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　　When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town．

　　One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 　　1　　 a worker who had the flu．I told her I would mess it up, 　　2　　 I had never worked at the bar before．I 　　3　　 that instead of making money, I would end up owing it．

　　“You can do it,” said my mother, “　　4　　, you won't get much business until lunch．”

　　“But I'll never remember the orders, and I'm no good 　　5　　 money．Please, Mom, don't 　　6　　 me．

　　“Then I'll help you,” she said．

　　I shrugged my shoulders．I thought my mother's 　　7　　 was a bad one, but I 　　8　　．

　　When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was 　　9　　．Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks．　　10　　, I was really slow at taking the orders and making change．The line of people grew, and everybody seemed 　　11　　, I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I 　　12　　 a cup into pieces．What a mess! Then my mother came to 　　13　　 me, and she also showed me how to make 　　14　　．If someone gave me ＄ 5 for something that cost ＄3.25, I handed over 　　15　　 quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five．” Things went more 　　16　　 after that．

　　By the end of the day, I could remember orders, 　　17　　 the bill, and make change quickly with a smile．I was even a little 　　18　　 when the sun came out and dried up business．My mother said she was proud of me, and when she 　　91　　 that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug．I was too busy 　　20　　 the restaurant I would open one day．

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　　In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic(技工)．One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 　　1　　 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose．After some time the girl 　　2　　 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 　　3　　 to take them home．There she carefully 　　4　　 the eggs in the heat of a lamp．Several days 　　5　　 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 　　6　　．

　　Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother．　　7　　, to these young geese, the girl was their mother．

　　As they 　　8　　, the girl was able to 　　9　　 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 　　10　　．The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 　　11　　 and in her dreams．Later, she had an 　　12　　：She would pilot a plane to guide them in 　　13　　．She asked her father for a plane and he assembled(组装)a small aircraft for her．

　　Caring about 　　14　　 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself．However, the birds did not 　　15　　 or follow him, and 　　16　　 slept in the grass．

　　One day, the girl 　　17　　 into the plane, started it and soon left the 　　18　　．Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 　　19　　 flapped(拍打)their wings and 　　20　　．She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following．

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　　Although I love my life, it hasn't been a lot of fun I've been ill for 28 years．

　　Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 　　1　　 was more manageable, I 　　2　　 ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing falk songs．　　3　　 that was years ago and times have changed, 　　4　　 I live with mother on a country farm．

　　Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 　　5　　 my disability pension(残疾抚恤金)．　　6　　 I need as in the aftenoons, I was bnitod in my 　　7　　．I decided that I would consider, 　　8　　 to singing in restamrants．

　　My fainfy are an musicians, so I was 　　9　　 when I went into our local music store．I explained that I wantde to sing again but using recorded karaoke misic． I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of 　　10　　 to get started．And 　　11　　 you only three to four song out of ten on a disc that you can 　　12　　 use．

　　When I told the owner of the shop about my 　　13　　．he gave me a long, thoughtful 　　14　　”“This means a lot to you, doesn't it?” he said．“Come with me “．

　　He led me 　　15　　 the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it．

　　He placed his large hand 　　16　　 on his treasure and said．”I have 800 karaoke songs in here．you can take your 　　17　　 and I” II record them for you．that should get you started．”

　　I 　　18　　．Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen all the songs and choose 　　19　　 that I could sing．I have come full circle with his help．

　　His 　　20　　 still warms my heart and make me just that bit extra, when I have the chance．

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　　What's the matter, 　　1　　?”

　　As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is 　　2　　 ．It's unusual –she usually 　　3　　 the door and welcomes me with a smile!

　　“She's 　　4　　 ,” mum says sadly．I 　　5　　 what she says．The tulip(郁金香)，mother's 　　6　　 is dying．

　　A month ago, we moved 　　7　　 our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip．Mum 　　8　　 it very much．　　9　　 she was free, she would sit 　　10　　 her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour 　　11　　 inviting smell．

　　She treated it like a baby and looked after it　　12　　 ．She put the tulip by the window and moved it from one place to 　　13　　 to give the tulip enough sunshine．The 　　14　　 thing she did when she 　　15　　 every morning was 　　16　　 the tulip, Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times．

　　She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and 　　17　　 ．But the tulip was dying 　　18　　 too much sunshine, water and fertilizer．

　　It's true that mother loved the tulip．But this kind of love 　　19　　 be harmful．Love can sometimes 　　20　　 what you love．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　It was pouring outside．We all stood there 　　1　　, some patiently, others annoyed 　　2　　 nature messed up their hurried day．I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 　　3　　 away the dirt and dust of the world．

　　"Mom, let's run through the rain, “a girl's voice 　　4　　 me．

　　"No, honey．We'll wait until it 　　5　　 down a bit, " Mom replied．

　　The young girl waited about another minute and 　　6　　："Mom, let's run through the rain．"

　　"We'll get wet if we do,” Mom said．

　　"No, we won't, Mom．That's not what you said this morning, " the young girl said as she 　　7　　 her Mom's arm．

　　"This morning? 　　8　　 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet? "

　　"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, "If God can get us through this, he can get us through 　　9　　 ．"

　　The entire crowd turned 　　10　　 ．Mom paused and thought for a moment about 　　11　　 she would say．Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being 　　12　　．But then we heard, "Honey, you are 　　13　　．Let's run through the rain．If we get wet, maybe we just need washing, " Mom said．Then 　　14　　 they ran．

　　We all stood 　　15　　, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars．Yes, they got wet．But they were 　　16　　 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 　　17　　 to their cars．Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 　　18　　．But no one can ever take away your precious 　　19　　．So, don't forget to make time and take the 　　20　　 to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive．Suddenly I 　　1　　 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing(盯着)in my direction, 　　2　　 he knew me．The man had a newspaper 　　3　　 in front of him, which he was 　　4　　 to read, but I could 　　5　　 that he was keeping an eye on me．When the waiter brought my 　　6　　 the man was clearly puzzled(困惑)by the 　　7　　 way in which the waiter and I 　　8　　 each other．He seemed even more puzzled as 　　9　　 went on and it became 　　10　　 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me．Finally he got up and went into the 　　11　　．When he came out, he paid his bill and 　　12　　 without another glance in my direction．

　　I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 　　13　　．“Well,” he said, “that man was a detective(侦探)．He 　　14　　 you here because he thought you were the man he 　　15　　．” “What?” I said, showing my 　　16　　 ．The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man．I 　　17　　 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 　　18　　．” “Well, it's really 　　19　　 I came to a restaurant where I'm known,” I said．“　　20　　, I might have been in trouble．”

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　　It was a cold January night．A town, in Beichuan county, one of the worst 　　1　　 areas in the May 12 earthquake, 2008, was quiet 　　2　　 the sound of music came out of a small house．This was not an ordinary house 　　3　　 a community KTV set up by Xiang Xinyong in late September．

　　Since opening, it has become a place for local people to heal their 　　4　　．From sentimental love songs to happy pop songs, singing has become part of the long and hard 　　5　　 of easing people back to normal life．

　　Xiang still remembers the KTV's early days．The rooms were 　　6　　 on the opening day and many people 　　7　　 continuing the whole night．In the following four 　　8　　, the KTV has 　　9　　 nearly all the locals and those from nearby 　　10　　 shelters．Many couldn't help 　　11　　 as they sang their favorite songs．

　　Xiang may not have known their names but he 　　12　　 their grief(悲痛)and relief．He remembers one young woman who visited many times with her friends．When she first went, she sat alone in the corner without saying a word, 　　13　　 silent all night．She finally chose a heartbreaking love song, Be Your Lover, and her cheeks were 　　14　　 in tears as she sang．

　　Xiang later learned that the woman felt 　　15　　 because of her husband's death．

　　The young woman would regularly visit the KTV and sing the same love song．　　16　　, she cried．

　　“But recently, I noticed she came 　　17　　 and the last two occasions she didn't sing the 　　18　　 song, ” Xiang says．“I hope she is recovering and stepping out of the 　　19　　．”

　　Xiang himself lost his parents in the earthquake, so when people express their emotions, he sits quietly in a corner, listening to the songs and watching people change 　　20　　．

　　It was deep in earthquake－hit Sichuan that grief－stricken townsfolk discover how the simple act of singing can help heal their souls．

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　　Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son．Then she 　　1　　him off at school．They ate the same thing every morning：an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him．

　　One day she ordered a(n)　　2　　breakfast．Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she 　　3　　, said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the 　　4　　, and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him．He 　　6　　 her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several 　　6　　．She couldn't help but feel 　　7　　 and was glad she finally took 　　8　　．

　　She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that 　　9　　, herself included, had offered him 　　10　　, support, food, or drink．She 　　11　　 explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to 　　12　　 needy people．

　　So her “Tradition of Kindness” 　　13　　．Each day she and her son went on to 　　14　　 the homeless man breakfast．The 　　15　　 was kept until they moved away several years later, 　　16　　 the experience was firmly put into her son's mind．

　　My friend 　　17　　 every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this 　　18　　 tradition．Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the 　　19　　．

　　What a great tradition that he can 　　20　　 to his children as well!

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　　James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from Pakistan, and the difficulty they had 　　1　　 in England．The play was very 　　2　　 , and it was bought by an American TV company．

　　James was 　　3　　 to go to New York to help．He lived in Dulwich, which was an hour's ride away from Heathrow Airport．The flight was to leave at 8∶30 a.m, 　　4　　 he had to be at the airport at about 7∶30 in the morning．

　　He ordered 　　5　　 for 6∶30, set his alarm clock for 5∶45, and went to sleep．　　6　　 he forgot to wind(给钟上发条)the clock, and it stopped soon after he 　　7　　．Also the driver of the taxi had to 　　8　　 deep into the night and overslept．

　　James 　　9　　 with that terrible feeling that something was wrong．He 　　10　　 his alarm clock．It stood there silently, 　　11　　 the hands pointing to ten past twelve．He turned on 　　12　　 and discovered that it was 　　13　　 ten to nine．He switched on the electric kettle(水壶)．

　　He was just about to pour the boiling water into the teapot 　　14　　 the nine o'clock pips(报时信号)sounded 　　15　　 the radio．The announcer began to read the news…“ 　　16　　 are coming in of a crash near Heathrow Airport．A Boeing 707 leaving for New York crashed soon after 　　17　　 this morning．Flight number 2234…” James 　　18　　．“That's my 　　19　　,” he said out loud, “If I hadn't 　　20　　, I would have been on that plane．”

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　　I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check-in．It had been a very 　　1　　 three days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the 　　2　　 time to make my notes on what I 　　3　　 to do the following day．But then came the 　　4　　 that my flight had to be 　　5　　 because there was a problem with the plane．

　　As I sat waiting for my 　　6　　 to be called, I reflected on my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable 　　7　　 with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by 　　8　　 filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had 　　9　　 together．At the end of our time together, we both said how much we had 　　10　　 it and that we must do it again．

　　It was great to have this additional time to replay in my 　　11　　 all that we had talked about．I realized just how important it was to have regular 　　12　　 of the good times in our life．I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short 　　13　　 and reflect on the good things that had happened in my life over 12 years．

　　It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album 　　14　　 in a cupboard in your house．There before your eyes are lots of wonderful 　　15　　 that take you back to times and places, and most importantly to those people who are in the 　　16　　．

　　My flight home was finally 　　17　　 three hours later．I smiled as I 　　18　　 the plane and realized that I was not at all 　　19　　 about the delay in the flight, as I had been able to spend the time 　　20　　 on the good times from days gone by．

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