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　　On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island．Over a hundred degrees in 　　1　　air．Crowded．Tempers(脾气)of both the tourists and waiters had 　　2　　to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(环境)．

　　At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 　　3　　couple, waiting for 　　4　　．They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed．Suddenly they stood, picked up their 　　5　　 and stepped together 　　6　　 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water．The man stepped 　　7　　 for the two chairs．He politely 　　8　　 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself．All people around laughed and cheered．

　　　　9　　 appeared．He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 　　10　　 the table and take their 　　11　　, and then walked back to the 　　12　　cheers of the rest of his 　　13　　．Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses．Without pausing, he went 　　14　　 into the water to 　　15　　 the wine．The couple toasted(祝酒)each other, the waiter and the crowd．And the crowd 　　16　　 by cheering and throwing flowers to them．Three other tables 　　17　　 to have lunch in the water．The place was now filled with laughter．

　　One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes．Why not?

　　Customers are not served 　　18　　．Why not?

　　Sometimes one should consider 　　19　　 the line of convention(常规)and enjoy 　　20　　 to the fullest．

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　　Now that the Spring Festival is over, I only have school to look forward to．It’s 　　1　　 funny, I find myself looking forward more and more to school．

　　As usual, 　　2　　 can get little work 　　3　　 during the winter vacation．For one thing, the Spring Festival is always a big distraction(使人快乐之事), and for days before and after 　　4　　 can get any work done．It’s all right if you really have a nice time, as I used to．But now I find myself 　　5　　 it less and less．I 　　6　　 enjoying fireworks and firecrackers years ago．The firecrackers especially get on my nerve．I really think we should stop making them, as every year many children have their eyes hurt or even 　　7　　．Even worse, sometimes fires 　　8　　 out and whole buildings get 　　9　　 down．Still I suppose we’ll continue to make them 　　10　　 there is a market for them．

　　And the 　　11　　! People spend days buying．The result－too much and too rich which does nobody any good：chicken, duck, fish, meat and so on．What’s 　　12　　, they become 　　13　　, too, too much of a good thing, as we say, and this visiting business too．It’s all right for a few really good friends 　　14　　 together and chat over some tea or drinks．But mere acquaintance and the usually not too neighborly neighbors dropping 　　15　　 to say hello, but I find them a pain in the neck(讨厌的家伙)．Usually there is nothing to talk about 　　16　　 some meaningless words．

　　Oh yes, I 　　17　　 myself skating on the nearby lake 　　18　　 a few times．The ice is not too good now and getting very 　　19　　．I stopped going before the Spring Festival．But there are people who are 　　20　　 too reckless(不计后果的)or too ignorant or both, and we hear about people falling through thin ice every year．

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　　When I was growing up, I had an old neighbour named Dr．Gibbs．He didn’t look like other doctors I had ever known．He never 　　1　　 at us for playing in his yard．I remember him as someone nice and 　　2　　．When Dr．Gibbs wasn’t saving 　　3　　, he was planting trees．His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s 　　4　　 was to make it a forest．

　　But he 　　5　　 watered his new trees．Once I asked why．He said that watering plants would 　　6　　 them, and that 　　7　　 you water them, each successive(后继的)　　8　　 of trees will grow weaker and weaker．So you have to make things 　　9　　 for them．

　　He’d planted an oak, and instead of watering it every morning, he’d 　　10　　 it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to cause the tree’s 　　11　　．Dr．Gibbs passed away a couple of years ago．　　12　　, I walk by his house and look at the trees that I watched him plant some 25 years ago．They are big and 　　13　　 now．Sufferings seemed to 　　14　　 them in ways ease and 　　15　　 never could．

　　Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons．I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within．I often pray for them．Mostly I pray that their lives will be 　　16　　．But lately I've been thinking that it's time to 　　17　　 my prayer, because life is 　　18　　, whether we want it to be or not．Too many times we pray for ease, but that's what we seldom 　　19　　．What we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the earthe, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be 　　20　　．

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　　Most people give little thought to the pens they write with, especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very 　　1　　things are handwritten．All too often, people buy a pen based only on 　　2　　, and wonder why they are not satisfied 　　3　　, they begin to use it, However, buying a pen that you'll enjoy is not 　　4　　 if you keep the following in wond．

　　First of all, a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be 　　5　　 to use．The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征)　　6　　 comfort．Having a small hand and thick fingers, you may be comfortable with a thin pen．If you have a 　　7　　 hand and thicker fingers,you may 　　8　　 a fatter pen．The length of a pen can 　　9　　 influence comfort．A pen that is too 　　10　　 can easily feel top-heavy and unstable．

　　Then, the writing point of the pen should 　　11　　 the ink to flow evenly(均匀的)while that pen remains in touch with the paper 　　12　　 will make it possibly for you to creat a 　　13　　 line of writing．The point should also be sensitive enough to 　　14　　 ink from running when the pen is lifted．A point that does not block the 　　15　　 may leave drops of ink, 　　16　　 you pick the pen up and put it down again．

　　　　17　　, the pen should make a thick, dark line．Fine-line pens may 　　18　　 bad handwriting, but fine, delicate lines do not command 　　19　　 next to printed text, as, 　　20　　, a singnature on a printed letter．A broader line, on the other hand, gives an impression of confidence and authority(权威)．

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　　It was raining．I went into a café and asked for a coffee．　　1　　 I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed 　　2　　．I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls 　　3　　 their souls belonged to the 　　4　　．

　　I stood up and walked between the tables．When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 　　5　　 in front of it．"I'm Steve", he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was．"I can't talk with you．I'm 　　6　　 ", he said．He was chatting online with somebody--probably someone he didn't know-and, 　　7　　, he was playing a computer game－a war game．I was 　　8　　．

　　Why didn't Steve want to talk with me?I tried 　　9　　 to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 　　10　　 not a word came out of his mouth．I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应)．I was 　　11　　．I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout,"　　12　　!"

　　I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me．I 　　13　　, and saw nobody showed any interest．

　　　　14　　, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people．They were more 　　15　　 having a relationship with the 　　16　　, particularly Steve．I wouldn't want to 　　17　　 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 　　18　　 with people．

　　I was worried and I sank in my thoughts．I didn't even 　　19　　 that the coffee was bad, 　　20　　 Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him．