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　　Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson's bedroom skylight(天窗)．Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder 　　1　　 he knew what was happening．The storm had moved directly 　　2　　 his two-story wooden house．Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping．

　　Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to 　　3　　 ; he opened the door to the basement(地下室), and flames 　　4　　 out．Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom．“I felt 　　5　　 because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains．

　　But the phone didn't work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was 　　6　　 by a wall of flames．Sibson realized he was trapped(困住)．

　　Sibson's house was three kilometers 　　7　　 the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be 　　8　　．

　　Up a hill nearby lived Sibson's neighbor, Huggons．He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm 　　9　　 his ears．He jumped out of bed, took his 　　10　　 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the 　　11　　．That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke．

　　Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to 　　12　　 the house．But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson 　　13　　 and die in that fire．”

　　“Anyone there?” Huggons called out．Then he heard “Help! I'm trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony(阳台)．He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his 　　14　　．

　　After one more 　　15　　 inside the house, Huggons gave up and 　　16　　 around back．

　　The wind parted the smoke just 　　17　　 for him to catch sight of Sibson．But there was no way to get to him．He 　　18　　 the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder．He took it over to the balcony and 　　19　　 Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off．

　　Sibson is still 　　20　　 when he tells the story．“ I was alone that night,” he says．“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life．It was Huggons．”

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　　On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed．It happened a few minutes past three, 　　1　　 my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it 　　2　　 over a fence．Chris was paralyzed(瘫痪)from the chest down, 　　3　　 to breathe normally．As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of 　　4　　 with lots of unexpected challenges．We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”．Or so we thought．

　　　　5　　 what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of 　　6　　 difficulties．We came to learn that something 　　7　　 could happen in a disaster．All over the world people 　　8　　 Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day．By the end of the third week in a 　　9　　 center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of 　　10　　 had been received and sorted．

　　As 　　11　　, we opened letter after letter．They gave us 　　12　　 and became a source of strength for us．We used them to 　　13　　 ourselves．I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a　　　14　　, or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or　　15　　 in bed living happily and 　　16　　．

　　These letters, we realized, had to be shared．And so 　　17　　 we offer one of them to you．

　　My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your 　　18　　 accident last week．No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this 　　19　　　 challenge．People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you 　　20　　．

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　　Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class．He was a writer of great 　　1　　．So, when he was accepted into the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn't 　　2　　．

　　During his first year at college, Chuck stopped by the school a few times to keep me informed of his 　　3　　．We recalled that we had worked together several years before to 　　4　　 money for 23 sick Cambodian babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our 　　5　　．Chuck raised several thousand dollars．It was an activity that 　　6　　 our formal relationship into a friendship．

　　In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to 　　7　　．I went to see him one day．Seeing me, he was filled with 　　8　　 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon．

　　About six weeks later, Chuck died．It was a great 　　9　　 for everyone, especially for his family．Chuck was 　　10　　 and full of promise．More importantly, he was a good person, a just man．

　　When I went to his 　　11　　, his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to 　　12　　 his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried in the coffin(棺木)with him．Chuck 　　13　　 six items, including an essay he had written．

　　He told me that Chuck liked the 　　14　　 I had written to him at the bottom of the last page．In that little note, I affirmed(肯定)his talent as a 　　15　　．

　　I was grateful for the 　　16　　 gift Chuck gave me that day．His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to 　　17　　 students' lives．I felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever．Whenever I 　　18　　 my purpose, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again：　　19　　 have the power to affect hearts and 　　20　　 for a long time．

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　　Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show 　　1　　 at a party but the song you'd practised so many times suddenly 　　2　　 more difficult?

　　I've had both these 　　3　　．As a Senior 3 student, I have to 　　4　　 many exams．Each time, I enter one, thinking “I 　　5　　 fail this time．”

　　But don't be surprised-it's not 　　6　　　we don't try, or don't do enough preparation, 　　7　　 don't take it seriously．On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much 　　8　　．It is thinking：“I must…” that makes us taste the terrible flavor of 　　9　　．

　　We often 　　10　　 to our friends：“Don't be too hard 　　11　　 yourself!” But when we 　　12　　 our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice．

　　In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult．

　　So why not 　　13　　 this crazy pursuit(追求)to get the best? Just face the problem 　　14　　 before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed．

　　In my opinion, 　　15　　 a calm state of mind is a skill for life．For people who want to succeed,　　16　　 this is a very important lesson．

　　So 　　17　　　time when you're trying to draw a straight line or 　　18　　 a performance, tell yourself：“If I can just do it better than last time, it's a 　　19　　．”

　　Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy 　　20　　 you succeed or fail．

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　　Children find meanings in their old family tales．

　　When Stephen Guyer's three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 　　1　　 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most．In one of the darkest times 　　2　　 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 　　3　　 , he loaded his family into the car and 　　4　　 them to see family members in Canada with a 　　5　　, “there are more important things in life than money”．

　　The 　　6　　took on a new meaning recently when Mr．Guyer downsized to　　7　　house from a more expensive and comfortable one．He was 　　8　　 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren't．　　9　　 , their reaction echoed(共鸣)their great-grandfather's．What they　　10　　was how warm the people were in the house and how 　　11　　 of their heart was accessible．

　　Many parents are finding that family stories have surprising power to help children 　　12　　 hard times．Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 　　13　　 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals．

　　A university 　　14　　 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids' ability to 　　15　　 parents' stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety．

　　The 　　16　　 is telling the stories in a way children can 　　17　　．We're not talking here about the kind of story that 　　18　　, “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow．” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child's 　　19　　, and make eye contact(接触)to create “a personal experience”．We don't have to tell children 　　20　　 they should take from the story and what the moral is．

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　　Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of 　　1　　, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become．You 　　2　　 know who these people maybe(possibly your roommate, neighbor, co-worker, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some 　　3　　 way．

　　And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful．and unfair at first, but 　　4　　 you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart．

　　Everything happens for a reason．Nothing happens 　　5　　 or by means of good luck．Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul．　　6　　 these small tests whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere．It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly 　　7　　．The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become．

　　Even the 　　8　　 experiences can be learned from．In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones．If someone hurts you, 　　9　　 you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart．If someone loves you, love them back 　　10　　, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your 　　11　　 and eyes to things．

　　Make every day count．　　12　　 every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again．Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen．Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high．Hold your head up because you have 　　13　　 right to．Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you．You can make of your life anything you wish．Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no 　　14　　．

　　Most importantly, if you LOVE someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have 　　15　　．And learn a lesson in life each day that you live．

　　That's the story of life．

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　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired, but she needed to keep 　　1　　．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her 　　2　　 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she 　　3　　 other old folks like her．By talking with them, she 　　4　　 two things．Old people had abilities that were not 　　5　　．But old people also had some 　　6　　．She found a new purpose for herself then．

　　Through the years, she 　　7　　 to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new 　　8　　：Old people like herself．She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”, which was about 　　9　　 old．She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being 　　10　　．

　　Anna Douglas uses her 　　11　　 ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands 　　12　　 problems begin．For example, one of her 　　13　　 said that his grandchildren 　　14　　 the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs．Douglas 　　15　　 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．

　　“It's important to know 　　16　　 about your grandchildren's world,” says Mrs．Douglas, “That means questioning and listening, and 　　17　　 is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them,” she continues, “Never try to 　　18　　 your grandchildren or other young people．Never 　　19　　 your opinion．Don't tell them what they should do．　　20　　, they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”

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　　Everyone in the neighborhood knew who Ugly was, the tomcat．He had only one eye and 　　1　　 the other should have been was a hole．He was also missing his ear on the same 　　2　　, his left foot appeared to have been badly broken 　　3　　, and his tail has long been lost．Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same 　　4　　．“That's one UGLY cat!”

　　All the children were 　　5　　 not to touch him, but whenever he 　　6　　 children, he would come running, meowing and bump his head against their hand 　　7　　 for their love．If you ever picked him up he would immediately begin sucking on your shirt, earring, 　　8　　 he could find．

　　One day Ugly 　　9　　 his love with the neighbour's dogs．They did not respond 　　10　　, and Ugly was badly bitten．From my apartment I heard his scream and rushed to his 　　11　　．By the time I got to where he was lying, it was 　　12　　 that Ugly's sad life was almost at an end．As I 　　13　　 him up and tried to carry him home, I could feel him struggling．

　　Then I 　　14　　 a familiar suck on my ear．Even in the greatest pain, that ugly battle scarred cat was asking only for a little 　　15　　．At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen．Never once did he try to bite or scratch me, or 　　16　　 try to get away from me．Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting me to 　　17　　 his pain．Ugly died in my arms 　　18　　 I could get inside, but I held him for a long time．

　　Ugly 　　19　　 me a lot about loving and giving．He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the 　　20　　, and it was time for me to learn to love truly and give my total to those I cared for．

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　　She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall．Noy way could I have 　　1　　．Maybe someone had kicked her 　　2　　 their car the night before．“No 　　3　　 for her any more with the baby coming．”“We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a 　　4　　．” People find all sorts of excuses for 　　5　　 an animal．

　　I called her Goldie．If I had 　　6　　 what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name．She was so unsettled during those 　　7　　 few days．She hardly ate anyting and had such an air of 　　8　　 about her．There was 　　9　　 I could do to make her happy, it seemed．Heaven knows what had happened to her at her 　　10　　 owner's．But 　　11　　 at the end of the first week she calmed down．Always by my side．

　　　　12　　 we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire．

　　That's why it was such a 　　13　　 when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk．We were walking a long way from home, when she started 　　14　　 and getting very restless．Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she 　　15　　 down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could．

　　By the time I 　　16　　 the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie．But when I saw her licking(舔)the four puppies(幼犬)I started to feel 　　17　　 towards them．The woman at the door said, “I took her for a walk one day, 　　18　　 the puppies were born, and she just disappeared．”“She must have tried to come back to them and got lost,” 　　19　　 a boy from behind her．

　　I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her 　　20　　．And I've learnt a good lesson：not to judge people．

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　　There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校)．　　1　　 being sent away, this boy was the 　　2　　 student in his class．He was at the top in every 　　3　　 always with high marks．

　　But the boy changed after 　　4　　 home and attending the boarding school．His grades started 　　5　　．He hated being in a 　　6　　．He was lonely all the time．And there were especially dark times when he 　　7　　 committing suicide(自杀)．All of this was because he felt 　　8　　 and no one loved him．

　　His parents started 　　9　　 about the boy．But they even did not know what was 　　10　　 with him．So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and 　　11　　 him．

　　They sat on the bank of the lake near the school．The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and 　　12　　．After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

　　The boy answered back, “To 　　13　　 my grades?”

　　“No, no,” his dad replied．“I am here to tell you that you are the most 　　14　　 person for me．I want to see you 　　15　　．I don't care about grades．I care about you．I care about your happiness．YOU ARE MY LIFE．”

　　These words 　　16　　 the boy's eyes to be filled with tears．He 　　17　　 his dad．They didn't say anything to each other for a long time．

　　Now the boy had 　　18　　 he wanted．He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply．He 　　19　　 the world to someone．And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him 　　20　　!

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