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　　After 42-year-old guy Tom had quitted his job, he began to make up his mind to become a freelance(self-employed)writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n)　　1　　 typewriter and settled down to work．

　　After a year or so, however, Tom began to 　　2　　 himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by 　　3　　 what he wrote．But Tom determined to put his dream to the test－　　4　　 it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 　　5　　．This is the shadowland of hope, and 　　6　　 with a dream must learn to live there．

　　One day Tom got a call, “We need a(n)　　7　　, and we’re paying ＄6,000 a year．” ＄6,000 was 　　8　　 money in 1960．It would enable Tom to get a nice apartment, a used car and more．　　9　　, he could write on the side．　　10　　 the dollars were dancing in Tom’s head, something 　　11　　 his senses．He had dreamed of being a 　　12　　－full time．“Thanks, but no,” Tom said 　　13　　．“I’m going to stick it out and write．”

　　After Tom got off the phone, he 　　14　　 everything he had：two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Tom put the cans and cents into a 　　15　　 bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far．”

　　Finally his work was 　　16　　 in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that 　　17　　 writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into limelight．

　　Then one day, Tom 　　18　　 a box filled with things he had owned years before．　　19　　 was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he 　　20　　 himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Tom, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland．

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　　Not long ago, I had a hard week at work．　　1　　 just kept popping up(出现)everywhere and I was struggling to keep from 　　2　　 my cool．I felt like I was at the 　　3　　 point．

　　One day, I made a trip across town to the store．After I 　　4　　, I realized I had left my purse with credit cards at home．　　5　　, I had a small amount of cash in my pocket, so I 　　6　　 it, my coupons(优惠券)and went inside．The store was really 　　7　　, but I just found what I needed, waiting for the cashier(收银员)to check out my 　　8　　．I waited and waited, meanwhile my anger grew．I had a bad day and all I wanted to do was go home, but I was 　　9　　 in the line．

　　Finally, I got to the front, but the cashier didn't 　　10　　 my coupons．I was upset because I had used 　　11　　 coupons there before．It didn't 　　12　　 me．I would just pay in cash．Then the Cashier said it was 10 dollars．SHOCK! I was a little 　　13　　．Now I was mad at myself for forgetting my purse and only taking a small amount of cash．Without a credit card or anything else, I 　　14　　 my things and started to go back out to my car, wondering to myself why everything had 　　15　　 for me．

　　Just as I was headed out, an employee 　　16　　 me and said a lady in the 　　17　　 had paid the difference for me and left．　　18　　 the amount she paid was small, the act was huge．A stranger, whom I had never met, completely changed my attitude with her 　　19　　．Maybe next time I see someone having a 　　20　　 day, I'll do the same as her．After all, you never know whose day you might change．

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　　Water costs money．In some places water is hard 　　1　　．What 　　2　　 when a town has these problems? A small town in California found a happy 　　3　　．

　　Very 　　4　　 rain ever fell there．The town had no water 　　5　　．The water it used was 　　6　　 from a river 300 miles away．As more people 　　7　　 live in the town, 　　8　　 water was needed．Now water 　　9　　 to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost 　　10　　 money．

　　The town 　　11　　 a plan．It found 　　12　　 to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused 　　13　　 many ways．Five 　　14　　 lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go 　　15　　．They 　　16　　 have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water 　　17　　 their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of 　　18　　．

　　In most places，water is used and thrown 　　19　　．The town that saved 　　20　　 water has saved the town！

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　　Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast．He constantly 　　1　　 for hired hands(帮手)．Most people were 　　2　　 to work on farms along the Atlantic．They feared the 　　3　　 storms that swept across the Atlantic, causing damage to the buildings and crops．As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received a steady 　　4　　 of refusals．

　　Finally, a short, thin man, 　　5　　 past middle age, approached the farmer．"Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him．

　　"Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man．

　　Although 　　6　　 by this answer, the farmer, 　　7　　 for help, hired him．The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt 　　8　　 with the man's work．

　　Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore．　　9　　 out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and 　　10　　 next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters．He shook the little man and yelled, "　　11　　! A storm is coming! Tie things down 　　12　　 they blow away!"

　　The little man rolled over in bed and said 　　13　　, "No sir．I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows．"

　　Enraged(激怒)by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him 　　14　　．Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm．To his 　　15　　, he discovered everything was tied down．Nothing could blow away．

　　The farmer then understood 　　16　　 his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew．

　　When you're 　　17　　, spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have 　　18　　 to fear．Can you sleep when the wind blows through your 　　19　　? The hired hand in the story was able to sleep because he had secured the farm 　　20　　 the storm．

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　　As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged．

　　Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things 　　1　　 our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave 　　2　　 notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we 　　3　　 a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．

　　Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving 　　4　　 instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend followed the teacher's 　　5　　 without a fault．I received nothing but handmade cards with nice words about me．

　　On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I 　　6　　 it, the girls around all 　　7　　．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．

　　I tried to forget about the 　　8　　 gift, but when the same girls 　　9　　 it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't 　　10　　 want it．" The girls laughed at my 　　11　　 and filed out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers 　　12　　 I thought about my words．It wasn't 　　13　　 like me to say things like that．

　　"I'm your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I' m sorry about the gift," she whispered to me, tears 　　14　　 down her face．

　　From a poor family, she was a 　　15　　 at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the 　　16　　 and the horrible treatment silently．

　　I was sick to my stomach as my 　　17　　 words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel?

　　Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury(奢侈品)．

　　And I had 　　18　　 everything for her．

　　I told her that I had only said those things to try to 　　19　　．

　　"We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled 　　20　　．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．

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Serious Business

　　Let me take you 　　1　　 a couple of years．Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with me, in my present memory, and 　　2　　 me yet．

　　We walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware store．No automatic door, not a computer in the building．It was one that I went to fairly often．As we entered the door, two sounds 　　3　　 us．The sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we opened the door．The other sound was the electronic beeper that reminded Andy of our 　　4　　．

　　“Good afternoon, Ryan,” 　　5　　 the cheerful greeting．Andy was a very 　　6　　 sort of owner．He was of medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed us．

　　We walked across the old wood floor．Andy asked us what he could help us with．I told him we were 　　7　　 a spring．He very patiently replied, “I have lots of springs．You're going to need to be more 　　8　　．”

　　“Just a spring for an old-fashioned screen door．”

　　"That's it．A screen door spring．Right down there．" We 　　9　　 where he was pointing, and sure enough, there they were．Andy knew his store, and his products．That was why I came here instead of Meijer．The service couldn't be beaten．The price－Yes．But service and 　　10　　－No．

　　I picked up one and followed him to the 　　11　　．

　　He 　　12　　 the price, doing the math in his head．"＄ 1.88, with tax：comes to ＄ 1.99．"

　　Put it on my dad's account．"

　　He nodded and smiled, "Good dad's account．" He laughed．"I don't know what you boys would do 　　13　　 dad's account!"

　　He handed me the ticket and as I 　　14　　 it I asked, "You really trust my signature?"

　　His reply surprised, 　　15　　 delighted ,me．"When I can't trust Jerry Hoover's boys I can trust nobody!"

　　We left, and the brain 　　16　　 started to forget things, in order of importance．But what Andy said that day rang in my ears．And it rings in my ears today．That's a tall order to live up to．It's a high standard of 　　17　　．My father made a fame for that name, and I get to 　　18　　 the benefits．But on account of this, I must 　　19　　 that fame．And that's 　　20　　 business．

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　　Mr．Glen is a millionaire．Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 　　1　　 up his small company．Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his 　　2　　 expensive “school” fees．He always 　　3　　 his success to it．

　　At the time, Glen, who already got a Ph．Degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting an undertaking．Before 　　4　　, he bought a Rolex watch with the 　　5　　 made through years of work after school and the scholarships．At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check．The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be 　　6　　 down for inspection．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 worthless　　　8　　．When he was 　　9　　 of his “smarts”, immediately, 　　10　　 the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which 　　11　　 nearly ￥ 100,000, into pieces on hearing Glen's words．Glen was amazed．　　12　　 he understood why, he was taken to the office to be 　　13　　 strictly．For many times of entry-exit 　　14　　 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment．The officers 　　15　　 everything carefully in the box, and warned him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 　　16　　 carrying fake and shoddy(伪劣)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 an additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 　　19　　, which he would 　　20　　 as the secret of his success forever．

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　　One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家) at a children's institution in England, an adolescent boy showed up in the waiting room．I went out there where he was 　　1　　 up and down restlessly(烦躁地)．

　　Tim wore a black raincoat 　　2　　 was buttoned all the way up to his neck(脖子)．His face was pale, and he stared at his feet while wringing(扭)his hands nervously(紧张地)．He had 　　3　　 his father as a baby, and had lived with his mother and grandfather ever since．But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather and mother were killed in a car accident．

　　I looked at Tim．He was very 　　4　　 and in low spirits．He 　　5　　 to talk to me．The first two times we 　　6　　, Tim only sat hunched up(蜷缩)in the chair without saying a word．As he was about to leave after the second visit, I put my hand on his shoulder．He didn't draw back, but he didn't look at me either．

　　"Come back next week, if you like, " I said．I 　　7　　 a bit．Then I said, "I know it hurts．"

　　He came, and I 　　8　　 we play chess．He nodded．After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon-in 　　9　　 and without making any eye contact．It's not easy for me to 　　10　　 in chess, but I admit that I made sure Tim won once or twice．

　　Usually, he arrived earlier, took the chessboard and pieces and set them up before I even got a(n)　　11　　 to sit down．It seemed as if he enjoyed my 　　12　　．But why did he 　　13　　 look at me?

　　"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his 　　14　　．" I thought．

　　One afternoon, Tim took off his raincoat and put it on the back of the chair．While he was setting up the chess pieces, his face seemed more 　　15　　 and his motions more lively．

　　Some months later, I sat staring at Tim's head, 　　16　　 he was bent over the chessboard．I was thinking about how little we knew about the healing(治疗)process 　　17　　, he looked up at me．"It's your 　　18　　," he said．

　　After that day, Tim started talking．

　　Maybe I gave Tim something, but I learned a lot from him．He showed me how one without any words can 　　19　　 out to another person．All it 　　20　　 is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, a sympathetic nature and an ear that listens．

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　　The position of children in American family and society is no longer what it used to be．The 　　1　　 family in colonial(殖民时期的)North America was mainly concerned with survival and beyond that, its own economic prosperity．Thus, children were 　　2　　 in terms of their productivity(生产能力), and they played the role of producer quite early．Until they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination(附属)．

　　With the 　　3　　 of the society．the position of children in the family and in the society became more important．In the complex and technological society that the United States has become, each 　　4　　 must fulfill a number of personal and occupational 　　5　　 and be in contact with many other members．Therefore, viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are 　　6　　 more as people in their own fight than as those of subordination．This acceptance of children as 　　7　　 participants(参与者)in the family is reflected in various laws 　　8　　 the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs．

　　This new 　　9　　 of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also 　　10　　 an increasing interest in child-raising techniques．People today spend much time seeking the proper way to 　　11　　 children．

　　Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a 　　12　　 transaction(事务)between parent and child 　　13　　 a one-way, parent-to-child training 　　14　　．s a consequence, socializing children and 　　15　　 with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems．

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　　Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack．But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant 　　1　　．

　　Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small：finding a donor heart that 　　2　　 Maria’s blood type could take years．However, Carmen was determined to save her mother．She kept 　　3　　 hospitals all over the country．

　　Days stretched out．By Christmas, Maria had trouble 　　4　　 from one end of the room to the other．Carmen lost all hope．She fell into a 　　5　　 of the hospital, crying．“Are you okay?” A man asked．Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story．This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 　　6　　 it through the night．Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind．He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 　　7　　 something from herself．Could her 　　8　　 go to Carmen’s mother?

　　After reviewing the data, doctors 　　9　　 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother．They were able to 　　10　　 the transplant．

　　That cold night, when Cheryl was 　　11　　 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door．She was 　　12　　 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently．Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried．

On New Year’s Eve, Carmen 　　13　　 Cheryl’s funeral(葬礼)with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on．”

　　One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 　　14　　 with Cheryl’s heart．Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 　　15　　 in another loving mother’s chest．