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　　A young man, a student in one of our universities, was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly called the students’ friend, for his kindness to those who waited on his instructions．

　　As they went along, they saw 　　1　　 in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had 　　2　　 finished his day’s work．

　The student 　　3　　 the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a(n)　　4　　：we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes, and wait to see his 　　5　　 when he cannot find them．”

　　“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never 　　6　　 ourselves at the expense of the poor．You are 　　7　　, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of helping the poor man．Put a 　　8　　 into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the 　　9　　 affects him．”

　　The student did so, 　　10　　 they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by．

　　The poor man soon finished his work, and came 　　11　　 the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes．While 　　12　　 his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 　　13　　, he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin．

　　Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face．He gazed upon the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again．He then looked around 　　14　　 on all sides, but no person was to be seen．He now put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was 　　15　　 on finding the other coin．

　　His feelings 　　16　　 him; he fell upon his 　　17　　, looked up to heaven and let out a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and 　　18　　, and his children without bread, whom the timely giving, from some unknown hand, would save from dying．

　　The student stood there deeply affected, his eyes filled with tears．“Now,” said the professor, “Are you not much better pleased than if you had played your 　　19　　 trick?” The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget．I feel now the 　　20　　 of those words, which I never understood before：‘It is more blessed to give than to receive．’”

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　　A young boy was walking with his father along a country road．When they came across a large tree branch 　　1　　 the pathway, the boy asked, “Do you think I could 　　2　　 it?”

　　His father answered, “If you use all your strength, I am sure you can．”

　　The boy tried 　　3　　 to lift, pull and push the branch, but it wouldn’t budge．　　4　　, he said, “Dad, you were wrong．I can’t do it alone．”

　　“Try again,” his dad said．

　　This time, as the boy struggled, his father 　　5　　 him．Together they pushed the 　　6　　 aside．

　　“Son, the first time you didn’t use all your strength,” his father said．“You didn’t ask me to help．”

　　This is a valuable 　　7　　．There are many things we can’t do alone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get them done．We are 　　8　　 by resources that can be mobilized(调动)to help us 　　9　　 our goals including family, friends and faith．

　　Sometimes we 　　10　　 to ask for help because of 　　11　　 or stubbornness．Sometimes we think it is a sign of 　　12　　 to admit we need a hand．Sometimes we don’t even 　　13　　 asking for help．Whatever the reason is, it is a waste．

　　It’s 　　14　　 that we learn to use all our strength．This includes inner resources such as discipline, courage, and even love．It also includes 　　15　　 resources．Just as we should be willing to help others, we should be willing to ask others for help．

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　　Where did all the tigers go? That’s what Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to know．India’s Sariska Project Tiger Reserve, once home to 26 tigers, is now home to none．Singh has ordered a police investigation into the 　　1　　 ，and created a new taskforce to save the 　　2　　 animals．

　　Tigers are an endangered species(物种)．Half of the world’s tiger 　　3　　 live in India．For years, tigers have been disappearing from India’s national parks, but Sariska may be the last straw．And the government has to react．

　　On Thursday, Singh held the first meeting of 　　4　　 officials, wildlife experts, and related leaders, aiming to count the nation’s remaining tigers, and to come up with a plan to keep them safe．

　　It is not hard to guess why the tigers are disappearing．Poachers(偷猎者)can 　　5　　 the big cats for ＄50,000 each．Tiger skin and bones are popular in Chinese 　　6　　．A single tiger tooth can fetch ＄120．Recently, a group of poachers admitted killing ten tigers in Sariska and were 　　7　　．

　　“Indian tiger poaching is probably the biggest conservation problem in modern times．” said Belinda Wright, the head of the Wildlife Protection Society of India．

　　However, poaching isn’t the only 　　8　　．Many poachers use advanced technologies, like night glasses and long–range binoculars．Forest security officers are paid so 　　9　　 that few of them bother to track down the poachers．Even if a security guard were to find a poacher, many carry only a stick to make him obey the law．

　　Tiger fans hope that Singh’s plans mean end for the poachers and 　　10　　 for the endangered species．

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　　Charles R．Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York．Before he graduated, he wrote an article 　　1　　 blood bank, that is, the storing of blood．Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood 　　2　　 there was no blood bank．

　　When the United States entered the Second World War, it became 　　3　　 to set up blood banks．Dr Drew became 　　4　　 of the Red Cross’s first blood bank．When the Red Cross 　　5　　 blood banks to collect and store blood for men 　　6　　 in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites．At 　　7　　 their blood was not accepted．Later blood from the blacks was 　　8　　 but was stored in a 　　9　　 place from “white” blood．Although the best doctors 　　10　　 that there was 　　11　　 difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, 　　12　　 to separate black blood from white blood．

　　After the war, Dr Drew was 　　13　　 from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state．In northern Carolina their car went 　　14　　 a ditch(深沟)and Dr Drew was 　　15　　 hurt．He had lost 　　16　　 blood by the time a passing car took him to the 　　17　　 hospital．But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital．“　　18　　 him to the hospital for blacks．” No matter 　　19　　 they said, they could not get into the hospital．They had to take him to the 　　20　　 hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood．

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　　A young man was one day taking a walk with a professor．As they went along, they saw 　　1　　 in the path a pair of old shoes．They guessed the shoes belonged to a poor man who had 　　2　　 finished his day’s work in a field close by．

　　The student 　　3　　 the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a(n)　　4　　：we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes to see his 　　5　　 when he cannot find them．”

　　“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never 　　6　　 ourselves in that way．You are 　　7　　, and may give yourself a greater pleasure by helping the poor man．Perhaps we put a 　　8　　 into each shoe, and watch his reaction．”

　　The student did so, and they both 　　9　　 themselves behind the bushes．The poor man soon finished his work, and came 　　10　　 the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes．While 　　11　　 his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 　　12　　, he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin．

　　He was 　　13　　, and looked at the coin again and again．He then looked around 　　14　　 on all sides, but no person was to be seen．He now put the money into his pocket, and began to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was 　　15　　 on finding the other coin．

　　His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his 　　16　　, looked up to heaven and preyed, He spoke of his wife, sick and 　　17　　, and his children without bread．The timely giving, from some unknown hand, would 　　18　　 from dying．

　　The student was moved and his eyes filled with tears．“Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your 　　19　　 trick?”

　　The youth replied, “Thank you! Sir! I feel now the 　　20　　 of those words, which I never understood before：‘It is more blessed to give than to receive．’

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　　My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella．He has had it 　　1　　 and as he is very 　　2　　 it, it still looks as good as new．

　　“That umbrella must have 　　3　　 you a great deal of money, Uncle．” I said to him one day．

　　“No,” he replied, “　　4　　”

　　“Was it a present?” I asked again．

　　“No,” said he．

　　“Then how did you get it?” I asked．

　　“Well,” he answered, “it is a strange true story．About ten years ago, I was walking along a quiet London street one evening 　　5　　 it suddenly rained．I had no raincoat and no umbrella．No buses ran through that street and there were no 　　6　　 in sight．As I was on my way to a party, I didn't want to get 　　7　　．So I stood at a doorway and waited for the rain to stop．By and by it grew quite 　　8　　．There wasn't a person around, and 　　9　　 it rained and rained．　　10　　 a young man came to the place where I was standing, 　　11　　 a large umbrella over his head．　　12　　 I hoped he would 　　13　　 me to walk to the next corner with him in order that I could get a taxi, I stepped 　　14　　 the dark doorway where I had been standing, and said：“　　15　　, where are you going with that umbrella?”

　　16　　 by my sudden appearance, the young man 　　17　　 the umbrella, which, I'm afraid, he had just stolen, ran away, and 　　18　　 into the darkness．I picked up the umbrella and continued my walk．I knew it would be 　　19　　 in this big city to try and discover the owner and so I've kept it 　　20　　．”

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　　Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day．One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to 　　1　　 that bird．We will get rid of it．” But Sam wanted to 　　2　　 the bird．

　　Sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous 　　3　　 bird．Now 　　4　　 people knew it．His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away．The bird opened its huge 　　5　　 and flew into the sky．After a few minutes, it 　　6　　 with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to 　　7　　 it．

　　The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out．Sam did 　　8　　 his grandfather had done, but the bird 　　9　　 to the ground and stood still．Sam’s uncle 　　10　　．Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less 　　11　　．Sam asked his uncle to come out before 　　12　　．This time the bird caught a mouse．His uncle was quiet with 　　13　　, but laughed again, “We can’t eat mice, so this bird is 　　14　　．” And he sold the bird without telling Sam．

　　Before Sam found the bird was 　　15　　, two angry men arrived in a car．They 　　16　　 his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back．Sam’s uncle looked 　　17　　 and said, “I have spent it．But…don’t worry!” He 　　18　　 at Sam, “Sam will show you 　　19　　 to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the 　　20　　．It flew away and disappeared forever．

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　　The simplest way to say it is this：I believe in my mother．My 　　1　　 began when I was just a kid．I 　　2　　 becoming a doctor．

　　My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that 　　3　　 people spent a lot more time reading than they 　　4　　 watching television．She announced that my brother and I 　　5　　 watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 　　6　　 her written book reports．She would mark them up with check marks and highlights．Years later, we realized her marks were a 　　7　　．My mother was Illiterate(不识字的，文盲的)。

　　When I entered high school I was a(n)　　8　　, but not for long．I wanted the fancy clothes．I wanted to 　　9　　 the guys．I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student．One night my mother came home from 　　10　　 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 　　11　　 food and pay the bills．With everything 　　12　　, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want．” I was very 　　13　　 with that arrangement but once I got through distributing money, there was 　　14　　 left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 　　15　　 our heads and any kind of food on the table, 　　16　　 buy clothes．I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere．Success required intellectual preparation．I went back to my 　　17　　 and became an A-student again, and eventually I 　　18　　 my dream and I became a doctor．

　　My story is really my mother’s story－a woman with 　　19　　 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe．There is no job 　　20　　 than parenting．(养育)This I believe．

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　　I had a very special teacher many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack．About a week after his 　　1　　, she shared her insights(顿悟)with the students．When the class was nearly over, she 　　2　　 and said, “I would like to 　　3　　 with all of you a thought that has 　　4　　 to do with class, but which I feel is very 　　5　　．

　　“Each of us is put here on the 　　6　　 to learn, share, love and appreciate ourselves．None of us knows when this 　　7　　 will end．At any moment it can be 　　8　　．Perhaps this is life’s way of telling us that we must make good 　　9　　 of every day．” Her eyes beginning to 　　10　　, she went on saying, “So I would like you all to 　　11　　 me．From now on, on your way home, find something 　　12　　 to notice．It doesn’t have to be something you see－it could be scent(香味)of fresh bread, or it could be the 　　13　　 of the wind slightly rustling(发出沙沙声)the leaves．”

　　“Please look for these things, and 　　14　　 them．The little things are put here on the earth for us to enjoy．They are 　　15　　 observing, for at any time they can all be taken away．”

　　The class was totally quiet．We all picked up our books and went out of the room 　　16　　．That afternoon, on my way home I noticed 　　17　　 things than before．Every time I think of that teacher and remember what a(n)　　18　　 she made on all of us, I try to 　　19　　 all of those things that sometimes we all ignore．For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, 　　20　　 the things we didn’t do．

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　　When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog(雾)．Her body was 　　1　　 because she had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours．

　　　　2　　 she was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions．Now, at age 34, her 　　3　　 was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast．

　　On that fourth of July morning in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so thick that she could hardly see her support boats．

　　Alongside Florence in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer 　　4　　 encouragement．They told her it wasn’t much farther．But 　　5　　 she could see was fog．They pushed her not to give up．She never had thought of giving up 　　6　　 then．With only a half mile to go, she asked to be 　　7　　．

　　Still warming her frozen body several hours later, she told a reporter, “Look, I’m not 　　8　　 myself, but if I could have seen 　　9　　 I might have made it．” It was not tiredness or 　　10　　 the cold water that beat her．It was the fog．She was 　　11　　 to see her goal．

　　Two months later, she tried again．This time, despite the same thick fog, she swam with her 　　12　　 and her goal 　　13　　 pictured in her mind．She knew that 　　14　　 behind that fog was land and this time she 　　15　　!

　　Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel, breaking the men’s record by two hours!

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