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　　(1)My father was an ill-humored man．I knew he loved me and his love was deep．He just didn't know how to 　　1　　 it．

　　One evening we went out for a night on the town．We were sitting in an elegant restaurant that had a small but lively 　　2　　．When it played a familiar waltz tune I decided to 　　3　　 him for a dance．

　　“Dad, you know I've never 　　4　　 with you before．I begged you but you 　　5　　 wanted to．How about right now?”

　　I waited for the 　　6　　 refusal．But instead, he considered thoughtfully and then said,“Let's hit the floor and I'll 　　7　　 you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make．”

　　My father took me in his 　　8　　 and I felt overcome by emotion．

　　As we danced I looked up at my father carefully but he 　　9　　 my eyes．

　　“Dad,”I finally 　　10　　, tears in my eyes,“Why is it so hard for you to look at me?”At last his eyes dropped to my face．“　　11　　 I love you so much．”he whispered back．I was struck dumb by his 　　12　　．It wasn't what I had thought．But it was of course exactly what I needed to 　　13　　．I had always known that he loved me．I just hadn't understood that his vast emotion had 　　14　　 him and made him silent．“I love you too, Dad!”I whispered back softly．He stumbled(结结巴巴地说)over the next few words：“I'm sorry that I'm not open．It's 　　15　　 for me, but just remember how much I love you．”

　　When the dance ended I excused myself to the ladies' room and during my absence 　　16　　 changed．

　　When I came back, Dad sat in his chair 　　17　　 his body leaning forward, very pale．Everything was really too late．He was 　　18　　．

　　That night all I saw was his leaning body and pale face．But it's a totally different scene that I 　　19　　 now．I remember him saying“I love you”and my saying it back．The three words 　　20　　 on forever long after we are gone．

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　　Chinese President Hu Jintao met Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Saturday in Moscow 　　1　　 views on the development of the strategic relations of cooperation and partnership between China and Russia．President Hu is in Moscow for celebrations marking the 65^th 　　2　　 of the victory of the Great Patriotic War over Nazi Germany．

　　In recent years, China and Russia 　　3　　 their strategic relations of cooperation and partnership 　　4　　 enhanced mutual political trust and 　　5　　 cooperation in all sectors．

　　The two countries 　　6　　 have had close interaction and coordination in 　　7　　 international and regional affairs．

　　Last year, the Chinese-Russian strategic 　　8　　 of cooperation and partnership made important headway with activities 　　9　　 the 60th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties and the "Year of 　　10　　 Russian Language" in China．

　　　　11　　 the beginning of this year, the partnership has maintained comprehensive and 　　12　　 growth 　　13　　 a high level．

　　President Hu's participation in the celebrations 　　14　　 a major event in China-Russia relations and symbolizes the spirit of bilateral(双边的)strategic cooperation, 　　15　　 China's Assistant Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping at a press briefing Wednesday．"We believe Hu's visit will boost China-Russia strategic trust for 　　16　　 development of the bilateral strategic relations of cooperation and partnership," he said．This is 　　17　　 time President Hu 　　18　　 Russia's Victory Day celebrations．　　19　　 May 2005, President Hu attended in Moscow ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War．Five years 　　20　　 since that time．

　　One day I took a bus with my girlfriend．It was so 　　1　　 that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was 　　2　　 for her．

　　Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying,“Hi, where are you going?”I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to 　　3　　 her．Clearly she had taken me 　　4　　 somebody else．I returned her greeting with politeness, 　　5　　 to give explanation to my girl later．

　　Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girl 　　6　　 her eyes and found she was pretty．She asked jealously,“Who's she?”The pretty girl, quite 　　7　　 of the situation, spoke out first,“Hi, let me 　　8　　 myself．I' m Nancy, used to be 　　9　　．Very glad to meet you．”She behaved very 　　10　　．

　　But I was 　　11　　 to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors．I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend 　　12　　 the pretty girl again turned to me,“Will you give me your cell phone number so that we 　　13　　 keep contacts(联系)later?”I had to submit to her 　　14　　．

　　Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop．

　　A minute later I got a short 　　15　　 on my phone－from a stranger．My girlfriend 　　16　　 my phone and read the note．It was from the girl, who said,“Just now, two thieves tried to 　　17　　 your pocket．I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention．I should have left at the 　　18　　 stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also 　　19　　 to leave at the same stop．Because of the 　　20　　 I delayed my departure．Now you' ll understand all I have done to you．Wish you luck．”ks5u．com

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　　I've always loved pigeons(鸽子)．Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and started 　　1　　 them myself．They cost a lot of money and so it spoiled our 　　2　　 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I 　　3　　 carried on．I learned so much about them that I could 　　4　　 a good racer anywhere and I bought beauties．My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of 　　5　　．

　　You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 　　6　　 big prizes．

　　My wife had been changing her 　　7　　 to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway．She was quite 　　8　　 of all prizes we'd won．Then there was a lot of travelling, which she liked．You see, someone has to take the pigeons a 　　9　　 way off and release(释放)them．Some of the 　　10　　 were really nice．I never travelled．I used to like to wait at home and see them come in．They got the wonderful sense of 　　11　　, which could bring them back home so quickly．They'd flown hundreds of miles sometimes 　　12　　 storms or against strong winds．And there they'd come, tiny white birds against the great 　　13　　．Then I'd watch them 　　14　　 round and come down onto the landing shelf, I'd look at my watch and think, “ My goodness, that's a good 　　15　　．” And I'd take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to 　　16　　 what time he'd arrive．Then my wife would 　　17　　 up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we'd win 　　18　　．

　　However, last year we had a 　　19　　!One of them got some sort of flu and died; then they all 　　20　　．It was terrible; I had to burn them all．We lost a fortune, of course．

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　　When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village．One day, on the road, I found the 　　1　　 pieces of a mirror．There was a terrible motorcycle accident．

　　I tried to find all the pieces and put them 　　2　　, but it was impossible, so I kept only the 　　3　　 piece and I made it round I could to 　　4　　 with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the 　　5　　 that it could reflect(反射)light to dark places where the sun would never shine－in 　　6　　 holes and some other dark places．It became a 　　7　　 for me to get light into the darkest places I could find．

　　I 　　8　　 the little mirror, and, as I 　　9　　 up, I would take it out when I had nothing to　do and 　　10　　 the game, As I became a 　　11　　, I grew to understand that this was not 　　12　　 a child's game but a metaphor(象征)for what I might do with my life．I came to 　　13　　 that I am not the light or the source(来源)of light．But light－truth, understanding, knowledge－is 　　14　　, and it will shine in many dark places 　　15　　 I reflect it．

　　I am just a single piece of a mirror whose 　　16　　 design and shape I do not know．　　17　　, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world－into the black places in the 　　18　　 of men－and change some things 　　19　　 some people．Perhaps others may see and do the same．This is what I am about．This is the 　　20　　 of my life．

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　　It' s six o' clock on a cold Saturday morning．Liu Zifan reluctantly gets out of the warm bed．

　　"I wish I could sleep 　　1　　 more," says Liu．

　　The 12-year-old seventh grader from Beijing Guangqumen 　　2　　 School must take an-hour-ride to get to the school for the 　　3　　 curriculums that occupy her whole Saturday morning．　　4　　 Sunday afternoon, she has music lessons from 3 p. m．to 7 p. m．

　　During weekdays, Liu has to get up around five in the morning, and 　　5　　 home by six．

　　"My teacher 　　6　　 us to eat an apple in the morning so that we won' t feel 　　7　　", she says．

　　In primary school, Liu 　　8　　 taking the New Concept English class every Saturday morning, and Chinese, English and Olympic maths classes in the afternoon．On Sunday morning, she had to do 　　9　　 at home．In the afternoon, she took Cambridge English class．

　　"I didn't have time to rest, 　　10　　 on Friday night," Liu recalls．

　　The family has a monthly 　　11　　 of about 1,700 yuan．Liu Zifan' s 　　12　　 classes cost 2, 000 yuan each term．

　　"I think it' s 　　13　　 the money," Liu' s father says．" We do everything we can to provide her with good education, 　　14　　 she will get a good job in the future．"

　　Chinese children face 　　15　　 pressures on study．Some parents make their children study 　　16　　 First graders start to take classes for second graders, and so on, therefore they can get an 　　17　　 in exams．Most Chinese 　　18　　 believe high academic credentials(成绩)mean a better school, a brighter future．So they 　　19　　 their children to extracurricular classes like music, English and maths to develop a special 　　20　　, which later might be a stepping stone to a good school．

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　　At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop．I thought the job would be easy and stress-free．I 　　1　　 myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnut(炸面包圈), and becoming friends with 　　2　　 customers．

　　But I wasn't 　　3　　 the people with enormous orders, the women who 　　4　　 that the coffee was much too creamy(全乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees 　　5　　 again and again until they reached perfection．I couldn't seem to 　　6　　 anyone．

　　One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking 　　7　　．He said he felt like getting in bed,pulling the 　　8　　 up over his head, and staying there for a few years．I knew exactly how he felt．

　　　　9　　 he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee．He was 　　10　　, since he hadn't ordered anything but coffee, I had given him his favorite type of doughnut．

“It's 　　11　　 me,”I told him．“have a nice day．”

　　He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the 　　12　　．

　　The next day, it was still raining．I 　　13　　 my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their 　　14　　．I was completely wet and freezing cold．　　15　　, no one was tipping that day．Every time I looked into our 　　16　　 tip jar, I grew more depressed．

　　In the evening, the customer fromm the day before drove up to the window．He handed me a pink rose and a 　　17　　．He said that not many people took time to 　　18　　 others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world．With a friendly wave, he drove away．I ran to the back of the shop and read the note．It read：

　　Christine,

　　Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It's so nice to meet someone who's genuinely(真诚地)nice．Please don ' t change your 　　19　　!Have a great day!——Hank

　　After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness．Then I would smile, hold my head up high, 　　20　　 my throat and ask politely, "How can I help you?"

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　　I grew up in San Pedro．My Dad was a fisherman．It was hard to make a living on the sea．He worked hard and would stay out 　　1　　 he caught enough to feed the family．No just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad．When the weather was bad he would 　　2　　 me to school．He had this old truck that he used in his fishing 　　3　　．Older than it was, that truck, out of 　　4　　, coughed all the way with loud noise and heavy smoke．As he would drive, I would fall down into the seat hoping to 　　5　　．He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and 　　6　　．Then he would lean over to give me a big kiss and tell me to be 　　7　　．It was so 　　8　　 for me now．Here, I was 12 years old, and he would 　　9　　 me good-bye!

　　I remember 　　10　　 I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss．When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his 　　11　　 big smile．He started to lean toward me, but I put my 　　12　　 up and said, “No, Dad．”

　　It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this 　　13　　 look on his face．I said, “Dad, I'm too old for a goodbye kiss．I'm too old for any kind of kiss．” My father looked at me for the longest time．When 　　14　　 came into his eyes, he turned and 　　15　　．“You're right' he said, “You're a big boy…　　16　　．I won't kiss you anymore．” It wasn't long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back．It was a day when 　　17　　 of the ships stayed in, but not Dad．He had a big family to feed．

　　You don't know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…．To touch his rough old face…, to 　　18　　 the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck．I 　　19　　 I had been a man then．If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too 　　20　　 for a goodbye kiss．”

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　　Alice, my friend's daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school．Jane has 　　1　　 economic resources－her father has been dead for years and her mother works 　　2　　 a maid．Although her mother works very hard, she can 　　3　　 support the family．Jane is very bright and gifted at 　　4　　 and that's how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n)　　5　　 for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons．

　　Alice became friends with Jane and would 　　6　　 talk to her at lunch．She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids 　　7　　 her．

　　On her birthday last month, she 　　8　　 her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn't come．Alice wanted her to be 　　9　　 so much that she 　　10　　 on her coming．Eventually, the girl said,“I don't have any 　　11　　 clothes that I could wear at your birthday party．”After a brief pause, the girl remembered,“I have a 　　12　　 from my piano performance,”and asked,“Could I 　　13　　 a skirt from you?”

　　Alice was happy that her friend would be 　　14　　 to come and hurried home to ask her Mum 　　15　　 she could lend her friend one of her skirts．To her surprise, her Mum said,“No．”The daughter was very 　　16　　 and angrily said to her Mum,“　　17　　 I could, I would give my friend all my clothes．”The Mother didn't understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she's normally very well 　　18　　．

　　Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend's 　　19　　．Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said,“Yes．”She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her 　　20　　 with her．

　　So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto．真正的友谊追求的是给予，而不是索取；是帮助别人，而不是被人帮助；是为人服务，而不是被人服务。

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　　What would life be like without television?Would you spend more time 　　1　　, reading, or studying?Well, now it's your chance to turn off your TV and 　　2　　!TV-Turnoff Week is here．

　　The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 　　3　　 and participate in activities 　　4　　 drawing to biking．The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995．In the 　　5　　, only a few thousand people took part．Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 　　6　　 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries!This is the 11^th year in which 　　7　　 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 　　8　　．”

　　According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 　　9　　 in the US spend 　　10　　 time in front of the TV(about 1,023 hours per year)than they do in school(about 900 hours per year)．Too much TV 　　11　　 has made many kids grow fat．　　12　　, in 2001's TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 　　13　　 generation of youngsters in American history．This week is about saving lives．”

　　Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 　　14　　 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence．Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 　　15　　, part of a healthy lifestyle”．

　　“One of the great lessons of 　　16　　 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 　　17　　 I turn on the TV, I'm deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said．

　　TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 　　18　　．Recent US Census(人口普查)data 　　19　　 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time．That's 　　20　　 about 63 percent ten years ago．