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　　Most mornings, Marcus Jackson is up by 6∶15．A fourteen-year old in Harry Potter-style glasses, he wastes little 　　1　　 before rushing down the stairs of his home．As Mom 　　2　　 breakfast, he heads straight for a kitchen drawer and 　　3　　 out a Ping-pong paddle and ball．For the next five minutes, Marcus practices serves off the refrigerator．

　　“I can hit the ball really 　　4　　 so that the other person hardly even sees it fly 　　5　　 the table,” he says．He's so good at his game that he holds the number-one ranking in table tennis for boys under 15 in 　　6　　．

　　He 　　7　　 his success to a set of practice that goes 　　8　　 morning contests with his parents' Kenmore refrigerator．Since he was six-and-a-half years old, Marcus has spent two hours a day, six days a week, 　　9　　 with his dad, Morris, who won the national table-tennis 　　10　　 in 1988．He also receives lessons from Cheng Yinghua and Jack Huang, two former Chinese National Team members．

　　When Marcus was eight, he 　　11　　 himself to be a force in the sport by winning the United States Table Tennis Association National Championships(Under-ten)．Since then, his talent has led him all over the country for competitions．Along the way, he has learned how to deal with 　　12　　 as well．“I know when to step back if I get 　　13　　,”Marcus says．He's also 　　14　　 a bit of the true spirit of sports．During a match last year, when he was up 8 to 0, his dad flashed him a 　　15　　－a quick move of his thumb over the shoulder－to let Marcus know he 　　16　　 allow his opponent(对手)to score 　　17　　 once．At 10 to 0, Marcus finally gave 　　18　　 a score．He took the next point, for an 11-to-1 victory．

　　Apart from table tennis, Marcus enjoys Game Boy, basketball and swimming．The straight-A student hopes to study electrical engineering at an Ivy League college when he gets 　　19　　．In the meantime he has two athletic goals：“　　20　　 in the 2008 Olympics in China and beating my dad on a regular basis．”

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　　A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary．All day she felt 　　1　　 and worried．Late in the afternoon she 　　2　　 courage to approach her employer．To her 　　3　　, the boss agreed to a raise．

　　The woman arrived home that evening and found a beautiful table set with the best dishes．Candles were softly burning．Her 　　4　　 had come home early and was preparing a festive meal．She wondered if someone from the office had 　　5　　 it out to him or did he just 　　6　　 know that she would not get turned 　　7　　?

　　She came into the 　　8　　 and told him the good news．They shared the joy, then sat down to the wonderful meal．　　9　　 her plate the woman found a 　　10　　 lettered card．It 　　11　　,“Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd got the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you．”

　　The next day, her husband put on his coat to go out to work．She noticed that a(an)　　12　　 card had fallen from his 　　13　　．Picking it 　　14　　 from the floor, she read, “Don't worry about 　　15　　 getting the raise! You should get it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you．”

　　　　16　　 has said that the measure of love is 　　17　　 you love without measure．What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and unselfish 　　18　　, whether she succeeds or fails．His love celebrates her 　　19　　 and soothes(抚平)her wounds．He stands by her, no matter what life throws 　　20　　 their direction．

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　　Monty owns a horse ranch(牧场)in San Sedro．Once when asked about his 　　1　　, he told the story about a young man, son of a horse trainer．

　　One day at high school the boy was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he 　　2　　．

　　That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his 　　3　　 of someday owning a horse ranch．He 　　4　　 about his dream in great detail and 　　5　　 drew a diagram(简图)of a 200-acre ranch, 　　6　　 the location(位置)of every thing important there．

　　The next day he handed it in to his teacher．Two days later he got his paper back．On the front page was a large red F with a 　　7　　 that read, “See me after class．”

　　The boy went to the teacher．The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream 　　8　　 a young boy like you．You come from a 　　9　　 family．Owning a ranch requires a lot of money．There's 　　10　　 way you could ever do it．”Then he added,“　　11　　 you will rewrite this paper with a more 　　12　　 goal, I will reconsider your 　　13　　”．

　　The boy went home and thought about it long and 　　14　　．Finally, the boy turned in the same paper, making no 　　15　　 at all．He stated, “You can keep the Fand I'll keep my 　　16　　．”

　　Monty then said, “I was that boy．And the 　　17　　 part of the story is that two summers ago that 　　18　　 teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week．When he was leaving, the teacher said, ‘When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer．During those years I 　　19　　 a lot of kids' dreams．　　20　　 you had enough courage not to give up on yours．’”

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　　It's never easy to admit that you are in the wrong．Being human, we all need to know the art of 　　1　　．Look back with 　　2　　 and think how often you've judged roughly, said unkind things, and pushed yourself ahead at the 　　3　　 of a friend．Then count the occasions when you indicated clearly and truly that you were 　　4　　．A bit frightening, isn't it? Frightening because some deep wisdom 　　5　　 us knows that when even a small wrong has been committed, some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of 　　6　　 until fault is acknowledged and 　　7　　 expressed．

　　I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of 　　8　　：headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble．No physical cause could be 　　9　　．Finally Dr．Lieb said to the man,“　　10　　 you tell me what's worrying you, I can't help you．”

　　After some 　　11　　, the man confessed that, as executor of his father's will, he had been 　　12　　 his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance(继承权)．Then and there the 　　13　　 old doctor made the man 　　14　　 to his brother asking for forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good 　　15　　．He then went with him to the mailbox in the corridor．As the letter disappeared, the man burst into 　　16　　．“Thank you,” he said, “I think I'm 　　17　　．”And he was．

　　A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it 　　18　　．If you can think of someone who 　　19　　 an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or judged too roughly, or just neglected, do something about 　　20　　 right now．

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Once before the Iranian revolution, the then President of the United States Jimmy Carter visited Iran．He held a 　　1　　 talk with the Shah(伊朗王), Pahlevi．As the Shah had an excellent 　　2　　 of English, no interpreters were needed for the occasion．However, the Shah spoke English with an accent which 　　3　　 a misunderstanding on a major question．But interestingly enough, Carter, being a 　　4　　, also had his accent and so the misunderstanding turned into a 　　5　　 one．This is how it all happened．During their talk Carter 　　6　　 a certain African organization and asked the Shah to give an overall appraisal(评价)of it．The Shah didn't have a very 　　7　　 opinion of the organization as he found it beset(为……困扰)with many internal problems, 　　8　　 he used the word “impotent”(虚弱的)to describe it．The trouble was in 　　9　　 the word he put the stress on the 　　10　　 syllable and the word sounded like “important” to Carter．As it happened, Carter himself thought the organization was a very important one and he felt most pleased that their opinions 　　11　　“coincide”．“Yes, I agree that the organization is indeed very important,” he 　　12　　 to the Shah．Now in his southern accent, the word “important” sounded very much like the word “impotent”, and the Shah 　　13　　 felt most pleased that the President agreed with him．Now of 　　14　　 the people present on the occasion, only the then US ambassador to Iran, Mr．Sullivan, 　　15　　 that it was a “double misunderstanding” as he knew the President's and the Shah's 　　16　　 opinions on that African organization and he was also 　　17　　 with both men's peculiar accents．　　18　　 he didn't see it fit for him to put them wise 　　19　　 the matter so he kept his mouth shut．He cast a glance around the room to see if anyone else was 　　20　　 the joke with him and so the matter was allowed to pass．

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Good Heart to Lean on

　　More than I realized．Dad has helped me keep my balance．

　　When I was growing up, I was embarrassed(使不安)to be seen with my father．He was severely disabled and very 　　1　　, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for 　　2　　 , people would stare．I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted 　　3　　．If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never 　　4　　 that he knew．

　　It was 　　5　　 to coordinate(协调)our steps-his hesitant, mine impatient-and because of that, we didn't 　　6　　 much as we went along．But as we started out, he always said．“You set the 　　7　　．I will try to follow you．”

　　Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was 　　8　　 he got to work．He went to work despite illness and nasty weather．He almost never missed a day, and would 　　9　　 it to the office even if others could not．A matter of 　　10　　．

　　He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or　　11　　．What he looked for 　　12　　 others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the 　　13　　 was good enough for him．

　　Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper 　　14　　 by which to judge people, even though I 　　15　　don't know exactly what a “good heart” is．　　16　　 I know the times I don't have one myself．

　　He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often．I wonder if he 　　17　　 I was unwilling to be seen with him during our 　　18　　．Now that I am older, I'm sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling 　　19　　 to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about trifles(琐事), when I am envious of another's good fortune, and when I don't possess a “good heart”．

　　At such times I put my hand on his arm to 　　20　　 my balance, and say, “You set the pace．I will try to follow you．”

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A Lesson for Living

　　Mom is my life teacher．“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said 　　1　　 I faced disappointment．“If you 　　2　　 one day something good will happen．And you'll 　　3　　 that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment．”

　　Mother was 　　4　　, as I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job 　　5　　 radio, then work my way up to 　　6　　．In Chicago, I knocked on the door of every station and got 　　7　　 every time．

　　In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring an 　　8　　 person, “Go out to find a small station,” she suggested．

　　I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois．　　9　　, there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and 　　10　　 a local athlete to manage its sports department．Since Dixon was 　　11　　 I had played high school football, I applied．The job sounded 　　12　　 right for me．But I wasn't hired．

　　My 　　13　　 must have shown．“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me．I tried WOC Radio in Davenport．The program director, named Peter Mac Arthur, told me they had already hired one．

　　As I left his office, my frustration boiled over．I asked aloud, “How 　　14　　 a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?”

　　I was leaving when I heard Mac Arthur calling,“　　15　　 was that you said about sports? Do you know 　　16　　 about football?” Then he 　　17　　 me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast a(n)　　18　　 game．After that, Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday's game!

　　On my way home, 　　19　　 since, I always thought of my mother's words：“If you carry on, one day something good will happen．And you'll”…

　　I often wonder what 　　20　　 my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．

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　　Anger is a natural emotion that everyone experiences in life．Some researchers believe the first sound a baby makes when born could be a sign of anger．Anger may be the original or first emotion we feel and 　　1　　．Imagine, before thirst, hunger, love, 　　2　　 or any other descri-bable feelings, we may experience anger．Not only is anger a natural emotion, but also it is in many cases a 　　3　　emotion．Anger can 　　4　　 individuals to do positive and memorable acts．Sometimes, we have to be 　　5　　 at something bad and unjust, or even with our parents, 　　6　　 we can do what needs to be done to correct wrongs or make things better．But of course, that is not 　　7　　 we usually think of anger．

　　Most people think of anger as an emotion we 　　8　　 keep under control．　　9　　 are sometimes sent to their rooms or punished for expressing anger in an excessive(过度的)way, and pa-rents usually tell a child to “get control” of himself when the child 　　10　　 anger．We may get angry with friends or at work, but we know it is usually not 　　11　　 to show it．We have to control the anger or 　　12　　 what may be the negative consequences．Very 　　13　　 in life, we have learnt that anger is something that must be controlled．We've learnt this for a good 　　14　　．

　　We know that uncontrolled anger may 　　15　　 fights, car accidents, bad relationships with others, unacceptable social behaviors, and many other problems．Meanwhile, many experts say that if one 　　16　　 his anger in, it can even contribute to severe physical and 　　17　　 health problems．So what can we do to understand and 　　18　　 this natural emotion that we call anger?

　　Experts offer many 　　19　　 to excessive and harmful anger, such as talking about what causes the anger with someone who you trust and is a good friend, 　　20　　 a situation that causes anger, beating on a pillow, exercising more in one's daily life and many other methods．

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　　In 1909, May Paxton graduated from the Missouri School for the Deaf．Three years later, she went to 　　1　　 Dr Richardson, one of the founders of Mercy Hospital in Missouri, about becoming a nurse．Dr Richardson told May that her salary would be very 　　2　　 and the work would be hard．However, May said that hard work didn't 　　3　　 her．Dr Richardson was 　　4　　 by her, and accepted May as a student nurse．

　　Dr Richardson never regretted her decision．　　5　　, she was so pleased with May's work that she later accepted two other deaf girls as student nurses．The first was Miss Marian Finch, who was 　　6　　 of hearing．The second was Miss Lillie Bessie．These three were called “the silent angels of Mercy Hospital” during the time they worked there．

　　May and Marian did not know each other 　　7　　 Marian was hired by the hospital．When Marian first came to the hospital, Dr Richardson introduced May to Marian．During the next two days, the two girls wrote 　　8　　 to each other．Finally, other nurses asked Marian if she knew that May was deaf．Marian 　　9　　 to the bedroom and asked May in sign if she was really deaf．May answered in sign．Then, the two girls burst into 　　10　　 and jumped．

　　May was always 　　11　　 about following orders．Only once did she 　　12　　 Dr Richardson．Often Dr Richardson asked the nurses not to 　　13　　 the time to hold the new babies when they were crying．However, May 　　14　　 to see the babies cry．When Dr Richardson wasn't around, she found time to hold them．This small 　　15　　 helped the nursery to run much more smoothly．When Dr Richardson 　　16　　 what May was doing, she recognized that May's actions had improved the nursery, and decided to 　　17　　 May's disobedience．

　　Dr Richardson often spoke of her 　　18　　 in the girl's ability to learn nursing．She wrote to May, “For three years, you've been with us…It is 　　19　　 to me that no man, woman or child 　　20　　 made a complaint against you．”

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　　My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton．The coat had a black collar, beautiful 　　1　　 and an unbelievable price of ＄28．We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John's eyes gleamed．Dark, woolen coats were 　　2　　 just then with teenage boys, but could cost several hundred dollars new．

　　John put it on, turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied 　　3　　 that soon changed into a smile．The fit was 　　4　　 John wore the coat to school the next day and came home 　　5　　 a big grin(露齿而笑)．

　　Over the next few weeks, a change came over John．Agreement 　　6　　 contrariness(对立), quiet, reasoned discussion replaced argument．He became more mannerly, more thoughtful, 　　7　　 to please．“Good dinner, Mom,” he would say every evening．

　　He would 　　8　　 lend his younger brother his tapes and lecture him on behaviour; without a word of objection, he would carry in wood for the 　　9　　．One day when I suggested that he might start on homework 　　10　　 dinner, John said, “You're right．I guess I 　　11　　．”

　　When I 　　12　　 this incident to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn't know what caused the 　　13　　, she said laughing．“It must be his 　　14　　!”Another teacher told him she was giving him a good mark not only because he had earned it 　　15　　 because she liked his coat．

　　John and I both know we should 　　16　　 mistake a person's clothes for the real person within them．But there is 　　17　　 to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to 　　18　　, for practising standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behaviour, and for 　　19　　 what is on the inside to what is on the 　　20　　．

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