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　　Shawn and Thomas had always been good friends．They lived near each other, and they both loved 　　1　　．They played baseball, touch football, and kickball．They also liked to play soccer, shoot baskets, and skateboard．

When they were in the fourth grade, though, Thomas broke his 　　2　　 in a soccer game．He had to be on crutches for six weeks．

　　Shawn 　　3　　 Thomas, but what was there to do?Shawn didn’t like television or computer games．Thomas didn’t like to sit and talk．After trying three times to start a conversation, Shawn 　　4　　 up．He said, “I’m out of here．”

　　For days, Shawn 　　5　　 at home, feeling guilty for not visiting Thomas again．Thomas stayed home, too, feeling 　　6　　 because Shawn wasn’t visiting him．After a week, Shawn’s mom spoke up．“It’s time for you and Thomas to get back into action! That’s why I spoke to Ms McNulty at the library．She has the perfect volunteer job for you both, ” she said．

　　Shawn said 　　7　　．

　　His mom continued, “The library sells used books to raise money．People are always 　　8　　 off books in bags and boxes．Someone has to carry the books to the storage room．Someone has to sort them into fiction(小說)and nonfiction．You and Thomas can be a team 　　9　　．” “No, we can’t!” said Shawn．“He and I don’t want a job．” However, Shawn’s mom wouldn’t 　　10　　 no for an answer．

　　Sure enough, 　　11　　 the boys began, things changed．Shawn felt strong as he carried bags and boxes through the library．Sorting books in the storage room, Thomas felt useful again．In fact, one day Thomas said, “Between you and me, Shawn, this isn’t so 　　12　　．” Shawn smiled and agreed．They were a good team．

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　　Twelve-year-old Kitty O’Neil asked her coach, “Let me try．” She was already on the swim team, but this was different．One of the divers had not arrived, and Kitty needed much help．Her coach looked 　　1　　 at her．She had been practicing dives, but could she really stand up to the competition? Besides, 　　2　　 was completely deaf．Many people thought a person who was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well．However, Kitty 　　3　　, and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to win the Junior Olympics in the area．

　　Kitty began diving with Dr．Sammy Lee, a famous coach and former Olympic diving champion．The teenager went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving．It was 　　4　　 work, and Kitty often hit the water the wrong way．However, she was able to 　　5　　 practicing．While she was diving, Kitty won many gold medals, but she wanted 　　6　　．Perhaps she learned something from her 　　7　�。�Kitty lost her hearing at the age of four months．Because she wanted Kitty to lead a normal life, Kitty’s mother went to college to 　　8　　 about teaching people who are deaf．Kitty’s mother finally started a school for those who are deaf．

　　Kitty’s life was 　　9　　 but normal, and as an athlete, Kitty was much bettter than others．When she gave up diving, she wanted danger and adventure．She raced cars, boats, and motorcycles．Many of these 　　10　　 usually require at least some hearing．For example many racers judge their speed by the sound of the engine．Kitty did it by 　　11　�。�

　　In 1972 she began to learn doing dangerous action for movies and television．Soon she became one of the 　　12　　 women in Hollywood．In 1976 Kitty O’Neil also became the fastest woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went more than 512 miles per hour．

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　　A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some medicine．Upon entering the house, I 　　1　　 that there was a piano in the living room beside the wall．Being a piano music lover and player, I asked if the woman played．She said “Yes” and 　　2　　 that she had been taking lessons－at the age of 54!

　　“I have been 　　3　　 for 8 years now．” I said, after hearing her words．

　　“Then you must play a song for me before you leave, ” she requested(請求)．

　　I thought she was kidding and I 　　4　　 smiled．When I had bought the medicine, she asked me to play some music．I thought for a moment and 　　5　　 to play David Lanz’s Return to the Heart, 　　6　　 she had so much passion(熱情)for and interest in music, and it’s one of my favourite songs．

　　I played the song to the best of my ability(能力), putting as much emotion into it as possible．She 　　7　　 it．As I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling, “Young man!”

　　I 　　8　　, and saw an old lady taking one little step at a time with the help of another woman．“I wanted to come out to thank you for the 　　9　　 song that you played．I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to get out of bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song．It made me feel good．” she said．With that, she turned around and walked slowly back to her room．

　　I was deeply touched by her 　　10　　 and felt a deeper understanding for the song．It was 　　11　　 to its name, returning to one’s heart to 　　12　　 and joy．

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　　I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Uklan．From the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture．He gave me a cent for every nail(釘子)I 　　1　　 out of old boards．

　　I got my first real job, at JM’s Restaurant in town when I was 12．My main responsibilities were clearing up tables and washing dishes, but 　　2　　 I helped cook．

　　Every day after school I would 　　3　　 to JM’s and work until ten．Even on Saturdays, I worked from two until eleven．At that age it was difficult going to 　　4　　 and watching my friends run off to swim or play．I didn’t really like work, but I loved what work allowed me to have．Because of my 　　5　　 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local(當(dāng)?shù)氐?Tastee Freez．This made me feel 　　6　　．

　　Word that I was hardworking and trustworthy(講誠信)　　7　　 around the town．A local clothing store offered me a credit card 　　8　　 I was only in seventh grade．I immediately bought a＄68 sport coat and a＄22 pair of shoes．I was 　　9　　 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed(欠)the store－keeper＄90! So I learned gradually the danger of easy credit．I paid 　　10　　 as soon as I could．

　　My first job taught me self-control responsibility and brought me a level of personal satisfaction that 　　11　　 of my friends experienced．As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, “If you 　　12　　 responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have．” How right he was!

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　　Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father．Since then, he has had to depend on the 　　1　　 of his younger sister Ella．In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him 　　2　　 for years．Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life．

　　As they grew up together, they had their share of 　　3　　 and they would often quarrel．Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living 　　4　　 own life．So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do．

　　A 　　5　　 misfortune(不幸)struck Rosa, too．One night her mother, who suffered(受苦)from mental illness, 　　6　�。�So her father went out looking for her mother．She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away．

　　Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be 　　7　　 independent．And most of all she learned to do things on her own．Once she wrote the following in her composition：“I’m lucky．Though I lost my arms, I still have legs．Though my wings are broken, my heart can still 　　8　�。�”

　　One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program．Joe told the TV host about his 　　9　　 future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life．They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes．Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms; 　　10　　 Rosa wrote：Broken wings, flying heart．

　　They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different 　　11　　 determined(決定)the nature of their lives．It is true that life is unpredictable．How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character．If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always 　　12　　 you wherever you go．But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise．

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　　In college, I wanted to be a math teacher．After completing four years of math courses, it was time to find a 　　1　�。�I wanted to teach in a big city at a nice school．But I quickly discovered there was a lot of 　　2　　 for teaching jobs．Finally my father suggested that I interview at a school in a very small town．The position there was for an English teacher! I went to the interview to 　　3　　 my dad．To my surprise, the headmaster offered me the job immediately．I accepted it because I needed a job．

　　When I arrived at the school in the fall, there was a new headmaster．He didn’t know 　　4　　 I was! Then I learned that I had to create a curriculum(課程)for each of my five classes．I didn’t know where to start．I was also asked to coach basketball and be the school drama(戲劇)director．And I had 　　5　　 taken a drama class! This was a little school, but it was a 　　6　　 job．

　　During my first year, I almost lived at school．I worked hard creating lesson plans and holding basketball and play practices．Many students came from single-parent families．A lot of them didn’t 　　7　　 about school．Some of them were at our school because they had been kicked out of other schools．I felt very young and inexperienced．

　　Even though I didn’t have much experience, I was full of encouragement and ________ love．And that’s what I gave my students．I tried to make my classes fun and interesting．Once my students knew that I 　　8　　 teaching them, they behaved better．My students became so dear to me that I couldn’t imagine teaching 　　9　　 else．I remember one student couldn’t 　　10　　 breakfast．So I always gave him some bread on his way out of my class．He 　　11　　 all of his classes but mine．I think it was because I took the time to show him I 　　12　　 cared．

　　Now when I think of my first teaching job, I have many pleasant stories．And even though the job took a lot out of me, it was really an unforgettable experience in my life．

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Linda loves her dog Davy．They went to New York City 　　1　　 last Saturday．While Linda 　　2　　 a newspaper at the train station, the dog got out of his box and ran away．The station was 　　3　　 and Linda couldn't see Davy 　　4　　．When Linda shouted 　　5　　, some people looked at her 　　6　　 Davy didn't come．Then she 　　7　　 the police．While she was talking 　　8　　 the telephone, Davy met 　　9　　 dog outside the station．While the police were coming, Linda 　　10　　 the station and called Davy's name．She didn't think about 　　11　　 outside the station．Finally, a little boy 　　12　　 her,“Did you look outside?I 　　13　　 a big black dog when I came in”When Linda finally saw Davy, he was jumping and running with another dog．　　14　　 a police officer next to them．The police officer said to Linda,“I think my dog found 　　15　　．”

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　　Hello!I have four classmates．Do you want to know what they 　　1　　?Let me tell you．

　　Wang Lin is the capital of the basketball team．He is tall and he is 　　2　　 medium build．He has short straight hair．Wang Lin is very popular in my class．

　　Mary is thin and she is 　　3　　 heavy．She has short curly blond hair．She is good-looking but she is a little bit quiet．

　　Xu Quian loves 　　4　　 jokes．She is short and a little heavy．She has beautiful long black hair．She never stops talking．

　　Mike is a good student．He is very tall．He has curly brown hair．He 　　5　　 reading and playing chess．

　　Which one of them do you like best, could you tell me?

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Thank you for joining CCTV's Around The World show．Today, we're in Australia．It's a beautiful, 　　1　　 day!There are many people here 　　2　　 vacation．Some are taking photos．　　3　　 are lying on the beach．Look at this group of people playing beach volleyball．They look cool!I am surprised they can play 　　4　　 this heat．This is a very interesting place．The people are really very 　　5　　!

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　　As we know, animals are our friends．Please read the following descriptions and try to find out what kinds of animals they are．

　　Hi!I am Molly．I am twelve years old．I 　　1　　 from Africa．I like to play with my friends and eat grass．

　　This is Ling Ling．She is five years old．She comes from China．She is very beautiful, but she is very 　　2　　, please be quiet．

　　Hello!This is Bill．Isn't he cute?He is from Australia．He 　　3　　 during the day, but 　　4　　 he gets up and eats leaves．

　　Molly is a tiger．Is Ling Ling a 　　5　　?What about Bill?Koala?How clever you are!