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　　I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store．A nicely dressed little girl was 　　1　　 the teddy bears(泰迪熊)beside her father 　　2　　 she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys．His jacket was obviously too small．He had money in his hand．　　3　　, it looked no more than five dollars at most．He was with his father as well, and 　　4　　 picking up the Pokémon video games．Each time he showed one to his father, his father 　　5　　 his head, “No”．

　　Rather 　　6　　, the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers 　　7　　．After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games．She excitedly picked up one 　　8　　 on top of the others, and raced down toward the check-out．I picked up my purchases and 　　9　　 the girl and her father．

　　Then, much to the little girl's 　　10　　, the little boy and his father got in line 　　11　　 her and me．After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl 　　12　　 it back to the cashier(收银员)and 　　13　　 something to her．The cashier smiled and put the 　　14　　 under the counter(柜台)．I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier．The cashier said, “　　15　　, you're my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game．The boy could only 　　16　　 in disbelief．It was, he said, 　　17　　 what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and 　　18　　 smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life．

　　I suddenly understood that the world is not 　　19　　 into the strong who care and the 　　20　　 who are cared for．We must each in turn care and be cared．

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　　When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance(self-employed)writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n)　　1　　 typewriter and settled down to work．

　　After a year or so, however, Alex began to 　　2　　 himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by 　　3　　 what he wrote．But Alex determined to put his dream to the test 　　4　　 it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 　　5　　．This is the shadowland of hope, and 　　6　　 with a dream must learn to live there．

　　One day Alex got a call, “We need a(n)　　7　　, and we're paying ＄6,000 a year．” ＄6,000 was 　　8　　 money in 1960．It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more．

　　　　9　　, he could write on the side．　　10　　 the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something 　　11　　 his senses．He had dreamed of being a 　　12　　 full time．“Thanks but no,” Alex said 　　13　　, “I'm going to stick it out and write．”

　　After Alex got off the phone, he 　　14　　 everything he had：two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Alex put the cans and cents into a 　　15　　 bag, saying to himself, “There's everything you've made of yourself so far．”

　　Finally his work was 　　16　　 in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that 　　17　　 writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into limelight(众人关注的事)．

　　Then one day, Alex 　　18　　 a box filled with things he had owned years before．　　19　　 was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he 　　20　　 himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland．

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　　Gabriel Oak was a sensible man of good character who had been brought up by his father as a shepherd(牧羊人)．He became a 　　1　　 like his father after growing up and was then managing to save enough money to 　　2　　 his own farm on Norcombe Hill in Dorset．He was twenty-eight, a tall, handsome 　　3　　 man, who didn't seem to think his appearance was very　important．One 　　4　　 morning he was in one of his fields on the side of Norcombe Hill．

　　　　5　　 over his gate, Gabriel could see a yellow cart loaded with furniture and 　　6　　, coming up the road．Right on top of the pile sat a handsome 　　7　　．As Gabriel was watching, the cart stopped at the top of the 　　8　　, and the driver climbed 　　9　　 to go back and 　　10　　 something that had fallen off．

　　The woman sat 　　11　　 in the sunshine for a few minutes．Then she picked up a parcel(包袱)　　12　　 next to her, and she looked 　　13　　 to see if the driver was coming back．There was no sign of him．She unwrapped(解开)the parcel and took out the 　　14　　 it contained．The sun shone on her 　　15　　 face and hair．　　16　　 it was December, she looked almost summery, sitting there in her bright red jacket with the 　　17　　 green plants around her．She looked at 　　18　　 in the mirror and smiled, thinking that only the birds could see her．　　19　　 behind the gate Gabriel Oak was 　　20　　 too．

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　　When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and put out his hands to beg 　　1　　 a few coins, do you hurry on, not 　　2　　 what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly 　　3　　 some money? What should our attitude 　　4　　 beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories．It 　　5　　 be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from．It seems 　　6　　 not to give some money to beggars．

　　　　7　　, most of the world’s great religions order us to be open-hearted and 　　8　　 what we have with those less lucky than ourselves．But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days, 　　9　　one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea．Quite a few people will not give money to beggars．Let us look at their 　　10　　．

　　First, some believe that many city beggars dress up 　　11　　 to look pitiable and actually make a good 　　12　　 from begging．Giving money to beggars only encourages this sort of evil．　　13　　, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs．Thirdly, there is the opinion 　　14　　 there is no real excuse for begging．One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of 　　15　　 and self-dependence．

　　Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be handled by the government 　　16　　 ordinary people．Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and 　　17　　 help．

　　It is hard to come to any final conclusion：there are various 　　18　　 and we must 　　19　　 them differently．A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the 　　20　　．

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　　Water is the most important of all the things we eat and 　　11　　．Not many people understand this, but it's quite 　　2　　．The human body can go without 　　3　　 for a long time, yet two or three days 　　4　　 water can usually make people die．

　　Many people don't understand how 　　5　　 water the human body needs 　　6　　 work well, and many people do not drink enough, 　　7　　 in hot weather．Our body is mostly(大部分)water about 67-75 percent(百分之)．　　8　　 we don't have enough, we'll feel 　　9　　 and many will get ill．So, you 　　10　　, how important water is to us all．

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　　Miss Li is a 　　1　　．She works in a big hospital．　　2　　 gets up at five in the morning．She often has 　　3　　 at 6∶50．　　4　　 that she goes to the 　　5　　 by bus．She cleans her office when she gets 　　6　　 early．Then her work-mates come．　　7　　 begin work at 8∶00．They are very busy all day．

　　She 　　8　　 home at 5∶00．Then she does 　　9　　 for her family．After supper she 　　10　　 books．Sometimes she watches TV or talks with her parents．

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　　A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(诱人的)apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence．The boy wasn't much of a fruit-eater, 　　1　　 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 　　2　　, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting．Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it．The more he looked at it, the 　　3　　 he felt and the more he wanted that apple．

　　　　4　　 as high as he could, but even as his tallest 　　5　　 he was unable to touch It．He began to 　　6　　 up and down, as high as he could, at the 　　7　　 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple．Still it remained out of 　　8　　．

　　Not giving up, he though, if only he had something to 　　9　　 on．His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to 　　10　　 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy．Looking 　　11　　, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, 　　12　　 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use．

　　He had tried everything he could think to do．　　13　　 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 　　14　　．At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 　　15　　, and how he really wanted that apple．The more he 　　16　　 like this, the more unhappy he became．

　　　　17　　, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn't always get what get he wanted．He started to say to himself．This isn't 　　18　　, I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well．There's 　　19　　 more I can do to get the apple－that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to 　　20　　 our feelings．If that's the case, what can I do to feel better?

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　　American parents usually think that their child should not have more pocket money than the children with whom he regularly connects even if they are wealthier．

　　But 　　1　　 are children expected to compare with the richer 　　2　　 a large family, heavy responsibilities, or other conditions make it 　　3　　 to give a child less spending money than is customary(惯例的)in the neighborhood．

　　　　4　　 the pocket money is, its entire use is not controlled by the 　　5　　, because a child learns to use money correctly only through 　6　　　 it himself．If a seven-year-old child gets a quarter as a week pocket money and is made to put it all in his piggy bank to 　　7　　 it up, he gets no idea what the 　　8　　 use for the money is．He gets the shinny coins and they soon 　　9　　．

　　The idea of a bank account is too early for so 　　10　　 a child, although he can be made to understand and 　　11　　 saving his coins－not all of them, only a part of what he receives－to buy something he especially wants．　　12　　 he is eight, he is old enough to take part in the 　　13　　 of his own saving account, parents may take him to the bank, open a saving account for him, and 　　14　　 him to put a certain quantity of any checks that he receives as 　　15　　 into the bank and watch his bank savings 　　16　　 as entry by entry is made．

　　He will be saving, earning, and spending 　　17　　 quantities all along in order to learn how to 　　18　　 money and to keep him in a favorable position with his friends．The boy who can't join his fellows in sweet shops 　　19　　 he has to save every cent he gets or earns for some big unknown project his parents have chosen for him, is a 　　20　　 child．

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　　It was a cold, wet day on June 6, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school．Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana 　　1　　 aimlessly at the pouring rain．Then his 　　2　　 fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom．

　　He noticed huge amounts of rainwater 　　3　　 down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill．For a few 　　4　　, Wasana looked at the water, wondering 　　5　　 it looked so familiar．

　　Then it 　　6　　 him－the scene was surprisingly 　　7　　 to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes．　　8　　 a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved 　　9　　 at students, shouting “Run, run, don't stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to 　　10　　 on us!”

　　All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been 　　11　　 as an emergency gathering point．　　12　　, they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud．There was 　　13　　 they could do as they watched the earth bury an entire school block．

　　Thanks to Wasana's quick action and sharp 　　14　　, no one was hurt in the incident．The landslide 　　15　　 two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six 　　16　　．“The financial damage is nothing compared to 　　17　　 would have happened had there been children in the classrooms,” says the schoolmaster．

　　Wasana later received a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery, Sri Lanka．　　18　　 at the incident, he says, “I feel disaster management 　　19　　 are important for everyone．We'll never know when the 　　20　　 will come in handy．”

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　　“We expected our first child to be perfect．” Most parents have thought so．

　　I know that' s what I 　　1　　 with our oldest son, Joe．He would be perfect．Joe would sail through 　　2　　 from learning ABC' s to being awarded a Ph．D．

　　Joe, 　　3　　, had other ideas．

　　He was always a 　　4　　 kid．He wasn't the kind of boy who threw 　　5　　 at passing cars on a freezing winter day or who dropped water balloons on the mailman during the heat of August．

　　But he wasn't perfect．Especially when it came to that nice little 　　6　　 that I had about sailing through school．From the day Joe started kindergarten he struggled with scissors and handwriting and math．Always 　　7　　．He passed each grade with great 　　8　　, never at the top of his class．

　　How I 　　9　　 friends who had children with the "math gene"．A mom told me her daughter was doing high school algebra(代数)while in the sixth grade．Another mom said her son had just taken first place in the district' s annual Math Challenge．

After hearing these stories, I would look at Joe and 　　10　　：Why didn't we raise a mathematical talent? How is he ever going to get into 　　11　　 if he does not get better at math? Needless to say, my motherly 　　12　　 never really amounted to(总计)much．Does it ever? Moms tend to worry and worry, while whatever they' re worrying about usually 　　13　　 on its own．

　　During high school, Joe slowly 　　14　　 at math．He got through algebra I & II, and geometry, our state requirements for math．I felt greatly 　　15　　 at his little achievement．Then he announced that he' d take pre-calculus(微积分)in his last year of high school, which 　　16　　 me a lot．

　　"Why?" I questioned．

　　"Because I need to keep my skills up," he explained．" I 　　17　　 math, but I need to take it so I don' t forget how to do it．"

　　"For college, " he added．"I want to do really well in college, Mom．I know it will be 　　18　　, but I think it' s important that I try to do my best．"

　　My oldest son wasn't perfect．He wasn't a math talent, either．But he knew what was important：he was focusing on his 　　19　　 while I was worrying over his past．And that, to me, is even better than being 　　20　　．