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　　People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character．

　　It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to 　　1　　 her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful 　　2　　 in the garden．

　　Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs(丁香)，he said, “I know where we can find 　　3　　 that you want．Get the children and come on．” So they went, 　　4　　 down the country roads．

　　There on a small hill, they saw a lot of purple lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to 　　5　　 the flowers．　　6　　, she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．

　　When they were 　　7　　 a nursing home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They 　　8　　 the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the 　　9　　 in her hands, and smiled at her．The old granny 　　10　　 her again and again．She smiled happily, too．

　　　　11　　 the young mother came back to her car, her 　　12　　 asked her, “Who is that old granny?” “Why did you give our flowers to her?”

　　“I don’t know her,” their mother said．“But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children．I have all of you, and I 　　13　　 have my mother．Just think how much those flowers 　　14　　 to her．”

　　Hearing 　　15　　 their mother said, all the children were greatly 　　16　　．

　　As we know, everyone needs love．In our society, only more love is 　　17　　 to the people, 　　18　　 those who are in great 　　19　　, we will feel happy．　　20　　 by this, can we have a better life, a more humorous world．

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　　Welcome to log on a new Web site－SCIENCE NEWS FOR KIDS!

　　Our goal is to offer timely items of interest to kids, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials．

　　Our emphasis is on making the Web site appealing by offering kids opportunities to comment on and grade the subject matter, get ideas for science projects, and try out mathematical puzzles．At the same time, we offer teachers creative ways of using science news in their classrooms．

　　The Science News for Kids Web site, funded by grants from several corporations and foundations, enhances the usefulness of Science News in the middle-school classroom and offers recreational reading and activities for students interested in science．

　　A section of the Science News for Kids Web site is devoted to particular interests．At present, we have six such zones：a weekly brainteaser for those who enjoy solving and inventing puzzles(PuzzleZone), entertaining science-fiction composition exercises for those interested in writing(SciFiZone), and weekly science fair profiles along with science project ideas and tips(ScienceFairZone)．The GameZone contains a small selection of logic and memory games, implemented as Java applets(小应用程序)．The TeacherZone has materials, including question sheets related to the feature article of the week, so that teachers can bring science news topics to the classroom．The LabZone features a weekly hands-on activity or science project idea．In the future, we might add additional zones, for example, for kids interested in robotics, the environment, computers, mathematics, or veterinary medicine and animals．

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　　Nelson Mandela is one of the great political leaders of our time．His lifelong efforts to the fight against racial(种族)oppression(压迫)in his country won him the admiration(钦慕)of millions worldwide, as well as the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize．As the leader of South Africa’s anti-partheid(反种族隔离)movement, Mandela was a key player in helping to move his country toward multiracial government(多民族政府)and majority rule．

　　Mandela’s long, hard struggle is a victory of dignity(尊严)and hope．He’s a man of true courage．If determination and patience were considered talents, Mandela would win hands down in any sort of competition．

　　accomplishments(成就)& fame(名誉)

　　Nelson Mandela’s greatest accomplishments were his role in ending apartheid, and becoming South Africa’s first elected black president．He has been the recipient(收件人)of dozens upon dozens of awards, prizes and honors from countless associations and organizations, but perhaps none more prestigious(声望很高)than the Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with former South African President Frederik W．de Klerk, in 1993．

　　He has been awarded several other major peace prizes, such as the UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)Peace Prize in 1991(also shared with F．W．de Klerk); the Africa Peace Award in 1995 and the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 2002．

　　Mr．Mandela also received dozens of honorary degrees(名誉学位)from universities the world over, including the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Glasgow, London, Nottingham, and Oxford, as well as an Honorary Doctorate from the Sorbonne University in Paris(all in July 1996), and Harvard Business School’s Statesman of the Year Award in 1995－to name but a few．He has also been presented(赠送)with the key to cities such as Rome, Rio de Janeiro, London, Dublin, and Sydney, Australia(where he became the first person ever to receive the Freedom of that city)．In July of 2002, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States highest civilian(公民)award．

　　Model

　　There’s something admirable about having been a leader fighting for a people’s freedom and equality in an unjust society．Mandela has become a worldwide symbol(楷模)of the struggle of the oppressed(被压迫者)over the oppressor．He has been celebrated in song by artists the world over, in many different languages．One entitled “Nelson Mandela”was recorded by British 2-Tone group The Special A．K．A(formerly The Specials); making the top 10 in the UK and a few other European nations in 1984．

　　Personal style

　　As a president, Mandela sported the typical garb(服饰)of high-ranking government officials： expensive, well-tailored(缝制精致的)suits．Now retired(退役)from public life, Mandela the elder statesman dresses in an ordinary way．

　　He attends many activities, often where he is the guest of honor, in bright, colorfully patterned(典型的)traditional African robes(长袍)or shirts all the better for getting down when the music begins．

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