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　　I was driving around downtown one afternoon in the winter．I 　　1　　 a red light and stopped．As I was 　　2　　, I saw a young guy standing on my left．He was 　　3　　 in the face and holding a cardboard sign with some 　　4　　 on it．When you’re in the heart of downtown, it’s pretty 　　5　　 to see homeless people asking for 　　6　　．Generally, I would pass them, but this time when I glanced over the sign, I 　　7　　．

　　I can’t remember what the sign said exactly, but it was something like, “　　8　　 money/food, have stomach cancer, homeless, anything helps．” I didn’t know why, but for some 　　9　　 this particular sign struck me．The 　　10　　 had just turned green, and there was a line of lunch rush hour traffic behind me．I thought about it in my 　　11　　 a hundred times in that next 　　12　　 about whether I should do something．“Should I help? 　　13　　 on? Should I do something?

　　I didn’t．I did nothing．

　　The traffic moved 　　14　　, and I went with it．About a block or two away, my heart had sunk simply for this guy．I felt so 　　15　　 for him．So I decided to go back and ask him 　　16　　 I could buy him lunch and hear his story．

　　It took me about five minutes to 　　17　　 and back on to the same street where I had seen him．It was just five minutes－but he was 　　18　　．

　　“Where did he go so fast?” I wondered．So, there was 　　19　　 left to do except drive on．If you get a special nudge(想做的事)from inside you, 　　20　　 consider acting on it．Don’t miss out－for yourself and for that other person．

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　　My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea．As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and 　　1　　 those we had grown to love．We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again 　　2　　 at the pier(码头)waving good-bye to my father as his ship 　　3　　 him away from us．My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of 　　4　　, wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of 　　5　　 in the new environment again．

　　Throughout the years of changing 　　6　　, schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood－my mother．For both my 　　7　　 and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher．She played these roles while 　　8　　 some type of part-time job．Leaving a promising career is just one of the 　　9　　 which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so．　　10　　 she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, 　　11　　, managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and 　　12　　．

　　This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, 　　13　　 with two small children：“single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability(无能)to 　　14　　 a career or establish a home．But it was not for my mother．She turned this 　　15　　 into adventure for us all! Each relocation(变换位置)was a chance to 　　16　　 another part of the world．My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood．Each new house was a 　　17　　 to rearrange furniture, make curtains and 　　18　　 pictures．Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people．

　　No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a 　　19　　 attitude．She always had strength in the face of struggle and change．My mother was so 　　20　　 all those years during my childhood－she was my island in a sea of change．She is my hero．

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后下题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams．All the 　　1　　 had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams．If they didn't 　　2　　, they would have to retake them in September．There were usually a few who 　　3　　, but Jane didn't want to be one of them．She had worked hard all year, 　　4　　 just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 　　5　　 about her．She went to bed too 　　6　　．The night before the first exam, Barbara 　　7　　 that she have an early night and take a 　　8　　 pill．She promised to wake 　　9　　 up in the morning．

　　As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep．Her 　　10　　 kept jumping from subject to subject．At last, with the help of 　　11　　, she went to sleep．In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination 　　12　　 , but she couldn't answer any of the questions．　　13　　 around her was writing pages and gages．　　14　　 she thought hard, she couldn't find anything to write 　　15　　 ．She kept looking at her 　　16　　．Time was running out．There was only an hour to go．She started one question, wrote two sentences, 　　17　　 and tried another one．With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences．By this time she was so worried that she started 　　18　　．Her whole body shook．It shook so much that she 　　19　　 up．She was still in bed and it had all been a 　　20　　 dream．A minute later, Barbara called her name．

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　　John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose．Thirteen months ago, in a Florida 　　1　　 he took a book off the shelf and found himself 　　2　　 with the notes in the margin(页边空白)．The soft handwriting 　　3　　 a thoughtful soul and insightful mind．

　　In front of the book, he discovered the previous owner's 　　4　　, Miss Hollis Maynell．With time and effort he located her address．He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to 　　5　　．

　　During the next year and one-month the two 　　6　　 knew each other through the mail．A Romance was budding．John requested her 　　7　　, but she refused．She felt that if he really cared, it 　　8　　 matter what she looked like．Later they 　　9　　 their first meeting 7∶00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York．

　　“You'll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red 　　10　　 I'll be wearing on my suit．” 　　11　　 at 7∶00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose．

　　A young woman in a 　　12　　 suit was coming toward him, her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers．Almost 　　13　　 he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell-a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly 　　14　　．He felt as though he split in two, so strong was his desire to 　　15　　 her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned him．

　　He did not hesitate and said, "I'm John, and you must be Miss Maynell．I am so 　　16　　 you could meet me; may I take you to 　　17　　?"

　　The woman smiled, “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit begged me to 　　18　　 this rose on my coat．And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the 　　19　　 across the street．She said it was some kind of 　　20　　!”

　　It's not difficult to admire Miss Maynell's wisdom．The true nature of a heart is seen in it's response to the unattractive．

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　　I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister．We were 　　1　　 to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life．My parents always say, “　　2　　 hard and the world is yours．” They are never without a 　　3　　 word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough．

　　My parents always 　　4　　 me to go to college．However, when I 　　5　　 at 16 years old that I'd rather get married to a man than go to college, they 　　6　　 stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to．　　7　　, they persuaded me．I graduated from high school and currently 　　8　　 the University of Oklahoma studying medicine．I want to make the 　　9　　 a better place to live in．

　　Every time I call home to tell them about a 　　10　　 I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or whichever 　　11　　 it is that I'm working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how 　　12　　 of me they are．I know there are college kids that have no one to call home when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly 　　13　　 to have my parents．

　　Don't get me wrong：We've had our share of 　　14　　．I was the angry teenager and they were the awful 　　15　　 that wouldn't let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced(扎洞)．But somehow, we 　　16　　 to work through those issues．They never 　　17　　 loving me or believing in me．

　　I 　　18　　 everything I am to my parents．Without their 　　19　　 love and encouragement, I wouldn't believe I can change the world．My parents taught me to always 　　20　　 for what I believe in．So I'm working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud．

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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 asked 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 give 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 night? 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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　　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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　　When I was 15, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．All the students nearly fell out of their chairs, 　　1　　 me．“Don’t be 　　2　　．Only geniuses(天才)can become writers,” the English teacher said sarcastically(讽刺地)．“And you are getting a D this term．” I was 　　3　　 deeply and I burst into tears．

　　That night I wrote a short, sad poem about 　　4　　 dreams and mailed it to the Capper’s Weekly newspaper．To my 　　5　　, they published it, and sent me two dollars．I was a(an)　　6　　 writer! I showed my teacher and fellow students．They laughed again．“Just plain dumb luck,(纯属侥幸)” the teacher said．However, I’d tasted 　　7　　．I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written．

　　By the time I graduated from high school(with a C-minus average), I had scrapbooks filled with my published 　　8　　．I never talked about my writing to my 　　9　　, friends or my family again．They were 　　10　　 killers, and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams．

　　Later, I wrote a book about what I understood and 　　11　　 about life．It took me nine months, just like a(an)　　12　　．I chose a publisher and wrote a letter, which 　　13　　：“I wrote this book myself, I 　　14　　 you like it．Chapters(章节)6 and 12 are my 　　15　　．Thank you．” I mailed it without an envelope．

A month later, I 　　16　　 a letter, and a request to start working on 　　17　　 book．Crying Wind became a bestseller, and was translated into 15 languages．People ask what college I attended, what degrees I have, and what qualifications(品质)I have to be a writer．The answer is 　　18　　．I just write．I’m not a genius, and I’m not gifted．I just write．To all those who dream of 　　19　　, I’m shouting at you, “Yes, you 　　20　　! Don’t listen to them!” Writing is easy．It’s fun, and anyone can do it．

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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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　　A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling(雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky．Rain was 　　1　　 down：it looked as if heaven had been broken open．

　　Gleams(微弱的闪光)of light appeared from windows of 　　2　　 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark．

　　A 　　3　　 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 　　4　　 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 　　5　　 her without pause．

　　She knocked at a door, and a 　　6　　 answered it．She begged him to let her stay a while 　　7　　．The boy then let her into the sitting room and 　　8　　 her sitting by the fire．

　　The woman 　　9　　 old and tired under the bright electric light, 　　10　　 she was only in her early thirties．She sat 　　11　　 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 　　12　　．When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 　　13　　 up, looking thunderstruck．

　　Just then, the boy came with his 　　14　　．The man at once recognized the woman as his 　　15　　．They had 　　16　　 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever．

　　　　17　　 words needed to be spoken．They ran into each other’s arms 　　18　　 the boy stared at them, puzzled．

　　The storm was over and the sky cleared．Feeling very 　　19　　, the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 　　20　　．