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　　Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room．One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each 　　1　　 to help drain the fluid(排出流质)from his lungs．His bed was next to the room’s only window．The other man had to spend all his time 　　2　　 on his back．

　　The men talked for hours on end．They spoke of their families, their homes, their jobs and a whole lot of things．Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by 　　3　　 to his roommate what he could see 　　4　　 the window．

　　The man in the other bed began to 　　5　　 for those one-hour periods when his 　　6　　 would be broadened and brightened by all the activity and color of the world outside．

　　The window overlooked a 　　7　　 with a lovely lake．Ducks and swans played on the water while children 　　8　　 their model boats．Young lovers walked arm in arm among 　　9　　 of every color and a fine 　　10　　 of the city skyline could be seen in the 　　11　　．As the man described all this, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 　　12　　 the beautiful scene．

　　Days and weeks passed．One morning, the day nurse arrived to find the man by the window, had died 　　13　　 in his sleep．

　　Later, the other man asked 　　14　　 he could be moved next to the window．The nurse was happy to make the switch．

　　Slowly, painfully, he managed to 　　15　　 and take his first look at the 　　16　　 world outside．Surprisingly, it 　　17　　 a blank wall．

　　The next day he learned from the nurse that the man was 　　18　　 and could not 　　19　　 see the wall．She said,“Perhaps he just wanted to 　　20　　 you．”

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　　My kids and I would be spending the Thanksgiving Day without their father, who had 　　1　　 several months before．The two older kids were 　　2　　 with the flu．I had only about $ 20 to 　　3　　 until the end of the month．

　　Then I heard the phone ring．　　4　　 was the secretary from the church．She said they had something to give us．So I 　　5　　 by the church on my way to the market．

　　The church secretary met me at the door and 　　6　　 me a special envelope．“We think of you and the kids often,”she said．I opened the envelope and found two grocery certificates(杂货购物券)inside．Each was worth $ 20．

　　“Thank you very much,”I said, and as we 　　7　　 each other, I cried．

　　Then I went to a store and purchased some 　　8　　 items and had a little over $ 140 worth of groceries．As I handed the cashier one of the gift certificates, she took it, but turned her back for what seemed like a very 　　9　　 time．I thought something might be wrong．

　　“This certificate is a real blessing,”I explained,“Our church gave it to my family, knowing I’m a single 　　10　　 trying to make ends meet．”

　　The cashier 　　11　　 and replied, with tears in her loving eyes,“Honey, do you have a turkey?”

　　“No．”

　　“Anything else for Thanksgiving dinner?”

　　“No．But it’s okey,”I replied．

　　Handing me the 　　12　　, she said,“I can’t tell you exactly 　　13　　 right now, but please go back into the store and buy a turkey, or anything else you 　　14　　 for a Thanksgiving dinner．”

　　“Are you 　　15　　?”I asked．

　　“Yes!Get whatever you want．”

　　I felt awkward(尴尬)as I went back to do some more shopping, but I selected a fresh turkey, a few potatoes, and some juices for the children．Then I 　　16　　 the shopping cart up to the same cashier．

“Now I can tell you,”she said, with giant 　　17　　 in her kinds eyes,“This morning I 　　18　　 to help someone today, and you walked through my line!”

　　She reached under the counter for her 　　19　　, took out a $ 20 bill and paid for my groceries．

　　“I’m glad I could help,”she said,“Here is my phone number if you ever need 　　20　　．God bless you, honey．”

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　　Like most July days, it was hot．I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream．It was a very 　　1　　 store with little round tables and chairs．

　　As I entered, I found a very old woman bent over a 　　2　　 near the door．Her back was so 　　3　　 twisted(扭曲)by some misfortune that her face nearly 　　4　　 the tabletop．I sat down 　　5　　 her a couple of tables away．

　　“Poor woman,”I thought．“What does she 　　6　　 life?Why does God let people live so long past their prime(盛年)?”

　　As I thought, another 　　7　　 lady entered the shop and sat down with her．Soon the two of them were 　　8　　 childhood days．They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years．In minutes, the two of them were shaking with 　　9　　．

　　I looked again at the first woman, then in the 　　10　　 on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself．I was 　　11　　 a dirty shirt．She was well dressed in white, her 　　12　　 carefully made up and her hands shining with gold rings．I was 　　13　　．She was laughing, smiling．I was putting the 　　14　　 of my life together．She had millions of 　　15　　 memories to recall．I sat alone．She was 　　16　　 the day with a good friend．　　17　　 I was worried about getting old．She was old, but it wasn’t 　　18　　 her．As I left the shop, I 　　19　　 my foolish question about God letting people live past their prime．Why, that woman was more 　　20　　, more sensitive to life than I was．Age has not bent her spirit．

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　　I used to go fishing in the New Hampshire Lake with my father．　　1　　 the day before bass(巴斯鱼)season opened(开禁)，we were fishing early in the evening, 　　2　　 other fish with worms．I tied on a small silver lure(鱼饵)and put it into the lake．Suddenly I 　　3　　 something very big pulling on the lure．My father 　　4　　 with admiration as I skillfully brought the fish beside the bank．　　5　　 I lifted the tired fish from the water．It was the 　　6　　 one I had ever seen, 　　7　　 it was a bass．

　　My father lit a match and looked at 　　8　　．It was 10 pm－two hours 　　9　　 the season opened．He looked at the fish, then at me．“You’ll have to put it 　　10　　, son．”he said．

　　“Dad！”I cried．

　　“There will be 　　11　　 fish．”said my father．

　　“Not as big as this one．”I cried．I looked round 　　12　　．No other fishermen or boats could be seen in the moonlight．I looked again at my father．Even though 　　13　　 had seen us, nor could anyone ever know what time I had caught the fish, I could 　　14　　 from my father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be 　　15　　．I threw the huge bass into the black water．The fish 　　16　　．I thought that I would never again see such a big fish．

　　That was 14 years ago．I have 　　17　　 again caught such a large fish as the one I got that 　　18　　 long ago．But I do see that same fish again and again every time I have an ethical(道德的)decision to make．For, as my 　　19　　 had taught me, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong．It is only the 　　20　　 of ethics that is difficult．

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When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion for writing poetry．I gave up all my other 　　1　　, such as playing computer games, 　　2　　 foreign coins and stamps, and spent all my spare time reading poetry and writing it．This habit of writing poetry on every possible 　　3　　soon got me into trouble at school．If a lesson did not interest me, I would take out my note-book and start writing poems in class．Of course ,I did this very　　　4　　, but it was not long before I got 　　5　　．One day while l was busy writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to find the teacher standing over me, staring with anger because I was not 　　6　　 ttention．He tore the poem up, with a 　　7　　 not to waste time in his lesson．All the same I was convinced that I had written a good poem, so that evening I wrote it out again from memory．Not long after, I read about a poetry contest and I decided to send in my poem．Weeks later, long after I had given up hope, I got a letter informing me I had won first 　　8　　．Everyone at school was very impressed-except the geography teacher, who 　　9　　 me more carefully than ever．He was quite 　　10　　 that I was not going to write poetry in his lesson!

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　　It was a market day, so people and traffic had been pouring into the town since early morning．　　1　　 it was an old town, even the main street was very 　　2　　 and soon became overcrowded．There was not enough 　　3　　 for all the people on the sidewalk at the roadside, 　　4　　 they overflowed into the road, 　　5　　 danger to their lives from 　　6　　 cars and buses, the drivers of 　　7　　 were constantly blowing their horns(喇叭)to 　　8　　 people to get out of their 　　9　　．

　　Yet it was a(n)　　10　　 scene．Peasants walked along the street, their heads piled high with baskets or beautifully woven blankets which they hoped to 　　11　　 to the townsfolk．Men with carts 　　12　　 their way along, shouting their goods at the top of their 　　13　　．They were selling apples, oranges and grapes –– the 　　14　　 of their fields．　　15　　 it all, women in bright summer clothes made their way, laughing and talking, 　　16　　 children rushed in and out of the crowds screaming with laughter when they didn’t ask for something they could not have, or crying with 　　17　　 because they were lost．

　　The noise went on all day．People did not even stop for a meal, but preferred to buy bits of meat cooked over a fire or bread or ice-cream from the street sellers．The 　　18　　 from this and from all the activities of the day began to collect in the street．And finally, when night at last came, the street 　　19　　 and only the rubbish 　　20　　 sadly blowing in the cooling night wind．

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　　Time is very important in our lives．It 　　1　　 our everybody moments．However, time never had any 　　2　　 in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 　　3　　．

　　It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist．And all of it is made of silver．This 　　4　　 tells me the importance of time in my life．

　　I received this 　　5　　 on a gray-sky day．I had to go to the airport at 9∶00 am to 　　6　　 up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house 　　7　　, I was late because I was 　　8　　 out with my friends．Later on that day, around 11∶00 am, I 　　9　　 my uncle, but I was very 　　10　　 for him．He had 　　11　　 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house．

　　I got to my father’s house at 2∶00 pm on the same day and looking at my angry father’s face I felt 　　12　　 of myself at that moment．After I said hi to my 　　13　　 father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him．Then he said,“Essa, did you have 　　14　　 with your friends today?”I answered,“Yes, father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my uncle Ali．”He said,“What you 　　15　　 was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　　16　　．”I was ashamed and said,“Father, I’ll never do it again, I promise．”He said,“I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 　　17　　 for you．”He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 　　18　　．

　　I learned a very important lesson from my father：to 　　19　　 time and never be late to get someone．This watch is 　　20　　 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it．

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　　“Can I see my baby?”the happy new mother asked．When the baby was placed in her arms and she was 　　1　　．The baby had been born without ears．

　　Time 　　2　　 that the baby’s hearing was perfect．It was only his 　　3　　 that was damaged．When he rushed home from school one day and 　　4　　 himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, 　　5　　 that he would have many heartbreaks in his life．

　　He grew up and became a 　　6　　 with his classmates．He might 　　7　　 have been class president, but for that．The boy’s father 　　8　　 with the family physician in secret．“Could 　　9　　 be done?”the father asked．“I believed I could 　　10　　 on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got,”the doctor answered．So the 　　11　　 began for a person who would make such a 　　12　　 for a young man．

　　Two years went by．Then the father said,“You are going to the hospital, son．Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need．　　13　　 it’s a secret,”said the father．The operation was very 　　14　　, and a new person appeared．“But I must know!”he urged his father．“Who 　　15　　 so much for me?I could never do enough for him．”“I do not believe you could．”said the father．

　　The secret was 　　16　　 for years till he stood with his father over his mother’s coffin．Slowly and 　　17　　, his father raised his mother’s thick brown hair to 　　18　　 that his mother had no outer ears．“Mother said she was 　　19　　 she never let her hair be cut,”he whispered gently,“and nobody ever thought she was less 　　20　　, did they?”

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　　While the rest of the world is sleeping，my dad is dragging my warm covers off me so we won’t be late for my 6 a．m．ice hockey game．What started as a 　　1　　 is now my profession passion(a strong liking)，and 　　2　　 of it would be possible without my dad．

　　“Let’s go，Brendan．You can do it!”　　3　　 like that does not go unnoticed．Every game，no matter what the 　　4　　 is，my dad always says"Good game．”and"You looked great out there．”I'm 　　5　　 ，knowing that even if I make a mistake or 　　6　　 poorly，my dad will still be there for me．　7　　 is one of the greatest things anyone can have．My dad is my support，without 　　8　　 me to become something I’m not．It was my dream to play hockey，and he just 　　9　　 me．

　　As I get older，　　10　　becomes fiercer．Each season brings a new schedule with more than thirty games，which my dad eagerly 　　11　．He gets as nervous as I do，but somehow 　　12　　 in his seat and keeps 　　13　．He wants to yell(shout in excitement)and scream like most hockey parents, 　　14　　 he is different．　　15　　each game，we sit down to eat and go over things to work 　　16　　 in the future．Usually he only tells me how proud he is of me．　　17　　all those early- morning games and later-afternoon skates with Dad，I realize how lucky I am to 　　18　　 him．It’s not easy getting up and driving to rinks(溜冰场)at all hours．My dad not only does that，but also helps me realize my dreams．I make sure that every game he attends，I play my　　19　　，just to show him those 6．a．m．　　20　　did me some good．

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　　One student took a box of chicken to class．Another carried on a cell-phone 　　1　　,and still another whistled loudly every time the 　　2　　 turned his back．

　　Reform school?No．College．

　　More and more, professors say, they are coming across 　　3　　 students in their classrooms．Many of today’s young scholars arrive late, leave 　　4　　, talk loud or take care of personal 　　5　　 such as paying bills during class．

　　Why are the students behaving 　　6　　?“Because they can,”said a student of University of North Texas．“A lot of the time, the professors let them get away with it．”

　　Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms-and even 　　7　　 taking some of the blame for bad behavior．They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire 　　8　　．

　　People are 　　9　　 when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in 　　10　　 education, says Dr．Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco．They 　　11　　 some high school students to misbehave, but think those who get to 　　12　　 will behave more politely．

　　Dr．Amanda believes that society in 　　13　　 has become more tolerant of rude behavior and 　　14　　 people in power, including professors, no longer 　　15　　 standards for 　　16　　．That leads to a growing imprudence(轻率行为) 　　17　　 some college students．“There’s a great 　　18　　 of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and 　　19　　 disrespect,”said Dr．Amanda, 　　20　　 that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude．”

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