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　　When Siva Kalyan was born, his backbone was deformed(畸形的)resulting in a lifelong difficulty in walking．But that hasn't stopped the nine-year-old from becoming a prodigy(天才)．

　　Until he was three-and-a-half years old, Siva could not even crawl．Wanting the best treatment for their son, Siva's parents moved with him from India to Australia and later to the USA．

　　In the USA, his parents enrolled(使入学)him in the second grade based on his age．But his teachers soon realized they had a genius．Siva was then tested for the eighth grade, but it was soon found out that he was actually qualified for college courses．As one advanced course was not enough, the brilliant boy is now taking two courses from Stanford University．Due to the treatment he received, Siva's physical condition has improved as well．

　　But none of this “just happened”．It was his parents' understanding and correct guidance, and the loving care of his grandparents that contributed to the growth of the genius．Siva's highly educated and hardworking family has brought him up on the basis of certain principles．

　　The family believes that once a strong foundation is built for the child in English and mathematics, the child is equipped to master any other subject, law, history, or engineering．It is equally important to recognize the strengths of a child rather than forcing the child to do things that he may not want to do．

　　Siva's parents helped．Siva focus his energies on his strength, which is mathematics．At the same time they took care to see that he had friends to play with and enjoyed a few recreational activities．The only activity that's restricted for Siva is viewing television．Siva watches TV only for 30 minutes a day and video games are a bonus for special occasions．

　　Thanks to his mother who is a singer, Siva has also learned music and even won the first and second prize at two competitions．In sports, he likes to swim．He began to learn swimming to strengthen his muscles, and by the age of eight he was able to swim a kilometer in both the backstroke and the freestyle．

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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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　　Tom Lee is determined to help people suffering from multiple sclerosis(硬化症)．Sometimes he 　　1　　 a 300-mile bike ride in two days to prove it．

　　“It's a very 　　2　　 disease,” Lee, 72, said．“I've met a lot of people with MS in the last 19 years．I've been 　　3　　 by their strength of character．They're a very 　　4　　 group of people．” That courage inspired Lee to find his own．　　5　　 he enjoyed biking as a child 　　6　　 up in Ireland, he didn't start riding long 　　7　　 until he worked for Westinghouse in Minnesota．It was 1991 　　8　　 he did his first 150 miles in two days．He's been 　　9　　 ever since．

　　This weekend, Lee will ride from Miami to Key Largo during a biking event called the Maroon MS 150 Bike 　　10　　．In September, he will ride from Kerry to Derry in Ireland where he will 　　11　　 300 miles in two days．Between the two events, he plans to 　　12　　 thousands of dollars．He sends letters to 100 people to collect the money, and most of the money he's collected has 　　13　　 to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society．Lee enjoys 　　14　　 himself to achieve more．In 1992, he 　　15　　 to ride from Boca, Raton to Jacksonville and back．He did the ride for nine years．“I collected more than I 　　16　　 did,” he said．

　　Here's Lee's 　　17　　 to a successful ride：drink water, eat every hours, ride 　　18　　 and never think about how far you’re riding．It's not keeping 　　19　　 that helps Lee finish a bike ride, although he rides his bike 50 to 60 miles every week．He said, “I just have a lot of stamina(耐力), which is very 　　20　　 for long races, and I'm strong-willed．”

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