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　　My dad works for a food organization that travels to rural areas to offer food, medical assistance as well as entertainment．Recently I went with him to one of their working places．I was there simply to give people 　　1　　, hand them a flyer(传单)and send them on their way．It was hot and tiring, and I wasn't having much 　　2　　．Honestly, I didn't really 　　3　　, and ended up doing it halfheartedly．

　　Then I saw two girls who had the same 　　4　　 I did, but were 　　5　　 and happy．They 　　6　　 to people who looked lost and asked them if they needed help, 　　7　　 waiting for people to find them．An elderly woman wobbled over(晃悠)to one while the other 　　8　　 a foul-smelling man with rags over his sickly body．I saw the first girl talking 　　9　　 to the old woman and then smile as she gave her a warming 　　10　　．Meanwhile the second girl said, “Hello, sir．Is there something I can help you with today?” Sir? SIR!! She spoke to this man 　　11　　 he were important! It seemed 　　12　　．Was I hearing her correctly? Why would she 　　13　　 a beggar from the street as though he was an officer in the army?

　　She showed compassion(怜悯)．Because she 　　14　　 this man and wanted him to 　　15　　 loved and important, she showed respect．He 　　16　　 his chin just a little when she called him “Sir．” 　　17　　 his shoulders back, he felt her reaching out to him in that simple phrase, and his tired, wrinkled face 　　18　　 brightly．

　　I stood in awe．Never in my life had I seen a moment that 　　19　　 such care and love．Yes, this is what compassion is all about．

　　Taking time to show compassion in my life has made a 　　20　　 in my character and who I am．Holding it, I open every room to let the sunshine flow in．

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　　Forty-three years ago, I was a twelve-year-old boy in Marinette．An old lady was a 　　1　　 on my Paper route．On a Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were mindlessly throwing 　　2　　 onto the roof of the old lady's house from the bushes．The 　　3　　 of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles(飞弹)as they 　　4　　 to the roof's edge and shot out into the yard like comets(彗星)．

　　I found a perfectly smooth rock and 　　5　　 it for a(n)ride．The stone was too smooth, however, so it 　　6　　 from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a window．We were so 　　7　　 of getting caught that we took off 　　8　　 than any of our missiles that flew off her roof．

　　However ,a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been 　　9　　, I started to feel guilty for her misfortune．She still 　　10　　 me with a smile each day when I gave her the paper．'

　　I made up my mind that I would 　　11　　 my Paper delivery money．Three weeks later, I had 7 dollars and put the money in an envelope with a note 　　12　　 that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the money would cover the cost for 　　13　　 it．

　　I waited until it was 　　14　　, sneaked up to the lady's house, and put the envelope by the door．The next day, I handed the lady her paper and returned the warm 　　15　　 which I was receiving from her．She 　　16　　 me for the paper and gave me a bag, saying, “ Here, I have some cookies for you．” I thanked her and 　　17　　 to eat the cookies as I continued my route．

　　After several cookies, I felt a(n)　　18　　 and pulled it out of the bag．When I 　　9　　 it, 1 was shocked．Inside was the seven dollars and a short note, saying, “I'm 　　10　　 of you．”

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　　I'm simple when it comes to clothes．I never wear skirts or shorts which end above my knees．That is my 　　1　　．

　　The other day, I went shopping with my mother．At a shop, I saw a fashionable　　　2　　, too short to cover the knees, specially designed for young girls．It looked like something one of those 　　3　　 schoolgirls would wear．

　　The skirt cost ＄10．I 　　4　　 my purse, and I had enough money．I 　　5　　 walking into school and my friends' jaw dropping．Boys would ask me out, and it would make me 　　6　　．Then I showed it to my mother．She got very 　　7　　 but said it was my decision．I could buy it－no, I should buy it．

　　So, I went into the 　　8　　 room to try it on．I was so sure that the skirt would 　　9　　 me, somehow making me not what I was 　　10　　 what I wished to be．I took my jeans off and put he skirt on．I looked in the 　　11　　．There I was－a funny girl in a superman T-shirt and sports shoes．My glasses fogged(变得模糊)up as I started to 　　12　　．

　　The skirt did not change me anyway．　　13　　 it fit well and might make me look 　　14　　 in the eyes of today's world, it was not me．I am not a girl who 　　15　　 cool clothes just to fit in．

　　I took the skirt off and 　　16　　 my own jeans．My mom knocked on the 　　17　　．“Emily, are you okay?” she asked．

　　I 　　18　　 my tears away and said, “I'm fine．” When I looked in the mirror 　　19　　, I saw a beautiful slim girl with old-fashioned glasses and a ponytail(马尾辫)．I knew for sure it was the 　　20　　 me．

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　　I noticed a small boy, ragged but clean, hungrily looking at a basket of freshly picked green peas when I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes．

　　I paid for my potatoes and went to see the fresh green peas．I couldn't help overhearing the 　　1　　 between Mr．Miller, the store owner, and the 　　2　　 looking boy．

　　“Hello, Barry, how are you today?”

　　“Fine, thank you, Mr．Miller．I'm just 　　3　　 the peas．They look good．”

　　“Anything I can help you with?”

　　“No, Sir．I'm just admiring these peas．”

　　“Would you like to take some home?”

　　“No, sir．I've got 　　4　　 to pay for them with．”

　　“Well, what have you to 　　5　　 me for some of those peas?”

　　“All I get is my marble(弹子)here．”

　　“I 　　6　　 see that．Hmm, the only thing is that this one is blue and I like red．Do you have a red one at home?”

　　“Not 　　7　　 but almost．” Take this sack of peas home with you and let me look at that red marble 　　8　　 you come back．”

　　Mrs．Miller who had been standing nearby, came over to help me and told me, “There are 　　9　　 other boys like Barry in our community, and all three are very 　　10　　．My husband just loves to trade them for peas ,apples, tomatoes, or 　　11　　．When they come back with their 　　12　　 marbles, he decides he doesn't like red 　　13　　 and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one．”

　　Several years later, Mr．Miller died．At the 　　14　　 I saw three young men with very professional looking．Each young man placed his own 　　15　　 hand over the cold pale hand in the coffin(棺材), 　　16　　 their eyes．

　　“Those three young men were the boys．They just told me how they 　　17　　 the things Jim 'traded' them．Now, at last, they came to pay their 　　18　　, ”said Mrs．Miller．

　　With loving 　　19　　, Mrs．Miller lifted the lifeless fingers of her husband．Resting underneath were three shining red 　　20　　．

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　　Bill White's father is a lawyer．In his 　　1　　 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 　　2　　 of animals．

　　For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 　　3　　．But his father didn't take Bill along with him 　　4　　 he was fifteen．

　　He and Bill drove to the farm which 　　5　　 to his uncle in the afternoon．They 　　6　　 the night there, so that they could 　　7　　 out early the next morning．Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them．

　　It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 　　8　　 the next morning．He wondered why it was running so early．He couldn't remember 　　9　　 he was．He turned over 　　10　　 and looked at the clock．It was 5 o'clock．Then he 　　11　　 that he was at the 　　12　　 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father．He jumped out of bed and got 　　13　　 quickly．

　　He ran downstairs．The others were already in the 　　14　　．Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs．There was a pot of coffee on the stove．It 　　15　　 good．

　　They ate breakfast quickly．They didn't talk 　　16　　, because they didn't want to 　　17　　 up the other people in the house．They filled a thermos bottle 　　18　　 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 　　19　　 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve's wife, had made for them．They gathered their camera 　　20　　 and started out．

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　　One day, a poor boy, named Howard Kelly, was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door．He was hungry, 　　1　　 he decided to beg something to eat．

　　When a young woman opened the door, instead of a 　　2　　 he asked for a drink of water．Thinking he looked 　　3　　 she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it and then asked, “How much do I 　　4　　 you?”

　　“No, you don't owe me anything．” she replied．“Mother has taught me 　　5　　 to accept pay for a kindness．” Leaving that house, he not only felt stronger 　　6　　, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race．He was about to 　　7　　 before this point．

　　　　8　　 later the young woman became seriously ill．The local doctors couldn't cure her illness．They sent her to the big city, where specialists can be 　　9　　 to study her disease．Dr．Howard Kelly, now 　　10　　, came for the consultation(会诊)．When he heard the name of the town where she came from, a strange light filled his eyes．　　11　　, he went into her room．

　　　　12　　 in his doctor's gown(罩衣)he went in to see her．He 　　13　　 her at once．He went back to the 　　14　　 and determined to do his best to save her life．From that day on, he gave special attention to her case．

　　Finally, the battle was won．Dr．Kelly asked a nurse to 　　15　　 the bill to her room．She was afraid to open it 　　16　　 she knew that it would 　　17　　 the rest of her life to pay it off．Finally she looked and read these words on the side of the bill：

　　“Paid in full with a glass of 　　18　　．”(Signed)Dr．Howard Kelly

　　Tears of 　　19　　 flooded her eyes as she 　　20　　 silently：“Thank you, God．Your love has spread through human hearts and hands．”

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　　A young man was getting ready to graduate from college．For many months he had 　　1　　 a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and 　　2　　 his father could well 　　3　　 it, he told him that was all he wanted．

　　On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own reading room and told him how 　　4　　 he was to have such a fine son．He handed his son a beautiful gift box．　　5　　 but slightly disappointed, the young man 　　6　　 the box and found a lovely book．　　7　　, he raised his voice at his father and said．”　　8　　 all your money you give me a book?” and rushed out of the house 　　9　　 the book in the room．

　　He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 　　10　　 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father．He 　　11　　 he had to go back home and see his father．

　　When he arrived at his father's house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week．The moment he was about to 　　12　　 the hospital, he saw on the desk the 　　13　　 new book, just as he had left it one 　　14　　 ago．He opened it and began to 　　15　　 the pages．Suddenly, a car key 　　16　　 from an envelope taped behind the book and fell onto the ground．It had a lag(标签)with dealer's name, the 　　17　　 dealer who had the sports car he had 　　18　　．On the tag was the 　　19　　 of his graduation, and the 　　20　　 PAID IN FULL．

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　　You may go to karaoke or disco clubs with your friends during the summer holidays．But be careful．In these 　　1　　 places you may see people selling small, colorful pills．Make sure you don't try them．

　　The seller 　　2　　 say they are safe and can help you enjoy yourself or 　　3　　 from sadness．They may even offer you a free 　　4　　, and tell you that everybody is using 　　5　　．But you must be alert to the 　　6　　 that these drugs could destroy your life．When you put them into your body, often 　　7　　 swallowing, breathing in or injecting, drugs find their way into your brain．

　　Drugs may either speed up 　　8　　 slow down your senses．Their effects are different depending on body size, shape, and chemistry．　　9　　 it can make you feel good at first, a drug can do a lot of 　　10　　 to your body and brain．

　　One of the most popular drugs in nightclubs is the so-called head-shaking or ecstasy(狂喜)pill．The drug hits users with a fast high speed, 　　11　　 them feel powerful and full of 　　12　　．Heart rate, breathing and blood pressure 　　13　　 risking damage to your nerve system(神经系统)．Marijuana(大麻)is a 　　14　　 used illegal drug．It is called the gateway drug, because using it sometimes 　　15　　 harder drugs．It is mostly smoked in a cigarette．

　　There is 　　16　　 risk related to taking drugs that must be 　　17　　．Sharing a needle to inject a drug puts a user at a very 　　18　　 risk of being affected with HIV．

　　Drugs may appear in many different 　　19　　, some with cool names, but taking them could 　　20　　 your health forever．

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　　French president Nicolas Sarkozy is in trouble．Over the past month, workers and students around France have been striking to 　　1　　 Sarkozy's pension reform policy．

　　There have been major disruptions to air and rail services across the country．Hundreds of flights have been 　　2　　, and public transport in major cities has been seriously hit．

　　If Sarkozy's policy goes through, France will 　　3　　 the retirement age by two years to 62 by 2018．the country's current pension system is running a deficit which could become 　　4　　 if changes are mot made, the government argues．

　　In the wake of the euro zone debt crisis, governments of European nations have tried to bring their deficits 　　5　　．Some have already introduced pension reform．By 2028 Irish workers will have to wait until they are 68 to retire．Germany's government is 　　6　　 a retirement age of 67 by 2029．

　　The movement in France is 　　7　　．Polls show that 69 percent of the nation backs the strikes; 73 percent wants the government to 　　8　　 the reform．

In France, demonstrations are seen as a civilized and 　　9　　 way to exercise civil rights．Social 　　10　　 such as long vacations, state-sponsored health care and early retirement are felt to be rights rather than privileges．

　　“We want to stop working at 60 because it's something our parents, our grandparents and even our great-grandparents 　　11　　,” says Gilly, 50, a worker in Marseille．

　　“And over the years… you can see that we're losing everything they fought for．And that's 　　12　　．”

　　Even high school students have joined the strike．If people have to work longer, young people would have 　　13　　 job opportunities．Parents, 　　14　　 their children's future, don't want to stop them．

　　The coming days will 　　15　　 whether Sarkozy can succeed in pushing through his reforms, or the strikers triumph in bringing them to a halt．