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　　When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop in the center of our town．Sometimes, I went to the shop with him and I made a little pocket money by buying things for his workmates．But I never paid attention to all the things and people around me．

　　One day, as my dad and I were driving to the shop, I looked out of the window of the car and I saw an old man standing at the street corner．There was a rose in his hand, he was smelling the rose．For some reason, our eyes met and we looked at each other for about twenty seconds．There was nothing unusual about this man but the meet was unusual to me．Up to that moment in my life, I had given no thought to anyone on the street, in shops or anywhere else．I had no interest out of my family．

　　But I was interested in that old man．For the first time I had interest in a stranger．What kind of life had he lived? Where had he been in his time?

　　Once a great man encouraged us to “stop and smell the rose”．Now I want to tell these words to you．Stop what you are busy with and try to fully understand things and people in your eyesight．If you don't care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself．

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　　In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic(學(xué)業(yè)的)achievements and felt confident that their degree(學(xué)位)would help them to find a good job．

　　However, in the past four years the job market has changed greatly．This year's college graduates are facing one of the worst job markets．For example, Ryan Stewart, a graduate of San Jose State University, got a degree in religious(宗教)studies, but no job prospects．He points out that many people already working are getting laid off(解雇)and don't have jobs, so it's even harder for new college graduates to find jobs．

　　Four years ago, the future looked bright for the class of 2006．There were many high-tech job chances．Graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with high salaries(薪水)and benefits such as insurance(保險)and paid vacations．However, "Times have changed and it's a new market," according to an officer of the San Jose State Career Center．

　　The officer says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago．They worked during summer vacations, they have had several short-time jobs, and they've majored in one of the few fields that are still hot, like chemical engineering, accounting, or nursing, where average(平均的)starting salaries have actually increased over last year．Other popular fields(like information system management, computer science, and political science)have seen big declines(下降)in starting salaries．

　　Ryan Stewart(he had hoped to become a teacher)may go back to school in order to become a college teacher．He thinks college teaching could be a good career even in a bad economy．

　　In conclusion, these days a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth for some students．For now, they can only hope the value of their degree will increase over time．

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　　A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft．The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test．“You have passed the test,” he said．“Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start．” The man replied, “But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail．” “I'm sorry,” said the HR manager．“If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living．And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job．”

　　The man left with no hope at all．He didn't know what to do with only ＄10 in his pocket．He thought and thought．Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes．He sold the tomatoes from door to door．In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars．He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late．Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(運貨車隊)．Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers(零售商)in the US．

　　　One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail．He said, “I haven't got one．” His friend couldn't believe his ears．“Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!”

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It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle．As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade(消退), or so we thought．We bought her a lovely doll, and a doll house．Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else．” But it was just too late．With such a lot of preparations to do for the Christmas dinner we did not have the time to buy our little girl a bike．So, here we were Christmas Eve around 9：00 p．m．, with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, sleeping in their beds．Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child．“What if I make a little bicycle out of clay(泥)and write a note that she could trade(交易，交換)the clay bike in for a real bike?” her dad asked．So he spent the next four hours making a tiny clay bike．On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little gift box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note．Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud．“Does this mean that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” I said, “Yes．” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me．I'd rather keep this than get a real bike．” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle in the world!

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　　Drunk driving has become a serious problem not only in China but also in other countries．In America, a local organization is taking action to stop it．Now, it is looking for 50 musicians and performers to make a series of CDs named Kids Saving Kids．

　　If your music is chosen, it will be nationally promoted(提升，促銷)and sold on the market．Thousands of music fans around the world will hear it．You don't need to pay for all this．It is a chance for young performers to use their songs to save lives．People can get the music on the Internet for free．When they visit the website, they will see information about drunk driving．This will make people pay more attention to the great danger of drunk driving．The information is made by students from all over America．This project is the first of its kind．

　　“It's a good idea to use music to save other children's lives．Drunk driving influences everyone．I hope you will join me in this fight．Together we can all make a difference,” said one of the organizers．

　　You can send your music to the organization at ksksubmit@stopddnow.com．At the same time, you should provide MP3s of your songs．Also, you should write down your age, address and your parents' phone numbers．

　　Besides the above requirements, there are some additional requirements：

☆You must want to make a difference with your music．

☆You must be younger than 18 years old．

☆You must have at least one song written by yourself．

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　　Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle's(鷹)nest rested．The eagle's nest had four big eagle eggs．One day an earthquake rocked the mountain causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain to a chicken farm．The farm was at the foot of the mountain．The chickens knew that they must protect and care for the eagle's egg, so an old hen volunteered to raise the large egg．

　　One day, the egg hatched(孵化)and a beautiful eagle was born．Sadly, however, the little eagle was raised to be a chicken．Soon, the little eagle believed he was nothing more than a chicken．The little eagle loved his home and family, but his spirit cried out for more．While playing a game on the farm one day, the little eagle looked up to the sky above and noticed a group of adult eagles flying in the sky．“Oh,” the little eagle cried, “I wish I could fly like those big birds．” The chickens laughed at him, “You can not fly with those birds．You are a chicken and chickens do not fly．”

　　The eagle continued watching his real family up above, dreaming that he could be with them．Each time the eagle told his friends his dream, he was told it couldn't be done．That is what the eagle learned to believe．The eagle, after time, stopped dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken．Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle died．

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　　In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic(學(xué)業(yè)的)achievements and felt confident that their degree(學(xué)位)would help them to find a good job．

　　However, in the past four years the job market has changed greatly．This year's college graduates are facing one of the worst job markets．For example, Ryan Stewart, a graduate of San Jose State University, got a degree in religious(宗教)studies, but no ________ job ________ prospects．He points out that many people already working are getting laid off(解雇)and don't have jobs, so it's even harder for new college graduates to find jobs．

　　Four years ago, the future looked bright for the class of 2006．There were many high-tech job chances．Graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with high salaries(薪水)and benefits such as insurance(保險)and paid vacations．However, "Times have changed and it's a new market," according to an officer of the San Jose State Career Center．

　　The officer says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago．They worked during summer vacations, they have had several short-time jobs, and they've majored in one of the few fields that are still hot, like chemical engineering, accounting, or nursing, where average(平均的)starting salaries have actually increased over last year．Other popular fields(like information system management, computer science, and political science)have seen big declines(下降)in starting salaries．

　　Ryan Stewart(he had hoped to become a teacher)may go back to school in order to become a college teacher．He thinks college teaching could be a good career even in a bad economy．

　　In conclusion, these days a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth for some students．For now, they can only hope the value of their degree will increase over time．

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　　A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft．The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test．“You have passed the test,” he said．“Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start．” The man replied, “But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail．” “I'm sorry,” said the HR manager．“If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living．And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job．”

　　The man left with no hope at all．He didn't know what to do with only＄10 in his pocket．He thought and thought．Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes．He sold the tomatoes from door to door．In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars．He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late．Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(運貨車隊)．Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers(零售商) in the US．

　　One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail．He said, “I haven't got one．” His friend couldn't believe his ears．“Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!”

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　　A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft．The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test．“You have passed the test,” he said．“Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form to fill in the date when you may start．” The man replied, “But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail．” “I'm sorry,” said the HR manager．“If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living．And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job．”

　　The man left with no hope at all．He didn't know what to do with only ＄10 in his pocket．He thought and thought．Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes．He sold the tomatoes from door to door．In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars．He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late．Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(運貨車隊)．Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers(零售商)in the US．

　　One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail．He said, “I haven't got one．” His friend couldn't believe his ears．“Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!”

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