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　　It was raining．I went into a café and asked for a coffee．　　1　　 I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed 　　2　　．I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls 　　3　　 their souls belonged to the 　　4　　．

　　I stood up and walked between the tables．When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 　　5　　 in front of it．"I'm Steve", he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was．"I can't talk with you．I'm 　　6　　 ", he said．He was chatting online with somebody--probably someone he didn't know-and, 　　7　　, he was playing a computer game－a war game．I was 　　8　　．

　　Why didn't Steve want to talk with me?I tried 　　9　　 to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 　　10　　 not a word came out of his mouth．I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应)．I was 　　11　　．I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout,"　　12　　!"

　　I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me．I 　　13　　, and saw nobody showed any interest．

　　　　14　　, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people．They were more 　　15　　 having a relationship with the 　　16　　, particularly Steve．I wouldn't want to 　　17　　 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 　　18　　 with people．

　　I was worried and I sank in my thoughts．I didn't even 　　19　　 that the coffee was bad, 　　20　　 Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him．

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　　In 1929, the awful Depression(美国经济大萧条)began．It was a year of change for me, too．I'd taken my first 　　1　　 that spring, at age 10．From 6∶00 to 11∶00 on Saturday nights, I 　　2　　 the Sunday edition of the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph at a street corner．

　　I went to the news store, 　　3　　 my papers and took them up to the street corner．I had to make three 　　4　　 because the Sunday edition was big and I was small．

　　After waiting for 　　5　　 from the last streetcar, I gathered up my extras and 　　6　　 them to the news store．It was 10∶20．Next I hurried across the street to the flower shop and bought the most beautiful flower for my mother 　　7　　 tomorrow was Mother's Day．

　　It was almost 　　8　　 when I arrived．Mom was sick with tuberculosis(肺结核)．I peeked in to see if she was 　　9　　, then quickly tiptoed in and set the flower on the table beside her bed．I wanted her to be 　　10　　 when she woke on Mother's Day．

　　The next morning, I dressed and hurried downstairs．The sun was shining 　　11　　 the kitchen windows as I looked into Mom's room, She motioned(示意)for me to come in, then 　　12　　 over at the table where the flower was．

　　When I looked at Mom, she was 　　13　　, with tears streaming down her cheeks．She 　　14　　 her hand for me to come near, then pulled me close and hugged 　　15　　 it hurt．Then, 　　16　　 her contagious(接触传染的)condition and that she wasn't 　　17　　 to touch me, she quickly let go．

　　My dear mom died the next night．That moment she hugged me 　　18　　 to be the most wonderful of my life．Not only had that beautiful flower helped 　　19　　 just how much I loved her, but I'd 　　20　　 remember how much she loved me．

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Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed

　　I felt gloomy(沮丧的)the other day．The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn't feel so 　　1　　．

　　As I was sitting at my desk, I 　　2　　 it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend－a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 　　3　　．

　　Knowing that she doesn't have family in town, I 　　4　　 to give her a call．Sure enough, she was on B-shift, 　　5　　 to work late into the evening, and wouldn't have 　　6　　 of a birthday this year．As always, 　　7　　, she sounded cheerful and was happy that I 　　8　　．

　　After I hung up, I couldn't 　　9　　 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day．　　10　　 feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn't shake the thought．I 　　11　　 gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons．My friend's grateful smile and joyful surprise 　　12　　 me I'd done the right thing and were a generous 　　13　　 for the little effort it had taken．

　　When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a 　　14　　 friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared．Making her day had 　　15　　 my own!

　　Isn't that the way it is 　　16　　 we take the time and make the 　　17　　 to do something for someone else?It's like the little saying, "Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who 　　18　　．"

　　Cheering up people on their birthdays isn't the only thing we can do to make their day．Life constantly presents us with 　　19　　 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to 　　20　　．And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too．

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　　Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years．She would 　　1　　 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead．

　　I don't remember when it first started 　　2　　 me－her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough 　　3　　 my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don't do that any more－your hands are too rough!” she made no 　　4　　 and left quietly．But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her 　　5　　．

　　With the passing years, my 　　6　　 returned to that night time after time．By then I 　　7　　 my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss．Sometimes the incident seemed very 　　8　　, sometimes far away, but always it was 　　9　　 in the back of my mind．

　　The years have passed, and I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once 　　10　　 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family．

　　Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives 　　11　　．One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself 　　12　　 to her house to spend the night with her．As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to 　　13　　 the hair from my forehead．Then a 　　14　　, ever so gently, touched my forehead．I burst into tears．

　　In my memory, thousands of times, I 　　15　　 the night my young voice complained．Catching Mom's hand in hand, I told her how 　　16　　 I was for that night．I thought she'd remember, 　　17　　 I did．But Mom didn't know what I was talking about．She had already forgotten and 　　18　　 long ago．

　　That night, I fell asleep with a new 　　19　　 for my gentle mother and her caring hands．And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 　　20　　 to be found．

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　　Being alone in outer space can be 　　1　　．That is one reason why astronauts on solo(单独的)space flights were given plenty of work to keep them 　　2　　．They were also in constant communication with people on the earth．　　3　　 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone．This is what happens on long submarine(潜水艇)voyages．It will also happen on 　　4　　 space flights in the future．Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?

　　Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages．They have also found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 　　5　　 is．When men are 　　6　　 together for a long period, they begin to feel 　　7　　．Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable．In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very 　　8　　．

　　Apparently, although no one wants to be 　　9　　 all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy．When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called stress situation．That means that they are under an unusual amount of 　　10　　 or stress．

　　People who are well-adjusted are able to 　　11　　 stress situations better than others．That is one reason why so much care is taken in 　　12　　 our astronauts．These men undergo a long period of testing and training．One of the things tested is their behavior under stress, and thus they can do better than ordinary people．

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　　Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C＆S Paving Inc．(铺路公司)in Atlanta, USA．In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her 　　1　　 and skill but left her flying high．“When the Atlanta Airport was under construction in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it．National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved 　　2　　 the cars could be on site when the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away!No other local paving company wanted to do the job, 　　3　　 it couldn't be done in such a short time．

　　“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were 　　4　　 to try harder．We gave National Car Rental our offer and promised our best effort to get the job finished within ten days．We also 　　5　　 them that if we failed, they would be no worse off, but they had plenty to gain if we succeeded．

　　“We got the job and immediately went into 　　6　　．Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site．Our 　　7　　 challenge was to keep the rock mixture 　　8　　 enough．All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn't afford to buy a new one．Instead , I got a special 　　9　　 to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防栓); then I 　　10　　 held one of those hoses to water down the rock．

　　“Those ten days were filled with challenges that 　　11　　 one creative idea after another．Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the 　　12　　 company that had cars on the parking lot．

　　“The key to our success was having the courage to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done．”

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　　Oliver Twist, one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens, is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in the 19^th century．

　　The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel in his twenties with a view to reveal the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to 　　1　　 the horror and violence hidden underneath the narrow and dirty streets in London．

　　The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist, an orphan, who was thrown into a world full of 　　2　　 and crime．He suffered enormous pain, 　　3　　 hunger, thirst, beating and abuse．While reading the tragic experiences of little Oliver, I was shocked by his sufferings．I 　　4　　 the poor boy, but at the same time I detested the evil Fagin and the brutal Bill．To my relief, as was written in all the best stories, the goodness eventually conquered 　　5　　 and Oliver lived a happy life in the end．One of the plots that attracted me 　　6　　 is that after the theft, little Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care of Mrs Maylie and Rose and 　　7　　 a new life．

　　How can such a little boy who had already suffered oppressive pain 　　8　　 pure in body and mind?The reason is the nature of goodness．I think it is the most important information 　　9　　in the novel by Dickens－he believed that goodness could conquer 　　10　　 difficulty．

　　Goodness is to human what water is to fish．He who is without goodness is an utterly 　　11　　 person．On the contrary, as the famous saying goes, “ The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose．” He who is with goodness undoubtedly is a happy and useful person．People receiving his help are grateful to him and he also gets gratified from what he has done, and thus he can do 　　12　　 to both the people he has helped and himself．

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　　I used to watch her from my kitchen window．She seemed so small as she forced her way through the crowd of boys on the playground．

　　　　1　　 6was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break time．There are so many children, and yet to me, she 　　2　　 from them all．

　　I 　　3　　 the first day I saw her playing basketball．I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids．She 　　4　　 to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net．The boys always tried to 　　5　　 her but no one could．

　　I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone．She would 　　6　　 moving basketball and shooting it over and over again, sometimes 　　7　　 dark．One day I asked her why she practiced so much．She looked me in the eye and without a moment of 　　8　　 she said, “I want to go to college．The only way I can go is to get a scholarship．I like 　　9　　．I decided that if I were good enough, I would get a scholarship．I am going to play college basketball．I want to be 　　10　　．My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．” Then she smiled and ran towards the court to repeat the routine I had seen over and over again．

　　Well, I had to give it to her－she was 　　11　　．I watched her through those junior high years and into high school．Every week, she led her team to victory．

　　The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach．She was indeed offered a scholarship, a full ride, to a Division I, NCAA women's basketball team．It's 　　12　　：If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．

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　　A strange thing happened to me last Sunday．It was 　　1　　 a beautiful day that I drove to go for a look in the country．

　　Oh the way back home, my car 　　2　　．It was out of gas on a lonely road far from a town．I decided to walk 　　3　　 I found someone who could 　　4　　 some gas．

　　I had walked almost a mile 　　5　　 I finally found a house near the road．I was glad to see it 　　6　　 it was getting dark．

　　I knocked at the door and a little old lady 　　7　　 long white hair answered．She said, “I've been 　　8　　 for you for a long time．Come in．　　9　　 is almost ready．”

　　“But I only come 　　10　　 some gas,” I answered．I couldn't imagine 　　11　　 she was talking about．

　　“Oh, Alfred!Gas?You used to like tea．” I quickly explained that my car was out of gas, 　　12　　 she didn't seem to hear me．She just 　　13　　 calling me Alfred and talking about how long 　　14　　 since she had seen me．She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to 　　15　　．As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could．

　　　　16　　, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed．When I told the man about my　　17　　, he said, “Oh that's Miss Emily．She lives 　　18　　 herself in that big house．She's out of her mind, but she wouldn't hurt 　　19　　．she is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago．The day before their wedding he left home and 　　20　　 came back because of the war．”

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　　My son Joey was born with clubfeet(畸形足)．The doctors told us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally 　　1　　 would never run very well．The first three years of his life were spent in 　　2　　．By the time he was eight, you 　　3　　 he had a problem when you saw him walk．

　　The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would 　　4　　 and play, too．We 　　5　　 told him that he probably wouldn't be able to 　　6　　 as wall as the other children．So he didn't know．

　　In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross country 　　7　　．Every day he trained with the team．He worked harder and ran more than any of the others perhaps he 　　8　　 that the abilities that seemed to come 　　9　　 to so many others did not come naturally to him．Although the 　　10　　 team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to 　　11　　 points for the school．We didn't tell him he probably would never 　　12　　 the team, so he didn't know．

　　He 　　13　　 to run four to five miles a day, every day even the day he had a 103 degree fever．I was 　　14　　, so I went to look for him after school．I found him running all alone．I asked him how he felt, “　　15　　,” he said．He had two more miles to go．The sweat 　　16　　 his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever．Yet he 　　17　　 straight ahead and kept running．．We never told him he couldn't run four miles with a 103 degree fever．So he didn't know．

　　Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were 　　18　　．Joey was number six on the list．Joey had made the team．He was only in seventh the other six team members were all 　　19　　．

　　We never told him he shouldn't 　　20　　 to make the team．We never told him he couldn't do it, so he didn't know．He just did it．