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　　Just like your stomach, even your mind is hungry．But it 　　1　　 lets you know, because you keep it 　　2　　 thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many 　　3　　 not-so-worthy things．So it silently begins to focus on your needs and never let 　　4　　 grow．When mind loses its 　　5　　 to grow, creativity gets a full stop．

　　Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied 　　6　　 plenty of reading．Now 　　7　　 reading and not watching TV?　　8　　 reading has been the most educative tool 　　9　　 by us right from the childhood．Just like that, to 　　10　　 other aspects of our life, we have to take help of reading．You have countless books in this world which 　　11　　 answer all your questions．Once you read a book, not only do you 　　12　　 your eyes through the lines, but your mind decodes(译解)it and 　　13　　 it to you．The interesting part of the book is 　　14　　 in your mind as a seed．Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new 　　15　　．The same seed if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, 　　16　　 which you would have never thought in your wildest dreams! This is 　　17　　 but creativity．More the number of books you read, your mind will 　　18　　 like never before．Also this improves your speaking skills greatly and 　　19　　 your vocabulary largely．Within no 　　20　　, you start speaking English or any language fluently with your friends or other people and you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time．

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　　Soon it would be the holidays．But before that, there were the end of year exams．All the students had been working 　　1　　 for some time．If they didn't pass, they would have to 　　2　　 the exams in September．There were usually a few who failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them．She had worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was 　　3　　 about her．She was staying up too late．The night before the first exam, Barbala 　　4　　 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill．She 　　5　　 to wake her up in the morning．

　　As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried that she might oversleep．Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject．At last, with the help of the 　　6　　．she fell asleep．In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper．She couldn't answer any of the questions．Everyone round her was writing pages and pages．However hard she thought, she couldn't find 　　7　　 to write about．She kept looking at her watch．　　8　　 was running out．There was only one hour left．She started one question, wrote two sentences, 　　9　　 and tried another one．With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences．By this time she was so 　　10　　 that she started 　　11　　．Her whole body shook．It shook so much that it woke her up．She was still 　　12　　 and it had all been a(n)terrible dream．A minute later, Barbala called her name．

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　　Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but she would have to be a real princess．He travelled all over the world to find one, but 　　1　　could he get what he wanted．There were enough princesses, but it was 　　2　　 to find out whether they were real ones．There was always something about them that was not as it 　　3　　 be．So he came home again and was sad, 　　4　　 he would have liked very much to have a real princess．

　　One evening a terrible storm 　　5　　; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents．Suddenly a knocking was 　　6　　 at the city gate, and the old king went to open it．It was a princess 　　7　　 out there in front of the gate．But, good gracious! what 　　8　　 the rain and the wind had 　　9　　 her look．The water ran down from her hair and clothes; it ran down into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels．　　10　　 she said that she was a real princess．

　　“Well, we'll soon find that out．”　　11　　 the old queen．But she said nothing, went into the bed-room, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and 　　12　　 a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses(床垫)and put 　　13　　 on the pea, and then twenty eiderdown beds(鸭绒被)on top of the 　　14　　．

　　On this the princess had to lie all night．In the morning she was asked 　　15　　 she had slept．

　　“Oh, very badly!”said she．“I have 　　16　　 closed my eyes all night．Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard, 　　17　　 I am black and blue all over my body．It's horrible!”

　　Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had 　　18　　 the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-down beds．

　　Nobody but a real princess could be as 　　19　　 as that．

　　So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a real princess．And the pea was put in the museum, 　　20　　 it may still be seen, if no one has stolen it．

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A lesson in caring

　　It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway．I didn't notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box．But Nora did．She wasn't even four, but she 　　1　　 at my coat and said,“That man's cold．Daddy, 　　2　　 we take him home?”

　　I don't remember my reply．But I do remember a sudden 　　3　　 feeling inside me．I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her 　　4　　, whether it was 　　5　　 in flight or children playing．But now she was noticing 　　6　　 and beggary．

　　A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and 　　7　　 it to an elderly person．It was quick and easy．I 　　8　　 us up．Nora was 　　9　　 about it．She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how 　　10　　 our job was．When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to 　　11　　 myself to leave the house to fetch the food package．On my way to the school, I fought an urge(强烈愿望)to turn 　　12　　．The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home．Why do this?　　13　　, we phoned the elderly person we'd been appointed．She 　　14　　 us right over．

　　The building was in a bad state．Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress．She took the package and asked us to come in．Nora ran inside．I unwillingly followed．　　15　　 inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor．Our hostess showed us some photos．Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears．

　　Professionals call such a(n)　　16　　“a volunteer opportunity”．They are opportunities, I've come to see．Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something 　　17　　 that's good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and 　　18　　 clothes for the homeless．Yet, as I've 　　19　　 her grow over these past four years, I still wonder－which of us has 　　20　　 more?

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　　Start doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don't get paid for it, or if you can only 　　1　　 it part-time．Albert Einstein was 　　2　　 to get a job as a physics professor at the beginning．He could have said to himself,“Well, I just don't have the work relative to 　　3　　．I should give up on it and settle for something else．”　　4　　, he wrote the two most famous papers while 　　5　　 as a patent(专利)office worker．After the 　　6　　 there were not any major 　　7　　 in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them．

　　If you want to work as an artist but you are 　　8　　 as a waiter, don't think of yourself as a waiter who 　　9　　 one day to become an artist．Seeing yourself as a waiter puts the 　　10　　 you love somewhere off in the distant future．Rather, 　　11　　 yourself as an artist, supporting yourself by waiting on tables, or draw as much as you can．It is 　　12　　 to earn a living as a waiter working 24 hours a week．That 　　13　　 plenty of time which you can devote to training or developing your craft(手艺)in the 　　14　　 hours．

　　While you are seeking the work you love, 　　15　　 helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities．You don't want to be 　　16　　 the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before．Having opened 　　17　　 the possibilities, you can make a final decision and 　　18　　 the work you love as your own．

　　Doing the work you love 　　19　　 that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the practical．It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams 　　20　　．

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　　I have never learned as much maths in my life as I did last year．It was because of Ms．Vacirea 　　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 maths class．I never knew how to study maths and never understood some of the concepts(概念)．I can remember trying to slip out of the classroom 　　5　　 Ms．Vacirca 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 failed．　　8　　 then I 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 school．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(爱唠叨的人), but 　　11　　 they knew that she was right and respected for it．Many of her tests were 　　12　　 at first, but as the year progressed they became easier．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．Vacirca is a sweet woman with a sense of 　　14　　 that you just have to laugh at．When regents(评议员)were coming, she was more careful than ever about everyone doing well．Many of the students she had taught before 　　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．Vacirca 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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　　“Teenager”means from 13 to 19 years old．Although they're 　　1　　, they have to make many important 　　2　　 by themselves．They need to think about questions like these：Should I go to college? What kinds of job do I 　　3　　?However, other people also influence their choices．Who influence teenagers?

　　It depends on the 　　4　　 of choice．When teenagers buy things, friends are the most important influence．This is especially 　　5　　 for clothes and music．TV shows, advertisements and parents also influence teenagers．In more 　　6　　 things, parents are probably the most important influence．Some teenagers say it's best to regard both 　　7　　 and friends as influence．

　　But teenagers also feel they need to make choices by themselves．As one teenager girl said,“If our parents don't let us make our 　　8　　 choices, maybe in the future we won't know how to do it．”And they feel friends can often be a big 　　9　　, especially because friends sometimes know more about their situation than their parents do．

　　Do you depend on parents or others when you 　　10　　 what to do and how to do it? Whoever you depend on, the correct choice is the most important．Your future is in your hand

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　　Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip(旅行)to another town．He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 　　1　　 things with．He 　　2　　 to take ten servants with him．They would 　　3　　 the things to sell and the food to 　　4　　 on their trip．Before they started, a little boy ran up to 　　5 　　 and asked to go with them．

　　The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, you may go with us．but you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 　　6　　, you can't carry a 　　7　　 load(担子)．You must choose the lightest one to carry．”The boy thanked his master and chose the 　　8　　 load to carry．That was bread．

　　“You are 　　9　　．”said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one．”The boy said nothing and lifted the load gladly．

　　On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town．All the servants were 　　10　　 except the little servant．Do you know why? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town．

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　　An elderly builder was ready to retire．He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building 　　1　　 and live a more comfortable life with his wife．He would miss the pay-check, but he needed to 　　2　　．They could manage．

　　The employer was 　　3　　 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build 　　4　　 one more house as a personal 　　5　　．The builder said yes, but at that time it was easy to see that his 　　6　　 was not in his work．He built it carelessly and used poor materials．It was a(n)　　7　　 way to end his career(working life)．

　　When the builder 　　8　　 his work, the employer came and 　　9　　 the front-door key to the builder．“This is your house”．he said．“my 　　10　　 to you．”

　　What a shock! What a 　　11　　!If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all 　　12　　．Now he had to live in the home he had built none too 　　13　　．

　　So it is with us．Sometimes we build our lives carelessly, willing to put up less than the best．At important points we do not give the job our best 　　14　　．Then with a shock we look at the situation we have 　　15　　 and find that we are now living in the house we have built．If we had realized, we would have done it differently．

　　Think of yourself as the 　　16　　．Think about your house．Each day you 　　17　　 a nail, place a board, or set up a wall．Build wisely．It is the only life you will ever build．Even if you live it for only one day more, that day is worthy to be lived well．Life is a do-it-yourself 　　18　　．

　　Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the 　　19　　 of your attitudes and choices in the 　　20　　．

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　　Have you heard of the story of “spilt milk?” Well, we all know it is no use crying over spilt milk．But this story is 　　1　　．

　　A famous scientist had 　　2　　 several very important medical discoveries．He was asked in an interview 　　3　　 set him so far apart from others．

　　He responded that it all came from an 　　4　　 with his mother that occurred when he was about four years old．He had been trying to 　　5　　 a bottle of milk from the refrigerator 　　6　　 he lost hold of the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor－ 　　7　　 milk!

　　When his mother came, instead of yelling(大叫)at him or giving him a 　　8　　, she said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, you 　　9　　 to clean it up and restore 　　10　　 to its proper order．We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel, 　　11　　 a mop(拖把)．Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk．

　　His mother then said, “Robert, what we will do is an experiment in how to 　　12　　 carry a big milk bottle with two 　　13　　 hands．Now, let's try again and 　　14　　 if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it．” Finally the little boy 　　15　　 if he grasped the bottle at the neck of it with both hands, he could make 　　16　　．What a wonderful 　　17　　!

　　This scientist then remarked it was at that moment that he knew he didn't 　　18　　 to be afraid to make mistakes．　　19　　, he knew that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something 　　20　　, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about．

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