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Steve Jobs on life and death

　　When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it was your last, some day you'll most certainly be right．” It made an 　　1　　 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every 　　2　　 and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the 　　3　　 has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to 　　4　　 something．

　　Remembering that I'll be 　　5　　 soon is the most important tool I've ever used to help me make the big 　　6　　 in life．Because almost everything－all external expectations, all pride, all 　　7　　 of embarrassment or failure－these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is 　　8　　 important．Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to 　　9　　．You are already naked．There is no reason not to 　　10　　 your heart．

　　Your time is limited, so don't 　　11　　 it living someone else's life．Don't be 　　12　　 by dogma－which is living with the results of other people's thinking．Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice．And most importantly, have the 　　13　　 to follow your beliefs and goals．They somehow already know what you really want to 　　14　　．Everything else is 　　15　　．

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　　One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting．I was expecting a quiet 　　1　　 of the splendid artwork．

　　A young 　　2　　 viewing the paintings ahead of me 　　3　　 nonstop between themselves．I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．I admired the man's 　　4　　 for putting up with her 　　5　　 stream of words．　　6　　 by their noise, I moved on．

　　I met them several times as I moved 　　7　　 the various rooms of art．Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 　　8　　．

　　I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 　　　9　 when the couple approached the 　　10　　．Before they left, the man 　　11　　 into his pocket and pulled out a white object．He 　　12　　 it into a long stick and then 　　13　　 his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket．

　　“He's a 　　14　　 man．” the clerk at the counter said．“Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．So, as before, he and his wife come in 　　15　　 there is a new art show．”

　　“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked．“He can't see．”

　　“Can't see! You're 　　16　　．He sees a lot．More than you and I do,” the clerk said．“His wife 　　17　　 each painting so he can see it in his head．”

　　I learned something about patience, 　　18　　 and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 　　19　　 and the courage of a husband who would not 　　20　　 blindness to change his life．And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined．

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　　 “I'm too old and it's too late,” which played over and over in my mind．I was 　　1　　 and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time．　　2　　 my ambition to become a writer, I 　　3　　 my ability to succeed as one．Had I wasted years going 　　4　　 the wrong goals?

　　I was at a low point 　　5　　 the voice on the radio began 　　6　　 the story of Grandma Moses．Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who 　　7　　．Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to 　　8　　 a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering(绣花)on cloth．

　　At seventy-eight, her fingers became 　　9　　 awkward to hold a needle．　　10　　 give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 　　11　　．For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold 　　12　　 a little money．But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the 　　13　　 world－and the rest is 　　14　　．She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings, 　　15　　 her book illustrations(插图)for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!

　　　　16　　 I listened to the radio, my 　　17　　 changed．If Grandma Moses 　　18　　 begin a new career and succeed after eighty, my life still had 　　19　　 after thirty．Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I'd nearly 　　20　　．

　　It was published eight months later．

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　　One of the most common social fears is that we are not good enough．Perhaps you feel you won’t 　　1　　 others because they are more confident, successful, intelligent or attractive than you．Such thinking is misguided．The 　　2　　 of doing well is accepting yourself as you are．

　　When I was a student, I kept a diary filled with 　　3　　 memories．Some were painful memories from 　　4　　 when I felt hurt, confused, lonely and insecure．I 　　5　　 pieces of dreams and personal feelings of anger and hatred, 　　6　　 things I enjoyed such as magic shops and coin dealers．

　　Then a terrible thing happened．　　7　　 dinner one night I realized I had left my diary in the cloakroom(衣帽间)outside the campus dining hall．　　8　　 that somebody might read it and find out the truth about me, I 　　9　　 back, but it was gone．

　　Weeks passed, and eventually I gave up hope of ever finding it 　　10　　．A month later, I was 　　11　　 up my jacket in the same place when I saw my brown 　　12　　 diary, just where I’d left it．

　　　　13　　 I read through the pages and found that a 　　14　　 had written the following, “God bless you．I’m 　　15　　 like you, only I 　　16　　 keep a diary, and I’m 　　17　　 to know there are others like me．I hope things turn out well for you．”

　　Tears came to my eyes．I had never thought that any one could know my inner feelings and also 　　18　　 things just like the way I did．

　　No matter what you are like, whether you’re rich or poor, brilliant or 　　19　　, attractive or plain, there are people like you．Get rid of your fears of not being good enough, and 　　20　　 yourself as you are．

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　　Once an old villager was reading the Ramayana while sitting in a railway station waiting for the train to come．

　　A young man with 　　1　　 was standing nearby and said to the old man, "You 　　2　　 people read only the Ramayana all the time．Do you not have any other book to read? There are so many best sellers 　　3　　 these days．What is so great in the Ramayana anyway?"

　　The old man 　　4　　 to read and smiled without any reply to the young man．The 　　5　　 of the train was delayed so the young man 　　6　　 for about 30 minutes．　　7　　 his return, he saw the old man still reading the Ramayana and became really 　　8　　 and began to criticize the old man even more．

　　Soon, 　　9　　, the train arrived．Everyone, 　　10　　．rushed in to get a seat(as one must do in India)．It 　　11　　 that the old man and young man were seated next to each other in train too．And…the old man continued to read the Ramayana．

　　　　12　　 the young man realized that his wife was missing! He looked for the emergency-chain to stop 　　13　　 and shouted anxiously, "My wife! Where is she? I think she has been 　　14　　 on the platform!" The old man said to him calmly, "　　15　　 you had read the Ramayana, you would never have 　　16　　 this mistake．"

　　"　　17　　?" said the young man．

　　The old man explained："It is said in the Ramayana that when Ram Chandra, Sita and Lakshmana were standing on the 　　18　　 of the Ganga and the boat man came with the boat．Ram Chandra asked Sita to get in the boat first and only then did he get in the boat himself! So why are you 　　19　　 me what is said in the Ramayana when you do not 　　20　　 know enough to take care of your own wife and see that she gets onto train first? You see, the Ramayana tells you even this!"

　　True enough, any time you are confused and cannot decide what your duty is, just read the Ramayana and you will find the answers to all your doubts! Treat with respect all things held sacred to others, whether you understand these things or not．

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　　Our family finally managed to get together, but in a few days we scattered again to the ends of the earth ,and I will begin my new job in a new city．My family has never been 　　1　　 in this way．When I think about the 　　2　　 future, my heart felt grayish．

　　When I 　　3　　 in the morning, it was raining outside and the sky was as 　　4　　 as my mood．My daughter 　　5　　 the new skirt that her uncle bought and she flew around the departure hall in the 　　6　　 and drew a small and beautiful picture in the dim crowd．

　　The airplane had a good 　　7　　 of newspapers, magazines, television programs, food and drinks．The meal even 　　8　　 a serving of Haagen-Dazs ice cream．This small present brightened me up 　　9　　．The gentle smile of the stewardess(空姐)was as beautiful as the 　　10　　 after the rain．

　　When I 　　11　　 the airplane, the language that entered my 　　12　　 was completely different from what I was 　　13　　 three hours ago．Although the street lights were as 　　14　　 as Allentown's, the different clothes and expressions of the people 　　15　　 me that I am in a new world．I stood in the busy streets like Alice 　　16　　 the world in a fairy tale．My heart was 　　17　　 with puzzlement about the indefinite future and longing for the new life．When I 　　18　　 being able to do what I like once more ,that I will make new 　　19　　 and that I can enjoy the fun of exploration, I could not 　　20　　 to think about starting my new life．

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　　One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting．I was expecting a quiet 　　1　　 of the splendid artwork．

　　A young 　　2　　 viewing the paintings ahead of me 　　3　　 nonstop between themselves．I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．I admired the man's 　　4　　 for putting up with her 　　5　　 stream of words．　　6　　 by their noise, I moved on．

　　I met them several times as I moved 　　7　　 the various rooms of art．Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 　　8　　．

　　I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 　　9　　 when the couple approached the 　　10　　．Before they left, the man 　　11　　 into his pocket and pulled out a white object．He 　　12　　 it into a long stick and then 　　13　　 his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket．

　　“He's a 　　14　　 man．” the clerk at the counter said．“Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．So, as before, he and his wife come in 　　15　　 there is a new art show．”

　　“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked．“He can't see．”

　　“Can't see! You're 　　16　　．He sees a lot．More than you and I do,” the clerk said．“His wife 　　17　　 each painting so he can see it in his head．”

　　I learned something about patience, 　　18　　 and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 　　19　　 and the courage of a husband who would not 　　20　　 blindness to change his life．And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined．

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　　Mobile phones are everywhere．It seems that no one can 　　1　　 without one．Mobile phones are a great way to stay 　　2　　 with friends and family．　　3　　 it is important to remember that there are certain 　　4　　 when you should not be using your phone, the most important of these being during 　　5　　．

　　There is no reason 　　6　　 you should feel the need to have your mobile phone during class．Aren't you at school to 　　7　　．If you are in class, you should not be 　　8　　 your friends text messages or taking phone calls．

　　In America students would never be 　　9　　 to use their mobile phones during class．If you were to send or 　　10　　 a text message you would probably be kicked out of class．It is OK to have your mobile phone with you, you just need to remember to turn it 　　11　　．It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and 　　12　　 during class．

　　As a teacher in China, I have to deal with students 　　13　　 mobile phones everyday．I have told my class to turn off their phones, 　　14　　 many students do not listen．The desire to be connected all the time seems to be 　　15　　 than the desire to learn．

　　It's easy to understand why it is so tempting(诱惑人的)to have your phone on during class．It seems so 　　16　　 to just send a short text message; it's not 　　17　　 anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting yourself when you do this．Sending a text message also 　　18　　 your attention away from what's 　　19　　 in class, you may miss 　　20　　 important．The next time you think about sending a message in class you should think again．

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　　I climbed the stairs slowly, carrying a big suitcase, my father following with two more．By the time I got to the third floor, I was tired and at the same time felling lonely．Worse still, Dad 　　1　　 a step and fell, sending my new suitcases 　　2　　 down the stairs．“Damn !” he screamed, his face turning red．I knew 　　3　　 was ahead．Whenever Dad's face turns red, 　　4　　．

　　　　How could I ever 　　5　　 him to finish unloading the car 　　6　　 screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls, girls I would have to spend the 　　7　　 of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出), as Dad walked with difficulty close behind．I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n)　　8　　 start．

　　“　　9　　 the room, quickly,” I thought．“Get him into a chair and calmed down．” But then again, would there be a chair in Room316? Or would it be a(n)　　10　　 room?

　　　　11　　 I turned the key in the lock and 　　12　　 the door open, with Dad 　　13　　 complaining(抱怨)about a hurting knee or something．I put my head in, expecting the 　　14　　．But to my 　　15　　, the room wasn't empty at all! It had furniture, curtains, a TV, and seven paintings on the walls．

　　And there on a well-made bed sat Amy, my new 　　16　　, dressed neatly, Greeting me with a nod, she said in a soft voice, “Hi, you must be Cori．” Then, she 　　17　　 the music and looked over at Dad, “And of course, you're Mr．Faber,” she said 　　18　　．“Would you like a glass of iced tea?” Dad's face turned decidedly 　　19　　 before he could bring out a “yes．”

　　I knew then that Amy and I would be 　　20　　 and my first year of college would be a success．

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　　I'll never forget May 12．2008．We were having classes at Beichuan．Middle School, Sichuan Province, when a huge 　　1　　 hit the area．

　　At about 2∶28 pm, our 　　2　　, Mr．Wang, was teaching us singing on the fourth floor of the Teaching Building．　　3　　 we felt the building shaking violently．It was an earthquake! Our building starting to 　　4　　．It was too late to rush out to the 　　5　　．We were told to hide under the desks．　　6　　 later, the whole building fell down．We were 　　7　　 and couldn't move a little at all．No one could really imagine at that split second, how much pain we had 　　8　　 or how desperate(绝望)we felt as we waited to be 　　9　　．I heard Mr Wang calling our names again and again…

　　Hours later, some people came to rescue and 　　10　　 of us were saved luckily．

　　Later, I 　　11　　 this huge earthquake scaled 8.0 magnitude．It hit several provinces including Sichuan, Gansu and Shanxi．So far it has 　　12　　 more than 80,000 and injured 360,000．My hometown－Beichuan was 　　13　　 the worst-hit areas．Our school, which was 　　14　　 filled with vigor(活力)and laughter, was a dead valley．

　　World after such a(n)　　15　　 could appear nothing but empty and pointless．So many people's lives were taken away, so much 　　16　　 was done and the whole city was 　　17　　．Beichuan has become a history．

　　Now, some of my classmates and I were 　　18　　 to study in a middle school in Jiangsu Province．I still 　　19　　 dreaming and still strive for a better future：to make our homes beautiful yet 　　20　　．

　　May victims rest in peace．May survivors live to be stronger．

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