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Two minds with a single thought！

　　The young fisherman is thinking of a way to cross the stream without getting his 　　1　　 wet．The engineer is thinking of a 　　2　　 to get automobiles across the river without getting their wheels wet．You know the answer to 　　3　　 problems：a bridge．

　　The fisherman's bridge doesn't take 　　4　　 to build．Just place a board across the little stream and you 　　5　　 If the board is strong enough and if the fisherman doesn't 　　6　　 too much, all will be well．

　　Will the engineer 　　7　　 the same kind of bridge? You know he 　　8　　 and you know why．Automobiles are much heavier than 　　9　　 The river is much 　　10　　 than the stream．A long wood bridge just won't 　　11　　．It isn't strong enough．It would 　　12　　 and break under its own weight．The fisherman's problem is very 　　13　　．However, the engineer's is not．

　　But don't 　　14　　 sorry for the engineer．He doesn't have to 　　15　　 the very beginning with a long board．People have been thinking about bridges for thousands of years．They have designed many types of bridges．Each bridge is suited to its special 　　16　　．The engineer can choose the type best suited to the river and the 　　17　　 nearby．

　　What choice does he have, and why is one 　　18　　 than the others? One way for you to find out is to make a few bridges out of cardboard．They won't be strong enough to 　　19　　 a five-ton truck, but you will find out some of the main 　　20　　 of bridge design by doing some experiments．

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　　People often fall ill because of me．　　1　　, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 　　2　　．A tired person may get 　　3　　, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air．A sudden change in 　　4　　 is another factor．In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home．They will catch a cold easily．

　　My latest victim is an energetic student．After school, he played football hard for two hours．Though 　　5　　．He still went to the cinema．Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately．

　　I seized this golden chance to 　　6　　 him．He reacted, trying to 　　7　　 me, but I was already 　　8　　 deep in his throat．He kept sneezing(打喷嚏)and his nose was running．　　9　　 he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work, for there were too many of us．Besides, his sore throat kept 　　10　　 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 　　11　　．

　　The next day he couldn't go to 　　12　　．He had lost his appetite and was not as 　　13　　 as before．His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 　　14　　．

　　For two days he was 　　15　　 by his mother．As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began lo feel the 　　16　　．I knew I had to 　　17　　 him before long．But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back．　　18　　, it was my turn to feel 　　19　　 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me．I became 　　20　　 and finally my time was over．

　　　Do you know what I am?

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　　It was Sunday．I had one last 　　1　　 to see．I approached her room in a hurry and stood at the door．The old woman was sitting at the edge of the bed, and struggling to put 　　2　　 on her swollen feet．I went in, spoke quickly to the 　　3　　, and then studied her chart, noting she was in 　　4　　 condition．

　　I 　　5　　 over and looked down at her．She asked if I could help put on her socks．　　6　　, I said something else like this：“How are you feeling? Your blood pressure was 　　7　　 but it’s better today．The nurse 　　8　　 you’re anxious to see your son who’s visiting you today．It’s nice to have family 　　9　　 from far away．I bet you really look 　　10　　 to seeing him．”

　　She stopped me and said coldly．“Sit down, doctor．This is my story, not yours．”

I was surprised and 　　11　　．I sat down, and helped her with the socks．She began to tell me that her only son lived 　　12　　 the corner from her, but she had not seen him for five years．She believed that the stress of this 　　13　　 greatly to her health problems．After 　　14　　 her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her．She 　　15　　 her head no and smiled．All she wanted me to do was to listen．

　　Not long after, in an unexpected 　　16　　, I became a patient．Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time－in a wheelchair．For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my 　　17　　, but I had to 　　18　　 when my hands were affected．I still teach medical students and other health care professionals, but now from the point of view of a 　　19　　 and patient．I tell them I believe in the power of 　　20　　, and that immeasurable healing(治愈)takes place within me when someone stops, sits down and listens to my story．

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　　Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years．

　　Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 　　1　　 was more manageable, I 　　2　　 ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs．　　3　　 that was years ago and times have changed．　　4　　 I live with mother on a country farm．

　　Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 　　5　　 my disability pension(残疾抚恤金)．　　6　　 I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my 　　7　　．I decided that I would consider 　　8　　 to singing in restaurants．

　　My family are all musicians, so I was 　　9　　 when I went into our local music store．I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music．I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of 　　10　　 to get started．And 　　11　　 you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can 　　12　　 use．

　　When I told the owner of the shop about my 　　13　　, he gave me a long, thoughtful 　　14　　．“This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said．“Come with me．”

　　He led me 　　15　　 the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it．He placed his large hand 　　16　　 on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here．You can take your 　　17　　 and I’ll record them for you．That should get you started．”

　　I 　　18　　, Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose 　　19　　 that I could sing．I have come full circle with his help．

　　His 　　20　　 still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance．

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　　When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人)．He’d 　　1　　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 　　2　　 had his father and grandfather before him．He didn’t want me 　　3　　 near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer．So I did as he asked．I got good 　　4　　, went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 　　5　　 me to study law and business at the same time．

　　In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 　　6　　 done anything but go to school．So, at 24 I decided to drop out．　　7　　, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea．But I felt strongly that you can’t 　　8　　 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life．

　　I packed my luggage into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound．Three years later, I was ready to go back to 　　9　　．I finished Havard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 　　10　　, “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?”　At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 　　11　　 quality．Why not make good beer for 　　12　　? I thought．

　　I decided to give up my job to become 　　13　　．When I told Dad, he was 　　14　　, but in the end he 　　15　　 me．I named my beer Samuel Adams 　　16　　 a famous brewer in Boston．　　17　　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 　　18　　 out．Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager(淡啤酒)won the top prize for American beer．In the end I was destined(注定)to be a brewer．My 　　19　　 to the young is simple：Life is very 　　20　　, so don’t rush to make decisions．

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　　Outside a big city, there was a prison．Every day, prisoners were asked to work hard．A prisoner picked up a 100-dollar bill 　　1　　 he was building a road outside the prison．He 　　2　　 it in at once．　　3　　, the person in charge of the prison didn’t believe that he was a(n)　　4　　 man．He said to the prisoner, “Stop 　　5　　! This is your own money．You are trying to bribe(贿赂)me．What you want to get is a 　　6　　 sentence(刑期)．People of your sort are not honest．”

　　The prisoner felt 　　7　　 hurt．He believed that no one in the world would 　　8　　 him any more．So he 　　9　　 from prison that night．

　　During his escape from the prison, he 　　10　　 a lot of money．After he got enough money, he took a train to go to the border．The carriages were so 　　11　　 that he had to stand close to a 　　12　　．At this moment, a quite beautiful girl walked into the washroom, and found that the latch(门插销)was broken when she closed the door．She stepped out and said to him, “Sir, could you 　　13　　 the door for me?”

　　　　14　　 for a second, he 　　15　　 the pure eyes of the girl and nodded his head．The girl went into the washroom, and he guarded the door tightly like a 　　16　　 guard．

　　At that moment, he suddenly changed his 　　17　　．At the next stop he got off the train, and gave himself up to the police at the train station．

　　Trust is the most 　　18　　 thing in this world．It cannot be 　　19　　, or gained by force．It comes deep from one’s soul．It can make one’s 　　20　　 full of hope and confidence．

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　　When I opened my E-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen．She greeted me by name and 　　1　　 talking with great enthusiasm．　　2　　 she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss．She was reading 　　3　　 me an E-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about his 　　4　　 the phone company to give him a high speed Internet connection．It was 　　5　　．

　　Rachel was there 　　6　　 a new technology called Facemail．It lets you send an E-mail that gets ready to the receiver by a(n)　　7　　 male or female form or by a clown．The software, which is free, can be 　　8　　 at www．facemail．com．

　　Facemail faces are 　　9　　, and they simulate(模拟)emotions 　　10　　 those you put in your text．　　11　　, type in X, and Rachel blows a kiss．

The company that develops the Facemail is sure there are broad 　　12　　 uses．

　　The reason E-business is not popular, the company says, is 　　13　　 buying over the Internet lacks the human touch．But 　　14　　 you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, 　　5　　 on you and personally closed the sale? And it is talking with Whirlpool(惠普公司)about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge．Then if Mom can’t be home 　　16　　 the kids get back from school, she can leave a(n)　　17　　 with a voice and image telling them what there is to eat．

　　Facemail could get hot fast．　　18　　, I’m a fan．But Facemail should be used with 　　19　　．The clown looks lively and funny at first．But if you select the clown, put a few 　　20　　 words in an E-mail and add some angry emotions, you’ve got a Psycho mail(疯人型电子邮件)．

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　　I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check-in．It had been a very 　　1　　 three days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the 　　2　　 time to make my notes on what I 　　3　　 to do the following day．But then came the 　　4　　 that my flight had to be 　　5　　 because there was a problem with the plane．

　　As I sat waiting for my 　　6　　 to be called, I reflected on my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable 　　7　　 with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by 　　8　　 filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had 　　9　　 together．At the end of our time together, we both said how much we had 　　10　　 it and that we must do it again．

　　It was great to have this additional time to replay in my 　　11　　 all that we had talked about．I realized just how important it was to have regular 　　12　　 of the good times in our life．I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short 　　13　　 and reflect on the good things that had happened in my life over 12 years．

　　It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album 　　14　　 in a cupboard in your house．There before your eyes are lots of wonderful 　　15　　 that take you back to times and places, and most importantly to those people who are in the 　　16　　．

　　My flight home was finally 　　17　　 three hours later．I smiled as I 　　18　　 the plane and realized that I was not at all 　　19　　 about the delay in the flight, as I had been able to spend the time 　　20　　 on the good times from days gone by．

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　　At the age of five, Shizuka Arakawa started to take skating lessons．Her motivation was 　　1　　：wearing pretty outfits!Very quickly, she 　　2　　 a passion for skating, and she decided to 　　3　　 all her free time to training．At the age of eight, she was already 　　4　　 to perform a triple salchow(三周跳)．The young girl from 　　5　　 won five the national championships, three times as a junior and twice as a senior．

　　In 1998 in Nagano, Shizuka Arakawa 　　6　　 for the first time in the Olympic Games, at the tender age of 16．Japan had high 　　7　　 for her．　　8　　 the Emperor and Empress of Japan came to see her performance．She finished thirteenth in the 　　9　　 rankings．Four years 　　10　　, she was not present at the Salt Lake City Games．The skater finished second in the Japanese national championships and was not 　　11　　 in the Japanese Olympic team．In 　　12　　 of this, Shizuka Arakawa was successful in 　　13　　 championships, such as the Four Continents and NHK(日本广播协会)Trophy．In 2004 in Dortmund, she became women's world 　　14　　 skating champion．

　　In 2006, after a year－long period in which she almost 　　15　　 her career, Shizuka Arakawa took 　　16　　 in the Turin Olympic Games．A new coach and a new programme had 　　17　　 a new, invigorated(充满活力的)Shizuka．The short programme was a real challenge 　　18　　 the Japanese skater．She performed a noteworthy sequence to Chopin's“Fantasie Impromptu”, finishing third．On 23 February, 2006, she performed a perfect long programme 　　19　　 by Puccini's“Fantasy for Violin”, she performed splendidly and she obtained a 　　20　　 of 191.34, which won her the top step of the winner's podium(领奖台)in Turin．

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　　My mother's dream of becoming a teacher was interrupted by an unexpected child：me．　　1　　 my mother left the fields of 　　2　　 formally, she did not leave it entirely．

　　On the first day of kindergarten, I 　　3　　 my lunch box, inside of which I found a note from my mother written on a 　　4　　, saying that she loved me, that she was 　　5　　 of me and that I was the 　　6　　 kindergartener in the world!Because of that napkin note I made it through my first day of kindergarten and many more school days to 　　7　　．

　　There have been many napkin notes since the first one．There were napkin notes in elementary school when I was 　　8　　 with math, telling me to “Hang in there．You can do it!” There were napkin notes in high school, 　　9　　 my basketball team was the first team in our school's 　　10　　 to play in a state championship, telling me, “There is no ‘I' in a team．You have got this 　　11　　 because you know how to 　　12　　．” And there were even napkin notes which were 　　13　　 to me in college and graduate school, far away from my mother's 　　14　　 touch．Despite the changes of colleges, majors, boyfriends, and the ways I looked at the world, my mother's encouragement, support and teachings 　　15　　 in years of love and napkin notes．

　　At Christmas this year, my forty-year-old mother was 　　16　　 going back to school to earn her degree in teaching．I also gave her a Christmas gift for school：a lunch bag filled with her favorite foods．　　17　　 she opened up her “You can do it!” napkin note 　　18　　 me, tears began running down her face．When her eyes met mine, I knew that she 　　19　　 my unspoken message：My mother is, and has always been, a(n)　　20　　．