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　　Several years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is written on a blackboard．After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table．That’s when it happened：my father did not reach for the check．

　　Conversation continued．Finally I realized that I should pick up the check!After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all changed．I reached for the check, and my view of myself suddenly changed．I was an adult．I was no longer a kid．

　　Some people mark off(区分)their lives in years, I measure mine in small events．I didn’t become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who wandered in the streets called me “mister．” These events in my life are called “milestones”(里程碑)

　　There have been other milestones．The cops(policemen)of my youth always seemed big, even huge, and of course they were older than I was．Then one day they were suddenly realized that all the football players in the game I was watching were younger than I was．They were just big kids．With that milestone gone was the dream that someday, maybe I, too, could be a football player．Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it．

　　I never thought that I would fall asleep in front of the TV set as my father did．Now it’s what I do best．I never thought that I would go to the beach and not swim, yet I spent all of August at the shore and never once went into the ocean．I never thought that I would appreciate opera, but now the combination of voice and orchestra attract me．I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties．I used to think that people who watched birds were strange, but this summer I fond myself watching them, and maybe I’ll get a book on the subject．I feel a strong desire for a religious belief that I never thought I’d want, feel close to my ancestors(祖先)long gone, and echo my father in arguments with my son．I still lose…

　　One day I bought a house．One day－what a day!–I became a father, and not too long after that I picked up the check for my own father．I thought then it was a milestone for me．One day, when I was a little older, I realized it was one for him, too, another milestone．

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　　After finishing high school, Judy looked for a job at a store．Judy wanted to work as an assistant．The manager of the store 　　1　　 Judy “We don’t have any 　　2　　 for assistants now．But we have one job．Would you like to be a store detective?” Judy was very surprised, “But I’m 　　3　　 five feet two inches tall．And I only weigh 105 pounds．”The manager laughed．“You’re just right for the job．You do look like a 　　4　　．That’s what we want．”He went on to explain, “If you see a customer steal something, wait until he is outside the store．Then stop him．We’ll call the police．”

　　Judy decided 　　5　　 the job as a store detective．Each day she walked around the store, 　　6　　 customers．She remembered the manager’s words：“Most shoplifters(扒手)are 　　7　　．Many shoplifters are rich．”

　　The manager 　　8　　 right．One day Judy saw 　　9　　 who looked like a businessman standing at the jewelry counter(柜台)．The assistant showed the man gold watches from Japan．　　10　　, the assistant turned to another customer．Right then, the businessman put two more watches on his 　　11　　．He wore a coat so no one could find him out．He put two more watches on himself 　　12　　 the assistant turned back．“I 　　13　　 these watches,” said the businessman．The man walked as 　　14　　 as possible out of the front door．Judy 　　15　　 him outside and then shouted,“　　16　　!I saw you steal four watches．”The man began to run．Judy ran after him．She cried out, “Stop that 　　17　　!”A policeman at the corner seized the man and later, a police 　　18　　 took the thief away．

　　The manager of the store was 　　19　　 Judy．He said, “Good work, Judy．You are 　　20　　．”

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　　After finishing high school, Judy looked for a job at a store．Judy wanted to work as an assistant．The manager of the store 　　1　　 Judy,“We don't have any 　　2　　 for assistants now．But we have one job．Would you like to be a store detective?”Judy was very surprised,“But I'm 　　3　　 five feet two inches tall．And I only weigh 105 pounds．”The manager laughed．“You're just right for the job．You do look like a 　　4　　．That's what we want．”He went on to explain,“If you see a customer steal something, wait until he is outside the store．Then stop him．We'll call the police．”

　　Judy decided 　　5　　 the job as a store detective．Each day she walked around the store, 　　6　　 customers．She remembered the manager's words：“Most shoplifters(扒手)are 　　7　　．Many shoplifters are rich．”

　　The manager 　　8　　 right．One day Judy saw 　　9　　 who looked like a businessman standing at the jewelry counter(柜台)．The assistant showed the man gold watches from Japan．　　10　　, the assistant turned to another customer．Right then, the businessman put two more watches on his 　　11　　．He wore a coat so no one could find him out．He put two more watches on himself 　　12　　 the assistant turned back．“I 　　13　　 these watches,”said the businessman．The man walked as 　　14　　 as possible out of the front door．Judy 　　15　　 him outside and then shouted,“　　16　　!I saw you steal four watches．”The man began to run．Judy ran after him．She cried out,“Stop that 　　17　　!”A policeman at the corner seized the man and later, a police 　　18　　 took the thief away．

　　The manager of the store was 　　19　　 Judy．He said,“Good work, Judy．You are 　　20　　．”

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