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　　On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus．“Don't 　　1　　 her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me, “Or they will make fun of you．”

　　Amy had many 　　2　　 differences－lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her．Her eyes weren't straight．Her glasses were an inch thick．And she had really ugly teeth．

　　Every day 　　3　　 we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults(侮辱)at Amy．“God, what a(n)　　4　　 face!Stop looking at me!”“Mr．Rolland(the driver)!Amy took off her 　　5　　, and now her eyes are 　　6　　 me!Make her put them back on!” For a while I shouted my share of insults, just so I'd fit in(合群)．　　7　　, I didn't want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy．

　　But while I was insulting her, my heart 　　8　　 for the girl．I could see that the insults were making her look 　　9　　, because she was so ashamed(羞愧)and alone．Then I wanted to 　　10　　 her．I just didn't know how to stop my schoolmates 　　11　　 the night of our class roller-skating party．

　　Our whole class was there, including Amy．Amy didn't know how to 　　12　　, but I could see how much she wanted to 　　13　　 like the rest of us．So I skated over to her and took her by the hand; we began the journey together around the skating rink(溜冰场)．She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in 　　14　　．

　　On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me 　　15　　 together, 　　16　　 nobody insulted her or me．And they didn't do that for the rest of the year．

　　After graduation, I never 　　17　　 Amy again．However, I never forget her and I've always 　　18　　 if I changed her life for the better．But I know for sure she changed my 　　19　　．After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress(给……留下印象)people by trying to 　　20　　 like them．I became myself．

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　　With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved(心爱的)　　1　　 child．But they may not realize that they will have to “　　2　　” the love as their 　　3　　 ones grow old．They will have to 　　4　　 lots of old people－their parents, grandparents, their 　　5　　 parents and grandparents．China is becoming 　　6　　 country．

　　According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one 　　7　　 10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65．According to 　　8　　 from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation's total population．The 　　9　　 for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent．

　　In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this 　　10　　 is under stress as the market economy puts millions of young Chinese on the road 　　11　　 better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents 　　12　　．Now many families are looking more to the government than to their 　　13　　 for support when they're old．China has increased its basic social security(基本社会保险)plan which is 　　14　　 protecting those 　　15　　, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, 　　16　　 they are still not highly developed．

　　As more people grow 　　17　　, China will have fewer working people, 　　18　　 will slow down economic growth．According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should 　　19　　 its people to have more than one child in the future 　　20　　 China should keep its labor population and total population size stable(稳定的)．

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　　After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter．

　　Dear son,

　　I was to thank you for teaching me a very 　　1　　 lesson in life by the great example you 　　2　　．When we were eating at that café in Bondi and a person who had 　　3　　 his hamburger didn't have enough money to pay for it, without any 　　4　　, you went over and put the 　　5　　 ＄2 into his hand．

　　When we were leaving, you 　　6　　 threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said 　　7　　 like, “Some kid will really enjoy 　　8　　 this．”

　　Last week, a young man 　　9　　 me in the line at a petrol station didn't have 　　10　　 money to pay for his petrol．I asked money collector, “How much 　　11　　 is he?” she told me he had meant to put ＄ 15 of petrol in his car 　　12　　 he had been looking at the wrong gauge (计量表) and had put in 15 　　13　　, which came to just over 　　14　　．That is an easy mistake 　　15　　 both gauges run fast．

　　Something made me think of you and 　　16　　 you did that night at the café in Bondi．I handed the man ＄6．He was so 　　17　　 and said, “but why would you do this for me?” I just smiled as I thought of you．

　　Thank you, son, for teaching me that “it's 　　18　　 to give than receive”．Now when I see a five-cent coin on the 　　19　　 and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it 　　20　　, just in case some kid will get a kick out of finding it．

Love always, Mum

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　　One day a police officer managed to get some fresh mushrooms．He was so 　　1　　 what he had bought that he offered to 　　2　　 the mushrooms with his brother officers．When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate．

　　"Let the dog 　　3　　 a piece first," suggested one 　　4　　 officer who was afraid that the mushrooms might be poisonous．

　　The dog seemed to 　　5　　 his mushroom, and the officers then began to eat their meal, saying that the mushrooms had a very strange 　　6　　 quite pleasant taste．

　　An hour later, however, they were all astonished 　　7　　 the gardener rushed in and said 　　8　　 that the dog was dead．　　9　　, the officers jumped into their cars and rushed to the 　　10　　 hospital．Pumps(洗胃器)were used and the officers had a very 　　11　　 time getting rid of the mushrooms that 　　12　　 in their stomachs．

　　When they 　　13　　 to the police station, they sat down and started to 　　14　　 the mushroom poisoning．Each man explained the pains that 　　15　　 had felt and they agreed that these had grown worse on their 　　16　　 to the hospital．The gardener was 　　17　　 to tell the way in which the poor dog had died．" Did it 　　18　　 much before death?" asked one of the officers, feeling very pleased that he had escaped a 　　19　　 death himself．"No," the gardener looked rather 　　20　　．"It was killed the moment a car hit it．"

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　　Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning?Do you sometimes oversleep?Are you often late for work or school?Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n)　　1　　 bed for you．Hiroyuki's bed will 　　2　　 you up in the morning!Here is how it 　　3　　．

　　The bed is 　　4　　 an alarm clock．First, the alarm clock rings．You have a few minutes to wake up．Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 　　5　　 music or other pleasant sounds．The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend．She whispers in a sweet 　　6　　, “Wake up, darling, please．” A few minutes later, a second recording 　　7　　．The sound recording can be loud music or 　　8　　 sounds．Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss．His boss 　　9　　, “Wake up immediately, 　　10　　 you'll be late!”

　　If you don't get up 　　11　　 the second recording, you 　　12　　 be sorry!A mechanical “foot” is in the bed．The mechanical foot kicks you in the head．Then the bed waits a few 　　13　　 minutes．What!You're 　　14　　 in bed!Slowly the 　　15　　 of the bed rises higher and higher．The foot of the bed goes lower and lower．　　16　　, the bed is vertical(垂直的)．You slide off the bed and onto the floor．You are out of bed and 　　17　　．

　　Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 　　18　　 a contest．He works for Honda Motor Company．Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees－“All-Honda Idea Contest．”The employees think of new 　　19　　．If their ideas win, the employees win 　　1　　．Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed．

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　　Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother．One day each week, farmers used to 　　1　　 their fruit and vegetables into the city．They 　　2　　 one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their 　　3　　．This outdoor market was a great place to 　　4　　．Everything was fresher than those in grocery stores because the farmers brought them in 　　5　　 after the harvest．My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the 　　6　　 things．

　　The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child, 　　7　　 was like a festival－full of colors and 　　8　　．There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, onions．The farmers did their own 　　9　　．They all shouted loudly for 　　10　　 to buy their produce．“Come and buy my beautiful oranges!They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to 　　11　　 your children healthy and strong!”

　　Everyone used to 　　12　　 with the farmers over the 　　13　　 of their produce．It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “　　14　　” in this drama．My mother was an 　　15　　 at this．First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example．Then she asked the price．The seller told her．

　　“What?” she said．She looked very surprised．“ So 　　16　　?”

　　The seller looked terribly 　　17　　．“My dear lady!” he replied．“I’m a poor, 　　18　　 farmer．These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”

　　They always argued for several minutes before agreeing 　　19　　 a price．My mother took her tomatoes and left．Both buyer and seller were 　　20　　．The drama was over．

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Living one’ s life is really like driving on a highway．First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the 　　1　　 of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life．　　2　　 he enters into the highway, he must 　　3　　 certain rules for his own safety．It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of society when living as a decent (体面的) adult．For example, on the highway, he is 　　4　　 to keep a constant (不断的)　　5　　, which can be compared with his 　　6　　 activities through his life．Neither driving nor living must be taken at too 　　7　　 a speed nor at too slow a speed．If he drives too 　　8　　, the police will give him a 　　9　　, just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law．　　10　　 too conservatively (保守地), he will be called an out-of-date person 　　11　　 the others driving at a(an) 　　12　　 speed．When he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful 　　13　　 to every direction of his car．It is sometimes dangerous to change the way of life 　　14　　 he can be sure of completion (完成,结束) by doing so．He 　　15　　 not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger．Finally, he must 　　16　　 where he is now by recognizing some 　　17　　 appearing now and then．If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as soon as he can．But he may thus lose 　　18　　 and energy both on the road and in life．On the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work．　　19　　 if he is careful and serious enough, 　　20　　 will provide him with much pleasure．

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　　I was on a bus one March evening．The driver didn't 　　1　　 to start the bus soon because it was not yet 　　2　　．A middle-aged woman got on．Tired and sad, she told her story 　　3　　, not to anyone in particular．On her way to the station, half of her 　　4　　 was stolen．The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she 　　5　　 still had some left．A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked 　　6　　．

　　When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine．The conductor began to collect fares(车费)．When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he 　　7　　 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home．On hearing this, she ordered the old man to 　　8　　 the bus．The old man was almost in tears as he 　　9　　 her to let him take the bus home．The driver took the conductor's side and repeated the conductor's 　　10　　．

　　The woman was watching the incident．　　11　　 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预)．

　　“Stop 　　12　　 him!Can't you see he's only trying to get home?”

　　“He doesn't have any money!” the driver 　　13　　．

　　“Well, that's no 　　14　　 to throw him off the bus,” she insisted．

　　Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her 　　15　　 money, and handed it to the conductor．“Here's his fare and mine．Just stop giving him a 　　16　　 time．”

　　All heads turned to the woman．“It's only money,” she shrugged．

　　She rode the rest of the way home 　　17　　 a happy smile, with the money she'd lost earlier 　　18　　．

　　On the road of life, the help of strangers can 　　19　　 our loads and lift our spirits．How much sweeter the 　　20　　 will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

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　　When I woke up this morning, I thought my body had fallen apart．As I dragged myself to the bathroom, I groaned(呻吟)and remembered the 　　1　　 of yesterday that was responsible for my 　　2　　．

　　My host family took me to Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, for 　　 3　　．When Gena, my host mum, 　　4　　 me out to the beginners' lesson, I suddenly remembered the 　　5　　 day my mum dropped me off at elementary school．Both left me alone to 　　6　　 new challenges．

　　I had skied once before in Beijing．It was the last outing with my classmates 　　7　　 I left for America．The class trip was a lot of fun．　　8　　 I didn't know how to stop myself 　　9　　 down the hill and falling countless times, I was very 　　10　　 and kept on trying．This time, I was taught how to ski 　　11　　：I learnt to make a wedge(“V”字形)and 　　12　　 in order to stop．The turn 　　13　　 me down because it took me across the hill, instead of straight 　　14　　 it．Even though I knew all the 　　15　　, I still panicked(惊慌)the first couple times I turned．I always 　　16　　 to control the direction in which I was going, and could only scream as I ran into trees．

　　When my instructor finally 　　17　　 my unskillful movements and went to help the others, I suddenly relaxed and began to turn 　　18　　．I thought over my experience, and came up with the 　　19　　：I do better without other's 　　20　　, because then I have to learn to survive on my own．

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　The simplest way to say it is this： I believe in my mother．My 　　1　　 began when I was just a kid．I 　　2　　 becoming a doctor．

　　My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that 　　3　　 people spent a lot more time reading than they 　　4　　 watching television．She announced that my brother and I 　　5　　 watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 　　6　　 her written book reports．She would mark them up with check marks and highlights．Years later we realized her marks were a 　　7　　．My mother was illiterate．

　　When I entered high school I was a(n)　　8　　, but not for long．I wanted the fancy clothes．I wanted to 　　9　　 the guys．I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student．One night my mother came home from 　　10　　 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said,“Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 　　11　　 food and pay the bills．With everything 　　12　　, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want．“I was very 　　13　　 with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was 　　14　　 left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 　　15　　 our heads and any kind of food on the table, 　　16　　 buy clothes．I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere．Success required intellectual preparation．I went back to my 　　17　　 and became an A-student again, and eventually I 　　18　　 my dream and I became a doctor．

　　My story is really my mother's story－a woman with 　　19　　 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe．There is no job 　　20　　 than parenting．This is what I believe．