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　　I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door．A man was 　　1　　 there with a huge box of food, some fruit, a giant turkey and even some 　　2　　 to cook it in．I couldn’t believe it．My dad 　　3　　, “Who are you? Where are you from?”

　　The stranger replied, “I'm here 　　4　　 a friend of yours knows you’re in 　　5　　 and that you wouldn’t accept 　　6　　 help, so I've brought this for you．Have a great Thanksgiving．”

　　My father said, “No, no, we 　　7　　 not accept this．” The stranger replied “You don’t have a/an 　　8　　．”closed the door and left．

　　　　9　　 that experience had a deep effect 　　10　　 my life．I promised myself that someday I would 　　11　　 well enough financially so that I could do the 　　12　　 thing for other people．By the time I was eighteen I had become successful in my business and created my Thanksgiving practice．I like to do things spontaneously(即性地), so I would go out 　　13　　 and buy enough food for one or two families．Then I would 　　14　　 like a delivery boy, take the food, go to the 　　15　　 neighborhood and just knock on a door．I always include a note that 　　16　　 my Thanksgiving experience as a kid．The note 　　17　　, “That you take good enough care of yourself is all that I ask in 　　18　　 so that someday you can do the same thing for 　　19　　 else．”I’ve received more from this annual practice than I 　　20　　 from any amount of money I've ever earned．

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　　As an intern(实习医生), I grew to understand that nursing home(疗养所)patients was a valuable part of my education－not just from a 　　1　　 angle, but for what they could 　　2　　 me personally．

　　Mr．Smith was my first 　　3　　 to the nursing home．His condition, regrettably, can probably exist in countless hospitals across our nation．An acute illness had brought him to our nursing home years ago, and his family 　　4　　 him shortly before he left hospital．Helpless and unable to care for himself, he had no 　　5　　 except for nursing home care, 　　6　　 he lay until I met him when I was an intern．

　　Mr．Smith was almost non-communicative．After transferring to the nursing home, he 　　7　　 into a tense and 　　8　　 state, waiting for his life to end．All efforts to bring him back to the mainstream life were 　　9　　．Nurses faithfully tended to his physical needs, while he 　　10　　 as a shell of flesh and bone, completely 　　11　　 in life．For three years, I saw him every week, but not once did I hear him speak a word．Not once could I 　　12　　 his innermost thoughts．

　　On my last nursing home visit, an idea struck me．I brought my 　　13　　 into Mr．Smith’s room as part of a(n)　　14　　 in “pet treatment．” Something 　　15　　 occurred．All of a sudden, he sat up and started talking, telling me of the days when he was a boy and had a dog 　　16　　 to my own．He told me stories of adventures he and his dog had had．For the first time, I saw the soul 　　17　　 from what had been a living corpse(尸体)．

　　That experience taught me not to underestimate the ability of the simple things in life to 　　18　　 hearts when carefully-made medicine has failed, and never to forget that within even the weakest of human bodies lies a life that is precious indeed－　　19　　 that needs to be 　　20　　 and honored, even if it can’t speak for itself．

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　　The war against Iraq is a battle between Saddam Hussein and George W．Bush and his ally(盟友), Tony Blair．

　　Saddam Hussein, 65, has set up 　　1　　 over the past 50 years．For 　　2　　 reasons, Saddam has several look-alikes．It’s believed that, since the mid-1990s, Saddam has become unreasonably 　　3　　 of being followed after many murderous attempts against him．

　　When 　　4　　 talk about him, they use only nicknames(绰号)for fear of 　　5　　．They refer to him as “uncle” or “the old man who talks too much”．

　　Even though the allied forces 　　6　　 by the US drove Iraqi troops out of Kuwait in 1991’s Gulf War, Saddam’s now describing the Gulf War as a 　　7　　．

　　George W．Bush, 56, is a man of strong 　　8　　 and little self-doubt qualities that have made him a 　　9　　 leader in the war on terrorism(恐怖主义)．He has expressed a personal hatred for the Bush family’s long-time 　　10　　, Saddam Hussein．He’s called the 　　11　　 part of an “ axis of evil(邪恶轴心)．”

　　Since September 11, he has 　　12　　 the world that “ you’re either with us, or you’re with the 　　13　　．” The war against Iraq could finish what his 　　14　　 started in the 1991 Gulf War．

　　Tony Blair, 49, is seen by some as George Bush’s foreign minister, or even his pet dog．He has little in 　　15　　 with Bush．While Bush is 　　16　　 for his mispronunciation and verbal slips(口误), Blair is regarded as one of the better international speakers of the 　　17　　．He ‘d never talk about his personal life as 　　18　　 as Bush does．He’s leading one of the great old working class parties of Europe, the Labour Party, whose 　　19　　 are very different from Bush’s．But now his political career depends on whether the war can be won 　　20　　 and with few casualties(伤亡)on both sides－and that depends largely on the US president．

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Mama’s English

　　Mama's voice floated through the apartment as she sang a Mexican folk song that I had heard all my life．“Hola,”she greeted me when she came out of the bedroom．“Please speak to me in 　　1　　,”I interrupted．She paid no attention and 　　2　　 speaking in Spanish．The words 　　3　　 me of my grandparents and birthday parties in Mexico, but I knew my mother's life would be 　　4　　 if she learned to speak English．We had lived in the United States for three years, and she still had difficulty 　　5　　 to store owners and my teachers．I was determined that she should try．“Why won't you speak English?”I 　　6　　．“Don't you want to be 　　7　　 to talk to people here?”“Isabel,”she whispered．Mama always whispered when she was upset with me．“What?”I was not 　　8　　 with her, either．She 　　9　　 for the English words．“Come with me to the, uh－how do you say it? Meeting．”“What kind of meeting? Where is it?”I 　　10　　 her, but now she refused to answer．In 　　11　　 we drove across town to the college, where she pulled into a brightly lit parking lot．I was 　　12　　．I had expected a meeting at someone's 　　13　　－a garden club or a parents' group．Then I 　　14　　 a sign on a door．My mother was 　　15　　 night classes to learn English!

　　“I don't understand．　　16　　 you're learning English, why won't you speak English at home?”I asked．“You'll learn faster if you 　　17　　 with me．”“I speak English here,”she said in her thick accent．She hesitated, putting the words together, and then went on,“I speak Spanish at home 　　18　　 you．”

　　I 　　19　　 understood－she spoke Spanish at home so that I wouldn't forget the words, songs, and 　　20　　 of Mexico．I said,“O.K．, Mama, esta bien．”

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　　There was a time when I thought my dad didn't know a thing about being a good father．I couldn't 　　1　　 him ever saying the words“I love you．”It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say“　　2　　”to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 　　3　　．Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver's licenses．Not my dad－he said that I'd have to get a job and buy my own．

　　So that is what I did．I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 　　4　　 every penny I could and 　　5　　 I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to 　　6　　 to．“Look, dad, a car of my own．If you ever want a ride, I'll only 　　7　　 you five dollars．”I offered with a smile．

　　“I see．”was all he said．

　　One day, there was something wrong with my father's truck．So he needed a 　　8　　 to work．The sun wasn't even up when we left the house, 　　9　　 it was already getting warm out．It was going to be a(n)　　10　　 day．As I dropped my dad off, I 　　11　　 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 　　12　　 from the trunk(车尾箱)of my car．Watching his sun weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 　　13　　 lines than I ever remembered being there before．I realized how hard my dad works for the family．My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工)．

　　In that instant, it 　　14　　 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family．And he did this day in and day out, 　　15　　 hot it got．Never, not once, had I heard him 　　16　　 about it．To him we were“worth”it．And never once did he“charge”us for it．

　　When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to 　　17　　 me five dollars．I rolled down the window and said“Good-bye, dad．Keep your five dollars．It's my 　　18　　．Don't work too hard．I love you．”

　　His 　　19　　 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 　　20　　 his throat and said,“Oh, and…me, too．”

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　　My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week．And my first real job，when I was six years old，was 　　1　　 the diners' shoes．My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me 　　2　　 to do it efficiently(有效地)，telling me to 　　3　　 to Re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn't 　　4　　．

　　Working in the restaurant was a cause of great 　　5　　 because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father 　　6　　 that I had to meet certain standards(标准)to be part of the team．I 　　7　　 to be punctual(守时的)，hard-working，and polite to the 　　8　　．

　　I was 　　9　　 paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he 　　10　　 give me ＄10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And 　　11　　 the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?”He 　　12　　 I owed him about ＄40 a week．

　　I remember returning to Seattle after being 　　13　　 in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted(升迁)to Captain at that time．And full of pride，I walked into my parents' restaurant，but the 　　14　　 thing Dad said was，“How about your 　　15　　 up tonight?”I couldn't 　　16　　 my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn't 　　17　　 as far as Dad was concerned，I was just 　　18　　 member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a 　　19　　 is above all．It has nothing to do with 　　20　　 that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．

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　　Among the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction．Hundreds of titles are published every year and are 　　1　　 by all kinds of people．What's 　　2　　, some of the most successful films of recent years have been 　　3　　 on science fiction stories．

　　It is often 　　4　　 that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors can be found in 　　5　　 written hundreds of years ago．These books often 　　6　　 about the presentation of some form of ideal 　　7　　, a theme which is 　　8　　 often found in modern stories．

　　Most of the classics(名著)of science fiction, 　　9　　, have been written within the last one hundred years．Books 　　10　　 writers, such as Jules Verne and H．G．Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, 　　11　　 been translated into many languages．　　12　　 science fiction writers don't write about men from Mars or space adventure stories．They are more 　　13　　 in predicting the effect of 　　14　　 progress of society and the human mind, or in 　　15　　 future worlds which are a reflection of the world, in 　　16　　 we live now．

　　Because of this, their 　　17　　 has obvious political undertones(含意)．In an age when scientific fact frequently 　　18　　 science fiction, the writers may 　　19　　 it difficult to keep 　　20　　 of scientific advances．

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　　Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women．Career women are 　　1　　 than housewives, Evidence(证据)shows that 　　2　　 are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study shows that 　　3　　 the unemployment rate increases by 1％, the death rate increases correspondingly(相应地)by 2％．All this 　　4　　 one point：Work is helpful to health．

　　Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, 　　5　　 loneliness and solitude(孤独)．Researches show that people feel unhappy, 　　6　　 and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead, the happiest are those who are 　　7　　．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard．Work serves as 　　8　　 between man and reality．By work, people 　　9　　 each other．By collective(集体的)activity, they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work 　　10　　 the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to(易于)　　11　　．

　　　　12　　, work gives one a sense of fulfillment(充实感)and a sense of 　　13　　．Work makes one feel his value and status(身份，地位)in society．When 　　14　　 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 　　15　　 a patient or a teacher sees his students 　　16　　, they are happy 　　17　　 words ．

　　From the above we can come to the conclusion 　　18　　 the more you work, 　　19　　 you will be．Let us work hard, 　　20　　 well and live a happy and healthy life．

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　　It was a quiet morning during the war．In a small valley, there was a little wooden building, which was an orphanage(孤儿院)that 　　1　　 many young children who had lost their 　　2　　 in the war．Suddenly, a shell(炮弹)fell and 　　3　　 on top of the orphanage．Many children were 　　4　　．One little girl was badly hurt and bleeding．A runner was at once sent to 　　5　　 medical help．

　　When the doctor arrived, he 　　6　　 that the girl's greatest need at the moment was blood．He immediately called for records from the 　　7　　 to find someone with her blood type．A nurse soon 　　8　　 a group of children and asked who would be 　　9　　 to donate blood to the girl．The children looked shocked, and no one said a word．Again with 　　10　　 eyes, the doctor pleaded(恳求)．　　11　　 a boy slowly raised his hand．When the doctor inserted(插入)the needle, the boy began to cry．The doctor tried to 　　12　　 him, but in vain(徒劳)．Even when the needle was 　　13　　, the little boy still cried．

　　After the blood was given to the wounded girl, her 　　14　　 got better．Then the doctor came to the boy,“Does it hurt?”“No, but I was afraid of dying．”The doctor was 　　15　　!“Why did you think you would die?”With 　　16　　 in his eyes the boy replied,“Because I thought you would take all of my 　　17　　 to save her!”The doctor didn't know what to say! Then he asked,“　　18　　 you thought you were going to die, why did you 　　19　　 to give her your blood?”With tears streaming down, he said in a 　　20　　 voice,“Because she is my friend and I love her．”

　　There is no greater love in the world!

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　　It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant．My cap had gone away, and my feet 　　1　　．The loaded plates I carried 　　2　　 to be heavier and heavier．Tired and discouraged, I didn't seem able to do anything 　　3　　．As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice cream 　　4　　 a dozen times, I was ready to stop．Then the father 　　5　　 at me as he handed me my tip．“Well done,”he said,“you've 　　6　　 us really well．”Suddenly my tiredness 　　7　　．I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I'd like my first day, I said, “　　8　　!”Those few words of praise had 　　9　　 everything．Praise is like 　　10　　 to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it．And 　　11　　, while most of us are only too 　　12　　 to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are 　　13　　 to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise．Why－When one word of praise can bring such 　　14　　?

　　It's strange how chary(吝啬的)we are about praising．Perhaps it's 　　15　　 few of us know how to accept it．It's 　　16　　 rewarding to give praise in areas in which 　　17　　 generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture, a cook for a 　　18　　 meal．But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are 　　19　　 just right? In fact, to give praise 　　20　　 the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort．

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