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　　John was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was 　　1　　, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder．

　　John 　　2　　 down and helped the boy pick up the scattered 　　3　　．Since they were going the same way, he helped to share part of the burden．As they 　　4　　．John discovered the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, 　　5　　 and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just 　　6　　 with his girlfriend．

　　They arrived at Bill's home first and John was 　　7　　 in for a Coke arid to watch some television．The afternoon passed 　　8　　．with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then John went home．

　　They 　　9　　 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both 　　10　　 from junior high school．They ended up in the same high school where they had brief 　　11　　 over the years．

　　Finally the long-awaited senior year 　　12　　 and three weeks before graduation．Bill asked John if they could talk．Bill 　　13　　 him of the day years ago when they had first met．"Did you 　　14　　 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill．"You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a/an 　　15　　 for anyone else．I had 　　16　　 away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide．　　17　　 after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had 　　18　　 myself, I would have missed that time and so many osiers that might 　　19　　．So you see, John, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you 　　20　　 my life!"

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The Making of a Surgeon

　　How does a doctor recognize the point in time when he is finally a “surgeon” ? As my year as chief resident(进修医生)drew to a close, I asked myself this question 　　1　　 more than one occasion．

　　The answer, I concluded, was 　　2　　．When you can say to yourself, “There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just 　　3　　 or better than any other surgeon”－then, and not until then, you are 　　4　　 a surgeon．I was 　　5　　 that point．

　　　　6　　, for example, the emergency situations that we met almost every night．The first few months of the year I had 　　7　　 the ringing of the telephone．I knew it meant another critical decision to be 　　8　　．Often, after I had told Walt or Larry what to do in a particular 　　9　　, I'd have trouble getting back to sleep．I'd 　　10　　 all the facts of the case and, often, wonder 　　11　　 I had made a poor decision．More than once at two or three in the 　　12　　, after lying awake for an hour, I'd get out of 　　13　　, dress and drive to the hospital to see the patient myself．It was the only 　　14　　 I could find the 　　15　　 of mind I needed to relax．

　　　　Now, in the last month of my residency, 　　16　　 was no longer a problem．Sometimes I still couldn't be sure of my decision, but I had learned to 　　17　　 this as a constant problem for a surgeon．I knew that with my knowledge and experience, any decision I'd made was bound to be a 　　18　　 one．It was a nice feeling．

　　This all sounds conceited(自负的)and I guess it is－　　19　　 a surgeon needs conceit．He needs it to encourage him in trying moments when he's bothered by the 　　20　　 and uncertainties that are part of the practice of medicine．He has to feel that he's as good as and probably better than any other surgeon in the world．Call it conceit－call it self－confidence; whatever it was, I had it．

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　　When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad．That was because a professor 　　1　　 me to do so．She said, “Now is the time for you to travel around the world, 　　2　　 your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun!” I 　　3　　 her．

　　Since I started to work for a 　　4　　 company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet．By using the Internet, I have seen the 　　5　　 of many cities on my computer screen．And I have really made business 　　6　　 , too．With the help of the Internet, I have also got 　　7　　 about food in different countries．

　　Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were 　　8　　 necessary when I happened to read a famous chef's(厨师)comment on the Internet．He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the 　　9　　 around us at the same time．So why don't you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian 　　10　　?” Those words reminded me of my 　　11　　 advice．As information technology 　　12　　, you might be able to do without making some real trips．But this also means that you will miss the various 　　13　　 you can get from traveling．

　　Today there are people who 　　14　　 direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet．It is not surprising to see a group of people 　　15　　 not with each other but into their micro phones．It seems as if such people are 　　16　　 by an invisible wall．They seem to be losing out on a good chance to 　　17　　 and talk with other people．I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology．We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily 　　18　　 more fruitful．However, we should never let it 　　19　　 our time for face－to－face communication．Let's make use of information technology more 　　20　　, and have great fun in experiencing the actual world．

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　　Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time．The moment was exciting．Salome's 　　1　　 filled the room and brought the theater to life．I was so 　　2　　 that I decided to write an article about her．

　　I 　　3　　 Salome Bey, telling her that I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career．She 　　4　　 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday．When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind．I 　　5　　 I was lying－I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list!

　　I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday．I sat there 　　6　　, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 　　7　　 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible．The 　　8　　 was almost unbearable．I struggled for days with draft after draft．　　9　　, I put my manuscript(手稿)into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox．

　　It didn't take long．My manuscript 　　10　　．How stupid of me! I thought．How could I 　　11　　 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I could hardly 　　12　　 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer．

　　Five years later, I was moving to California．While 　　13　　 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope．This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in a 　　14　　 way．

　　Dear Ms Profit,

　　Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic．Yet we need some 　　15　　 materials．Please add those and return the article immediately．We would like to 　　16　　 your story soon．

　　Shocked, it took me a long time to 　　17　　．Fear of rejection cost me dearly．I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine．More importantly, I lost years of 　　18　　 writing．Today, I have become a full – time writer．Looking back on this 　　19　　, I learned a very important lesson－You can't 　　20　　 to doubt yourself．

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　　Not too long after I had begun to drive as a teenager, someone pulled out of a parking lot onto the road in front of me．I reacted 　　1　　 and pulled up very close behind her－just to show my irritation(怒气)and let her know she didn't "just 　　2　　 with that!" We've all been there with 　　3　　 incidents and reactions．My mother was with me, and told me to turn into the 　　4　　 parking lot．Safely there, she asked me why I 　　5　　 that lady had pulled out in front of me purposely．　　6　　 rude, power play－I guessed．Mom said that maybe she had just had some bad 　　7　　, maybe she was late picking up her child and was distracted(分心)．Think of all the 　　8　　 of why someone does something like that．It's usually not on purpose－but what I do as a reaction is on purpose．She always said that I 　　9　　 to think about the other side before I 　　10　　．Usually the reaction causes more of a 　　11　　．

　　I am in my fifties now, and to this day, that has always 　　12　　 my head whenever those 　　13　　 happen．I've 　　14　　 my children the same thing．We often see and hear about "road rage．" No matter to what 　　15　　　that "rage" is taken, my children will say something like, "They need Grandma's words!" As adults, I don't see them react as most of us do 　　16　　 their first reaction is always anger and irritation－they 　　17　　 it and 　　18　　 what the other person's problem might be．Even if the other driver really might be 　　19　　 or doing a "power play," no more 　　20　　 reactions will occur because of their irritation．

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　　One evening I heard a loud crash in our quiet neighborhood．　　1　　 that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks．It was a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her 　　2　　 , so I sent her to the store in my truck．At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my 　　3　　．I enjoyed having it, but I said："Guy, my heart is not set on that truck．I like it but it is 　　4　　 metal and won' t last forever．" After hearing the loud noise, the whole 　　5　　 ran outside．My son shouted："Dad, Dad, Holly crashed your truck．"

　　My heart sank and my mind was 　　6　　 with conflicting thoughts．Was anyone hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my 　　7　　 say："Here is a chance to show Holly what you really 　　8　　．She' 11 never forget it．"

　　The accident had occurred in my own driveway．Holly had crashed my truck into our other car．Holly was 　　9　　 physically but when I reached her, she was crying and saying：" Oh, Dad, I'm sorry．I know how much you love this truck．" I held her in my arms as she cried．

　　Later that week a friend 　　10　　 by and asked what had happened to my truck．I told her the whole 　　11　　．Her eyes moistened(润湿)and she said："That happened to me when I was a girl．I 　　12　　 my dad' s car and ran into a log that had fallen 　　13　　 the road．I ruined the car．When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me．

　　Over 40 years later, she still felt the 　　14　　 of the night．It was a deep wound on her 　　15　　．

　　I remember how 　　16　　 Holly was on the night she crashed our truck, and how I 　　17　　 her．One day, when Holly thinks 　　18　　 on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property．

　　I repaired the car, but the dent(凹陷)in my truck is 　　19　　 there today．Every day it reminds me of what really 　　20　　 in my life．

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　　Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list 　　1　　 in our past that we felt 　　2　　 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．

　　This seemed like a very 　　3　　 process, but there's always some 　　4　　 soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then 　　5　　 that we find ways to 　　6　　 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever 　　7　　 my communication．

　　Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story：“Making my 　　8　　, I remembered an incident from high school．I grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff 　　9　　 of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a 　　10　　 on him．

　　After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint：Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．(畜生)．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 　　11　　．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I lied．No one 　　12　　 found out．”

　　“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown's name 　　13　　 on my list．I didn't even know if he was still 　　14　　．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few 　　15　　, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused．“Yes．” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．”

　　“And I want you to know that I did it!” Paused．“I knew it!” he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a 　　16　　 discussion．His closing words were：“Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 　　17　　 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 　　18　　 all these years．I want to thank you for calling me…for your sake．”

　　Jimmy inspired me to 　　19　　 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course：It's never too late to 　　20　　 the past wrongdoings．

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