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　　I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend．I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 　　1　　 to look at each other．But we soon lost the 　　2　　 and started playing with each other．In the 7^th grade, I first lost touch with her．She was 　　3　　 family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people．” 　　4　　 of my new friends liked her as much as I did 　　5　　 they knew she had “problems”．However, every summer we would 　　6　　 sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．

　　It was last year when I 　　7　　 the problem．I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her．Well, she made a new “best friend” and 　　8　　 did I．Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．

　　She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)．I was very 　　9　　 at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in 　　10　　．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend 　　11　　 deserted her, when people were calling her 　　12　　, but I knew I still 　　13　　 her like a sister．

　　Yesterday she came 　　14　　 me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was 　　15　　 I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting, the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my 　　16　　．You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you 　　17　　 me．I 　　18　　 you so much, and you didn’t even know you were 　　19　　 me．” We both cried．And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never 　　20　　 your friends．

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　　John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy．It happened during World War Ⅱ．His family never 　　1　　 a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not 　　2　　 trips to the laundry(洗衣店)several miles away．Keeping clothes 　3　　 became a problem for young John’s household．

　　A family friend joined the army, and his wife 　　4　　 to go with him．John’s family 　　5　　 to store their furniture while they were away．To the family’s 　　6　　, the friends suggested they use their Bendix．So this is how they 　　7　　 the washer．

　　Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he 　　8　　 a love for the old, green Bendix．But 　　9　　 the war ended．When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly 　　10　　．His mother 　　11　　 him and said, “You must remember, that machine 　　12　　 belonged to us in the first place．That we ever got to use it at all was a gift．So, instead of being mad at it being taken 　　13　　, let’s use this 　　14　　 to be grateful that we had it at all．”

　　The lesson turned out 　　15　　．Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia(白血病)．Though he 　　16　　 for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the 　　17　　 until he remembered the old Bendix．

　　His daughter was a 　　18　　．When he realized that simple fact, everything changed．He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter．He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to 　　19　　 for a time．He felt 　　20　　．He found strength and recovery．He knew he could get through the valley of loss．

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　　“What’s happened to the bottle of aspirins(阿司匹林)?” He couldn’t find it in its 　　1　　 place in the bathroom cabinet(橱柜)．“What have you done with it?” he asked his wife．She said she hadn’t 　　2　　 it, and told him it was probably under his nose, if he’d only open his eyes and look．“　　3　　, you men can never find anything!” But after she came into the bathroom to look, she had to 　　4　　 it wasn’t there．

　　He went into their son’s bedroom to 　　5　　 him his bedtime story．On the floor there lay a bottle, the one he’d been looking for; but it was 　　6　　．Oh, no, the kid couldn’t have… “David, what have you done with those 　　7　　 which were in that bottle?” David looked sullen, the look of a child who knows it has done something wrong and is going to be 　　8　　．“Did you eat them?” David nodded．“　　9　　 did you eat?” No reply．He called his wife．She came, 　　10　　 what had happened and went very white．“There must have been twenty-five or thirty tablets(药片)　　11　　 in the bottle．He can’t have taken them all．” But there were no aspirins on the floor, or in David’s 　　12　　, or along the corridor from his bedroom to the bathroom．

　　“Call an ambulance, 　　13　　!” He dialed the number and explained to the man at the ambulance control center what had happened．The 　　14　　 arrived in five minutes, and David, wrapped in a blanket, and his mother and father were 　　15　　 to the nearest hospital．“Put the boy on the stomach pump 　　16　　,” said the doctor, as soon as he heard the facts．They could hear David screaming as they sat in the waiting room, 　　17　　 if the child was going to be all right, but 　　18　　 to do anything except wait．Then the screaming stopped and the doctor came back．“　　19　　 you brought him quickly．The tablets didn’t have time to dissolve(溶解)in his stomach, so we got them all out．He’s going to be all right．” They took David home, and bought a bathroom cabinet with a 　　20　　 on it the next day．

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Secret Santa of Kansas City

　　In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself．Along the way he had 　　1　　 run out of money and was 　　2　　 to spend the night in his 　　3　　．

　　This continued until one morning, after a week of 　　4　　 in his car, he walked 　　5　　 into a restaurant and 　　6　　 a big breakfast．After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself 　　7　　 to the waiter, telling him he had “lost his wallet”．The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been 　　8　　．

　　He 　　9　　, and came up with a ＄20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor．“Son, you must have 　　10　　 this,” the owner said．The young man couldn't believe his 　　11　　!He quickly paid for the 　　12　　, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed west．On the way out of town, it dawned on him．“Maybe 　　13　　 dropped the money at all．Maybe the waiter just knew I was in 　　14　　 and he helped me in a way that didn't 　　15　　 me．”

　　Now older, the man lives near Kansas City．Each year he 　　16　　 thousands of dollars, primarily in increments(递增)of ＄100．He is 　　17　　 as the “Secret Santa”, because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands 　　18　　 out to those on the street or at restaurants．

　　“I've lived the story, so I know it's definitely more blessed to 　　19　　 than receive, because it comes back to you many, many times over, ” he says．He is 　　20　　 to be able to share the gift that blessed his life so many years ago．

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　　Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full．This is good on the one hand, and it’s bad on 　　1　　 hand．

　　One day, I went to see a sick friend at the hospital．I first went to the 　　2　　 desk, where I could get a permit to visit the patient．

　　　　3　　 I could ask which room my friend was in, the lady set down my name, age, filled out a form and 　　4　　 a bell．I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair, 　　5　　 me in it and pushed me down the hall．

　　“I’m not 　　6　　,” I shouted．“I’m just looking for a friend．”

　　“When he comes,” one man said, “we’ll 　　7　　 him up to your room．”

　　In a minute I 　　8　　 myself in a small room．In no time they undressed me and covered some other things 　　9　　 me．One man said “If you need anything, press the button．”

　　“I want to get my 　　10　　 back．” I begged．

　　“Oh, you can 　　11　　 us,” a voice said, “Even if the 　　12　　 happens, we will see that your wife will get everything．” They left and locked the door 　　13　　 them．

　　I was trying to think of how to escape by the door when Dr．Ward came in with several of his 　　14　　．

　　“Thank God you finally came,” I said．

　　“It hurts that badly?” he asked．

　　“No, on the contrary, I am not ill 　　15　　．”

　　Dr．Ward looked 　　16　　．“If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more 　　17　　 than we expected．” Then he turned to his students：“This is the most difficult kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to 　　18　　 that he is ill．　　19　　 he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find the hurt out for 　　20　　 by doing exploratory surgery(手术探查)．”

　　Sometimes people call each other “scared cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is 　　1　　, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense(紧张的), and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream．　　2　　 the cat doesn't realize this, its body is getting ready for action．If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things．It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can．

　　Something like this also happens 　　3　　 people．When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies 　　4　　 many physical changes．Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense．All of these changes make us more careful and ready to react．We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or 　　5　　．

　　Human beings, 　　6　　, have a problem that animals never face．If we 　　7　　 our feelings and let them take over, we can 　　8　　．Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody, and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then 　　9　　 later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn't always wise to express your feelings freely．

　　Does this mean that it's smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feeling of anger, sadness, and 　　10　　 hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense．Physical illness can develop, and you can feel churned up(生气)inside．It can actually 　　11　　 your health．(It is not bad to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed．)You can hide them and you can pretend they don't exist, but they'll still be around．And at last you'll have to deal with 　　12　　．

Choose the best answer to fill each blank in the following passage．

　　One very cold wet night, there was a knock on my front door．A young man, wet from 　　1　　 to foot, explained that he had run out of petrol and had left his wife and two children behind in his car．

　　After I had 　　2　　 a can with petrol, I drove him back to his car．Once his car had started, I suggested he 　　3　　 me．Back to the gas station, I turned on the heater so that it is nice and 　　4　　．While the young man was drying his wet clothes, the little ones played and ran around．I prepared bread for the children and hot coffee for the 　　5　　．Before they left, the young man asked me how much he owed me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵)had 　　6　　 ＄15．He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it．

　　About a month 　　7　　, I received a 　　8　　 from a large bus company．　　9　　 turned out that the young man was its general manager, the most 　　10　　 person in the company．In his letter, he thanked me again and 　　11　　 me that, from then on, all their buses would be filled with petrol at my station．　　12　　 this case, a little kindness was rewarded with a huge benefit．

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　　Once two brothers, John and Tony, asked a sage(智者)to tell them about their future．The sage 　　1　　 them, “It may not be good for you to know your future．　　2　　, your future can change later even if I tell you now!” They 　　3　　 knowing their future．The sage said, “John will become a king in a year while Tony will 　　4　　 in a murder．”

　　John was 　　5　　 and started dreaming of becoming a king while Tony started spending his time in spiritual activities and used his time to 　　6　　 everyone and soon came out of his 　　7　　．

　　Eleven months passed．One day, the brothers discovered a half－buried pot．They 　　8　　 it and found it full of gold．John shouted, “This 　　9　　 is just for me to set up my palace！” Just then, a robber jumped out and gave a 　　10　　 on John’s head and tried to take the pot away．Tony jumped at the robber to 　　11　　 John．But the robber attacked him with a knife．During the 　　12　　 the robber dropped the pot and ran away．

　　John was very 　　13　　 to his injured brother and offered him half the gold．Tony politely 　　14　　 saying he was not going to live much longer in any case．John, with his new treasure, started eating and drinking．One year passed．There was no 　　15　　 of any crown(王冠)in sight．Tony was also enjoying good 　　16　　．They decided to visit the sage again．“How did your predictions go 　　17　　?” John asked．The sage explained, “I told you, your destiny(命运)can be changed．The crown you were to get was 　　18　　 to a pot of gold．But, Tony’s 　　19　　 life changed his destiny too．Death in the murderer’s hand was reduced to only being 　　20　　．”

　　How life meets us is called destiny; how we meet life is called self effort!

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　　Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with 　　1　　 problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog(博客)．In many ways, a diary and a blog are very 　　2　　．But what makes bolgging different from writing in a(n)　　3　　 diary?

　　The biggest difference is that a blog is much more 　　4　　 than a diary．Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of 　　5　　 that he does not want to 　　6　　 with others．

　　It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog 　　7　　 a diary will probably write nearly the same information．

　　I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her 　　8　　．She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test．　　9　　 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but 　　10　　 in my dairy．Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 　　11　　 that my sister might read it．

　　The biggest 　　12　　 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write．If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 　　13　　 about him in my diary, he would never know．　　14　　, if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might 　　15　　 her blog and get angry．

　　There are also 　　16　　 to blogging, of course．If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “ Nobody cares about me”, because no one would 　　17　　 about it．However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly 　　18　　 and tell her how much they 　　19　　 her．Blogs help people 　　20　　 in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing．

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　　How do you spend your summer holidays? Do you have a 　　1　　 or stay at home? 　　2　　 good use of the summer holidays is very important for students．When I was young, I always spent my holidays 　　3　　 the country where my grandparents lived．The blue sky and the clean river gave me a refreshing(令人精神振作的)　　4　　 from living in the city．

　　Sometimes I went swimming or fishing and sometimes I just enjoyed 　　5　　 on the grassy field．Sometimes I 　　6　　 the villagers and had a talk with them．This 　　7　　 of village life broadened my views and strengthened my health．The younger generation living in the city has limited living 　　8　　 and how to spend the holidays 　　9　　 a troublesome problem．

　　Many children spend their holidays entirely at home in tall buildings, 　　10　　 they get up late, play electronic 　　11　　 and watch TV．They seldom think of 　　12　　 with the housework or even leaving the room．After two or three 　　13　　 of this sort of holidays, they are 　　14　　 both in mind and body．A lack of discipline(纪律)leads them to 　　15　　 bad habits．

　　Holiday is not a time for students to just lie around “resting”．

　　It is a good 　　16　　 for parents to ask their children 　　17　　 household duties．Some schools also 　　18　　 students to take part in many kinds of activities such as 　　19　　 volunteers working for people like guiding tourists．Such experiences give students a wider knowledge of the 　　20　　 they live in．