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　　A high school history teacher once told us,“If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate．A true friend is someone who stays with you for life．”　　1　　 teaches that he was right．Good friendship is just not easily 　　2　　．

　　It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a 　　3　　friendship to develop．However, there can be no disagreement on the 　　4　　for each of us to think carefully about the 　　5　　 of friendship we want．

　　To most of us, friendships are 　　6　　 very important, but we need to have clear in our 　　7　　 the kinds of friendship we want．Are they to be close to or 　　8　　at arm’s length?Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the 　　9　　?For some people, many friendships on the surface are 　　10　　 enough and that’s all right．But at some point, 　　11　　 to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends’expectations．The 　　12　　 of personal experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the only 　　13　　 way to deepen friendships．But it must be undertaken(进行)and 　　14　　 only if there are signs of interest and action in return．

　　What are some of the 　　15　　 of friendship?The greatest is the attraction to expect too much time．Another“　　16　　 difficulty”is the selfishness to take actions too soon．Deep relationships 　　17　　 one“possesses”the other, including his time and attention．　　18　　, friendships in return．In other words, you must give as much as you take．　　19　　 there is a question of taking care of them．　　20　　 you spend reasonable time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die away．

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　　As an engineering student, I had a degree and three good job offers．I couldn’t help trembling when I heard about studies which showed that women are at a(n) 　　1　　 when it comes to math．However, I discovered：just because a subject is 　　2　　 to learn, it does not show you are not good at it．You just have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it．　　3　　 you do, there’s a(an) 　　4　　 chance you will enjoy it more than anything else．

　　In eighth grade I took algebra(代数)．On one test I got only 36 percent of the 　　5　　 answers．I failed the next one, too．I started to 　　6　　 maybe I’m just not good at this．I was lucky enough to have a teacher who didn’t take my bad grades as a judgment of my 　　7　　, but 　　8　　 as an indication that I should study more．He 　　9　　 me aside and told me he knew I could do better．Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties．I 　　10　　 the following tests, and pulled my grade up to an A．

　　I studied a lot in college, too．I had moments of fear while sitting below the fluorescent lights in the 　　11　　 library on Saturday afternoons, when I 　　12　　 that the estrogen(雌性激素)in my body was 　　13　　 me from understanding thermodynamics(热动力学)．But the 　　14　　 in my class had to work just as hard, and I knew that I couldn’t 　　15　　 to lose confidence in myself．I didn’t want to choose between my femininity(女人气)and a good career．　　16　　 I reminded myself that those 　　17　　, the ones that say math comes more naturally to men, are faulty．

　　Here’s a secret：math and science don’t go 　　18　　 to most people．No one was 　　19　　 born knowing calculus(微积分)．But as a famous saying goes：Y nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it．A woman can learn anything a man can, but first she needs to know that she can do it, and then takes a leap of 　　20　　．

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　　My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life．Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become 　　1　　, that I would be one of the great ones．She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my 　　2　　 to it．

　　As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came 　　3　　 to most kids．I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking．I did not talk the way 　　4　　 kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings．My reading was poor 　　5　　 with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to 　　6　　．My writing was not at the 　　7　　 it should have been．Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were 　　8　　．

　　My mother 　　9　　 all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph．D．, decided to 　　10　　 the situation early in my development．She did not want me to 　　11　　．After a while, 　　12　　 did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me．She spent hours every day 　　13　　 me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn．　　14　　her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now．

　　In addition, she gave 　　15　　 for my life．She told me what to do and what not to do．Her expectations have always been high 　　16　　 she knows that I can do it．For that, I thank her．She would not allow her son to be incapable．She never 　　17　　 on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must．I will be a 　　18　　 person if I continue to follow her lead．She encourages me to work for my 　　19　　 and attend college．

　　She used her gifts as a 　　20　　 to help a child-her child-and now I have the opportunity to become something．

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