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W：Jack．how have your two sons been doing at school recently?
M：Don’t ask! Mark never starts studying，and Jason never stops (study)．
W：You’re joking! I hear that Jason is likely (be)at the top of his class after exam this year．
M：Yes，so his teacher say．He’s been (work)very hard at his books every evening for months on end recently．He is hoping to
Harvard University．
W：Great．Maybe he’ll become a university professor(he)in the future．
M：Maybe．But sometimes I wish he'd go out and enjoy himself change．
W：Yes…What about the younger one?
M：Well，Mark's teachers say he has abililty，but he (rare)does his best．He does his homework in ten minutes every day and then
(rush)out to play football.
W: Perhaps he can make his fortune at football. People can make (plenty)of money from sports now．
M：My wife always worries about their future
W：Perhaps you can have a talk with him now to find out he is thinking about his studies and future plans．
M：Good idea．I'll take your advice．
Two weeks before Christmas，two little girls were walking down the street hey saw old Harry，who was on his knees pulling weeds from around a tree. He wore a pair of worn gloves．His fingers were sticking out
the ends，blue from the cold. They stopped to talk to him.
Harry told them he （get) the yard in shape as a Christmas gift for his mother，who had died several years before.“My mother was all I had. She loved her yard and trees，so I do this for her every Christmas."
His -words touched the girls and soon they（join) him，pulling weeds. When they finished，Harry pressed a coin into each of their hands.“I wish I could pay you more，but that's all rve got right now，”he said.
The girls had often passed his house，and they remembered that it had always been poor condition. No decorations to add cheeriness were anywhere in sight.
As they walked on，the coin in one little girl's hand seemed to burn a hole of （guilty）．The next day she called her friends．
they agreed to put their coins in a jar marked“Harry's Christmas Gift"．Then they began to seek out small jobs to earn more．Every coin they earned went into the jar.
Finally，they had enough （buy）new gloves. Christmas Eve found them on Harry's doorstep singing carols. They presented him with the gloves. With
（tremble）hands，he held the gloves to his face and wept. No doubt he once again felt
love of others as the girls reached out to him.
.M: Excuse me, Madame. Could you tell me where I can stay in this town, please?
W: Of course, it’s my (please).You must be a
(strange) here.
M: Yes, I am here for a tour.
W: OK, I see. That’s you are carrying a lot of things .There are lots of hotels, but they tend to be
(fair) expensive. And then there
(be) bed and breakfast places, which are much cheaper. And you can find out about them through looking in the paper, or just walking around the streets. They have signs in the window
(say) “Bed and Breakfast”.
M: Are there any cheap hotels?
W: Oh, yes, of course.
M: are they like?
W: They are OK. All you get is a bed, but they do tend to be very cheap.
M: Do I have to become member?
W: Yes, you do. But it’s very easy to join, and there is an office along the road, you can go and sign on.
M: It’s very kind_ you to tell me so much about it. Thank you very much.
W: You’re welcome.
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I had been sitting by myself in my usual compartment for at least ten minutes, waiting for the train _(start). Suddenly I heard someone shouting on the platform outside. A young girl was running towards the train. The man on duty put out his hand to stop her but she ran past_
_ and opened the door of my compartment. Then the whistle
_ (blow) and the train started. “I nearly missed it, didn’t I?” the girl said. “How long does it
_ to get to London?” “It depends on the engine driver” I said. “Some days it’s much slower than others.” “I’ll have to have my watch
(mend), so as not to be late again tomorrow,” she said.
“It’s my first day at work with a new firm today and they told me that the man I’m going to work for is very strict. I haven’t met him yet so I don’t know what he is like,he sounds a bit
(frighten).”
She talked about her new jobthe way to London and before long, I realized that she was going to work for my firm. My secretary had just left so I must be her new boss. It was only fair to tell her. “Oh, dear,” she said. “
a terrible mistake! I wish I had known”. “Never mind,” I said. “At least you’ll know when your train’s late, __
(I) will be, too.”
Umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life． When the weather is fine, we certainly don’t think of it; only when it's raining, we’ll carry it purposefully． But as soon as the rain stops, most likely we’ll forget we’ve put it． It has to wait patiently and pitifully for
owner to claim it, otherwise it’ll remain alone as a deserted umbrella．
Once I suddenly found my longtime (use) umbrella “disappeared”． I really got lost and regretted quite some time
my own carelessness．
Several days later, out of my (expect), I saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where I worked． I was extremely glad to regain it． Looking carefully at it, though it was so familiar
me, I found for the first time its wooden handle
（wear）out as a result of repeated rain-wash for years． I sought for it only when I needed it． It occurred to me that I should have paid
(much) attention to it．
It sets me thinking． Around us there are always people giving us support in silence just like umbrella that protects us from the rain or any wretched weather． Will gou think of those individuals
have helped you get through difficlty when you are leading a comfortable life?
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One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming(宣告)that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowdgather), and they all admired his heart for it was perfect.
Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as. ”The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart,
was full of scars. It had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several jagged(凹凸不平的)edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges(沟槽)where whole pieces were
(miss).
The young man laughed. “Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars. ”“Yes, ”said the old man, “Yours looks perfectI would never trade with you. You see, every scar represents a person to
I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the empty place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of
love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn’t returned a piece of his or her heart
me. These are the empty gouges. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open,
(remind)me of the love I have for those people. So now do you see
true beauty is? ”
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