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　　A soldier returned to his castle at dawn．He was in a mess．His clothes were 　　1　　; his face was bloody; his horse was lame．His 　　2　　 met him at the gate, asking,“What has happened to you?”

　　　　3　　 himself up as best he could, he replied,“Oh, Sir, I have been 　　4　　 in your service, robbing and burning and killing your 　　5　　 to the west．”

　　“You have been what?”cried the 　　6　　 king,“But I haven't any enemies to the west!”

　　“Oh!”said the soldier．And then, after a(n)　　7　　, he continued to say,“Well, I think you do now．”

　　What about you? Do you have enemies to the west? Or in some other directions? None of us will calmly sail through our lives in perfect 　　8　　 with everyone we meet．And though most struggles can be 　　9　　 along the way, and most of our damaged 　　10　　 can eventually be healed, some issues may threaten to drive a 　　11　　 wedge(楔)between people．Sincere moral and political ideas, especially, can 　　12　　 folks who just hold different positions．

　　One person said,“I don't have a personal enemy 　　13　　．They've all died off．I 　　14　　 them terrible because they helped define me．”

　　So-called“enemies”can 　　15　　 a valuable purpose．If we let them, they can teach us about ourselves．By 　　16　　 a mirror before us, they can help us 　　17　　 what we may have missed．By disagreeing with our ideas, they can 　　18　　 our points of view．And, if we allow them, they can 　　19　　 help us practice strength and sympathy in the face of criticism．

　　If enemies cannot become friends, they can become 　　20　　．If we listen, they will teach us what our friends cannot．

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　　After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag．By the time I got home, I was sweaty, 　　1　　 and hungry．I threw my things on the couch and grabbed something from the kitchen to 　　2　　．I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my 　　3　　　would take me the whole night．I grabbed my schoolbag and went 　　4　　 to my room, feeling defeated．I tried to understand chemistry and 　　5　　 sleepiness at the same time．I was stressed out and 　　6　　．I wanted something to cheer me up．

　　Later in the evening, I 　　7　　 the sound of the front door opening．And I waited for it－the sound of my mom singing．　　8　　 she sings off－key(跑调), it made me excited that she was here．I ran down the stairs to greet my mom．We 　　9　　 and I ran back upstairs to do homework again．I like it when my mom was happy．Her 　　10　　 flowed down to me and I got the strength to 　　11　　 the stress again．

　　Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be 　　12　　 after coming back from work．Every weekday, she wakes up 　　13　　 in the morning to go to work and spends an hour on the bus before getting downtown．At a 　　14　　 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over．After work, she gets stuck in 　　15　　 for two hours on her way back home．When I 　　16　　 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to 　　17　　．At least I have some fun things to do at school, while one mistake at work can cost my mom her job．I 　　18　　　that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart even though there may be 　　19　　 ．Seeing her happy makes me feel 　　20　　, too．

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　　Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy．When he was still in his mother's tummy(肚子), she had had an accident, which 　　1　　 that Charlie couldn't walk．But that had never been a(n)　　2　　 for him; he had always been happy．When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and 　　3　　 nature．He really brightened everything up for those around him．

　　There wasn't a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn't 　　4　　 to see Charlie．“Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way you'll 　　6　　 more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver．You 　　6　　 that thing better than anyone else．” He also had great ideas and 　　7　　 for everything; and he shared them so 　　8　　 that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or 　　9　　 something new, thanks to Charlie's ideas．

　　One day, though, he came up against a real 　　10　　．A young boy came to town on his holidays．He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby．No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some 　　11　　 to be sad：“I don't have many sweets…my parents didn't buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him．But Cheerful Charlie wasn't going to be 　　12　　, and he kept spending more time with Waterworks, 　　13　　 trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone．

　　Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone 　　14　　 a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed 　　15　　 on Charlie's head．He got such a fright that he couldn't even move his lips．He was speechless, and 　　16　　 Waterworks was just about to cry, he 　　17　　 Charlie's happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that's a nice clown mask(小丑面具)you just 　　18　　!”

　　On saying those words, Waterworks felt so 　　19　　 that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful．He realized that he was so used to Charlie's enthusiasm that he couldn't help but see the fun 　　20　　 of everything．

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　　Hot words on the Internet don’t stay hot for long．“Geili” and “fuyun”, last year’s biggest linguistic innovations, are practically 　　1　　 in Internet terms．What’s hot now is “hold steady”．

　　The 　　2　　 comes from a section on the Taiwanese TV show which features Miss Lin(Xie Yilin)giving a lecture on 　　3　　 to behave like a fashion queen at parties or on the bus．

　　The funny lecture is mainly an over-the-top mockery(嘲笑)of the fashion world, but Miss Lin makes a 　　4　　：We need to hold steady in pressure-filled or embarrassing situations．

　　Holding steady, Internet slang for “staying poised”, is one of the 　　5　　 the public has been looking for lately 　　6　　 pressures on marriage, work and money can easily drive people crazy．

　　The quality was shown by a girl named Su Miaoling this year．The contestant in the TV singing competition Super Girl carried herself with an 　　7　　 of confidence on the stage and kept her cool when others got nervous．

　　“I like your poise．Very few contestants on this stage can keep calm like you do,” said one of the show’s judges, Hu Haiquan, to Su．Internet users called Su “Sister Poise”．

　　Poise is 　　8　　 appreciated in Western culture as an essential quality of a well-mannered person．Each year, the National League of Junior Cotillions of the US releases a list of the Ten Best Mannered People．

　　Kate Middleton 　　9　　 it onto the list in 2010 “for the poise and dignity with which she 　　10　　 herself in the public spotlight”．The Duchess of Cambridge was also highly praised earlier this year for her remarkable poise at the royal wedding．

　　Good news for many, poise is 　　11　　 genetic．It can be acquired with a bit of effort．

　　About-personal-growth．com, a Malaysia-based website 　　12　　 personal growth guidance, gives tips on how to stay poised．

　　“Take a few deep breaths when you are facing a situation that 　　13　　 your patience; practice yoga 　　14　　 to calm your nerves; use self affirmation(自我肯定)by saying ‘I choose to be calm in any situation’; write down your affirmation daily to achieve the goal,” 　　15　　 the site．

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　　I was recently invited to dinner by a friend．During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came 　　1　　 and said that our meal was free．He stood there 　　2　　 at me and he seemed a little 　　3　　 to me but I couldn’t quite remember him．　　4　　 I asked him if he knew me．He laughed and said I had probably 　　5　　 him, but that I’d changed his life．My friend was quite 　　6　　 and asked him how I’d done this．

　　He said that twelve years ago he 　　7　　 a stress management class that I was giving．I asked the group what their greatest 　　8　　 was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses．

　　He said I listened 　　9　　 and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room．I 　　10　　 on the chair for a few moments and then I 　　11　　 everyone to come and do the same．I wanted them to look at the room from up there．After everyone had done it, I asked the group to 　　12　　 how the room looked different when they changed their perspective(视角)．

　　Then I asked them to 　　13　　 their bosses．Was this the same person who had seen their good 　　14　　 and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be 　　15　　 for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?

　　He said I looked at him and asked if he had 　　16　　 said thank you to his boss for the 　　17　　 to earn a living．He answered he hadn’t．Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being 　　18　　 to his boss．

　　He told us his 　　19　　 changed that night．He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss．He said I’d 　　20　　 him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks．

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　　Robert was a life insurance(人寿保险)salesman．Try 　　1　　 he might, he was still unable to get a couple to sign up for a policy(保单)．“I certainly don’t want to frighten you into a 　　2　　,” he announced, standing up to 　　3　　．“Please sleep on it tonight, and 　　4　　 you wake up in the morning, let me know what you think．”

　　People can be motivated by many different 　　5　　．Fear is the common one．　　6　　 many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually 　　7　　 effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work．

　　A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who 　　8　　 from a mental disability, Christmas shopping．As they went into a department store, the 　　9　　 accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every 　　10　　．at that 　　11　　 a(n)angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and 　　12　　, “Pick them up．”

　　“No,” the boy screamed in defiance(反抗)．

　　“Pick them up,” the clerk 　　13　　．

　　“No,” the boy shouted back．

　　His older sister began picking up the 　　14　　．Then the boy started to 　　15　　．Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were 　　16　　 together to put the shoes back in 　　17　　．

　　When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n)　　18　　 lesson with these words：“You have to encourage my brother to do it in action．”

　　If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister’s advice．If you want people to respond to you, try encouraging them in action．People prefer 　　19　　．When you fill people with what they want, you’re 　　20　　 to get what you want out of them．

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　　Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training．Ideally, therefore, the choice of an 　　1　　 should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school．Actually, 　　2　　, most people make several job choices during their working lives, 　　3　　 because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve 　　4　　 position．The "one perfect job" does not exist．Young people should 　　5　　 enter into a broad flexible training program that will 　　6　　 them for a field of work rather than for a single 　　7　　．

　　Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans 　　8　　 benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist．Knowing 　　9　　 about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss 　　10　　．Some drift from job to job．Others 　　11　　 to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted．

　　One common mistake is choosing an occupation for 　　12　　 real or imagined prestige(声望)．

　　Too many high-school students - or their parents for them - choose the professional field, 　　13　　 both the relatively small percentage of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal 　　14　　．The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a White-collar job is 　　15　　 good reason for choosing it as life's work．　　16　　, these occupations are not always well paid．Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the 　　17　　 of young people should give serious 　　18　　 to these fields．

　　Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants 　　19　　 life and how hard he is willing to work to get it．Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction．Some want security; others are willing to take 　　20　　 for financial gain．Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards．

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　　I used to love to watch my high school track team train－especially the long-distance runners．But that year, my eyes were 　　1　　 to a girl whose running style was all wrong．She ran with her arms tucked(塞进)close to her body, bouncing(蹦)up and down in a way that must have driven her 　　2　　 crazy．My athletic mind laughed at her strange style, and I began to think 　　3　　 her as “the Bouncer”．

　　In early May, my high school 　　4　　 a big sports meeting．A large group of athletes joined in the two-mile running race－including the Bouncer．As the race progressed, she quickly fell far 　　5　　 the pack and every runner lapped her at least once before it was over．But she just kept running, 　　6　　 up and down－and always wearing the same smile．

　　“That poor kid,” I thought．“There was nothing to be 　　7　　 by finishing so far behind the pack．Why didn’t she just 　　8　　?” Still, she never stopped, and her smile never changed．

　　But a short while later, something 　　9　　 began to happen．As she entered the home stretch(终点直道), a cheer began to rise, growing louder with each step the Bouncer took toward the finish line until, finally, every person in the stands stood and cheered 　　10　　 the fate(命运)of the whole race depended on this one lone girl, bouncing toward the finish line．

　　The Bouncer just 　　11　　 to run exactly as she’d been doing from the beginning．As she crossed the finish line, the teacher walked out onto the 　　12　　 and held her arms tightly．

　　I’ve seen hundreds of races since that day, and I’ve seen thousands of runners 　　13　　 the finish line．But I’ve never seen anything that showed the true spirit of 　　14　　 as I watched on that warm spring day so long ago, when I saw a race won by a girl I had 　　15　　 called the Bouncer

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　　When I was 11, my grandfather began to teach me how to drive．I was a fast learner．At 16, I was already a 　　1　　 driver．However, when I passed into adulthood, I began to get speeding tickets．For me, this did not reflect one’s 　　2　　 as a driver．So I 　　3　　 to drive as fast as I could．

　　Then in September of 2005, I received a letter 　　4　　 my presence to discuss my future 　　5　　 rights．As I sat down, a man began to unfold my file．I was 　　6　　 to see my record was five pages long．The man gave me two 　　7　　．I could turn in my 　　8　　 and not drive for three months or continue driving, but without tickets for one year．With two kids and a busy practice, I went with the second choice．

　　After the meeting, I had lunch with my friend, Nick．He noticed that my eating habits 　　9　　 my driving habits．Nick told me that my attention was 　　10　　 paid to the destination and not the process of getting there．The car gives fun, allowing me to get to my 　　11　　 much faster．However, after reaching it, I was never truly satisfied because I 　　12　　 the messages and lessons of the journey．

　　After the two 　　13　　, I began to transform myself．I now enjoy driving, often taking the most scenic route．I have also slowed my 　　14　　 down, enjoying each bite as I go．Learning 　　15　　 is really a big lesson for me．