Reading classics is a good 　　1　　 to enjoy oneself．Classics 　　2　　 to those pieces of literary works that are accepted and recommended by many 　　3　　．Its value is acknowledged 　　4　　．　　5　　 those newspaper articles, which are purely informative, and those popular magazines, which are filled with advertisements, and articles of low quality, classics can best evoke people’s feelings,　　6　　 them use their brains, but not strenuously(竭尽全力地)．

　　Reading classics is good for language learning．Many classics outshine the non–classics in language, in style and in organization．Classic Chinese has been well known for its 　　7　　．The poems and novels written in class Chinese are very beautiful．They can 　　8　　 good examples of language using．So is the 　　9　　 with the English classics．

　　For 　　10　　 of English, reading classics can be both interesting and instructive．Reading classics is important for self–cultivation．A great person has once said that a nation without 　　11　　 is a nation without soul．I think the reason is that literature, especially those classics manifest(明白表示)　　12　　 ability and readiness to show, to express and to think．In this process of thinking, one will improve on one’s intellect, one’s sensitivity to beauty．Besides, the comprehensiveness of classics makes it possible for us to acquire knowledge 　　13　　 in the literary realm(领域)．In this 　　14　　, reading classics is 　　15　　 to self–cultivation．

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　　For almost forty years the Empire State Building in New York City was the world's tallest skyscraper．The building reaches a height．Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women．Career women are 　　1　　 than housewives, Evidence shows that 　　2　　 are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study shows 　　3　　 the unemployment rate increases by 1％, the death rate increases correspondingly by 2％．All this 　　4　　 one point：Work is helpful to health．

　　Why is work good for health?It is because work keeps people busy, 　　5　　 loneliness and solitude．Researches show that people feel 　　6　　 and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead, the happiest are those who are 　　7　　．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard．Work serves as 　　8　　 between man and reality．By work, people 　　9　　 each other．By collective activity, they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work 　　10　　 the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to(易于)　　11　　．

　　　　12　　, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of 　　13　　．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When 　　14　　 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 　　15　　 a patient or a teacher sees his students 　　16　　, they are happy 　　17　　．

　　From the above we can come to the conclusion 　　18　　 the more you work, 　　19　　 you will be．Let us work hard, 　　20　　 and live a happy and healthy life．

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　　A kindergarten teacher let her class play a game．She told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag 　　1　　 a few potatoes．Each potato would be given a 　　2　　 of a person the child 　　3　　, so the number of potatoes in their bags would 　　4　　 on the number of people they hated．

　　So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the names of some people on them．Some had two potatoes; some three 　　5　　 some up to five．The teacher then told the children to 　　6　　 with them the potatoes 　　7　　 they go(even to the toilet)for one week．

　　As days passed 　　8　　, and the children started to 　　9　　 about the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes．　　10　　, those having five potatoes also had to carry heavier bags．After one week, the children were 　　11　　 because the game had finally ended．

　　The teacher asked about their feelings of carrying the potatoes．The children 　　12　　 out their frustrations(沮丧)and started complaining of the trouble they had to 　　13　　．

　　Then the teacher told them the 　　14　　 meaning behind the game．

　　She said：“This is exactly the 　　15　　 when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart．The stench(恶臭)of hatred will contaminate(玷污)your heart and you will always carry it with you．If you cannot 　　16　　 the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine 　　17　　 it is like to have the hatred in your heart for your lifetime?”

Moral of the story：

　　　　18　　 away any hatred for anyone from your heart 　　19　　 you will not carry it for a lifetime．　　20　　 others is the best attitude to take!

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　　She always wore a flower in her hair．Always, Mostly I thought it looked 　　1　　．A flower to work?To my knowledge no one had questioned the young woman why a flower 　　2　　 her to work each day．In fact, we probably would have been more curious if she had 　　3　　 without it．

　　She did so one day 　　4　　．She delivered a project to my office．“I 　　5　　there is no flower in your hair today,”I said 　　6　　．“I’m so used to seeing you wear one 　　7　　 it almost seems as if something is 　　8　　．”“Oh, yes”she replied quietly, in a rather sad voice．This was far from her 　　9　　 bright personality, I knew I had questioned something 　　10　　 than a lost flower．

　　“Today is the anniversary(周年纪念)of mother’s death．I miss her so much I guess I’m a bit 　　11　　．Oh, and about the flower you asked about．When I was a little girl, my mother 　　12　　 often put flowers in my hair．But when I was 15 she died of cancer, I’ve just always worn a flower in my hair 　　13　　-it made me feel as though she were 　　14　　 me, if only in spirit．Today, however, I think she would like a 　　15　　 that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death．And it seems that it is the flower that has to 　　16　　．”

　　She met my eyes then smiled sadly．“I don’t need to wear a flower to be 　　17　　 her．It was just an outward sign of my treasured 　　18　　－they’re still there even with the flower gone…Oh, here’s the 　　19　　 I hope it meets with your agreement．”She handed me the neatly prepared document, signed, with a hand–drawn 　　20　　, below her name．

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　　He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed．Since then, he has had to rely on his younger brother, who became his 　　1　　, never leaving him alone for years．Except for 　　2　　 with his toes, he was totally unable to do anything else．As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often 　　3　　．Eventually, his younger brother went away and lived separately, leaving him 　　4　　 and at a loss what to do．

　　　　5　　 a misfortune befell(降临)a girl．One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, resulting in a fire which took her 　　6　　 away．Having decidedly 　　7　　 her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly 　　8　　．At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant．“I am lucky…Though my 　　9　　 are broken, my heart can still fly．”she wrote in her blog．

　　One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n)　　10　　 programme．The boy told the television hostess about his 　　11　　 future, while the girl was full of 　　12　　 for her life．They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their 　　13　　．The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms．The girl: Broken wings, flying heart．

　　They had both gone through the same ordeal(痛苦经历), but their different 　　14　　 determined the nature of their lives．As seems the case, 　　15　　 life can make disasters strike at any time．How you handle 　　16　　 when faced with it is the true 　　17　　 of your character．If you choose to 　　18　　 or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go．But if you decide to be strong, the 　　19　　 will turn out to be a fortune on which new 　　20　　 will arise．

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　　James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from Pakistan, and the difficulty they had 　　1　　 in England．The play was very 　　2　　, and it was bought by an American TV company．

　　James was invited to go to New York to 　　3　　 the production．He lived in Dulwich, which was an hour’s ride away from Hesthrow Airport．The flight was to leave at 8∶30 a．m, 　　4　　 he had to be at the airport at about 7∶30 in the morning．

　　He ordered 　　5　　 for 6∶30, 　　6　　 his alarm clock for 5∶45, and went to sleep．Unfortunately he forgot 　　7　　 the clock, and it stopped shortly after 　　8　　．Also the driver of the taxi had to work deep into the night and overslept．

　　James 　　9　　 with the terrible feeling that something was wrong．He 　　10　　 his alarm clock．It stood there silently, with the hands 　　11　　 ten past twelve．He turn on 　　12　　 and discovered that it was 　　13　　 ten to nine．He switched on the electric kettle．

　　He was just pouring the boiling water into the teapot 　　14　　 the nine o’clock pips(报时信号)sounded 　　15　　 the radio．The announcer began to read the news…“　　16　　 are coming in of a crash near Heathrow Airport．A Boeing 707 leaving for New York crashed shortly after 　　17　　 this morning．Flight number 2234…”James 　　18　　．

　　“　　19　　,”he said out loud,“If I HADN’T 　　20　　, I would have been on that plane．”

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I Passed My Drive Test!

　　I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure．

　　I remember that, when my mum 　　1　　 me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was．She had been 　　2　　 for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was 　　3　　 me at the same time．

　　I stayed in bed for a few minutes．I was 　　4　　 to leave its warmth and 　　5　　 to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months．Finally, I dragged myself 　　6　　．

　　The first thing I thought of after getting up was to 　　7　　．I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly 　　8　　, but was still too big for my appetite(食欲，胃口)that day．I kept telling myself that I 　　9　　 eat．Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n)　　10　　 day．Besides maybe it would 　　11　　 me a little．But I doubted it．I left the kitchen because even the 　　12　　 made me feel sick．

　　I finished getting ready and tried to settle down．It didn’t 　　13　　, so I decided that my mum and I should go．We had 　　14　　 time, so I thought we could practise parking．I 　　15　　, with the wheel hitting the pavement(人行道)．After that, the little bit of confidence I had was 　　16　　．I tried two more times, but did not improve much．Then we went towards the driving 　　17　　 site(地点)．

　　I waited twenty minutes-just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail．Then, finally, it was my 　　18　　．I wasn’t sure of myself at all．I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday．

　　The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well．The 　　19　　 that came with it hit me like a wave．The rest of the test went well and I passed it．

　　The 　　20　　 of my mum made her face softer．I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me．

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　　Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend?Now you 　　1　　 do both at the same time．Home shopping television networks(网络)have become a 　　2　　 for many people to shop without 　　3　　 having to leave their homes．

　　Some shoppers are 　　4　　 of department stores and supermarkets－　　5　　 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes 　　6　　 of finding anything they want to buy．They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 　　7　　 a friendly announcer describe a product 　　8　　 a model shows it．And they can 　　9　　 around the clock, buying something 　　10　　 by making a phone call．

　　Department stores and even mail-under companies are 　　11　　 to join in the success of home shopping．Large department stores are busy 　　12　　 their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping in the future．　　13　　 can ask questions about products and place 　　14　　, all through their TV sets．

　　Will shopping by television 　　15　　 take the place of shopping in stores?Some industry managers think so．　　16　　 many people find shopping at a 　　17　　 store a great enjoyment．And for many shoppers, it is still important to 　　18　　 or try on dresses they want to buy．That’s 　　19　　 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 　　20　　 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace(取代)it．

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　　How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses?You may be 　　1　　to follow trends(潮流)in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about 　　2　　 as you do．

　　A recent survey(调查)among high school 　　3　　 in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that 　　4　　 teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US．

　　This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries．More than 7,000 teenagers were 　　5　　 about their views on life and the world．South Koreans, at 83 per cent, cared most about their looks．They were 　　6　　 by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 per cent．

　　“The different results show 　　7　　 of cultural background(背景),”said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre．He explained that in the US there are many different 　　8　　 of beauty, so teens are more 　　9　　 to be confident about their appearance．

　　US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed(展示)in the 　　10　　．About 85 per cent are happy with themselves．The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 per cent．

　　What’s 　　11　　, US students showed more individuality(个性), with 88 per cent 　　12　　 that“people should follow their own interests rather than 　　13　　 of others”．This is much 　　14　　 than South Korea’s 69 per cent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48．

　　Japanese students, at 52 per cent, are most dissatisfied with modern society．Chinese and Koreans follow at second and 　　15　　 most dissatisfied．

　　“　　16　　 to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined(有纪律的)．They have a strong wish to make a difference．　　17　　 Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,”said Sun．

　　The students have different 　　18　　 backgrounds．But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness．

　　Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much 　　19　　 among most of the teens 　　20　　 for the survey．

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　　Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour．It is said that they can then get a full view of the places that 　　1　　 them．Nonsense!What you see from the 　　2　　 of a moving bus is 　　3　　 and completely removed from the real sights, sounds, and 　　4　　 outside．Be adventurous!The best 　　5　　 to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan．　　6　　 go wherever your feet and your interests 　　7　　 you．You finally will get to the 　　8　　 sites as you are on the bus tour－the museums, the monuments, the city hall－but you will have seen much more．You will have 　　9　　 the present life of the city．

　　“But what if I get lost?”people might ask．No one ever gets 　　10　　 lost in a major city．

　　At first, you can find your way back to a(n)　　11　　 location．If it 　　12　　 you to be“lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started．However, 　　13　　 things can happen if you get lost．You can 　　14　　 at a sidewalk café to sit and relax．You can ask the local people at the next table about the directions．And 　　15　　 they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable because of the 　　16　　．Here are a few more ways to get most out of your travel．

　　Know before you do．　　17　　 a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination．This will help you understand what you’re seeing．

　　Move around like a local．Use the subways and buses of the city you’re 　　18　　．You’ll not only save money, but you’ll also learn how people really live．

　　Check the bulletin boards(布告牌)．Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concerts and 　　19　　 fun activities on bulletin boards around universities．

　　So next time you see a poster advertising an introductory 　　20　　 tour, save your money．Instead, wander on your own．I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure．

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