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　　There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons．She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school．Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so 　　1　　．The mother 　　2　　 that she would help her sons to do 　　3　　 in school by herself．She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to 　　4　　 a book a week and do a book report for her．

　　One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked 　　5　　 anyone knew it．Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 　　6　　．“Why did Ben raise his hand?”all of his 　　7　　 whispered(耳语)and wondered．“He 　　8　　 said anything．What could he possibly want to say?”To their surprise, Ben not only 　　9　　 the rock, but also said a lot about it．He 　　10　　 other rocks in its group and even knew 　　11　　 the teacher had found it．The teacher and the other students were 　　12　　．Ben had learned this from doing one of his book 　　13　　．

　　Later Ben became the 　　14　　 student of his class．When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and 　　15　　 became one of the best doctors in the United States．

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　　Valentine’s Day just passed and it made me remember a middle school student I know who may be in love．

　　I think there are two ideas of middle school“love”．One is temptation：Girls dress beautifully and act giggly．Boys are popular and attractive．

　　Then there is the other kind：attraction that may or may not be love．The student I know is like that．She has a friend called John whom she has feelings for, but she can't decide if it’s love or friendship．In her words：

　　“I wonder whether he is my ideal boyfriend．I want someone cool and kind who holds the same values as me．He isn’t any of these．So sometimes I wonder if I'm only attracted and deciding to break up with him now．But he is attractive, and he isn’t foolish．He may not be an”A“student, but he’s intelligent and clever．I wonder if I only pity him for the hard times he has had．He knows how to make me laugh．We both sing and act．We had several classes together last year．He can be very sweet．”

　　I’m moved by this because it’s hard to find a student who has such real thoughts．It seems that everyone thinks only of how“hot”someone is, without acting more wisely．

　　For some people, Valentine’s Day might mean nothing．But for others, it could mean a lot．What about you, young man?

　　注：(1)Valentine’s Day情人节　(2)temptation诱惑　(3)ideal理想的　(4)values价值　(5)wisely明智地

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　　Each year, we celebrate many holidays here in America．

　　On January 1, we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries．And we have another four holidays on the first day of a month：April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship Day(Aug．1)and Grandparents Day(Sep．1)．

　　The most important holiday for the young people comes in February．It is Valentine’s Day．Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present．

　　People celebrate some holidays for their family members．We say thanks to our mother in May and celebrate Father’s Day in the following month．In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together．

　　There are also some interesting holidays for children．For example, Halloween comes at the end of October．Children often play with pumpkin lanterns and put on all kinds of masks．

　　Of course, the most important festival is Christmas．After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends．

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