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My father enjoys bike riding．Ever since I was little, I've always loved going biking with my dad．　　1　　, as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 　　2　　．Suddenly, it was important to do things with 　　3　　．I saw my dad every evening at home．Why did I have to 　　4　　 my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him, too?If my indifference(冷漠)hurt him, my father kept 　　5　　, but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 　　6　　 I wanted to come．

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 　　7　　．Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me．Just then my father 　　8　　 my room．“It's a beautiful day．Want to go for a 　　6　　, today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently 　　10　　．

Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 　　11　　．

Several hours later, the police called us, 　　12　　 us that Dad had a traffic accident．My father's injuries were serious．It took several days before he could 　　13　　 speak．Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 　　14　　 of hurting him．

“Daddy…I'm sorry…” “It's okay, sweet heart．I'll be okay．”

“No,” I said, “I 　　15　　 what I said to you that day．You know, that morning?”

“Sweetheart, I don't 　　16　　 anything about that day．I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though．” He 　　17　　 a weak smile．

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 　　18　　 wanted him to leave me alone．My teacher once told me that 　　19　　 have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they can heal．And we all have the 　　20　　 to choose our words．I intend to do that very carefully from now on．

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　　Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a water puddle(水坑)ahead on the path．I changed my direction to 　　1　　 it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water and mud．　　2　　 I reached the puddle, I was suddenly attacked!But I was 　　3　　．After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

　　I took a step forward．My attacker 　　4　　 me again．He pushed and struck me 　　5　　 with his head and body, striking me over and over again with all his might．For a second time, I moved back a step 　　6　　 my attacker gave up his attack．Yet again, I tried moving 　　7　　, my attacker charged me again．I was struck heavily in the chest over and over again．I wasn't sure what to do 　　8　　 to walk back a third time．This time, though, I stepped back several paces to 　　9　　 the situation．My attacker moved back as well to land on the ground．That's when I discovered 　　10　　 my attacker was charging me only moments earlier．He had a mate and she was dying．She was 　　11　　 the puddle where he landed．

　　Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his 　　12　　 as if to fan her．I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his 　　13　　 for his mate．He had bravely attacked me for his mate's 　　14　　, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large．He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, I 　　15　　 careless enough to step on her．Now I knew why and what he was fighting for．There was really only one choice 　　16　　 for me．I carefully 　　17　　 my way around the puddle to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely 　　18　　．He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed．

　　Since then, I've always tried to remember the 　　19　　 of that butterfly whenever I see huge obstacles facing me．I use that butterfly's courage as an inspiration to 　　20　　 myself that good things are worth fighting for．

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　　It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty．I was 　　1　　 of myself about entering a new 　　2　　 of my life and feared that my best years were now 　　3　　 me．

　　My daily routine included going to the gym for a 　　4　　 before going to work．Every morning I 　　5　　 see my friend Nicholas at the gym．He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific shape．As I 　　6　　 Nicholas on this particular day, he noticed I wasn’t full of my usual 　　7　　 and asked if there was something wrong．I told him I was feeling anxious about 　　8　　 thirty．I wondered how I would 　　9　　 on my life once I reached Nicholas’s age, 　　10　　 I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?”

　　Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical answer to your philosophical question．When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was 　　11　　 by my parents, that was the best time of my life．When I was going to school and 　　12　　 the things I know today, that was the best time of my life．When I got my first job and had responsibilities and 　　13　　 for my efforts, that was the best time of my life．When I met my wife and 　　14　　 in love, that was the best time of my life．The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to 　　15　　 Austria to save our lives．When we were together and safe on a ship 　　16　　 North America, that was the best time of my life．When we came to Canada and 　　17　　 a family, that was the best time of my life．When I was a young father, 　　18　　 my children grow up, that was the best time of my life．And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old．I have my 　　19　　 and I feel good．I am in love with my wife just as I 　　20　　 when we first met．This is the best time of my life．”

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　　Cecile and I have been friends since college, for more than thirty years．Our friendship has 　　1　　 constant．We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend．In 　　2　　 of our friendship, Cecile and I took our first 　　3　　 trip together．

　　The first day of our trip ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico．　　4　　 from the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner．We sat down and 　　5　　 our meal．As we talked, I noticed a(n)　　6　　 couple sitting a short distance away from us．The look of 　　7　　 on the woman’s face attracted me．She stared into the face of the man as he talked, 　　8　　 me of a teenager in love!

　　I called Cecile’s 　　9　　 to the couple．As we watched, the man reached 　　10　　 to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek．She 　　11　　．“Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time．” I said．“　　12　　 maybe,” remarked Cecile, “they haven’t been together long．” “Well, whatever the case, it’s 　　13　　 they care much for each other,” I said．

　　Cecile and I watched and listened 　　14　　 to their conversation．She smiled and 　　15　　 whatever he said．We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing(见证)．Then the 　　16　　 changed．The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a 　　17　　 look．She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me．I’m Ralph, your husband．We’re in Santa Fe,” the man said．“Oh, I 　　18　　 to have forgotten．I’m not sure,” she said．

　　“That’s okay, sweetheart．You’ll be all right,” he 　　19　　 her, kissing her cheek again．Tears rolled down our cheeks as Cecile and I looked at each other．“We were right,” she said 　　20　　．“It is the real thing．That is love．”

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　　I was recently on a vacation to Disney World with some of my friends．I never 　　1　　 to find a chance to exercise my kindness muscles．My friends were going on a scary water ride that I did not want to go on．I waited outside the ride with their 　　2　　 so that I could take pictures．

　　While I was doing this, I 　　3　　 two small children and found that they were 　　4　　．The elder one, about 7, seemed to be searching for something, 　　5　　 the younger boy, around 3,was crying 　　6　　．I waited for some time, slightly afraid to 　　7　　 them in case they would be scared by a 　　8　　．

　　After 　　9　　 this scene for about 10 minutes, I decided that I need to 　　10　　 what was the matter．The elder boy 　　11　　 that they were standing at the exact same spot with their parents just an hour ago and they somehow got 　　12　　．They had been searching for their mother for almost an hour, and they did not have any 　　13　　 what her cell phone number was．I saw the fear in his eyes, 　　14　　 he was trying hard to be brave for his younger brother who couldn’t 　　15　　 crying．The older one asked, “Could you please help us?”

　　I tried searching for her with them, and began to approach the park 　　16　　 when we found their mother．She 　　17　　 her children and thanked me over and over again．She was in 　　18　　 by the time she found them．

　　I had a lot of fun in Disney World but the 　　19　　 I found when helping those children was the best feeling of all．I will never forget the 　　20　　 of turning tears into smiles at the happiest place．

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　　In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank．He got into a lifeboat, but his supplies were 　　1　　．His chances of surviving were small．　　2　　 when three fishermen found him 76days later, he was alive－much 　　3　　 than he was when he started, but alive．

　　His 　　4　　 of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness－how he 　　5　　 to catch fish, how he evaporated(使蒸发)sea water to 　　6　　 fresh water－is very interesting．

　　But the thing that 　　7　　 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no 　　8　　 in continuing the struggle．He was starved and 　　9　　 exhausted．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．

　　When people 　　10　　 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds, which gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in 　　11　　 desperate circumstances 　　12　　 in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 　　13　　 difficulties．

　　“I tell myself I can 　　14　　 it,” wrote Callahan in his book．“Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate, I tell myself these things over and over, 　　15　　 up courage…”

　　I wrote that down after I read it．It 　　16　　 me as something important．And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 　　17　　 off or when my problems seemed too terrible．And every time I’ve said it, I’ve always come back to my 　　18　　．

　　The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 　　19　　 to something better．But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you’re fortunate．Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 　　20　　 through the rough situation with a little more courage．

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　　I grew up in a community called Estepona．I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a 　　1　　 village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be 　　2　　 at a nearby garage．I readily accepted．I drove Dad into Mijas, and 　　3　　 to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the 　　4　　．With several hours to spare, I went to a theater．　　5　　, when the last movie finished, it was six．I was two hours late!

　　I knew Dad would be angry if he 　　6　　 I’d been watching movies．So I decided not to tell him the truth．When I 　　7　　 there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd 　　8　　 as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repairs．I'll never forget the 　　9　　 he gave me．"I'm disappointed you 　　10　　 you how to lie to me, Jason．" Dad looked at me again．"When you didn’t 　　11　　, I called the garage to ask if there were any 　　12　　, and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car．" I felt 　　13　　 as I weakly told him the real reason．A 　　14　　 passed through Dad as he listened attentively．"I'm angry with 　　15　　．I realize I've failed as a father．I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about 　　16　　 I’ve gone wrong all these years．" "But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My protests and apologies were 　　17　　．Dad walked home that day．I drove behind him, 　　18　　 him all the way, but he walked silently．

　　Seeing Dad in so much 　　19　　and emotional pain was my most painful experience．However, it was 　　20　　 the most successful lesson．I have never lied since．

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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 　　11　　 sob(抽噎)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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　　Mr．Glen is a millionaire．Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 　　1　　 his company．Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee．He always 　　2　　 his success to it．

　　At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph．D．degree, 　　3　　 to return home, starting a company．Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 　　4　　 made through years．At the airport he had to accept the 　　5　　 customs check．The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be　taken down for 　　6　　．Glen knew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 　　7　　 for his watch．So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 　　8　　 fake(假货)．When he was 　　9　　 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 　　10　　 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 　　11　　 hearing Glen’s words．Glen was 　　12　　．Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 　　13　　．For many times of entry-exit 　　14　　 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment．The officers looked over everything carefully, and 　　15　　 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 　　16　　 reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be 　　17　　 by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long．

　　After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees．He said that this made a deep　　　18　　 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 　　19　　, which he would remember as the 　　20　　 of his success forever．

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　　I was standing on stage before 200 people, dressed up as George Washington．I had the lead role in my sixth grade 　　1　　 and, for the past two months, I had walked back and forth in my room 　　2　　 to say my lines．

　　Now it was time to give a 　　3　　, and my heart was beating rapidly．At my 　　4　　, I began to speak smoothly and clearly, but then it 　　5　　：I stuttered(口吃)．I knew I would, and I did．

　　From that moment on, I 　　6　　 that my role in that play would be my first and my last．My speech problem affected 　　7　　．

　　As a child, I struggled to say a full sentence, repeatedly hearing the 　　8　　 comments of my parents．“Take a deep breath and think about what you’re going to say．” I was too 　　9　　 to admit I had a problem．

　　　　10　　 my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable, but it never 　　11　　．It held me back．

　　After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body, I 　　12　　 running in class elections．I feared reading aloud and meeting new people．

　　I would 　　13　　 sit in my room and cry, imagining what it would be like to be 　　14　　, like everyone else．

　　Finally, I came to my senses．I read articles about famous people who 　　15　　　their speech problems．I 　　16　　 the fact that I do have a problem that will always be with me．

　　It has made me a 　　17　　 person and, with time, I know I’ll gain the confidence to stand up and 　　18　　 to myself that it will never hold me back．　　19　　, I know that I’m not the only one who 　　20　　, because nobody is perfect．