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　　In the United States more than 80 colleges now accept just only women．Most of them were founded in the 19th century．They were set up to 　　1　　 women the education they could not get anywhere else．At that time 　　2　　 of the universities and colleges 　　3　　 only men．In the past 20 years many young women have 　　4　　 to study at colleges that accept both men and women．As a 　　5　　, some women's colleges decided to accept men students, too．Others still refused to change．Now the women's colleges are 　　6　　 again．

　　The president of Trinity College in Washington D．C said by the end of the 1980s women had come to 　　7　　 that studying at the same colleges with men and women did not mean 　　8　　 had the same chance to 　　9　　．The president of Smith College in Massachusette said “A women's college 　　10　　 women to choose classes and activities 　　11　　．For example, if a woman student wants to learn maths, she will be given the chance．So the percentage of students who like to study maths in a women's college is 　　12　　 than that in a college with men and women．”

　　Experts say men students in the United States 　　13　　 have enough courage to speak in class．　　14　　, women students can't．In a women's college, women feel free to say 　　15　　 they want to．According to a report, women colleges also 　　16　　 leadership ability in many fields．At a women college, every 　　17　　 office is held by women．Recent studies 　　18　　 that this leadership continues after 　　19　　．The studies also prove that it is easier for the American women who went to women's college to 　　20　　 successful jobs later in life．Maybe that is why this kind of college is liked by people now．

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　　Cats have no emotions．At least, that's what my husband once claimed．I 　　1　　 that my two cats experience emotions．They feel anger, fear, and 　　2　　．He agreed with me, but 　　3　　 his opinion that cats don't feel love．　　4　　, my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise．

　　When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet．She was an indoor lady, always watching 　　5　　 through the window．

　　Then one day when I 　　6　　 my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian 　　7　　 Juliet gazing at him behind the window．It soon became 　　8　　 that they were attracted by each other．So every day thereafter, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush 　　9　　 to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing 　　10　　 at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside．Even my husband watched 　　11　　, and he would murmur, "But cats can't feel love…can they?"

　　Five months later, my neighbour had to 　　12　　 because of work．My heart sank．I wondered how Sebastian would 　　13　　 to Juliet's leaving．

　　For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often 　　14　　 Sebastian sitting by Juliet's window, looking into the apartment 　　15　　 his lady．The new neighbour didn't mind having the "Peeping Sebastian" after I 　　16　　 his reason for being there．

　　Sebastian 　　17　　the small area outside that window as his territory．Other male cats were allowed in the 　　18　　, but not near Juliet's window, which he guarded until his 　　19　　．

　　Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he 　　20　　 me of the lesson Sebastian taught him…that cats do indeed fall in love．

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At a country house in India, there once lived a young elephant．It was a pet to the people．It used to come 　　1　　 the dining room after dinner and asked for food from the visitors．One day, when lots of visitors were 　　2　　 at the table, the elephant came round and put its 　　3　　 between the visitors, begging for fruit or bread．One gentleman, however, 　　4　　 putting any food into the trunk, took his fork and 　　5　　 the little elephant away with a stab(戳)．The animal left him quietly and went to other visitors．One after 　　6　　 they all treated it 　　7　　, because they thought a gentleman should not treat an animal in such a 　　8　　 way．When it had finished its 　　9　　 of the table, it went out into the garden, 　　10　　 a large branch off a tree, and returned with it to the 　　11　　 again．The animal went 　　12　　 to the gentleman who had stabbed its trunk with a fork and shook the 　　13　　 over his head．In a moment, he was covered with 　　14　　 which came down from the branch．The ants wandered(漫游)his hair; 　　15　　 ran down his neck．Although he tried hard, he couldn't 　　16　　 the ants．All the other visitors 　　17　　 when they saw the gentleman in such a difficult situation(处境)　　18　　 they thought since he had been rude to the 　　19　　, he 　　20　　 be punished(惩罚)in this way．

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　　The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA．

　　“Police station?A train for Santa Fe collided(相撞)with a 　　1　　 at the McDonald Street Crossing．Please go there at once, with an ambulance(救护车), too．A man is badly wounded．”Said 　　2　　 voice of a young woman．

　　“Just a minute．We'll come 　　3　　．Please stay there and wait．”Answered the policeman．

　　Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 　　4　　．Soon they got to the 　　5　　, but only to find 　　6　　 was fine．No collision, 　　7　　 wounded man．“　　8　　 a dirty trick!”said the policeman angrily．“We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的)　　9　　 and …．”They had not been able to say anything about a 　　10　　 when they heard the whistle of a train：the train was nearing them quickly．All 　　11　　 a sudden, a truck appeared．It came fast towards them, too．When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly 　　12　　．Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people 　　13　　, the train collided with the truck heavily and 　　14　　 it dozens of meters away．

　　When Randolph Bruce, the 　　15　　, was helped out of the damaged truck, he was 　　16　　 wounded just as the young woman had predicted on the 　　17　　．As he was taken to the 　　18　　 in time, he was saved at last．

　　Later the policeman did whatever they could to find the woman who had telephoned them but 　　19　　．

　　It is surprising that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the 　　20　　 so exactly．

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　　Dear Reader,

　　Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book．When my 　　1　　 ,Sam, was born , my heart was filled with joy．I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then ,and I have been 　　2　　 ill many times．So I wondered if I would have the 　　3　　 to tell Sam what I had 　　4　　．

　　For years I have been hosting a program on the 　　5　　 and writing articles for a magazine．Being 　　6　　 to move freely , I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 　　7　　, exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 　　8　　．So when Sam was born．I 　　9　　 to tell him about school and fridship , romance and work , love and everything else．That how I started to write these 　　10　　, I hope that Sam would 　　11　　 them sooner or later．

　　However , that expectation 　　12　　 when Sam showed aigns of autism(自闭症)at the age of two, He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs．He 　　13　　 to communicate with others , even the family members．That was 　　14　　 for me but didn't stop me writing on．I realized that I even 　　15　　 now to tell him．I wanted him to 　　16　　 what it means to be “diffenet” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he'll 　　17　　 as I myself．his grandfather ,did ,I just 　　18　　 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life．

　　Now．　　19　　 the book has been pubhshed．I have been given the chance , Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam：some about my life．and all about what it means to be a 　　20　　．

　　Daniel Gottlied

　　I used to live selfishly, I should admit．But one moment changed me．

　　I was on my lunch break and had 　　1　　 the office to ger something to eat．On the way, I 　　2　　 a Busker(街头艺人), with a hat in front of him．I had some 　　3　　 in my pocker, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 　　4　　 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol．He 　　5　　 like that type-young and ragged．　　6　　 what was I going to spend the money on?Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate!I then 　　7　　 I had no right to place myself above 　　8　　 just because he was busking．

　　I 　　9　　 and dropped all the coins into his 　　10　　, and he smiled at me, I watched for a while．As 　　11　　 as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment－a feeling of 　　12　　 or satifaction, for example．But nothing happened 　　13　　, I walked off．“It proved to be a waste of 　　14　　,”I thought．

　　On my way home at the end of the 　　15　　, I saw the busker again and he was 　　16　　．I watched him pick up the hat and walk 　　17　　 a cafe counter．There he poured the 　　18　　 contents into a tin collecting 　　19　　 an earthquake fund-raising(募捐)event．He was busking for charity(慈善)！

　　Now I donate any 　　20　　 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving．

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　　Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail(小径)．This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest．My 　　1　　, Beans, and I walk the trail frequently．Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or 　　2　　 some cause known only to him．

　　Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very 　　3　　．He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 　　4　　 back．

　　One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail．I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 　　5　　．But, no．We seemed to be far off course．After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 　　6　　 the way home．So I urged, "Beans, take me home．" He ran down a new trail．But it merely led to an intersection(岔道口)of trails．

　　Soon it became 　　7　　 that we were getting nowhere．I began to picture the rest of the day in the 　　8　　, without food or drink．We had walked about ten miles．But Beans seemed totally 　　9　　．The sniffing and exploring was going well for him．

　　Finally, we 　　10　　 a crossroad near a highway．Lady Luck suggested I should turn left．We did and 　　11　　 reached a cottage beside a field．I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man．He laughed and then drove us home．

　　Since our adventure, I 　　12　　 that Beans probably knew all along how to get home．

　　He was just having too much fan exploring new trails．

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　　Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors．When I was three．my parents flashed cards with Chinese 　　1　　 at my face, but I pused them 　　2　　, my mom believed I would learn 　　3　　 I was ready．But the 　　4　　 never came．

　　On a Chinese New Year's Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 　　5　　 at him, confused, scratching my head．“Still can't speak Chinese?”He 　　6　　 me,“You can't even buy a fish in Chinatown．”

　　“Hey, this is America, not Chinese．I'll get some 　　7　　 with or without Chinese．”I replied and turned to my mom for 　　8　　．

　　“Remenber to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,”she said, handing over a ＄20 bill．I 　　9　　 the words running downstairs into the srreets of Chinatown．

　　I found the fish 　　10　　 surrounded in a sea of customers．“I'd like to buy some fresh fish,”I should to the fishman．But he 　　11　　 my Engish words and turned to serve the next customer．The laugh of the people behind increased 　　12　　 their impatience．With every 　　13　　, the breath of the dragons(龙)on my back grew stronger－my blood boliing－　　14　　 me to cry out．“Xian Sheng Yu, please”“Very Xian Sheng,”I repeated．The crowd erupted into laughter．My face turned 　　15　　 and I ran back home 　　16　　, execpt for the ＄20 bill I held tightly in my pocket．

　　Should I laugh or cry They 're Chinese．I should feel right at 　　17　　．Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace(丢脸)to the language．

　　Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 　　18　　, but, in the end．the joke is on 　　19　　．Every laugh is a culture 　　20　　; every laugh is my heritage(传统)fading away．

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　　Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer．Much of his work involves dealing with 　　1　　 an gang(团伙)problems in the schools of his community．Knowing that many kids often 　　2　　 trouble, he decided to do something about it．So in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day 　　3　　．

　　Those fun trips had a(n)　　4　　 impact．A chance encounter in 2000 proved that．One day, 　　5　　 working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys 　　6　　．He sensed trouble between them．　　7　　 one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hug．”I 　　8　　 you．You took me 　　9　　 when I was in fifth grade．That was one of the 　　10　　 days of my life．”

　　Deeply touched by the boy's word, Moody decided to create a foundation(基金会)that 　　11　　 teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs．“As a policeman, I saw 　　12　　 there was violence, drugs were always behind it．They have a damaging 　　13　　 on the kids,”says Moody．

　　By turning kids on to fishing, he 　　14　　 to present an alternative way of life,“When you're sitting there waiting for a 　　15　　,”he says,“you can't help but talk to each other, and such 　　16　　 can be pretty deep．”

　　“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer(同龄人)pressures in high school,”says Michelle, 17 who 　　17　　 the first program．“And I was able to help my little brother 　　18　　 drugs．”

　　Moody faces 　　19　　 in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full-time．”I'm living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my 　　20　　 to give back,”Moody says．”If I teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow．”

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　　The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps．She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 　　1　　 the seats, settled in one of them．

　　It had been a year since Susan became blind．As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of 　　2　　．Susan's husband Mark watched her 　　3　　 into hopelessness and he was 　　4　　 to use every possible means to help his wife．

　　Finally, Susan felt ready to 　　5　　 to her job, but how would she get there?She used to take the bus, but she was now too 　　6　　 to get around the city by herself．Mark 　　7　　 to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening 　　8　　 she could manage it by herself．

　　For two weeks, Mark 　　9　　 Susan to and from work each day．He taught her how to rely on her other 　　10　　, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 　　11　　．

　　At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip 　　12　　．Monday morning arrived．Before she left, she hugged her husband 　　13　　, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude(感激)．She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 　　14　　 ways．Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement 　　15　　 Susan．She was doing it!

　　On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work 　　16　　．As she was getting off the bus, the driver Said, "Miss, I sure 　　17　　 you．" Curious, Susan asked the driver 　　18　　．

　　"You know, every morning for the 　　19　　 week, a fine-looking gentleman a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely," the bus driver said．

　　Tears of happiness poured down Susan' s cheeks．She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than 　　20　　．That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness．