I had my first job at the age of thirteen,when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop．I was very 　　1　　 to earn my own pocket money and my parents 　　2　　 interfered(干涉)with how I spent it,even when I was spending it 　　3　　．They believed that by earning money,spending it,and learning from the 　　4　　, I would become more mature(成熟的)and 　　5　　 about how to handle work,relationships with others,and money．

　　Like many 　　6　　 parents,my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 　　7　　 a great deal．When I was sixteen,for example,after I finished high school and before I entered university,I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 　　8　　．My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age,but my father felt that it would be a great 　　9　　 for me．In the end,my father won the 　　10　　 on the condition that I limited my traveling to France,my mother's home,where l had many uncles,aunts and cousins who 　　11　　 through the country who could 　　12　　 shelter and help if I needed them．

　　Three years later,my younger brother decided to 　　13　　 a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean．Again my mother was very worried and not 　　14　　 to see my brother leave school,but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n)　　15　　 year working his way on trains and ships to 　　16　　 passage to different ports and cities,and discovering many fascinating places and people．

　　These kinds of experiences are probably 　　17　　 for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly common．Most parents start 　　18　　 their children at a young age to do small things by themselves．By the time they have finished high school,many American kids have already had 　　19　　 jobs,traveled around the US or other countries on their own,have selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future 　　20　　, and so on．

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　　My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as,“Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can't help falling in love with him!”Or“What perfect skills he has!”Yeah, I agree 　　1　　 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 　　2　　 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 　　3　　 scoring goals．It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or 　　4　　 which we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 　　5　　 I, consider this one of life's 　　6　　．

　　We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives．But that doesn't amount to craziness 　　7　　 nonsense(胡闹)．As an old saying 　　8　　：“Don't judge a book by its cover．”We should not 　　9　　 anything from its appearance．We should all know, it is one's good character and great contribution that 　　10　　 one a star and unforgettable．Therefore we'd better say 　　11　　 about Beckham's good looks．

　　If we close our eyes, 　　12　　 in deep thought, we can find that the things that 　　13　　 us to be in truth happy, sad or moved 　　14　　 a clear meaning．If we don't go deeper and just satisfied with superficial(表面的)things, 　　15　　 we will find that we have not really gained anything 　　16　　 our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we'll remain ignorant 　　17　　 we realize that and make some changes．

　　It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great 　　18　　．If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 　　19　　 us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have 　　20　　．

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　　There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time．One of them is to walk around it, guide-book 　　1　　 hand．Of course, we may 　　2　　 with our guide-books the history and 　　3　　 development of a town and get to know them．　　4　　 then, if we take our time and 　　5　　 in a town for a while, we may get to know it better．When we 　　6　　 it as a whole, we begin to have some 　　7　　, which even the best guide-books do not answer．Why is the town just 　　8　　 this, this shape, this plan, this size?Why do its streets 　　9　　 in this particular way, and not in any 　　10　　 way?

　　Here even the best guide-book 　　11　　 us．One can't find in it the information about how a town has developed to the 　　12　　 appearance．It may not describe the original(最初的)　　13　　 of a town．However, one may get some idea of what it 　　14　　 look like by walking around the town．One can also imagine 　　15　　 the town was first planned and built．Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 　　16　　 to develop．

　　What is the 　　17　　 of studying towns in the way?For me, it is 　　18　　 that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes．A 　　19　　 visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 　　20　　 just reading about it in a guide-book．

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　　How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me almost 20 years to have the 　　1　　 to even ask my father this very personal question．

　　When Dad first 　　2　　 drinking, every time he got into a 　　3　　 that would have started him 　　4　　 again, the whole family was on pins and needles．For a few years we were 　　5　　 mention it for fear that the drinking would begin again．

　　“I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day” was Dad's 　　6　　 18-year-old unasked question, “The words were a constant 　　7　　 to me that things were 　　8　　 so hard that I could not deal with them．” Dad said．Then he 　　9　　 the poem with me．The poem's 　　10　　, yet profound(深刻的)words immediately became 　　11　　 of my daily routine as well．

　　About a month after this 　　12　　 with my father, I received gift in the mail from a friend of mine．It was a book of daily saying of wisdom．One saying is 　　13　　 for each day of one year．

　　It has been my 　　14　　 that when I get something with days of the year on it, I naturally turn to the page that lists my own 　　15　　．

　　I 　　16　　 opened the book to November10 to see 　　17　　 word of wisdom this book had in store for me．I was 　　18　　 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 　　19　　 down my face．There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 　　20　　 my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity(宁静)prayer：

　　God, grant me

　　the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;

　　the courage to change the things I can;

　　and the wisdom to know the difference!

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　　Ali couldn't wait until September．June had been 　　1　　, with all those school-leaving exams to do．He spent July 　　2　　．The exam results finally arrived in August．He knew he wasn't the most intelligent boy．　　3　　, it was really important for him to do well．He just wanted to get away from his 　　4　　．

　　For Ali, going to university was not a chance to 　　5　　 his education as most of students do, 　　6　　 a chance to get away from his hometown to 　　7　　 new people, to become a totally 　　8　　 person．The town he lived in was a very small town．There were a few shops on the main street．There wasn't anywhere for young people to meet, so they spent time walking up and down the main street．Everybody knew 　　9　　 else in his town．Ali was 　　10　　 eager to leave．He didn't really know what his ambitions were yet, but he was 　　11　　 he had them．

　　His hands 　　12　　 as he opened the envelope．He took out the letter, and sighed with 　　13　　．It was OK．He hadn't done 　　14　　, but his grades were good enough．He had got a place at the University of Rummidge．The course started in 　　15　　．

　　When he got off the train at the main station in Rummidge, he felt 　　16　　 at last．The whole world was before him．Rummidge wasn't a beautiful place, but that didn't 　　17　　 to Ali．He was looking forward to 　　18　　 new things．

　　The University was a short 　　19　　 from the city center．It was much more attractive than the 　　20　　 of the city．Rummidge wasn't the oldest university in Britain, nor the most prestigious(有影响力的), but Ali didn't mind．For him, it was a new world, a new start．

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　　My son was badly hurt in a fire．After he 　　1　　 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 　　2　　 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking(收缩)．So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 　　3　　 on his face．

　　I said to my son,“Keaton, 　　4　　 will pay any more attention to your scar 　　5　　 you do．If it does not bother you, it will not bother 　　6　　．”He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 　　7　　 high－glad he was alive．

　　　　8　　, everyone has scars and shortcomings．Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better, 　　9　　 you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 　　10　　．

　　But you see, like Keaton's scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 　　11　　, or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 　　12　　．

　　One of my friends in college was very 　　13　　．At first, when people met him, they noticed his 　　14　　 for about 　　15　　 seconds．This man felt 　　16　　 about himself and spent most of his time 　　17　　 about other people's comfort and welfare．52, people ignored his looks．What people 　　18　　 was his kindness and his concern for them．He didn't act in an ugly way so people didn't treat him as an ugly man．

　　Therefore, concentrate on what you value 　　19　　 yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same 　　20　　．

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　　Ali couldn't wait until September．June had been 　　1　　, with all those school-leaving exams to do．He spent July 　　2　　．The exam results finally arrived in August．He knew he wasn't the most intelligent boy．　　3　　, it was really important for him to do well．He just wanted to get away from his 　　4　　．

　　For Ali, going to university was not a chance to 　　5　　 his education as most of students do, 　　6　　 a chance to get away from his hometown to 　　7　　 new people, to become a totally 　　8　　 person．The town he lived in was a very small town．There were a few shops on the main street．There wasn't anywhere for young people to meet, so they spent time walking up and down the main street．Everybody knew 　　9　　 else in his town．Ali was 　　10　　 eager to leave．He didn't really know what his ambitions were yet, but he was 　　11　　 he had them．

　　His hands 　　12　　 as he opened the envelope．He took out the letter, and sighed with 　　13　　．It was OK．He hadn't done 　　14　　, but his grades were good enough．He had got a place at the University of Rummidge．The course started in 　　15　　．

　　When he got off the train at the main station in Rummidge, he felt 　　16　　 at last．The whole world was before him．Rummidge wasn't a beautiful place, but that didn't 　　17　　 to Ali．He was looking forward to 　　18　　 new things．

　　The University was a short 　　19　　 from the city centre．It was much more attractive than the 　　20　　 of the city．Rummidge wasn't the oldest university in Britain, nor the most prestigious(有影响力的), but Ali didn't mind．For him, it was a new world, a new start．

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　　It was Christmas, 1961．I was teaching in a small town and my pupils were 　　1　　 looking forward to the great day of 　　2　　．

　　Each day the children produced some new things like strings(串)of popcorn, which we hung from the 　　3　　．Through it all, Maria remained 　　4　　, watching quietly．I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, 　　5　　 so happy, now so suddenly lonely．I hoped the 　　6　　 would excite her, but nothing did．We made cards and gifts for each other and for family members．　　7　　 my gift, I made my students each a little bag for 　　8　　 their gifts．

　　The happy and exciting day of gift-giving finally came．Through it all, she sat quietly watching．I had made a 　　9　　 bag for her, hoping to see her smile, hut she 　　10　　 away．I had not broken the wall she'd built around herself．

　　After school, she didn't leave, 　　11　　 watched her classmates go out of the door．I sat down to 　　12　　 my breath, hardly aware of what was happening．She came to me with a small box, saying nothing．“For me?”I asked with a 　　13　　 smile．She just nodded her head．Inside was a small golden bell．Then I 　　14　　 into her dark brown eyes and in a flash I knew——she had 　　15　　 it for her mother, who had 　　16　　 just three weeks before．

　　I looked at the bell and then the giver, whispering,“Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful．　　17　　 would have loved it．”Neither of us could 　　18　　 the tears．She came into my arms and we wept(哭泣)together．And for that brief moment I became her 　　19　　, for she had given me the greatest 　　20　　 of all： herself．

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　　The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school．He 　　1　　 me with a puzzle－all because he waved to me like someone does 　　2　　 seeing a close friend．A big, 　　3　　 smile accompanied his wave．For the next few days I tried to 　　4　　 his face to see if I knew him．I didn’t．Perhaps he had 　　5　　 me for someone else．By the time I contented myself with the 　　6　　 that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends．

　　Then one day the 　　7　　 was solved．As I 　　8　　 the school he was standing in the middle of the road 　　9　　 his stop sign．I was in live behind four cars．　　10　　 the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 　　11　　．To the first he waved and 　　12　　 in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days．The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply．The second car got the same 　　13　　 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking(表情刻板的)businessman, gave a brief, almost 　　14　　 wave back．Each following car of kids on their way to school 　　15　　 more heartily．

　　Every morning I continued to watch the man with 　　16　　．So far I haven’t seen anyone 　　17　　 to wave back．I find it interesting that one person can make such a(n)　　18　　 to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly．His 　　19　　 armed the start of my day．With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 　　20　　 of the whole neighbourhood．

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　　I was successful at my job．I worked very hard, but it 　　1　　 me and my family a fabulous(极好的)lifestyle．I'd worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director．　　2　　, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was 　　3　　 explained to me that they were letting me go．I just sat there 　　4　　 they talked on and all I could think was,“I've 　　5　　．”I'd been so well respected 　　6　　 I was of no value．

　　For six weeks, I was in a very 　　7　　 place．I wandered around my house like a zombie(僵尸)．I could 　　8　　 things needed doing, but would not do anything．My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的)in everything 　　9　　 me．

　　Then, in late June, my youngest son's football team made the city cup final．The year before, he'd been very sad when I 　　10　　 the same final, so he was 　　11　　 when I told him I'd go．Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me 　　12　　 him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions(激情)．I attended match after match and performances of my elder son's band－I 　　13　　 went to another city to watch him play．These moments were so 　　14　　．My life had been so much devoted to 　　15　　 for so long, and I felt 　　16　　 that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world．

　　　　17　　, being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose-I was someone's mum!I felt a sense of being 　　18　　 Again．Now I feel more positive about my professional 　　19　　and I'm getting on better with my family than I ever have．Losing my job made me realize just how 　　20　　 it is to achieve real balance in life．

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