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　　The party began shortly after Mr．Wood, who lived in the flat below, sighed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music．Luckily he had 　　1　　 some work home from the office, 　　2　　 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 　　3　　．But by eleven o'clock he felt 　　4　　 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 　　5　　 trying to get to sleep．He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 　　6　　 himself reading the same page over and over again．He then turned off the light and 　　7　　 his head in the pillow．But 　　8　　, he could not shut 　　9　　 the noise, finally, after 　　10　　 seemed hours, his 　　11　　 was gone．

　　He jumped out of bed, 　　12　　 some clothing, marched 　　13　　 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor's flat．The owner of the flat, who 　　14　　 him in his dressing gown, came 　　15　　 the room and, 　　16　　 Mr．Wood could say anything, cried,“My dear fellow, come and 　　17　　．I know our parties 　　18　　 you．I meant to send you 　　19　　．”Mr．Wood's anger disappeared then and there．He said,“I'd better go and get 　　20　　．”Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over．

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　　One evening I was resting in a cafe．I 　　1　　 a pair of newly-bought white leather(皮革)shoes, which were rather expensive．Then a boy came to me．

　　He was in a(n)　　2　　 shirt, looking pale and about eleven．No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the 　　3　　 in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing(擦鞋)．He 　　4　　 down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them．

　　He was busy doing his work 　　5　　 heavy rain began to pour down．People rushed to the cafe for 　　6　　 from the rain．More and more people crowded 　　7　　 and gradually separated the boy from me．

　　Hours passed and it turned 　　8　　．I had no shoes on my feet and 　　9　　 where the boy had been．I thought he would not 　　10　　 my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare(赤裸)feet．

　　When it was near midnight the 　　11　　 ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the cafe．The cafe was to be 　　12　　．I had to move to the door, with my head 　　13　　．Just as I went to the gate, I 　　14　　 found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the 　　15　　 with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being 　　16　　．He held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms．

　　I shook him slightly and woke him up．He 　　17　　 up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me．Then he opened the package 　　18　　, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly．I 　　19　　 him and wrapped(裹)him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes．On my way home, the 　　20　　 of the boy stayed in my mind．

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　　Tick, tock, tick, tock．I'm sitting here, watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away．My house has been 　　1　　 for such a long time, and I'm lonely and forgotten．Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is to 　　2　　 and think about my past．I could tell you stories that only 　　3　　 would know．But walls can't speak．

　　I came to this place many years ago, along with an old man．　　4　　, he was with me for only three short years before he passed on…

　　For a time, I was left alone, while people came and 　　5　　 the house．Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son．　　6　　, their son Danny liked to stay with me, and I was completely 　　7　　 of him．He always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with“Back in my day…”and“When I was 　　8　　…”I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn't really understand what I was saying, but it felt good to be 　　9　　．When Danny went off to college, my heart broke．Soon afterward, 　　10　　 sold the house, including me…

　　New owners came and 　　11　　．Then, one day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house．You can't even imagine my 　　12　　 when, unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door．He had a 　　13　　 and kids now．I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my 　　14　　 into my daily activities…I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 　　15　　 about what would happen next．

　　The kids finally became 　　16　　 and Danny sold the house．That was about five years ago…Some of the local kids have started the rumor(谣言)that the house is haunted(闹鬼的)…and, in a way, it is．It is haunted(萦绕)by 　　17　　 of all the people who have lived in it．Every second has 　　18　　 me so much．I have been 　　19　　 them and I hope that someday somebody will 　　20　　 me, and drop in on me again．Maybe then I'll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories．

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　　Twice-crowned beauty queen Michele Reis may be all of 18 years old．But she is still mummy's little girl．Mrs．Reis described her 　　1　　 feeling the night her daughter 　　2　　 the Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pegeant(选美大赛),“I felt 　　3　　 I suffered the loss of something important 　　4　　 they crowned(加冕)her．Not that I was not happy for her, but knew that my daughter no longer belonged to me alone and I would have to share her 　　5　　 everyone else．”

　　But Mom should have seen it coming．　　6　　 her Portuguese-Chinese heritage(遗传因子), Michele was quite good-looking as a youngster．She began modeling part time as a school girl．There was something special about her 　　7　　 as a child．People in the street always turned around 　　8　　 her．

　　　　9　　 her recent fame, the beauty queen said,“sometimes I have the feeling that I am no longer myself 　　10　　．my schedule is 　　11　　．I'm not getting 　　12　　 sleep, and I am always 　　13　　 from one place to another．There are times when I am 　　14　　 tired that I just wanted to sit and 　　15　　．”

　　　　16　　 a celebrity(名人)has another price．“People no longer regarded me as 　　17　　 person．It's becoming 　　18　　 for me to make friends, and I've learned to treasure old friends because they 　　19　　 treat ma as Michele 　　20　　 Miss Hong Kong”

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　　Benjamin Franklin invented a lot of things which made people's life easier．One of his earlier inventions was paddles for swimming．Ben had 　　1　　 if there was some way to help people 　　2　　 faster．He thought hard and slowly a picture of swimming paddles grew in his 　　3　　．The paddles must be neither too big nor too small．The wood which was used 　　4　　 the paddles must be neither too heavy nor too 　　5　　．

　　He began to work on the paddles and a few days later the paddles were finished．And then on the next Saturday afternoon Ben decided to 　　6　　 them　out at Green's pond where there were about a hundred boys waiting．All of them had heard of Ben's idea and wanted to see whether the paddles would 　　7　　．

　　They were talking to each other,“What's to be done if the paddles don't work?”“What if he goes down?”

　　When Ben got into the 　　8　　, he began to paddle．At first he swam 　　9　　, then faster and faster until he was going through the water like a fish．The boys had 　　10　　 seen such a fast swimmer．The paddles did work．All of the boys cheered loudly for Ben, jumping up and down with joy．

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　　Recently, a professor of philosophy in the U.S．has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life．He has discovered that how we 　　1　　 money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think．One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to 　　2　　 every penny they spend for a week．　　3　　 they spend their money, they can see what they really 　　4　　 in life．

　　He says our relation with others often becomes clearly 　　5　　 when money enters the picture．You might have wonderful 　　6　　 with somebody and you think that you are very good friends．But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money．If he does, it brings 　　7　　 to the friendship that seems stronger than ever before．Or it can suddenly 　　8　　 the friendship it he doesn't．

　　Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it 　　9　　 very important．The author interviewed some millionaires for his book．Questions：What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man? Answer：What makes me surprised most is how people give me 　　10　　 I am nothing．I don't know much．

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　　The following is a true story．It shows that potential discovered may lead to success．

　　A young man traveled by train．As it was running across a 　　1　　 passengers looked out of the windows idly and aimlessly．When the train came near a bend it 　　2　　 and then an unadorned(简陋的)house came into 　　3　　．It was so obvious 　　4　　 the deserted landscape that everybody on the train turned to “admire” it with eyes wide open．Some passengers even began a discussion about it．

　　The young man was also 　　5　　 by the scene．On his return he 　　6　　 the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house．Its owner told him that troubled by the 　　7　　 of the train he wanted to sell the house but nobody would buy it．

　　Soon after the young man 　　8　　 thirty thousand dollars for the house, regarding it as a 　　9　　 site for advertisement．It was facing the railway bent where the train had to slow down and the 　　10　　 passengers would cast their eyes at the house to refresh themselves．

　　He managed to convince the big companies of the advantage of the place．Finally the Coca Cola Company took a lease(租约)on it to put up promotion signs．The young man was paid 180 thousand for a three-year rent．

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　　Small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words－though they mean 　　1　　 at the time to the people who say them－can have great power．

　　I recently heard a story from Malcolm Dalkoff, who has been a professional 　　2　　 for the last twenty-four years, mostly in advertising．

　　As a boy, Dalkoff was terribly shy and 　　3　　．He had few friends and no self-confidence．Then one day, his high-school English teacher, Ruth Brauch, asked the class to write their own chapter that would 　　4　　 the last chapter of the novel since they had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it in．Today he cannot recall anything special about the chapter he wrote, or what 　　5　　 Mrs．Brauch gave him．　　6　　, what he does remember is the four words in the paper：“This is good writing．” Four words．They 　　7　　 his life．

　　“Until I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or what I was or what I was going to be,” he said, “After reading her 　　8　　, I went home and wrote a short story, 　　9　　 I had always dreamed of doing but never believed I could do．”

　　Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to Mrs．Brauch for instruction．“She was 　　10　　, helping and honest．She was just what I needed,” Dalkoff said．

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　　The term home schooling means educating children at home or in places other than a normal setting such as a public or private school．There are many reasons why parents choose home schooling for their children．Some parents are 　　1　　 with the quality of education in the public schools．Others do not want their children to have to worry about “peer pressure”, or social pressure from friends．They say it may have a(n)　　2　　 effect on the child's studies．These parents 　　3　　 this type of pressure will lead to bad behavior such as smoking, drinking alcohol, and taking drugs．

　　Bullying(欺负)from other students is another concern．Still other parents choose this type of 　　4　　 for religious reasons．Whatever the 　　5　　 may be, it is evident that more and more children are being taken out of normal schools every year．　　6　　, many questions have emerged, encouraging the debate over home schooling against public schooling．

　　What then is the future of education? Will this new model of schooling replace normal schools? Will computers and the Internet 　　7　　 our classrooms and teachers? As the debate continues, so do the questions about what home schoolers are studying at home．How can parents ensure that their children are prepared 　　8　　 for college? How are home schoolers assessed to make sure they are getting the same educational standards that school students must have?

　　Finally, there are questions regarding the children's emotional development．Are they too 　　9　　 their fellow students? Are they 　　10　　 the opportunity to get the social benefits of being in a large classroom of students? As with any debatable issue, the answers to these questions are neither simple nor one-sided．

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　　The elementary school was a ten –minute walk from my house．Since it is not far away, I could go home for lunch and find my mother 　　1　　 for me．

　　One lunchtime, when I was in the third grade, will 　　2　　 me always．I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had patiently helped me practice my 　　3　　．But no matter how 　　4　　 I recited them at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word 　　5　　 from my head．Finally, my teacher took me aside and asked me to 　　6　　 roles．

　　I didn't tell my mother what had happened when I went home that day．But she sensed my 　　7　　, and instead of helping me practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to 　　8　　 in the yard．

　　My mother bent down by one of the elm trees, “I think I’m going to 　　9　　 all these dandelions(蒲公英),” she said, “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden．”

　　“But I like dandelions,” I protested(抗议)．“Yes．All flowers are beautiful－even dandelions．” said mother．“My dear, don’t lose 　　10　　 whatever difficulties you might meet with．”

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