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　　It was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race over a course with a few high hills．Still, I felt energetic; despite the hills it was going to be a fine run．

　　Just ahead of me was Peggy Mimno, a teacher from Mount Kiseo, New York．She was also running easily, moving along at my speed．The pace felt comfortable, so I decided to stay where I was; Why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a nice one? I'd overtake(追上)her later on when she was tired．

　　So I ran behind her．The course headed north for miles, wandered west for a hilly mile, then turned south again along a winding road．The race was getting harder．We had four miles left and already it was beginning to be real work．

　　Peggy overtook a young runner．She seemed to know him, for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him．Their exchange worried me．You don't chat during a race unless you are feeling good, and Peggy simply was．

　　Still, I was close enough to overtake her if she was tired, so I didn't give up hope completely．We were getting nearer to a long, punishing hill now and it would be the test．We were a mile from the finish line, so whatever happened on the hill would almost determine who crossed it first．

　　As I moved up the hill, my attention wandered for a few minutes．When I looked up, Peggy was moving away－first five yards, then ten, then more．Finally it was clear that there was no hope of catching her．She beat me soundly．

　　There is an important lesson in that race．Women are thought to be weaker, slower and not nearly as skilled in sports．Yet as Peggy Mimno so clearly showed, the similarities between men and women runners are more important than differeces．I have run with a number of women, and I can say it is often hard work．

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　　The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps．She 　　1　　 the driver and, using her hands to feel the 　　2　　 of the seats, walked down and found the 　　3　　 which the driver had told her was empty．Then she settled in．

　　It had been a year since Mary, 34, 　　4　　 a medical misdiagnosis(误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of 　　5　　．Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart．He 　　6　　 her how to rely on her other 　　7　　 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and 　　8　　 to adapt herself to the new environment．He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could 　　9　　 for her, and save her a seat．

　　　　10　　 , Mary decided that she was ready to try the 　　11　　 on her own．Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their 　　12　　 ways．

　　On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual．As she was 　　13　　 the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I 　　14　　 envy you．” Mary had no 　　15　　 what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you 　　16　　 ? ”

　　The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the 　　17　　 week, a fine-looking gentleman 　　18　　 a military uniform has been standing across the corner 　　19　　 you as you get off the bus．He 　　20　　 you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building．You are one lucky lady．”

　　Tears of gratitude poured down Mary's cheeks．

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