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　　Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to 　　1　　 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don't act in the

　　　　2　　 ways that I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, “I love you”is too 　　3　　 for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentines Day is even more out of 　　4　　．One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her．“Mom, I have a question to ask you．Is there

　　　　5　　 between you and Dad?”I asked her in a very low voice．She didn't answer immediately．She 　　6　　 her head and continued to sew the quilt．

　　I was very worried because I thought I had 　　7　　 her．I was 　　8　　 and I didn't know what I should do．But at last I heard my mother say the following words：

　　“Susan,”she said thoughtfully,“Look at this thread．Sometimes it 　　9　　, but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt 　　10　　．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen 　　11　　, but its really there．Love is 　　12　　．”I listened carefully but I 　　13　　 her until the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly 　　14　　 seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 　　15　　．It seemed both of them had had a serious illness．After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 　　16　　 on the country road．

　　“Dad, how are you feeling now?”I asked him one day．“Susan, don't 　　17　　 me．”he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．”　　18　　 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

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

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　　I was working in a store three years ago．I remember one girl who started 　　1　　 there a few months after me．I remember always meeting her．I don't know 　　2　　 but for a strange reason we would never talk．We would just see each other and smile．

　　She would 　　3　　 smile in a really happy way until one day when we got to work in the 　　4　　 department again．She 　　5　　 as if she was the happiest girl in the world．But I had a strange feeling．So I went up to her and asked, “What's wrong with you?”She answered,“Why?”I said,“I could feel you're very 　　6　　 today and you're trying to hide it．”

　　She was shocked as if I had 　　7　　 her deepest secret, so we started 　　8　　．She told me why she was feeling like that and why she was 　　9　　 to hide it and we had a good time together．Time 　　10　　 and we became good friends．She'd always tell me I had changed her 　　11　　 in so many ways, but I could not 　　12　　 how it had happened．I would just smile, not understanding what she 　　13　　 by that．

　　Today this girl is one of my best 　　14　　．I really don't know what I would do 　　15　　 her．She has been there for me in every possible way a friend could be．

　　I guess what I'm trying to say is you 　　16　　 know when you're helping yourself．I 　　17　　 this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a(n)　　18　　 friend．

　　So the next time you see a 　　19　　 and he looks as if he needs 　　20　　 who will listen to him, listen to what he has to say．You never know, you might just end up helping yourself．

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　　I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job．Money was always tight, but we had a 　　1　　 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 　　2　　．Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was 　　3　　．I've always been glad about that．

　　It was Christmas time, and although there wasn't 　　4　　 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party．But the big 　　5　　 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 　　6　　．

　　They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 　　7　　 what they wanted for Christmas．Fortunately, I had saved ＄120 for 　　8　　 to share by all five of us．

　　The big 　　9　　 arrived．I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 　　10　　 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each．Then everyone scattered(散开)．We had two hours to shop; then we would 　　11　　 back at the“Santa's Workshop”．

　　Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 　　12　　 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 　　13　　．She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies-fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn't say anything 　　14　　 we got home．I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 　　15　　 to be angry again．This is what she told me：

　　“I was looking 　　16　　 thinking of what to buy, and I 　　17　　 to read the little cards on the‘Giving Trees．’One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 　　18　　 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃)．So I took the card off the tree and 　　19　　 the doll for her．We have so much and she doesn't have anything．”

　　I never felt so 　　20　　 as I did that day．

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　　Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide．

　　One very cold, wet night at about 3∶30 a.m., there was a 　　1　　 on the front door of our house．A young man, wet from 　　2　　 to toe, explained that he had 　　3　　 out of petrol about 30 km up the road．He had left his pregnant wife and his two children 　　4　　 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车)back．

　　Once I had 　　5　　 a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 　　6　　, saying that they were cold．Once the car had started, I suggested that he 　　7　　 me back．

　　Before leaving, I had turned the heater 　　8　　 in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and 　　9　　．When the little ones played and ran 　　10　　, I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the 　　11　　．

　　It was about 5 a. m．before they 　　12　　．The young fellow asked me how much he 　　13　　 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵)had 　　14　　 ＄15．He offered to pay“call-out fee”, but I wouldn't accept it．

　　About a month later, I received a 　　15　　 from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to 　　16　　 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time．It 　　17　　 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most 　　18　　 person in the company．

　　In his letter, he thanked me again and 　　19　　 me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station．In this 　　20　　, a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits．

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　　Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life．Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow yourself to 　　1　　 your life happen．

　　Successful and happy people have a vision(远见，设想)of 　　2　　 their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them 　　3　　 their vision．By setting goals you are controlling your life．It’s 　　4　　 having a map to show you where you want to go．Think of it this 　　5　　．There are two drivers．One has a destination(目的地)in mind which is 　　6　　 for her on a map．She can drive straight there．　　7　　 any wasted time or wrong turns．　　8　　 driver has no goal or destination or map．She starts off at the same time from the same place 　　9　　 the first driver, but she drives 　　10　　 around, never getting anywhere, 　　11　　 using up gas and oil．Which driver do you want to be?

　　Winners in life set goals and 　　12　　 on them．Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals．Unsuccessful people just let life happen 　　13　　．Goals aren’t difficult to set, 　　14　　 they aren’t difficult to reach．It’s 　　15　　 you to find out what your goals, ideals and vision really are．You are the one who 　　16　　 decide what to 　　17　　 and in what direction to aim your life．

　　Research tells us when we write a goal down we are 　　18　　 to achieve it．Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power．Like a contract with yourself, 　　19　　 are harder to neglect or forget．

　　Also when you write your goals in a particular fashion you are able to stimulate(刺激)yourself to be continuously alert(清醒的)to situations 　　20　　 will further your goals．

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　　Eddie has lots of hobbies, but he loves baseball best．So it is his 　　1　　 sport．Eddie plays baseball on a team every year in the spring．He loves to go to baseball 　　2　　．

　　Every day when it is 　　3　　, Eddie’s father throws a baseball to Eddie in the backyard．This is the time of day that Eddie 　　4　　 best．He enjoys spending time with his father and he loves practicing baseball．

　　Eddie 　　5　　 baseball cards throughout the year．He and his father visit the 　　6　　 and buy cards for Eddie’s collection．Eddie spends hours with his baseball cards．He arranges them in different 　　7　　, and trades them with other baseball 　　8　　．

　　One day, Eddie’s father came home with two tickets to 　　9　　 the Atlanta Braves play the next Saturday．Eddie was so 　　10　　．He counted down the days on the calendar．

　　Finally it was the day of the game．Eddie and his father 　　11　　 to Atlanta early in the morning．Before they watched the match, they 　　12　　 the Braves’ museum at the stadium and saw a short movie 　　13　　 the history of the Atlanta Braves．Eddie enjoyed seeing the museum．They ate 　　14　　 at the stadium, and soon it was time for the game．

　　The game was exciting．Eddie tried to 　　15　　 every move the players made．　　16　　 he watched carefully and practiced a lot, he might just be on one of those baseball cards some day!

　　　　17　　 the game, Eddie and his father drove home．They talked about the game．They talked about which 　　18　　 were the best, and which 　　19　　 were the most exciting．Eddie went to sleep that night still 　　20　　 of baseball．His dreams were filled with images from his very special day．

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I was living in a trailer(房车)in Anchorage when there was an earthquake．When the earthquake started, it sounded like a subway 　　1　　 coming near a station in a low rumble(隆隆声)．Everything in the trailer 　　2　　 and I was in the kitchen, trying hard to push the fridge back to where it belonged．My wife and mother-in-law were 　　3　　 in the front room, but I could not get to them because of the rolling and leaning．Afterwards I 　　4　　 two lights in the ceiling become 　　5　　 and fall down．But break couldn’t be heard because there was too much 　　6　　 coming from outside．My two son were 　　7　　 and I could not see them．After the shaking had stopped, they came running into the trailer and had been shaken up but still 　　8　　．I checked my trailer．　　9　　, I found that the only 　　10　　 was a crack(裂缝)in my bathtub which was made by a metal bucket．When we 　　11　　 the fridge, some dishes fell out 　　12　　 we realized that they were right up against the door．The 　　13　　 station was on the air．We could 　　14　　 the reports, which tried to keep everyone 　　15　　．There were even ten earthquake songs．I only 　　16　　 two of them, “Standing on the corner 　　17　　 the world go by” and “There’s a lot of shaking going on”．There were very few fires as everyone was told not to turn 　　18　　 any type of gas and there was no electricity or 　　19　　 being supplied．People living there at that time had to stay 　　20　　 by burning wood, and had to drink water bought from stores．

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　　A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet．He held up a 　　1　　 which said：“I am blind, please help．” There were only a few 　　2　　 in the hat．

　　A man was walking by．He took a few coins from his 　　3　　 and dropped them into the hat．He 　　4　　 took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words．He 　　5　　 the sign 　　6　　 everyone who walked by would see the new words．

　　Soon the hat began to 　　7　　．A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy．

　　That afternoon the man who had 　　8　　 the sign came to see 　　9　　 things were．The boy 　　10　　 his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

　　The man said, “I only wrote the truth．I said what you said in a different way, 　　11　　．” What he had written was: “Today is a(n)　　12　　 day and I cannot see it．”

　　Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?　　13　　 both signs told people the boy was blind．But the first sign simply said the boy was blind．The second sign told people they were so 　　14　　 that they were not blind．

　　Should we be surprised that the second sign was more 　　15　　?

　　Be thankful for what you have．　　16　　 life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to 　　17　　．Face your past without regret．　　18　　 your present with confidence(自信)．Prepare for the 　　19　　 without fear．Keep the faith and 　　20　　 the fear．

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　　My son was badly hurt in a fire．After he 　　1　　 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 　　2　　 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking(收缩)．So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 　　3　　 on his face．

　　I said to my son, “Keaton, 　　4　　 will pay any more attention to your scar 　　5　　 you do．If it does not bother you, it will not bother 　　6　　．” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 　　7　　 high－glad he was alive．

　　　　8　　, everyone has scars and shortcomings．Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better, 　　9　　 you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 　　10　　．

　　But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 　　11　　, or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 　　12　　．

　　One of my friends in college was very 　　13　　．At first, when people met him, they noticed his 　　14　　 for about 10 seconds．This man felt 　　15　　 about himself and spent most of his time 　　16　　 about other people’s comfort and welfare．　　17　　, people ignored his looks．What people 　　18　　 was his kindness and his concern for them．He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man．

　　Therefore, concentrate on what you value 　　19　　 yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same 　　20　　．

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　　I started to love running at a young age．I loved to 　　1　　 my father and my sister around the backyard．I couldn't 　　2　　 to get older so that I could run in the Olympics and win lots of 　　3　　

　　One day my mother saw a(n)　　4　　 for a race in a newspaper．“Would you be 　　5　　 in entering this race?” she asked me, pointing to the advertisement．

　　“Yes, of course!” I answered．

　　I spent the next few days practicing for my big race．My sister 　　6　　 a table in the backyard so she could supply me with water and 　　7　　 me．

　　Just before the race began, my dad 　　8　　 in my ear．“Don't use up all your energy at the beginning of the race．You need to have energy 　　9　　 you can speed up at the end．”

　　Following Dad's 　　10　　, I didn't run as fast as I could．Then the other runners started passing me, which made me 　　11　　．I began to feel tired, and started slowing down and 　　12　　 harder．

　　“Coming on, Kelly! You can do it! Keep running．”

　　Out of the corner of my 　　13　　 I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track．

　　“I can't do it!” I 　　14　　 to say．

　　“You can! Don 't give up! Keep running!” he called back．

　　I took a deep breath and tried to 　　15　　 forward．Dad continued running beside me, shouting encouraging words．

　　I came fifth, but I felt like a(n)　　16　　．I'd done my best, and I hadn't 　　17　　．

　　I felt thankful that my dad had 　　18　　 left my side．He always 　　19　　 me when I feel like giving up．He runs alongside me 　　20　　 my life．

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