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　　Ever since I was little, my favourite season was winter．I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate．

　　　　1　　, winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday．I would ask my grandmother 　　2　　 it didn’t snow on my birthday．She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions．　　3　　 one day, she promised(许诺)that she would make it snow on my next birthday．

　　That year, 　　4　　 my birthday, my grandmother died．I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow．The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, 　　5　　 to see just one snowflake．But there was no snow．I felt mad at my grandmother．She had broken a promise．

　　By my sixteenth birthday, I 　　6　　 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for 　　7　　．During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy．I 　　8　　 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 　　9　　 down all around．I was so excited that I ran around screaming(尖叫)and laughing．My friends all laughed 　　10　　 me, but I didn’t care．

　　When I 　　11　　 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me．I was 　　12　　 because he had given me a gift．It was a small white box, which looked old．I opened it．There was a crystal snowflake(水晶雪花)with a card that 　　13　　, “Happy Birthday．”

　　How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final 　　14　　 on my “sweet sixteenth”．I cried．

　　I was 　　15　　 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me．

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　　George Washington Carver was born in 1864．He was born a slave(奴隶)．When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen．He was kept by his master．

　　All his life George loved 　　1　　．When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 　　2　　 about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”．

　　George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 　　3　　 for black children where he lived．When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow 　　4　　 children to attend school．He studied in Missouri and Kansas 　　5　　 he finished high school．All this time he had to work to 　　6　　 his own expense(费用)．He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry．

　　In 1890, George began college．At first he studied art, but he still had a 　　7　　 of plants．He began to study agriculture(农业)．After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 　　8　　．He had other 　　9　　．He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama．

　　In those days, many 　　10　　 in the south grew only cotton．This was 　　11　　 to the soil(土壤)．After a while the 　　12　　 would not grow as well．George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes．These plants helped the 　　13　　．Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants．

　　George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was 　　14　　 “The Wizard(能手)of Tuskegee”．He died in 1943 at the 　　15　　 of 79．

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　　A boy lost his arms in an accident and his father lost his life．Since then, he had to 　　1　　 the arms of his younger brother．Except for writing with his toes(脚趾头), he could hardly do 　　2　　 in his life．

　　As the two brothers grew up together, they had lots of 　　3　　 and they often argued(争吵)．Then one day, his younger brother 　　4　　 him．So he was very sad and didn’t know 　　5　　 to do．

　　A girl lost her hands because of a fire．Though her elder sister wanted to 　　6　　 her, she decided to be completely independent(独立的)．At school, she always studied hard．Once she wrote the following in her composition, “I am 　　7　　．Though I lost my hands, I still have legs．Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly．”

　　One day, the boy and the girl were both invited 　　8　　 a television interview program．They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes．The boy wrote “My younger brother’s arms are my arms” 　　9　　 the girl wrote “Broken wings, 　　10　　 heart”．

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　　Tom is the son of a farm owner．One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father asked him 　　1　　 on the farm for one year when he was free．Tom was 　　2　　 with his father’s idea．“That isn’t my job．I have 　　3　　 school work to do．” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise to give you the best present if you 　　4　　 finish one year’s work．” Tom thought for a while and 　　5　　．

　　Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening, just like 　　6　　 farmer．Time passed quickly．Tom’s crops(庄稼)grew well．　　7　　 the last day of the year, the father called his son to him．“I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father．“Now, tell me 　　8　　 you want．”

　　The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread 　　9　　 his wheat．I’ve already got the best present：No pain, no gain．I think this is what you wanted me to know．” His father was 　　10　　 to hear that．

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The largest earthquake in Japanese history 　　1　　 in northern Japan at 2：46 pm of March 11, 2011．A tsunami(海啸)followed, causing major flooding in 　　2　　 areas of Japan, as well as many strong aftershocks(余震)．So far more than 13,000 people 　　3　　 with about 14,000 people missing．When news of this disaster(灾难)　　4　　 China, many Chinese people expressed their　　5　　 for Japan and the Japanese, remembering that Japan helped the Chinese during China’s 2008 Sichuan Earthquake．

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　　Everyone can feel stressed out because of too many things happening in your life．Teenagers, however, have 　　1　　 opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group．Being a teenager is hard．

　　You are not a children any more, but you are not 　　2　　, even though you have to deal with some grow-up problems and made decisions by 　　3　　．Families can be one of the biggest causes(原因)of stress, such as problems of arguing with 　　4　　 or brothers or sisters．Teenagers also have lots of stress from 　　5　　, either from their teachers or from their classmates．Some teenagers also feel 　　6　　 about choosing their education after high school．Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some can’t 　　7　　 to go to university．It is hard for some teenagers to get a job after they graduate．There are so many young people finishing school 　　8　　 not enough jobs for them．Though there is a lot of stress, you can find many ways to 　　9　　 it．Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress．It may sound 　　10　　, but it is helpful．

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　　One day a woman got into her car and started driving home after work．Just at that time, she saw a 　　1　　 car behind her．The driver was a 　　2　　．When she turned left, the yellow car turned left．When she turned 　　3　　, the yellow car turned right, too．When she stopped at the traffic lights, the yellow car stopped 　　4　　 her…

　　The woman was 　　5　　, so she drove quickly to 　　6　　．When she arrived, she was very 　　7　　 to see that the yellow car stooped behind her again．But she felt 　　8　　 because she saw a policeman standing outside the police station．She jumped out of her car at once and 　　9　　 to the policeman．She asked the policeman to arrest(逮捕)the man in the yellow car, then the police man walked to the man．

　　The man didn’t run away．He just 　　10　　 and said to the woman, “I want to give this purse back to you．I think you dropped it on the street．”

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　　I like all kinds of chocolate, especially bitter chocolate．So when Mother had bought one, I couldn’t help thinking about 　　1　　．

　　I was helping Father in the yard when suddenly I got an idea．I could cut a piece 　　2　　 that chocolate without anyone knowing it．

　　I waited 　　3　　 Mother went outside feeding the chickens．Then I told Father I wanted to go for a drink of water．I went into the room and got the 　　4　　 down．Just when I had the knife ready to cut, I heard Mother coming．So I had to put the chocolate 　　5　　 into my shirt, went to my mom and 　　6　　 the chocolate there．And then I went back to 　　7　　 Father．

　　All the rest of the afternoon, I didn’t dare to look at Father．Every time he spoke, it made me jump．My hands began shaking and my heart started 　　8　　 fast．I didn’t want the chocolate any more．I 　　9　　 wanted to get a chance to put it back．

　　Have you ever had a similar 　　10　　?

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　　One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条)．The man could not repair it, so he looked 　　1　　 for help．The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had 　　2　　 there a few months earlier．The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not answer．The door had clear glass in it, and the man 　　3　　 see that the woman was home．He decided to knock again．Finally the woman came to the door．The man immediately explained his 　　4　　．“I can fix the chain,” the woman said．Later when the bike was 　　5　　 to go, the man said, ‘Thanks．I hope I can help you some day．” “I never need help,” the woman said．

　　The following week the man was riding his bike 　　6　　 he noticed the woman walking down the street．A strong wind suddenly lifted(拾起)her hat and sent it into the branches(枝)of an old tree．The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed．She seemed 　　7　　 because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing．The man hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and 　　8　　 it into the woman’s waiting hands．When she put on her hat, she 　　9　　 the man as he climbed back on his bike．‘I think I told you I never need help,” the woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t 　　10　　 me．Thanks．” Then they both smiled．

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　　Children all over the world like to celebrate their birthdays．American children are of no 　　1　　．American children usually celebrate with a party．They invite their friends to join the celebration．The party may not be held on the exact date of their birthday 　　2　　 it comes a school day．It may be held on the 　　3　　 weekend instead．

　　Today two kinds of parties are the most popular．One is held at home．Parents make the house beautiful with balloons and colored paper．They prepare a special birthday meal．The children play games．　　4　　 kind is held away from home．Some are at a special restaurant．The children eat pizza and ice cream．The waiters, 　　5　　 serve the food, also sing and tell jokes to the children．Other parties 　　6　　 be held at a park, or a movie theatre, or some other places．

　　Every birthday party has a birthday cake with candles on 　　7　　．There is one candle for each year of a birthday boy or girl’s 　　8　　．When the candles are lighted, everyone sings the special birthday song：HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU．

　　As Americans grow older, their birthday parties change．In fact, many people stop 　　9　　 them．They say they would like to forget 　　10　　 they are．Yet they do like to remember the happy birthday parties of their childhood(儿童时代)．

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