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　　I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts．I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like 　　1　　 and straightforward．And it's still what 　　2　　 a man a good citizen．This is my secret, and I try to live by．

　　I've been in the taxi business for thirty-five years, 　　3　　 there is a lot about it that is not so good．Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团)fellows to be able to take it in New York．You've got to be 　　4　　 to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day．

　　Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the 　　5　　 impression that they are bad．Taxi drivers are just like other people．Most of them will act as 　　6　　 fellows．You read in the papers almost every week 　　7　　 a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their 　　8　　．If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers．One time, I found an emerald(翡翠的)ring in my car．I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to where I had 　　9　　．It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her 　　10　　 to her．I didn't get as much as “thank you．”　　11　　, I felt good because I had done what was right．I think I felt better than she 　　12　　．

　　I was born and raised in Ireland until I was nineteen years old．I came to this country in 1913 where I 　　13　　 several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I．After being discharged(退伍), I bought my own car and have owned one ever since．It hasn't been too easy 　　14　　, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit 　　15　　 for a rainy day(一时之需)．In all my years of driving a taxi, I have never had 　　16　　 with the public, not even with drunks．Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的)once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave themselves．

　　People ask me about tips．As far as I know, 　　17　　 everyone will give you something, because most Americans are 　　18　　 generous．I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they 　　19　　 or not．I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish(教区)．I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act．I have been trying this for a long time, and the 　　20　　 I try, the easier it gets．

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　　Roberta appeared on the stage．She took a deep breath and began to 　　1　　．Now she was Portia, a strong–willed 　　2　　 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice．The theater was filled with people．She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing 　　3　　 from her．

　　　　4　　, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演)．She 　　5　　 being in front of other people．She was very 　　6　　 at school．She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 　　7　　 much attention．She stayed mostly to herself, making 　　8　　 friends．She had excellent grades, 　　9　　 she always thought that something was missing．

　　Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and 　　10　　 her to join in．

　　“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 　　11　　 the part．Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

　　Her mother wouldn’t let the 　　12　　 drop．“You’re just a little scared(害怕)．Everyone gets scared．You know you 　　13　　 do it．The trick is to look past the 　　14　　 to find the love of what you’re doing．’’

　　So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club．She had read the play and found herself excited by the 　　15　　 of speaking such rich words．In secret she practiced Portia’s part, memorizing the lines by repeating them over and over．It wasn’t hard; she loved every minute of it．Every time she spoke the words, she had a new understanding of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels．

　　On the day of the audition, she performed two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors．When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the part was hers．

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　　I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”．Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 　　1　　．I had a serious spinal cord disorder(脊髓病)and I knew I would always be much 　　2　　 than others．

　　I hated going to school and I hated others’ 　　3　　 at me．I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 　　4　　 and tall．And most of all, I hated looking in the 　　5　　 and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背)．My friends found me cold because I didn’t let others get close 　　6　　 me．I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 　　7　　 Angela appeared．

　　That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school－a spot where no one would 　　8　　 me．That’s when I first heard her voice．“Hi! Can I sit down?” I raised my head and there she was, with a smile on her round face．“What are you looking at?” she asked．“Ants,” I answered．“What are they doing?” “I don’t 　　9　　．” “I bet they’re playing games and making 　　10　　．Don’t you think so?”

　　That was how our 　　11　　 started and it didn’t stop．We talked about everything under the sun－the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)－until it was sunset．

　　Then suddenly, she saw my 　　12　　．She just stared．My heart sank．What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 　　13　　 me now．She stood up, pointing at my back and said, “I know 　　14　　 your back is hunched．” I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced．I begged in my heart for her to 　　15　　, but she just kept on going．“I know what you’ve got in there．Do you?” “No,” I answered weakly．She bent and 　　16　　 in my ears：“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of 　　17　　 from the angles．

　　I was 　　18　　．I looked into her eyes and her 　　19　　 touched my heart．From that day on, I started to learn to 　　20　　 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend．

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　　When you are learning English, you find 　　1　　 wrong to translate a sentence word for word into your 　　2　　 language．Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an 　　3　　．If you look 　　4　　 each word in the 　　5　　, one at a time, what is your 　　6　　? It must be a 　　7　　 sentence in your native language．Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also 　　8　　 in many other ways．It is very 　　9　　 to master the rules of word 　　10　　 in the study of English, too．If the 　　11　　 puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn’t 　　12　　 the speaker’s sentence easily．

　　Another thing we must always 　　13　　 is that there are a lot of 　　14　　 in the English language．For example when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we 　　15　　 mean “Be careful!”

　　When people are parting, they often say “Good－bye 　　16　　” “Bye－bye!” But sometimes they 　　17　　 say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!”　　18　　“Good night!” to one another 　　19　　 “Good－bye!” You will find few people 　　20　　 who know that “Good－bye!” is a short way of saying “God be with you!”

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　　Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If 　　1　　, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews 　　2　　．

　　In his book, Matthews 　　3　　 us how to have a happy life and answers the 　　4　　 of teenagers．

　　There are many 　　5　　 such as parents and friends, and the book 　　6　　 we should stop being angry and forgive．The book tells us of useful skills 　　7　　 how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 　　8　　 your memory better．

　　Many teenagers think 　　9　　 happiness comes from a good exam result 　　10　　 praise from other people．But you can 　　11　　 be happy when there are no such “good” things．

　　Success comes from a(n)　　12　　 attitude．If you 　　13　　 from problems, you will have success in the future．

　　Some school students have 　　14　　 such as being too tall or too short．But Matthews tells us that 　　15　　 comes from thinking about things in a positive 　　16　　．If you are 　　17　　, people notice you and you can get a 　　18　　 view(视线)at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes 　　19　　 less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important 　　20　　：you choose to be happy!

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　　Miss Green was watching TV．Suddenly the program stopped．"Now we broadcast an important notice from the 　　1　　：At about nine this evening, an old woman of 79, named Mrs Humney, was 　　2　　 and killed by a robber(抢劫犯)wearing a green coat．Those who can supply any clue(线索)are requested to 　　3　　 to the police．" The 　　4　　 news made the lonely girl filled with 　　5　　．She couldn't help looking around．But she didn't 　　6　　 that a man was already behind the door．

　　Suddenly the man 　　7　　 before Miss Green．The girl didn't know what to 　　8　　．" Just put your necklace on the table, then I’ll 　　9　　 whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night．" said the robber．That made her even more terrified, but she tried to 　　10　　 herself．

Just then there came the whistle of a police car．Then 　　11　　 the door bell．The man said with a pistol(手枪)　　12　　 the girl's back," Don't 　　13　　 the door．Never let him in．" But the girl got a(n)　　14　　．She asked the man outside the door, " Who is it?" "I'm Bull．Is there 　　15　　 unusual here?" "No, there isn't．" Immediately she added 　　16　　," only 　　17　　 and I are here．" "Good night, " Bull replied in the same loud voice．

　　A few minutes later．The sound of the 　　18　　 died away．" It's well done, " the robber laughed．Almost at the same time the glass was 　　19　　 into pieces．The policemen 　　20　　 into the room and caught the robber．

　　"Miss Green, what you said made us take action right away," said Bull, "for we know that you have no brother．"

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　　When I was growing up, I had an old neighbour named Dr．Gibbs．He didn’t look like other doctors I had ever known．He never 　　1　　 at us for playing in his yard．I remember him as someone nice and 　　2　　．When Dr．Gibbs wasn’t saving 　　3　　, he was planting trees．His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s 　　4　　 was to make it a forest．

　　But he 　　5　　 watered his new trees．Once I asked why．He said that watering plants would 　　6　　 them, and that 　　7　　 you water them, each successive(后继的)　　8　　 of trees will grow weaker and weaker．So you have to make things 　　9　　 for them．

　　He’d planted an oak, and instead of watering it every morning, he’d 　　10　　 it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to cause the tree’s 　　11　　．Dr．Gibbs passed away a couple of years ago．　　12　　, I walk by his house and look at the trees that I watched him plant some 25 years ago．They are big and 　　13　　 now．Sufferings seemed to 　　14　　 them in ways ease and 　　15　　 never could．

　　Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons．I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within．I often pray for them．Mostly I pray that their lives will be 　　16　　．But lately I've been thinking that it's time to 　　17　　 my prayer, because life is 　　18　　, whether we want it to be or not．Too many times we pray for ease, but that's what we seldom 　　19　　．What we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the earthe, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be 　　20　　．

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　　I always felt sorry for people in wheelchairs．Some people, old and weak, cannot 　　1　　 by themselves．Others seem perfectly healthy, 　　2　　 in business suits, and wheel themselves around with strong determination．But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair, I only saw a 　　3　　, not a person．

　　Then I fainted(晕倒)at Euro Disney 　　4　　 low blood pressure．This was the first time I had ever fainted, and my parents said that I must 　　5　　 for a while after First Aid．I agreed to take it easy, but 　　6　　 I stepped toward the door, I saw my dad pushing a(n)　　7　　 in my direction! Feeling the colour burn my cheeks, I asked him to wheel that thing right back to 　　8　　 he found it．

　　I could not believe this was happening to me．Wheelchairs were 　　9　　 for other people but not for me．As my father wheeled me out into the main street, people 　　10　　 began to treat me differently．

　　Little kids ran in front of me, 　　11　　 my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly．　　12　　 set in as I was thrown back and forth．“Stupid kids－they have perfectly good 　　13　　．Why can’t they watch where they’re going?” I thought．People 　　14　　 down at me, pity in their eyes．Then they would look away, maybe because they thought the 　　15　　 they forgot me, the better．“I am just like you!” I wanted to scream．“The only 　　16　　 is that you’ve got legs, and I have wheels．”

　　People in wheelchairs are not 　　17　　．They can see every look and hear each word．Looking out at the faces, I finally understood：I was once just like them．I 　　18　　 people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not 　　19　　 to be treated．I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are 　　20　　 disabled．

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　　I was with my oldest son and we were on the lookout for an open parking space in our jam-packed shopping center．We spotted a(n)　　1　　 one in the next row of spaces, and I drove our van around the turn, all the while hoping no one else would spot it and grab it 　　2　　 I could．And, as luck would have it, a lady was 　　3　　 her shopping cart right in front of us, and it looked like 　　4　　 was getting away from her, filled with bags and cartons of soda underneath．She herself was carrying three extra bags in her hands while trying to push the cart 　　5　　 a strong spring wind, and looked 　　6　　．Suddenly the cart hit a bump and everything fell off．

At that point I felt something sudden in me．I pulled the van into an unloading 　　7　　 and told my son to wait for a moment．I rushed over to her and the 　　8　　 thing she did was to apologize several times．I helped her 　　9　　 everything up, took the extra bags 　　10　　 from her hands, and walked her to her car．She told me she was trying to 　　11　　 home to her son’s thirteenth birthday party and her whole day had been “just one of those days”．I helped her load the 　　12　　, and she stopped and looked at me and just said, “Thank you so much”．I smiled and said, “I am a mother of three and do you think 　　13　　 has ever helped me out? I am just returning the 　　14　　．” She smiled and said, “God bless you” and got in her car．

　　I walked the row over to my van 　　15　　 my son was waiting and had been 　　16　　．“Who was that, Mom?” he asked me．“She was a 　　17　　 too, trying to get home for her son’s birthday party．She needed our help,” I said．And I just knew he 　　18　　 with that clarity children all seem to have．We found a good 　　19　　 and walked together towards the store．As we were walking, my son took my hand．It was the most touching 　　20　　 of all, and I realized more than ever that our children are always watching．

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　　I met Mrs．Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors．Almost instantly I loved her．She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 　　1　　 she was encouraging and inspiring．For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me．

　　Mrs．Neidl would ask me for my 　　2　　．She wanted to know how I thought we should 　　3　　 things．At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 　　4　　 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 　　5　　．It was cause and effect：She believed I had opinions, so I began to 　　6　　 them．She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly．She loved how 　　7　　 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more．She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself．

　　Mrs．Neidl's 　　8　　 that year was, "Try it．We can always paint over it 　　9　　!"I began to take 　　10　　．I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be 　　11　　 upon．I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 　　12　　 create something．

　　The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year．I was 　　13　　 in the program

　　as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in．It was that year that I 　　14　　 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design．

　　Being on that stage-design team 　　15　　 Mrs．Neidl changed me completely．Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 　　16　　 a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed．She taught me not to 　　17　　 what people think I should do：She taught me to take chances and not be 　　18　　．Mrs．Neidl was my comforter when I was upset．Her 　　19　　 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 　　20　　．