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Only once a year, on his birthday, did Charlie Bucket ever get to taste a bit of chocolate(巧克力糖)．The whole family 　　1　　 up their money for that 　　2　　 occasion(时刻), and when the great day arrived, Charles was always 　　3　　 with one small chocolate bar(条)to eat 　　4　　．And each time he 　　5　　 it, on those wonderful birthday mornings, he would place it 　　6　　 in a small wooden box that he 　　7　　, and treasure it as though it were a bar of solid 　　8　　; and 　　9　　 the next few days, he would 　　10　　 himself only to look at it, but never to 　　11　　 it．Then at last, when he could 　　12　　 it no longer, he would peel(剥)back a tiny 　　13　　 of the paper wrapping at one corner to 　　14　　 a tiny bit of chocolate, and then he would take a tiny nibble(轻咬)－just enough to allow the lovely sweet taste to 　　15　　 out slowly over his 　　16　　．Then next day, he would take 　　17　　 tiny nibble, and so on, and so on．And 　　18　　 this way, Charlie would make his six－penny bar of birthday chocolate 　　19　　 him for more than a 　　20　　．

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　　Marty Dunn first saw Alexandra soon after she arrived in the United States and was put in an orphans' home．She was four years old but 　　1　　 no more than three．She was only half the usual weight 　　2　　 her age．Her upper jaw(上颚)developed 　　3　　, but the lower one froze her mouth shut．

　　Three months later, Alex was given an 　　4　　 on her jaw in a big 　　5　　 by Marty Dunn himself．The operation was quite a success．After nine 　　6　　 Alex had a functioning(可活动的)jaw．The next day the little girl was able to open her 　　7　　．It was really a wonder!For the first time ever, Alex 　　8　　．It lit up the room．

　　She had never 　　9　　 a word before．Now she began to learn to speak．She 　　10　　 knew Spanish．Before long, 　　11　　 words came out freely．

　　One day in late November 1986, more than two years 　　12　　 Alex had arrived at the 　　13　　, the family went to a nearby 　　14　　．After their meal, Mrs Dunn turned to the little girl．

　　“Alex,”she said,“you know we all 　　15　　 you．”We'd like you to become our 　　16　　 and to be called Alexandra Dunn．Would you like that?

　　Alex smiled happily．“Oh, yes, I want that!”Then she 　　17　　 Alexandra Dunn lawfully．

　　The day that Alex had been 　　18　　 for several years finally arrived in June the year before last．For the first time in her young life, Alex had a full set of 　　19　　．She looked at her parents and said,“I'm the 　　20　　 girl in the world!”

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　　A true apology is more than just acknowledgement(承认)of a mistake．It's recognition that something you've said or 　　1　　 has damaged a relationship-and that you 　　2　　 enough about that relationship to want it 　　3　　．

　　It's never 　　4　　 to acknowledge yon are in the wrong．Being human, we all need the art of apology．Look hack and think how 　　5　　 you've judged roughly(草率), said 　　6　　 things, pushed yourself 　　7　　 at the expense(在使某人受损的情况下)of a friend．Some deep thought in us know that when 　　8　　 a small mistake has been made, your 　　9　　 will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is 　　10　　．

　　I remember a doctor friend, 　　11　　 me about a man who came to him with 　　12　　 illnesses：headache, insomnia(失眠),stomachaches and so on．No physical 　　13　　 could be found．Finally the doctor said to the man,“　　14　　 you tell me what's on your conscience(良心), I can't help you．”

　　After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he 　　15　　 all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was 　　16　　 His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter．The old doctor made the man write to his brother making an 　　17　　 and enclosing(附寄)a 　　18　　．In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box．As the letter disappeared, the man 　　19　　 into team．“Thank you, doctor,”he said,“I think I'm all right now．”And he 　　20　　．

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Only once a year, on his birthday, did Charlie Bucket ever get to taste a bit of chocolate(巧克力糖)．The whole family 　　1　　 up their money for that 　　2　　 occasion(时刻), and when the great day arrived, Charles was always 　　3　　 with one small chocolate bar(条)to eat 　　4　　．And each time he 　　5　　 it, on those wonderful birthday mornings, he would place it 　　6　　 in a small wooden box that he 　　7　　, and treasure it as though it were a bar of solid 　　8　　; and 　　9　　 the next few days, he would 　　10　　 himself only to look at it, but never to 　　11　　 it．Then at last, when he could 　　12　　 it no longer, he would peel(剥)back a tiny 　　13　　 of the paper wrapping at one corner to 　　14　　 a tiny bit of chocolate, and then he would take a tiny nibble(轻咬)－just enough to allow the lovely sweet taste to 　　15　　 out slowly over his 　　16　　．Then next day, he would take 　　17　　 tiny nibble, and so on, and so on．And 　　18　　 this way, Charlie would make his six-penny bar of birthday chocolate 　　19　　 him for more than a 　　20　　．

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　　A mining(采矿的)engineer enjoyed flying very much．One day, he was flying his own plane over a lonely island when a 　　1　　 storm came, so he was 　　2　　 to make a forced landing．The plane was in good 　　3　　 but his legs and shoulder got 　　4　　 hurt．After getting out of the plane with great 　　5　　, he found nothing but high green hills 　　6　　 the place．He lay there expecting to die．

　　Soon, however, some men appeared from out of the forest．Though curious, they were not 　　7　　of him．He was then gently 　　8　　 to their village, where he was well treated．His 　　9　　 improved little by little and he became their 　　10　　．The place was 　　11　　 and pleasant and he was in 　　12　　 hurry to leave．

　　Several months later, he learned some of their language and 　　13　　 them some of his own．

　　One day, he discovered some sings of 　　14　　 mineral deposits(矿藏)in the soil．He decided to 　　15　　 to his country and set up a firm(公司)to mine the land．

　　It was not long 　　16　　 the peaceful land was taken over by strange men and machines．When there was 　　17　　left to mine, the firm 　　18　　 away．They had made a great deal of 　　19　　 for themselves, but the villagers' land was 　　20　　．Now it is impossible to grow crops there．

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　　I was shown into the waiting-room which, as I had expected, was full．Any waiting-room－especially a dentist's－is not the best place in the world to 　　1　　 an afternoon．No matter how hard a dentist(牙医)tries to make his waiting-room look 　　2　　, it always has an atmosphere of its own-the unpleasant smell and disordered(混乱的)　　3　　 in the room．

　This waiting-room was no exception．There were 　　4　　 pictures on the wall and the magazines on the table 　　5　　 like a great pile of waste paper．I took my 　　6　　 and decided to pass the time 　　7　　 the people around me．

　　A little man beside me was 　　8　　 the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously．It was 　　9　　 to understand what he was looking at, for 　　10　　 three minutes or so he would throw the magazine onto the 　　11　　, take another, and sink back into his chair．Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to 　　12　　 her son from making a 　　13　　．He had placed an ash-tray(烟灰缸)on the floor and was making plane-noises 　　14　　 he waved a pencil in his hands．The boy had clearly become uninterested in 　　15　　．Near him, and old man was fast asleep, and the boy's mother was 　　16　　 sooner or later her son would 　　17　　 the gentleman up．There was a deep silence in the room as the door opened and a nurse 　　18　　．The people looked 　　19　　 with hope in their eyes, then murmured something as the next luckly 　　20　　 was led out of the room．

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　　People do not analyze every problem they meet．Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 　　1　　 problem．They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people．Other times they begin to act without thinking；they try to find a solution by trial and error, 　　2　　, when all of these methods 　　3　　, the person with a problem has to start analyzing．There are six 　　4　　 in analyzing a problem．

　　First the person must recognize that there is a problem．For example, Sam's bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does．Sam must 　　5　　 that there is a problem with his bicycle．

　　Next the person must 　　6　　 the problem．Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work．For example, he must 　　7　　 the parts that are wrong．

　　Now the person must look for 　　8　　 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 　　9　　 solutions．For example, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes．At this time he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, 　　10　　 his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully．

　　After 　　11　　 the problem, the person should have 　　12　　 suggestions for a possible solution．Take Sam as an example 　　13　　, his suggestions might be：tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones．

　　In the end, one 　　14　　 seems to be the solution 　　15　　 the problem．Sometimes the final idea comes quite 　　16　　 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 　　17　　 way．Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖)stuck to a brake．He 　　18　　 hits on the solution to his problem：he must 　　19　　 the brake．

　　Finally the solution is 　　20　　．Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly．In short he has solved the problem．

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　　It was in my high school science class．I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on．

　　A 　　1　　 came．"Nice shirt," I smiled from ear to ear．Then another voice said, "That shirt belonged to my dad．Greg's mother works for my family．We were going to 　　2　　 that shirt away, but gave it to her 　　3　　．" I was speechless．I wanted to hide．

　　I 　　4　　 me shirt in the back of the closet and told my mom what had happened．She then dialed her 　　5　　, "I will no longer work for your family," she told him．That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's 　　6　　 was something greater．

　　The next morning she 　　7　　 with the personnel manager at the Board of Education．Ke told her that without a proper education she could not teach．So Mom decided to 　　8　　 a university．

　　After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager．He said, "You are 　　9　　 aren't you?I think I have a 　　10　　 for you as a teacher's assistant．This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 　　11　　 Mom accepted the opportunity very 　　12　　．

　　For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling 　　13　　．Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal 　　14　　 in her classroom．The principal said, "We have watched how you 　　15　　 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working 　　16　　 over the last five years．We are all in 　　17　　 that you should be the teacher of this class．"

　　My mom spent more than 20 years there．　　18　　 her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year．All of this came about because of the 　　19　　 comment made in my classroom that day．Mom showed me how to handle 　　20　　 situations and never give up．

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　　Once, a lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston and headed straight to Harvard University．They walked without an appointment into the outer 　　1　　 of the university president．But they were not 　　2　　 in by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 　　3　　 that the couple would finally become 　　4　　 and go away．But they didn't．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 　　5　　．

　　A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 　　6　　 face．The lady told him,“We had a son that 　　7　　 Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard, and he was 　　8　　 here．But about a year ago, unfortunately, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 　　9　　 a memorial to him, somewhere on campus．”

　　The president wasn't 　　10　　．Instead, he was shocked．“Madam,”he said,“we can't put up a statue for every person who ever studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this 　　11　　 would look like a cemetery(墓地),”“Oh, no,”the lady 　　12　　 quickly．“We don't want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 　　13　　 to Harvard．”The president rolled his eyes and 　　14　　 at the couple and then exclaimed,“A building!Do you have any 　　15　　 how much a building costs?We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．”For a moment the lady was silent．The president was 　　16　　, because he thought they could be got rid of at his words．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly,“Is that all it costs to start a 　　17　　?Why don't we just start our own?”Her husband nodded．　　18　　 their offer was turned down, Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 　　19　　, a memorial to their son who Harvard no longer 　　20　　 about．

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　　Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I'd got one．

　　I had seen an agency(中介机构)advertised in a local newspaper．I rushed out of the 　　1　　 in search of it．I was wildly excited, and as 　　2　　 as if I were going on the stage．Finding the 　　3　　 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said“Enter without knocking, if you please．”

　　The simple atmosphere of the office 　　4　　 me．The woman looked carefully at me 　　5　　 through her glasses, and then 　　6　　 me in a low voice．I answered softly．All of a sudden I started to feel rather 　　7　　 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 　　8　　 I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 　　9　　 to get a job without 　　10　　 I wondered whether I ought to leave, 　　11　　 the telephone on her desk rang．I heard her say：

　　“　　12　　, I've got someone in the 　　13　　 at this very moment who might 　　14　　．”She wrote down a 　　15　　 and held it out to me, saying：“Ring up this lady．She wants a 　　16　　 immediately．In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people．”

　　“Oh yes,”said I－　　17　　 having cooked for more than four in my life．I 　　18　　 her again and again, and rushed out to the 　　19　　 telephone box．I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number．I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for．

　　I spent the next few hours 　　20　　 cook books．