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　　I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it．Mother sat writing letters．Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world．

　　Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother．“But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth．”

　　I never saw her angry, never saw her cry．I knew she loved me; she showed in action．But as a young girl．I wanted to have heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter．

　　They never happened．And a gulf opened between us．I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”．But she lived “on the surface(表面)”．

　　As years passed and I had my own family．I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family．I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me．

　　My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace – it seemed that nothing happened．I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother．I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not．

　　But the present of her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work．I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside – a photo of my father and a one-paper letter, folded and refolded many times．It was my letter．

　　“In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words．”

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　　I will never forget an accident that happened in my own childhood.When I was a boy of twelve. something happened to me that made me never 1 　 any birds in a cage.

　　We lived on the edge of a 2 　 in South Carolina，and every evening many mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing.There isn't any sound that can be 3 　 than the song of the mockingbird.

　　I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage，4 　 in that way，I could have my own musician.I finally caught one and put it in a cage.The bird was 5 　 and fluttered about the cage，but finally it became quiet in its new home.I felt pleased with 6 　 and looked after my little musician carefully.

　　On the second day，the bird's mother flew to the cage 7 　 food in her mouth.The baby bird ate up 8 　 she brought.I was pleased to see this.Certainly his mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.The following morning when I went to see 9 　 my little bird was，I found it on the floor of the cage，dead.I was very surprised!What had happened!I had taken great 10 　 of the little bird，or so I thought.

　　Arthur Wayne，a famous scientist，happened to be in the forest where we lived at the time.Hearing me crying over the 11 　 of my bird，he told me what 12 ndline.A mother mockingbird，finding her young in a cage，will sometimes bring it poison food.She thinks 13 　 better for her young to die than to live in a cage.

　　14 　 I never catch any birds to put them in the cage.All the birds have the right to 15 　 in the sky.

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　　The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers．‘I know how 　　1　　 you have worked to prepare for this test,' he said．‘And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to those who 　　2　　 not to take the test．'

　　Many students thanked the teacher and left．The teacher looked at the remaining students and said, ‘Does anyone else want to get a ‘B'? This is your last 　　3　　．' Two more students decided to go．

　　Seven students remained．The teacher then handed out the papers．There were only three sentences on the paper：Congratulations! You have just 　　4　　 an ‘A' in this class．Keep believing in 　　5　　．

　　I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could give．Students who are not 　　6　　 in what they have learned are ‘B' students at best(充其量)．

　　The same is 　　7　　 in our daily life．The ‘A' students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have 　　8　　 both successes and failures．They have learned life's lessons, not only from normal education, 　　9　　 from events in their lives, and have become 　　10　　 people．You see, one should always believe in himself．

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