A young man, while travelling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder
had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man
(present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled
(warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home
a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let student taste the water. He spat it out,
(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like
？” The teacher replied，“You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be
(sweet)．”
We understand this lesson best we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
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My 4-year-old son, Shane, (ask) for a puppy for months, but his daddy
always say: “No dogs! It will kill our rabbits. No dogs, and that’s final!” Each night, Shane prayed for a puppy, and each morning, he was
(disappoint) when there was no puppy
(wait) outside.
One evening, I was peeling potatoes for dinner when Shane sighed: “Dad will never change mind and I will never have a puppy in a million years.” Suddenly an idea hit me. So I handed him a potato and said: “Carry this
it turns into a puppy. Keep it with you
happens!” Shane faithfully carried his potato around for two days. He called it Wally and even took the pet for
walk. Besides, every time I cooked potatoes, he cried because I was “killing Wally’s family”.
the third day, I finally persuaded Dad
buying Shane a puppy. Everything was perfect until one evening, when I was cooking, Shane asked: “Mom, could I have a pony for my birthday?” I looked at his sweet little face and said: “Well, first we’ll need a watermelon…”
Mary: It’s eight o’clock now.Why did you get back so late today?
Alan: The buses were crowded during the rush hour that it took me a long time to get on a bus.And then my bus
(get) stuck in the traffic jam.
Mary: I’m sorry to hear that.
Alan: What buying a car now?
Mary: Do you really think necessary?
Alan: Yes, quite necessary.You see, every day I have to spend a long time (travel) on the road so that I can get to work on time.If I have a car, it will be much
(easy) for me.
Mary: You have a point there.But I don’t think we have enough money to buy a car yet.
Alan: not borrow some from the bank? We can pay back money every month.
Mary: But we still don’t have a parking space for parking a car if we have one.
Alan: We can just park it by the road most people do.
Mary: Oh, forget it! There are too many cars by the road and there’s no place for a new car now.
Alan: That’s really problem.
Mary: Anyhow, I suggest we (wait) some time until we have enough money for a car.
Alan: Well, we’ll have to.
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On Oct.6th, 2011, a piece of breaking news hit the world: Steve Jobs, the founder of the Apple Company, (pass) away after years of battle against pancreatic cancer.I as well as many people
(be) sad at the news.We saw him make miracles again and again, and we hoped that he would always give us a surprise.We enjoy using an iPod to listen to music and we like to play games with
iPad.We love to communicate with our friends by iPhone.
seemed that Jobs always understood
we really wanted.So he could devote himself to his career by creating the amazing products constantly.But now he quietly left,
(leave) us a great pity.
U.S.President Barack Obama called Jobs a visionary (lead) and one of the greatest U.S.innovators.He said in a statement, “Steve was brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and
(gift) enough to do it.”
Steve Job’s family said in a statement, “Steve died (peace) today surrounded by his family.We are grateful for the support and kindness of those
share our feelings for Steve.We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grief.
There’s no one reason why women return to school.Going back to school provides private and public benefits.College graduates, generally enjoy higher salaries, ___ (employ) more consistently, and work in nicer conditions.College-educated people vote more, give more to charity, and rely ___
__ (little) on government support.
Making the switch from ___ (support) to supporting oneself can be a challenge, __
__ often a necessary one.Financial __
__ (dependent) for women is key, says Nancy Schlossberg, professor at University of Maryland.“I think _
__ important for women to do some direct achievement, because chances are that women will live alone in later life, either divorced _
_ never married.”
To Schlossberg, education is critical in the long run.She says, “ You are going to do much better than before ____ you have a good education; you are going to be happier than before on condition that you have _
__ education that enables you to do what you have to do in life.The question is
__ you are ready at this time to go for it.
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If you put a buzzard（秃鹰） in a pen（围栏） six to eight feet square and (entire) open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be a prisoner．The reason is
a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with
run of ten to twelve feet．Without space to run, it will not even attempt to fly,
remain a prisoner for life in a small prison with no top．
The ordinary bat, if (place) on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is to move slowly about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight
(high) from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash．
A bumblebee （大黄蜂）, if dropped into an open glass, will be there it dies, unless it is taken out．It never sees the means of escape at the top, but insists on
(try)to find some way out through the sides near the bottom．
many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee．They are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations, not
(realize) that the answer is right there above them．
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