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　　The story I'm going to tell truly happened in my life．

　　The other day, I met a man outside the gym who 　　1　　 a movie star．He was handsome and smiling．His upper body was muscular and he 　　2　　 to be on top of the world．

　　“How are you?”I 　　3　　 with a smile．“I'm doing really well,”he replied in a cheerful voice．His enthusiasm and big smile 　　4　　 the parking garage．　　5　　 as he walked up, I 　　6　　 his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane(手杖)．“Why do you need that cane?”I couldn't 　　7　　 thinking he had a minor injury．“I have MS,”he answered in a 　　8　　 voice too, as his broad smile 　　9　　 left his face．Multiple Sclerosis is a very serious disease and often painful．I looked at him from my little red sports car and said,“You 　　10　　 it very well．You seem like a happy man 　　11　　 the MS．”Without losing a bit of his smile he replied,“I am a happy man,”and then added,“I'd be even happier if I had that sports 　　12　　．”

　　It was ironic(讽刺的)．Just 　　13　　 we spoke, I'd been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months although I was 　　14　　 after an operation．Here's a man with a 　　15　　 far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no 　　16　　 happiness．He went on with his enjoyment of life as usual, which moved me deeply．

　　It was also a wonderful reminder of that old 　　17　　,“I cried because I had no shoes．Then I met a man who had no feet．”　　18　　 your problems, just keep in 　　19　　 that none of us goes through life 　　20　　 and like the man with MS, make the most of what you have．Count your blessings．

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　　The public schools I attended from 6th grade to 12th grade had amazing special education programs for children with various disabilities．They participated in 　　1　　 programs along with us in classes like gym, biology, history, and I never heard anyone with a(n)　　2　　 teased or made fun of．

　　I was close 　　3　　 with a darling girl with Down syndrome(抑郁综合症)named Vanessa．I was 　　4　　 to see Jeff, another boy with Down syndrome working at a local big box store a few years after we 　　5　　．

　　Three years after I graduated from Murray High School, my 　　6　　 was a Senior and was chosen a finalist for Homecoming Queen．Among the 10 Homecoming Queen finalists, there were two girls with 　　7　　 disabilities．Shellie Eyre had Down syndrome, and April Perschon 　　8　　 from a brain trouble she had in her childhood．Since 　　9　　 education students usually stay for a few extra years, I also knew Shellie when I 　　10　　 Murray High School．

　　The finalists were escorted(护送)out to the gym floor by their 　　11　　 or friends．When Shellie and April 　　12　　 out, the crowd rose to their feet(站起来), 　　13　　 and clapping(掌声)．

　　Shellie's parents tried to prepare her for the possibility of not 　　14　　, but it was unnecessary．Murray High School 　　15　　 a lovely little girl with Down syndrome their 1997 Homecoming Queen that night．And you know what?There wasn't a dry 　　16　　 in the audience．I'll never forget Shellie's little 　　17　　, shining beneath her bright crown．April's too, as she was crowned an attendant．

　　Whenever I feel like all of the 　　18　　 things that happen in the world seem to be 　　19　　, I just open my old sheet of newspaper and read the whole story again：　　20　　 in humanity(人性)makes everything feel better．

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　　Tick, tock, tick, tock．I'm sitting here, watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away．My house has been 　　1　　 for such a long time，and I'm lonely and forgotten．Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is 　　2　　 and think about my past．I could tell you stories that only 　　3　　 would know．But walls can't speak．

　　I came to this place many years ago，along with an old man…．　　4　　, he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on…．

　　For a time, I was left alone, while people came and 　　5　　 the house…．Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son．　　6　　, their son Danny liked to stay with me, and I was completely 　　7　　 with him．He always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with．”Back in my day…”and“When I was 　　8　　…．”I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn't really understand what I was saying, but it felt good to be 　　9　　．When Danny went off to college，my heart broke．Soon afterward, 　　10　　 sold the house…．

　　New owners came and 　　11　　．Then, One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house．You can't even imagine my 　　12　　 when, unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door．He had a 　　13　　 and kids now．I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my 　　14　　 into my daily activities…I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 　　15　　 about what would happen next．

　　The kids finally became 　　16　　 and Danny sold the house．That was about five years ago…．Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted(闹鬼的)－and, in a way, it is．It is haunted by 　　17　　 of all the people who have lived in it．Every second has 　　18　　 me so much．I have been 　　19　　 them all day and they are almost up for me…．I hope that someday somebody will 　　20　　 me, and drop in on me again．Maybe then I'll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories．

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　　Mother's Day was coming, but John had been visiting customers．He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do．

　　He went into the shop and saw a young man 　　1　　 the clerk to sell him some roses for six dollars, but the clerk just explained that roses were 　　2　　 and that his money was not enough．The clerk looked up at John, 　　3　　 her head．Something inside of John was 　　4　　 by the boy's voice．John had been 　　5　　 with his business, so he looked at the clerk and 　　6　　 mouthed that he would pay for the roses．

　　The clerk told the young man to get the roses for six dollars．The young man almost jumped into the 　　7　　 and ran from the store with the 　　8　　．It was 　　9　　 the extra dollars just to see that kind of excitement．

　　John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the 　　10　　 would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her．He drove away from the shop, feeling very 　　11　　．He caught a traffic light about two blocks away．　　12　　 he waited at the light, he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk．He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates．Suddenly, he 　　13　　that it wasn't a park but a cemetery(公墓)．

　　Soon, The light 　　14　　, and John slowly crossed the intersection．He 　　15　　 and on an impuise(冲动)got out and began to follow the boy．The young man stopped by a small monument and went to his 　　16　　．He began to cry after he carefully 　　17　　 the roses on the grave．He stared at the little boy's heaving body and listened to his crying．

　　John turned with 　　18　　, and walked back to his car．He drove 　　19　　 to the shop and told the clerk he would take the flowers 　　20　　．He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her．

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　　People may hold an opinion about themselves that will prevent them from doing good work．They may have the belief that they are not capable of it．A child may think he is 　　1　　 because he doesn't understand how to make the 　　2　　 of his mental aptitude(才能)．Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their 　　3　　．

　　People who believe that they are incapable will not make a real 　　4　　 because they feel that it would be useless．They won't work with the confidence necessary for 　　5　　, and they won't work their hardest way, even though they may think they are doing so．They are 　　6　　 likely to fail, and the failure will 　　7　　 their belief in their incompetence．

　　John Smith, who is a famous doctor, had 　　8　　 like this．When he was a small boy, he had a poor 　　9　　 in math．His teacher told his parents that he had no talent for math in order that they would not 　　10　　 too much of him．In this way, they two 　　11　　 the idea．He accepted 　　12　　 mistaken thinking of his talent, felt that it was useless 　　13　　 and he was very poor at math, 　　14　　 as they expected．

　　One day he worked at a problem which 　　15　　 of the other students had been able to solve．

　　John 　　16　　 in solving the problem．This gave him confidence．He now 　　17　　 with interest, determination and purpose, and he became particularly good at math soon．He not only 　　18　　 that he could learn math well, but also luckily he learnt 　　19　　 in his life from his own experience that if people work with determination and purpose, he may 　　20　　 himself as well as others by his capability．

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　　The word sharp can be 　　1　　 to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and place of work．In this chapter(章), the writer 　　2　　 sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine 　　3　　．The writer does not like dull pencils．

　　We can also use the word sharp to describe the blades(刀刃)of knives．Knives also have points．We can use the word sharp to describe a 　　4　　 kind of point, 　　5　　 as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives．Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull．Futhermore, the points of scissors are 　　6　　 sharp or rounded, 　　7　　 on the kind of scissors．Some tools, such as saws, scrapers(n.刮刀，削刀),and garden tools, also, have blades．We can use the words sharp and dull to describe the blades of these tools, 　　8　　．Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are 　　9　　 to use．They cut things easily and quickly, without effort．The word sharp can be used to decribe the edges of furniture and 　　10　　 some containers．For example, the edge of a table or desk can be 　　11　　．In addition, we can describe the edge of 　　12　　 open can as sharp．

　　The top of a can is sometimes sharp 　　13　　 to cut your hand．A piece of 　　14　　 from a broken jar of bottle is 　　15　　 very sharp．

　　　　16　　, we sometimes use the word sharp to describe people．A person who appears sharp is very well 　　17　　．A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and 　　18　　 learn and understand．

　　To summarize, the word sharp can be used to describe many kinds of 　　19　　 that have blades, points and edges．When we use the word sharp to describe people, it can mean nice-looking, well dressed, or intelligent．It is an expressive(adj.具有表现力的)word 　　20　　 it can be used in many different ways．

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The Power of Encouragement

　　Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the famous 19th century poet and artist, was once visited by an elderly man．The old fellow had some sketches(素描)and 　　1　　 that he wanted Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, 　　2　　 if they at least showed potential talent．

　　Rossetti 　　3　　 them over carefully．After the first few, he knew that they were 　　4　　, showing not the least sign of artistic talent．But Rossetti was a 　　5　　 man, and he told the elderly man as 　　6　　 as possible that the pictures were without much value and showed little talent．He was sorry, but he could not 　　7　　 to the man．

　　The visitor was 　　8　　, but he seemed to expect Rossetti's judgment．He then apologized for 　　9　　 Rossetti's time, but asked if he would just look at a few 　　10　　 drawings－those done by a young art student．

　　Rossetti looked over a 　　11　　 batch of sketches and immediately 　　12　　 enthusiastic over the talent they revealed．“These,”he said,“ah, these are 　　13　　．This young student, whoever he is, has great talent．He 　　14　　 be given every help and 　　15　　 in his career as an artist．He has a great future if he will work hard and 　　16　　 it．”

　　Rossetti could see that the old fellow was 　　17　　 moved．“Who is this fine young artist?”he asked．“Your son?”

　　“No,”said the old man 　　18　　．“It is me－40 years ago．If only I had heard your 　　19　　, then…For you see, I got discouraged and gave up 　　20　　 soon．”

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　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休), but she needed to keep 　　1　　．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her 　　2　　 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she 　　3　　 other old folks like her．By talking with them, she 　　4　　 two things．Old people had abilities that were not 　　5　　．But old people also had some 　　6　　．She found a new purpose for herself then．

　　Through the years, she 　　7　　 to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new 　　8　　：Old people like herself．She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”, which was about 　　9　　 old．She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being 　　10　　．

　　Anna Douglas uses her 　　11　　 ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands 　　12　　 problems begin．For example, one of her 　　13　　 said that his grandchildren 　　14　　 the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs Douglas 　　15　　 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．

　　“It's important to know 　　16　　 about your grandchildren's world,”says Mrs Douglas．“That means questioning and listening, and 　　17　　 is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them,”she continues．“Never try to 　　18　　 your grandchildren or other young people．Never 　　19　　 your opinion．Don't tell them what they should do．　　20　　, they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”

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　　Michel is a young girl who works for the police 　　1　　 a handwriting expert(专家)．She has helped 　　2　　 many criminals(罪犯)by using her special talents(天才)．

　　When she was fourteen, Michel was already 　　3　　 interested in the differences in her friends' 　　4　　 that she would spend hours 　　5　　 them．After 　　6　　 college she went to France for a 　　7　　 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science．

　　Michel says that it is 　　8　　 for people to hide their handwriting．She can discover 　　9　　 of what she needs to know simply 　　10　　 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 　　11　　 she also has machines 　　12　　 help her make 　　13　　 different kinds of paper and ink．This knowledge is often 　　14　　 great help to the police．

　　Michel believes that handwriting is a good 　　15　　 of what kind of person the 　　16　　 is．“I wouldn't go out with a fellow 　　17　　 I didn't like his handwriting．”She says．But she 　　18　　 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 　　19　　 she studied his handwriting．It is later proved to be 　　20　　, however．

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　　Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things．Mark 　　1　　 down and helped the boy pick up these articles．　　2　　 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him．As they walked Mark 　　3　　 the boy's name was Bill, that he 　　4　　 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 　　5　　 with his other subjects and that he had just broken 　　6　　 with his girlfriend．

　　They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was 　　7　　 in for a Coke and to watch some television．The afternoon passed 　　8　　 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home．They 　　9　　 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school．Just three weeks before 　　10　　, Bill asked Mark if they 　　11　　 talk．

　　Bill 　　12　　 him of the day years ago when they had first met．“Do you 　　13　　 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?”asked Bill．“You see, I 　　14　　 out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess(脏乱)　　15　　 anyone else．I had panned to run away and I was going home to 　　16　　 my things．But after we spent some time together 　　17　　 and laughing, I realized that 　　18　　 I had done that, I would have 　　19　　 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together．

　　So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day you did a lot more．You 　　20　　 my life．”