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　　After the September 11 terrorist attacks,some highschools in America wanted the students?to pledge allegiance（宣誓效忠）to the flag．Is it necessary?or not?Let's seehow the kids think of this requirement．

　　Lea Mouallem,Marymoumt High School

　　I believe that saying the Pledge of Allegiance is a way ofreminding our country that no matter what happens,we are united．I don't think our president wants us to go and join the army now,but he wants to tell us that we will be able to over come the disaster as a whole nation that is working together．

　　Harry Chin,15,Culver City High School

　　I am not for the pledge of Allegiance,Allegiace and I am not a gainst the Pledge of Allegiance because I just say it so many times that it loses meaning．I say it every day at school In the second period．It doesn't mean anything any more．

　　David Tran,15,Warren High School

　　The Pledge of Allegiance is another sign of country．We should have some respect to it．In many schools,we don't say the Pledge every morntng— we just stand up and let the Na- tional anthem ring through the silence．We said the Pledge of Allegiance on Sept 12．

　　Danny Maryanor,16,Santa Monica High School

　　I wonder why we were suddenly asked to recite thePledge when many of us stopped after elementary school;andthe Pledge was recited before the play of“Ode to Joy”（欢乐颂）with recorders．This was not to express patriotism（爱国主义）,or even to remernber those who lost their lives on Sept 11．

　　I feel I cannot support a nation that in this time of crisislooks outward for revenge（报复）instead of inward for peace．Perhaps we should think more about our problems．

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　　The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets．About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading 　　1　　 to the sea．

　　“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim．“Those two men are 　　2　　 heavy rocks．I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological 　　3　　．”

“You don’t 　　4　　a crane(起重机) to unload less than a dozen rooks, do you?” smiled Joshua．

“But those men don’t 　　5　　 to have muscles at all．”said Michsel．Rather surprised, Joshua smiled．

　　“They are 　　6　　 laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they 　　7　　．See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his 　　8　　．Some of the rock’s weight is set 　　9　　 his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand．His body isn’t bent．His legs are well 　　10　　．”

　　“You’re right, Josh．He may have a small build．　　11　　 he certainly well knows his job．Dear me! And to think we have been studying 　　12　　!”Rahim thought about all that was happening．Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t 　　13　　 the human being completely, it appears．”

　　“I don’t think it will．” 　　14　　 Joshua．“You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you 　　15　　 use that equipment to harvest lea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”

　　“You can get a computer to 　　16　　 multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce of assess essays, can you?” asked Michael．

　　“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as 　　17　　 as ever －that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim．

　　“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody 　　18　　 who can carry a large rock the way those men do．It’s not going to be a very 　　19　　 world, I’m afraid．” Sighed Michael．

　　“You’re too much of a pessimist(悲观主义者)，Mike．” Said Joshua．“ 　　20　　 will always be other things that will make the world exciting．”

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　　‘How lucky you are to be a doctor…’ Anyone who’s a doctor is right out of luck, I thought．Anyone who’s studying medicine should have his head examined．

　　You may think I want to change my job．Well, at the moment I do．As one of my friends says－even doctors have a few friends－it’s all experience．Experience!I don’t need such experience．I need a warm, comfortable, undisturbed bed all my own．I need it badly．I need all telephones to be thrown down the nearest well, that’s what I need．

　　All these thoughts fly round my head as I drive my Mini(微型汽车)through the foggy streets of East London at 3∶45 a．m．on a December morning．I am a ministering angel in a Mini with a heavy coat and a bag of medicines．As I speed down Lea Bridge in the dark at this horrible morning hour, the heater first blowing hot then cold, my back aching from the car-seat, I do not feel like a ministering angel．I wish I were on the beach in southern France．Call me a bad doctor if you like．Call me what you will．But don’t call me at half past three on a December morning for an ear-ache that you have had for two weeks．

　　Of course, being a doctor isn’t really all bad．We do have our moments．Once in a while people are ill, once in a while you can help, once in a while you get given a cup of tea and rock-hard cake at two o’clock in the morning－then you worry if you have done everything．But all too often ‘everything’ is a repetitious rule: look, listen, feel, tap．Pills, infection(注射), phone, ambulance(救护车), away to the next．

　　And then there is always the cool, warm voice of the girl on the switchboard of the emergency bed service who will get your patient into hospital for you－the pleasant voice that comes to you as you stand in the cold, dark, smelly, dirty telephone box somewhere in a dangerous section of town．Oh, it has its moments, this life does．

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