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　　Mearl Jacobs’ body was at the funeral home．The memorial service was 　　1　　 for the next day．We 　　2　　 in the family room to tell stories, sharing 　　3　　 of her．She had lived a life 　　4　　 with stories．Most people didn’t know that she had worked for thirty years at Rockwall International to help the homeless, or that 　　5　　 she really didn’t care much for baseball, she loved listening to the 　　6　　 because her son loved baseball．

　　Before long the 　　7　　 turned from stories about Mearl to stories of how she changed and 　　8　　 the lives in the room．

　　Her daughter Carol, said, “Just a few hours before Mom died she said she wanted to go home．I asked her if she 　　9　　 back to her apartment．She said, ‘NO!’ I asked, ‘Home in Heaven?’ ‘YES!’”

　　A series of love and 　　10　　 was realized that night．Mearl had lived a life that affected the young and old 　　11　　．When she did so, you became a different person, a 　　12　　 and reformed person．She was 　　13　　 that way．She knew how to show the things that really 　　14　　 in the life．She 　　15　　 for values that she held dear and she always seemed to know how to influence people and to accept them “as is”．He grandkids talked of her 　　16　　 acceptance of them, no matter what．

　　Some things have to be seen to be understood, such as love, forgiveness and acceptance．Mearl knew how to help you 　　17　　．She had always shown total 　　18　　 to the family and friends－to people．

　　The next day Mearl was 　　19　　 the topic．We buried the body, but she lives in all those, present and 　　20　　．She is always there, giving and loving．

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　　A student went to college(大学)after 　　1　　 all his school examinations．There he put his name down for world geography, 　　2　　 after the first day, he did not go to 　　3　　 any more．The teacher noticed that this student was 　　4　　 absent(缺课)and thought that he had changed to 　　5　　 class．He was very 　　6　　 when he saw the boy's name on the list(名单)of students 　　7　　 wanted to take the geography examination 　　8　　 the end of the year．

　　The teacher had prepared a difficult examination paper, which covered 　　9　　 he had taught, and he was eager(急切)to see 　　10　　 this student answered the questions．He expected that his answer would be very 　　11　　; but when he examined his paper carefully, he found only one small mistake in them．　　12　　 this surprised him very much, he went through the paper 　　13　　, but was still not able to find 　　14　　 one mistake, so he sent 　　15　　 the student to question him about his work．．

　　When the student had 　　16　　 the room, the teacher said to him, “I know that you came to my class only once on the first day and that you have been absent from all the others．Yet I have found only one small mistake in your paper．　　17　　is that?”

　　“Oh, I'm sorry about that mistake, sir, ”answered the student．“After the examination, I realized 　　18　　 I ought to have written．I would not have made that mistake 　　19　　 I had not been confused(弄糊涂)by your 　　20　　 lecture．”

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　　Tom was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often complaining that others had been playing tricks on him．One day he told his wife he was so 　　1　　 with the city that he had to leave．

　　So his family moved to 　　2　　 city．It was in the evening of a weekend when Tom and his wife were busy 　　3　　 up their new home 　　4　　 the light suddenly went out．So they had to 　　5　　 work．Tom was regretful to have forgotten bringing along candles and had to wait 　　6　　 in a low mood．Just then he heard slight, hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the 　　7　　 night．

　　“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no 　　8　　 in the new city．And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed．　　9　　, he went reluctantly to the door and opened it impatiently．At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have 　　10　　? I’m your neighbor．” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently．“What a nuisance!” he complained over it with his wife．“No sooner had we settled down 　　11　　 the neighbor came to 　　12　　 things．” After a while, the door was knocked 　　13　　．He opened it and found the same girl outside．But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles．She 　　14　　 me here to give you these．”Tom was very 　　15　　 by what he saw．When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your 　　16　　．God bless you!”

　　At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his 　　17　　 in life．It was his 　　18　　 and harshness(刻薄)with other people．The person who had cheated him in life was 　　19　　 nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic 　　20　　．

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　　One night, I was driving down a two-lane highway, not very fast．Another car approached from the 　　1　　 direction at about my speed．As we passed each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second, wondering whether he might be thinking, as I was, how 　　2　　 we were on each other at that moment．I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring 　　3　　 to a sudden end．Though we had 　　4　　 spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way．

　　That is the way 　　5　　 works．We all depend upon 　　6　　, sometimes required simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line, and sometimes required to act 　　7　　, with friends or even with strangers．

　　As technology 　　8　　 our world, the need for international cooperation increases．In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which 　　9　　 thousands of lives．The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a 　　10　　 problem, requiring coordinated police action and intelligence forces across the world．We must recognize that our fates are not ours 　　11　　 to control．

　　In my own life, I’ve put great belief in personal responsibility．　　12　　, as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of 　　13　　．So, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a 　　14　　 road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of 　　15　　．

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　　He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed．Since then, he has had to 　　1　　 on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years．Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do 　　2　　 else．As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often 　　3　　．Finally, his younger brother went away and lived 　　4　　, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do．

　　　　5　　, a misfortune befell(降临)a girl．One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, 　　6　　 in a fire which took her hands away．Having decidedly 　　7　　 her sister's willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly

　　　　8　　．At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant．“I am lucky．Though my 　　9　　 are broken, my heart can still fly．” She wrote in her blog．

　　One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n)　　10　　 program．The boy told the television hostess about his 　　11　　 future, whereas the girl was full of 　　12　　 for her life．They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their 　　13　　．The boy：My younger brother's arms are my arms．The girl：Broken wings, flying heart．

　　They had both gone through the same ordeal(痛苦经历), but their different 　　14　　 determined the nature of their lives．As seems the case, 　　15　　 disasters can strike our lives at any time．How you handle the 　　16　　 when faced with it is the true 　　17　　 of your character．If you choose to 　　18　　 or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go．But if you decide to be strong, the 　　19　　 will turn out to be fortune on which new 　　20　　 will arise．

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　　Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip(旅行)to another town．He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 　　1　　 things with．He 　　2　　 to take ten servants with him．They would 　　3　　 the things to sell and the food to 　　4　　 on their trip．Before they started, a little boy ran up to 　　5　　 and asked to 　　6　　 with them．

　　The rich man said to the little boy, "Well, 　　7　　 may go with us．　　8　　 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 　　9　　, you can't carry a 　　10　　 load(担子)．You must 　　11　　 the lightest one to carry．" The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry．That was bread．

　　"You are 　　12　　．" said his master, "That is the biggest and the heaviest one．" The boy said 　　13　　 and lifted the load gladly．

　　On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town．All the servants were tired 　　14　　 the little servant．Do you know 　　15　　?Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town．

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　　My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives．Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this 　　1　　．

　　One day, I entered Donna's classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and 　　2　　．All the students were working 　　3　　 a task．The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can'ts．” “I can't kick the soccer ball．” “I can't get Debbie to like me．” Her page was half full and she showed no 　　4　　 of stopping．I walked down the row and found 　　5　　 was writing sentences, describing things they couldn't do．

　　By this time the activity aroused my 　　6　　, so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on 　　7　　 I noticed she too was busy writing．“I can't get John's mother to come for a parents' meeting．”……I felt it best not to 　　8　　．

　　After another ten minutes, the students were 　　9　　 to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front．They placed their “I Can't” statements into an empty shoe box．Then Donna 　　10　　 hers．She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door．Students followed the teacher．I followed the students．Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground．There they began to 　　11　　．The box of “I Can'ts” was placed at the 　　12　　 of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt．At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and 　　13　　 your heads．” They quickly formed a circle around the grave．

　　Donna delivered the eulogy(悼词)．“Friends, we gathered here today to 　　14　　 the memory of ‘I Can't．' He is 　　15　　 by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can' and ‘I Will'．May ‘I Can't' rest in 　　16　　．Amen!”

　　She turned the students 　　17　　 and marched them back into the classroom．They celebrated the 　　18　　 of “I Can't”．Donna cut a large tombstone from paper．She wrote the words “I Can't” at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom．On those rare occasions when a student 　　19　　 and said, “I Can't,” Donna 　　20　　 pointed to the paper tombstone．The student then remembered that “I Can't” was dead and chose other statement．

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　　Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years．She would 　　1　　 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead．

　　I don't remember when it first started 　　2　　 me－her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work－worn and rough 　　3　　 my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don't do that any more－your hands are too rough!” she made no 　　4　　 and left quietly．

　　But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her 　　5　　．

　　With the passing years, my 　　6　　 returned to that night time after time．By then I 　　7　　 my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss．Sometimes the incident seemed very 　　8　　, sometimes far away, but always it was 　　9　　 in the back of my mind．

　　The years have passed, and I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once 　　10　　 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family．

　　Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives 　　11　　．One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself 　　12　　 to her house to spend the night with her．As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to 　　13　　 the hair from my forehead．Then a 　　14　　, ever so gently, touched my forehead．I burst into tears．

　　In my memory, thousands of times, I 　　15　　 the night my young voice complained．Catching Mom's hand in hand, I told her how 　　16　　 I was for that night．I thought she'd remember 　　17　　 I did．But Mom didn't know what I was talking about．She had already forgotten and 　　18　　 long ago．

　　That night, I fell asleep with a new 　　19　　 for my gentle mother and her caring hands．And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 　　20　　 to be found．

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　　Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “ I have many bad habits．Which one of them should I 　　1　　 first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies 　　2　　 always speak the truth．” The man 　　3　　 to do so and went home．

　　At night the man was about to go out to steal．Before setting out, he 　　4　　 for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man．“If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out 　　5　　? No, I cannot say that．But nor can I 　　6　　．If I tell the truth, everyone will start 　　7　　 me and call me a thief．I would be 　　8　　 for stealing．” So the man 　　9　　 not to steal that night, and gave up this 　　10　　 habit．

　　Next day, he 　　11　　 to drink wine．When he was about to do so, he said to himself．“What shall I say to the wise man 　　12　　 he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie．” And so he gave up the 　　13　　 of drinking wine．

　　In this 　　14　　, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he 　　15　　 his promise to tell the truth at all times．　　16　　, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 　　17　　 person．

　　Telling the truth is a very good 　　18　　．If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 　　19　　 and become a person whom everyone 　　20　　 and favors．

　　Make a promise：I shall always speak the truth．

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　　Do you like doing shopping? Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay at home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you 　　1　　 do both at the same time．Home shopping television networks have become a 　　2　　 for many people to shop without 　　3　　 having to leave their homes, and you never thought it’s so convenient．

　　Some shoppers are 　　4　　 of department stores and supermarkets－　　5　　 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight 　　6　　 of finding anything they want to buy．They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 　　7　　 a friendly announcer describe a product 　　8　　 a model shows it．And they can 　　9　　 around the clock, buying something 　　10　　 by making a phone call．

　　Department stores and even mail-under companies are 　　11　　 to join in the success of home shopping．Large department stores are busy 　　12　　 their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future．　　13　　 can ask questions about products and place 　　14　　, all through their TV sets．

　　Will shopping by television 　　15　　 take the place of shopping in stores? Some people are still concerned about that．Just only some industry managers think so．　　16　　 many people find shopping at a 　　17　　 store a great enjoyment．And for many shoppers, it is still important to 　　18　　 or try on dresses they want to buy．That’s 　　19　　 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 　　20　　 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it．Let’s wait and see it．