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　　Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 　　1　　．”

　　Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 　　2　　, but consider the sky and the sea．　　3　　 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 　　4　　．”

　　Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 　　5　　 into the world．”

　　Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 　　6　　, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 　　7　　, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 　　8　　 to any of you．”

　　Red could stand it 　　9　　 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 　　10　　 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”

　　Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．

　　The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 　　11　　．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 　　12　　．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 　　13　　, drawing close to one another for comfort．

　　In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 　　14　　yourselves, each trying to dominate　　15　　．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 　　16　　?Join hands with 　　17　　 and come to me．”

　　Doing as they were told, the colors 　　18　　 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 　　19　　 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 　　20　　 one another．

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　　The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn't seen for many years．I couldn't believe the change in him．In fact, he didn't even seem like the 　　1　　 person．

　　When I first knew Bill, back in 　　2　　, he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑)people I had ever 　　3　　．He was always ready to have a party．He thought 　　4　　 of going out for beer at three o'clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old 　　5　　 he really liked．Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 　　6　　 was never dull when he was 　　7　　．With him there was one wild 　　8　　 after another．Sometimes I wonder how we 　　9　　 to study for our exams．

　　Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel．　　10　　, I wasn't even sure it was 　　11　　．Was this short－haired businessman really the same person?I wasn't really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill．Now he works for a bank．He 　　12　　 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house．How he had changed!Back when we were in college, the 　　13　　 thing Bill cared about was possessions．Now they seemed to be his main 　　14　　．Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never 　　15　　 Bill changing so much．My image of him 　　16　　 the one I had formed 　　17　　 the time when we were college students together．

　　I suppose it's 　　18　　 to expect people to remain the same, especially 　　19　　 I have changed so much myself．But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill．Maybe he 　　20　　 the same way about me．

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　　My father and I were very close．I loved pleasing him, and he was always 　　1　　 of my success．If I 　　2　　 a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the 　　3　　．Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I'd call my father 　　4　　 and he'd rush out to tell all his 　　5　　．In 1970, when I was 　　6　　 as president of the Ford Motor Company, I don't know 　　7　　 of us was more excited．

　　Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their 　　8　　 and their love not only at home, but also in public．Most of my friends would 　　9　　 hug their fathers．But I hugged and kissed my dad at every 　　10　　－nothing could have felt more 　　11　　．

　　He was a(n)　　12　　 man who was always trying new things．He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle．　　13　　, my father and his motorcycle didn't 　　14　　 too well．He fell off it so often that he 　　15　　 it just a month after buying it．As a result, he never again 　　16　　 any vehicle with less than four wheels．

　　Because of that motorcycle, I wasn't 　　17　　 to have a bicycle when I was growing up．Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to 　　18　　 one from a friend．However, my father let me drive a car as soon as I 　　19　　 sixteen．

　　My father and I loved and 　　20　　 each other．We were close to each other all the time．

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　　The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets．About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading 　　1　　 to the sea．

　　“Hey, look!”exclaimed Rahim．“Those two men are 　　2　　 heavy rocks．I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological 　　3　　．”

　　“You don't 　　4　　 a crane(起重机)to unload less than a dozen rocks, do you?”smiled Joshua．“But those men don't 　　5　　 to have muscles at all,”said Michael, rather surprised．Joshua smiled．

　　“They are 　　6　　 laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they 　　7　　．See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his 　　8　　．Some of the rock's weight is set 　　9　　 his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand．His body isn't bent．His legs are well 　　10　　．”

　　“You're right, Josh．He may have a small build．　　11　　 he certainly well knows his job．Dear me!And to think we have been studying 　　12　　!”Rahim thought about all that was happening．Suddenly, he said,“Technology won't 　　13　　 the human being completely, it appears．”

　　“I don't think it will．”　　14　　 Joshua．“You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you 　　15　　 use that equipment to harvest tea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”

　　“You can get a computer to 　　16　　 multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce of assess essays, can you?”asked Michael．

　　“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as 　　17　　 as ever－that's domestic technology for you!”said Rahim．

　　“One day, perhaps, there won't be anybody 　　18　　 who can carry a large rock the way those men do．It's not going to be a very 　　19　　 world, I'm afraid．”Sighed Michael．

　　“You're too much of a pessimist(悲观主义者), Mike．”Said Joshua．“　　20　　 will always be other things that will make the world exciting．”

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　　Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home．　　1　　 excited, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily．And even little Alax 　　2　　 from time to time．The family were 　　3　　 from trip．

　　But about three hours later things began to 　　4　　．It was starting to snow．Alvin sped up the car, 　　5　　 to arrive home before dark．But it was too dangerous to drive fast now．Because it was snowing more and more heavily．So Alvin had to 　　6　　 down．The snow on the 　　7　　 was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to 　　8　　 on it．Their car slipped(滑落)off the way and got stuck in the deep snow 　　9　　 the engine refused to start again．

　　“The snow doesn't seem to 　　10　　．Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?”Alvin asked．Clare said she 　　11　　 to walk．So they got out of the car with their son and began walking．But 　　12　　 was to come．Soon they lost their 　　13　　 and had to walk aimlessly on and on．

　　Night came．They were not afraid of the dark．But they were 　　14　　 that poor Alax would die of cold．However, their faith to keep Alax 　　15　　 made them filled with courage, warmth and strength．They 　　16　　 and rested in turn and then continued their walk．They had countless falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their 　　17　　 again．

　　One, two, three,…seven days passed．On the eighth day, 　　18　　 at last came from Alvin's parents, the police and local people．But the young 　　19　　 had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frost-bites(冻伤)．Fortunately, there was 　　20　　 seriously wrong with little Alax．

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　　I was sleeping for over a week after a traffic accident．The only sounds that could be heard were coming from the machines that were 　　1　　 me alive．

　　All my family members were 　　2　　 ways to wake me up from my silence．

　　Greg, my brother－in－law, 　　3　　 to take some of my songs I had recently recorded to a local radio station, 　　4　　 he explained about my illness．He told them he was 　　5　　 I could hear what was going on around me and that he knew having my own songs 　　6　　 on the radio had been a huge dream of mine．This would definitely 　　7　　 me and do more than any medicine or machine could．

　　The radio station agreed to help and gave him a specific date and time 　　8　　he could have a radio“　　9　　”at my hospital bed．Greg's decision had filled everyone with 　　10　　 and now the moment arrived．Nervous from expectation, all my family members 　　11　　 hands and watched over me hoping for a 　　12　　．

　　The DJ made a pre－song announcement about my 　　13　　 to the general audience, and then spoke directly to me．

　　“Shelly, this is for you．I want you to really listen now．This is not just 　　14　　 song we're playing, but your family's song of hope．All of us at KKDJ wish you a speedy 　　15　　．”

　　Everyone in the room held their breath and watched 　　16　　 as the music began．Later they all witnessed the tears 　　17　　 down my pale cheeks．Though still not awake, it was obvious I heard my song．

　　Just a few days later, hope turned into 　　18　　．I did in fact awake．Though not 　　19　　 unscathed(未受伤的), I did not suffer from the disabilities that had been predicted．

　　Hope is the part of us that makes us pick up the pieces and try again．　　20　　 hope where would we be?

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　　I was eight years old then．Looking 　　1　　 I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just 　　2　　．We shook their hands and said,“Good game!”

　　It is 　　3　　 to do that when you win!When you lose, you have a tendency(倾向)to slap(拍)the hand－instead of shaking it－and 　　4　　 the ground instead of the eyes．This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too．

　　A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games!And we thought it was 　　5　　．But during the“Good game”handshake after each 　　6　　, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands．I couldn't look my opponents(对手)in the eyes and congratulate them on a good 　　7　　 when I was eight．Somehow I took the loss as a 　　8　　 on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped; 　　9　　－I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents' hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake．I was wrong to do this．I'm happy today as a(n)　　10　　 that I have learned this 　　11　　：There is something to be said for losing well．

　　　　12　　 it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can 　　13　　 a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat．The person who deals with defeat as an 　　14　　 blow is not allowing the event to define(定义)him, while someone who cannot 　　15　　 defeat is allowing the event to 　　16　　 his self-worth．In my opinion, when you 　　17　　 in something－though it may be 　　18　　－look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a 　　19　　 way as you say,“Good game!”　　20　　 to allow the event to define your life．You might find yourself winning the next game．

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　　When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a“wolf”．But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness?

　　Have you read the book The Wolf Totem(狼图腾)by a famous writer Jiang Rong which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings?Have you ever 　　1　　 the wolves' world?If you had, you would 　　2　　 the wolves．

　　In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland．They know more about 　　3　　 than humans．They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers．They also know how to 　　4　　 full use of the shape of land to 　　5　　 sheep．I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 　　6　　 experts good at fighting．

　　The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 　　7　　．Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul．A 　　8　　 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 　　9　　 nothing．All the wolves obey the rules．　　10　　 they are defeated, they run away together．It is their teamwork 　　11　　 makes wolves powerful．

　　The wolves also have great self-respect and won't 　　12　　 to anyone．The writer, who wrote the book The Wolf Totem, 　　13　　 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully．To his 　　14　　, he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 　　15　　 wolves．He bit through the iron chain that limited him．The wolf was 　　16　　 and he never gave in, fighting 　　17　　 his death．The little wolf died as a glorious fighter．

　　I was shocked by this kind of 　　18　　：wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth．I want everyone to look at wolves in a 　　19　　 way．They are our teachers．They show us how to survive and 　　20　　 in this not simple and dangerous world．Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

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　　The 28-year-old had spent six years working nights while she gained her university degree during the day．When she finally 　　1　　, she had her eye on a teaching 　　2　　 at a nearby primary school．With the help of her friends, she had 　　3　　 with the Head．

　　“I noticed a tiny 　　4　　 in one of my stockings earlier．”she recalled．“I thought about 　　5　　 them, but I knew I'd be 　　6　　 if I did．And by the time I got to the interview, it was bigger．I walked in apologizing for not looking my best．”The would-be teacher didn't 　　7　　 the job．In fact her friends told her that the Head's only comment was,“If someone doesn't take the time to 　　8　　 her best image at an interview, what kind of 　　9　　 is she going to be?”

　　In job-hunting, personal 　　10　　 is very important．After all, you're selling a product－　　11　　－to an employer．When going to a job interview, always brush your hair tidily, polish your shoes and above all, 　　12　　 yourself properly．It will give you a competitive 　　13　　 and a positive first 　　14　　．The above idea was also suggested in a best-seller for jobseekers named Dress for Success．

　　First impressions are 　　15　　 ones．In other words, if you're viewed positively within the critical first four 　　16　　, the person you've met will 　　17　　 feel everything you do is positive．Leave the interviewer a bad impression, and often he will guess you have a lot of other 　　18　　 characters．In a word, he may not take the time to give you a second 　　19　　．Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about 　　20　　 will care about their jobs．

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　　A 　　1　　 thing happened 　　2　　 me last Sunday．It was such a beautiful day 　　3　　 I drove to go for a look in the country．

　　On the way back home, my 　　4　　 stopped．It was out of gas on a 　　5　　 road far from a town!I decided to walk 　　6　　 I found someone who could sell some gas．I had walked almost a mile 　　7　　 I finally found a house near the 　　8　　．I was glad to see it because it was getting dark．

　　I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair 　　9　　 She said,“I've been 　　10　　 for you here for a long time．Come in．　　11　　 is almost ready．”

　　“But I only came for some gas,”I answered．I couldn't 　　12　　 what she was talking about．

　　“Oh, Alfred!Gas?You 　　13　　 tea,”said she．

　　I quickly 　　14　　 that my car was out of 　　15　　, but she didn't seem to listen to me．She just kept 　　16　　 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 　　17　　 she had seen me．She was acting very strangely and I was 　　18　　 to leave．As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could．

　　Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed．When I told the man about my 　　19　　, he said,“Oh, that's Miss Emily．She lives by herself in that big house．She's strange, but she wouldn't 　　20　　 anybody．She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago．The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war．”