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　　Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families．

　　They 　　1　　 their childhood in little wooden rooms．They got little 　　2　　．Washington and Lincoln, 　　3　　, never went to 　　4　　 and they taught 　　5　　．Lincoln 　　6　　 did jobs of a worker, shopkeeper and post officer 　　7　　 his early years．

　　A large 　　8　　 U．S．presidents had experiences in the 　　9　　．The two best 　　10　　 were Ulysses Grant and Dwightd．Eisenhower．Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War．

　　The jobs of the U．S．presidents are tiring．He must 　　11　　 an eye on 　　12　　 important 　　13　　 happens 　　14　　 at home and abroad．Everyday, a lot of 　　15　　 waits for him to do．　　16　　, he has to make many important 　　17　　．When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft．The old president said to him, “When you 　　18　　, you should not be 　　19　　．It’s 　　20　　 job．”

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　　Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together．However, I was not thinking about the golden chain when I had to help people who 　　1　　 their way and parked in front of my house．

　　I was growing tired of helping so many people．Almost every 　　2　　 I was awaken during a sound night’s sleep and had to 　　3　　 someone out．Many times I was 　　4　　 by some penniless motorists who did not even thank me for the helps that they received and some even complained that I could have done 　　5　　．

　　One day, a young man with a week－old beard climbed out of a 　　6　　 automobile．He had no money and no food．He asked if I could give him some 　　7　　, offering him gasoline and a meal．I told him that if he wanted to work for me, he could cut the grass, but 　　8　　 the work wasn’t necessary．

　　Though sweaty and hungry, he worked hard．After working all day, he sat in the shade to 　　9　　 himself．I thanked him for his work and gave him the money he 　　10　　．I then offered him some 　　11　　 money for a task particularly well done, but he shook his head, 　　12　　．

　　I never saw him again．He probably thinks I helped him out that day, but that is not 　　13　　 it was．I didn’t help him．He helped me to 　　14　　 people again to repay their trust in me．He helped me to once again want to do something for those who are 　　15　　．I wish I could thank him for 　　16　　 some of my belief in the basic 　　17　　 of others and for giving me back a little of the 　　18　　 I had lost．Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of kindness that 　　19　　 us to others．

　　I may have fed his body that day, but he fed my 　　20　　．

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　　A king was offering a prize to the artist who could paint the best picture of peace．Many artists from around the country 　　1　　．The king looked all the pictures and there were 　　2　　 two he really liked．But he had to 　　3　　 between them．

　　One picture was of a 　　4　　 lake．The lake was surrounded with peaceful, towering 　　5　　．Above them, was a blue sky with white clouds．　　6　　 who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace．

　　　　7　　 picture had mountains too．But they were rugged and bare(崎岖和荒凉的)．Above was a 　　8　　, angry sky and heavy rain with 　　9　　 of lighting．Down the side of the mountain 　　10　　 a huge, powerful waterfall．It did not look 　　11　　 at all．But when the king looked closely at 　　12　　 picture, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush 　　13　　 in the crack of the rock．A mother bird had built her nest in the bush．There, in the middle of all the 　　14　　 of rushing water and scary, thundering skies, that mother bird sat in perfect peace．

　　Which picture do you think 　　15　　 the prize? The king chose the second picture because he said,“ 　　16　　 does not mean you must be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, pain, or 　　17　　 from work．The real meaning of peace is to be 　　18　　 in the middle of all those 　　19　　 experiences, and still be calm and confident in your heart．” It doesn’t matter what difficult 　　20　　 you’re in right now．

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　　I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend．I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 　　1　　 to look at each other．But we soon lost the 　　2　　 and started playing with each other．In the 7^th grade, I first lost touch with her．She was 　　3　　 family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people．” 　　4　　 of my new friends liked her as much as I did 　　5　　 they knew she had “problems”．However, every summer we would 　　6　　 sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．

　　It was last year when I 　　7　　 the problem．I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her．Well, she made a new “best friend” and 　　8　　 did I．Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．

　　She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)．I was very 　　9　　 at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in 　　10　　．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend 　　11　　 deserted her, when people were calling her 　　12　　, but I knew I still 　　13　　 her like a sister．

　　Yesterday she came 　　14　　 me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was 　　15　　 I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting, the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my 　　16　　．You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you 　　17　　 me．I 　　18　　 you so much, and you didn’t even know you were 　　19　　 me．” We both cried．And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never 　　20　　 your friends．

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　　I was tired and hungry after a long day of work．When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son looked 　　1　　 at me and said, “I love you．” I didn’t know what to say．　　2　　 several seconds all I could do was to stand there and 　　3　　 down at him．My first thought was that he must need 　　4　　 with his homework or he was trying to 　　5　　 me for some news．Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”

　　“Nothing．” He said, “My teacher said we should 　　6　　 our parents that we love them and see what they say．It’s a(n)　　7　　．”

　　The next day I called his teacher to 　　8　　 more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had 　　9　　．

　　“Basically, most of the fathers had the 　　10　　 reaction as you did．” The teacher said, “When I first 　　11　　 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say．Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble．” “The 　　12　　 is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of 　　13　　．It’s something all human beings 　　14　　．What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too 　　15　　 that we don’t all express those feelings．A boy should be 　　16　　 to tell his dad that he loves him．”

　　The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how 　　17　　 it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say．

　　When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for 　　18　　 second．And just 　　19　　 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too．”

　　I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good．Maybe next time if my child says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole day to think o f the right 　　20　　．

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　　On a Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing rocks onto the roof of an old lady’s house．Our game is to 　　1　　 how the rocks changed in to missiles(飞弹)as they rolled to the roof’s edge and shot out into the yard like stars falling from the 　　2　　．

　　I found such a smooth 　　3　　 that it slipped from my 　　4　　 as I let it go and headed straightly to a window of the old lady’s house．　　5　　 the sound of broken glass, we ran away 　　6　　 than any of our missiles that flew off her roof．

　　I was too 　　7　　 of getting caught to go to the old lady’s．　　8　　, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been 　　9　　, I started to feel guilty(内疚的)for her bad luck．She still 　　10　　 me with a smile each day when I passed her house, 　　11　　 I was no longer to act comfortably．

　　I 　　12　　 my mind that I would cover the cost of her 　　13　　．I put seven dollars in a(an)　　14　　 with a note explaining that I was 　　15　　 and hoped that the money would cover the cost of 　　16　　 it．I waited until it was 　　17　　 quietly slipped the envelope under the door．

　　The next day, I met the old lady and was able to 　　18　　 the warm smile that I was receiving from her．She gave me a bag of cookies．I thanked her and left．When I was eating the cookies, I felt an envelope and 　　19　　 it out of the bag．I was 　　20　　．Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “ I am proud of you．”

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　　A man hired a taxi outside the airfield．The cab had a woolen carpet with brilliant silk edges．On the glass partition(隔板)behind the driver's seat．　　1　　 a wonderful painting．Its windows were all 　　2　　．The customer was very much 　　3　　 and said to the driver, “I've never seen a nicer cab．”“Thank you for your praise, ”the driver answered 　　4　　．

　　“How did it occur to you to 　　5　　 your ca r?” asked tile customer·

“The car isn't mine．”said the driver．“It belongs to the company．I used to be a 　　6　　 of cabs．When they returned, all of them were as 　　7　　 as garbage calls with cigarette ends and 　　8　　 scattered(散乱)here and there．On the seats or door-handles could be found something 　　9　　 like chewing gum．Why so? I thought if the car itself were very clean, the passengers would　most likely be 　　10　　．and avoid littering．”

　　“When I got a 　　11　　 to be a taxi driver, I began to put my idea into 　　12　　 to tidy and decorate the car．Now 　　13　　．a new passenger get on my car, I would make a 　　14　　 and be sure it is in good order．When my car returned after a day's work, it always remains 　　15　　．”

　　When doing a thing．one makes efforts and wants to see the 　　16　　．To change others one has to make twice the 　　17　　 but get half the result．To change oneself is tile other way round－more fruit with less effort．One had better ask oneself why one makes 　　18　　 on others much more than oneself．If you take enough 　　19　　 to do as best as you can for other people's sake, your efforts will naturally 　　20　　．

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　　It has been difficult to sit on the bench most of the time, watching my team from the sideline．I always 　　1　　 why I am not good enough to be on the floor．After endless hours of work and devotion, 　　2　　 myself through drill after drill, the last thing I want is to be a cheerleader．The feeling of being 　　3　　 is sometimes too much and drives me to 　　4　　 on the spot．I often feel as though my 　　5　　 are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to 　　6　　．It is heartbreaking to be a spectator(旁观者)for the game I love, knowing that no one has enough faith to give me the chance to 　　7　　 on the floor．Tears well up, but I 　　8　　 them back．I shouldn't be so 　　9　　 over something so silly．

　　Away from the game, it’s easier to put my thoughts together, rather than letting my 　　10　　 drive my reasoning．I consider 　　11　　 I am where I am．I have played basketball my whole life．I have a strong 　　12　　 for the sport and always have．There is nothing like the 　　13　　 of playing：the swish(飕飕声)of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises(青肿)are battle wounds worn 　　14　　 after every game．

　　Even if I don' t play much, I participate in every game．I am part of a team of girls who 　　15　　 together like a family．I am there for them, 　　16　　 they are for me．

　　Should I move on? Or should I stay with my team and continue playing basketball 　　17　　 great passion just a little longer? The 　　18　　 isn't difficult when I consider the joy that being a part of a team 　　19　　 me - and not just any team, but my team．I love basketball and my teammates．When I think about that, my 　　20　　 from the bench really isn't so bad after all．

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　　International Women's Day is celebrated to recognize that peace and social progress require the active participation and equality of women, and to acknowledge the contribution of women to international peace and security．

　　For the women of the world, the Day is a(n)　　1　　 to review how far they have come in their 　　2　　 for equality, peace and development．You might think that women's equality benefits mostly women, 　　3　　 every one percent growth in female secondary schooling results in a 0.3 percent 　　4　　 in the economy．Yet girls are often 　　5　　 from receiving education in the poorest countries that would best benefit from the economic growth．　　6　　 the men and women work together to secure the rights and full potential of women, lasting 　　7　　 to the world's most serious social, economic and political problems are unlikely to be found．

　　In recent decades, much 　　8　　 has been made．On a worldwide level, women's 　　9　　 to education and proper health care has increased; their participation in paid work has 　　10　　; and legislation(立法)that promises 　　11　　 opportunities for women and respect for their human rights has been 　　12　　 in many countries．The world now has an ever-growing number of women participating in society as policy-makers．However, 　　13　　 in the world can women claim to have all the same rights and opportunities as men．The majority of the world's 1.3 billion absolute poor are 　　14　　．On average, women receive between 30 and 40 percent less pay than men earn for the same work．And everywhere, women continue to be 　　15　　 of violence, with insult and domestic violence listed as significant causes of disability and death among women of reproductive age worldwide．

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A Man Named Lawrence

　　This is an act of kindness that happened to me one Sunday morning．

　　It was at two o'clock in the morning．We just came out of a club and were trying to find our 　　1　　 back to our city．As we were trying to 　　2　　 the bus stop, a man came to us and said he would show us 　　3　　 it was．Although we were a little 　　4　　, we had no choice but follow him．He told us he was a homeless man and that his name was Lawrence．

　　When we passed some city workers 　　5　　 the streets, they sprayed(喷溅)the homeless man．Lawrence told us that they always sprayed the 　　6　　 if they were "in the way"．I didn't know why they would do that．They were human beings, 　　7　　, not cattle or objects．

　　This man had just gotten 　　8　　 in the middle of a cold night, but 　　9　　 shouting at the workers, he asked them, "How would you 　　10　　 if your father or grandfather were treated like this?" He then told us, "It's 　　11　　 use shouting at them, because they just get angry．You're better off saying something from the 　　12　　．"

　　It is 　　13　　! The world could be so different if only we put our anger 　　14　　, lowered our voices and tried to speak from our hearts．

　　He took us safely to the stop and on the way talked about everything．We 　　15　　 him and told him that we 　　16　　 have never found the place on our own．He said, "I have a son of your age, and I hope that if he were 　　17　　, someone would help him．"

　　Not only did Lawrence clear out all the fear and distrust in our hearts, he helped us find our way, in more than one ways．　　18　　, this man taught us kindness．There was 　　19　　 we could really do to repay him．The only thing I hope to do is to 　　20　　 other people out．