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　　One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of students．To drive his 　　1　　 home, he used an illustration(演示)those students will never 　　2　　．

　　“Okay, now watch carefully”, and then he pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the 　　3　　 in front of him．He also 　　4　　 about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully 　　5　　 them, one at a time, into the jar．

　　When the jar was filled to the 　　6　　 and no more rocks would 　　7　　 inside, he asked, “Is this jar full?” Everyone in the class answered, “Yes．”

　　The expert replied, “Really?” He 　　8　　 under the table and pulled out a bucket of small stones．He dropped some 　　9　　 and then asked the group once more, “Is the jar full?”

　　By this time the class was on to him．“　　10　　” one of them answered carefully．

　　“Good!” he replied, and then brought out a bucket of sand．He started dumping(dropping)the sand in the jar and it 　　11　　 into all of the 　　12　　 left between the rocks and the small stones．　　13　　 he asked the question, “Is this jar full?” “No!” the class shouted．

　　“Good．” Then he looked at the class and asked, “What is the point of this illustration?”

　　One 　　14　　 student raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how 　　15　　 your schedule(时间表)is, if you 　　16　　 really hard you can always fit some more things in it!”

　　“　　17　　．” the speaker replied．“That’s not the point．The 　　18　　 this illustration teaches us is：If you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in 　　19　　．”

　　What are the ‘big rocks’ in your 　　20　　?Then, put those in your jar first．

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　　Humans have hunted colorful and wild creatures since the Stone Age．And Gabby Salazar, an American teenager is 　　1　　 different from her ancestors(祖先)in her 　　2　　 to track down(追捕)animals．　　3　　 Gabby doesn’t shoot animals with a gun, she uses her camera to 　　4　　 beautiful images of wildlife．Now the teenager has found herself in the spotlight after a 　　5　　 she took of a green lizard(蜥蜴)won her the award Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2004, on October 20．

　　　　6　　 a member of the North American Nature Photographers Association, the 17-year-old, from North Carolina, 　　7　　 she can encourage people to 　　8　　 wildlife．“We’re trying to educate people about the environment by using photographs 　　9　　 by our members,” she said．“I jumped around a little bit－went 　　10　　 and screamed for a couple of minutes,” Gabby said of her reaction(反应)to winning the 　　11　　．Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the world’s most important wildlife photographic competition．It is 　　12　　 each year by the Natural History Museum in London and BBC Wildlife Magazine．

　　Gabby began to take 　　13　　 at the age of 12, 　　14　　 her father gave her a camera as a gift．It is mainly from her father, an amateur(业余的) photographer that she has 　　15　　 her skills．

　　On family vacations they 　　16　　 carry big bags of photographic equipment with them．She has traveled to many places within the US 　　17　　 Russia, in her short photography career(生涯)．She says she also wants to travel and take pictures in China．

　　Despite her 　　18　　, Gabby says she will study chemistry in college, not 　　19　　．

　　“Photography for me isn’t about trying to shoot the world,” she said．“Taking pictures just makes me 　　20　　, and I’m going to continue to do it as long as I enjoy it．”

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　　Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department．Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　　1　　．She got up very early and arrived at the 　　2　　 at twenty to eight．She 　　3　　 the door open and found nobody there．“I am the 　　4　　 to arrive．” She thought and came to her desk．She was surprised to 　　5　　 a large bunch of flowers on it．They were fresh．She 　　6　　 the flowers from the desk and smelled them．“Oh, how lovely!” Nancy 　　7　　 joyfully．She then looked round for a 　　8　　 to put them in．“Somebody has sent me flowers the 　　9　　 first day!” She thought happily．“But who could it be?” She began to wonder．

　　The day passed very 　　10　　 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 　　11　　．For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers．And then she 　　12　　 herself in her work．

　　Then came another Monday．When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an)　　13　　 bunch of flowers there．She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones．

　　The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 　　14　　 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 　　15　　．

　　On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 　　16　　 a plan to the general manager’s office．She had to stay for a while at his secretary’s desk waiting for his 　　17　　．She happened to see on the desk a big note book 　　18　　“Records of managers’ meetings”, and glanced at the 　　19　　 pages．Suddenly her eyes fell on these words：“In order to keep the secretaries 　　20　　, the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary’s desk．”

　　Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist．

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The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time．　　1　　 these wide modern roads are generally 　　2　　 and well maintained, with 　　3　　 sharp curves and many straight 　　4　　, a direct route is not always the most 　　5　　 one．Large highways often pass 　　6　　 scenic areas and interesting small towns．Furthermore, these highways generally 　　7　　 large urban centers which means that they become crowded with 　　8　　 traffic during rush hours, 　　9　　 the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route．However, there is 　　10　　 always another route to take 　　11　　 you are not in a hurry．Not far from the 　　12　　 new “superhighways”, there are often older, 　　13　　 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside．　　14　　 of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads 　　15　　 through the country．These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along hilly 　　16　　 or down frightening hillsides to towns 　　17　　 in deep valleys．Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 　　18　　 the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a 　　19　　 to get a fresh, clean 　　20　　 of the world．

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　　When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”．But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness．Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings?Have you ever 　　1　　 the wolves’ world?If you had, you would 　　2　　 the wolves．

　　In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland．They know more about 　　3　　 than humans．They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers．They also know how to 　　4　　 full use of the shape of land to 　　5　　 sheep．I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 　　6　　 experts good at fighting．The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 　　7　　．Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul．A 　　8　　 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 　　9　　 nothing．All the wolves obey the rules．　　10　　 they are defeated, they run away together．It is their teamwork 　　11　　 makes wolves powerful．

　　The wolves also have great self-respect and won’t 　　12　　 to anyone．The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, 　　13　　 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully．To his 　　14　　, he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 　　15　　 wolves．He bit through the iron chain that limited him．The wolf was 　　16　　 and he never gave in, fighting 　　17　　 his death．The little wolf died as a glorious fighter．

　　I was shocked by this kind of 　　18　　：wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth．I want everyone to look at wolves in a 　　19　　 way．They are our teachers．They show us how to survive and 　　20　　 in this not simple and dangerous world．Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

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Love Is Just a Thread(爱只是一根线)

　　Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the 　　1　　 tuition for my brother and me．They don’t 　　2　　 in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV．My father has a bad temper; it’s easy for him to lose his temper．

　　One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I 　　3　　 sat down beside her and looked at her．

　　“Is there any 　　4　　 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice．

　　My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 　　5　　 in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt．

　　　　6　　 at last I heard my mother say the following words：

　　“Susan,” she said 　　7　　．“Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的)．If life is a 　　8　　, then love should be a thread．It can 　　9　　 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there．Love is 　　10　　．”

　　I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next 　　11　　．At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．After they were 　　12　　, every day in the morning and dusk(黄昏)，my mother helped my father walk 　　13　　 on the country road．My father had never been so 　　14　　．Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees．The sun gently shone through the leaves．All of these 　　15　　 the most beautiful picture in the world．The doctor had said my father would 　　16　　 in two months．But after two months he still couldn’t walk alone．We were all worried．

　　“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day．

　　“Susan,” he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like 　　17　　 with your mom．I like this kind of life．”　　18　　 from his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply．

　　Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses．But from this 　　19　　, I understand that love is just a 　　20　　 in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．

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Forever Young

　　It’s Girls Night Out：Mom Edition and I am a player in a whole new game．It occurs to me that I really don’t know these 　　1　　 women．We’ve been circling 　　2　　 for about three years, ever since our kids started 　　3　　．We’d bump into each other in the parking 　　4　　, at Valentine’s Day parties, and later as one or the other shyly 　　5　　 we all sign our kids up for softball, gymnastics or dance．Who knows 　　6　　 the five of us clumped together more than 　　7　　 of us clumped with other mothers．I suppose it happens 　　8　　, friendship circles spiraling in and around and about and anew．

　　This is the 　　9　　 time we’ve gathered without the kids, and I am having a 　　10　　 time saying “Janice”, as opposed to “Zoe’s mom” or “Susan”, 　　11　　 “Kaitlin’s mom”, and so I have decided, for tonight, not to 　　12　　 any names at all．

　　The 　　13　　 has already taken our drink order．I can’t believe nobody 　　14　　 beer．Nope, this is a Diet Coke and iced tea crowd．In the back of my mind I’m 　　15　　 if I’m going to be the naughty 　　16　　 who corrupts this group．

　　There is so much 　　17　　 to take care of when you are just getting to 　　18　　 people as people．One of the things we are doing is 　　19　　 dates, the years that each of us 　　20　　 from this or that．I see where this is going．

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　　One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of students．To drive his 　　1　　 home, he used an illustration(演示)those students will never 　　2　　．

　　“Okay, now watch carefully”, and then he pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the 　　3　　 in front of him．He also 　　4　　 about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully 　　5　　 them, one at a time, into the jar．

　　When the jar was filled to the 　　6　　 and no more rocks would 　　7　　 inside, he asked, “Is this jar full?” Everyone in the class answered, “Yes．”

　　The expert replied, “Really?” He 　　8　　 under the table and pulled out a bucket of small stones．He dropped some 　　9　　 and then asked the group once more, “Is the jar full?”

　　By this time the class was on to him．“　　10　　” one of them answered carefully．

　　“Good!”he replied, and then brought out a bucket of sand．He started dumping(dropping)the sand in the jar and it 　　11　　 into all of the 　　12　　 left between the rocks and the small stones．　　13　　 he asked the question, “Is this jar full?”“No!”the class shouted．

　　“Good．” Then he looked at the class and asked, “What is the point of this illustration?”

　　One 　　14　　 student raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how 　　15　　 your schedule(时间表)is, if you 　　16　　 really hard you can always fit some more things in it!”

　　“　　17　　．” the speaker replied．“That’s not the point．The 　　18　　 this illustration teaches us is：If you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in 　　19　　．”

　　What are the ‘big rocks’ in your 　　20　　?Then, put those in your jar first．

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　　We’ve heard it before－we’ve heard it on the news, from teachers, from parents－children and teenagers today are growing up too fast．There are not too many people that will 　　1　　 with that statement．Teenagers are faced with serious problems and decisions at an early 　　2　　．In fact most teenagers’ daily schedules are as 　　3　　 as those of an adult’s．

　　I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in 　　4　　 in which I was working with adults．I have had to learn to think and 　　5　　 like an adult to be taken seriously．So, I count myself as one who has grown up too fast．I just graduated from high school, and have recently spent some time reflecting(反思)on the 　　6　　 eighteen years thinking about myself, what I have gained, and what 　　7　　 I have yet to achieve．

　　We are expected to work hard, get excellent 　　8　　, be in a good relationship, and know what we want to do 　　9　　．The list goes on and on．But the 　　10　　 is clear：We live in a society today that is 　　11　　 our childhood．We no longer have many years to be careless and fancy-free．We are expected to 　　12　　 the strict school rules and to excel(擅长)in everything we do．

　　I’ve known these things for a long time, and knew that they 　　13　　 me．But, I never really admitted it until last night, when I learned a 　　14　　 lesson, taught to me by my boss where I work．We had finished a job at a remote site．It was about 11∶30 at night, and we had 　　15　　 to his house．We were talking about the 　　16　　 he had been making to his home．One of the things he said was “I 　　17　　 my basketball hoop(篮圈)．” Then he threw a basketball to me．

　　I hadn’t 　　18　　 a basketball in five years．

　　We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 40 minutes．Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time 　　19　　 away like children．Then I realized something：I am still a child．Oh, the law says I’m an adult．But, we are still really and truly children．We all need to have 　　20　　 once in a while．

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　　I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland．As I was looking at titles(标题)on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台)，　　1　　, asked if I’d like 　　2　　．I needed to start 　　3　　 for college, so I said yes．I 　　4　　 after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金)，and the job helped 　　5　　 my freshman(or first)year of college．I would work many other jobs：I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid(or waitress)and 　　6　　 made maps for the U．S．Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的)．

　　One day a woman asked me for books on cancer．She seemed fearful(or much afraid)．I showed her almost 　　7　　 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order(定货)．She left the store less 　　8　　．I’ve always remembered the 　　9　　 I felt in having helped her．

　　Years later, as a 　　10　　 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant(移民) child who was born 　　11　　 his fingers connected(or joined together), web-like．His family could not afford(or pay for)a corrective(矫正；整形)operation, and the boy lived in 　　12　　, hiding his hand in his pocket．

　　I 　　13　　 my boss to let me do the story．After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the 　　14　　 for free．

　　I visited the boy in the recovery(康复)room soon after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold up his 　　15　　 hand and say, “Thank you．” I felt a sense(感觉)of 　　16　　．

　　In the past, while I was 　　17　　, I always sensed(or felt)I was working for the customers(顾客)，not the store．Today it’s the 　　18　　．NBC News pays my salary(工资)，　　19　　 I feel as if I work for the 　　20　　, helping them make sense of(or find the meaning of)the world．

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