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　　Sports are full of wonderful moments, but perhaps 　　1　　 is as exciting as the finish of the marathon．It is the longest, hardest 　　2　　 of all．The name marathon comes from a village in 　　3　　．A famous battle was 　　4　　 there in the year 490 BC．When the Greeks had beaten the Persians, a soldier 　　5　　 all the way 　　6　　 Marathon to Athens, more than kilometres to 　　7　　 people the good 　　8　　．When the modern Olympic Games 　　9　　 in 1896, the organizers knew this 　　10　　．The marathon has been a race 　　11　　 that time．

　　In the ancient world the Olympic Games were held 　　12　　 four years of 1000 years．They were an important part of life．In the 　　13　　 Games we try to copy their 　　14　　．The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place 　　15　　 at least the finest“amateurs(业余爱好者)”are．An amateur is someone who does not earn 　　16　　 money from sport．It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not．It is 　　17　　 that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of money like professional(职业的)sportsmen．But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers of a 　　18　　．They have to 　　19　　 a lot of time training．Their governments pay for their training travel and pocket money, 　　20　　 they want them to win．Some people think this changes the Olympics．They feel that the Games are now a political marathon．

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　　“Hi, Mommy, what are you doing?”asked Susie, who was only six years old．“I'm making a casserole(炖锅菜)for Mrs．Smith next door, 　　1　　 Mrs．Smith is very sad．She lost her daughter and has a 　　2　　 heart．We need to take care of her a little while．”Said her mother．“Why, Mommy?”

　　“You see, Susie, when someone is very, very sad, they have 　　3　　 doing the little things like making dinner or other housework．Because we're 　　4　　 of a community and Mrs．Smith won't ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug(拥抱)her．You are a very 　　5　　 girl, Susie; maybe you'll think of 　　6　　 way to help take care of Mrs．Smith．”

　　Susie thought 　　7　　 about this challenge and how she could do her 　　8　　 on caring for Mrs．Smith．A few minutes later, Susie knocked on her door．After a few moments, Mrs．Smith 　　9　　 the knock with a“Hi, Susie．”

　　Susie noticed that Mrs．Smith didn't have that familiar musical 　　10　　 about her voice when she 　　11　　 someone．

　　“What can I do for you, Susie?”asked Mrs．Smith．

　　“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you're very, very sad with a broken heart．”Susie 　　12　　 her hand out shyly．In it was a Band-Aid．“This is for your broken heart．”Mrs．Smith knelt down and hugged Susie．Through her 　　13　　 she said,“Thank you, darling girl, this will 　　14　　 a lot．”

　　Mrs．Smith 　　15　　 Susie's act of kindness and took it one step 　　16　　．She bought a small key ring with a picture frame(框架)－the ones 　　17　　 to carry keys and display a family 　　18　　 at the same time．Mrs．Smith placed Susie's Band-Aid in the frame to 　　19　　 her to heal a little every time she sees it．It has become her symbol(象征)for healing, while not 　　20　　 the joy and love she experienced with her daughter．

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　　Nowadays lots of students ask their parents for money to buy things they like．For me, to ask for money is like entering a(n)　　1　　．I learned this from 　　2　　．

　　Last year my mother told me that the 　　3　　 way I would get my driver's license before I turned eighteen depended on 　　4　　 I paid for the classes myself．“What?”I asked in 　　5　　．Judging by the look on my mother's face, I knew 　　6　　 that my reasoning would have no 　　7　　 on the situation．

　　Three weeks later, I started working 　　8　　 a hostess at a factory, twice a week．A month later I paid ＄270 for driving lessons, and then over ＄20 to 　　9　　 my permit test –all paid for by 　　10　　 other than yours truly．My pockets were empty 　　11　　 as soon as they were filled．

　　My mother thought that I'd be 　　12　　 to do things without her help．The funny thing was that even though I was totally 　　13　　 in the beginning．I truly appreciated it, 　　14　　 if I had just been handed bills from her．

　　When I realized that my mother wasn't going to 　　15　　 something like a driver's license, at first, it seemed as if she had put an immovable 　　16　　 before me and I would never 　　17　　 it．But my mother was 　　18　　．She knew that I wanted a luxury(奢侈品)but 　　19　　 me to get it．That is as 　　20　　 as this－if I really want it, I'll find a way to get it myself．

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　　One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist at a children's institution in England, an adolescent boy showed up in the waiting room．I went out there where he was 　　1　　 up and down restlessly．

　　Tim wore a black raincoat that was 　　2　　 all the way up to his neck．His face was pale, and he stared at his feet while wringing(扭)his hands nervously．He had 　　3　　 his father as a baby, and had lived with his mother and grandfather ever since．But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather and mother were killed in a car accident．

　　I looked at Tim．He was very 　　4　　 and depressed(in low spirits)．He refused to talk to me．The first two times we 　　5　　, Tim only sat hunched up(蜷缩)in the chair without saying a word．As he was about to leave after the second visit, I put my hand on his shoulder．He didn't 　　6　　 back, but he didn't look at me either．

“Come back next week, if you like,”I said．I 　　7　　 a bit．Then I said,“I know it hurts．”

　　He came, and I 　　8　　 we play chess．He nodded．After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon－in 　　9　　 and without making any eye contact．It's not easy for me to 　　10　　 in chess, but I admit that I made sure Tim won once or twice．

　　Usually, he arrived earlier, took the chessboard and pieces and set them up before I even got a(n)　　11　　 to sit down．It seemed as if he enjoyed my 　　12　　．But why did he 　　13　　 look at me?

“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his 　　14　　 with,”I thought．

One afternoon, Tim took off his raincoat and put it on the back of the chair．While he was setting up the chess pieces, his face seemed more 　　15　　 and his motions more lively．

　　Some months later, I sat staring at Tim's head, 　　16　　 he was bent over the chessboard．I was thinking about how little we knew about the healing(治疗)process．　　17　　, he looked up at me．“It's your 　　18　　,”he said．

　　After that day, Tim started talking．

　　Maybe I gave Tim something, but I learned a lot from him．He showed me how one-without any words－can 　　19　　 out to another person．All it 　　20　　 is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, a sympathetic nature－and an ear that listens．

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　　There was a woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live．As she was getting her things“in order, ” she 　　1　　 her pastor(牧师)and had him 　　2　　 to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final 　　3　　．She told him which songs she wanted 　　4　　 at the service, and what outfit(clothes)she wanted to be 　　5　　．

Everything was in order and the pastor was preparing to leave 　　6　　 the woman suddenly 　　7　　 something very important．“There’s one more thing, ” she said 　　8　　．“What’s that?” came the pastor’s reply．“This is very important, ” the woman 　　9　　．“I want to be buried(埋葬)with a fork in my right hand．”The pastor 　　10　　 looking at the woman, not knowing quite what to say．“　　11　　 surprises you, doesn’t it?” the woman asked．

“Well, to be honest, I’m 　　12　　 by the request, ” said pastor．

The woman explained．“In all my years of 　　13　　 church socials(联谊会)and potluck dinners, I always remember that when the 　　14　　 of the main course were being cleared, someone would certainly lean over and say, ‘Keep your fork．’It was my favorite part because I knew that something better was coming, 　　15　　 chocolate cake or apple pie．Something wonderful, and with substance!　　16　　, I just want people to see me there in that casket(棺材)with a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder‘What’s with the fork?’Then I want you to tell them：“Keep Your Fork．The 　　17　　 is yet to come．”

The pastor’s eyes welled up with tears of 　　18　　 as he hugged the woman good-bye．He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death．But he also knew that the woman had a 　　19　　 understanding of heaven than he did．

At the funeral people were walking by the woman’s casket and they saw the pretty dress she was wearing and her favorite Bible and the fork 　　20　　 in her right hand．Over and over the pastor heard the question“What’s with the fork?” And over and over he…

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　　Computer hackers(黑客)have now got their hands on mobile phones．A phone virus program can 　　1　　 your phone do things you have no control over, computer security experts 　　2　　．

　　It might 　　3　　 the White House or the police, or forward your personal address book to a marketing company．

　　Or it could simply eat into the phone’s operating software, turning it 　　4　　 and erasing your personal information．

　　Similar viruses have already made mobile phone owners 　　5　　 in Japan and Europe．

　　Mr Hypponen, chief technical officer of a computer security in Finland said “a virus can get your 　　6　　 and send them somewhere else．And it can record your 　　7　　．”

　　Mobiles are now able to surf the net, send e-mails and 　　8　　 software．So they are easy 　　9　　 for the same hackers who have sent viruses to computers over the past decade．

　　“It’s technically 　　10　　 now,” said Stephen Trilling, director of research at anti-virus 　　11　　．

　　“If the phone is connected to the 　　12　　, it cant be used to transmit threats and attack just　　13　　 any computer can．”

　　In Japan, if you opened a certain e-mail message 　　14　　 your mobile, it would cause the phone to repeatedly 　　15　　 the national emergency number．

　　So phone operators had to 　　16　　 emergency calls until the virus was 　　17　　．

　　In Europe, mobile’s short message service, 　　18　　,SMS, has been used to send codes that could damage 　　19　　．

　　Mobile users can 　　20　　virus, of course, by sticking to their traditional phones without Web links, some experts said．

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　　I found out that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of 　　1　　 I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final 　　2　　During the test, the girl 　　3　　 next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand．So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me 　　4　　 I had an extra pen．She showed me that 　　5　　 was out of ink and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk．

　　Later, after the test papers had been 　　6　　, the teacher asked me to 　　7　　 in the room when all the other students 　　8　　As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me 　　9　　 it meant to grow up; she mentioned how important it was to stand 　　10　　 your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized(强调)the fact 　　11　　 people do something dishonest, they are really 　　12　　 themselves．She made me promise that I would think 　　13　　 about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could 　　14　　 I walked out of the room wondering 　　15　　 she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．

　　Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated in the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked 　　16　　 I was copying answers 　　17　　 the girl’s test paper．I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t 　　18　　 anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test．

　　　　19　　 I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor 　　20　　 her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated in the test．

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In traditional education, the teacher may feel that the students are not very grown up．　　1　　, teachers are older than students, and they feel that students are young and do not know very much about the 　　2　　 The teachers feel that they 　　3　　 tell the students what to do most of the time, and that they must also make the students study specific things．In open 　　4　　, however, the teacher’s feelings are very 　　5　　 These teachers feel that the students are 　　6　　 first, and students second．They expect the students to be responsible for the things they do, just as adults 　　7　　 A student’s ideas and feelings are just 　　8　　 the teacher’s．The teacher 　　9　　 the students to decide what they want to do, and does not make them study what they do not want to．The teacher lets them decide what to study and how much to study．It’s very important for the teacher to show how he or she 　　10　　 for the students．

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　　That which cometh from the heart goes to the heart．－Jeremiah Burroughs

　　I was working as a consultant(someone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject)in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents formulate(develop something)and implement(take action)their new strategic vision．It was a big 　　1　　．

　　At the same time, my mother was in the final stages of cancer．

　　I worked during the day and drove 40 miles home to be with her every night．It was 　　2　　 and stressful, but it was 　　3　　 I wanted to do．My promise was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, 　　4　　 my evenings were very hard．I didn’t want to 　　5　　 the president with my situation, yet I felt someone at the company needed to know what was 　　6　　 on．So I told the vice-president of Human Resources, asking him not to share the information 　　7　　 anyone．

　　A few days 　　8　　, the president called me into his office．I 　　9　　 he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were 　　10　　．When I entered, he asked me to 　　11　　．He faced me from across his large desk, 　　12　　 me in the eye and said, “I hear your mother is very ill．”

　　I was 　　13　　 caught by surprise and burst into 　　14　　 He just looked at me, let my crying die down, and then 　　15　　 said a sentence I will never forget：“　　16　　 you need．”

　　That was it．His 　　17　　 and his willingness to both let me be in my pain 　　18　　 to offer me everything were 　　19　　 of compassion(同情)that I carry with me 　　20　　 this day．

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　　Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic．

　　When my three children were young, my husband，Roy ，and I were very 　　1　　．

　　“Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky 　　2　　．“Please．”

　　I had said no so many times in the 　　3　　 months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores(日常工作)could wait．To her 　　4　　, I agreed．

　　I prepared a few sandwiches and 　　5　　 a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy 　　6　　．My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some 　　7　　 time together as a family．

　　About the time I got the lunch 　　8　　 out on the table, Roy arrived on the 　　9　　．

　　That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together．The meal was filled with 　　10　　．We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school 　　11　　 for so many months．Roy and the boys 　　12　　 rocks into the lake．Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table, 　　13　　 God for blessing me with such a wonderful family．

　　That night as our 　　14　　 went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had．

　　As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest 　　15　　 could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you 　　16　　．

　　Even though the kids have now grown up and 　　17　　 from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table．

　　Maybe today would be a good time to 　　18　　 potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry 　　19　　 and skipped a few rocks into the lake．Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a 　　20　　．

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