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Dash of Hope

　　"Dash" is a symbol which represents every day we've spent alive on earth．Therefore, how you spend your "dash" is important．

　　Recently I 　　1　　 about a little girl named Hope．After learning more about her life, I couldn't help but feel it was not by 　　2　　, nor happenstance(意外事件), that she had been named "Hope"．The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 　　3　　 in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others．　　4　　 I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had．It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special．

　　Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 　　5　　 a "wish" in early December 2010 by the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation after being 　　6　　 that she had a rare type of bone cancer．However, when she found out that more than 150 　　7　　 in her area were waiting for their wishes to be achieved, she unselfishly used her wish to 　　8　　 that those children have their wishes granted．She also asked that it be done 　　9　　 January 16, 2011．Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her 　　10　　 request could not be granted as the funds were simply 　　11　　．They calculated that they would need to raise more than one 　　12　　 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish．　　13　　, but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring 　　14　　 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 　　15　　 as well．Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 　　16　　 the story of this caring young girl who had 　　17　　 the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged．Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 　　18　　 money to help make Hope's dream come true．

　　Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only 　　19　　, but spiritually and emotionally as well．At the gathering to celebrate her life, "A Celebration of Hope" on January 16, 2011, the 　　20　　 was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars．Her wish had been granted!

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　　A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth－a dead animal of some sort．Taking a closer look, he was surprised to 　　1　　 it as the bunny that 　　2　　 Mary, the young daughter of the family next door．My friend felt 　　3　　, believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny．

　　My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan．　　4　　 from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a 　　5　　 mess, he put it in the kitchen sink．With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to 　　6　　 the dead bunny as best he could．Then he took a hair dryer and blow-dried the bunny 　　7　　 it looked pretty good．

　　Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it 　　8　　 in the cage．He managed to make the bunny look very 　　9　　 there in his little box．

　　The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people 　　10　　 around the rabbit hutch．Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing．My friend 　　11　　 to go over and act like any normal 　　12　　 neighbor and find out what was going on．

　　When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a(n)　　13　　 thing! Mary’s bunny 　　14　　 a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there…”

　　Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters 　　15　　．

　　When we get caught doing something 　　16　　, for example, we may 　　17　　 to cover it up with a lie．But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is 　　18　　 what we expected．We 　　19　　 looking foolish．We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the 　　20　　．What do you think of it?

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　　About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman 　　1　　 and sat across the aisle(过道)from me．I noticed her for two reasons．She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her 　　2　　．I teased her by asking if she had a 　　3　　 for the bear．

　　She laughed and said no．

　　About halfway through the flight she 　　4　　 over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab(康复治疗)．She 　　5　　 to share her life story with me．She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub．That 　　6　　 had led her down a dark 　　7　　 to drugs and alcohol．As I listened to her story, I was 　　8　　 at all she had gone through．I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to 　　9　　 it．At the end of the 　　10　　, she thanked me for listening to her．

　　A few years later, I got a 　　11　　 in the mail saying, “Wow, it’s been five years since we met on that plane．It is 　　12　　 how you touched my life．” She went on to tell me that she had 　　13　　 to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station．She felt she had achieved things she could not have 　　14　　 that day on the plane．We agreed to set up a time to get 　　15　　．

　　When I saw her, she was 　　16　　 the attractive young woman I remembered．She told me that that little 　　17　　 we had had turned her life around．She had got on the plane 　　18　　 anything would work in her life, and my affirmation of her as a person and of her 　　19　　 had given her the last bit of 　　20　　 she needed to work through her problems．

　　The young woman taught me it’s never too late to make a new start in life．

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　　A feeling of excitement overcame me as I looked around the stadium．

　　At 5∶30 pm, two hours before game time, I walked into the locker room(更衣室)．My 　　1　　 of school, music and what I planned to do on Saturday night were 　　2　　 with the simple aim to beat the football team across the field from us tonight．

　　Approaching my locker(衣物柜), I noticed my teammates 　　3　　．Some rested on benches, staring up at the ceiling 　　4　　 it were a film of the opposing team’s play．Some seemed a bit more 　　5　　, using the time to tell jokes．A few stared at the field, 　　6　　 what will happen in 120 minutes．

　　Our coach, Tony Severino, came out of his office at 6 o’clock．He told the team how 　　7　　 this game was for the season, between two of the state’s top teams－my school and our opposing team, Liberty High School．His words gave the team impulse(冲动)it needed to 　　8　　．

　　At 7∶10 pm, warm－ups finished, we went over the game 　　9　　 and discussed what we needed to do for the next three hours．The sound of the national anthem(国歌)　　10　　 that we were only minutes from the action．Our coach usually made a final 　　11　　．But tonight was different．On this clear night he 　　12　　 looked around the room at all the players and shouted, “Let’s go and get them．” Even 　　13　　 the “get” came out of his mouth, we were already 　　14　　 our way out of the door．

　　Outside, a few young fans reached to touch our hands, eager to be a 　　15　　 of our school’s winning tradition．When I smiled and 　　16　　 my hand, the young faces lit up as if they had just met Superman．

　　Seconds later, the team ran onto the 　　17　　, moving as a mass of blue, in front of a packed stadium．We enjoyed a noisy 　　18　　 from fans and the fight song played by our school band．Breathing in the 　　19　　 of one of the biggest game of the year, I felt we were sure to win．I told myself, “This was what it was all about” and 　　20　　 that it was for moments like this that I loved high school football．

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　　Britain is very fortunate in its system of public lending-libraries．These libraries have a 　　1　　 of some 115 million books．And about one-third of the population are 　　2　　 of public libraries．This lending and reference library service is, with some limitation, free．

　　Public libraries not only lend books, music scores(乐谱)and records, but also supply special libraries to 　　3　　, among children, patients in hospital and prisoners, and they 　　4　　 in many kinds of extra activities, 　　5　　 reading, lectures, film shows, music circles and cooperation in adult education．

　　The greatest and most famous library in Britain is 　　6　　 the British Museum, which 　　7　　 over six million books．A copy of every book, magazine, newspaper, etc．　　8　　 in Great Britain must be sent to the British Museum．The reading room of the Museum is famous for the 　　9　　 of scholars and 　　10　　 people who have students in it．The British Museum Library is not, by the way, a lending library．

　　The second 　　11　　 in Britain is the Bodleian Library at Oxford．The National Library of Scotland, Cambridge University Library, and the National Library of Wales are also famous and may 　　12　　 a copy of every new 　　13　　 issued in Britain．There is also a National Library for the blind, 　　14　　 over 300,000 books in a specially 　　15　　 type．

　　As a child, I was very shy．I wanted to be successful, but lacked 　　1　　．When I discovered climbing, I found something I was good at．I began to be 　　2　　 by my friends and this gave me the desire to climb 　　3　　 and higher mountains．I found that nothing was impossible if I could find the 　　4　　 to try to achieve my goals．?

　　Both personal 　　5　　 and teamwork are important when you climb．You need to rely on the 　　6　　 of your team and share in the achievement．But personal determination to keep going despite any difficulty is very helpful to team success．?

　　My greatest achievement in climbing was being the first ever to reach the top of the 5,000 -foot Troll Wall in Norway, which has the highest and most vertical(垂直的)rock face in Europe．A stone 　　7　　 from the top of the mountain will 　　8　　 nothing until it lands on the valley floor one mile below．So it was very 　　9　　．?

　　Before our climb, the experts in Europe had said it was 　　10　　 to climb the Troll Wall．But with three companions, I decided to 　　11　　．It took ten days to make the climb and we 　　12　　 on ledges(岩石架)no more than a foot wide when we were tired．　　13　　, we succeeded．

　　Afterwards, I said to myself, “If I can do that, I can do anything．” Some years later, I climbed up Mount Everest－the highest mountain in the world．

　　Adventure to me is not just 　　14　　 a rope along the side of a mountain, but is one field where adventurous people can often 　　15　　 themselves．If we look at every day as an adventure, we can test ourselves and continue to grow throughout our life．That is the final adventure．

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　　Once upon a time there was an old farmer, whose horse was almost as old as him．One morning he, as well as his son went to a market 　　1　　 the horse before it died．Father and son walked, 　　2　　 the farmer did not want the horse to be 　　3　　．

　　They met two men on the road, 　　4　　 said：“Why are you walking? You have a horse．It’s a long way to market．” The farmer knew that this was 　　5　　, so he rode on the horse 　　6　　 his son walked．

　　Then two old ladies saw them．“What are you doing up there? Can’t you 　　7　　 how tired your boy is?” so the farmer got down, and his son rode 　　8　　．

　　　　9　　, three old men stopped them．One said：“Why are you walking? 　　10　　．It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today．” So the farmer got up 　　11　　 his son, and they rode on．

　　　　12　　, a young woman passed them．“Why aren’t you walking?” she asked．“It isn’t 　　13　　 to market．Give your poor old horse a rest．”

　　There is no doubt that they got down 　　14　　．

　　From the story above, you can find it difficult to please 　　15　　 the people all the time．

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　　Mr．Dawson was an old bad-tempered man, and everyone in town knew it．Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick apples, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun．

One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was walking out with her friend Amy．They had to 　　1　　 Dawson’s house, but as they got 　　2　　, Janet saw him sitting on his front porch and suggested they cross over the street．Like most, she was 　　3　　 of the old man．

　　Amy said, “Don’t 　　4　　．” When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his 　　5　　 frown(皱眉), but when he saw it was Amy, he gave a broad 　　6　　．

　　Amy smiled back and told him that they were going to listen to music．Dawson told them that sounded 　　7　　 and gave them each a(an)　　8　　．

　　Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he’s the 　　9　　 man in town．　　10　　 was he so nice to us? ”

　　Amy explained that when she 　　11　　 started walking past his house, he wasn’t very 　　12　　, either, but she pretended he was wearing a(an)　　13　　 smile, so she always smiled．It really took some time 　　14　　 he one day half-smiled back．

　　After a while, he started smiling a real smile and then 　　15　　 to her．She said he always 　　16　　 her an apple now, and was always very kind．

　　In our everyday life we are always very busy doing a lot of things and trying to accomplish so much．It’s so 　　17　　 to forget that we can bring 　　18　　 to ourselves and others．Giving a smile takes so little 　　19　　, but few people are aware of that．Please do remember after a while most people can’t 　　20　　 our sunniness at all．

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　　Night after night, as was often the case, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead．

　　I don't remember when it first started 　　1　　 me．But it did．Finally one night, I shouted out as her, "Don't do that any more - your hands are too 　　2　　!" She didn't say anything in reply．But never again did my mother 　　3　　 my day with that familiar 　　4　　 of her love．

　　With the years passing, my thoughts 　　5　　 to that night, when I missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight 　　6　　 on my forehead．Sometimes the incident seemed very 　　7　　, while sometimes far away．But always it was hidden in the back of my 　　8　　．Now Mom is in her seventies, and those hands that I 　　9　　 thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 　　10　　．And now my own children are grown and gone．One thanksgiving Eve, 　　11　　 I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a 　　12　　 hand hesitantly ran across my face to 　　13　　 the hair from my forehead．Then a kiss, ever so 　　14　　, touched my brow．

　　In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night and my young voice 　　15　　．"Don't do that any more - your hands are too rough!" 　　16　　, I caught Mom's hand in hand, saying how 　　17　　 I was for that night．I thought she'd remember, as I did．But Mom didn't know 　　18　　 I was talking about．She had forgotten, and forgiven long ago．

　　That night, I fell asleep with a new 　　19　　 for my gentle mother and her caring hands．And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 　　20　　 to be found．

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　　“All men are created equal” is one idea that nearly every American would agree upon．　　1　　 they sometimes betray the idea in their daily lives, they have a deep faith 　2　　 in some fundamental way no one is born superior to anyone else．

　　In the early years of American history, because titles of nobility(贵族)were forbidden, no 　　3　　 class system developed in the United States．Firmly believing that being born into a lower class would not 　　4　　 them from success and they would have a better chance in America, thousands of immigrants 　5　　 to leave the European societies, where their 　　6　　 in life was determined 　　7　　 by the social class into which they were born．It was because the dreams of many of there immigrants were 　　8　　 in their new country, though there might be 　　6　　 in some situations, that Americans came to believe in equality of opportunity．

　　Americans do not mean that everyone should be 　　10　　 equal when they say they believe in equality of opportunity．　　11　　, they do mean that each person should have an equal chance for success．Abraham Lincoln once said, “We wish to 　　12　　 the humblest(最微贱的)man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else．When one starts poor, free society is 　　13　　 that he knows he can 　　14　　 his condition．”

　　However, competition is the price to be 　　15　　 for his equality of opportunity．Americans match their energy and intelligence against that of others in a competitive contest for success, because they believe competition 　　16　　 the best in any person．Indeed, the pressure of competition causes an American to be 　　17　　, but it also places a constant emotional stress on him．In fact, in a society that gives so much 　　18　　 to those “winners”, 　　19　　 does not compete successfully for whatever reason never 　　20　　 into it as well as those who do．