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My“Daddy on Campus”

　　It was my first day of high school, and I was late．My next class, Spanish, scared me．I just could not speak that 　　1　　．As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom．

　　At the door, a hand reached out and 　　2　　 mine firmly．I looked up．A man with large glasses smiled．He 　　3　　 himself as Profe, which means teacher in Spanish．　　4　　, his warm smile and 　　5　　 words eased my fears．That year, I 　　6　　 his classes a great deal because I learned 　　7　　 just Spanish．

　　I admit I only speak a little Spanish．　　8　　 I try to live out the life lessons I learned from Profe．

　　Every day Profe stood 　　9　　 his classroom before and after class to give his“hand hug”．After school his room was always filled with students and he would 　　10　　 to and chat with them－　　11　　 those not in his class．He taught me that every person is 　　12　　 your time．

　　One time, I was rejected(排挤)by my friends, Profe told me,“Lindita, life gives you 　　13　　．But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels．”Therefore, I learned to look at my troubles 　　14　　 and not to fear any difficulty．

　　In my senior year, I 　　15　　 president of one of the school’s clubs, so I was very 　　16　　．Many times I didn’t even have time to buy lunch．He served me by giving me his food as well as advice．He 　　17　　 out what he taught us to do：　　18　　 others．

　　The author William Arther Ward 　　19　　：“The mediocre(平庸的)teacher tells．The good teacher explains．The superior teacher demonstrates．The great teacher 　　20　　．”Thank you Profe, for inspiring me．

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　　My husband Val and I had not been getting along well lately．We didn’t argue, but we hardly 　　1　　．I knew that one 　　2　　 was that I often scold him．Unfortunately, I looked only at his faults and forgot to notice how 　　3　　 he had done in everything．

　　I really didn’t want to be 　　4　　 talking too much, but it almost seemed as if I could not 　　5　　．However, I made up my mind to 　　6　　．Could I?

　　I decided to try．Each day I would find one thing I liked in 　　7　　 and mentioned it to him．The first day, again, appeared the greatest problem．I noticed 　　8　　 things I didn’t like about Val．Why did he leave his books everywhere in his study instead of putting them 　　9　　?How could he wear that 　　10　　 shirt again?And I had a difficult time 　　11　　 with anything good I could mention．

　　I thought and thought．　　12　　 he was good sometimes．When something needed repair around the house, Val 　　13　　 until he discovered what was wrong．

　　　　14　　, I told Val I was glad he was patient with my faults and said 　　15　　 about the way I often scold him．He smiled a small, weak smile that made me 　　16　　,“Maybe this isn’t going to work．”I said to myself．But as three weeks continued, finding something good about my husband came 　　17　　．He deals honestly with everyone; he treats our children with 　　18　　．Why had I seen so many unpleasant things?

　　By the end of the 21 days, I couldn’t believe how easy 　　19　　 had become to praise Val．And Val did seem 　　20　　．In fact, he mentioned that I seemed to have changed a lot．

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　　Sometimes people call each other“scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression?When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood－stream．

　　Although the cat doesn’t 　　1　　 this, its body is getting ready for action．

　　If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things．It will 　　2　　 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can．

　　　　3　　, When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies go through many 　　4　　 changes．Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense．All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react．We, too, get ready to defend ourselves 　　5　　 run．

　　Human beings, 　　6　　, have a problem that animals never face．If we give way to our feelings and let them 　　7　　, we can get into trouble．Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later?Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then 　　8　　 later you had kept your mouth shut?It isn’t always 　　9　　 to express your feelings freely．

　　Does this mean that it’s smarter always to 　　10　　 our feelings?No!If you 　　11　　 feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays 　　12　　．Physical illnesses can develop．It can actually be 　　13　　 for your health．

　　You can try to treat emotions 　　17　　 they were bananas in the cupboard．You can hide them and you can 　　18　　 they don’t exist, but they’ll still be 　　19　　．And at last you’ll have to 　　20　　 them, just like those bananas．

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　　Growing up on a remote Michigan farm, Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, knew little of farming．Like most pioneer farmers, his father, William, hoped that his eldest son would 　　1　　 him on the farm, enable it to expand, and eventually take it 　　2　　．But Henry proved a 　　3　　．He hated farm work and did everything he could to 　　4　　 it．It was not that he was lazy．　　5　　 from it!Give him a mechanical job to do, from mending a gate to sharpening tools, 　　6　　 he would set to work eagerly．It was the daily life of the farm, with its dull tasks, 　　7　　 upset him．

　　Henry was excited by the development in technology that could 　　8　　 farmers like his father from wasteful and 　　9　　 labor．But these developments, in Henry’s boyhood, had touched farming 　　10　　 at all and farmers went on doing things in the way they had always done．So Henry 　　11　　 his attention elsewhere．When he was twelve, he became 　　12　　 in clocks and watches．Soon he was repairing them for friends, working at a bench he built in his bedroom．

　　In 1876, Henry suffered a serious 　　13　　．His mother died in childbirth．　　14　　 was no reason for him to stay on the farm, and he 　　15　　 to get away as soon as he could．Three years later, he took a job as a mechanic in Detroit．　　16　　 this time steam engines had joined clocks and watches as objects of Henry’s fascination．Making and installing them was the business of the Detroit workshop that he joined at the age of sixteen．

　　A chance meeting with an old-work 　　17　　 a job for Henry as an engineer at the Edison Detroit Electricity Company．When he quickly learned the ropes of his new job, his interest in fuel engines had come to control his life．

　　Henry learned 　　18　　 a slow, pains taking business it was to build an engine by hand．Every piece of every part had to be made individually, checked and rechecked, and tested．　　19　　 the burden, he joined forces with another mechanic, Jim Bishop．Even so．it was two years 　　20　　 they succeeded in building a working car．Henry called it“Quadricycle．”(四轮驱动脚踏车)

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　　The day just before Father’s Day, Mrs Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers．She 　　1　　 paper and pieces of cloth in shape of ties．

　　Elizabeth frowned(皱眉)at the tie-shaped cloth．Then she began to cut the cloth into a 　　2　　 shape．When Elizabeth finally finished and looked at the blackboard, she saw something else：“Anyone who doesn’t have a father could make a card for a grandfather or uncle．”She didn’t 　　3　　 when Mrs Berry wrote these words．She felt the face grow red－she was going to make her 　　4　　 upset．

　　As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried 　　5　　 her card with her hand, but Mrs Berry gently lifted it．Elizabeth sat still, waiting to be scolded, but when she looked up she saw 　　6　　 in Mrs Berry’s eyes．

　　“I am sorry．I’ll make another card and bring it tomorrow．I 　　7　　,”Elizabeth said．

　　“What are you talking about?”asked Mrs Berry．

　　“My Father’s Day card．I didn’t do it 　　8　　．”

　　“Elizabeth, that was the best card in the whole class．It was so sweet that is made me cry．”

　　On the front of the card was the piece of cloth 　　9　　 to look like a bow in her mother’s hair．Inside the card she had written：

　　Dear Mon,

　　I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a 　　10　　．I want to thank you and wish you a happy Father’s Day!

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　　I am always eager to do experiments, especially chemistry ones．It’s 　　1　　 to work with test tubes and beakers , even though sometimes my efforts end in failure．Experiments were fun for me 　　2　　 a recent accident．

　　The accident happened when I was heating a big test tube with an alcohol burner , chatting to my partner．All of a sudden, the tube cracked．Even though I jumped from my seat when I heard the crack, the hair on my forehead was burnt as I was leaning too close to the test tube．

　　 　　3　　 I had no time to be sad about my hair：the liquid in the test tube poured onto the table and caught fire．I’d never 　　4　　 anything so bad! My mind went blank for a moment．Then I quickly covered the fire with a damp cloth to put it out．

　　The teacher told me that the test tube broke in half at the bottom because we didn’t dry it properly before 　　5　　 it．

　　We calmed down and did the experiment, again．But our hearts were still 　　6　　 rapidly even after we walked out of the lab．

　　But my bad luck didn’t end there! Since all our 　　7　　 was focused on the flames while we were in the lab, I didn’t see the liquid falling onto my trousers．

　　During the following class, I felt a pain in my leg．Soon it became more and mere painful and I touched the area with my fingers, 　　8　　 to make things better．But to my great 　　9　　, the material of my trousers turned into powder!“Vitriol!!!The terrible word came into my mind．I rushed out right away to wash and examine my poor skin．”　　10　　, it was not a serious injury．

　　After changing my trousers I thought it’s very important to have a serious attitude in chemistry class．Doing scientific experiments as a learner is no laughing matter．

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　　He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed．Since then, he has had to 　　1　　 on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years．Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do 　　2　　 else．As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often 　　3　　．Finally, his younger brother went away and lived 　　4　　, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do．

　　　　5　　, a misfortune befell(降临)a girl．One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, 　　6　　 in a fire which took her hands away．Having decidedly 　　7　　 her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly 　　8　　．At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant．“I am lucky．Though my 　　9　　 are broken, my heart can still fly．”she wrote in her blog．

　　One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n)　　10　　 programme．The boy told the television hostess about his 　　11　　 future, whereas the girl was full of 　　12　　 for her life．They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their 　　13　　．The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms．The girl: Broken wings, flying heart．

　　They had both gone through the same ordeal(痛苦经历), but their different 　　14　　 determined the nature of their lives．As seems the case, 　　15　　 disasters can strike our life at any time．How you handle the 　　16　　 when faced with it is the true 　　17　　 of your character．If you choose to 　　18　　 or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go．But if you decide to be strong, the 　　19　　 will turn out to be a fortune on which new 　　20　　 will arise．

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　　Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer．But her writing 　　1　　 was something she picked up by herself．After her first 　　2　　, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM．　　3　　, writing stories was simply a 　　4　　 interest．Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商)．

　　　　5　　, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long 　　6　　 and paid Tracy a ＄50,000 advance．“A pretty money,”said the publisher,“for 　　7　　 writer．”

　　　　8　　 Tracy’s characters are interesting, her stories sometimes 　　9　　 readers uneasy：those about the supernatural．“My mother believed I could 　　10　　 the afterlife world,”she told a close friend．“She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago．”

　　“Can I?I don’t think I can,”Tracy said with a laugh．“But l do have 　　11　　 when things come to me 　　12　　．”Once, she was wondering how to complete a 　　13　　 set in ancient China．　　14　　 the doorbell rang．It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese 　　15　　．It came without her having 　　16　　 it．

　　Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained 　　17　　 by her fame．She lives in the same 　　18　　 she lived 27 years ago－although in a more comfortable home．There’s more room for 　　19　　 in her life-and it wasn’t just 　　20　　．

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　　Sometimes, you feel as if you’re on top of the world and all the questions on your math test might seem 　　1　　．But at times you feel horrible, and you 　　2　　 things and you cannot focus on your schoolwork．

　　For more than 20 years, scientists have 　　3　　 that high self-respect is the key to success．Kids who feel good about themselves, said scientists, do 　　4　　 school and have fewer emotional and behavioural problems than kids who have a low 　　5　　 of themselves．

　　Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-respect may not be 　　6　　．In some cases, having high self-respect can 　　7　　 bad results if it makes you 　　8　　 likeable or more upset when you fail at something．

　　“　　9　　 about self-respect,”says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist at the University of Michigan, US．“It’s not the 　　10　　 thing．”Crocker’s advice may sound a bit strange 　　11　　 it is good to feel good about yourself．

　　　　12　　 show that people with high self-respect are less likely to be depressed, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self-respect．But, after 　　13　　 about 18,000 studies on self-respect, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University, has found that building up your self-respect will not 　　14　　 make you a better person．

　　He 　　15　　 that violent and wicked people often have the highest self-respect of all．He also said,“　　16　　 no evidence that kids with high self-respect do better in school．”

　　Researchers say it is best to listen to and support other people．　　17　　 to create or build something．Find positive ways to contribute to society．　　18　　 you fail at something, try to learn from the 　　19　　．“The best therapy(药方)is to recognize your 　　20　　,”Vohs says．

　　“It’s OK to say, ‘I’m not so good at that,’ and then move on．”

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　The first attempt of even the most talented artists, musicians, and writers is seldom a masterpiece, If you consider your drafts as dress rehearsals(彩排), or tryouts, revising will seem a natural part of the writing 　　1　　．

　　What is the purpose of the dress rehearsals and the out-of-town previews that many Broadway shows go through?The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering, 　　2　　 revising．Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Phantom of the Opera underwent such a process．

　　When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a funny, exciting production．However, when Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a moving psychological love story set to music．The musical had．　　3　　 several revisions due, in part, to problems with costuming and makeup(戏服和化妆)．For instance, Lloyd Webber 　　4　　 some of the music because the Phantom's makeup prevented the actor from singing certain sounds．

　　When you revise, you change aspects of your work in 　　5　　 to your evolving purpose, or to include 　　6　　 ideas or newly discovered information．

　　Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment．　　7　　, it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way．Even your decision to 　　8　　 topics while prewriting is a type of revising．However．don't make the mistake of skipping the revision stage that follows 　　9　　．Always make time to become your own 　　10　　 and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak．Reviewing your work in this way can give you 　　11　　 new ideas．

　　Revising involves 　　12　　 the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more clearly, and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present．When you revise, ask yourself the following questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing：Is my main idea or purpose 　　13　　 throughout my draft?Do I ever lose sight of my purpose?Have I given my readers all of the 　　14　　 that is, facts, opinions, inferences－that they need in order to understand my main idea?Finally, have I included too many 　　15　　 details that may confuse readers?