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　　An elderly builder was ready to retire．He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building 　　1　　 and live a more comfortable life with his wife．He would miss the pay-check, but he needed to 　　2　　．They could manage．

　　The employer was 　　3　　 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build 　　4　　 one more house as a personal 　　5　　．The builder said yes, but at that time it was easy to see that his 　　6　　 was not in his work．He built it carelessly and used poor materials．It was a(n)　　7　　 way to end his career(working life)．

　　When the builder 　　8　　 his work, the employer came and 　　9　　 the front-door key to the builder．“This is your house．”he said．“my 　　10　　 to you．”

　　What a shock!What a 　　11　　!If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all 　　12　　．Now he had to live in the home he had built none too 　　13　　．

　　So it is with us．Sometimes we build our lives carelessly, willing to put up less than the best．At important points we do not give the job our best 　　14　　．Then with a shock we look at the situation we have 　　15　　 and find that we are now living in the house we have built．If we had realized, we would have done it differently．

　　Think of yourself as the 　　16　　．Think about your house．Each day you 　　17　　 a nail, place a board, or set up a wall．Build wisely．It is the only life you will ever build．Even if you live it for only one day more, that day is worthy to be lived well．Life is a do-it-yourself 　　18　　．

　　Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the 　　19　　 of your attitudes and choices in the 　　20　　．

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　　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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　　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 Valentine’s 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 in a great 　　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 it’s really there．Love is 　　12　　．”

　　I listened carefully but I couldn’t 　　13　　 her until the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly got 　　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　　 slowly on the country road．

　　“Dad, how are you feeling now?”I asked him one day．

　　“Susan, don’t 　　17　　 about 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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　　Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus．Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter．

　　This family made a big 　　1　　 on me．There were eight children．You could 　　2　　 they didn’t have a lot of money．Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean．The children were 　　3　　, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands．They were 　　4　　 jabbering(吱吱喳喳地讨论)about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that 　　5　　．

　　One could sense they had never been to the circus before．It 　　6　　 to be a highlight(最精彩的部分)of their young lives．The father and mother were at the 　　7　　 of the pack(一群), standing proud as could be．

　　The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted．He 　　8　　 responded,“Please 　　9　　 me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my 　　10　　 to the circus．”The lady quoted the price．The father leaned a little 　　11　　 and asked,“How much did you say?”The lady again quoted the price．The man didn’t have enough money．

　　How was he 　　12　　 to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus?Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a ＄20 bill and 　　13　　 it on the ground．(We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!)

　　My father reached down, 　　14　　 the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said,“Excuse me, sir, this fell 　　15　　 your pocket．”

　　The man knew what was going on．He wasn’t begging for a handout(施舍)but certainly 　　16　　 the help in a desperate, heartbreaking, embarrassing 　　17　　．He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, squeezed 　　18　　 onto the ＄20 bill, and with his lip quivering(颤抖)and a tear running down his cheek, he replied,“Thank you, thank you, sir．This really means 　　19　　 to me and my family．

　　My father and I went back to our car and drove home．We didn’t go to the circus that night, 　　20　　 we didn’t go without．

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　　Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to drop out of school．He had been failing since his first grade．He was 　　1　　 until he met Miss White．

　　　　2　　 he liked this beautiful teacher, he still failed and never did his homework．So he was often punished．

　　One Friday, Miss White went over the test results of the seventh grade．“You all did pretty well,”she told the class,“except for one boy, and it 　　3　　 my heart to tell you this, but…”She 　　4　　, staring at Steve．“The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”All the other children looked at him．Steve dropped his eyes and carefully examined his 　　5　　．

　　After that, things were not better．Steve still 　　6　　 do his homework．Even as the 　　7　　 became more severe, he remained stubborn．

　　“Just try it!One week!”He was 　　8　　．

　　“You’re smart enough!You’ll see a change!”It didn’t matter to him．

　　“Give yourself a chance!Don’t 　　9　　 up on your life!”　　10　　 happened．

　　“Steve!Please!I care about you!”Wow!Suddenly, Steve got it!!Someone cared about him?Someone, totally unattainable and perfect, CARED ABOUT HIM??!!From that moment on, he changed totally．He was always 　　11　　 a smile on his face, and became the first to hand in his homework!He discovered that not only could he 　　12　　, but he was good at it!Steve began to excel(突出)!And he continued this course throughout his school life．

　　Later, Steve graduated from college Magna Cum Laude and had a successful career．

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Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　After six months of living in New Zealand, I realized one thing．Despite my 　　1　　 for greater contact with local students, 　　2　　 I initiated the contact, it wouldn’t happen．Local students are not interested in contacts with the international students, because they regard us as shy, 　　3　　 and sometimes snobby(势利的)people．Of course we know that’s not true．I want to change their opinions．

　　After 　　4　　 the problem, I put on my“confidence mask”each morning and walked around with a smile on my face．I chatted with people whenever I had the chance．I showed that I was not afraid to 　　5　　 them, and that I was worthy of being a friend．

　　A side-effect of my 　　6　　 confidence was that my emotions occasionally broke down Only in the 　　7　　 of my room, where no one could see, would I reveal my real emotions．All the rejections, funny looks, and 　　8　　 behind my back calling me a weirdo(古怪的人)melted into tears．Once that was done, I would put on my confidence mask once again and start a new day．

　　It finally worked My name became known throughout the school as I appeared to be 　　9　　 and active．Slowly, I discovered that I no longer needed to put on my confidence mask．I had real friends．Instead of dragging myself to school and 　　10　　 to be happy, I was truly happy．I could not believe it when I was elected to the student government as Deputy Head boy－the first international student to receive the title．

　　From my 　　11　　 in New Zealand, I believe one thing will always be true：If you try your best to reach your goals, you’ll achieve your 　　12　　 dreams．

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