lisette．”

　　Johnny 　　2　　．Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week．He and his parents went to the 　　3　　 at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion(手风琴)with the band．But lately everything had changed．Now that Johnny was older, he was 　　4　　 to dance with a girl!

　　　　5　　 Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started．Johnny got up his 　　6　　 to approach Lisette．“May I have this dance?”Johnny asked．“That’s all right,”said Lisette．Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette’s 　　7　　 steps, but he was always one beat behind her．Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say,“Look!Johnny has two left feet!”　　8　　 burst from the crowd．Johnny 　　9　　 and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance．

　　The next Saturday, Alcide 　　10　　 to Johnny’s house for some potatoes．He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion．Alcide’s eyes 　　11　　．“Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight,”Alcide said．Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open-mouthed 　　12　　 him．

　　At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and 　　13　　 her．The band played for a long time before Alcide said,“Dear friends, I got a 　　14　　 for you tonight．Young Johnny is going to join us!”　　15　　, Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor．He began to play, and the band 　　16　　 behind him．When the song ended, he heard cheers．Johnny kept playing until the dance was 　　17　　．“You did a fine job tonight．Play with us again next Saturday night,”Alcide said．“Yes, sir!”said Johnny．　　18　　 he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door．Lisette stepped 　　19　　, smiling．“You played really good tonight!”she said．

　　“Thank you,”Johnny blushed(脸红)．As he walked on, Pierre 　　20　　 moved out of the way for him to pass．

　　Johnny patted his accordion．Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor．

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　　There was a very special teacher who made made a far–reaching difference in my life Fall, 1959,the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about begin．“Who”，I asked a senior, is Mrs McNamara,my 10^thgrade English teacher?He just 　　1　　 and said something about my benig in 　　2　　 Soon, Iunderstood what he meant Mrs Mcnamara had a pattern of 　　3　　 that she repeated again and again, we would have a literature reading tadk for 　　4　　 The next day, when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard 　　5　　 to the homework reading ．We were 　　6　　 to write an in－class essay about one of the topics, The following day, she would 　　7　　 the corrected and graded essays and each person would bi called 　　8　　 to stand in front of the class and to 　　9　　 his\her essay The class were repuired to critize(评论)that essay 　　10　　 the grade of everyone in class would be redued

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　　Children find meanings in their old family tales．

　　When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker, 　　1　　 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most．In one of the darkest times 　　2　　 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 　　3　　, he loaded his family into the car and 　　4　　 them to see family members in Canada with a 　　5　　,“there are more important thins in life than money．”

　　The 　　6　　 took on a new meaning recently when Mr．Guyer downsized to a 　　7　　 house from a more expensive and comfortable one．He was 　　8　　 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren’t 　　9　　, their reaction echoed(共鸣)their great-grandfather’s．What they 　　10　　 was how warm the people were in the house and how 　　11　　 of their heart was accessible．

　　Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 　　12　　 hard times．Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 　　13　　 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals．

　　A university 　　14　　 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to

　　　　15　　 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety．

　　The 　　16　　 is telling the stories in a way children can 　　17　　．We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 　　18　　,“When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow．”Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 　　19　　, and make eye contact(接触)to create“a personal experience”,We don’t have to tell children 　　20　　 they should take from the story and what the moral is．”

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James’s New Bicycle

　　James shook his money box again．Nothing!He carefully 　　1　　 the coins that lay on the bed．＄24.52 was all that he had．The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90!　　2　　 on earth was he going to get the 　　3　　 of the money?

　　He knew that his friends all had bicycles．It was 　　4　　 to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels．He thought about what he could do．There was no 　　5　　 asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to 　　6　　

　　There was only one way to get money, and that was to 　　7　　 it．He would have to find a jod．　　8　　 who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask, Mr．Clay for advice, who usually had 　　9　　 on most things．

　　That was the 　　10　　 of James’s odd-job(零工)business．For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework．He was amazed by the 　　11　　 of jobs that people found for him to do．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books．He lost count of the 　　12　　 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the 　　13　　 increased and he knew that he would soon have 　　14　　 for the bicycle he longed for．

　　The day 　　15　　 came when James counted his money and found ＄94.32．H 　　16　　 no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted．He rode 　　17　　 home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends．It had been hard 　　18　　 for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more 　　19　　 he had bought it with his own money．He had 　　20　　 what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle．

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　　After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter．

Dear son,

　　I want to thank you for teaching me a very 　　1　　 lesson in life by the great example you 　　2　　．When we were eating at that cafe in Bondi and a person who had 　　3　　 his hamburger didn't have enough money to pay for it, without any 　　4　　, you went over and put the 　　5　　 ＄2 into his hand．

　　When we were leaving, you 　　6　　 threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said 　　7　　 like,“Some kid will really enjoy 　　8　　 this．”

　　Last week, a young man 　　9　　 me in the line at a petrol station didn't have 　　10　　 money to pay for his petrol．I asked the money collector,“How much 　　11　　 in he ?”She told me he had meant to put ＄15 of petrol in his car 　　12　　 he had been looking at the wrong gauge(计量表)and had put in 15 　　13　　, which came to just over 　　14　　．That is an easy mistake 　　15　　 both gauges run fast．

　　Something made me think of you and 　　16　　 you did that night at the cafe in Bondi．I handed the man ＄6．He was so 　　17　　 and said,“But why would you do this for me?”I just smiled as I thought of you．

　　Thank you, son, for teaching me that“it's 　　18　　 to give than receive”．Now when I see a five-cent coin on the 　　19　　 and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it 　　20　　, just in case some kid will get a kick out of finding it．

Love always, Mum．

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　　Once upon a time, the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said．“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would　　1　　．”

　　Blue broke in,“You only think about the　　2　　, but consider the sky and the sea．It is the water that is the　　3　　of life．The sky gives space and peace．Without my peace, you would all be　　4　　．”

　　Yellow chuckled(轻声发笑),“The sun is yellow．Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile．It is I that bring laughter, fun, and　　5　　into the world．”

　　Orange started to blow her trumpet, “I carry the most important vitamins．Think of carrots,　　6　　and mangoes．Besides, when I fill the sky　　7　　, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another　　8　　to any of you．”

　　Red couldn’t stand it　　9　　and he shouted out, “I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of life’s blood．I am willing to　　10　　truth．I am also the color of passion and love．”

　　Then came Purple and Indigo …

　　The colors went on quarrelling over whom is the　　11　　．Their quarrelling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a flash of bright lightning, and thunder rolled．Rain started to pour down　　12　　 ．The colors crouched(蹲伏) down　　13　　, drawing close to one another for comfort．

　　In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak, “You foolish colors, fighting　　14　　yourselves, each trying to　　15　　that he or she is better than the others．Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose,　　16　　and different? Join hands with　　17　　and come to me．”

　　Doing　　18　　they were told, the colors united and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain　　19　　the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to　　20　　one another．

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　　Four years ago Song Gang followed his classmate into a disco bar and was given some ecstasy(摇头丸)．“It made me feel extremely 　　1　　 ．So I began to get them more often and life became 　　2　　 , ” said the 18-year-old．Now he is 　　3　　 on the edge of death．

　　Song’s story is sad, but he is not 　　4　　 ．In recent years, the number of young drug users in China 　　5　　 rapidly increased．With little knowledge about　　　6　　 drugs like ecstasy, teens tend to believe they are safer than heroin． 　　7　　 to a recent survey among young drug 　　8　　 in China, some take drugs 　　9　　 curiosity (好奇心) and wanting to feel 　　10　　 ．Some just want to 　　11　　 fashion．Others even believe drugs can help them lose weight．

　　　　12　　 teens don’t realize is how difficult life 　　13　　 be after getting addicted to soft drugs．Jiao Juan, 19, never 　　14　　 to become a murderer．Having taken ecstasy, she went crazy and 　　15　　 a man to get money for more drugs．

　　　　16　　 , she can’t believe what she did and is in deep 　　17　　 ．But it is too late, and she is in prison．So please watch out and 　　18　　 from drugs．They are not worth 　　19　　 ．Because once you start, you will spend the rest of your life 　　20　　 for your mistakes．

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　　Nina Simone was very young when her musical ability first appeared．She learned by listening to　　1　　and then searching for the correct piano keys．

　　In a book about her life, Nina Simone wrote that almost everything that　　2　　to her as a child was music．She said her first　　3　　was of her mother singing．She said her mother always sang Christian songs　　4　　the house．That　　5　　shows up years later in the　　6　　of “If You Pray Right” on Miz Simone's album “Baltimore．”

　　Nina Simone was born in 1933 in the southern town of Tryon, North Carolina, whose parents　　7　　several businesses there．Her mother was also a Methodist minister．The family of ten lived in a big house and　　8　　good earnings．However, the family's businesses were 　　9　　during the great depression of the 1930s．The family had to move to smaller homes as their finances continued to shrink(下跌)．

　　In time, Nina's mother　　10　　to work cleaning house for a white woman in the town．The woman knew about Nina's piano　　11　　．She suggested that Missus Waymon 　　12　　her daughter to a piano teacher for　　13　　．When Missus Waymon said the family did not have the 　　14　　, her employer said she would　　15　　the girl's first year of lessons．

　　Nina Simone wrote that she　　16　　to love her first piano teacher, a white woman from England．　　17　　, the teacher helped　　18　　financial assistance for Nina's lessons．Nina Simone also wrote about　　19　　she liked her mother's employer．She wrote that,　　20　　a child, she expected all white people to be as kind as they were．

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