Twenty years ago， I drove a taxi for my life and sometimes I had to work at night．
One late night， I got a telephone call （1） a neighborhood． When I arrived there at 2： 30 am， the only building was dark except a single light in the （2） （five） floor window． So I walked up and knocked at the door．
Just a minute， "answered a weak voice． After a long time， the door opened and a small woman（3） （stand） in front of me． Next to her was a small box．
Quickly I took her box to the car and then returned to hold her． She kept（4） （thank）me．
When we got in the car， she asked， "Can you drive me through the blocks？
"（5） it's too late now， "I replied．
"I don' t mind， "she said slowly． "I'm in no hurry． The doctor says I don't have much time to live…"
I （6） （quiet） turned off the meter（计费器）， For the next two hours， we drove through the city and passed the building where she had once worked， the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived ，and some other places．As（7） sun was rising ，we stopped in front of a low building． Two young（8） （woman） were waiting there． They were both the nurses who would look after her．
"How much do I have to pay？ " she asked．
"Nothing， "I replied． I was sure I would never forget this（9） （pain）experience．
She looked surprised， "You gave a woman who is dying a little moment of pleasure， "she said．
"Thank you"．
Sometimes people may not remember exactly what you did or said． However， they'll always remember how you make （10） （they） feel． And they'll never forget it．
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When you are busy doing piles of math homework， have you ever stopped and thought about one question：why do we need to learn all this math anyway？
It's an interesting question． Kids around the world （1） it for ages． For US students， they may get the answer from a new show called "MathAlive!"． It has 47 interesting activities designed to teach kids how math （2） in our life． For example， at one show station， visitors test the theory that a person's arm span（臂展） equals the person's height． At another station， math skills help visitors （3） the NASA robot outside a space station virtually （虚拟的）． By doing such activities， kids learn why math is important in our life．
Where else can you find math used every day？ Actually， if you go down deep enough into anything， you（4） math． Think of simple things， like clocks． They tell time， but only if you know how to read them． That means using math． How much longer until school ends？ How long did I sleep last night？ That's all math． When you go shopping， you do lots of math， too．
Even when you （5） math， it's all around you． The computer you use to surf the Internet is a machine to do binary math very fast． The house you live in is designed by people who use lots of geometry（几何学）． So enjoy math， not for exams， but for the wonderful world's helps to build．
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Tad is a very special boy． He must sit （1） a wheelchair every day． He was born with a disease that made him unable to walk． Some boys would be （2） or angry about that， but not Tad． Instead， he looks for ways to make people happy． He called the Green Oaks School for the Blind and asked if he could volunteer． They said， "Sure!" Tad went to that school at （3） ． Every day， he plays games with the children． He reads books to them． Sometimes he helps them with （4） schoolwork． The children at the school call Tad Lucky because they feel so （5） to have him as a friend． That makes Tad very happy!
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Once upon a time there was a man called Yue Yangzi in Henan who had a（1） wife．
One day， Yue picked up a piece of gold． Gladly， he rushed hack home to show it to his wife．（2） ， his wife said， " I hear that a good man doesn't drink the water of Dao Spring （盗泉） and wouldn't pick up the things others lost． He would rather die（3） food given by the people who disrespect him．" Yue was very ashamed after hearing wife's words and（4） the gold off into the fields and went to study in a far place．
One year later， Yue came back home． His wife asked him the（5） for his return．
Yue said， "I was homesick and miss you very much．"
Hearing this， his wife took up a pair of scissors and walked to the loom （织布机）， saying，"To make cloth， I weave （织） the cloth with one after（6） silk thread inch by inch． lf I cut the cloth with the scissors， all my efforts are（7） ． Studying is also like this． You should get knowledge every day（8） stopping．"
Yue Yangzi was（9） moved by his wife's words． Then he went back to his studies． This story reminds us （10） to give up halfway．
Donna Reid had just finished her training as a children's doctor． A famous research hospital in New York had offered her a job with （1）g pay． And her boyfriend， Tony， had a clinic（小诊所） in their hometown and hoped she could work with him． At the same time， a small hospital， Backwoods Hospital， in a very poor area had also offered Donna a job． Now it was time for her to decide （2）w to work．
Dad： Donna， that research hospital in New York has a good reputation（声誉） for children's medicine． Some of the best children's doctors in the country work there and you can （3）l a lot from them．
Mom： Yes， I agree it's a good hospital and the pay is good， too． But， that's not the point（要点）．
Dad： （4）T what's the point？
Mom： It's in New York， too far away! Let me tell you， dear Donna． Tony's clinic is just several miles away． You don't need to travel （5）f if you work there． Tony is a nice young man and I guess you'll get married soon．
Dad： Ha! It's hard enough to live with a husband or wife． Working with them， （6）t ？ That's a choice for trouble． Well， Donna， what do you think？
Donna： I'm thinking about （7）a the offer from Backwoods Hospital．
Dad： But Donna， look at their offer! You'll be on call（随时待命） six days a week． That's really a （8）h job．
Mom： Oh， Donna， the pay is another problem．
Donna： Mom and Dad， I didn't become a doctor for enjoying a comfortable life（9）o ．
Dad： No？ Then （10）w did you become a doctor？
Donna： I want to help people． You know that． And Backwoods serves the poor． Backwoods， here I come!
The Bird's Christmas Tree
It's a sun shining winter afternoon． In a small yard in Luss， Scotland， Kate and Effie（1） （tie） the baskets to the branches（树枝） of the Christmas tree and filling them with corns． The children （2） （work） busily but happily for many hours， making the little baskets for the birds．
Many birds come in． Some are eating， and others are dancing．
Even the pretty blue jay（蓝松鸦） （3） （forget） to be pretty． When he has eaten his fill， he is flying away， crying "Thanks， thanks!"
What a happy life the tree brings to the birds and the children! But two weeks ago， the tree （4） nearly （cut） into firewood．
Two weeks ago， the Christmas tree was once in the living room． Kate and Effie， and Sue and Tom， had a happy Christmas Day， for the tree was hung with gifts for them all．
One day， when the children （5） （play） games around the tree， John came and told them that he was going to carry it into the woodshed．
"What （6） you （do） with it， John？" the children asked．
"I want to cut it into firewood，" answered John．
"Oh， don't!" cried the children． "Our beautiful tree! Let us（7） （have）it a little longer!"
"What will you do with it？" asked John．
"We （8） （put） it in the yard and make a Christmas tree for the birds，" replied the children．
So John carried the fir tree into the yard． There it （9） （stand） in the white snow， spreading out its beautiful green branches．
"Now" cried Effie， "let us make some baskets （10） （fill） corns． Then we will tie them to the tree for the birds．"
What happened next？ As you can see at the beginning of the story， the birds are living happily． With the birds and the tree， the children are also very happy． It is hard to tell which are happier， the birds or the children． I believe the tree is the happiest of all．
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