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　　Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 　　1　　 and parents have noticed another kind of 　　2　　, which came from the printed papers 　　3　　 on the streets．

　　These printed things 　　4　　 newspapers but have hardly 　　5　　 to do with them．You can only find reading materials badly made up there－some are too strange for anyone to 　　6　　; others are 　　7　　 stories of something 　　8　　．However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 　　9　　 reading, which 　　10　　 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares(噩梦)and 　　11　　 ideas in return．Homework was left 　　12　　; daily games lost．

　　These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well．The writers, publishers and printers, 　　13　　 they are, we never know, are 　　14　　 their silent money．

　　The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again．Why not 　　15　　 this kind of things? Yes, 　　16　　 the teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers．　　17　　, the more you want to stop it, 　　18　　 they want to have a look at it．　　19　　 you may even find out several children, driven by the curious natures, 　　20　　 one patched paper, which has travelled from hand to hand．

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　　The world always makes way for the dreamer．

　　When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler．I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr．Zigler 　　1　　 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I 　　2　　 there feeling like I could do anything．When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 　　3　　 people feel like that．” My father asked me 　　4　　 I meant．“I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr．Zigler,” I replied．A 　　5　　 was born．

　　Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others．　　6　　 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 　　7　　 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 　　8　　．Many people were 　　9　　 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income．And they asked 　　10　　 I would risk everything for a dream．

　　I made my 　　11　　 to start my own company and leave my secure(无忧虑的)position after 　　12　　 a regional sales meeting．The vice-president of our company delivered a 　　13　　 that changed my life．He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 　　14　　 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 　　15　　?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment．I realized that 　　16　　 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment．I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker．A motivational speaker was 　　17　　．

　　Having made that decision, I was immediately 　　18　　．One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no 　　19　　．But I held fast to my dream．The wonder really began to happen．In a short time my husband found a better job．And I was able to book several 　　20　　 engagements with new customers．I discovered the incredible power of dreams．

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　　I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters．Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pen, and white paper, I decided that the act of 　　1　　 must be the most 　　2　　 thing in the world．

　　Years later, during her final illness, mother 　　3　　 different things for my sister and brother．“But the 　　4　　”, she said, “is for Elizabeth”．

　　I never saw her angry, and never saw her cry．I knew she 　　5　　 me, she showed it in action．But 　　6　　 a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks 　　7　　 mother and daughter．They never happened．And a gulf(深渊)opened between us．I was “too emotional”．　　8　　 she lived “on the surface”．

　　As years passed and I graduated from college, I loved my mother and I wrote to her in 　　9　　 words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did 　　10　　 me．

　　I posted the letter and waited for her answer．　　11　　 came．My hope turned to 　　12　　, then little interest, finally, peace－it seemed that nothing happened．I couldn’t be sure that the 　　13　　 had even got to Mother．I only knew that I had written it, and I could 　　14　　 trying to make her into someone she was not．

　　Now the 　　15　　 of her desk told me, as she’d 　　16　　 been able to, that she was 　　17　　 that writing was my chosen work．I 　　18　　 the desk carefully and found some papers 　　19　　－a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times．

　　“Give me an answer”, my letter asks, “in any way you chose”．Mother, you always chose the 　　20　　 that speaks louder than words．

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　　One afternoon I toured an art museum and I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpieces(杰作)．A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me talked 　　1　　 between themselves．I watched them a moment and 　　2　　 she was doing all the talking．

　　I admired his patience for 　　3　　 up with her talkativeness．Annoyed by their noise, I moved on．

　　I 　　4　　 with them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art．　　5　　 I heard her constant flood of words, I moved 　　6　　 quickly．I was making a purchase(购买)at the counter of the gift shop when I 　　7　　 the couple approaching(接近)the exit．Before they left, the man took out a walking stick and then 　　8　　 his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket．

　　“He’s a 　　9　　 man,” the clerk at the counter said．“Most of us would 　　10　　 if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a vow(发誓)his life wouldn’t 　　11　　．

　　So, as before he and his wife come in 　　12　　 there’s a new on show．”

　　“But 　　13　　 does he get out of the art?” I asked．“He can’t see．”

　　“Can’t see? You’re 　　14　　．He sees a lot．More than you or I do．” The clerk said．“His wife 　　15　　 each painting so he can see it in his 　　16　　．”

　　I 　　17　　 something about patience, courage and love that day．I saw the 　　18　　 of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 　　19　　 and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life．And I saw the love 　　20　　 by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand．

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　　Thanks to a combination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization(新生)efforts by the local and national governments, today's Nanjing has an 　　1　　 of youthful exuberance(繁茂)that would have been 　　2　　 only a few decades ago．　　3　　, the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears 　　4　　 resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War Ⅱ．

　　　　5　　 Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2500-year history．And in recent years, the city has moved 　　6　　 its tragic past to become a vital engine of China's economic growth, thanks 　　7　　 to its position in the middle of China's prosperous eastern seaboard．Growth has also 　　8　　 thanks to improved ground transportation：A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year, 　　9　　 travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line is 　　10　　 to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing．Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030．

　　Signs of Nanjing's 　　11　　 wealth and optimism can be seen enerywhere．In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen, 　　12　　 the father of modern China, looks 　　13　　 over a busy 　　14　　 area．

　　There is perhaps no more 　　15　　 symbol of the city's transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1480-foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May．　　16　　 offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second tallest building in China and billed as the seventh tallest in the world．

　　Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and 　　17　　 student population－there are several major universities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkins's international studies school．In fact, art and music 　　18　　 in all sorts of places．

　　On a larger 　　19　　, local government officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising center for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract 　　20　　 from the neon-bathed streets of its neighbor Shanghai．

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　　When I was 10, I announced in English class that I was going to write my own books．“Don’t be stupid．Only 　　1　　 can become writers,” my English teacher 　　2　　 me．“ And you are getting a D this term．”

　　I felt 　　3　　 and almost burst into tears．That night I wrote a sad poem about 　　4　　 dreams and mailed it to a newspaper．To my surprise, they 　　5　　 it and sent me two dollars．I was a 　　6　　 writer! I showed it to my teacher and fellow students．“ Just a dumb luck,” the teacher said．I’d tasted success and that was fine with me, 　　7　　 it was just “luck”．I continued, never 　　8　　 my writing to my teachers or friends again．They were dream 　　9　　．By the time I graduated from high school, I had scrapbooks(剪贴簿)　　10　　 with my published works．

　　But sometimes you do need a friend who 　　11　　 your dreams．I began to write a book, Crying Wind, 　　12　　 by a friend, who said “Anyone can write a book if they want to．” It took nine months．I chose a publisher and mailed 　　13　　 without making a 　　14　　 of the manuscript(底稿)．A month later I received a contract and a letter 　　15　　 me to start working on another book．Crying Wind became a bestseller and also became 　　16　　 reading in Native American schools in Canada．People ask what college I attended, what 　　17　　 I have, and what qualifications I have to be a writer．The answer is 　　18　　．I’m not a genius and I am not gifted, but I’ve finally 　　19　　 the weakness．Writing is easy, and it’s fun．Anyone can do it．Of course, a little dumb 　　20　　 doesn’t hurt．

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　　In general, people talk about two groups of colors：warm colors and cool colors．　　1　　 in psychology(心理学)think that there are two 　　2　　 of people：people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors．The warm colors are red, orange and yellow．　　3　　 there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be 　　4　　．People think that red, 　　5　　, is exciting．People who like to be with 　　6　　 like red．The cool colors are green, blue and violet(紫色)．These colors, 　　7　　 warm colors, are 　　8　　．Where there are cool colors, people are usually 　　9　　．People who like to spend time 　　10　　 often 　　11　　 blue．

　　Red may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass 　　12　　 in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors．He thinks that a warm color, such as red 　　13　　 orange, is a good color for a(an)　　14　　 or restaurant．People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass 　　15　　．Cool colors are better for offices or factories if people who are working there want time to pass quickly．

　　Researchers do not know 　　16　　 people think some colors are warm and others are cool．　　17　　, almost everyone 　　18　　 that red, orange and yellow are warm and that green, blue and violet are cool．Perhaps warm colors 　　19　　 people of warm days and the cool colors remind them of cool days．Because in the north the sun is low during winter, the sunshine seems quite blue．Because the sun is higher during summer, the hot sunshine 　　20　　 yellow．

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　　A young man was getting ready to graduate from college．For many months he had 　　1　　 a beautiful sports car in a dealer's(经销商)showroom, and 　　2　　 his father could well 　　3　　 it, he told him that was all he wanted．

　　On the morning of his graduation day, his father called him into his own study and told him how 　　4　　 he was to have such a fine son．He handed his son a beautiful gift box．　　5　　 but slightly disappointed, the young man 　　6　　 the box and found a lovely book．　　7　　, he raised his voice at his father and said．“　　8　　 all your money you give me a book？”and rushed out of the house, 　　9　　 the book in the study．

　　He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 　　10　　 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father．He 　　11　　 he had to go back home and see his father．

　　When he arrived at his father's house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week．The moment he was about to 　　12　　 the hospital, he saw on the desk the 　　13　　 new book, just as he had left it one 　　14　　 ago．He opened it and began to 　　15　　 the pages．Suddenly, a car key 　　16　　 from an envelope taped(粘)behind the book．It had a tag(标签)with the dealer's name, the 　　17　　 dealer who had the sports car he had 　　18　　．On the tag was the 　　19　　 of his graduation, and the 　　20　　 PAID IN FULL

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　　Several years ago, while attending a communication course(课程), I experienced a most unusual process(过程)．The instructor(教师)asked us to list anything in our past that we felt 　　1　　 of, regretted or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．

　　This seemed like a very 　　2　　 process, but there's always some 　　3　　 soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then 　　4　　 that we find ways to 　　5　　 people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever 　　6　　 my communication．

　　Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story：“Making my 　　7　　, I remembered an incident from high school．I grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff none of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies(好朋友)and I decided to play a 　　8　　 on him．

　　After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint：Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b(畜生)．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 　　9　　．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I lied．No one ever found out．”

　　“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown's name 　　10　　 on my list．I didn't even know if he was still　　11　　．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few calls, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused．“Yes．”“Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．”

　　“And I want you to know that I did it．” Paused．“I knew it!” he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a 　　12　　discussion．His closing words were：“Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 　　13　　 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it around all these years．I want to thank you for calling me．For your sake．”

　　Jimmy inspired me to 　　14　　 up all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course：It's never too late to 　　15　　 the past wrongdoings．

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　　When a baby sees a ball, the baby may reach out for it．If the baby is very young, and you 　　1　　 the ball behind a pillow(枕头), then the ball 　　2　　 exists for the child．As the child grows older, the child will move the pillow to get the ball．Even though the child cannot see the ball, the ball still exists．This is an early example of “learning to see the 　　3　　”．

　　Just about all of us have 　　4　　, so we all think we can see．But, in 　　5　　 we are all blind to probably 99％ of the world．Because 　　6　　 people realize this, few people make the attempt to learn more, in order to see more．Just like a child, what we don't see doesn't exist．

　　　　7　　, because most of us are blind to 99％of the world, we rely on others to give us the answers．We willingly allow doctors, lawyers, priests, and politicians to tell us what to do or think, but they take no responsibility when the results go wrong．Commercial television, radio, newspapers, and magazines are largely corporate owned, profit driven, and focus more on distraction and misinformation than on education．Yet, we continue reading, watching and listening to commercial media under the illusion that we are learning．Corporate(法人的)media is education with blinders．They only show you the 　　8　　 picture, and, in this way, they control public opinion．　　9　　 needs to turn to noncommercial television, radio, and Internet world news to get the big picture．Everyone needs to know more in order to 　　10　　 the political spin and lies．