Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house．She 1 John very much．In her 2 he couldn't do anything 3 ．Every morning she would give him breakfast 4 bed and bring him the papers to 5 ．It isn't really true that he was too 6 to work－in fact he had tried a few 7 ．First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 8 at least six windows．Then he 9 a bus conductor and on his second 10 a passenger stole his bag with all the fare(车费)collected．He 11 lost his job as a postman 12 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses．It seemed that there was 13 suitable work for him．So he 14 to join the army．Mrs．Fant was so 15 about this that she told the news to all her neighbours．“My John is going to be a soldier, ” she said．“He is going to be the best soldier there 16 was, I can tell you!”
Then the great day came 17 he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍)．His proud mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 18 in the crowd．
The parade was full of sound and colour．But when John and his 19 came in sight some of the people watching 20 laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the others as they marched along．
But Ella Fant, who was filled with happiness, shouted at the top of her voice, “Look at them! They're all out of step except my John! Isn't he the best!”
Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house．She 1 John very much．In her eyes, he couldn’t do anything 2 ．Everything morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the papers to 3 ．It isn’t really true that he was too 4 to work．In fact, he had tried a few 5 ．First of all, he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 6 at least six windows．Then he 7 a bus conductor and on his second 8 , a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费)collected．He 9 lost his job as a postman 10 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses．It seemed that there was no suitable work for him．So he 11 to join the army．Mrs Fant was so 12 about this that she told the 13 to all her neighbors．“My John is good to be a soldier, ” she said．“He is going to be the best soldier there 14 was, I can tell you!”
Then the great day came 15 he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍)．His 16 mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 17 in the crowd．
The parade was full of sound and color．But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight, some of the people watching 18 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along．
But Ella Fant, who was filled with 19 , shouted at the top of her voice：“Look at them, they are all out of 20 except my John! Isn’t he the best!”
Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house．She 1 John very much．In her eyes, he couldn’t do anything 2 ．Every morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the papers to 3 ．It isn’t really true that he was too 4 to work．In fact, he had tried a few 5 ．First of all, he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 6 at least six windows．Then he 7 a bus conductor and on his second 8 , a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费)collected．He 9 lost his job as a postman 10 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses．It seemed that there was no suitable work for him．So he 11 to join the army．Mrs Fant was so 12 about this that she told the 13 to all her neighbors．“My John is good to be a soldier, ”she said．“He is going to be the best soldier there 14 was, I can tell you!”
Then the great day came 15 he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍)．His 16 mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 17 in the crowd．
The parade was full of sound and color．But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight, some of the people watching 18 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along．
But Ella Fant, who was filled with 19 , shouted at the top of her voice：“Look at them, they are all out of 20 except my John! Isn’t he the best!”
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona． 1 the move, my father 2 us in the living-room on a freezing January night．My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 3 that the universe would suddenly change its course．“In May, we’re 4 to Arizona．”
The words, so small, didn’t seem 5 enough to hold my new life．But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country．I watched the 6 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 7 mysteries(奥秘)yet to come．Finally, we arrived and 8 into our new home．
9 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 10 explored(探索)our new surroundings．
One afternoon, I was out exploring 11 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌)．I crouched(蹲)down for a closer look．“You’d better not 12 that．”
I turned around to see an old woman．
“Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, 13 , new to the entire state．
“My name is Ina Thorne．Have you got used to life in the 14 ? It must be quite a 15 after living in Boston．”
How could I explain how I 16 the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words．
“It’s vastness, ” she offered．“That vastness 17 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert－you can 18 how little you are in comparison with the world． 19 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless．”
That was it．That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home．Again, my 20 would change with just a few simple words．
“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch．”
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona． 1 the move, my father 2 us in the living-room on a freezing January night．My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 3 that the universe would suddenly change its course．“In May, we’re 4 to Arizona．”
The words, so small, didn’t seem 5 enough to hold my new life．But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country．I watched the 6 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 7 mysteries(奥秘)yet to come．Finally, we arrived and 8 into our new home．
9 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 10 explored(探索)our new surroundings．
One afternoon, I was out exploring 11 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌)．I crouched(蹲)down for a closer look．“You’d better not 12 that．”
I turned around to see an old woman．
“Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, 13 , new to the entire state．
“My name is Ina Thorne．Have you got used to life in the 14 ? It must be quite a 15 after living in Boston．”
How could I explain how I 16 the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words．
“It’s vastness, ” she offered．“That vastness 17 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert－you can 18 how little you are in comparison with the world 19 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless．”
That was it．That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home．Again, my 20 would change with just a few simple words．
“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch．”
