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　　When I was a boy, every holiday I had seemed wonderful．My 　　1　　 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 　　2　　．All day I 　　3　　 on the sands(沙滩)with strange 　　4　　 children．We made houses and gardens, and 　　5　　 the tide(潮汐)destroy them．When the tide went out, we 　　6　　 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools．

　　In those days the 　　7　　 seemed to shine always brightly 　　8　　 the water was always warm．Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 　　9　　 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees．There were 　　10　　 in one’s pockets or good places where we could 　　11　　 ice creams．Each day was very happy．

　　Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 　　12　　 is much the same as it was．I 　　13　　 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 　　14　　 beating the rocks．I no longer wish to 　　15　　 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets．　　16　　, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers．

　　Sometimes I 　　17　　 what my ideal(理想的)holiday will be like when I am 　　18　　．All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 　　19　　 who make houses and gardens with sands, 　　20　　 watch the incoming tide…

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　　From 1993 to 1998 I was an employee of a car dealership(经销商)．My job was to check whether the 　　1　　 cars, which were for sale, needed repairs．

　　The manager’s wife was named Cindy．Cindy was always very 　　2　　, treating me like I was below her or that she was 　　3　　 than me．I was 　　4　　 positive and kind, but that never seemed to 　　5　　 her．

　　If there were 　　6　　 on a carpet, I needed to dye(染色)the carpet．One day, she 　　7　　 me of not acknowledging that I had dyed the carpet in a car that had no spots．She drove the car at the weekend and said there was no spot on the carpet．She 　　8　　 to continually be aggressive without listening to my 　　9　　．

　　　　10　　, instead of being angry at being looked on as someone who was not 　　11　　, I went outside and bought some red roses．I picked out a card, and 　　12　　 I was sorry for the misunderstanding and that I did not ever have the 　　13　　 of making her angry．

　　The following week, I walked into her office like I did as usual with a list of used cars that needed some attention 　　14　　 they were sold and said “Hi Cindy” with my usual happy 　　15　　．She gave me this big 　　16　　 and said, “You bought me the 　　17　　．” Every week thereafter she would always say, “Hey Mike, how are you?”

　　It was actually so nice to 　　18　　 Cindy’s change．She was always very 　　19　　, and would always have a big smile when I walked into her office．

　　I guess people can 　　20　　 with a little bit of kindness!

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　　Have you ever read the book The Wolf Totem by a famous writer, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings?Have you ever thought about the wolves' world?

　　When it comes to the wolf, we tend to 　　1　　 it as a kind of fierce creature．But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness?If you had read this book, 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　　 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 　　12　　．

　　The wolves also have great self-preservation and won't 　　13　　 to anyone．The writer, who wrote the book The Wolf Totem, 　　14　　 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully．To his 　　15　　, he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 　　16　　 wolves．The little wolf bit through the iron chain that limited it．The wolf was 　　17　　 and never gave up fighting 　　18　　 its death．It seemed that the little wolf died as a glorious fighter．

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

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　　Nowadays the job market is becoming more and more challenging．Being a student in a 　　1　　 agriculture university, I want to try my luck to hunt for a job．As you know, few people think 　　2　　 of an agriculture university, especially one which is not famous．It is ten times 　　3　　 difficult for a graduate from our university to 　　4　　 a satisfactory job than for those who 　　5　　 more respected subjects at a famous university．　　6　　 graduates from our university can 　　7　　 to be treated coldly．Last year, a 　　8　　 from our university attended a talent fair(人才市场)held in Guangzhou．He joined a queue to 　　9　　 in his recommendation form for an interview．When his 　　10　　 came, the interviewer asked him,“Which university did you graduate from?”When the graduate told him the 　　11　　 of our university, the interviewer said with a sneer,“What?I've never 　　12　　 of that university．Go!Next one!”He waved his hand 　　13　　 even taking a look at the recommendation form and took no notice of the graduate's request for a chance to show his skills and 　　14　　．

　　Another interviewer told the graduate,“Sorry, if you had graduated from China Agriculture University, we would take you 　　15　　．”

　　How 　　16　　 the graduate was!I wonder what these employers really want：the name of a famous university 　　17　　 knowledge and technology?

　　It is true that some students from common universities don't have the same abilities as 　　18　　 from key ones on the whole, but that doesn't 　　19　　 that all of us are less able students．I am sure that we are going to try to do as well as those students from key universities．We will 　　20　　 the employers with our skills．So, give us a chance．

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　　It started last fall when we had a beaver(海狸)move in the small stream beside our house．He immediately began taking down small trees, and soon our small stream 　　1　　 into a small pond．Every day he added more to his 　　2　　．

　　With his house built, we thought that would be the 　　3　　 of the beaver's busy activity as winter set in．　　4　　 to our surprise, he started chewing(咀嚼)on a 60-foot tall tree．We were 　　5　　 by the challenge this beaver was attempting．Over the 　　6　　, he would come out and chew a bit more．He had setbacks(挫折)as we faced 　　7　　 weather and major winter storms．We 　　8　　 thought that he would chew through this tree．But he kept coming back and would chew a bit more when the weather 　　9　　．

　　With spring finally arriving, we went down to see the beaver's 　　10　　 and the tree was going to come down soon!!Our beaver has now almost 　　11　　 chewed around and through the entire tree．

　　The beaver's original 　　12　　 was survival－to build a home for the winter．Working every day with that particular focus in mind, he 　　13　　 that goal at last．But the tree he 　　14　　 chewing on last fall was a future goal－he wanted the 　　15　　 to provide new food and branches to continue building his house the next year．Even with the setbacks he faced over the winter, he never 　　16　　．

　　Sharing our beaver's experience with you is to 　　17　　 you that sometimes we have a goal to just 　　18　　, but we also need to set goals for tomorrow．Sometimes, just surviving seems to occupy(占用)all of our 　　19　　－working every day, looking after our family, going to school, and so forth．But, if you do just a little bit when time allows, and keep 　　20　　 on your future goal, you will achieve it．

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　　We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears．　　1　　, for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 　　2　　 to see－or look at－on my way to work each morning．

　　For three years, no matter 　　3　　 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8∶00 a.m．On 　　4　　 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves．Summertime 　　5　　 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses．　　6　　, she was an ordinary working woman．Of course, I 　　7　　 all this only after she was seen no more．It was then that I realized how 　　8　　 I expected to see her each morning．You might say I 　　9　　 her．

　　“Did she have an accident?Something 　　10　　?”I thought to myself about her 　　11　　．Now that she was gone, I felt I had 　　12　　 her．I began to realize that part of our 　　13　　 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 　　14　　：the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 　　15　　 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library．Such people are 　　16　　 markers in our lives．They add weight to our 　　17　　 of place and belonging．

　　Think about it．　　18　　 while walking to work, we mark where we are by 　　19　　 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 　　20　　 person?

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　　Even though it was only October, my students were already talking about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more 　　1　　, waiting for the final school bell．Upon its 　　2　　, everyone would run for their coats and go home except David．

　　David was a small boy in ragged(破旧的)clothes．I had often 　　3　　 what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 　　4　　 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots or gloves．But something made David 　　5　　．I can still remember he was always 　　6　　 a smile and willing to help．He always 　　7　　 after school to straighten chairs and sweep the floor．We never talked much．He 　　8　　 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly 　　9　　 home．

　　Weeks passed and the 　　10　　 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness(骚动不安)until the last day of 　　11　　 before the holiday break．I smiled in relief as the last of them 　　12　　 out of the door．Turning around, I saw David 　　13　　 standing by my desk．

　　“I have something for you,”he said and 　　14　　 from behind his back a small box．　　15　　 it to me, he said anxiously,“Open it．”I took it over from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my 　　16　　 saw nothing．I looked at David's smiling face and back into the box and said,“The box is nice, David, but it's 　　17　　．”

　　“Oh no, it isn't,”said David,“It's full of love．My mum told me before she died that love is something you can't see or touch unless you know it's there．”

　　Tears filled my eyes 　　18　　 I looked at the proud dirty face that I had 　　19　　 paid attention to．I never forget the meaning 　　20　　 the little empty box set on my desk．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends．

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Preparing for Tomorrow

　　Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms．Shelton believed in readiness．Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the 　　1　　．They quickly protested that the words were not on their 　　2　　 and they couldn't learn them．

　　Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these 　　3　　．She said that she would teach them something that should be given．Ms．Shelton 　　4　　 by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to 　　5　　, maybe even be president someday, and she wanted to prepare them for that day．

　　Ms．Shelton said those words many years ago．　　6　　 did she know that someday one of her students－Jesse Jackson－would take them 　　7　　．She believed that if they were well prepared, they could 　　8　　 high goals．

　　Ralph Waldo Emerson once said,“People only see what they are 　　9　　 to see．”If that's true, then it is also 　　10　　 that they only become what they are prepared to become．And many things in life is just about getting ready．

　　“I want to be doing something more 　　11　　 with my life than what I am doing now,”a young man once said to me．He 　　12　　 what he was doing was just not that important．Other people have said things to me such as,“I only 　　13　　 I had a meaningful relationship．”And,“I'd really like to get a better job, but I just don't see 　　14　　．”

　　You fill in the blanks．What is it you would like to 　　15　　 that isn't happening?Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet 　　16　　．Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which you 　　17　　．

　　Think of today as another chance to 　　18　　 yourself for the exciting future you are looking for．Today is not wasted．If you desire more from 　　19　　, then you can use today as training．For you will experience only what you are prepared to 　　20　　．Something wonderful can happen．And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow．

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　　Several years ago I was told I was suffering from cancer by the doctor．It was the most difficult time I had ever 　　1　　．I think it was my sense of 　　2　　 that allowed me to hold onto my sanity(心智健全)．Like many people who have 　　3　　 chemotherapy(化疗), I lost all of my hair．I had always enjoyed wearing hats, so when my hair 　　4　　 me, I ordered several special hats with the hair already 　　5　　．It was easy and I never had to worry about how my hair looked．

　　I have always been a big golf 　　6　　．In fact, 7 have been to twenty-three straight U．S．Opens．At one point during my cancer treatments, my husband John and I decided to get away from the cold Minnesota winter and took a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona．There was a Senior PGA Tour(美国职业高尔夫球巡回赛)　　7　　 called The Tradition being played, and that seemed like just the ticket to lift my 　　8　　．

　　The first day of the match was exciting．It was a beautiful day, and 1 was in heaven．I was standing just 　　9　　 the third tee(球座；开球区), behind the fairway(球道)ropes, watching my three favorite golfers in the world 　　10　　 the tee：Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd and Torn Weiskopf．

　　Just as they arrived at the tree, the unimaginable happened．A huge gust of wind came up from out of 　　11　　 and blew my hat and hair right off my head and into the 　　12　　 of the fairway!The thousands of 　　13　　 lining the fairway fell into a complete 　　14　　, all eyes on me．Even my golf idols were watching me, as my hair was in their path．l was shocked!　　15　　 as I was, I knew I couldn't just stand there．　　16　　 had to do something to get things moving again．

　　　　17　　 I took a deep breath, went under the ropes and out into the middle of the fairway．I 　　18　　 my hat and hair, placed them back on my head as best I 　　19　　．Then I turned to the golfers and loudly 　　20　　,“Gentlemen, the wind is blowing from left to right．”

　　They said the laughter could be heard all the way to the nineteenth hole．

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　　Lily's parents are different from the average(普通人)．While she was 　　1　　 up they required her to 　　2　　．First of all she had to work around their home．Later on Lily worked for other people．

　　When Lily was 13 years old, her mother and father told her that they were no 　　3　　 going to buy her clothes．Sure, they would continue to buy shoes for her and also the special clothes 　　4　　 suits, but 　　5　　 else was her responsibility．Some people thought that they were 　　6　　．But they wanted to teach Lily some 　　7　　 lessons．One thing she learned was that nothing is cheap or 　　8　　．She learned how to deal with her money 　　9　　．Another thing she learned was how to keep from 　　10　　 out her clothes too fast．

　　Also, even 　　11　　 Lily went to school she was 　　12　　 to work．All through her high school and 　　13　　 years she worked as well as studied．Lily's parents had plenty of 　　14　　 but they felt she would 　　15　　 her education more if she had to 　　16　　 it．And strange 　　17　　 it may seem, they had heard that students who worked part-time generally got 　　18　　 grades than students who did not work．

　　Now Lily is a mother herself．She requires her 　　19　　 to do the same 　　20　　 she did, especially working part-time as they go to school．