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　　Wherever in the world you're reading this right now, you will be aware of just how mixed modern society has become in terms of race．Within the UK, mixed-raced children are the largest 　　1　　 ethnic minority．Bringing home a partner　of a different 　　2　　 to yourself is no longer viewed as, “strange” or “different” in a　lot of families．When Joseph brought home Hari, the 　　3　　 that she was of Indian parentage was never even talked about－she made him happy．They made each other happy．And that was all that 　　4　　．

　　But the reason why they were together for 11 years before they got 　　5　　 is that Hari was afraid of telling her 　　6　　 about the person that she'd fallen in love with．She was afraid of the consequences it would 　　7　　 for her younger sisters．Would they　be packed off to India?Would they end up in arranged 　　8　　 they may not want?At 22 years old, when she first fell in love with him － it was　a large burden to 　　9　　．

　　But she loved him, and 　　10　　 they moved in together… and then bought a house by the　Brighton coast, where they have 　　11　　 for almost 8 years．All the while her parents didn't know．Her sisters did, and they too loved　Joseph－they 　　12　　 him as the brother they'd never had．

　　But after nine years together, she finally had to tell her father(her mother 　　13　　 away a few years ago)．We were on tenderhooks(惶恐不安)the weekend she went up North to tell him．

　　It was emotional and as a family we were worried．Hari had been 　　14　　 of our family for so long, we felt for her．We knew how 　　15　　 it would be．She loved her father, but knew this would hurt him, who was a very traditional Sikh man．

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　　There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much．Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy．He would always spend all of his extra time with the little boy．

　　One night, while the man was at work, he 　　1　　 that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy．　　2　　 he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him 　　3　　．So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large 　　4　　 of the world on the cover．He got a(n)　　5　　．He removed the map, and then patiently tore it up into small pieces．Then he put all the 　　6　　 in his coat pocket．

　　When he got home, the little boy came running to him and was ready to play．The man 　　7　　 that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now．He 　　8　　 the little boy into the dinning room, and 　　9　　 all the pieces of the map．He spread them on the table．He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could put it back together, his extra work would be 　　10　　, and they could both play．Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought．

　　About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it's finished．Can we play now?”

　　The man was 　　11　　, saying, “That's impossible．Let's have a look．” And sure enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every piece in its 　　12　　．

　　The man said, “That's amazing!How did you do that?” The boy said, “It's 　　13　　．On the 　　14　　 of the page is a(n)　　15　　 of a man．When I put the man together the whole world fell into place．”

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　　It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination．However, recent research has found the true story of this 　　1　　 work．

　　Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived abroad for many years．In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a(n)　　2　　．With him were his American wife Fanny and his son Lloyd．

　　Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 　　3　　 over the hill．They had been 　　4　　 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse．Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 　　5　　．To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some 　　6　　．

　　One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island．Robert 　　7　　 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of the 　　8　　．“What's that?” he asked “That's the 　　9　　 treasure,” said the boy．Robert 　　10　　 saw something of an adventure story in the boy's 　　11　　．While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story．He would make the 　　12　　 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd．But who would be the pirate?

　　Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the help of a wooden leg．Robert had always wanted to 　　13　　 such a man in a story．Thus Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 　　14　　．

　　So thanks to a rainy September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 　　15　　 stories in the English language．

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　　In the old days whenever my dad and I made a promise to each other, we 　　1　　 always shake our hands and say：Words that have been spoken can never be taken back．

　　When we said that sentence, I knew exactly that I could trust him 100％ and he also could trust me that the promise would not be broken 　　2　　, not matter how 　　3　　 it is to keep the promise．It gave me a secure feeling, no hesitation(犹豫)and no doubt．I think ‘I promise' is not just a simple phrase to say but it has a serious meaning of trust within it．I tend not to say ‘I promise' easily to people except 　　4　　 I'm pretty sure I will be able to keep the promise．If someone asks me to 　　5　　 a promise and I have doubt 　　6　　 I could deliver it then I would 　　7　　 to say, ‘I will try my best to do it．'

　　　　8　　 me, if someone has promised me something and 　　9　　 it, it would be hard for that person to receive my trust anymore．

　　　　10　　 trust is not a simple and easy task because if you violate(违背)the trust, you need to work very hard and it might take years to earn it back．

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　　My neighbor's eight-year-old daughter used to live in the countryside, her native place．Recently her parents 　　1　　 her to town to live with them．Wild and uneducated, she would use 　　2　　 words when she was angry．Sometimes she went so far as to 　　3　　 on the ground, to the 　　4　　 of all people around．Her parents tried to 　　5　　 her by beating and kicking．However, she became more 　　6　　．Finally they became thoroughly 　　7　　 with her．

　　One day their next-door 　　8　　, a retired teacher, gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very 　　9　　．It immediately caught the girl's 　　10　　 and made them shine brightly．

　　The girl put on the dress and became quite a 　　11　　 person．She no longer acted rudely or hit others．She 　　12　　 seldom rolled on the floor．She knew running wild was not 　　13　　 for her in a beautiful dress．Since then, the girl had been 　　14　　, neat, and lovely．

　　The story set me 　　15　　 a lot．Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress 　　16　　 somewhere in his or her heart．Only some people are not aware of it, 　　17　　 it or take no notice of it．　　18　　 is a powerful force or weapon－that's something 　　19　　 by many of us．It can arouse fine qualities that humans are 　　20　　 with but have so far hidden somewhere．It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched．

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John had to go to work．So he set off half an hour 36 than usual and arrived at the library before anybody else．The 37 to come was Mr．Steele, who thought, “This must be a wonder．John is 38 the first here．If he came as 39 as this every morning, he would get a lot more 40 done．” John began to get on with his work and by half past nine he had 41 all the postcards he had to write．It was a quarter to ten, and Mary had not arrived 42．He wondered 43 she was ill or if she had taken the day 44．But Mr．Steele came and 45 him if he knew where Mary was．If she were ill, she would 46, he said．It's not like her．She's usually 47．John said that he had no 48 where Mary was．But 49 the door opened and there was Mary．She was looking very 50 and tired．She apologized to Mr．Steele and explained that she had been 51 most of the night．She hadn't 52 to sleep until five in the morning and had overslept．Mr．Steele was very 53 and suggested that she take the day off．She 54 him and said she would stay, but she 55 said a word for the rest of the morning．John, on the other hand, was feeling happy so at one o'clock he suggested to Mary that they go and have lunch together, and she agreed．

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　　Edie was nine years old, and she was tinier than other children of her age．One day, she ran home crying loudly, because she was 　　1　　 by the three new girls of her school．They picked her as the object of their 　　2　　 and threatened to beat her up．Edie's mother held her 　　3　　 and comforted(安慰)her．She 　　4　　 the next day that the girls had been troublemakers at several other schools and they were being given one more　　　5　　 at a new beginning．

　　Edie's 　　6　　 said ,“Be kind to your enemies, Edie．”She 　　7　　 said, “When the girls 　　8　　 to threatened you next time ,tell them you want to be their friend．”“Are you 　　9　　 enough to do that?”Edie's mother asked．The 　　10　　 girl answered, “Yes, Mom, I'll try．”

　　Every day, the girls pushed Edie and called her names and 　　11　　 to get in a poke(戳)or two．Each time, Edie looked up at them and said, “ I'd really like to be your 　　12　　．”But it seemed that this wasn't working．

　　Then one day the following week, Edie ran home as 　　13　　 as she could , shouting ,“Mom, guess what happened today!Just like I 　　14　　 did, I said I'd really like to be their friend, and one of the 　　15　　 said ,‘Okay, Edie, we 　　16　　 and we'll be your friends'”A short time later, Edie sat at a table with them and 　　17　　 their tutor(私人教师)．

　　Towards the end of the school year, 　　18　　 Edie's parents went to school for a parent-teacher conference, the teacher told 　　19　　 ,“Because of Edie's kindness, those girls have completed 　　20　　 and are model students in the class．”

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　　It was early in the morning, on a lonely road．It's 　　1　　 heavily．A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was 　　2　　 him to school．Suddenly, the car went off the road, 　　3　　 several times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch(沟渠)filled with water．

　　Luckily, both the mother and son were 　　4　　 seatbelts．The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move．The boy was frightened but 　　5　　．As water came through broken windows in the car, he 　　6　　 unbuckled(解开)himself, climbed out of the 　　7　　

indow, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the 　　8　　 to free his trapped mother．With great effort, he managed to 　　9　　 her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon 　　10　　．

　　His mother later recalled her experience of the 　　11　　．Being unable to move or even 　　12　　 to offer instructions(指导)or encouragement to her son, she was 　　13　　 by her little son's action．She recalled 　　14　　 her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”

　　It seemed 　　15　　 that this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favourite books：The Little Engine that Could．In that 　　16　　, when everyone else had 　　17　　 hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side．He had 　　18　　 and took action．Obviously this book had left a 　　19　　 impression before the accident that rainy 　　20　　 and motivated(激励)the son to take action if the terrifying moments．

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　　A Kentucky young man was taken to a hospital and then to county prison after leading police on a one-hour freeway chase(追赶)in a stolen SUV．The chase 　　1　　 in downtown Los Angeles in front of the Spring Hotel．Most of the chase was 　　2　　, except for an empty 　　3　　 of wine that the driver threw at one police vehicle．

　　When the driver got into downtown, 　　4　　 started to happen．He ran over a fire hydrant(消防栓)．The water poured out of the hydrant, 　　5　　 all the books in several carts(手推车)that a seller had put outside to 　　6　　 customers into his bookstore．The driver 　　7　　 turned west onto Grand Avenue and managed to knock into three 　　8　　 cars on one side of that street and two cars on the other side．The driver also tried to run over 　　9　　, who was standing in the 　　10　　 ordering him to stop．

　　Turning north, the driver caused a bus to hit its 　　11　　 to avoid a crash．The bus was empty, and the bus driver was uninjured．　　12　　, two police cars that were chasing the SUV 　　13　　 different directions were not so 　　14　　．One of them ran into the front of the bus, and the other into the back．　　15　　 the drivers had braked early enough, the damage to their cars was 　　16　　．Both officers continued the chase．

　　They only went two 　　17　　 north to find that the SUV had come to a full stop because it had 　　18　　 into a newspaper stand in front of the Spring Hotel．The driver 　　19　　 heavily behind the steering wheel(方向盘)．The police 　　20　　 the driver of failure to give in to a police officer．

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　　When I smoked with my family, I would feel so 　　1　　 and good that nothing else in the world seemed so 　　2　　．I thought that smoking weed(烟草)was okay since many of my family members and people at my school smoked．　　3　　 ever happened to them．　　4　　 I started smoking weed a lot more during lunch and after school．I never thought 　　5　　 of it．At that time I just wanted to smoke．Then I began to 　　6　　 in school．I would 　　7　　 classes, come home late and spend all my money．I would spend 　　8　　 8 to 18 dollars a day．I never thought 　　9　　 that marijuana(大麻)had a bad effect on those things．Maybe my coming to class high(神智恍惚)was the reason why I was failing or coming home late．As I continued to smoke marijuana, I began to notice that I would always have the strong desire to smoke and that I would get 　　10　　 cigarettes if I smoked those, but I don’t．　　11　　 I have learned more about marijuana, I have 　　12　　 the amount of marijuana that I use．I don’t want marijuana to be the most important in my life．I’m not smoking every day, and not spending as much money．Since I have 　　13　　 on my habit, I am 　　14　　 more money．I’m ready to go back to school and do good, so that I can make myself 　　15　　．Everyone is always saying how weed 　　16　　 your mind and how it solves problems．I think it only brings more 　　17　　．Marijuana is not good for your body or your brain．I’m not trying to tell you not to smoke, I’m just letting you know that marijuana can be 　　18　　 to your health, and 　　19　　 it may cause some long term negative(负面的)effects．Help yourself now, before it is too late．I don’t want to lecture anyone, just 　　20　　 my experience with you．