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　　The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat(喉咙)operation．His throat 　　1　　, and he was afraid．However, the young nurse 　　2　　 by his bed smiled so 　　3　　 that the little boy smiled back．He 　　4　　 to be afraid．The young nurse was May Paxton 　　5　　 she was deaf(聋的)．May Paxton graduated 　　6　　 the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909．Three years 　　7　　 she went to see Dr．Richardson about 　　8　　 a nurse．Dr．Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City．　　9　　 had never heard of a deaf nurse．She told May that her 　　10　　 would be very low and that the work would be 　　11　　．However, May said that hard work did not frighten her．Dr．Richardson was 　　12　　 her, and accepted May as a student nurse．

　　Dr．Richardson never 　　13　　 her decision．　　14　　, she was so pleased with May's work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses．The 　　15　　 was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of 　　16　　．The second was Miss Lillie Bessie．These three were 　　17　　　“the silent angles(天使)of Mercy Hospital” during the 　　18　　 they worked there．

　　Dr．Richardson often 　　19　　 her faith in the girls' ability to learn nursing．She wrote to May．“For three years, you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man, 　　20　　 or child ever, to my knowledge, made a complaint(投诉)against you…”

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　　John Madden is a great sports player, coach and National Football League(NFL)commentator(解说员)．He brought his excitement and 　　1　　 for the sport to television audiences(观众)　　2　　 he commentated on a game．John Madden is 　　3　　 for his friendly and humorous personality(个性)．He is also known for 　　4　　 football as he announces the games．This helps people understand and 　　5　　 the sport even more．

　　In April 2009, John Madden retired 　　6　　 an NFL commentator．Madden is 73 years old．He says he wants to 　　7　　 more time with his family, 　　8　　 his five grandchildren．Madden says to make his decision to retire is really 　　9　　 because he loves everything about football．He started as a 　　10　　 player, but a wound to his knee in 1958 　　11　　 his short career(生涯)．He began his career as a head football 　　12　　 in 1969, when he was 　　13　　 to lead the Oakland Raiders．He coached the team for about ten years and 　　14　　 a big victory in 1977．Two years later, he retired and became a 　　15　　 commentator for the NFL．

　　Madden has commentated on eleven Superbowl(超级杯,美国国家足球联盟的年度冠军赛)　　16　　 during his thirty-year announcing career．He has 　　17　　 sixteen Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Analyst / Personality on television．His 　　18　　 game as a football commentator before he retired was this year's Superbowl in February．John Madden's 　　19　　 on the sport of football continues．His video game, "Madden NFL", is the best-selling(畅销的)sports video game in history．It has 　　20　　 more than 70,000,000 copies during the last twenty years．

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　　A girl named Xiaoxiao was ill in hospital because of uremia(尿毒症)．Only her mute(哑)brother came to 　　1　　 her company．The girl was 　　2　　 by her brother since their parents died when the girl was only 4 years old．They had 　　3　　 all their money, and life was hard for them．But the brother wouldn't 　　4　　 his sister die young．So he made a wooden handcart and took his sister to a 　　5　　 provincial hospital．

　　The doctors were 　　6　　 by the brother and the sister's close relationship and experiences, so the hospital decided to have a kidney(肾)transplantation operation for the girl, completely free of charge．Naturally her brother would 　　7　　 one of his kidneys．The doctors examined the 　　8　　 to see if his kidney could match his sister's．Everything went well and the 　　9　　 time was fixed．

　　A doctor asked the brother to come to his 　　10　　,and told him with gestures that they would transplant one of his kidneys to his sister．　　11　　 smile froze on his face．The doctor 　　12　　 to him that if his kidney was transplanted successfully, his sister would be 　　13　　; otherwise, she would die．

　　The mute brother 　　14　　 for one minute and nodded to the doctor seriously．　　15　　 to everyone's surprise, the brother disappeared that afternoon．The doctor asked Xiaoxiao what her brother told her before 　　16　　．Her answer was that he had to go home for some reasons．

　　That made the doctors 　　17　　 a lot．Then just before the operation, someone rushed to Xiaoxiao－it was her mute brother, saying something excitedly with gestures．Then, Xiaoxiao burst into 　　18　　．She told me doctors that her brother had gone back to plant corns in 　　19　　 fields and prepared firewood for her．Because he thought he would die after transplanting his kidney to his sister and would not be able to 　　20　　 her any longer．

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　　On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store．We were dressed warmly and took the rented video we wanted to watch, I was feeling a little 　　1　　 as I was carrying our shopping, bags of snacks and the 　　2　　．

　　They were so heavy that I decided to 　　3　　 some things．So I started to walk towards the garbage can 　　4　　 I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us．He 　　5　　 a paper bag with his dirty hand．He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started 　　6　　 it．

　　I suddenly felt very 　　7　　 because I was about to do away with a new drink just 　　8　　 it was heavy．I knew this man would take all he could 　　9　　, so I walked up to him and 　　10　　 the drink and some snacks to him．The man looked up 　　11　　 and took what I gave him．A huge smile spread across his face and this caused me to feel great satisfaction．I felt like I couldn't be happier with myself, but then he said, “This is my son's lucky day!”

　　With that, he 　　12　　 me happily and started off on his bike．I even heard him whistling(哼唱)a song as he rode away．I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good, for the man and his family．I now understand what is 　　13　　 by the saying “Giving is getting”．

　　Since then, every time I have the 　　14　　 to do something nice, the image of the man's happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind．This is the 　　15　　 of charity(慈善)．

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　　Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us．Without reconciliation(和解), we cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering．"Beginning Anew" isa(n)　　1　　 of reconciliation．It involves three steps－sharing appreciation, expressing 　　2　　, and expressing hurt and difficulties．

　　In the first step, we share appreciation．We acknowledge the 　　3　　 qualities of the other person．The second step－expressing regret, is to 　　4　　 with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that might have caused him or her 　　5　　．This requires humility(谦逊), and the 　　6　　 to let go of our own pride．In the third step, we 　　7　　 our own hurt with mindful and loving 　　8　　 without blaming or criticizing．We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and 　　9　　 our words．If we 　　10　　 the other person, his heart will 　　11　　 and he will not be able to hear us．We ask the other person to help us to understand 　　12　　 he has spoken and acted as he has, causing us so much pain．Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings 　　13　　 we can understand him more deeply．If a strong 　　14　　 arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply 　　15　　 and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes 　　16　　．The other person can 　　17　　 us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue．We can enjoy practicing "Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends 　　18　　．By doing this, we will 　　19　　 misunderstandings from accumulating．Rather, we will take care of them as they arise, 　　20　　 we take care of our children．

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　　By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children．I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me 　　1　　．I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year．

　　The morning bell rang．I walked 　　2　　 through the cold into the overly heated school building．Twenty-two smiling faces 　　3　　 me at the school bus stop．I forced myself to 　　4　　 their smiles．Back into the classroom, they 　　5　　, comparing plans for the 　　6　　．I had to remove one student from each arm 　　7　　 I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties．Before I could find my roll book(点名册)my desk was covered with 　　8　　 and gifts followed by a 　　9　　 of “Merry Christmas” wishes．

　　“Oh, thank you,” I must have 　　10　　 a million times．Each gift was truly special to me, except my 　　11　　 mood．It was kind of them to 　　12　　 me．After a while, I heard a small nervous 　　13　　 say my name．I looked up to see Brandon standing 　　14　　 by my desk, holding a small, round gift．“This is for you．”

　　“Thank you, Sweetheart．” I laid it on my desk with the others．

　　“Um, could you 　　15　　 it now?”

　　I gently tore at the paper and tape．“　　16　　,” he said, “it’s breakable．” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament(装饰物), complete with a hook already 　　17　　．It dawned on me what he had done．Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree．I tried to keep my 　　18　　 back．

　　Later that day, I sat 　　19　　 the ornament in my hands．Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I 　　20　　 pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me．

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　　What would I do for Carol’s 50th birthday? It was 　　1　　 that she didn’t want a party, certainly not a surprise party(that was an agreement at our marriage)．

　　“How about a small dinner with 　　2　　?” I asked．

　　“No,” she said, “I hate being the center of 　　3　　．”

　　Still, the milestone had to be marked．　　4　　 wasn’t going to let her get away with a Stouffer’s frozen dinner and a movie video, 　　5　　 this was all she said she wanted．

　　I thought and thought, and 　　6　　 making my decision, I sent a letter to her friends, asking them for photos, poems, and letters．“Carol doesn’t 　　7　　 a party in person…but I’m hoping to 　　8　　 her a party in a book．” I bought a(n)　　9　　 with a friend’s advice, and what I wanted 　　10　　．For a few minutes at the end of every workday, I 　　11　　 pull out the marking pens and make up the 　　12　　, Carol’s．

　　Photos of her in junior high, pictures of us 　　13　　 the boys, original songs, notes, cards, and poems．It made me 　　14　　 for all the years we had had together．The 　　15　　 was more than the album．It was the friendship and love she had given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and family．You could 　　16　　 it on every page．

　　I wrapped it up and 　　17　　 it home．“Happy birthday, sweetie,” I said．“It’s not a frozen dinner or a video, but it’s 　　18　　 you deserve．” She cried．She doesn’t 　　19　　 like to cry, but I think she likes the book．She’s said so many times．And every time I remind her 　　20　　 putting it together was a gift to me．

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　　One day, a young man was cleaning out his late grandfather’s belongings when he 　　1　　 a bright red envelope．Written on the 　　2　　 were the words, “To my grandson．”　　3　　 it was his grandfather’s handwriting, the boy opened the envelope．A letter inside read：

　　Dear Ronny,

　　Years ago you 　　4　　 to me for help．You said, “Grandpa, how is it that you’ve 　　5　　 so much in your life? You’re still full of 　　6　　, but I’m already 　　7　　 of struggling．How can I get that same enthusiasm that you’ve got?”

　　I didn’t know what to say to you then．But knowing my days are numbered, I figure that I 　　8　　 you an answer．So here is what I believe．

　　I think it has something to 　　9　　 with how a person looks at things．I call it “keeping your eyes wide open”．

　　First, realize that is filled with surprises, but many are good ones．If you don’t keep 　　10　　 for them, you’ll miss half the excitement．Expect to be excited 　　11　　, and you will be．

　　When you meet with 　　12　　, welcome them．They’ll leave you wiser, stronger, and more capable than you were the day before．When you make a mistake, be 　　13　　 for the things it taught you．Learn to use that lesson to help you reach your goals．

　　It’s also important to 　　14　　 exactly what you want．Then keep your mind focused on it, and be prepared to receive it．

　　As you grow with the years, you’ll be given bigger shoes to fill．So be ready for endings as well as challenging 　　15　　．

　　Sometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar．Life isn’t just reaching peaks．Part of it is moving from one 　　16　　 to the next．If you 　　17　　 too long in between, you might be tempted(诱惑)to 　　18　　．Leave the past in the past．Climb the next mountain and enjoy the view．

　　Most important of all, never give up on yourself．The person that ends up a winner is the one who resolves(决心，决定)to 　　19　　．Give life everything you’ve got, and life will give its best 　　20　　 to you．

Love always,

Grandpa

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　　My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing．Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at 　　1　　．As for me, I 　　2　　 both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario．

　　The last time Dad and I set sail together is really 　　3　　．It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university．I came home and 　　4　　 Dad to go sailing．Out we set soon on the 　　5　　 lake．Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything 　　6　　 well with the tiller(舵柄)in his hands．

　　When we were in the middle of the lake, a 　　7　　 wind came all of a sudden．The boat was hit 　　8　　．Dad was always at his best in any 　　9　　, but at this moment he 　　10　　．

　　“John! 　　11　　!” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands．

　　In my memory he could fix any 　　12　　．He was the one I always 　　13　　 for strength and security．Before I could respond, a 　　14　　 of water got into the boat．I rushed to the tiller 　　15　　 it was too late．Another huge wall of water 　　16　　 the boat in a minute．We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly．At that moment, I felt fiercely 　　17　　 of him．

　　I swam to Dad 　　18　　 and assisted him in climbing onto the hull(船壳)of the boat．Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of 　　19　　．“It’s all right, Dad．We are safe now,” I comforted him．

　　That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency．More importantly, I found it was my turn to start 　　20　　 for my father．

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　　Professor Green, known to the world as a scientist, is not only absent-minded but short-sighted as well．His mind is always busy 　　1　　 scientific problems and seldom notices what is going on 　　2　　 him．

　　One fine day recently, he went 　　3　　 a walk in the countryside, but as 　　4　　 he has a book in his hand．When he went out, he began to read his book．He hadn’t gone far 　　5　　 he run into a big cow and fell down．In the fall, he had lost his glasses, without which he couldn’t see anything．He thought he had hit his head 　　6　　 a fat lady．“I’m sorry, Madam．” He said politely 　　7　　 searching for his glasses．As soon as he had 　　8　　, he realized his mistake．

　　Soon he was fixing his mind on his book 　　9　　 and paid no attention to anything else．He had scarcely been walking for five minutes when he fell over again, 　　10　　 both his book and his glasses．This time he got very angry, seizing his umbrella, he gave the “cow” a wild blow．Then, after finding his glasses, he realized with horror that he made a second mistake．A large fat woman was fleeing from him in a horror．