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　　Life is filled with challenges．As we get older we 　　1　　 realize that those challenges are the very things that 　　2　　 us and make us who we are．It is the same with challenges that come with 　　3　　．

　　When we are faced with a challenge ,we usually have two 　　4　　．We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing 　　5　　 the challenge isn't worth the 　　6　　 and call it quits, Although there are certainly 　　7　　 when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most 　　8　　 all that is needed is 　　9　　 and communication．

　　When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how 　　10　　 or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to 　　11　　 it and work it through instead of running away from it．Communication is making 　　12　　 for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong．And 　　13　　 you can say to a friend, “I got my feeling hurt．” 　　14　　 “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster．

　　In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for 　　15　　 they are：small hurdles you need to jump or 　　16　　 on your way through life．Nothing is so big that it is 　　17　　 to get over ,and hurt only 　　18　　 to make us stronger．It is all part of growing up ,it 　　19　　 to everyone ,and someday you will 　　20　　 all of this and say ,”Hard as it was ,it made me who I am today．And that is a good thing．”

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　　Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself．He 　　1　　 one morning with his young son, 　　2　　 the horse before it died．Father and son walked, 　　3　　 the farmer did not want the horse to be 　　4　　．

　　They met two men on the road 　　5　　 said：“Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse．It's 　　6　　 to market．” The farmer knew that this was 　　7　　, so he rode on the horse, 　　8　　 his son walked．

　　Then they met two old ladies．“　　9　　 are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you 　　10　　 how tired your boy is?” 　　11　　 the farmer got down, and his son rode 　　12　　．　　13　　, three old men stopped them．One said：“Why are you walking, farmer? 　　14　　．It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today．” So the farmer got up 　　15　　 his son, and they 　　16　　．　　17　　, a young woman passed them．“Why aren't you walking?” she asked．“It isn't 　　18　　 to market．Give your poor old horse a rest．”

　　So the farmer, and his son, got down 　　19　　．

　　It is a fact that you cannot please 　　20　　 the people all the time．

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　　Why did I come today?I wondered．My Christmas(1)________ contained several people that claimed they wanted nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt(2)________ I didn't buy them anything, so buying gifts was(3)________ but fun．

　　Hurriedly, I finished shopping and(4)________ the long checkout lines．In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl．She carried a beautiful pair of(5)________ slippers．When we finally(6)________ the checkout register, the girl(7)________ placed the shoes on the counter．She treated them as though they were a(8)________．

　　“That will be ＄6.09,” the cashier said．The boy(9)________ all his pockets．He finally came up with ＄3.12．“I guess we will have to put them back,” he said(10)________, “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow．” With that statement, a soft(11)________ broke from the little girl．“But Jesus would have loved these shoes,” she cried．

　　“Well, we'll go home and work some more．Don't cry．We'll surely(12)________,” he said．Quickly I handed ＄3 to the cashier．These children had waited in line for a long time．And,(13)________, it was Christmas．Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and the girl said(14)________, “Thank you, lady．” “What did you(15)________ when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked．The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to(16)________．Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus．” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes．Won't mommy be(17)________ walking on those streets in these shoes?”

　　My eyes(18)________ as I looked into her tear-streaked face．“Yes,” I answered, “I am(19)________ she will．” Silently I thanked God for using these children to(20)________ me of the true spirit of giving．

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　　My Teacher in the School of Life

　　I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes 　　1　　 30 years ago; I sat in Dr Charles E．Offutt's British literature class, listening to him 　　2　　 what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would 　　3　　．I'm the principal(校长)of the school now , but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, 　　4　　 what the future held．

　　I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he had been teaching at DeMatha．He not only taught me to think, he 　　5　　 me, as much by example as 　　6　　, that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve 　　7　　．

　　Neither of us could know how our 　　8　　 would develop over the years．When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English．I worked for Dr Offutt, the then department chair．After several years, I was 　　9　　 department chair, and our relationship changed 　　10　　．I thought that it might be 　　11　　 chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr Offutt 　　12　　 me throughout．He knew when to give me 　　13　　 about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course．

　　In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school．If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have．　　14　　, he encouraged me to seize the new 　　15　　．

　　Five years ago, I became the 　　16　　 of DeMatha．Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could 　　17　　 on him as I tried to fill such big shoes．I've learned from him that great teachers have a(n)　　18　　 wealth of lessons to teach．　　19　　 his students don't know it yet, I know how 　　20　　 they are; I'm still one of them．

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　　A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins．Upon entering the house, I 　　1　　 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 　　2　　 the wall．Being a piano music lover and 　　3　　, I asked, if the woman played．She nodded and added that she had been 　　4　　 lessons at age 54!I told her that it was very 　　5　　 that she was pursuing(追求)her passion(热情)to play the piano…

　　Then she asked me 　　6　　 question．“I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered．

　　“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she 　　7　　．I thought she was joking and I simply smiled．At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she 　　8　　 me of our musical “　　9　　”．She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room, 　　10　　 asked me to play a song for her．I thought 　　11　　 and decided to play David Lantz's “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for 　　12　　, and it was my soul-searching song．

　　I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions 　　13　　 into it as possible．She loved it．　　14　　 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”

　　I turned around．And there was an old lady 　　15　　 one little step at a time with the help of another woman．“I wanted to come out to 　　16　　 you for the beautiful song that you played．I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to 　　17　　 my bed, but your music made me feel good ”she said．With that, she turned around and walked 　　18　　 back to her room．

　　I was deeply 　　19　　 by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song．It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's 　　20　　 for peace and joy．

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　　One of the most common social fears is that we are not good enough．Perhaps you feel you won’t 　　1　　 others because they are more confident, successful, intelligent or attractive than you．Such thinking is misguided．The 　　2　　 of doing well is accepting yourself as you are．

　　When I was a student, I kept a diary filled with 　　3　　 memories．Some were painful memories from 　　4　　 when I felt hurt, confused, lonely and insecure．I 　　5　　 pieces of dreams and personal feelings of anger and hatred, 　　6　　 things I enjoyed such as magic shops and coin dealers．

　　Then a terrible thing happened．　　7　　 dinner one night I realized I had left my diary in the cloakroom(衣帽间)outside the campus dining hall．　　8　　 that somebody might read it and find out the truth about me, I 　　9　　 back, but it was gone．

　　Weeks passed, and eventually I gave up hope of ever finding it 　　10　　．A month later, I was 　　11　　 up my jacket in the same place when I saw my brown 　　12　　 diary, just where I’d left it．

　　　　13　　 I read through the pages and found that a 　　14　　 had written the following, “God bless you．I’m 　　15　　 like you, only I 　　16　　 keep a diary, and I’m 　　17　　 to know there are others like me．I hope things turn out well for you．”

　　Tears came to my eyes．It had never dawned(开始为人所明白)on me that any one could know my inner feelings and also 　　18　　 things just like the way I did．

　　No matter what you are like, whether you’re rich or poor, brilliant or average, attractive or 　　19　　, there are people like you．Discard(抛弃)your fears of not measuring up(符合期望), and 　　20　　 yourself as you are．

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　　One Christmas Eve, my husband made his way home from work．　　1　　, he worked the entire day but let his stuff go 　　2　　 so that they could be with their families．

　　He drove down the street and made the 　　3　　 towards our home．On one side of the road, an old man stood, drenched to the bone(被雨淋得湿透了), with his hand 　　4　　．The rain had been 　　5　　 heavily that day．My husband stopped, and asked him where he was 　　6　　．He wanted to go about five miles past our home, but my husband still told him to 　　7　　．My husband chatted with him, drove 　　8　　 our house and took him home for his Christmas Eve．　　9　　 turned out that this poor man was what we now 　　10　　 as a “slow learner” and the only job he could get to 　　11　　 him and his elderly mother was at the bakery near where my husband worked．He worked from 5 a. m. until 1 o’clock in the 　　12　　．Not only that, but that poor man had been standing there trying to get a ride on Christmas Eve for about 5 hours 　　13　　 my husband picked him up．　　14　　 else would give him a ride because they didn’t want to get their seats 　　15　　．

　　Over the years my husband 　　16　　 to give him a ride home whenever he saw him trying to get a ride．When he passed 　　17　　, my husband went to his funeral．　　18　　 my husband didn’t know his family, they knew of him．Even his twin sister who 　　19　　 in the state of Washington knew who my husband was and everyone thanked him for his 　　20　　 toward one who had so little．

　　An act of kindness can make another person’s day, or even their life．

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　　Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship．The father believed in encouragement．

　　Though Michael was the 　　1　　 of the class when he entered high school, his 　　2　　 continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play 　　3　　 if he didn’t want to．

　　However, Michael loved football and was 　　4　　 to try his best at every practice．All through high school, he never 　　5　　 a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员)all four years．His 　　6　　 father was always in the stands, with words of 　　7　　 for him．

　　It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly 　　8　　 the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram．Michael 　　9　　 the telegram and became deathly silent－his father died that morning, and the sad man left for 　　10　　 immediately．

　　In the third quarter, when the team was ten points 　　11　　, a silent young man eagerly 　　12　　 onto the sidelines．The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so 　　13　　．

　　“Coach, please let me 　　14　　．I have to play today,” said Michael．Feeling sorry for him, the coach 　　15　　．Before long, nobody could believe their eyes．This small bench warmer played like a(n)　　16　　．He helped his team win finally．

　　When the team was cheering for their 　　17　　, Michael was sitting in the corner all alone．The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me 　　18　　 you did it?”

　　Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He 　　19　　 a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could 　　20　　 me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”

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　　I live in a rural area but sometimes we go to the city to go shopping．One day, my daughter and I 　　1　　 we needed a day of it．We 　　2　　 made the most of it．Like anyone that likes going shopping, we of course had a 　　3　　 day．

　　After we bought all that we needed, it was time to go．On the way to the exit doors, there was a lady 　　4　　 the pay phone who wasn’t able to speak English very well．She 　　5　　 getting help from people but kept getting 　　6　　 all the time．Seeing the 　　7　　 in her face, I stopped to see if I could help her．I didn’t really 　　8　　 much of what she was saying but I finally got the idea 　　9　　 she wanted a 　　10　　．She gave me the coins and I called one of the taxi companies．I 　　11　　 that the lady didn’t talk much English but 　　12　　 a taxi．They replied they would 　　13　　 one out right now．I tried my best to tell that to the lady．Soon she 　　14　　 happily．Obviously, she was very 　　15　　 to me．

　　When my kids were 　　16　　, I would do an act of kindness and after we were away from the 　　17　　, I would explain what I did and 　　18　　．I wasn’t trying to 　　19　　 but just trying to teach them about acts of 　　20　　．They learned that it was OK to help others and have gone on to do the same．

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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 subjects such as 　　5　　 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 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!