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　　As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation．　　1　　 you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 　　2　　 down．But relaxation is 　　3　　 for a healthy mind and body．

　　Stress is a 　　4　　 part of everyday life and there is no way to 　　5　　 it．In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be．A 　　6　　 amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give 　　7　　 to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control 　　8　　 it can lead to poor performance and 　　9　　 health．

　　The amount of stress a person can bear 　　10　　 very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 　　11　　 are obviously chief material for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at first 　　12　　 of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress, in 　　13　　 form, we react both chemically and physically．In fact we make a choice between 　　14　　 and fight．And in more ancient days the choices made the 　　15　　 between life and death．The crises(危机)we meet today are 　　16　　 to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it requires the same response．It is when such a reaction 　　17　　 long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes 　　18　　．Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have 　　19　　 links with stress．　　20　　 we cannot remove stress from our lives we need to find ways to deal with it．It would be unwise to do so even if we could．

　　So what do you think of stress?What is your way to deal with it?

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　　Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further．The way you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually 　　1　　 your money or can add 　　2　　 the cost．

　　Take the 　　3　　 example of a hairdryer．If you are buying a hairdryer, you might think that you are making the 　　4　　 buy if you choose one whose look you like and which is also the cheapest 　　5　　 price．But when you get it home you may find that it 　　6　　 twice as long as a more expensive model to dry your hair．The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well 　　7　　 your hairdryer the most expensive one of all．

　　So what principles should you adopt when you go out shopping?If you 　　8　　 your home, your car or any valuable 　　9　　 in excellent condition, you’ll be saving money in the long run．

　　Before you buy a new appliance, talk to someone who owns one．If you can, use it or borrow it to check whether it suits your particular 　　10　　．Before you buy an expensive item or a service, do check the price and what is on offer．If possible, choose from three items or three estimates．

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　　China’s“Three good”student system dates from the 1950s and is in need of change．The“three-good”student system does not include many of the qualities 　　1　　 are needed in order to be a good student in today’s society．Being a good student is about much more than just studying hard and 　　2　　 part in activities．

　　A good student not only has good grades, but also he/she respects the teachers and classmates, 　　3　　 their opinions during discussions, and sets an example for the 　　4　　 of the class．Often, there is too much emphasis placed on only scoring well on tests．Behavior in the classroom is just as important as test 　　5　　．Learning would be much more efficient and fun 　　6　　 all students were well-behaved in class．

　　Being a good student 　　7　　 means that you have a good behavior in society and at home．If you are getting well with your family and friends, perhaps you 　　8　　 a good student．In the United States we often 　　9　　 the word“well-rounded”．This means you have shown that you have succeeded at many things and may 　　10　　 be a role model for others．

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　　Isn’t it interesting that some of the most significant ‘revolutions’ of the last twenty years have all had to do with writing?　　1　　 does it come?First we had email, then WebPages, then mobile phone text, and now blogs．All this 　　2　　 a trend whereby the world is becoming more formal in how it 　　3　　．Instead of body language and endless conversations, communication has shifted towards endless words on a screen．

　　The main 　　4　　 about blogs is that they are only personal diaries．Weblogs come in all flavors, from personal journals that are mainly shared with close friends and family, 　　5　　 blogs with readership levels 　　6　　 them in the league of mainstream media．Blog topics include political commentary, product reviews, scientific endeavors, and any area of information 　　7　　 people have a deep expertise and a desire to express it．

　　Bloggers are people with attitude．They say there’s a 　　8　　 inside everybody．Well, the Web and blogs have let the book out!There has literally been an 　　9　　 of opinion．Now, we can hear all sorts of 　　10　　 on the subject．It’s true democracy at work．

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　　When my son unexpectedly volunteered for the US Navy, I was busy writing my novels and giving little thought to the men and women in the army．

　　My son, John Smith, recently came home 　　1　　 from the Middle East．He slowly appeared from a broken car．John 　　2　　 all night from a base near Washington, 　　3　　 he had landed the day before．He did not want me to meet him there．“I’ll need time to myself”my son said 　　4　　 calling from Kuwait on the way home．

　　I gave my wife a start Mother 　　5　　 son．“I was so worried,”Genie said．She pulled away to look up again and again to 　　6　　 he was really there．

　　My wife gave me a great gift: time alone with my boy．John was tired and stretched on his bed．I 　　7　　 down next to him．I just wanted to be certain that the nightmares I’d had about John being killed were 　　8　　．

　　I kept holding my son, the way I 　　9　　 when he was two and came into our bed after a scary dream．I asked John if he’d rather sleep than talk, and he said there would be time for 　　10　　 late．

　　With the 　　11　　 over, under and around me came incredible tiredness．I slept with his voice dying away．It was the first good sleep I’d had in months．I woke and John was asleep next to me．

　　Sitting by his bed watching him breathe, I found myself praying and 　　12　　 for all the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands and wives of those who were not coming home．For the first time in my life, I was weeping for 　　13　　．

　　Before my son went to war, I would never have shed tears for them．My son 　　14　　 me．He taught me that our men and women in uniform are not the“　　15　　”．They are our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters．Sometimes shedding tears for strangers is a holy duty．Sometimes it’s all we can do．

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

　　As I get older, 　　8　　becomes fiercer(激烈的)．Each season brings a new schedule(时间表)with more than thirty games，which my dad eagerly 　　9　　．He gets as nervous as I do，but somehow rocks in his seat and keeps 　　10　　．He wants to yell(shout in excitement)and scream like most hockey parents, but he is different．After each game，we sit down to eat and go over things to work on in the future．Usually he only tells me how proud he is of me．Remembering all those early- morning games and later-afternoon skates with Dad，I realize how lucky I am to have 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 best just to show him those 6 am games did me some good．

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　　I always pay attention to the first impression I leave upon strangers．However, I have 　　1　　 that no stranger cares much about what you have done．

　　It was Saturday．I was very excited after a week’s hard study．What was more, my former classmate and best friend was coming to visit me．

　　When dusk(黄昏)　　2　　 near, my friend appeared on time．We decided to have supper together and went to a restaurant．To my astonishment, many people were 　　3　　 at us as if we were monsters(怪物)from other planet．I looked myself up and down, but found nothing was 　　4　　．when I cast my eyes at my friend, suddenly I realized what had happened：I was with a boy 　　5　　．(PS：I am a girl)．

　　My friend also noticed it．We looked at each other and smiled．　　6　　, people kept staring at us throughout our meal 　　7　　 the stranger atmosphere made us uncomfortable．

　　During the meal, I 　　8　　 that my friend finish as fast as possible, so that we could get out of such an embarassing situation．Suddenly my friend noticed another classmate passing by the 　　9　　 and he rose to his feet(站起来)to 　　10　　 him．But he was in such a hurry that he knocked down the table, leading to the hot soup pouring all over me．What was more, his voice caught people’s 　　11　　 again．The 　　12　　 on their faces showed me that they were laughing us．

　　How embarrassed I was!My face turned red and I wished I could find a hole to 　　13　　 in as quickly as possible．I rushed out of the restaurant．My friend 　　14　　 and he caught up with me when I was so tired that I had to stop．But he was so 　　15　　 that it surprised me．

　　“Don’t be too 　　16　　 what people think about you,”he said to me．“In fact, to many 　　17　　, you are just a passing figure, like a piece of cloud in the sky, which will disappear in no 　　18　　．Nobody knows who you are．You can just be yourself．”

　　Yes, he is right．No one in the restaurant actually knew who I was．I should just be myself and 　　19　　 others’ prejudices(偏见)aside．Life is a long road and we need not make such fuss(大惊小怪)of tiny things, it is too 　　20　　．So go down your life road, let others argue freely!

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　　It was pouring outside．We all stood there 　　1　　, some patiently, others annoyed 　　2　　 nature messed up(弄糟)their hurried day．I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 　　3　　 away the dirt and dust of the world．

　　“Mom, let's run through the rain,”a girl's voice 　　4　　 me．

　　“No, honey．We'll wait until it 　　5　　 down a bit,”Mom replied．

　　The young girl waited about another minute and 　　6　　：“Mom, let's run through the rain．”

　　“We'll get wet if we do,”Mom said．

　　“No, we won't, Mom．That's not what you said this morning,”the young girl said as she 　　7　　 her Mom's arm．

　　“This morning?　　8　　 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

　　“Don't you remember?When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said,”If God can get us through this, he can get us through 　　9　　．

　　The entire crowd turned 　　10　　．Mom paused and thought for a moment about 　　11　　 she would say．Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being 　　12　　．But then we heard,“Honey, you are 　　13　　．Let's run through the rain．If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,”Mom said．Then 　　14　　 they ran．

　　We all stood 　　15　　, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars．Yes, they got wet．But they were 　　16　　 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 　　17　　 to their cars．Circumstances(境况)or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 　　18　　．But no one can ever take away your precious 　　19　　．So, don't forget to make time and take the 　　20　　 to make memories every day!I hope you still take the time to run through the rain．

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　　When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn’t cry．The tears were signs of being 　　1　　, which a man isn’t supposed to be．

　　But later, I 　　2　　that courage isn’t all about trying to keep all the pain in check and trying to hide the 　　3　　．

　　My 18-year-old sister eloped(私奔) and with it, I saw how weak my father’s heart was．We were used to seeing him as a(n)　　4　　 father．

　　For three days he wouldn’t talk．He would just sit 　　5　　 outside our house in the dark．On the fourth night, I sat beside him and 　　6　　 him to tell me what he feels about 　　7　　．

　　It has been years since I have laid my hand on my father’s shoulder as we have drifted apart(疏远) farther and farther while I was 　　8　　 up．That night though, I sensed my father trying to 　　9　　 his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out．We all have cried over what happened except him．

　　The 　　10　　 touch and my words,“Dad, it’s not your 　　11　　”, broke my father’s dam(水闸)．In the darkness, he began to cry．I 　　12　　 his shoulders shaking as he whispered,“　　13　　 did I go wrong?All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up 　　14　　．Why couldn’t your sister wait?”

　　I understood then why he 　　15　　 to be in the dark．　　16　　 being there, he hoped to spare his 　　17　　 of a father’s pain．His tears, 　　18　　 we didn’t see them before that night, were there all the same．

　　I saw his 　　19　　 that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and 　　20　　 his pain．

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The Quiet Hero

　　It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do．But I’ll 　　1　　 that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me．As a single mother I 　　2　　 to think of my shortcomings－how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t 　　3　　 my waitress’ salary to buy．

　　But what 　　4　　 kids I had!My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University．They were 　　5　　 impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I 　　6　　 I had done for them．I just hoped they 　　7　　．

　　As I walked into the 　　8　　 quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase 　　9　　 a dozen red roses!When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them?But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly 　　10　　 of an eighteen-year-old．It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago．It 　　11　　：

　　She took a day off from her busy 　　12　　 to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium．It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early 　　13　　 he could see his hero take batting practice．　　14　　 their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was 　　15　　 his hero making a diving catch．After the game, of course he had to 　　16　　 his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy 　　17　　 one in the morning…

　　It took me long enough to 　　18　　 it, but I finally know who the 　　19　　 hero is．Mom, I love you!

　　And suddenly, it was a 　　20　　 Mother’s Day, after all．

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