In 1867, an engineer named John Roebling was given the job of building a bridge to connect(连接)New York with Long Island．

　　Roebling thought about the idea all the time．He couldn’t get the bridge off his 　　1　　．But many people thought it was 　　2　　 to do the job．

　　The project started well, but only a few months later Roebling was killed in a terrible accident．The following month his son, Washington, was asked to 　　3　　 his work．

　　Building the bridge was a long and tough job．Not only did John Roebling die, but also up to thirty other men lost their 　　4　　．

　　Washington himself had the same bad luck 　　5　　 his father．In early summer 1872, he became very ill．He couldn’t walk, talk or 　　6　　 move．

　　“We told them so．”

　　Crazy men and their crazy dreams．”

　　“It’s foolish to follow wild ideas．”

　　Everyone criticized(批评)the bridge project．People said it would never 　　7　　．

　　But Washington was not discouraged．He kept his mind on the job．

　　One day as he lay in bed in his hospital room, an idea hit him．He could still move one 　　8　　．He decided to make the best use of it．

　　He touched(触摸)his wife’s arm with that finger．He wanted her to call the engineers．Then in the same way, he told the engineers 　　9　　 to do．The project started again．

　　For 11 years Washington tapped out his words with his finger, until the bridge was completed．Today the spectacular(壮观的)Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory (荣耀)．It tells the world a 　　10　　 story, but also a story of determination．

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　　One day little Johnny went to visit his grandparents on their farm．He was given a slingshot(弹弓)to play with．He practiced in the woods, but he could 　　1　　 hit the target(靶子)．　　2　　 he got discouraged(气馁), he went back for lunch．

　　As he was walking back, he saw Grandma's pet duck．　　3　　 thinking, he took out the 　　4　　, shot the duck in the head and 　　5　　 it．He knew Grandma loved that duck．She would be very 　　6　　 if she knew the truth, he thought．Then he hid the dead duck in the wood pile(堆), only to see his sister Sally 　　7　　．She had seen it all, but she said 　　8　　．

　　After lunch Grandma said,“Sally, let's wash the dishes．”But Sally said,“Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the 　　9　　 today, didn't you, Johnny?”And then she whispered to him,“Remember the duck?”So Johnny did the dishes．

　　Later Grandpa asked 　　10　　 the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said,“I'm sorry, but I need Sally to help me make supper．”But Sally 　　11　　 and said,“Well, Johnny told me he wanted to help you．”And then she whispered again,“Remember the duck?”So Sally went fishing and Johnny had to 　　12　　 at home．

　　After several days of Johnny doing 　　13　　 his work and Sally's, he finally 　　14　　 stand(忍受)it any longer．He came to Grandma and said what he had done．Grandma said,“Johnny, I know．You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing．But because I love you, I 　　15　　 you．I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave(奴隶)of you．

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“Good Time”is a program(节目)on ABC Radio．Jim Green is an announcer(播音员)for the program．Most of the girls　　1　　 boys like the program．They 　　2　　like Jim Green．Some of them often make phone calls to him and thank him 　　3　　 his work．There are lots of 　　4　　 to him every day,too．Jim Green gets up at 6：00 every morning．He has bread and a glass of milk 　　5　　 breakfast．He leaves home at 6∶30 and 　　6　　 his office at 7∶15．The program 　　7　　 at 7∶30．He plays the new records(唱片)of the pop songs and modern music for his listeners．At 8∶00 it's time 　　8　　 the news．Jim finishes work at 10∶30．He goes home 　　9　　 his car．He 　　10　　 newspaper and listens to music after supper．He thinks his life is very interesting．

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