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　　When high school started, Becky and I became best friends．We 　　1　　 many interests and quickly became inseparable．When high school ended, we both cried 　　2　　 we would attend different colleges in the fall．

　　Our first term of university life was 　　3　　．We had a telephone bill and our e-mails were incredibly long．In the second term I found some new friends with whom I felt very 　　4　　．These were friends with whom I could be myself and 　　5　　 out my feelings．I was eager to share my new friends with Becky．

　　When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited．She 　　6　　 a toy bear to me as a present and told me about her college life．However, something unexpected happened when I 　　7　　 her to my new friends．Her eyes grew dark and I could see the 　　8　　 within them．My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed 　　9　　 to accept it．I didn’t understand 　　10　　 the people I love most couldn’t love each other．

　　Becky 　　11　　．I knew she was not happy．I thought long about what happened．After many unanswered questions, I understood that she was 　　12　　．She saw me with my new friends and 　　13　　 that we no longer shared the same experiences．She saw all the fun I was having 　　14　　 her and wished she could a part of it．She wished she could be in their position．

　　I wrote a letter to Becky 　　15　　 she’s always my best friend．I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life’s greatest 　1　6　　．Becky wrote me back soon．She was in 　　17　　 and felt sorry about what she had done．

　　I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it．　　18　　 can influence our friendship and change the experiences we’ve shared．We are now walking on two different paths of 　　19　　．While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are always there, 　　20　　 to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart．

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　　“You will never walk again．You will have to use a wheelchair．” I heard his 　　1　　 fall heavily on my ears, numbing my soul．If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then．

　　The car accident has left me unconscious．When 　　2　　, I found both legs in casts(石膏)．While I had other serious injuries, my 　　3　　 were my first concern．Working as a special needs teacher and busy and active by nature, I couldn’t imagine being 　　4　　 in a wheelchair．

　　Lying in my bed, I wondered how I 　　5　　 give my ten-year-old son hope that mom would 　　6　　．He’d been cheerful on every visit, but I saw 　　7　　 in his eyes．He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever．Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when misfortune 　　8　　．

　　It didn’t take me long to become 　　9　　 with my limited movements and even with the pace the doctors were willing to go with me．I was determined to learn everything they showed me．

　　Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn’t be 　　10　　 or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor, 　　11　　 on to the bed rail(床栏杆)for　life, and slowly putting my weight 　　12　　 my feet．After several weeks of such difficult 　　13　　, my strength and confidence continued to 　　14　　．

　　It came the time to share my accomplishments with the person most 　　15　　 to me．One night, when I heard my son greet the nurses at the station, I 　　16　　 myself up．As he opened the door, I took a few small steps．　　17　　, he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed．All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle 　　18　　 as I heard the words I had longed to hear, “Mommy, you can walk!”

　　I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick．I am able to take public transportation to shop and visit friends．My life has been blessed with many 　　19　　 of which I am proud．But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy 　　20　　 by those four little words of my son．

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　　It was her giggling that drew my attention．Note taking really wasn't all that funny．

　　Walking over to the offender, I asked for the 　　1　　．Frozen, she refused to give it to me．I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 　　2　　 between teacher and student．When she finally 　　3　　 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn't draw it”．

　　It was a hand-drawn 　　4　　 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I'm stupid” coming out of my mouth．I managed to fold it up calmly．My mind, 　　5　　, was working angrily as I struggled not to 　　6　　．

　　I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture．It would do them some 　　7　　 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!

　　Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 　　8　　．

　　When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture．They were all silent as I told them how 　　9　　 this was for me．I told them there must be a reason 　　10　　 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me．Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom．

　　As I 　　11　　 the notes later, many of them said something like, “I've got nothing against you,” or “I'm sorry you were hurt．” Some kids said, “We're 　　12　　 of you．” But two notes, from the girls who I 　　13　　 were behind the picture, had a list of issues．I was too 　　14　　, too strict…

　　Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 　　15　　 my students, I had begun commanding them to 　　16　　．Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 　　17　　 driving them away．

　　I had some apologizing to do．But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card．The one 　　18　　 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke．The one from the girls asked for 　　19　　．

　　This was a lesson for both the kids and me．Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 　　20　　．

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　　A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit(深坑)．All the other frogs 　　1　　 the pit．When they saw how 　　2　　 the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might be 　　3　　．

　　The two frogs 　　4　　 what the other frogs were saying and 　　5　　 to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical strength．The other frogs 　　6　　 telling them to stop．Finally, one of the frogs 　　7　　 the comments, seriously considering them, and gave up．He 　　8　　 down and died．

　　The other frog continued to jump as 　　9　　 as he could．Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the 　　10　　 and just die．He jumped even harder and finally 　　11　　 it out．When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not 　　12　　 us?” The frog explained to them that he was 　　13　　．He thought they were 　　14　　 him the whole time．

　　This story teaches two lessons：① There is power of life and death in the 　　15　　．An encouraging word to someone who is 　　16　　 can lift them up and help them make it through the day．② A destructive word to someone who is down can be 　　17　　 it takes to kill them．Be 　　18　　 of what you say．Speak life to those who cross your path．

　　The 　　19　　 of words is great．It is sometimes hard to understand 　　20　　 an encouraging word can go such a long way．Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times．

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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 looked down at him．My first thought was he must need 　　3　　 while doing his homework 　　4　　 he was trying to prepare me for some 　　5　　．Finally, I asked, “What was that all about?” “　　6　　,” he said．“My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say．It’s an experiment．”

　　The next day I 　　7　　 his teacher at my office to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had responded(反应)．“Most of the fathers had the same reaction as you did, ” the teacher said．“When I first 　　8　　 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 　　9　　 is,” the teacher explained, “feeling 　　10　　 is an important part of 　　11　　．It’s something all human beings 　　12　　．What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too 　　13　　 that we don’t express those feelings．A boy should be 　　14　　 to tell his dad that he loves him．” The teacher, a middle – aged man, understands how difficult it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say．

　　When my son came to me 　　15　　, I held on to him for an extra second．And just 　　16　　 he pulled away, I said in my deepest voice, “Hey, I love you．” I didn’t know if saying that would make 　　17　　 of us healthier, but we did feel pretty 　　18　　．Maybe 　　19　　 time when one of my children says “ I love you”, it would not take me a whole 　　20　　 to think of the right answer．

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　　Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week．March 22 was World Water Day and 　　1　　 the theme “Water for Life”．

　　There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 　　2　　 drinking water．The United Nations 　　3　　 to cut this number in half by 2015．

　　Solving such a big problem seems like a(n)　　4　　 challenge．But everyone, 　　5　　 teenagers, can do something to help．A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 　　6　　 of her age around the world．

　　Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work－　　7　　 discarded(废弃的)batteries(电池)which pollute water．

　　In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio．There she saw an exhibit about how 　　8　　 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie．

　　Haggerty learnt that 　　9　　 the batteries was an easy solution．“I think everybody can do it, because everyone 　　10　　 batteries, and it can make a big difference．” With these words, she began to 　　11　　 awareness in her area．

　　She 　　12　　 her county government and school board．She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 　　13　　 the public library, hospital, and churches．With help from her family, friends and local waste-management 　　14　　, she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n)　　15　　 video．

　　Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 　　16　　 progress．

　　When asked 　　17　　 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite 　　18　　．“Not really．Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”

　　Every year the Gloria Barron Prize 　　19　　 young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 　　20　　 the public and the planet．Each year ten winners receive US ＄ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work．

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　　John wanted a bike．He had asked his parents for the 　　1　　 and they said he must earn it．But 　　2　　? He thought about this as he walked home．　　3　　 many people wanted to ask boys to work for them．Maybe he could 　　4　　 away snow for the neighbors．But this was 　　5　　．He’d have to wait a long time for that．He couldn’t cut grass for this garden because he had no 　　6　　 to do the work 　　7　　．

　　Then he 　　8　　 one of his classmates, Dick, delivering newspapers．“ I could 　　9　　 that,” he thought．“ Maybe I could even get the bike 　　10　　 away．I could pay for it a little each week．” He ran to 　　11　　 up with Dick．John asked a lot of 　　12　　 about having a paper 　　13　　．He learned that it was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week．He learned that the job 　　14　　 about three hours each 　　15　　．Dick gave him the phone number of this newspaper manager．

　　John 　　16　　 flew home．After he had explained his 　　17　　, his mother smiled．“I think it’s a great 　　18　　,” she said．“I’ll call the newspaper．”

　　“Wait, Mom,” John said．“I’ll call．　　19　　, I’m going to be a 　　20　　 now．”

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　　The purpose of a letter of application is to help you to “sell” yourself．It should state 　　1　　 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 　　2　　．It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 　　3　　 out any necessary fact．

　　In writing a letter of application, keep in 　　4　　 that the things a possible employer is most 　　5　　 to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims．The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part．　　6　　 the first few sentences fail to 　　7　　 the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be 　　8　　 at all．Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 　　9　　 your own needs or desires．For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your 　　10　　 in today’s paper．” you might say “I have made a careful 　　11　　 of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 　　12　　 your product and why they like it．”

　　Try to 　　13　　 generalities．Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 　　14　　．College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I 　　15　　 in a letter? Employers want experience, which, naturally, no 　　16　　 has．” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 　　17　　．

　　It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter．　　18　　 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect．An excellent 　　19　　 is to enclose(内附)a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter．That makes it 　　20　　 for a possible employer to get in touch with you．

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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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　　Yesterday I was heading to my writing group with a book to read on the journey．While waiting for the 　　1　　, I searched in my pockets for something to 　　2　　 as a bookmark(书签)．All I had was a couple of ten-pound notes, so I 　　3　　 folded one and slipped it between the pages．

　　Sitting on the bus I 　　4　　 to take the book out to read, 　　5　　 I was distracted(使分心)by a young woman 　　6　　 on her cell phone behind me．She was talking to her younger 　　7　　．She wanted to know where he was, why he had lied to 　　8　　 mother again．She asked him 　　9　　 he knew their mum had broken down in tears because of him．

　　She let him 　　10　　 exactly what she thought of him but I could tell there was 　　11　　 under all the disappointment．She tried so hard to get this boy to come to see his 　　12　　, but I got the impression that she was 　　13　　 a losing battle．

　　I never looked around．I just stared at my 　　14　　 and the ten-pound note sticking out of it．When she 　　15　　 the bus, I got off behind her．I asked her to take the 　　16　　 and buy her mum a box of chocolates or a bunch of flowers．“To tell your mum that being a mother is the 　　17　　 and most important job in the world．”I said．

　　As I turned away I heard her 　　18　　 say, “That's really nice of you!” 　　19　　, I wondered if in some way I was saying a thank you to my own mum by doing this．But most of all I 　　20　　 I had raised a smile on the face of a mother suffering for her child．

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