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　　During the Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father’s car．He was going to a New Year’s Eve 　　1　　 to be held in Vermont．The father was 　　2　　 about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year’s Eve．However, a(n)　　3　　 was reached that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all．

　　So he drove to Vermont, got completely 　　4　　, and attempted to drive home．On the way home he hit a roadblock．He was told to 　　5　　 the car and stand in a line of people that were being given the sobriety(not drunk)　　6　　．However, the policeman 　　7　　 him out．He was 　　8　　 standing off to the side while the others were 　　9　　 the police officer how well they could walk a 　　10　　 line, etc．

　　At 7∶00 am the next morning, his father got up to answer the 　　11　　．There were 　　12　　 policemen there．They asked him if he was the 　　3　　 of that red FIAT．He replied, “Yes, I am．” One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver．

　　When the young man 　　14　　 himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of 　　15　　．Upon questioned he 　　16　　 that he was driving the car．But when asked if he had been 　　17　　, he said, “No!” When the policemen asked if they could see his car, he was unable to remember the 　　18　　．He said that it was in the garage．

　　And when the four of them walked out to look at the car, instead of looking at the car he had driven the 　　19　　 before, they saw a 　　20　　 car parked there．

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　　I was driving around downtown one afternoon in the winter．I 　　1　　 a red light and stopped．As I was 　　2　　, I saw a young guy standing on my left．He was 　　3　　 in the face and holding a cardboard sign with some 　　4　　 on it．When you’re in the heart of downtown, it’s pretty 　　5　　 to see homeless people asking for 　　6　　．Generally, I would pass them, but this time when I glanced over the sign, I 　　7　　．

　　I can’t remember what the sign said exactly, but it was something like, “　　8　　 money/food, have stomach cancer, homeless, anything helps．”

　　I didn’t know why, but for some 　　9　　 this particular sign struck me．The 　　10　　 had just turned green, and there was a line of lunch rush hour traffic behind me．I went back and forth in my 　　11　　 a hundred times in that next 　　12　　 about whether I should do something．“Should I help? 　　13　　 on? Should I do something?

　　I didn’t．I did nothing．

　　The traffic moved 　　14　　, and I went with it．About a block or two away, my heart had sunk simply for this guy．I felt so 　　15　　 for him．So I decided to go back and ask him 　　16　　 I could buy him lunch and hear his story．

　　It took me about five minutes to 　　17　　 and back on to the same street where I had seen him．It was just five minutes－but he was 　　8　　．

　　“Where did he go so fast?” I wondered．So, there was 　　19　　 left to do except drive on．

　　If you get a special nudge(想做的事)from inside you, 　　20　　 consider acting on it．Don’t miss out---for yourself and for that other person．

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　　Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly．He was the youngest of eight children．His father had a 　　1　　 in a cotton mill(纱厂), but he was often 　　2　　 to work because of poor health．The family couldn’t 　　3　　 to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went 　　4　　．After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was 　　5　　 what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own 　　6　　．

　　It was just after the war．Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 　　7　　 in scrap metal(废弃金属)．He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage．When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 　　8　　 plenty of money．Jack 　　9　　 working hard．After one year he succeeded in 　　10　　 the ￡100．

　　By the time Jack was 30 years old he had 　　11　　 his first million, and he wanted to 　　12　　 this achievement by doing something “　　13　　”．With all his money it was 　　14　　 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents．In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the 　　15　　 of the Lancashire countryside．It was one of the finest buildings in the country．

　　Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, 　　16　　 Jack still can’t get used to 　　17　　 the good life．He can 　　18　　 be found drinking with the locals at the local pub(酒吧)．

　　“I remember being very 　　19　　 as a child, but never 　　20　　 as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am．”

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　　In 1883, John Roebling ,an engineer, was inspired by an idea to build a bridge connecting New York with Long Island．　　1　　, other bridge building experts thought that it was 　　2　　 and told Roebling to forget the idea．

　　John 　　3　　 about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it 　　4　　 be done．He then 　　5　　 the dream with his son, Washington who was an up-and-coming engineer．Working together for the first time, the father and the son made a 　　6　　 of how it could be done and studied the problems they might 　　7　　．

　　After these preparations, they hired their crew and began to build their 　　8　　 bridge．The project started well, but a(n)　　9　　 on the site took the life of John Roebling 　　10　　 it was only a few months underway．Washington was 　　11　　 and left with a certain amount of brain damage．He wasn’t able to 　　12　　 or walk or even move．However, Washington did not 　　13　　 and still wanted to complete the bridge．All he could do was to move one 　　14　　 and he decided to make the best use of it．

　　By doing this, he 　　15　　 developed a code of communication with his 　　16　　．He touched his wife’s arm with that finger, 　　17　　 to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again．Then he used the 　　18　　 method of touching her arm to tell the engineers what to do．Then the project was underway again．Washington tapped out(敲打出)his 　　19　　 with his finger on his wife’s arm for many years, until the Brooklyn Bridge was finally 　　20　　．Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-give-up attitude that achieves an impossible goal．

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Do fight against painting pollution

　　Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 　　1　　 and teachers have noticed another kind of pollution, which comes from the printed papers 　　2　　 on streets．

　　These printed things 　　3　　 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with 　　4　　．You can only find reading materials badly made up there－some are too strange for anyone to 　　5　　; others are frightening stories of something 　　6　　．However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 　　7　　 reading, which 　　8　　 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in 　　9　　．Homework is left 　　10　　 and daily games lost．

　　These sellers stand about on streets selling their papers well．The writers, publishers and printers, 　　11　　 they are, we never know, are 　　12　　 their silent money．

　　The sheep-skinned wolf's story seems to have been forgotten once again．Why not 　　13　　 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers．　　14　　, the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it．　　15　　 you may even find several children, driven by their curious natures, 　　16　　 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand．

　　It really does 　　17　　 to our society．It has already formed a sort of moral pollution．The 　　18　　 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation．At the same time, the young 　　19　　 need more interesting books to help them 　　20　　 those ugly paper．

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　　Fire can 　　1　　 many things．It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 　　2　　 useful．We cannot live without 　　3　　．In other words, fire is both the 　　4　　 and enemy of us．This 　　5　　 on whether we use it wisely or not．

　　To the people 　　6　　 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous．It is the location 　　7　　 most of their houses are made of wood, which 　　8　　 catches fire．Especially in winter the air is 　　9　　 and the wind is often 　　10　　．If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 　　11　　 the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 　　12　　 all over the area．If this happens 　　13　　, it may not be too bad．　　14　　 if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 　　15　　, and many of them cannot run away in time．If they can, they will just 　　16　　 all the things behind．Some people even do not know 　　17　　 is going on, and they 　　18　　 in their dreams．

　　We should do our best to 　　19　　 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people’s carelessness．Therefore, not only the people of the 　　20　　 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire．

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　　For busy people, the idea of speed dating has really caught on in popularity．In a speed dating event, usually 8-10 　　1　　 go around from table to table, each spending 6-8 minutes at each one．From that, you may not know for sure if you want to 　　2　　 something more with an individual, but you will 　　3　　 know if you don’t want to．

　　The first thing that you will realize about speed dating is that it makes you 　　4　　．Unlike a bar, where you might get a whole evening to 　　5　　 check a possible partner out and to see what you have got, when it comes to 　　6　　 you know that you only have a certain amount of time to put your best foot forward(全力以赴)there．You will find the other participants are 　　7　　 of this and will put their best foot forward．

　　An 8-minute speed dating will also give you a chance to see how someone 　　8　　 under pressure．You may already know a little more about their 　　9　　 if you find someone who can’t seem to make eye-contact．The best advice is to make eye-contact, be open and direct．You will find that the 　　10　　 time can make for some excellent opportunities to really shine, and there is nothing like a deadline to make you more 　　11　　! An important detail to keep in mind is that you will be 　　12　　 to a dozen or more singles in a short time．Those who feel that there is an advantage in larger numbers will surely find this 　　13　　．

　　When you are looking for 　　14　　, you may not want to do the long search, so think about speed dating and see what you can do to make sure that it works to you．　　15　　, give this exciting opportunity a try!

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　　May was born with a cleft palate(腭裂)．When she was a little girl, she had to 　　1　　 the jikes from naughty chidren who teased her about her misshaped lip．With all the teasing, Mary grew up 　　2　　 the fact that she was “diffrernt”．She was 　　3　　 that no one, outside her family, could ever love her until she 　　4　　 Mrs．Leonard's class．

　　In Mrs．Leonards' school at that time, it was 　　5　　 for teachers to give their children an annual 　　6　　 test．However, in Mary's case, 　　7　　 her cleft palate, she was hardly able to hear out of one ear．　　8　　 not to let the other children have another “　　9　　"to point out, she would 　　10　　 when her bad ear was tested each year．The “hearing test” was 　　11　　 by having a child walk to the classroom door, turn sideways, 　　12　　 one ear with a fingre, and then 　　13　　 what the teacher whispered．When Mary had to turn her bad ear towards her teacher she would 　　14　　 to cover her good ear．She knew that teachers 　　15　　 often say things like, “The sky is blue, ” or “What color are your shoes?” But not on that day．Surely, God 　　16　　 seven words in

　　Mrs．Leonard's mouth that 　　17　　 Mary's life forever．When the test came, Mary heard：“ I wish you were my little girl．”You can imagine how deeply these words 　　18　　 Mary．

　　Yes, affirming(肯定)words are 　　19　　 to say to the people around you．While words from a godly teacher can soften a heart, words form you can powerfully set the 　　20　　 of another One's life．

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　　Mary was born with a cleft palate(腭裂)．When she was a little girl, she had to 　　1　　 the jokes from naughty children who teased her about her misshaped lip．With all the teasing, Mary grew up 　　2　　 the fact that she was "different"．She was 　　3　　 that no one, outside her family, could ever love her until she 　　4　　 Mrs．Leonard's class．

　　In Mrs．Leonards' school at that time, it was 　　5　　 for teachers to give their children an annual 　　6　　 test．However, in Mary's case, 　　7　　 her cleft palate, she was hardly able to hear out of one ear．　　8　　 not to let the other children have another "　　9　　" to point out, she would 　　10　　 when her bad ear was tested each year．The "hearing test" was 　　11　　 by having ?a child walk to the classroom door, turn sideways．　　12　　 one ear with a finger, and then 　　13　　 what the teacher whispered．When Mary had to turn her bad ear towards her teacher she would 　　14　　 to cover her good ear．She knew that teachers 　　15　　 often say things like, "The sky is blue," or "What color are your shoes?" But not on that day．Surely, God 　　16　　 seven words in Mrs．Leonard's mouth that 　　17　　 Mary's life forever．When the test came, Mary heard："I wish you were my little girl．" You can imagine how deeply these words 　　18　　 Mary．

　　Yes, affirming(肯定)words are 　　19　　 to say to the people around you．While words from a godly teacher can soften a heart, words from you can powerfully set the 　　20　　 of another one's life．

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　　Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women．Career women are 　　1　　 than housewives, Evidence shows that 　　2　　 are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study shows 　　3　　 the unemployment rate increases by 1％, the death rate increases correspondingly(相应地)by 2％．All this 　　4　　 one point：Work is helpful to health．

　　Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, 　　5　　 loneliness and solitude．Researches show that people feel 　　6　　 and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead, the happiest are those who are 　　7　　．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard．Work serves as 　　8　　 between man and reality．By work, people 　　9　　 each other．By collective activity, they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work 　　10　　 the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to(易于)　　11　　．

　　　　12　　, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of 　　13　　．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When 　　14　　 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 　　15　　 a patient or a teacher sees his students 　　16　　, they are happy 　　17　　．

　　From the above we can come to the conclusion 　　18　　 the more you work, 　　19　　 you will be．Let us work hard, 　　20　　 and live a happy and healthy life．

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