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　　As the first report of the accident came in, Burton was sitting in his office on the top floor of the building．　　1　　, realizing the seriousness of the whole incident, he moved to a ground floor room with a small waiting-room to look 　　2　　 the matter himself, leaving his second-in-command to take over all the other 　　3　　．

　　He 　　4　　 the first witness almost at once, making sure that everything that could be done to put him at 　　5　　．However, the witness was obviously nervous and Burton took great pains to 　　6　　 what he said thoroughly, choosing and checking each word 　　7　　 and taking the man's statements down himself．The witness had called the 　　8　　 and he'd waited until the ambulances began to arrive, then 　　9　　 the first police car arrived on the scene, he'd been asked to 　　10　　 to the station which was what he had done．Burton 　　11　　 that regrettably it would be necessary for him to go to court because of the serious nature of the 　　12　　．More he couldn't say at present．He'd be 　　13　　 if the man could keep in touch with the police．

　　When he had 　　14　　, Burton put his head in his hands and considered before 　　15　　 for the next witness．The man couldn't be 　　16　　 as a hundred percent witness because he had been behind a wall when the explosion 　　17　　．But in spite of his nerves, Burton had the impression that he was 　　18　　, not afraid of relating himself to it and a fairly exact observer．

　　Well, there would be 　　19　　 descriptions and no doubt all these would be put into place and the whole picture would become clear．He 　　20　　 his head and pressed the bell on his desk．“Next witness please,” he said．

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　　All he wanted was some juice．As high school students sat in a cafeteria on that cloudy afternoon, he was 　　1　　．We sat near yet away from him, fixing our hair and 　　2　　 about the test period we hadn’t studied for．He was far away from our world, but was 　　3　　 to be a part of it．

　　He stood at the drink machine on purpose, fumbling(摸索)in his fake(假的)leather wallet for some 　　4　　．He 　　5　　 a wrinkled dollar bill, and 　　6　　 glanced back at his table where other students were sitting．With the help of a six-year-old, he tried to make the machine 　　7　　 his money．After a few unsuccessful 　　8　　, the snicker(窃笑)and comment began．People were laughing．Some were even throwing things at him．He began to 　　9　　, and his eyes misted with tears．I saw him turn to sit down, 　　10　　．But for some reason, he decided to try again．He wasn’t leaving until he got a 　　11　　．

　　With a determined expression, he continued to 　　12　　 thrust(插入)the dollar bill into the machine．Then something terrific happened．A popular senior girl 　　13　　 from her seat, and with a(an)　　14　　 of genuine compassion(同情), went over to the boy．She explained why the machine had a hard time accepting dollars sometimes, then gave him some change and showed him 　　15　　 to place it．The boy gave her his dollar and chose a flavor of fruit juice．Then the two walked off in different 　　16　　．

　　Although it was 　　17　　 that they were from very different 　　18　　, for one moment, they had shared a real understanding．As I walked away from my lunch table that day, I looked at the boy．I remembered thinking how he and the 　　19　　 were very much alike, they both weren’t accepted．But just 　　20　　 the dollar had found a place in a caring girl’s pocket, I was sure that boy would finally find his, too．

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　　It was her giggling(咯咯笑)that drew my attention．Note taking really wasn’t all that funny．

　　Walking over to the offender(肇事者), I asked for the 　　1　　．Frozen, she refused to give it to me．I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 　　2　　 between a teacher and a student．When she finally 　　3　　 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it．” It was a hand-drawn 　　4　　 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth．

　　I managed to fold it up calmly．My mind, 　　5　　, was working angrily as I struggled not to 　　6　　．I figured I knew the two most likely students who drew the picture．It would do them some 　　7　　 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it．

　　Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 　　8　　．

　　When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture．They were all silent as I told them how 　　9　　 this was for me．I told them there must be a reason 　　10　　 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me．Then I let them write silently while I was seated in the back of the classroom, with tears in my eyes．

　　As I 　　11　　 the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing 　　12　　 you．” or “I’m sorry you were hurt．” Some kids said, “We’re afraid of you．” But two notes, from the girls who I 　　13　　 drew the picture, had a list of issues．I was too 　　14　　, too strict…

　　Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 　　15　　 my students, I had begun commanding them to 　　16　　．Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 　　17　　 driving them away．I had some apology to make．But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card．The one 　　18　　 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke．The one from the girls asked for 　　19　　．

　　This was a lesson for both the kids and me．Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 　　20　　．

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　　Mr．Glen is a millionaire．Five years ago,after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 　　1　　 his small 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 to the homeland, starting a company．Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 　　4　　 made through years of work after school and the scholarships．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 the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 　　7　　 for his watch．So when he was 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 in the box, and 　　15　　 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 　　16　　 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 　　17　　 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long．

　　After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too．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 am so proud of my five-year-old daughter, Ava．She has 　　1　　 jars－one labeled Savings, one Give Away and the other -Spending, which have helped her

　　2　　 a concept(观念)that many older children and 　　3　　 do not grasp．

　　Upon getting 　　4　　 for, chores(家庭杂务)she does every week, she 　　5　　 puts some of the money in the Give Away container, then Savings and finally Spending．Ava knows what the money in each jar 　　6　　．When we are out at a 　　7　　 and she sees something she wants to buy, she'll often say, "When we get home I need to see if I have enough money in my Spending jar to buy this．" In addition, she is starting to learn the 　　8　　 of money．Just the other day we were at the store and Ava had around ＄30 to 　　9　　, for she had just received some birthday money．

　　She saw a stuffed animal that she 　　10　　．She asked what it cost and it was around ＄20．We then 　　11　　 around a little more and she saw a 　　12　　 that she liked and asked the 　　13　　．My wife told her it was ＄20．We could then see the wheels start 　　14　　 and eventually Ava realized that she could buy two dolls for the price of one stuffed animal．I thought this was a great 　　15　　 for her and she is beginning to understand how money 　　16　　．

　　Ava uses the money in her 　　17　　 jar to help others．She has bought a gift for a child that 　　18　　 a parent and food for people 　　19　　, A few months ago, when I heard her say she wanted to use the money in her Give Away to buy chocolates for her sister 　　20　　 buy for herself, I did feel very happy．

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　　Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decided not to buy anything．I had no sooner got off the 　　1　　 than I was stopped by a man who wanted to 　　2　　 me a diamond ring．I had no 　　3　　　of buying one, but I could not deny the fact that I was 　　4　　 by the size of the diamonds．Some of them were as 　　5　　 as marbles(玻璃球)．The man went to great lengths to 　　6　　 that the diamonds were real．As 　　7　　 walked past a shop, he held a diamond 　　8　　 against the window and made a deep impression in the 　　9　　．It took me over half an hour to get rid of him．

　　The next man to 　　10　　 me was selling expensive pens and watches．I 　　11　　 one of the pens closely．It certainly looked 　　12　　．At the base of the gold cap, the words “made in the USA” had been clearly 　　13　　．The man said that the pen was worth ￡50, but as a special 　　14　　, he would let me have it for ￡30．I 　　15　　 my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay ￡5．Gesturing wildly, the man acted as if he found my 　　16　　 shocking, but he eventually 　　17　　 the price to ￡10．Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away．A moment later, he ran after me and 　　18　　 the pen into my hands．Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he 　　19　　 accepted the ￡5 I gave him．I felt especially pleased with my wonderful 　　20　　－until I got back to the ship．No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink!

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　　When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, a doctor named Gibbs．When Dr．Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was 　　1　　 trees．His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life's goal was to make it a 　　2　　．

　　The good doctor had some interesting 　　3　　 concerning planting trees．He never 　　4　　 his new trees．Once I asked why．“Watering plants will 　　5　　 them．” He said, “If you water them, each younger generation will grow 　　6　　．So you have to make things 　　7　　 for them．”

　　He talked about how watering trees 　　8　　 shallow roots, and how trees that weren't watered had to grow 　　9　　 roots in search of water．He'd planted an oak and, 　　10　　 watering it every morning, he'd 　　11　　 it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's 　　12　　．

　　Dr．Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home．Every now and again, I returned and walked by his 　　13　　 and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty-five years ago．They're incredibly 　　14　　 now．

　　Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two 　　15　　．I stand over them and pray for them．　　16　　 I pray that their lives will be easy．But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my 　　17　　．

　　I know my children are going to encounter hardship．Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not．Too many times we pray for 　　18　　, but that's a prayer seldom met．What we need to do is pray for 　　19　　 that reach deep into the earth 　　20　　 they won't be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow．

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　　A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which 　　1　　 me because he's not an artist

　　"I 　　2　　 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week," he said．"I really don't have 　　3　　 for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I 　　4　　 it．Every few months 1 look at the list and decide what to focus on next．　　5　　 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 　　6　　 in my life．Now 1 just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you'll 　　7　　 what I mean．"

　　So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed(显露出)a whole lot about what was 　　8　　 to me．It also revealed how 　　9　　 behind I am at getting to the things I really want．

　　I filled up the first twenty 　　10　　 quickly, but then began to think carefully．

　　Eventually I 　　11　　 items I've thought about for years, and 　　12　　 I've carried with me since I was young．When I 　　13　　 the list later, some entries surprised me．

　　First, I want to 　　14　　 much more, particularly now that my children are 　　15　　 and can go with me-to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．

　　I'm also surprised to 　　16　　 some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade(轮滑), 　　17　　, I'd better start before I turn 50．

　　Like my friend, I now have an alternative to 　　18　　．When I'm bored with life, I take out my list．

　　My friend told me the 　　19　　 was preparing the ground so that life could- work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock(码头)," he said．

　　Thanks to my 　　20　　, I'm working on some big docks．

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　　Courage is a big, tough word that no child should have to know, but too often they do．When they do, courage takes on a whole new meaning．

　　Alex was diagnosed(诊断)with cancer on September 13, 2008．On that dark night, his mother was 　　1　　 after hearing the diagnosis, but she kept up her 　　2　　, went into Alex’s room in the hospital and lay down beside him．

　　“When I told Alex, he 　　3　　 over and patted my arm and said, ‘It will be OK, Mama,’” said Kim Morgan．“His 　　4　　 was for me, not for himself．But that’s Alex．He is the most 　　5　　 little boy that I have ever known．He always 　　6　　 others before himself．He is amazing, and he has so much 　　7　　．”

　　In fact, five years ago, Alex’s father, Ron Morgan was also 　　8　　 with cancer．He 　　9　　 the disease and the treatments well, but he also kept his 　　10　　 from others．

　　“We really didn’t want people to 　　11　　,”Kim Morgan said．“But by 　　12　　 Ron’s illness from others, we kept blessings from them 　　13　　 people really want to help．But when Alex was diagnosed, we got on the telephone and started 　　14　　 people．By church time on Sunday morning, there was 　　15　　 a church in Pike County that didn’t have Alex on its prayer list．We 　　16　　 so much the prayers and the concern of the people of Pike County．”

　　“That Ron had 　　17　　 the cancer and had done so well was a great encouragement to all of us,” Morgan said．They knew that cancer could be fought and 　　18　　．Also there was a lot of 　　19　　 in their little boy．“Alex is a(n)　　20　　,”Morgan said．“Whatever he does, he gives it his all．And we knew that he would have the courage to do whatever it took to fight this disease．”

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　　Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to 　　1　　 my studies in literature at evening classes．It was a tiresome 　　2　　 from one end of the city to another and to 　　3　　 among adults was uninteresting．I was the youngest in the 　　4　　, so the friendship I knew at school was 　　5　　．I put up with it for a short period．It was 　　6　　 long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my 　　7　　 into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers．So I continued writing poetry at home．

　　By chance, I 　　8　　 some prizes and awards for literature．A young woman from a 　　9　　 company came to the college one day．She told me that I won a national poetry award．I 　　10　　 at her in astonishment(吃惊)and disbelief．She wanted to make a short 　　11　　 about me, to which I said, “No, I couldn’t do that．” Not that I had any real 　　12　　．I was just frightened．In the end she 　　13　　 me that I should do it the following day．

　　So I did．They made a short film of me reading one of my 　　14　　 and I became 　　15　　 interested in literature than ever．I 　　16　　 what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not 　　17　　 myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines．So one evening, I hesitatingly(犹豫地)told my parents that I wanted to 　　18　　 to school．They were greatly surprised and a little afraid, but they did not try to persuade me not to．They wanted to know if I was 　　19　　, and if I knew what it meant and 　　20　　 I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job．But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further．