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　　On a Friday 　　1　　, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin．The music was 　　2　　, and many people 　　3　　 and put some money into the 　　4　　 of the young man．

　　The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of 　　5　　 and laid it on the ground．Then he began 　　6　　．The music sounded more pleasant．Some people gathered and they found the 　　7　　 on that paper．“Last night, a gentleman put a(n)　　8　　 thing into my hat．Please come to get it back．” When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to 　　9　　 what it could be．After about half an hour, a man 　　0　　 there in a hurry and said, “It can’t be true！You…you…”

　　The young violinist asked, “Did you 　　11　　 something?”

　　“Lottery(彩票)．”the man answered 　　12　　．

　　The violinist took out a lottery ticket．“Is it?” he asked．The man was too 　　13　　 to say a word…George Sang 　　14　　 a lottery ticket a few days ago．The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000．So lucky and excited did he feel that he 　　15　　 50 dollars and put it in the hat when hearing the music．However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed．The violinist found the lottery ticket．Thinking that the owner would 　　16　　 to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket．

　　Someone asked the violinist 　　17　　 he returned the lottery ticket to the man．He said, “　　18　　 I don’t have much 　　19　　, I live happily; but if I lose 　　20　　 I won’t be happy forever．”

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　　A teacher let her class play a game．The teacher 　　1　　 each child to bring a bag 　　2　　 a few potatoes．Each potato will be 　　3　　 a name of the person that the child 　　4　　, so the number of potatoes that a child will put into his/her bag will 　　5　　 the number of people the child hates．

　　Some children had two potatoes; some had three and others had up to 　　6　　 potatoes．The teacher then told the children to 　　7　　 the bag wherever they go for a 　　8　　．

　　　　9　　 the days went by, the children started to 　　10　　 because of the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten(腐烂)potatoes．And the students with five potatoes also had to carry 　　11　　 bags．

　　After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you feel?”the children started complaining about the 　　12　　 they had to 　　13　　．when they had to carry the heavy and 　　14　　 potatoes everywhere they went．

　　Then the teacher said, “This is the 　　15　　 where you carry your hate for somebody 　　16　　 your heart．The smell of hate will 　　7　　 your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go．If you cannot 　　18　　 the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine 　　19　　 it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your 　　20　　．

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　　"Hi! John．" Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, "I'm going to have a 　　1　　 performance tonight．I hope you'll come．Here is the 　　2　　''．She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people 　　3　　．

　　"Is that true?" I asked myself．She was a quite 　　4　　 girl．I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to 　　5　　 indeed．

　　I arrived at the 　　6　　 with the ticket, and found my seat．Her performance was the seventh one．I knew I would 　　7　　 from a hard time before her turn, for I had no 　　8　　 of art, but her performance was 　　9　　 watching, no matter how long I would wait．Time went slowly．I 　　10　　 with myself not to fall asleep．

　　"Let' s welcome the next exciting dance－Latin "　　11　　 filled the．hall at once．

　　I opened my eyes as large as possible, 　　12　　 to lose anything．Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage．Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully 　　13　　 in the Latin music．At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly 　　14　　 on the splendid stage．

　　After all the performance 　　15　　, I waited for her at the gate．

　　"Hi!" She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal(水晶)high-heeled shoes in her, hands, and 　　16　　 as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen．

　　"How do you feel?" There was not a little bit tired 　　17　　 on her face．

　　"　　18　　!" I answered．

　　"Thank you! I knew it would be．" She could not 　　19　　 her excitement, laughing like a child．Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I 　　20　　 that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella(灰姑娘)．

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　　I always felt sorry for people in wheelchairs．Some people, old and weak, cannot 　　1　　 by themselves．Others seem perfectly healthy, 　　2　　 in business suits, and wheel themselves around with strong determination．But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair, I only saw a 　　3　　, not a person．

　　Then I fainted(晕倒)at Euro Disney 　　4　　 low blood pressure．This was the first time I had ever fainted, and my parents said that I must 　　5　　 for a while after First Aid．I agreed to take it easy, but 　　6　　 I stepped toward the door, I saw my dad pushing a(n)　　7　　 in my direction! Feeling the colour burn my cheeks, I asked him to wheel that thing right back to 　　8　　 he found it．

　　I could not believe this was happening to me．Wheelchairs were 　　9　　 for other people but not for me．As my father wheeled me out into the main street, people 　　10　　 began to treat me differently．

　　Little kids ran n front of me, 　　11　　 my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly．　　12　　 set in as I was thrown back and forth．“Stupid kids-they have perfectly good 　　13　　．Why can’t they watch where they’re going?”I thought．People 　　14　　 down at me, pity in their eyes．Then they would look away, maybe because they thought the 　　15　　 they forgot me, the better．

　　“I am just like you!”I wanted to scream．“The only 　　16　　 is that you’ve got legs, and I have wheels．”

　　People in wheelchairs are not 　　17　　．They can see every look and hear each word．Looking out at the faces, I finally understood; I was once just like them．I 　　18　　 people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not 　　19　　 to be treated．I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are 　　20　　 disabled．

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　　It was a cold, wet day on June 6, 2010, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school．Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to 　　1　　, Wasana stared at the 　　2　　．Then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that 　　3　　 at the back of the classroom．

　　He 　　4　　 large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling(冒泡)at the base of a rock on the hill．For a few minutes, Wasana 　　5　　 the water, wondering why it looked so 　　6　　．Then it hit him－the 　　7　　 was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes．Fearing a 　　8　　 disaster, he shouted 　　9　　 at the students waiting outside their classrooms．“Run, run, don't stay here! The 　　10　　 on the hill is going to fall on us!”

　　Chaos(混乱)broke out 　　11　　 the students ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point．When some teachers 　　12　　 Wasana, he showed them the water rushing down the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground．

　　Just then headmaster Gurusinghe drove into the school．Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening．After 　　13　　 the site(现场), Gurusinghe knew the school was in 　　14　　．The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down 　　15　　．

　　　　16　　 a group of teachers and older students, Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock．They were too 　　17　　．Ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill．There was little Gurusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth 　　18　　 their classrooms．Thanks to Wasana’s 　　19　　 action and careful observation, 　　20　　 was hurt in the incident(事件)．

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Love Is Power

　　"If I never saw this kid again, Lord, I wouldn't be sorry!" I thought．Tears 　　1　　 my eyes．Clenched in both hands 　　2　　 new jeans and a shirt 　　3　　 my stepson, Brett．The clothing was already destroyed from burn holes．Exhausted and defeated, I 　　4　　 to the floor．The clothes were just one more thing Brett had ruined．He had already 　　5　　 a large hole in his bedroom wall; his bedcovers were torn．To steal money ,he broke all the widowns, when he 　　6　　 on the street．

　　I knew 　　7　　 Brett's needs were deep, and I had often prayed for wisdom and love．"You shall love your neighbor as yourself," the commandment(戒律)had 　　8　　 new meaning when Brett came to live with us．If I were to love my neighbor, was I not to love my own 　　9　　 stepson even more? During those four years I had 　　10　　 Brett as patiently as possible, “but I don't want him in my house 　　11　　 day, Lord," I cried．"I just can't stand him!"I poured out my despair．Then God tenderly spoke to me in my 　　12　　．God's encouragement to me helped me to gather strength and continue 　　13　　 Brett．Still, Brett did not change his ehavior．Dave, and I sensed God's leading to send Brett to a 　　14　　 school with a high success rate for helping troubled teens．The training at Brett's school was 　　15　　．Out of more than 20 people, Brett was one of only five graduates．Each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had 　　16　　 the most to him or her at the graduation ceremony one by one．　　17　　 Brett spoke to me．"You did so much," he said．"You were always there, 　　18　　．All the same you always showed me 　　19　　 love．And I want you to know I love you for it．"

　　Love is action．We may not always have 　　20　　 feelings about certain people in our lives．But we can love them．

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　　“Hi! John．” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I’m going to have a 　　1　　 performance tonight．I hope you'll come．Here is the 　　2　　．” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people 　　3　　．

　　"Is that true?" I asked myself．She was a quite 　　4　　 girl．I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to 　　5　　 indeed．

　　I arrived at the 　　6　　 with the ticket, and found my seat．Her performance was the seventh one．I knew I would 　　7　　 from a hard time before her turn, for I had no 　　8　　 of art, but her performance was 　　9　　 watching, no matter how long I would wait．Time went slowly．I 　　10　　 with myself not to fall asleep．

　　"Let' s welcome the next exciting dance-Latin!" 　　11　　 filled the hall at once．

　　I opened my eyes as large as possible, 　　12　　 to lose anything．Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage．Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully 　　13　　 in the Latin music．At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly 　　14　　 on the splendid stage．

　　After all the performance 　　15　　, I waited for her at the gate．

　　"Hi!" She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and 　　16　　 as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen．

　　"How do you feel?" There was not a little bit tired 　　17　　 on her face．

　　"　　18　　!" I answered．

　　"Thank you! I knew it would be．" She could not 　　19　　 her excitement, laughing like a child．Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I 　　20　　 that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella．

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　　Since most of us put a lot of energy into our jobs, it’s natural for us to expect the work to provide an acceptable return．However, 　　1　　 work can satisfy many of our 　　2　　, it cannot be all things to all people．When a person’s life is out of 　　3　　 and important needs aren’t being met, they may become 　　4　　 and begin to search for the source．

　　For example, a former customer called Doris, 　　5　　 to see me for help．While I understood that Doris was 　　6　　, I was not certain that her unhappiness came from her 　　7　　．In fact, her skills and interests seemed to 　　8　　 well with her work．Yet, she felt a 　　9　　 for change and thought that changing her job was the answer．

　　Since my way of giving career counseling(职业咨询)is to 　　10　　 work within a person’s whole life, I was 　　11　　 about the needs that were unmet through Doris’ work．After a few questions, she began to 　　12　　 a long-held desire to travel abroad, but she couldn’t figure out 　　13　　 to make this happen．

　　It is typical for people to figure out “ how” they will manage a 　　14　　 well before the details of “what” are 　　15　　．Doris and I explored many possibilities 　　16　　 one seemed to come out as the right 　　17　　．She spent the following year 　　18　　 abroad．Now, Doris is back at work in her same position and is 　　19　　 with her life．

　　Getting to the heart of the dissatisfaction can show us that it is something completely 　　20　　 from what we thought and it needs attention．Acting on it can avoid an unnecessary job change．

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　　When someone takes shoes to a shop to be mended, he is given a ticket with a number on it．Then, 　　1　　 his shoes are ready, he goes back to the shop, gives the ticket to the shoemaker, gets his shoes and 　　2　　 for them．

　　One day Mrs．Smith gave her husband a 　　3　　 of her shoes which needed mending and asked him to 　　4　　 them to the shop．Mr．Smith did so, and put the 　　5　　 for them in his pocket．

　　He went back four days 　　6　　 to get the shoes, 　　7　　 when he went into the shop, he was not able to find his ticket 　　8　　, and the shoemaker did not want to give him the 　　9　　 until he got the ticket．

　　“How do I know that the shoes are 　　10　　 unless you give me the ticket?” he said．“If I give them to you now, somebody 　　11　　 may come into my shop with the ticket tomorrow, and then I shall not be able to give him the shoes．”

　　Mrs．Smith needed the shoes very much, so her husband 　　12　　 for a moment and then went out to his 　　13　　, which was at the side of the road 　　14　　 the shop．He 　　15　　 the door, and whistled(耳语)to his wife’s small 　　16　　, which was sitting on the back seat．Then he went back into the shop and 　　17　　 it, “Get the shoes!” The dog began to 　　18　　 around the shop, and soon it found Mrs．Smith’s shoes and brought them to Mr．Smith one after the 　　19　　．

　　“That should prove(证明)that they are my wife’s．” Mr．Smith said．

　　The shoemaker 　　20　　 and then he gave the shoes to Mr．Smith．

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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．