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Last November, Jan and Dave Griffith took their dog, Sophie Tucker, on a sailing trip．They were having a 　　1　　 time until there was a storm one day．While the Griffiths were 　　2　　 hard to keep the boat safe, they 　　3　　 about Sophie．A moment later, she 　　4　　．The couple was 　　5　　 that she had drowned．“We were able to 　　6　　 her in the water but, because it was a grey day, we just couldn抰 find her even though we searched 　　7　　 for over an hour,” Jan Griffith told BBC News．“We thought that once she 　　8　　 into the water she was gone 　　9　　 the waves were so big．” The Griffiths returned home in tears over the loss of their beloved pet．　　10　　 four months later, they received some 　　11　　 news：Sophie had been found on an island, 　　12　　 and well．She had swum five miles after 　　13　　 the ship, and had 　　14　　 by eating small animals．People who discovered her 　　15　　 thought that Sophie was a wild dog because she did not let people 　　16　　 come to her．However, when the Griffiths came to pick her up, Sophie immediately 　　17　　 they were her owners．“After I called her name, she started banging(撞)the 　　18　　 and when they let her out, she almost knocked us down,” Jan said．Her 　　19　　 was finally over．Sophie is doing well at home, relaxing by the pool．But Jan Griffith is still not 　　20　　 what her dog went through．Sophie was just an ordinary house dog：she swam over five miles and lived successfully on her own．

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　　Children model themselves largely on their parents．They do so mainly through identification．Children identify 　　1　　 a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are 　　2　　 of that parent．The things parents do and say－and the 　　3　　 they do and say to them--therefore strongly influence a child's 　　4　　．However, parents must consistently behave like the type of 　　5　　 they want their child to become．

　　A parent's actions 　　6　　 affect the self-image that a child forms 　　7　　 identification．Children who see mainly positive qualities in their 　　8　　 will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way．Children who observe chiefly 　　9　　 qualities in their parents will have difficulty 　　10　　 positive qualities in themselves．Children may 　　11　　 their self-image, however, as they become increasingly 　　12　　 by peers groups standards before they reach 13．

　　Isolated(孤立的)events, 　　13　　 dramatic(突然的)ones, do not necessarily have a permanent 　　14　　 on a child's behavior．Children interact such events according to their established attitudes and previous training．Children who know they are loved can, 　　15　　, accept the divorce of their parents' or a parent's early 　　16　　．But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events 　　17　　 a sign of rejection or punishment．

　　In the same way, all children are not influenced 　　18　　 by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs．　　19　　 in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the 　　20　　 of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it．

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　　Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors．When I was there, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 　　1　　 at my face, but I pushed them 　　2　　．My mom believed I would learn 　　3　　 I was ready．But the 　　4　　 never came．

　　On a Chinese New Year's Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 　　5　　 at him, confused, scratching my head．“ Still can't speak Chinese?” He 　　6　　 me, “ You can't even buy a fish in Chinatown．”

　　“Hey, this is America, not China．I'll get some 　　7　　 with or without Chinese．” I replied and turned to my mom for 　　8　　．

　　“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” She said, handing over a ＄20 bill．I　　9　　 the words, running downstairs into the street to Chinatown．”

　　I found the fish 　　10　　 surrounded in a sea of customers．“I'd like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman．But he 　　11　　 my English words and turned to serve the next customer．The laugh of the people behind increased 　　12　　 their impatience．With every 　　13　　, the breath of the dragon on my back grew stronger－my blood boiling 　　14　　 me to cry out “Xian Sheng Yu, please,” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated．The crowd erupted into laughter．My face turned 　　15　　 and I ran back home 　　16　　, except for the ＄20 bill I held tightly in my pocket．

　　Should I laugh or cry?They are Chinese．I'm Chinese．I should feel right at 　　17　　．Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace to the language．

　　Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 　　18　　, but, in the end, the joke is on 　　19　　．Every laugh is a culture 　　20　　; every laugh is my heritage fading away．

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　　Like most July days, it was hot．I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to 　　1　　 with a chocolate ice-cream．It was a very 　　2　　 store with little round tables and chairs．

　　As I entered, I found a very old woman 　　3　　 over a table near the door．Her back was so 　　4　　 bent by some sadness that her face nearly 　　5　　 the table top．I sat down facing her a couple of 　　6　　 away．

　　“Poor woman, I thought．What does she 　　7　　 life?Why does God let people live so long past their youth?”

　　As I thought, another aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her．Soon the two of them were 　　8　　 childhood days．They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years．In minutes, the two of them were shaking with 　　9　　．

　　I looked again at the first woman．Then in the 　　10　　 on a nearby wall, I caught a picture of myself．I was wearing a 　　11　　 shirt ;she was well dressed in white, the gold ring on her finger 　　12　　．I was 　　13　　; she was laughing．I was putting the 　　14　　 of my life together; she had millions of 　　15　　 memories to recall．I sat alone; she was 　　16　　 the day with a good friend．I was 　　17　　 worried about getting old; she was old, but it wasn't 　　18　　 her．

　　As I left the shop, I thought of my foolish question about God letting people live past their youth．Why, that woman was more 　　19　　 to life than I was．Age has not 　　20　　 her spirit．

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　　One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people．He held up a 　　1　　 bill．He asked, "Who would like this ％20 bill " Hands were 　　2　　．Then he said, "I am going to give this ％20 to one of you, but first let me do this．" He began to crumple(弄皱)the 　　3　　．He then asked the audience, "　　4　　 still wants it?" Still the hands went 　　5　　 in the air．

　　"What 　　6　　 I do this " He asked, and he 　　7　　 it on the ground, and started to step on it．He 　　8　　 it up．Now the bill was 　　9　　 and crumpled．"Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went up．

　　"My friends,” He continued, “You have all 　　10　　 a good lesson．No matter 　　11　　 I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its 　　12　　．It was still worth ％20．Many times in our 　　13　　, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes 　　14　　 wrong decisions, or we may 　　15　　 with something we do not 　　16　　．When what happens, we feel depressed and think we are 　　17　　．But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value．The worth of our life comes not 　　18　　 what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside 　　19　　, but on its inner value．’ This is the 　　20　　 of life．

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　　Making friends is a skill．Like most skills, it improves 　　1　　 practice．If you want to meet people and make friends you must be 　　2　　 to take actions．You must first go to where there are people．You won’t make friends 　　3　　 home alone．　　4　　 a club or group, for

talking with those who 　　5　　 the same things as you do is easier, or join someone in some activity．

　　Many people are 　　6　　 when talking to people．After all, meeting strangers means facing 　　7　　．And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable 　　8　　 the unknown．

　　Most of our fears about dealing with new people 　　9　　 from doubts about ourselves．We 　　10　　 other people are judging us, 　　11　　 us are too tall or too short, too this or too that．　　12　　 don’t

　　forget that they must be feeling the same way．Try to accept yourself 　　13　　 you are, and try to put the other person at ease．You’ll 　　14　　 feel more comfortable．

　　Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way 　　15　　 you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk 　　16　　 and straight, look directly at other people and smile．If you see someone you’d like to 　　17　　, say something．Don’t wait for the other people 　　18　　 a conversation．

　　Just meeting someone 　　19　　 doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person．Friendship is 　　20　　 on mutual(相互的)liking and “give and take”．They take time and effort to develop．And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing．

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　　My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it．She makes such good use of her other 　　1　　, including her "sixth sense", that she rarely gives the impression that she's 　　2　　 anything．

　　Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 　　3　　 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 　　4　　 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude．She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 　　5　　 often don't realize she's blind．

　　I 　　6　　 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there．When Kayla came home, she was very 　　7　　 about her day．She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects．But she was 　　8　　 excited about her finger-painting project．

　　“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles．“I learned how to 　　9　　 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 　　10　　 with us”．

　　To my great 　　11　　, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 　　12　　 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment．She really 　　13　　 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt 　　14　　 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper．

　　I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind．It had just never 　　15　　 in conversation．When I told my daughter that Michelle was blind, she was 　　16　　 for a moment．At first, she didn't believe me．“But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 　　17　　．And I knew my child was 　　18　　 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work．Michelle had also heard Kayla's 　　19　　 in her work．

　　We were silent for a minute．Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture．She just used my 　　20　　．”

　　Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have．

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　　Nearly two decades has passed, I still remember my favourite professor, James Sehwartz．Whenever he smiles, it’s as if you’d just been told the funniest joke on earth．Almost all his students are his friends, and almost all his students know his life story．

　　When James was a teenager, his father 　　1　　 him to a fur factory where he worked．This was during the Great Depression．The 　　2　　 was to get James a job．

　　James entered the factory, and immediately felt as if the 　　3　　 had closed in around him．The room was dark and hot, the windows covered with dust, and the 　　4　　 were packed tightly together, running like trains．The fur hairs were flying, 　　5　　 a thickened air, and the workers, 　　6　　 the pieces of fur together, were bent over their needles 　　7　　 the boss marched up and down the rows, searching for them to go faster．James could hardly 　　8　　．He stood next to his father, frozen with fear, hoping the boss wouldn’t 　　9　　 at him, too．

　　During lunch break, his father took James to the boss and pushed him in front of him, 　　10　　 if there was any work for his son．But 　　11　　 there was hardly enough 　　12　　 for the adult labours, for no one would give it up once he took a job．

　　Thus, for James, it was a 　　13　　．He hated the place．He made a 　　14　　 that he kept to the end of his life：he would never do any work that brought 　　15　　 to someone else, and he would never allow himself to 　　16　　 money off the seat of others．

　　“What will you do?” his mother, Eva, would ask him．

　　“I don’t know,” he 　　17　　 say．He ruled out law, because he didn’t like 　　18　　, and he ruled out medicine, because he couldn’t take the 　　19　　 of blood．

　　“What will you do?”

　　　　20　　, my best professor I ever had became－he thought it was the job not to hurt anybody．

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　　It was just getting dark．There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road．　　1　　 I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury．

　　I was going along 　　2　　 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a 　　3　　 scream－“Help!” I looked round, but the only 　　4　　 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious－looking(可疑的)car just 　　5　　 a bend in the road about a hundred yards away．That was where the cry had come from．I 　　6　　 speed and went after it．I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw 　　7　　 me．As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with 　　8　　．

　　“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me．Oh! Oh!”

　　I felt my 　　9　　 boil．The fog was coming down 　　10　　 now, and the countryside was lonelier．I had no 　　11　　 that the murderous guy in the car noticed this．Again came a cry．

　　“Drop that knife, you fool．Oh!” Then a cry and a groan(呻吟)．

　　If I was to save her, it was now or 　　12　　．Perhaps even now I was too late．But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to 　　13　　．The car was only a couple of yards away now．I drove the bike right across its 　　14　　, and its brakes(煞车)screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and 　　15　　 into the ditch(沟)at the side of the road．The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out．

　　“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me．But I was 　　16　　 than he．I put all I could into 　　17　　 that would have knocked out Joe Louis．It 　　18　　 him right on the point of the chin(下巴); his 　　19　　 slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound．I rushed to the car, 　　20　　 open the door and looked inside．There was no girl there．Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice．

　　“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor．The news will follow immediately．”

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　　It was a winter afternoon．Some friends and l were eating at a restaurant and talking．We talked and talked and soon 　　1　　 became the topic．Suddenly I 　　2　　 upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be fun to go swimming? Others go 　　3　　 in winter，but why couldn’t we? 　　4　　, we could be healthier if we did．”I told them about this, and they all said it was a good idea 　　5　　．

　　Early the next morning, we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our hands 　　6　　 for a bus to take us to the 　　7　　．The sky was clear；the sun was shining，but it was very cold all the same．　　8　　 0ur heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us warm．We all felt we should go 　　9　　 but no one wanted to speak out．

　　We soon reached the sands．There was nobody there，but we were not discouraged．Instead we were 　　10　　 that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather．　　11　　 we changed our clothes quickly．

　　But things were not going so 　　12　　．The freezing sea wind was blowing．We left very cold and 　　13　　 all over．At last we made up our minds to 　　14　　 into the water．We put our feet in first, 　　15　　 to take them back very quickly．The water was unbelievably cold．

　　Then I suggested we all jump in．We all went back ten steps．I gave the 　　16　　, and we all rushed forward and jumped in．I shall never forget the moment I was in the water．I was up 　　17　　 and rushed again to the shore．So it was with my friends．We 　　18　　 0ur clothes as quickly as possible．

　　On the way back home，we talked about this unforgettable 　　19　　．The four of us did not 　　20　　 school for the following three days．We all suffered a lot from a very bad cold, but we thought it was all worth it．