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　　I had to walk past Coleen’s house every day to get to school．At that 　　1　　 Colleen and I didn’t really know each other and I just used to 　　2　　 around with other lads up the road．Still, I’d see her when I was walking home and I fancied her then．

　　But Coleen wasn’t really interested in boys．We had little in 　　3　　 because she was a good student 　　4　　 all I was interested in was my football．

　　I 　　5　　 to pull little tricks and try to get close to her, but I’m quite 　　6　　 and with Coleen it was worse because I fancied her．I 　　7　　 wanted to kiss her but I didn’t know how．

　　I remembered once I 　　8　　 to have a contact lenses(隐形眼镜) that I couldn’t get in my eyes and asked her to have a 　　9　　 and see if my eyes were OK．She looked and then walked away．

　　I could never get the 　　10　　 to ask her out properly or kiss her．I invited her out on 　　11　　 of dates, but she thought I wasn’t 　　12　　．

　　But my day came when the 　　13　　 came off her bike．I saw her and stopped to help on my way home．I fixed the bike then asked her if she would come on a date with me．This time she said yes!I was in 　　14　　 nine．

　　We went for a walk．We knew we were going for a kiss．I took her to the back of the church, it was like the local 　　15　　 lane．It was the first kiss that 　　16　　 to me, she was special．I knew then that we were 　　17　　 for each other．

　　I 　　18　　 her home and I phoned her as soon as I got in and asked her for a proper 　　19　　．Again, she said yes．

As weeks 　　20　　 to months, I realized how much in love I was by the way my life had changed from simply rushing out on to the street after school to play．

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　　“Hey”, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?I 　　1　　 asked my father．“I have to work late tonight．I doubt whether I’ll be able to 　　2　　 it on time．I am just too busy right now,”he replied．

　　My mind could not accept the idea 　　3　　 he would be too busy working late．He was also too busy to 　　4　　 my horse show, football games and the 15^th birthday party．He always used the same 　　5　　．Why had I even bothered to ask?　　6　　, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be 　　7　　．

　　As my brother and I arrived at school, two friends 　　8　　 me．“Jill, meet my dad．Dad, this is my friend Jill．”I shook the hand of a tall man．Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the 　　9　　 as students accepted their awards．My name was finally called, 　　10　　 three others．I followed my classmates to the 　　11　　．when I reached out my hand to shake the 　　12　　, a big smile lit up her face．The blinding 　　13　　 from my mother’s camera hurt my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there．I walked back to my seat 　　14　　．

　　Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be 　　15　　．But the strong smell of alcohol(酒精)hit me as soon as I 　　16　　 inside, and I could feel my tears 　　17　　．I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him 　　18　　 on the couch．

　　　　19　　 did father lie to me?I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door．Tears rolled down my face．I wondered if I would ever be more 　　20　　 than his whiskey bottle．

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　　One evening Robert was on his way home from the railway station．When he turned round a．　　1　　, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought 　　2　　 was coming near．He began to walk 　　3　　．The footsteps became faster, too．He slowed down．The footsteps also 　　4　　 down．Now he was 　　5　　 that he was being followed．He tried to hide．　　6　　 the steps followed him．He didn’t know 　　7　　 to save himself, so he jumped over a fence and found 　　8　　

in a cemetery, throwing himself down on one of the tombs．

　　The man 　　9　　 followed．Robert could hear the man jump over 　　10　　．Thoughts of thieves or murderers filled his 　　11　　．Robert stood up and．　　12　　 the man who was 　　13　　 him．“What do you want?”he said．“　　14　　 are you following me?”

　　“I say,”asked the stranger．“Do you 　　15　　 go home like this,　　16　　 are you taking some special exercises 　　17　　?I want to go to Mr．Brown’s and don’t know 　　18　　．The station master told me to follow you as you 　　19　　 next door．　　20　　 me for asking, but is there much to go before you get home?”

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　　I am still very proud of the performance of my daughter, a careless girl, who could play Beethoven’s sweet music so smoothly．

　　With great 　　1　　 , she began learning piano under the teacher’s guidance．　　2　　 ,soon she was no longer curious about it because it was a tough job to do the daily routine of practice, not to 　　3　　 my discomfort pushing and forcing．　　4　　 ,the teacher moved somewhere else．She seemed to have lost every bit of her interest in piano．

　　Then an American teacher was 　　5　　 ,teaching in a complete American free style, but I heard they always 　　6　　 to satisfy parents’ requirements on finger practicing and 　　7　　 of the kids．After practicing, she would give my daughter some good 　　8　　 , with serious expression, on the excellent part(despite it being just a small one), and then point out what should be 　　9　　．She would give my daughter some small gifts as 　　10　　 for her progress．She said,“To learn playing the piano, you should learn not only the skills of playing, but more 　　11　　 , to feel the music and love it．”

　　To my surprise, my daughter 　　12　　 became fond of piano lessons．Sometimes she 　　13　　 would like to show off a little bit after her skill had reached a certain 　　14　　．Her confidence and sense of achievement were found again and her interest in playing the piano 　　15　　 as well．

　　Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day,“Mom, I was 　　16　　 that you didn’t give up my piano lessons．Learning piano is like climbing a mountain．You will feel tired when you are on the way．When you look 　　17　　 from where you are, you will 　　18　　 that you have been making progress．But if you stop, you’ll never take one more 　　19　　．”On hearing the words, I could not hold back my tears, thinking: that is the very thing I want her to 　　20　　 , something that is more important than learning piano．

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　　As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she knocked into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction．

　　“　　1　　”the boy shouted．Then, with a silly smile on his face, the boy 　　2　　 of his right leg and walked the way Amy limped(跛行)when she walked．

　　Amy closed her eyes．“　　3　　 him!”She told herself as she headed for her classroom．

　　But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s 　　4　　 way．It wasn’t as if he were the only one．It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed at her 　　5　　．Kids made fun of her about her 　　6　　or her limping．Amy was 　　7　　 of it．Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing(嘲笑) made her feel 　　8　　 alone．

　　Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was 　　9　　．Her mother knew that things were not going well at 　　10　　．That’s why she was happy to have some exciting news to 　　11　　 with her daughter．

　　“There is a Christmas 　　12　　 contest on the radio station,”Amy’s Mom announced．“　　13　　 a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize．I think 　　14　　 at the table with blonde(白肤金发的) curly hair should enter．”

　　A 　　15　　 took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her．Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter．“Dear Santa Claus,”she began．

　　While Amy worked at her letter, the rest of the family tried to 　　16　　 what she might ask from Santa．Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s Mom both thought a three－foot Barbie doll would 　　17　　 Amy’s wish list．Amy’s Dad guessed a picture book．But Amy wasn’t 　　18　　 to tell her secret Christmas wish just then．Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, just 　　19　　 she wrote it that night：

　　My name is Amy．I am nine years old．I have a problem at school．Can you help me, Santa?Kids laugh at me because of the way I walk and run and talk．I have cerebral palsy(脑瘫)．I just want one 　　20　　 when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me．

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　　I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a bookshop

　　　　1　　 me for six hours a week to help her in the shop． I was very　　 2　　 to earn my own pocket money and my parents　　 3　　 interfered(干涉) with how I spent it, even when I was spending it　　 4　　 ． They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the　　 5　　 , I would become more mature(成熟) and　　 6　　 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money．

　　Like many　　 7　　 parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they

　　　　8　　 a great deal． When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around　　 9　　 ． My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great　　 10　　 for me． In the end, my father won the 　　 11　　 on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins　　 12　　 through the country who could 　　 13　　 shelter and help if I need them．

Three years later, my younger brother decide to　　 14　　 a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean． Again my mother was very worried and not　　 15　　 to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n)　　 16　　 year working his way on trains and ships to　　 17　　 passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people．

　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare(稀少的) for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly　　 18　　 ． Most parents start　　 19　　 their children at a young age to do small things by themselves． By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part－time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have　　 20　　 the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on．

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　　When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon ，he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks．

　　The plane was to　　 1　　 at 5：30．From there was still a　　 2　　 journey to the airport　　 3　　 Phillip merely watched the scene along the way．Shortly before arriving ，he began　　 4　　 the things he would need for the　　 5　　 ： tickets ，money ，the address of his hotel，traveller’s checks —Just a moment．How about his passport ? Phillip went through his pocket．He suddenly　　 6　　 that he must have let his passport　　 7 ．

　　What could he do ? It was now five past four and there would be too little　　 8　　 to return to the bank．This was the　　 9　　 time he was representing his firm for an important　　 10　　 with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning．Without a passport he would be　　 11　　 to board the plane．At that moment ，the taxi　　 12　　 outside the air terminal (候机楼)．Phillip got　　 13　　 ，took his suitcase and paid the driver．He then　　 14　　 a good deal of confusion in the building．A　　 15　　 could be heard over the loudspeaker．

　　“We very much　　 16　　 that owing to a twenty－four－hour strike of airport staff ，all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off．” Passengers are 　　 17　　 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for　　 18　　 on tomorrow’s flights．Phillip gave a　　 19 ．He would let his firm know about this situation and ，thank goodness ，eh would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to　　 20　　 his passport．

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All the World Asks

On my first day in a college classroom， I felt like an overgrown child returning to civilization (文明世界)after having been lost in the forest for thirty years．there I sat，　　 1　　 enough to be a father to most of the students in the room，　　 2　　 unconfident enough to be their baby brother．We were crowded elbow (肘部) to elbow， listening to a　　 3　　 who looked even younger than the students．I felt uncomfortable and out of place as the professor carefully　　 4　　 what she expected us to learn．As I listened， I couldn’t help but　　 5　　 of my own oldest daughter who was now beginning her first year in　　 6　　 ， just like me．I remembered how hard I had tried to help build self－confidence in her and my other children．So why did I suddenly feel like a scared　　 7　　 myself? When I walked out of that classroom， I had serious　　 8　　 about my ability to make it　　 9　　 college．Not until late that night did my thinking　　 10　　 ．It was a long－distance　　 11　　 from my daughter， my fellow college freshman (新生)， that did the trick．She spoke on the phone about the doubts， worries and anxieties she was　　 12　　 ．She was certain that she’d never　　 13　　 at college．How　　 14　　 her worries sounded．In my most confident parental　　 15　　 ．I said， “Doing your best it all the world　　 16　　 ．” the next day in class， those words still repeated in my head．When the professor raised a　　 17　　 for the class， nobody， including me，　　 18　　 to answer．When I looked around at the　　 19　　 and uncertainty on the young faces in that room， I knew　　 20　　 what I had to do ：my best．That’s all the world asks．So raised my hand， and the professor called my name．I spoke．

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　　The beginning of a Frank Sinatra song drifted across the dance floor and I knew my dad would call out and request that， which for most people is very　　 1

　　As he walked towards me to ask for the first　　 2　　 ，I could see there were　　 3　　 in his eyes．I grasped the side of my chair，　　 4　　 myself up with my arms，and grabbed the two metal sticks which keep me　　 5　　 as I stood to take his hand．

　　It took all my will to　　 6　　 my own tears and inside a voice kept　　 7　　 ： “Don’t fall over，Martine．” We grabbed each other and in some way shuffled(穿梭)out a dance for the whole of the song．

　　For my dad，it was a turning point．He had　　 8　　 his friends on his 70th birthday he would lead his daughter in the first dance，　　 9　　 he had done so many times before．Almost a year after the suicide bomb on the London Underground train which blew　　 10　　 both my legs above the knee，I had managed to realize his　　 11　　 ．Like so much that has happened over the last 12 months， there was something　　 12　　 about the moment．

　　Today， on July 1， as I face the first anniversary of the terrorist　　 13　　 ，I am preparing to leave the country for a while．I know I　　 14　　 be celebrating the fact that I am alive，　　 15　　 I do not feel able to remain in London for the event．

　　Psychologically， I am a different person．I am very body conscious．When I go out I am　　 16　　 that children will make fun of me on my artificial legs．In my wheelchair I cover my lower half with a blanket　　 17　　 what remains of my body draws　　 18　　 glances．

　　Despite my brave claims of what I would do when I left the hospital in March，the reality is that I will　　 19　　 be able to do many things．I thought I would be able to wear my artificial legs all day，to run，to go out alone．But that is just not possible．

　　I keep asking myself，　　 20　　 does it become normal? Is this normal now?

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　　Each of us fails from time to time．If we are wise, we accept these failures as a　　 1　　 part of the learning process．But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this same right to our children．

　　When I see a child suffer from this kind of　　 2　　 , I think of Donnie．

　　Donnie was my youngest third grader．His fear of　　 3　　 ,kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed．He　　 4　　 , answered questions — — — he might be wrong．

　　I tried my best to　　 5　　 his confidence．But nothing changed until midterm,　　 6　　 Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned(安排)to our classroom．She was young and pretty, and she loved children．My pupils, Donnie included,　　 7　　 her．

　　One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard．Donnie had copied the problems with great care．Pleased with his progress, I　　 8　　 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials．When I returned, Donnie was in　　 9　　 ．He’d missed the third problem．

　　My student teacher looked at me　　 10　　 ．Suddenly her face brightened．From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with　　 11　　 ．

　　“Look, Donnie,” she said, kneeling beside him and gently　　 12　　 his tearful face from his arms．“I’ve got something to　　 13　　 you．” She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk．

　　“See these pencils, Donnie,” she continued, “They belong to Mrs．Lindstrom and me．See these erasers(橡皮)．How are they　　 14　　 ? That’s because people make mistakes, even teachers．But we erase the mistakes and try again．That’s　　 15　　 you must learn to do, too．” She kissed him and stood up．“Here,” she said, “I’ll leave one of these pencils on your desk so you’ll　　 16　　 that everybody makes mistakes．” Donnie looked up with　　 17　　 in his eyes and a smile．

The pencil became Donnie’s　　 18　　 possession．That, together with Mary Anne’s unfailing　　 19　　 for even Donnie’s small success, gradually　　 20　　 him that it’s all right to make mistakes — — — as long as you erase them and try again．

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