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　　Mr Bagget, the cashier in a branch office of the Paris Bank, was a very 　　1　　man who was always reliable(可靠的)in his work．But one day the 　　2　　 of the bank 　　3　　 a letter saying that Mr Bagget was stealing money．He put some 　　4　　 to check Mr Bagget's books, and the 　　5　　 showed that not a single cent was 　　6　　．However, another letter came to 　　7　　 desk, still saying that Mr Bagget was 　　8　　 the bank．This time the president sent 　　9　　 inspectors(检察员)to check Mr Bagget's books and the 　　10　　 result was got at last

　　The day after the second time of 　　11　　, Mr Bagget went to see the president and said, I've been working too 　　12　　 without asking for a bit of 　　13　　, but you think that I've been 　　14　　 and put the inspectors to check me twice．　　15　　 the result showed that I had done nothing 　　16　　, my reputation has been damaged, therefore I've come to 　　17　　 my application of resignation．

　　“No, no．Mr Bagget,”the president said,“you've been working very hard and the result of checking also proves this．“But what can help 　　18　　 my reputation?”Mr Bagget asked．“Well,”the president said,“the post of the branch manager is 　　19　　 empty, and I think 　　20　　 else can be better than you to take that post．”After returning home that evening, Mr Bagget said to his wife,“Successful!Without the two letters, no one in the branch office would pay attention to me．Thank you, my dear．”

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　　Mark was seven when he joined his father and two other elder brothers at sunrise in the fields．　　1　　 the time he was eight he was helping Dad fix up old furniture．He was given a cent for every nail he 　　2　　 out of old boards．

　　He got his first 　　3　　 job at BT's Restaurant in town, when he reached twelve．His main tasks were 　　4　　 tables and washing dishes, 　　5　　 sometimes he helped cook．

　　Every day after school he would 　　6　　 to BT's and work till ten．Even on Saturdays he 　　7　　 from two till eleven．At that age it was difficult going to work and 　　8　　 his friends run off to swim or play．He didn't necessarily like work, but he loved what working 　　9　　 him to have．Because of his 　　10　　 he was always the one buying when his friends and he went to the local shop．That made him 　　11　　．

　　Word that he was trustworthy and hard-working 　　12　　 around the town．A local clothing shop offered him credit(赊帐)　　13　　 he was only in Grade 7．He immediately 　　14　　 a＄68 sports coats and a＄22 pair of shoes．He was　　15　　 only 65 cents an hour, and he already owed the shopkeeper＄90!So he learned 　　16　　 the danger of easy credit．He paid it 　　17　　 as soon as he could．

　　The first job taught him self-control, responsibility and brought him a 　　18　　 of personal satisfaction few of his friends had experienced．As his father, 　　19　　 worked three jobs, once told him,“If you 　　20　　 sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you cannot have．”How right he was!

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　　Learning experience happens to us throughout our lives．Not long ago I had one that I would like to 　　1　　．

　　I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team．The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 　　2　　 we realized we were 　　3　　．Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead．I had a brand-new ＄20 bill．I was so 　　4　　 because I had never had that kind of cash before．But spending it on 　　5　　 seemed like throwing it away．We all rushed into the pizza line．　　6　　 I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table．About halfway through the meal, I 　　7　　 I had not actually handed any money to the cashier．I had just 　　8　　 out, and nobody had noticed．I felt terrible．

　　My conscience opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite．I couldn't 　　9　　 over it．I just couldn't go back to the cashier and 　　10　　 for my stolen pizza．I was so upset that I 　　11　　 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in 　　12　　 that someone would say “Hey, Jeff, why don't you use the change 　　13　　 the pizza instead of that nice, new ＄20 bill?”I was not so 　　14　　 of my cash now．

　　For the next two years, whenever I was 　　15　　 of the“Pizza incident”, I would say to myself“Don't think about it any more”．

　　I have learned two things from this 　　16　　．Maybe I was a fool for 　　17　　 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 　　18　　 pizza．But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 　　19　　 up with you．

　　This reflects the saying“A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one．”I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times．If I had been a“　　20　　”and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice．

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　　Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them．I really envied them．But as a girl, I once thought that I could 　　1　　 play basketball．

　　I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it．I've had a basketball 　　2　　 I was a child．At first, I could play freely because no one 　　3　　 when I was just a kid．But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball．

　　At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes．The girls were 　　4　　 allowed to play volleyball or badminton．

　　My parents did not 　　5　　 me play basketball at home．“Basketball is not fit for girls,”they said．　　6　　 I went to play basketball with my friends, boys 　　7　　 at me on the court as if I were an alien．

　　I was feeling 　　8　　 and had lost hope of playing basketball．　　9　　, something changed the first day of high school．I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball．They 　　10　　 me to get back on the court．

　　One of them told me with a smile,“Go your own 　　11　　, let others talk．”This girl would always play basketball with me．Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 　　12　　 with me almost every day．

　　I was inspired by them．Confidence and passion 　　13　　 to my heart．I am ready to stand up and play．I will play as well as I can, 　　14　　 for me, even the sky is boundless(无垠的)．

　　Basketball has become an important part of my 　　15　　．I am interested in it．I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day．Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 　　16　　 a lot．

　　I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say,“Nothing is impossible．”It is from an advertisement on TV．I have 　　17　　 to realize that life is just like playing basket：ball．You should have an 　　18　　．After that, just be confident and 　　19　　 going．Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later．

　　I love the motto of the NBA．It can 　　20　　 my strong feelings for basketball,“I love this game!”

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　　My wife called,“Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?”I rushed to the scene．My only daughter, Sindu, 　　1　　 frightened．In front of her was a bowl filled with rice．She 　　2　　 disliked rice．

　　“Sindu, why don't you take a few 　　3　　 of this?Just for Dad's sake．If you don't, your mom will shout at me．”Sindu softened a bit and 　　4　　 her tears with the back of her hands．“OK．Dad．I will eat．But, you should…”Sindu hesitated．“Dad, if I eat the rice, will you give me 　　5　　 I ask for?”“Oh, sure．”She 　　6　　 eating the whole quantity．After the ordeal was through, Sindu came to me,“Dad, I want to have my 　　7　　 shaved off this Sunday!”

　　“Darling, we will be sad 　　8　　 you with a clean－shaven head．”“Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat the rice．”Sindu was in tears．“　　9　　 you promised to give me whatever I ask for．”It was 　　10　　 for me to call the shots．“Our promise must be 　　11　　．”

　　With her head clean－shaven, Sindu had a round face．On Monday morning, I dropped her at her 　　12　　 Just then, a boy shouted,“Sindu, please wait for me!”　　13　　 struck me was the hairless head of that boy．

　　“Sir, your daughter Sindu is great 　　14　　!”a lady said to me．“That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish．He is 　　15　　 from leukemia(白血病)?He lost all his hair due to the side 　　16　　 of the chemotherapy(化疗)．He refused to 　　17　　 to school for fear of being laughed at．Sindu visited him last week'”But, I 　　18　　 imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of 　　19　　“My little angel, you are teaching me 　　20　　 selfless real love is!”I wept．

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　　Long time ago, there was a seed．Because he was only a seed, 　　1　　 cared to notice him．Thus, feeling useless, the seed thought he was not important at all．

　　Then one day, a 　　2　　 picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun．He was 　　3　　, thinking,“Why would a wind do such a thing?”But 　　4　　 any pleasant answers, he was 　　5　　 with sunlight as well as 　　6　　, sometimes light and sometimes heavy．

　　Time flew by and years later, he saw a 　　7　　 sitting by his side．“Thank God for this．I really need some 　　8　　”,he heard the traveler say．

　　“What are you 　　9　　?”The seed asked．He thought the man was 　　10　　 him．Surely he had seen many people sitting by his side, 　　11　　 no one ever spoke to him like that．

　　“Who is this?”The man was 　　12　　

　　“This is me, the seed．”

　　“The seed?”The man looked at the big 　　13　　“Are you kidding me?You are not a seed．You are a tree．A big tree!

　　“　　14　　?”

　　“Yes!Why else do you think people 　　15　　 here?”

　　“What do they come here for?”

　　“To 　　16　　 your shade!Don't tell me you didn't know you had 　　17　　 over time．”

　　A moment passed, and the traveler's words made him think a lot．

　　The seed, now a big tree, thought and 　　18　　 for the first time in his life．The years of suffering from the sun and the rain were useful to him at last．

　　“Oh!That means I'm not a(n)　　19　　 seed anymore!Wow!I'm a big tree now．That's the 　　20　　 that I really want!”

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　　A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone(区域), when a 　　1　　 came behind him．Right away the man started thinking of 　　2　　 to give．

　　As the policeman came to him, he said,“Hi, officer, I guess you 　　3　　 me a little bit over the speed limit(限制)．I was in a rush to get 　　4　　, to be with my wife and kids．You know my younger son wasn't feeling too 　　5　　 when I left home this morning．I'm afraid he's ill．”

　　The policeman said,“Well, I guess so,”and started 　　6　　 something in his notebook．As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was 　　7　　 writing．When the man was wondering why he hadn't asked for his driving 　　8　　 so far, the policeman came to his window, 　　9　　 him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word．The man wondered：how much was this 　　10　　 going to be?However, the man was 　　11　　 it was not a ticket at all and he began to 　　12　　：

　　“I had a daughter who was 　　13　　 by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver．He got a fine, a few months in 　　14　　, and then was free, free to hug(拥抱)his two daughters．I only had one, and now I have to 　　15　　 until I get to heaven before I can hug her again．I have tried to 　　16　　 that man a thousand times, and I thought I had．Maybe I really did forgive(原谅)him．So pray(祈祷)for me, and be 　　17　　 when you drive again．My son is all I have been left with．”

　　The man was completely 　　18　　 and could not move for the next few minutes．When finally he did, he drove 　　19　　, even a few miles 　　20　　 the speed limit, praying for forgiveness．

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Dear editor：

　　One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son．　　1　　 in the crowded store, I had my wallet stolen, And my whole salary was 　　2　　 with it．

　　I was so angry that I almost lost 　　3　　 of myself．What 　　4　　 I do?We were not very rich．The money was really not a 　　5　　 sum 　　6　　 my family．It would affect our life greatly．How could I tell my wife?

　　I felt very sad and even 　　7　　 for losing the money when I got back home．To make 　　8　　 for my unforgivable mistake, I 　　9　　 all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then prepared a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to please her．

　　When she came home, I 　　10　　 a smile to 　　11　　 her．She was surprised to see neat house and delicious meal．We sat 　　12　　 the table and began to eat．I told her my story 　　13　　．She did not respond．It was as if she had not heard my words．

　　“I've lost my salary．” I murmrued(嘟哝)to her again．

　　“I 　　14　　．” She did not shout at me as I had expected．She did not lose her 　　15　　．　　16　　 I was afraid she was trying hard to 　　17　　 her anger．

　　A moment later, my wife was still silent and seemed to be 　　18　　 her favourite dish．At last I could not help asking, “I've lost the money．Why not shout at me?”

　　She raised her eyes, looking at me and 　　19　　,“Oh, on the contrary, I'm thinking about 　　20　　 to comfort you．It's the thief who is to blame．”

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　　If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on．For often, achieving what you 　　1　　 to do is not the important thing．Let me explain．

　　Two brothers decided to dig a 　　2　　 hole behind their house．As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to 　　3　　．

　　“What are you doing?”asked one of the visitors．

　　“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!”one of the brothers 　　4　　 excitedly．

　　The older boys began to laugh, 　　5　　 the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 　　6　　．After a long 　　7　　, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects．He 　　8　　 the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing(嘲笑的)　　9　　．

　　Then he said quietly and 　　10　　,“Even if we don' t dig all the way through the earth, look what we have found along the way!”

　　Their 　　11　　 was far too ambitious, but it did 　　12　　 them to dig．And that is what a goal is for－to cause us to move in the 　　13　　 we have chosen; 　　14　　 to set us to digging!

　　But not every goal will be fully 　　15　　．Not every job will end successfully．Not every relationship will endure．Not every hope will come to pass．Not every love will last．Not every endeavor will be completed．Not every dream will be 　　16　　．

　　But when you 　　17　　 your aim, perhaps you can say,“Yes, 　　18　　 look at what I found along the way!Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!”

　　It is in the 　　19　　 that life is lived．And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end, that truly 　　20　　．

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　　Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service．

　　Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency．One night, the winds 　　1　　, the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea．The crew in trouble 　　2　　 the SOS．The captain of the rescue rowboat team 　　3　　 the alarm and the villagers 　　4　　 in the town square overlooking the sea．When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited 　　5　　 on the beach, holding lamps to 　　6　　 the way back．

　　An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the 　　7　　 villagers ran to greet them．Falling 　　8　　 on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more 　　9　　 and they had to leave one man behind．Even one more passenger would have surely 　　10　　 the rescue boat and all would have been lost．

　　　　11　　, the captain called for another volunteer team to 　　12　　 the survivor．Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward．His mother grabbed his arm, crying,“please don't go．Your father 　　13　　 in a shipwreck(船只失事)10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost 　　14　　 for three weeks．Hans, you are all I have left．”

　　Hans replied,“Mother, I have to go．　　15　　 everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it?Mother, this time I have to do my duty．When the call for service 　　16　　 we all need to take our turn and do our part．Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and 　　17　　 into the night．”

　　Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century．　　18　　 the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow．　　19　　 his hands, the captain called,“did you find the lost man?”　　20　　 able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back,“Yes, we found him．Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!”