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　　There was a sweet, wonder-filled little girl who was hurt over and over again．She 　　1　　 that she was so bad that others just couldn't be 　　2　　 to her．

　　She asked many wise people to help her 　　3　　 why she was so bad that even her mother hurt her, and why she was unable to be 　　4　　 so that others wouldn't hurt her．So she was on a 　　5　　 that she thought was to help her be “better”, but she carried a big 　　6　　 with her everywhere she went．　　7　　 was all the hurt she had experienced．During the trip she willingly 　　8　　 what the wise people said about forgiving(宽恕)．

　　After 50 years, she decided to 　　9　　 the bag up and just see what happened．When she looked inside it was filled with bits of paper．Once they had 　　10　　 on them, detailing the hurt．But as time went on, the words 　　11　　 slowly．She had been carrying this bag that held nothing 　　12　　 the image of something that once was．

　　The little girl had now become an almost-old woman．She 　　13　　 the silliness of carrying that bag around．She started 　　14　　 and dancing and she felt free!

　　She was able to see that her 　　15　　 loved her child, but was 　　16　　 that her little girl felt unloved．By throwing away the bag of paper and forgiving those who 　　17　　 her, she looked in the mirror and said, “I am clever, interesting and kind．” But most 　　18　　, she was able to say “I am lovable．”　　19　　 it took many years, she was finally open to bringing 　　20　　 into her life．

　　She finally saw the sweet, wonder-filled little girl that she had always been．

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　　Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness．So often they get 　　1　　, and occasionally they come back to bite you!

　　Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself 　　2　　 at a bus station．The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn't in a good 　　3　　．

　　That's when a woman asked me if I had any spare 　　4　　 to help her get a bus ticket．

　　“Oh, sure, ”I said sarcastically(挖苦地)．“How much would you like?”

　　As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my 　　5　　 and reached into my bag for some money．As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real 　　6　　．

　　I reached back into my bag and brought out a 　　7　　 I had bought earlier．I handed it to her with a(n)　　8　　 that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice．Getting a 　　9　　 look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of 　　10　　 days!

　　As she took the food, a look of 　　11　　 washed over her．In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don't live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably 　　12　　 be used, but I took it．

　　A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still 　　13　　 of five dollars．I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well．　　14　　, the voice in my head told me I was being a fool．

　　Five minutes later she came back again and tried to 　　15　　 my twenty．When I said it was for her so she could get something else to 　　16　　, and that I was completely serious and I wasn't taking it 　　17　　, she started crying and hugged me．

　　From now on, when I wonder if it is 　　18　　 trying to help someone, I will remember that woman．Maybe I am really making a 　　19　　 for someone．So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually 　　20　　 another human being!

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　　I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Moraine, and to my future as happy wife and business woman．When Mum　　1　　 in October 2007，I was cook．．In December that year．while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace．Mum had left me 　　2　　．I was distraught(忧心如焚的)．Some days later, I was 　　3　　 that a guy who was working with us that day。“could probably have made a fortune 　　4　　 the necklace he found．” 　　5　　．he returned it．Hearing he I'd 　　6　　 Mum for six months before her death, he said，”Christmas is going to be 　　7　　 why not go out to the Alps for a couple of

　　I come to M? a small ，friendly village in the Alps and 　　8　　 fell in love with it．What was 　　9　　 to be a stopgap(权宜之计)trip turned into a new life．I kept travelling between London and here and felt 　　10　　 than I had in months．In December 2008 , I was 　　11　　 as a hotel manager and moved here full time．

　　A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here．We fell in love．In the beginning , I didn't want to discuss 　　12　　, because the sadness of losing Mum 　　13　　 felt great．Paul understood that and sever 　　14　　 me．But, by summer, we got married．A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom's house, to build our own 　　15　　．

　　We want to give our guests a 　　16　　　feel, so each room is themed(以……为题)around memories from our lives．There are also style to remind me of Mom－a tiny chair which 　　17　　　be in her bedroom is set in one room．

　　We are having a wonderful life Mum 　　18　　　naturally part of it, 　　19　　　there's no way we would be here．If it wasn't for the 　　20　　 she gave me．I know she's here in spirit, keeping an eye on us．

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　　I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself．And 　　1　　 otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always 　　2　　 to sit at the back of the classroom．

　　All this 　　3　　 after I joined a sports team．It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team．At first I thought it was a crazy 　　4　　 because I didn't have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 　　5　　 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me．But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “　　6　　 for　it”, I wouldn't have decided to give a try．

　　Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 　　7　　 of it! When I first started 　　8　　 the practice sessions, I didn't even know the rules of the game, much 　　9　　 what I was doing．Sometimes I'd get 　　10　　 and take a shot at the wrong direction－which made me feel really stupid．　　11　　, I wasn't the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 　　12　　 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't 　　13　　“just yet”．

　　I practiced and practiced．Soon I knew the 　　14　　 and the “moves”．Being part of a team was fun and motivating．Very soon the competitive 　　15　　 in me was winning over my lack of confidence．With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 　　16　　 －friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player．I never had so much fun!

　　With my 　　17　　 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates．I have gone from 　　18　　 in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 　　19　　 raising my hand－even when I sometimes wasn't and not 100 percent 　　20　　 I had the right answer．Now I have more self-confidence in myself．

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　　Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience．”

　　How 　　1　　 they were！Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into 　　2　　 and strangers into friends．

　　“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson．It is the paste that helps you 　　3　　 there when the situation gets tough．It is the inner voice that 　　4　　 “I can do it” when others shout, “No, you can’t do it．”

　　It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be 　　5　　 accepted．Yet she didn’t stop doing her experiments．Work was such a deep 　　6　　 for her that she never thought of stopping．

　　We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic 　　7　　－as anyone knows who has ever seen an infant’s delight at the jingle of keys or the hurrying of a beetle．

　　It is this 　　8　　 wonder that gives enthusiastic people such a youthful air, whatever their age．At 90, cellist(大提琴演奏家)Pablo Casals would start his day by 　　9　　 Bach．As the music flowed through his fingers, his bent shoulder would straighten and joy would 　　10　　 in his eyes．Music, for Casals, was what made life a never 　　11　　 adventure．As author and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, “Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the 　　12　　．”

　　We cannot afford to waste 　　13　　 on “might-have-beens”．Just as the saying goes, it’s no use crying over spilt milk．We need to live each moment 　　14　　, with all our senses－finding pleasure in the fragrance of a backyard garden, the crayoned picture by a six-year-old, or the charming beauty of a rainbow．It is such enthusiastic love of life that puts a sparkle in our eyes and 　　15　　 the wrinkles from our souls．

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　　Many TV programs seem to be quite realistic．One who watches TV often feels that 　　1　　 happened in the film may as well happen to him．With only a little 　　2　　, every man in the street may turn 　　3　　 to be a thief, or a spy or a murderer．

　　Jane had been watching a spy film at a friend’s home, in which a young girl had been 　　4　　 and murdered, so she felt a little frightened．She took a train back to the centre of the city．There were a lot of people 　　5　　 with her, so she felt much safer．

　　A man sat behind her, reading a newspaper．She thought nothing of it 　　6　　 she saw him staring at her．Remembering the film and feeling 　　7　　, she got off the train and went to the bus stop．When the man got on the same bus as she did, she realized he was following her．When she got off the bus, she was getting more and more scared as the street almost became 　　8　　．She walked as quickly as she could．She could hear footsteps behind her, but she didn’t dare to look back over her 　　8　　．It seemed to have been hours before she 　　10　　 the front door．She felt for her keys, but was 　　11　　 to find them．The footsteps stopped behind her．She felt a hand on her shoulder．　　12　　 of feeling hands round her neck, however, she heard a pleasant voice：“I apologize if I frightened you．I thought I 　　13　　 you on the train, but I was not sure．I am Michael, are you Jane? We have studied in the same junior school．And I 　　14　　 this up on the train．I think it might be yours．” The man handed a key to her．“Yes, it is mine．Thanks!” She accepted it and said good bye to him．　　15　　 in the bed, Jane was awake thinking what happened today．“It is so terrifying, surprising though．”

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　　Chinese people are caring and friendly people．They show that it is easy for them to be your 　　1　　 neighbor, to be like a brother, a sister, a mother or a father．They smile easily, and laugh and 　　2　　 with honest emotion．

　　In contrast, my visits to England, Germany, Canada, and 　　2　　 in my own home, the United States 　　4　　 me with the impression that people there 　　5　　 to be left alone．Their attention is 　　6　　 to those whom they know．Possibly eight out of 10 would not 　　7　　 a smile to a stranger, and they 　　8　　 even frown(皱眉)at your forwardness．

　　One of my Chinese friends, 　　9　　, said to me recently, “Chinese people who visit the United States think Americans are kinder and more helpful than Chinese．Probably being friendly with foreigners is a(n)　　10　　 characteristic of human beings．In Europe, it is difficult to 　　11　　 between Americans and the locals by facial features(特征), so they 　　12　　 you as one of their countryman－not very warmly!”

　　Actually, I have found that the people of European countries, such as Germany and Holland, do not 　　13　　 much time to recognize an American by certain mannerisms or dress, even if we do not 　　14　　 and show our 　　15　　 of English．I am not sure if the 　　16　　 or coolness I often encounter(遇到)in Europe is 　　17　　 I am an American, or whether they are the same with a 　　18　　 of their own country．

　　However, it seems to me that the Chinese are friendly and 　　19　　 to strangers regardless of 　　20　　 they are their own countrymen or from other countries．[266W]

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　　I always have the dream to dance like a beautiful ballerina twirling(旋转)around and around and hearing people applaud for me．When I was young, I would twirl in the fields of wildflowers that grew in my 　　1　　．For hours I would dance 　　2　　 people were watching me．　　3　　 woke me up when I heard a voice saying，“I don't know why you 　　4　　 trying to dance．Ballerinas are pretty, slender little girls．　　5　　, you don't have the talent to 　　6　　 be a ballerina．" I remember how those words paralyzed(使瘫痪)every 　　7　　 in my body．I fell to the ground and wept for hours．

　　We lived in the country by a nearby lake and I would sometimes go there to hide I enjoyed 　　8　　 by the water．I would sit there for hours and stare at my 　　9　　．There I was, looked 　　10　　 like a pretty ballerina dancer．Reflections don't 　　11　　．Once the waves would come, my reflection was 　　12　　, washed away just like my 　　13　　．I sat there staring at the water, hoping that my reflection would reappear and be 　　14　　．

　　As I grew older, I began to realize that the dream I had was never 　　15　　, so it slowly died．It's not that I wanted it to die, 　　16　　 I allow it to die the day I started listening to the words．"You can't do it．" When I 　　17　　 woke up from many years of dreaming, I realized that you can't just keep 　　18　　 in the wildflowers, you have to move on to the 　　19　　．I still go to the lake sometimes and sit there．Looking at my reflection is different now too．When I was young, I looked at how others saw me, now that I am older and 　　20　　; I look at how God sees me．

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　　When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points．He was 　　1　　, and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my 　　2　　．His beaming(欢笑的)face turned to shock．“You’re 　　3　　 my grade?” he said angrily．“I would never have come in 　　4　　……”

　　He didn’t finish the 　　5　　, but it was obvious that his display of honesty was 　　6　　．He thought he’d have it all－praise and the higher grade．

　　Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade 　　7　　 because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being 　　8　　 in the future．And every time I tell this story some people agree with this 　　9　　．

　　But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my 　　10　　 in grading by undermining(损害)the honesty of all my grades by failing to 　　11　　 an error．The grade itself would be a dishonest 　　12　　 of his knowledge and it would have been 　　13　　 to other students．How could I 　　14　　 give a student a gift of an unearned grade?

　　I know 　　15　　 reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like 　　16　　 too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do．People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up 　　17　　 as much as anyone else．The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is 　　18　　 enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing．

　　Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did 　　19　　 him from being honest in the future, but bribing(贿赂)him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have 　　20　　 him even more．The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards．

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　　Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano．She studied music in college and her 　　1　　 was to become a concert pianist or blues singer．

　　Everything 　　2　　 when she was 20 years old．She became sick with what doctors 　　3　　 was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died．Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine 　　4　　 her to become 　　5　　 deaf．She could no longer hear the music which she had always 　　6　　．

Shirley would never give up playing the piano, 　　7　　 she did decide to change 　　8　　．She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English．In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for 　　9　　．She wanted to be 　　10　　 and work full-time．

　　For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington, D．C．　　11　　, in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor(宿舍监管员)．Shirley supervised young women who 　　12　　 in the university during the school year．She also taught English．Somehow she found time to 　　13　　 graduate school at Howard University in Washington, D．C．In 1972, Shirley received her M．A．degree．

　　Always 　　14　　 a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf(NTID),which 　　15　　 deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training．

　　This 　　16　　 woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph．D．She made 　　17　　 in 1992, 　　18　　 she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York．

　　Dr．Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and 　　19　　 many rainbows searching for her dream．With courage and 　　20　　, she never gave up．