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　　Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed．When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had 　　1　　 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it．After 　　2　　 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 　　3　　 they started the 950-mile journey back．

　　The journey was unexpectedly 　　4　　 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them．The sun hardly 　　5　　．The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 　　6　　 to mark their way home．To make things 　　7　　, Evans, whom they had all thought of 　　8　　 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice．Having 　　9　　 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died．

　　The four who were 　　10　　 pushed on at the best speed they could 　　11　　．Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 　　12　　 feet; at night his feet swelled(肿胀)so large that he could 　　13　　 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 　　14　　．He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 　　15　　 could save themselves．He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 　　16　　 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 　　17　　 for another night．

　　The following morning, 　　18　　 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said．“I am just going outside and may be 　　19　　 some time．” He was never seen again．He had walked out 　　20　　 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions．

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　　My neighbor Jennifer is blind, but you’d never know it．She makes such good use of her other 　　1　　, including her "sixth sense", that she hardly gives the impression that she has 　　2　　 anything．Jennifer looks after her children much like the rest of us, 　　3　　 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 　　4　　 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude．She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 　　5　　 often don't realize she's blind．

　　I 　　6　　 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there．When Kayla came home, she was very 　　7　　 about her day．She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects．But she was 　　8　　 excited about her finger-painting project．

　　“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles．“I learned how to 　　9　　 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Jennifer 　　10　　 with us”．To my great 　　11　　, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Jennifer told me my 　　12　　 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment(成就感)．She really 　　13　　 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt 　　14　　 Jennifer showed her how to paint without looking at her paper．

　　I realized Kayla didn't know that Jennifer was blind．It had just never 　　15　　 in conversation．When I told my daughter that Jennifer was blind, she was 　　16　　 for a moment．At first, she didn't believe me．“But Mommy, Jennifer knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 　　17　　．And I knew my child was 　　18　　 because Jennifer had listened to Kayla describe her art work．Jennifer had also heard Kayla's 　　19　　 in her work．

　　We were silent for a minute．Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Jennifer really did ‘see’ my picture．She just used my 　　20　　．”

　　Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have．

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　　Unexpected things may happen every day but no one can tell when and where．People usually get surprised or frightened by such things．

　　One day I 　　1　　 a taxi to go to a meeting．As it came near the corner, the taxi stopped suddenly．The 　　2　　 got out looking very puzzled(迷惑)．A big 　　3　　 which had been following the taxi stopped, too．The taxi driver was now 　　4　　 at the corner looking up 　　5　　 the sky and the truck driver got out and 　　6　　 him．A number of cars behind them were 　　7　　 to stop as well and a large crowd of people had 　　8　　 at the corner．

　　The cause of all this 　　9　　 was a very strange noise．It 　　10　　 as if thousands and thousands of 　　11　　 were chirping(鸣叫)．The sound of so 　　12　　 birds toghter was quite surprising and many people looked 　　13　　．The most extraordinary thing was that, except one or two 　　14　　, there was not a bird in 　　15　　．No one was able to know why－　　16　　 two policemen arrived on the scene．They walked all around the area for a while and then went over near the railroad tracks beside a big board advertisement(广告)for a 　　17　　．Since the noise seemed to be coming from around there, they climbed up and found that two loudspeakers had been 　　18　　 behind the advertisement．The bird noises were being broadcast to 　　19　　 attention to the film advertisement．

　　The cinema that made this advertisement was 　　20　　 to take the loudspeakers away, because they caused trouble and people were tired of them．

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There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere．We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the 　　1　　 home from work in the evenings．A man will be 　　2　　 the newspaper, and seconds later it 　　3　　 as if he is trying to 　　4　　 it．Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger 　　5　　 next to him．　　6　　 place where unplanned short sleep 　　7　　 is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring(打鼾)so 　　8　　 that the professor has to ask another student to 　　9　　 the sleeper awake．A more embarrassing(尴尬)situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the 　　10　　 of　the head pushes the arm off the 　　11　　, and the movement carries the 　　12　　 of the body along．The student wakes up on the floor with no 　　13　　 of getting there．The worst time to fall asleep is when 　　14　　．Police reports are full of 　　15　　 that occur when people fall into sleep and go 　　16　　 the road．If the drivers are 　　17　　, they are not seriously hurt．One woman's car, 　　18　　, went into the river．She woke up in four feet of 　　19　　 and thought it was raining．When people are really 　　10　　, nothing will stop them from falling asleep -- no matter where they are．

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　　My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week．And my first real job, when I was six years old, was 　　1　　 the diners’ shoes．My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me 　　2　　 to do it efficiently, telling me to 　　3　　 to re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t 　　4　　．

　　Working in the restaurant was a cause of great 　　5　　 because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father 　　6　　 that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team．I 　　7　　 to be punctual(守时的), hard-working, and polite to the 　　8　　．

　　I was 　　9　　 paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he 　　10　　 give me ＄10 a week．He said, “OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And 　　11　　 the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He 　　12　　 I owed him about ＄40 a week．

　　I remember returning to Seattle after being 　　13　　 in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the 　　14　　 thing Dad said was, “How about your 　　15　　 up tonight?” I couldn’t 　　16　　 my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t 　　17　　 as far as Dad was concerned, I was just 　　18　　 member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a 　　19　　 is above all．It has nothing to do with 　　20　　 that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．

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　　When I was in the final year of my graduation studies, I visited a friend’s home for lunch．The moment I reached his house, I found the staircases of his building were not so good and his home was not painted very well．I couldn’t 　　1　　 in words but it was not even the type of house in which a typical middle-class Indian family lives．

　　The greatest things I did find there were his parents．We sat on the ground for lunch because they didn’t have a dining 　　2　　．His mother served us very delicious food, smiled throughout and showed care for the 　　3　　 lunch session．I can never forget that．

　　His father worked as a normal 　　4　　 and I wondered if he earned enough money to support their two sons．While we were taking lunch, his father returned home to meet us．When he entered their home, his hands were dark black and his clothes were very dirty．My friend had no 　　5　　 about his father and made the introductions．

　　As soon as his father came in, my friend asked me if I wanted “Papad”(a typical Indian food)to eat．Before I could say anything, the father very gently and kindly 　　6　　 it for me, after going through many staircases even though he was looking 　　7　　．

　　Today, my friend is a leader in a big company．He is able to 　　8　　 high rent in Hyderabad and have a new beautiful home．Not only that, he helped his brother 　　9　　 in his studies and is still helping．

　　What I want to say is that I consider 　　10　　 as richness in a poor family．The amount of money you make won’t 　　11　　 other’s hearts; the only way is with love and kindness．Struggle and bad periods are needed for everyone’s life, as they make us strong．If you have strong willpower, goals and also the attitude of hard and smart work, you can 　　12　　 be a successful person in some areas of life．

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Advertisements can be seen on TV every day! Some people love ads, but 　　1　　 may hate ads, saying that they make our cities and countryside look ugly．Many ads are aimed specially at teenagers, and some 　　2　　 see more than 100 ads a day．It’s true that some ads can be 　　3　　, for they can help you compare some different products 　　4　　 you can buy the one you really need．They can also help you 　　5　　 money．When prices are listed, you can go to the store with the 　　6　　 price．However, some ads can be 　　7　　．Sometimes the words sound good but don’t really tell you 　　8　　 about the quality of the products．Sometimes the pictures in an ad look 　　9　　 than the real things．So you have to be 　　10　　．Sometimes an ad will lead you to buy something you don’t need at all．

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For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D．fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　Maggie was sent out to a public school in the middle of the year, and the headmaster asked her to teach Class 4-B．She heard that the former teacher had 　　1　　 suddenly, but the headmaster didn’t tell her why．All he told her was that this was a class of “　　2　　” students．

　　On the first day, she walked into the classroom, paperballs flying through the air, feet on desks, the noise deafening．She walked to the front of the classroom and opened the attendance book(签到簿)．Next to names were IQ scores：140,141…160．She thought to herself, “　　3　　 they are so high-spirited．These children have special IQs．” She smiled and brought them in order, grateful that she could teach such good students．At first Maggie found their homework was done 　　4　　, full of mistakes．She spoke to everyone, “With your IQ, I expect the best work from you．” The whole term Maggie 　　5　　 continually them of their responsibility to use all the extra intelligence(智慧)God had given them．Things began to 　　6　　．The children worked hard．Their work was creative and correct．

　　At the end of the term, the headmaster called Maggie into his office．“What magic have you done to these kids?” He asked 　　7　　．“Their work has surpassed(超过)all the other classes．” “It is just 　　8　　．They’re smarter than other students! You said yourself they are special students．” Maggie was surprised．“I said they are special because they are the special- need students－behavioral disordered(表现不好)．” “Then why are their IQs so 　　9　　 on the attendance book?” “Those aren’t their IQs．They are their locker numbers at the gym．Sorry, Ms．Maggie, your kids are not geniuses(天才)．” Maggie smiled, “If someone 　　10　　 himself to be a genius, he will become one．I’m teaching them as geniuses again next year．”

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　　Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack．But without a heart transplant her life was in constant 　　1　　．

　　Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small：finding a donor(捐赠者)heart that 　　2　　 Maria’s blood type could take years．However, Carmen was determined to save her mother．She kept 　　3　　 hospitals all over the country．

　　Days stretched out．By Christmas, Maria had trouble walking from one end of the room to the other．Carmen lost 　　4　　 hope．She fell into a corner of the hospital, crying．

　　“Are you okay?” a man asked．

　　Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story．This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t make it 　　5　　 the night．Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind．He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 　　6　　 something from herself．Could her heart go to Carmen’s mother?

　　After reviewing the data, doctors 　　7　　 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother．They were able to 　　8　　 the transplant．

　　That cold night, when Cheryl was declared dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door．She was praying for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently．　　9　　 Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried．

　　On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 　　10　　 with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on．”

　　One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 　　11　　 with Cheryl’s heart．Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 　　12　　 in another loving mother’s chest．

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　　As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged．

　　Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things 　　1　　 our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave 　　2　　 notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we 　　3　　 a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．

　　Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving 　　4　　 instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend followed the teacher's 　　5　　 without a fault．I received nothing but handmade cards with nice words about me．

　　On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I 　　6　　 it, the girls around all 　　7　　．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．

　　I tried to forget about the 　　8　　 gift, but when the same girls 　　9　　 it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't 　　10　　 want it．" The girls laughed at my 　　11　　 and filed out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers 　　12　　 I thought about my words．It wasn't 　　13　　 like me to say things like that．

　　"I'm your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I' m sorry about the gift," she whispered to me, tears 　　14　　 down her face．

　　From a poor family, she was a 　　15　　 at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the 　　16　　 and the horrible treatment silently．

　　I was sick to my stomach as my 　　17　　 words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel?

　　Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury(奢侈品)．

　　And I had 　　18　　 everything for her．

　　I told her that I had only said those things to try to 　　19　　．

　　"We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled 　　20　　．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．

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