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　　Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩)．She is no 　　1　　 chimpanzee, though．Scientists are doing a research 　　2　　 her．They want to see how civilized(驯化)she can 　　3　　 Already she does many things a human being can do．

　　For example, she has been learning how to exchange 　　4　　 with people．The scientists are teaching her 　　5　　 language．When she wants to be picked 　　6　　 , Washoe points up with one finger．She rubs her teeth with her finger 　　7　　 she wants to brush her teeth．This is done after every meal．

　　Washoe has also been 　　8　　 to think out and find answers to problems．Once she was put in a 　　9　　 with food hanging from the ceiling．It was too high to 　　10　　．After she considered the 　　11　　 she got a tall box to stand 　　12　　 The food was still too high to be reached．Washoe found a 　　13　　 pole．Then she climbed onto the 　　14　　, grasped the pole, and 　　15　　 down the food with the pole．

　　Washoe 　　16　　 like a human, too．The scientists keep her in a fully furnished(家具齐全的)house．After a hard 　　17　　 in the laboratory, she goes home．　　18　　 she plays with her toys．She 　　19　　 enjoys watching television before going to bed．

　　Scientists hope to 　　20　　 more about people by studying our closest, relative(亲属)－chimpanzee．

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　　In college I had a part-time job at a shop downtown that sold doughnuts(a kind of cake)and coffee．The small shop, 　　1　　 on a block where a dozen buses stopped, it provided food to people who had a few minutes to wait for their 　　2　　．

　　I 　　3　　 coffee in takeout cups and patiently waited on customers who'd point through the glass case and say,“No, not that one, the one two rows over．”

　　Every afternoon around four o'clock, a group of school children would burst 　　4　　 the shop．Adults would glance in, see the crowd and 　　5　　 on．I didn't 　　6　　 if the kids waited for the bus in the shop．

　　I came to know them pretty well．The girls would talk about school．The boys were more quiet, choosing not to 　　7　　 their secrets, but still, they'd wait every day in the store 　　8　　 their bus came．

　　Sometimes I'd hand out bus fare(车费)when a ticket went 　　9　　－always repaid the next day．When ii snowed, the kids and I would wait 　　10　　 for a very late bus．They'd call their parents to let them know they were okay．At closing time I wouldn't 　　11　　 the door, and the kids and I would wait in the warm store until their bus finally arrived．

　　I 　　12　　 a lot of doughnuts on snowy days．I enjoyed my pals(伙伴), but it never 　　13　　 to me that I played an important part in their lives－until one Saturday afternoon when a serious-looking man came into the store and asked if I was the girl who worked weekdays around four o'clock．I 　　14　　 it was true, and he introduced himself 　　15　　 the father of two of my favorites－a brother and sister team．

　　“I want you know I appreciate what you do for my children．I 　　16　　 about them having to take two buses to get home．It 　　17　　 a lot that they can wait here and you are keeping an eye on them．”

　　I told him it wasn't a big 　　18　　．that I enjoyed the kids．

　　“No, you don't understand．When they're with the doughnuts lady, I know they're 　　19　　．It is a big deal．And I'm grateful．”

　　So I was the Doughnuts lady．I not only had received a 　　20　　．I had become a landmark．

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　　Jenkins was a jeweler, who had made a large diamond (钻石)ring worth ￡57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop．When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked 　　1　　 like the first one but was worth only￡2,000．This he took to the shop, which 　　2　　 it without a question．

　　Jenkins gave the much more 　　3　　 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday．Then, the husband and wife 　　4　　 to Paris for a weekend．As to the 　　5　　 ring, the shop sold it for￡60,000．

　　Six months later the buyer 　　6　　 it back to Silkstone's office．“It's a faulty (有瑕疵的)diamond,”he said．“It isn't worth the high 　　7　　 I paid．”Then he told them the 　　8　　．His wife's car had caught fire in an 　　9　　．She had escaped (幸免) ,　　10　　 the ring had fallen off and been damaged (损坏) in the great 　　11　　 of the fire．

　　The shop had to 　　12　　．They knew that no fire on earth can 　　13　　 damage a perfect diamond．Someone had taken the 　　14　　 diamond and put a faulty one in its place．The question was：who 　　15　　 it?

　　A picture of the ring appeared in the 　　16　　．A reader thought he 　　17　　 7the ring．The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which 　　18　　 a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris．Behind the dancer there was a woman 　　19　　 a large diamond ring．“Do You know the 　　20　　 with the lovely diamond ring?”the papers asked their readers．Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison．

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　　Although there are many skillful Braille(布莱叶盲文)readers, thousands of other blind people find it difficult to learn that system．They are therefore shut 　　1　　 from the world of books and newspapers, having to 　　2　　 on friends to read 　　3　　 to them．

　　A young scientist named Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a computer which is a major breakthrough(突破)in providing help to the 　　4　　．His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that scans any page, interprets the print into 　　5　　．And then delivers them orally in a robot-like 　　6　　 through a speaker．By pressing the appropriate buttons 　　7　　 Cyclops's keyboard, a blind person can“read”any 　　8　　 document in the English language．

　　This remarkable invention represents a tremendous stride forward in the 　　9　　 of the handicapped．(有障碍的人)At present, Cyclops costs ＄50,000．　　10　　, Mr．Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller 　　11　　 improved version that will sell 　　12　　 less than half that price．Within a few years, Kurzweil 　　13　　 the price range will be low enough for every school and library to 　　14　　 one．Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that 　　15　　 will be able to buy home 　　16　　 of Cyclops for the price of a good television set．

　　Mr．Hingson's organization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland．Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York．Blind people have been 　　17　　 in those tests, making lots of 　　18　　 suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops．

　　“This is the first time that blind people have ever done individual studies 　　19　　 a product was put on the market,”Hingson said．“Most manufacturers(制造商)believed that having the blind help the blind was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people．In that sense , the manufacturers have been the 　　20　　 ones．”

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　　A boy selling magazines walked up to a house people seldom visited．The house was old and the owner 　　1　　 came out．When he did come out he wouldn't say hello to anybody 　　2　　 simply stared at them．

　　The boy knocked on the door and 　　3　　．As he was ready to 　　4　　 away, the door slowly opened．“What do you want?”the old man said．

　　“Uh, sir, I'm selling these magazines and I was 　　5　　 if you'd like to buy one．”The old man 　　6　　 stared at the boy．The boy could see the inside of the house and 　　7　　 some dog figurines(小雕像)．“Do you 　　8　　 dogs?”the boy asked．“Yes, I do．They're my family here and they're all I have．”The boy felt sorry for the man, as he seemed to be very 　　9　　．“I've a magazine here for collectors．It's perfect for you．I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much．”But the old man said,“I need 　　10　　 of the magazines, now goodbye．”

　　The boy was sad．He went home and then an idea 　　11　　 to him．．He had a little dog figurine．He walked back to the old man's house with the 　　12　　．He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door．“Boy, I 　　13　　 I told you no magazines．”

　　“No, sir．I know that．I wanted to bring you a 　　14　　．”The boy handed him the figurine and the old man's face 　　15　　．“It's a Golden Retriever．I have one at home．

　　This one is 　　16　　 you．”The old man was 　　17　　; no one had ever shown him so much 　　18　　?“Boy, you have a big 　　19　　．Thank you!”From that day on the old man 　　20　　 coming out of the house and talking with people．

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　　While attending a conference, I returned to my motel room late one rainy evening．The overhead light outside my door was 　　1　　 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole．When I finally 　　2　　 to open the door, I 　　3　　 around the wall for a light switch．I found a 　　4　　 where a switch was once installed…but no switch．

　　No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a 　　5　　 by the bed when I put away my luggage 　　6　　 in the day．I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on, 　　7　　 happened!Now what?

　　Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 　　8　　 the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that 　　9　　 if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the 　　10　　 to find another lamp．So I 　　11　　 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and…no draw-string!

　　I finally stumbled(跌跌撞撞)around until I found a desk lamp that actually 　　12　　!That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary 　　13　　 is．

　　But even more necessary than 　　14　　 light is the light that shines from people－the light of love, sympathy and 　　15　　．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and 　　16　　 place．

　　It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in 　　17　　 of some light．

　　So let your light shine．Whatever light you 　　18　　 may be a beacon(灯塔)of hope and encouragement in someone's darkness．And if you feel that your light is 　　19　　 a candle in a forest, remember this－there isn't enough darkness in the world to 　　20　　 the light of one small candle．

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　　Children model themselves largely on their parents．They do so mainly through identification．Children identify 　　1　　 a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are 　　2　　 of that parent．The things parents do and say－and the 　　3　　 they do and say to them－therefore strongly influence a child's 　　4　　．However, parents must consistently behave like the type of 　　5　　 they want their child to become．

　　A parent's actions 　　6　　 affect the self-image that a child forms 　　7　　 identification．Children who see mainly positive qualities in their 　　8　　 will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way．Children who observe chiefly 　　9　　 qualities in their parents will have difficulty 　　10　　 positive qualities in themselves．Children may 　　11　　 their self-image, however, as they become increasingly 　　12　　 by peers groups standards before they reach 13．

　　Isolated(孤立的)events, 　　13　　 dramatic(突然的)ones, do not necessarily have a permanent 　　14　　 on a child's behavior．Children interact such events according to their established attitudes and previous training．Children who know they are loved can, 　　15　　, accept the divorce of their parents' or a parent's early 　　16　　．But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events 　　17　　 a sign of rejection or punishment．

　　In the same way, all children are not influenced 　　18　　 by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs．　　19　　 in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the 　　20　　 of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it．

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God's coffee

　　A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor．Conversation soon 　　1　　 into complaints about stress in work and life．

　　Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the 　　2　　 and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of 　　3　　－porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some 　　4　　 looking, some expensive, some delicate－telling them to 　　5　　 themselves to the coffee．

　　When all the students had a cup of coffee in 　　6　　, the professor said：“ If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, 　　7　　 behind the plain and cheap ones．Whiles it is normal for you to 　　8　　 only the best for yourselves, that is the 　　9　　 of your problems and stress．Be assured that the cup itself 　　10　　 no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink．　　11　　 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you 　　12　　 went for the best cups…And then you began 　　13　　 each other's cups．Now consider this：Life is the 　　14　　; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not 　　15　　, nor change the quality of life we 　　16　　．Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 　　17　　 to enjoy the coffee God has 　　18　　 us．God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy the coffee!”

　　The happiest people don't have the best of everything．They just 　　19　　 the best of everything．

　　Live simply．Love generously．Care deeply．Speak kindly．Leave the 　　20　　 to God．

James sat outside the office waiting for the interview．He felt so 　　1　　 that he didn't know what to do with 　　2　　．The person who had gone in 　　3　　 him had been there for nearly an hour．And she looked so confident when she went in．　　4　　 James．He felt 　　5　　 that she had already got the 　　6　　．The problem was that he wanted this job 　　7　　．It meant 　　8　　 to him．He had 　　9　　 it such a lot before the day of the interview．He had imagined himself 　　10　　 brilliantly at the interview and 　　11　　 the job immediately．But now here he was feeling 　　12　　．He couldn't 　　13　　 all those things he had 　　14　　 to say．At that moment, he almost decided to get up and 　　15　　．But no－he had to do this．He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn't 　　16　　 like that．His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry．At last the door of the office opened．The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very 　　17　　 with herself．She smiled sympathetically at James．At that moment James 　　18　　 her．The managing director then appeared at the office door．“Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis?I'm sorry to have kept you waiting．”James suddenly 　　19　　 that he had gone home after all．He got up, legs 　　20　　 and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt．

　　It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university．On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few 　　1　　．On their faces was confidence．This was their last exam then on to 　　2　　 and jobs．

　　Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 　　3　　 get．With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 　　4　　 of the world．

　　The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n)　　5　　 task．The professor had said they could bring 　　6　　 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they not 　　7　　 each other during the test．

　　　　8　　 they entered the classroom and the professor passed out the papers．And smiles 　　9　　 on the students' faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions．

　　Three hours had passed 　　10　　 the professor began to collect the papers．The students no longer looked confident．On their faces was a frightened expression．Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class．

　　He looked at the 　　11　　 faces before him, and then asked,“How many completed all five questions?”　　12　　 a hand was raised．

　　“Three?Two?”The students moved restlessly in their seats．

　　“One, then?Certainly somebody finished 　　13　　．”But the class remained silent．

　　The professor put down the papers．“That is exactly what I 　　14　　,”he said．“I just want to impress upon you that, 　　15　　 you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 　　16　　 you don't know．These questions you couldn't answer are relatively 　　17　　 in everyday practice．”Then smiling, he added,“You will all 　　18　　 this course, but remember even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 　　19　　．

　　“The years have 　　20　　 the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught．”