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　　If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 　　1　　 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 　　2　　

　　I do not 　　3　　 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up．　　4　　, I could not recall(回忆)when I had 　　5　　 said those words to him either．

　　One day, I decided to 　　6　　 the ice and make the first 　　7　　．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my 　　8　　 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

　　There was a 　　9　　 at the other end and he awkwardly 　　10　　, “Well, same back at you!”

　　I was unexpectedly 　　11　　 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say．”

　　Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 　　12　　 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

　　A few weeks later, Dad 　　13　　 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “　　14　　” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this 　　15　　 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 　　16　　．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 　　17　　 death following heart surgery(外科手术)．Many times 　　18　　, I have 　　19　　 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 　　20　　 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．

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　　One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

　　I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 　　1　　 you can just wait until we make a quick 　　2　　 at the grocery store．I have something 　　3　　 to show you．”

　　At the grocery store, we 　　4　　 some apples－red, green and yellow ones．Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to 　　5　　 your question．” I put one apple of each 　　6　　 on the table．Then I looked at Alice, who had a 　　7　　 look on her face．

　　“People are like apples．They come in all 　　8　　 colors, shapes and sizes．On the 　　9　　, some of the apples may not 　　10　　 look as the others．” As I was talking, Alice was 　　1　　 each one carefully．

　　Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them, 　　12　　 them back on the table, but 　　13　　 a different place．

　　“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which．”

　　She said, “I 　　14　　 tell．They all look the same now．” “Take a bite of 　　15　　．See if that helps you 　　16　　 which one is which．”

　　She took 　　17　　, and then a huge smile came across her face．“People are 　　18　　 like apples! They are all different, but once you 　　19　　 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside．”

　　She totally 　　20　　 it．I didn’t need to say or do anything else．

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　　My husband and I were going through some bad times financially．We had both lost our 　　1　　 and were trying to catch up on bills by cutting grass for extra money on the weekends．We got up one Saturday morning and loaded up the little flat bed trailer(平板车)that we carried our lawnmower(剪草机)on and headed out．

　　About 15 miles from the house the trailer had a flat tire．　　2　　, we were close to a little store and pulled 　　3　　 the parking lot．My husband took the truck back to see if he could find another 　　4　　 for the trailer．

　　I had been sitting there for about 45 minutes 　　5　　 I saw an old truck pull up on the other side of the store．Then my husband 　　6　　 trying to get the flat tire off the trailer．The tire was not coming off very 　　7　　．I was in tears and my husband cut his hand 　　8　　 to get the tire off．

　　Then the man with the old truck pulled up next to us．He jumped out and 　　9　　 if we needed any help．My husband looked up and a big 　　10　　 came across his face．They had the tire off in just a couple of minutes．　　11　　 the tire that my husband had brought back with him 　　12　　 not go on．The kind man went to his house and found a tire which 　　13　　 and put it on our trailer．

　　My husband tried to 　　14　　 him for the tire but he said that his wife would be 　　15　　 there was one less tire in the house and would not take our money．I told him that I felt like he was a(n)　　16　　 that day．

　　My husband now works for a company and drivers a repair van．He 　　17　　 me every now and then to tell me he is going to be late．He is on the side of the road somewhere helping 　　18　　 get their car or truck running．When people try to pay him, he 　　19　　 tells them that someone helped him once and this is his way of 　　20　　 that man．

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　　The day before Father’s Day, Mrs．Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers．She passed out paper and pieces of cloth．

　　Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it．Then she 　　1　　 her paper in half and began writing．When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else．She felt her 　　2　　 grow hot－she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle．

　　As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried 　　3　　 her card with her arm, but Mrs．Berry gently 　　4　　 it so that she could read it．Elizabeth sat 　　5　　, waiting for her to say something, but she saw a 　　6　　 roll down Mrs．Berry’s face．She had never made Mrs．Berry so upset．

　　When school was over, Elizabeth 　　7　　 until all the other kids left so that she could 　　8　　．“I’m sorry for not listening．I’ll make another card 　　9　　 you want．I’ll do it 　　10　　 and bring it tomorrow．”“　　11　　 are you talking about?” asked Mrs．Berry．

　　“My Father’s Day card．I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it 　　12　　．”

　　“Elizabeth, that was the 　　13　　 card in the whole class．It was so 　　14　　 that it made me cry．”

　　Elizabeth was so 　　15　　 that she ran out of the class-room．

　　When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth 　　16　　 to give her the card early．

　　On the front of the card was a 　　17　　 of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair．In-side the card she had written：

　　I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n)　　18　　．I want to thank you and 　　19　　 you a happy Father’s Day!

　　When her mom read the card she started 　　20　　, just like Mrs．Berry did．

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　　“Now ,”Mrs．Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions．”

　　The class seems to be greatly surprised．Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 　　1　　．“Yes, you will all be searching for your future 　　2　　．Each of you will have to 　3　　　 someone in your field, plus give an oral report．”

　　Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this．Finally, I picked print journalism．This 　　4　　 I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter．I was extremely nervous．I sat down in front of him 　　5　　 able to speak．He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

　　I shook my head．

　　“How about some 　　6　　?”

　　I shook my head again．

　　Finally, I thought he realized I was 　　7　　, and I got my first big tip as a 　　8　　：“Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper．You never know what you’ll run into．”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 　　9　　 in class．I got an A on the entire project．

　　Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success．Then I 　　10　　 Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist．And I called my parents．They didn’t 　　11　　 me．They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 　　12　　 all my life I had to run away from competition．This was true．But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood．　　13　　 gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 　　14　　．

　　For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, 　　15　　 stories from murders to airplane crashes and 　　16　　 choosing my strongest area．　　17　　 I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been 　　18　　 Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk．

　　I get 　　19　　 all the time：“How did you pick journalism?”

　　“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could 　　20　　 her．

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　　Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age are as you are．

　　Not only are students in China 　　1　　 from this problem, but kids in the United States are 　　2　　 fed up with(饱受……之苦)heavy school bags．

　　Experts are starting to 　　3　　 that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags 　　4　　 too heavy for them．

　　"It's hard for me to get up the 　　5　　 with my bag because it’s so heavy, " said Rick Hammond, 　　6　　 11-year-old student in the US．

　　Rick is among the students who have 　　7　　 backpacks(背 包)with two straps(带子)to carry them, 　　8　　 a number of other students choose rolling backpacks．

　　But even with rolling backpacks, 　　9　　 up stairs and buses with them is 　　10　　 a problem for kids．Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags．

　　But how much is too 　　11　　? Experts say students should carry 　　12　　 more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight．

　　Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin 　　13　　 doctor, said kids under 4th grade should 　　14　　 with 10 percent．But it’ s also important that older kids don't go 　　15　　 15 percent, because their bones are still growing．

　　Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks．"Kids are 　　16　　 their balance and falling down with these backpacks, "he said．

　　Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take 　　17　　 library books they will be reading that night．Some teachers are using worksheets(作业纸)or 　　18　　 workbooks for students to take home．

　　One of the best answers is, as some 　　19　　 themselves suggested, to have no homework 　　20　　!

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　　I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax．

　　As I 　　1　　 my car, I saw one of my 　　2　　 standing by the bus stop．I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and 　　3　　, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest 　　4　　 in January．I didn’t know where she lived, but I was 　　5　　 I would be able to find my way back．

　　We 　　6　　 about our work as I drove and 　　7　　 we knew it, we arrived at her house．I started driving back．　　8　　 looked familiar, but at first that didn’t 　　9　　 me．But soon I 　　10　　 something wrong．I recognized nothing．But I told myself to stay 　　11　　．

　　I was 　　12　　 neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights．I no longer knew where I was now．How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my 　　13　　．It was now 2∶30 a. m．My gas was slowly running out．I 　　14　　 the car and turned off the engine．In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, 　　15　　．Then I raised my head and saw a(n)　　16　　 down the road in front of me．I turned my headlights on．A car! I drove a little 　　17　　, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car．An elderly man 　　18　　 rolled his window down．

　　I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town．In silence, he started driving．I ran back to my car and drove behind him．Finally I 　　19　　 a familiar street．As I turned to head home, the car disappeared．Then I 　　20　　 my driveway(车道)when the warning light for my gas tank(汽油箱)turned on．

　　Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart．

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　　I am a team leader in an insurance company．We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is 　　1　　 much stress for all of us．

　　A few weeks ago I was having a day so 　　2　　 that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job 　　3　　．Something happened that day to change my way of 　　4　　 and I am so appreciative of this young lady．I want to let her know that the small act 　　5　　．

　　On the top of my cubicle(工作隔间)I have a small collection of lighthouses(灯塔)to let people know where I am sitting 　　6　　 my team members have to find me for emergencies．

　　That day I came into the office and was about to get the day 　　7　　 when Crystal came over．I asked if she needed anything．And she said, “I 　　8　　 you something．” I looked at her with a 　　9　　 look and said, “Well, thank you, but why 　　10　　 you buy me anything?” I had never spoke to this young lady 　　11　　．She said, “Every day I stand up and look across the 　　12　　 and see your lighthouses．Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always 　　13　　 things in life．I saw this on the way to work and thought 　　14　　 would like it．I wish it would have the same 　　15　　 as your lighthouses do．” In her hand she had a small globe with a lighthouse and a ship on it．I gave her a hug and 　　16　　 her．I don’t think she knows how much that small act of 　　17　　 changed my day：I remained 　　18　　 the rest of the day．

　　For anyone that reads this, I hope you remember, no matter what the 　　19　　 is, you could change someone’s day, 　　20　　 even his views on life．

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　　Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years．

　　Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 　　1　　 was more manageable, I 　　2　　 ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs．　　3　　 that was years ago and times have changed．　　4　　 I live with mother on a country farm．

　　Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 　　5　　 my disability pension(残疾抚恤金)．　　6　　 I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my 　　7　　．I decided that I would consider 　　8　　 to singing in restaurants．

　　My family are all musicians, so I was 　　9　　 when I went into our local music store．I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music．I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of 　　10　　 to get started．And 　　11　　 you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can 　　12　　 use．

　　When I told the owner of the shop about my 　　13　　; he gave me a long thoughtful 　　14　　．“This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said．“Come with me．”

　　He led me 　　15　　 the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it．He placed his large hand 　　16　　 on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here．You can take your 　　17　　 and I’ll record them for you．That should get you started．”

　　I 　　18　　．Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose 　　19　　 that I could sing．I have come full circle with his help．

　　His 　　20　　 still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance．

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　We are going on a long train journey．Out of the windows, we can see cars running on nearby highways, children waving at a crossing, cattle grazing(吃草)on a distant hillside, smoke pouring from factories, village houses and city skylines．

　　But 　　1　　 in our minds is the final destination(目的地)．On a certain day at a certain hour, we will 　　2　　 into the station．Bands will be playing and flags 　　3　　．Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will 　　4　　 and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a(n)　　5　　 jigsaw(拼图)puzzle．How restlessly we pace the aisles(过道), damning(诅咒)the minutes for waiting, waiting for the station．

　　“When we reach the 　　6　　, that will be it!” We cry “When I am 18．”“When I 　　7　　 a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!”“When I put the 　　8　　 kid through college．” “When I have 　　9　　 off the debts!”“When I get a promotion(提升)．”“When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live 　　10　　 ever after!”

　　　　11　　, we come to realize that there is no such station as we arrive at once and for all．The 　　12　　 joy of life is the trip．The station is only a dream．It 　　13　　 leaves us behind．

　　“Cherish(珍视)the moment” is a good 　　14　　．It is the burdens(负担)of today that drive us to keep on 　　15　　．And it is the regrets over yesterday that motivate(激发)us to overcome the 　　16　　 and look forward to the future．

　　So 　　17　　 pacing the aisles and counting the miles．　　18　　, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot(赤脚)more 　　19　　, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less．Life must be lived 　　20　　 we go along．The station will come soon enough．