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　　It was Mother's Day．I was so busy with my work that I couldn't 　　1　　 back home．When I passed by a 　　2　　 shop, a(n)　　3　　 came to my mind,“I'll send Mum some roses．”

　　While I was 　　4　　 my flowers, a young man went inside．“How many roses can I get 　　5　　 only five dollars, Madam?”he asked．The assistant was trying to tell him roses were as 　　6　　 as forty dollars a dozen－maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨)．“No, I 　　7　　 have red roses．”he said,“my mum was 　　8　　 ill last year and I didn't spend much time with her．Now I want to get something special, roses, as rose is her 　　9　　．”

　　After hearing it, I said I would pay 　　10　　 of the money for the young man．　　11　　 by both of us, the assistant said,“Well, lovely young man, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you．”Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the 　　12　　 and ran out of the shop．It was 　　13　　 worth twenty-five dollars I paid to see the exciting 　　14　　．Then I paid for my dozen of roses and told the assistant to 　　15　　 them to my mother．

　　As I walked out, I felt 　　16　　．Suddenly I saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park．But soon I 　　17　　 it was not a park 　　18　　 a cemetery(公墓)．Crying, the young man carefully 　　19　　 the roses,“Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you?God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her．”

　　Seeing this, I turned and quickly walked to the 　　20　　．I would take the flowers home myself．

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　　There was once a lonely girl who wished so much for love．One day 　　1　　 she was walking in the woods she found two hungry songbirds．She took them home and put them in a small 　　2　　．She cared them with love and the birds 　　3　　 strong．Every morning 　　4　　 greeted her with a wonderful 　　5　　．The girl felt great 　　6　　 for the birds．

　　One day the girl 　　7　　 the door to the cage open．The larger and stronger of the two birds 　　8　　 from the cage．The girl was 　　9　　 that he would fly away．As he flew 　　10　　, she caught him 　　11　　．Her heart felt glad at her 　　12　　 in catching him．Suddenly she felt the bird didn't move at all．She opened her hand and 　　13　　 at the dead bird with fright．Her selfish(自私的)love had 　　14　　 him．

　　She noticed 　　15　　 bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage．She could feel his great need for 　　16　　．He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky．She lifted him from the cage and threw him 　　17　　 into the air．The bird circled once, twice, three times．

　　The girl watched gladly at the bird's enjoyment．Her heart was no longer worried about her loss．She wanted the bird to be 　　18　　．Suddenly the bird flew closer and 　　19　　 softly on her shoulder．It sang the sweetest song that she had 　　20　　 heard．

　　The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!

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　　One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it 　　1　　 several obstacles in its path．And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour．　　2　　 one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide．After some 　　3　　 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 　　4　　 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 　　5　　 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 　　6　　 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome．　　7　　 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 　　8　　 on the earth, also shares human failings．

　　After some time the ant 　　9　　 reached its destination－a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 　　10　　 home．It was there that the ant met its 　　11　　．How could that large feather possibly 　　12　　 such a small hole?Of course, it couldn't．So the ant, after all the 　　13　　 and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the 　　14　　 and went home．The ant had not thought the problem through 　　15　　 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 　　16　　 more than a burden．Isn't our 　　17　　 like that?

　　We worry about our families; we worry about the 　　18　　 of money; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all burdens－the things we pick up along life's path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 　　19　　 that at the destination they are 　　20　　 and we can't take them with us．

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　　After a car accident put me into the hospital, I felt angry about the way my life was turning out．The doctors repaired the major damage done to my 　　1　　．But I was lying there feeling pretty sorry for myself．I didn't care to see anyone or to talk to anyone．

　　For a week the nurses had been good about leaving my door closed．　　2　　 one morning I was awakened by 　　3　　 of people in the hallway．

　　Since I was still feeling 　　4　　 for myself, I didn't wake up in a pleasant 　　5　　．As I pushed the 　　6　　 to call the nurse, I saw a little boy in the hallway, holding a teddy bear in one hand．A cast(石膏)completely 　　7　　 his other arm, from fingers to shoulder．

　　I heard his mother telling him to sit and wait．He looked over to me and 　　8　　 at me．Then 　　9　　 warning he came running into my room．As I was silently complaining of the nurses leaving my door 　　10　　, the smile upon his face widened．

　　He came right up next to my 　　11　　 and held out his big brown teddy bear．It was missing an eye but cute．I stared at him, not 　　12　　 what he was wanting from me．

　　He said,“Teddy is 　　13　　 sick．He needs to stay here．Could you keep him here till he gets better?”

　　I 　　14　　 out and took Teddy from his hand．I promised I would take care of Teddy 　　15　　 the time he got better and keep him from 　　16　　 afterwards．

　　Just then the mother called to him．He looked back at me, said 　　17　　 and ran out．His mother smiled down at him and the nurse wheeled him away．I sat there 　　18　　 Teddy．The nurse responded to my call 　　19　　 in time to catch the tears rolling down my cheeks and the biggest smile on my face．

　　I will never forget what that little boy gave to me that day．It was so much 　　20　　 a well-loved, one-eyed teddy bear．I have kept my promises to that little boy too．

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　　“Hey, Tahlia!How's the model?”

　　I had just taken a bite of my hot dog 　　1　　 I heard a familiar voice yelling at me from across the crowded school yard．I saw a group of popular girls who were all 　　2　　．

　　“What kind of 　　3　　 are you going to do?An ad for a Frankenstein movie?”More laughter．My stomach twisted into a tight knot．How could they humiliate(羞辱)me like this, 　　4　　 the entire school?As I walked into the cafeteria, I 　　5　　 the dark scars on my right hand．

　　At 9 months old, I knocked over a tea pot and dumped boiling water allover my hands and stomach．My parents 　　6　　 me to the hospital, but I had to have skin graft(移植)operation．I was in so much pain!But what 　　7　　 me most were the cruel things people said about how I looked, 　　8　　 that day at lunch．

　　The girls were being supermean to me because they'd heard I was considering doing some modeling．A close friend had suggested that I shouldn't let my scars limit me and that I might 　　9　　 a good model．

　　But after that 　　10　　 at school, I was sure I'd made a huge mistake．Upon arriving home, I covered the mirror with a blanket, fell on my bed and sobbed．

　　The next day, I 　　11　　 myself to go to school．At lunch my best friend Jesse tried to encourage me：“You can't 　　12　　 forever, Tahlia．So what if you have a few scars?Just go outside and show them that you're just as good as they are．”Although I knew he was right, I couldn't 　　13　　 standing up for myself like that．

　　However, that night as I sat on the bed, my friend's words replayed in my mind．I'm 　　14　　 hiding from myself, I thought．How stupid!Slowly, I stood up, walked over to the 　　15　　, and tossed the blanket aside．There, in the mirror I saw a slim, dark-haired, blue-eyed girl, looking just fine, 　　16　　 with a few scars．

　　The next day I wore a comfortable T-shirt to school．What's more, I had lunch outside the cafeteria, 　　17　　 beside those mean girls．They were shocked that I should dare to walk into their territory．I felt 　　18　　 too－free and happy．

　　Sometimes people still look at me strangely．They 　　19　　 and stare, but I don't let it get to me．I have applied to several modeling companies, and at least one company is considering me for jobs．Maybe I'll never 　　20　　 posing on the runway, but I do know one thing：I'm done．

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　　On arriving at the local shopping center, I noticed a small sign taped to the first pole．Why would someone place that sign so 　　1　　?

　　I looked closer．“Ah, a house for sale．A good way to grab your 　　2　　,”I said to myself．

　　“I don't think so,”a clerk was standing by me．“That little 　　3　　 and her mom are doing it．”

　　With 　　4　　, I approached them．“Excuse me．Why are you 　　5　　 the house for sale signs so close the ground?”I asked．

　　The woman smiled,“We're not selling the 　　6　　．Look closer．”

　　I stooped down(俯身)　　7　　 I could finally read the small print．

　　“We miss you!”I read out aloud．I looked up and said,“I don't 　　8　　 it!You miss the house?”

　　“　　9　　 to the left．”said the woman．Oh, I hadn't noticed that there was a picture of a dog on it!

　　I said,“Do you 　　10　　 the dog?”

　　“Yes!Look at the bottom of the sign．”

　　“I miss you!Come home!”

　　I didn't understand．I must have had that 　　11　　 look on my face．

　　“My daughter's dog got 　　12　　,”the woman explained．

　　“But most people would 　　13　　 a lost sign where people could 　　14　　 see it,”I said．

　　“I told my daughter that it may be 　　15　　 to find her dog, as you can see the store has so many signs posted．So she said that she had a better 　　16　　．She wanted her dog to 　　17　　 her,”she said．

　　“And hanging them 　　18　　 there…”

　　“So the dog could see it,”she said．

　　“What a great idea!”I said to her．

　　I 　　19　　 the woman one of my business cards．I had to know this 　　20　　．

　　One week later my phone rang．The little girl told me her dog came home．Amazing!

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　　Some years ago, I was called to replace a teacher who was ill．I prepared some warm-up activities and went to the 　　1　　 school．It was a small class．One of the students called my 　　2　　 in a special way with her interest in learning．When it was time to 　　3　　 the listening skills, I played a CD, and asked some to answer questions．They seemed to be a bit 　　4　　, and said in low voices to one another“English is so difficult…”I 　　5　　 that as a great moment to inspire(鼓舞)them to learn．Remembering the motto“What we 　　6　　 doing becomes easier, as our abilities increase”, I 　　7　　 them to listen carefully to that particular track．

　　I played it four more times, and 　　8　　 one of them shouted：“Now I understand it clearly!”Another said：“You had 　　9　　 the track, I thought!It is so 　　10　　 to follow!”I can't describe how I felt．I asked them to do the same with each track of the CD as their 　　11　　．They were all excited and promised to do it later．

　　After 　　12　　 the material, I was leaving the 　　13　　 when I noticed the girl who I referred to 　　14　　 in her chair．I called her by name．When she turned around, I was surprised：She was 　　15　　 by herself!

　　“What's happened?”I asked．“Something 　　16　　 that I said?”She replied：“Yes, something you said made me weep．　　17　　 nothing wrong with that．For the first time someone made me believe that I 　　18　　 speak English!”That was amazing!I thanked her for those moving words, and got downstairs, trying to hold the 　　19　　…Every time I feel tired of my job, inspiring stories like that remind me that 　　20　　 is really, really worthwhile…

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　　I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings－love for a dog．

　　For at least ten years my 　　1　　 had been suggesting that we get a dog．There were several reasons why the 　　2　　 came up．We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule kept one large or two small dogs．So we got one puppy 　　3　　 we too had no children．

　　He flew into the house at the 　　4　　 of a Formula 1(一级方程式赛车)．In several minutes he ran over all the house, jumped from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the 　　5　　, where my wife washed him with motherly care．From that day on, the invisible(看不见的)　　6　　 for the love of the new member of our household began at my home．

　　He seemed to 　　7　　 that at once．Most of the meals that my wife had 　　8　　 for him with greater care than those for me, which he didn't 　　9　　 look at．

　　Every evening I went out walking with him．I could not know who was walking whom until one evening, when, tired from work, I 　　10　　 the walk．The dog was very angry and dragged me out．

　　Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, 　　11　　 me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the 　　12　　 which had disturbed his sleep．I meekly(乖乖地)admitted that I had forgotten to turn off the light, but that was not 　　13　　．He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes 　　14　　．

　　Now we finally know who's the 　　15　　 at home．For twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or me．

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　　Why is setting goals important?Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in your life in the future．　　1　　 just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen．

　　Successful people 　　2　　 how their life should be and set lots of goals．By setting goals you are 　　3　　 your life．It's like having a 　　4　　 to show you where you want to go．Think of it this way．There are 　　5　　 drivers．One has a destination in mind(her goal)which can be found on a map．She can drive straight there without any 　　6　　 time or wrong turns．The other driver has no goal or destination or map．She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, 　　7　　 she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just 　　8　　 gas．Which driver do you want to be?

　　Winners in life set goals and follow through on them．They decide what they want in life and then get there by making 　　9　　 and setting goals．　　10　　 people just let life happen by accident．Goals aren't difficult to set and they aren't difficult to reach．It's up to you to find out what your goals really are．You are the one who must 　　11　　 what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life．

　　Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more 　　12　　 to achieve it．Written goals can be 　　13　　 regularly, and have more power．Like a contract(合同)with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget．Also 　　14　　 you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself continuously aware of(知道)situations 　　15　　 will bring you nearer to your goal．

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　　In 1896, 17-year-old Einstein went to Zurich for the mathematics and physics program at the Polytechnic in Zurich．There he met Marits, a girl from Hungary and the only woman student in the school．They studied in the same class and the 　　1　　 interest in physics brought the two together and they became good friends．Over the next few years, their 　　2　　 developed into romance．In a letter to her, Einstein called Marits“a creature who is my equal and who is as strong and independent as I am．”In January 1903, when Einstein was 24, he married Marits, who was 4 years older than he．

　　After their marriage, Einstein devoted himself to the 　　3　　 of the great theory of relativity．To give her husband more help, Matits 　　4　　 her own work, and became a good wife and 　　5　　．She tried her best to encourage him whenever possible．She was sure that her husband would 　　6　　．They often discussed the 　　7　　 while walking outside or sitting together in the room．They even did that in their letters when one of them was away from home．

　　In 1904, the Einsteins moved to Berlin and 　　8　　 there．At that time, Einstein's theory 　　9　　 to be correct and he became 　　10　　 all over the world．Marits was very 　　11　　 her husband with his success．But it was not long before the First World War 　　12　　, Marits as well as her two sons, who were 　　13　　 in Switzerland, couldn't come back to 　　14　　 any longer．The war not only stopped Einstein's work but also broke up the warm, happy 　　15　　．In 1919, Einstein and Marits had to get divorced, having lived apart for five years．