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     One day when some people were rebuilding a barn (谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner. So they used smoke  the mice to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out.
     Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But as they were just about to start to , they saw two mice squeezing at the exit of the hole. The strange thing was that they did not run away . Instead, one chased after the other near the exit of the hole. 

     Everyone was, so they stepped closer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was  and could not see anything, and the other one was trying to allow him to bite on his tail so they could escape .
     After  what had happened, everyone was speechless and . A smart Israeli said, “I think the relationship between those two mice is husband and wife.” The others thought for a while, and all felt it , so they expressed their agreement. Therefore, the expression on the Israeli's face showed .
     A Chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyalty to parents, said:“I think the relationship between those two mice is that of mother and son.”  the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable.
     At that moment, one  Samaritan who was squatting (蹲) on the ground resting his chin in his palms, looked at other people, and asked, “Why do those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”
     Suddenly, the atmosphere . Shocked, the group looked back at the Samaritan and remained . All the people who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to respond. 

     In fact, the true love is not  benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship.

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     ​Over the summer, my family took a trip to Iceland to see the natural beauty of it. Little did I  I would wake up one morning to have my eyes swelled up (肿胀) like balloons! I was frightened. So many questions were  through my head. Am I allergic (过敏的) to something? Was there some Icelandic disease that I  ? The only help I received was some allergy medicine  a clinic nearby. Nothing was working. 

     When the trip was over, I went to see my doctor. She gave me eye drops, but clearly they weren't worth the time or  and the swelling got worse and worse.
     I finally decided that it would be best for me to  being so sad and take it easy and have fun. It was summer after all. I had a fun night with my friends as if nothing was . The next morning I woke up and went to  how swollen my eyes were, only to find myself  at my normal face. It was a miracle (奇迹). I  asking myself why I hadn't done that earlier. Was being with my friends and having fun really the  to my problem?
     To this day I still do not know what I had, and  do any of the many doctors that I  during the summer. I would really like to go back to Iceland to see the Northern Lights,  I am very much frightened that I am just allergic to the country. I hope I never  having such terrible swelling in my eyes ever again.

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     Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep  depends on the age of the person and the conditions in which sleep . The young may need more sleep than the old, but generally eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can  with less than this amount (量) but   may need more. Every person knows his own need. It is then a matter of how to  it. Sleep should always be enough to make one relaxed (松弛) and ready for  work. 

　　Fresh air is  to sound sleep (酣睡). It is not without reason for some people to  that it is practical to sleep in the open air.   a person can keep himself warm, out-of-door sleeping probably gives the body  complete relaxation.
　　Ability to sleep is largely a habit. The conditions referred to only lead to sleep. Out-of-door , a good habit of regular drinking and the avoidance of late eating and  are all helpful to sound sleep. Such factors are largely within the control of any person. A bath at , neither hot nor cold but of  temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleeping pills should never be taken except when suggested by .

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     One evening my father brought my brother and me to pick up our mother. We arrived at the Eagles Hall and were  in the car when my father smelled something. He  behind our car and could see smoke  from a house, a block behind us. He quickly drove around to the house. The smoke was thick and we saw  when he opened the door and went inside. He came out with a woman and rushed  in for her children. He didn’t  until all the children were out. When the  arrived we went back to get Mom.
     My father didn’t  mention it to Mom. We had to tell what we had . My father said nothing much  and not to worry. The next day the story in the  said that the people from the house were trying to  my father to thank him. My father just said that they had more important things to be  with. That’s my dad and I still remember the many great things he did for others. 

     Any one of these  makes my dad a hero, but he never stops. I’ve learned from him that being a hero  doing whatever you can whenever you can.

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     Sometimes I feel that being the mother of three small children is like operating a large circus (马戏团).  afternoon last week, my three sons were playing peacefully in the back yard (院子),   the ball from one to another. I jumped at the chance to talk to one of my friends  the phone, but before I  to the phone, I could tell the boys had begun to quarrel with each other about something. I rushed out to  peace, but before I got there Charles had  a rock at Mark, and hit him in the eye. By the time I got to the back yard, they had begun to  about this. Even David, the oldest boy, who won’t usually fight with anybody about  , was involved (卷入). First, I  them stop fighting, and then I examined Mark’s eye. I decided that it wasn’t going to develop into a black eye, but I felt that they should  at least a little for  they had done. “I’m going to  to your father about this when he comes home tonight,” I said. “He and I will think of how to punish you.” Things were  quiet after that for about half an hour, and then Charles  a glass in the kitchen, and at almost the same  , Mark fell out of the apple tree.

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     Brighton is a popular seaside town on the south coast of England. Not long ago, some policemen were very . There had been several serious accidents  by motorists driving too fast. The police started to set up a speed trap (速度监视器). They measured  of 88 yards on a straight road and watched to see  a car took to  that far. They knew that if a car took six seconds, it was traveling faster  the  limit of 30 miles an hour. 

     When the policemen were ready, they hid  a hedge (树篱) and started to time passing cars. During their first half an hour, they caught five drivers. The policemen wrote down the  of each car and the name and address of the driver. But for the next half an hour the policemen didn’t see anybody  too fast. They thought that this was very . One of them drove a quarter of a mile along the road and saw two students  on the grass. They were holding up a sheet of cupboard so that motorists could see it. On the notice one of the students :"Danger. Speed trap." 

     The policemen took the notice away and wrote down the names of the students. Later on they were each fined £5 for  to stop the police catching motorists who were  the law.

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     "It's no use, Mum," said Johnny. "I'm just no good at dancing."
     "You've got to keep trying. Tonight will be , dear. Try a turn with that pretty Lisette."
     Johnny . Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week. He and his parents went to the  at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion (手风琴) with the band. But lately everything had changed. Now that Johnny was older, he was  to dance with a girl!
      Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started. Johnny got up his  to approach Lisette. "May I have this dance?" Johnny asked. "That's all right," said Lisette. Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette's  steps, but he was always one beat behind her. Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say, "Look! Johnny has two left feet!" Laughter burst from the crowd. Johnny  and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance.
     The next Saturday, Alcide drove to Johnny's house for some potatoes. He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion. Alcide's eyes  . "Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight," Alcide said. Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open-mouthed  him.
     At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and  her. The band played for a long time before Alcide said, "Dear friends, I got a  for you tonight. Young Johnny is going to join us!" Trembling, Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor. He began to play, and the band joined in behind him. When the song ended, he heard cheers. Johnny kept playing until the dance was  . "You did a fine job tonight. Play with us again next Saturday night," Alcide said. "Yes, sir!" said Johnny.  he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door. Lisette stepped forward, smiling. "You played really good tonight!" she said.
     "Thank you," Johnny blushed (脸红). As he walked on, Pierre  moved out of the way for him to pass.
     Johnny patted his accordion. Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor. 

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     “…She was married to an officer in India, long ago India; and she had a life of physical adventure(冒险) as exciting as her poetry. Her husband could cross rivers using crocodiles(鳄鱼) as stepping stones. He died when she was only 39. Unwilling to exist without him, she took her life, leaving a son in England."
     I stared at the paper,  reading, couldn't help thinking.
     Crocodiles are lazy animals as a rule, but they can move like lightening when they want to. And they don’t mind hurrying  they're hungry. There used to be lots in Indian rivers, living on fish mostly: but what's a little fish for a fifteen-foot crocodile? They ate people, fisherman or anyone else delicious enough to get too near; women doing the , or children playing at the water's . A hungry crocodile's mouth  over a meal with a sound like a gunshot. A big fellow can  in a man in two bites(咬). 

     That woman’s husband crossed rivers  from one crocodile's back to the next. I believe it. It had to be done quickly before the creature could see what was happening. It wasn't  a brave, active man; and no doubt he improved with practice. He could never look  while crossing. 

     The wife used to watch him—I felt sure of that. She lived  the adventure, the  excitement of it all. Their real life was with tigers, snakes. It's no wonder she wrote  poetry. 

     Then he died. I imagined how she felt. Was there another man  him in India, in the world? She was still young, hardly a sitting-room widow(寡妇).“I must  too”she said to herself. So she did what she felt she had to do. A  probably, to her head.
     But her young son, their son? Was her love for him nothing compared to her husband? Well, what do you think?  

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     Yuichiro Miura lives by the saying that nothing is impossible. For him, that means climbing Qomolangma, the world's highest mountain, at the age of 80. He  to climb it for the  time next month. He reached its top at ages 70 and 75. If he succeeds this time, he will  the record for the oldest person to climb the 8, 844-meter-high mountain.
     The record, , is not what pushes him on. Instead, he wants to know how a person of his age will  and deal with the terrible cold,  air and low oxygen (氧气) levels on such a high mountain. He believes those  will add 70 years to the age of his body once he  to the top. His daughter, Emili Miura,  others that he will feel like someone 150 years old.
     "Nobody ever lived that long, and he's so  to know how it would be like," she said. "He would like to know what is the  of humans." Emili Miura said her father thinks that one should always set a higher  for oneself and try to achieve it.
     Yuichiro Miura faces more dangers  health problems. He has had three heart operations in  years, and he suffered two  bones in a sport accident in 2009. Nobody would say it's wise for an 80-year-old person to make the climb, but Mr. Miura believes that nothing is impossible.

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     Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of America′s 32nd president, Franklin Roosevelt. She helped her husband in many ways during his long  life. She also became one of the most  women in America. She fought for equal rights for all people.
     Eleanor was born in New York City in 1884. Her family had great wealth. But Eleanor did not have a happy . Her parents died when she was very young. She was raised by her grandmother. Eleanor  that as a child, her greatest happiness came from helping others.
     In the early 1900s, many people were worried about the problems of  people who came to America in  of a better life. Eleanor could not  how people lived in such poor conditions while she and some others had so much .
     After she finished school, Eleanor began  children to read and write in one of the poorest areas of New York City. She also looked into  where workers were said to be badly . She saw little children of four and five years old working until they  to the floor. She became involved (参与) with other women who  the same ideas about improving social conditions.
     Franklin Roosevelt began  Eleanor when he was in New York. They got  in 1905. In the next eleven years, they had six children. The Roosevelts moved to Washington D. C. in 1913. 

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     Yuichiro Miura lives by the saying that nothing is impossible. For him, that means climbing Qomolangma, the world's highest mountain, at the age of 80. He  to climb it for the  time next month. He reached its top at ages 70 and 75. If he succeeds this time, he will  the record for the oldest person to climb the 8, 844-meter-high mountain.
     The record, , is not what pushes him on. Instead, he wants to know how a person of his age will  and deal with the terrible cold,  air and low oxygen (氧气) levels on such a high mountain. He believes those  will add 70 years to the age of his body once he  to the top. His daughter, Emili Miura,  others that he will feel like someone 150 years old.
     "Nobody ever lived that long, and he's so  to know how it would be like," she said. "He would like to know what is the  of humans." Emili Miura said her father thinks that one should always set a higher  for oneself and try to achieve it.
     Yuichiro Miura faces more dangers  health problems. He has had three heart operations in  years, and he suffered two  bones in a sport accident in 2009. Nobody would say it's wise for an 80-year-old person to make the climb, but Mr. Miura believes that nothing is impossible.

    Mrs. McTavish looked out. " It's a lovely day. Would you like to go for a walk in the park?” Her childrenwith excitement.

     “Before we go, you need to follow some rules. Everyone musthands and stay close to me. You can 'tanywhere by yourself. Can you all do that?” 

    All fourthey would. As they walked down the street, Fiona said, "I want an ice lolly（冰棍）, Mummy. Can we have some?” 

    "You can if you follow the rules，"answered Mrs. McTavish.

    The park is just around the comer. The children ran off to.After a while, when Mrs.McTavish looked up she couldn't see Jock. "Fiona, where's Jock?” 

    “ I don' t know, Mummy. He' s not here," said Fiona.

    The others hadn'tJock either. Mrs. McTavish had to gather her children together and walk around the parkfor him. She found him sitting near the ice lolly man. "Jock! What are you doing here? I couldn'tyou."

    "Mummy, I want an ice lolly, "Jock whispered. 

    “You can’t have one nowyou didn't follow the rules. ” Mrs. McTavishone for each of the other children and they licked（舔）them all the way home. Jock cried. When theyhome she talked to Jock. "Mummy has four children. I must have rules so I canan eye on you and know you' re." Jock said he wasand he would follow the rules from then on. 

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Dear Tom,

     You asked me why I like living in New Mexico. I like itit is so beautiful. We have mountains, mesas (平顶山), rivers, and forests. Mesa is the Spanishfor a broad, flat-topped mountain. For 12 years, I haveacross the state several times a month, and I still find new places that take my breath away.
     else do I like about living in New Mexico? I like the sunshine. We have over 300days a year, with deep blue skies. Because we are 7,000 feet abovelevel and the weather is very dry, the air is veryand the nights here are much colder than the days.
     The many days of sunshine are a very good thing for our state. Do you know that New Mexicomore than 3,200 hours of sunlight every year? With that much sunlight, we are one of the sunniest states in the United States. Some peoplethat if we could use the energy from all of the sunlight here, we couldmore than enough power for the whole United States!
     The weather in New Mexico is good forenergy out of sunlight, but sometimes the lack of rain is afor people living here. Most of the state is desert, and there isn't enough waterdrinking, growing food, and other uses. Farming is very difficult here because of the water shortage (短缺). There are many laws about water use in New Mexico so that everybody uses just enough. Thefor water increases as more and more new homes are built.
     So, as with all places, there are things that are wonderful and yet others that areabout living in New Mexico. How about you? Do you like living where you are?

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     George and Margaret and their children  at 140 Davis Street,  the street from a small Dark. Their house is just off the main road. George usually goes to work by bus, but sometimes he goes  his car. The children usually go to school by bus.
     The Glenns’ house is  hidden among the trees. It has small bushes (灌木) planted around it. There is a fence  it and the house next door. It is a two-storey house,  the living room, dining room and kitchen (厨房) on the first floor, and the bedrooms and bathroom on the second floor.
     The Glenns spend a lot of time at home.  now they are at dinner. Conversation (谈话)at the Glenns’ house is usually lively at mealtime. The children are discussing trips they would like to take. Susan, who has never  on a plane, says, “I’d like to  a plane to California.” Henry, who is elder, thinks it would be fun to be on a , heading for adventure (冒险) in Africa. Teddy, the youngest child, says, “I want to go around the world on a train.” His elder brother and sister are still trying to  to him why this is not possible  their mother says, “Children, you’ve spent too much time at the table. Henry and Susan, go and  your homework. Teddy, it’s time you were in bed.”
     Soon there is silence throughout the . Teddy is in bed, Susan and Henry are in their rooms studying, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenns are in their living room,  George is sitting in his favorite (最喜欢的) chair, reading the paper and Margaret is sitting on the sofa, doing some sewing.  

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     In nearly every town or city centre in the UK, on most days of the week you can find one or more people standing in the street selling a magazine  The Big Issue. These people are all  , but they are not begging for money.  , they are selling the magazine as a means (手段) of  a small but respectable living.
     The Big Issue magazine was  in 1991 by Jon Bird and Gordon Roddick after they  that there were many homeless people who were  on the streets of London. On a previous (之前的)  to New York, one of them had seen homeless people selling a newspaper known as Street News  they decided to set up something  in the British capital.
     Nowadays, The Big Issue has  all over the UK and there are even different versions (版本) of the magazine in different parts of the  . The sellers buy each magazine from the organization for seventy pence and then sell it to a  for one pound fifty. By working with The Big Issue, many people have been  to escape from homelessness, and  many of them have moved on to new jobs and new lives.

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     As a boy I dreamed of flying airplanes.  I told Dad I wanted to be a pilot, he said, "You need to do your job well on the farm first, and  you may realize your dream." The farm was an everyday responsibility (职责)—that  Saturday, Sunday and Christmas too. Every morning I got up at four o'clock to milk and  the cows. After the milk was bottled, my older brothers and I  it to people’s homes. I was paid five cents a bottle. At that time I  that to be successful you have to take care of your responsibilities.
     When I was 16, I signed up for flying lessons. To pay for the lessons I  a small restaurant with some friends. One of our regular  was the president of the Farmers Bank. Every  I got, I talked to him about my dream. One day I told him I  $3,500 to buy my own . He lent me the money so that I could fly people within 150 miles of the airport.
     Twelve years later I was flying people around the world  a pilot of a big airline company.
     After ten years in the company I started my own .
     Today I run a billion-dollar company, but it was on the farm that I learned the principles (原则) that have  me. Hard work and determination do  dreams come true.

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     One day when some people were rebuilding a barn (谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner. So they used smoke  the mice to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out.
     Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But as they were just about to start to , they saw two mice squeezing at the exit of the hole. The strange thing was that they did not run away . Instead, one chased after the other near the exit of the hole. 

     Everyone was, so they stepped closer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was  and could not see anything, and the other one was trying to allow him to bite on his tail so they could escape .
     After  what had happened, everyone was speechless and . A smart Israeli said, “I think the relationship between those two mice is husband and wife.” The others thought for a while, and all felt it , so they expressed their agreement. Therefore, the expression on the Israeli's face showed .
     A Chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyalty to parents, said:“I think the relationship between those two mice is that of mother and son.”  the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable.
     At that moment, one  Samaritan who was squatting (蹲) on the ground resting his chin in his palms, looked at other people, and asked, “Why do those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”
     Suddenly, the atmosphere . Shocked, the group looked back at the Samaritan and remained . All the people who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to respond. 

     In fact, the true love is not  benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship.

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     ​Over the summer, my family took a trip to Iceland to see the natural beauty of it. Little did I  I would wake up one morning to have my eyes swelled up (肿胀) like balloons! I was frightened. So many questions were  through my head. Am I allergic (过敏的) to something? Was there some Icelandic disease that I  ? The only help I received was some allergy medicine  a clinic nearby. Nothing was working. 

     When the trip was over, I went to see my doctor. She gave me eye drops, but clearly they weren't worth the time or  and the swelling got worse and worse.
     I finally decided that it would be best for me to  being so sad and take it easy and have fun. It was summer after all. I had a fun night with my friends as if nothing was . The next morning I woke up and went to  how swollen my eyes were, only to find myself  at my normal face. It was a miracle (奇迹). I  asking myself why I hadn't done that earlier. Was being with my friends and having fun really the  to my problem?
     To this day I still do not know what I had, and  do any of the many doctors that I  during the summer. I would really like to go back to Iceland to see the Northern Lights,  I am very much frightened that I am just allergic to the country. I hope I never  having such terrible swelling in my eyes ever again.

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     Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep  depends on the age of the person and the conditions in which sleep . The young may need more sleep than the old, but generally eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can  with less than this amount (量) but   may need more. Every person knows his own need. It is then a matter of how to  it. Sleep should always be enough to make one relaxed (松弛) and ready for  work. 

　　Fresh air is  to sound sleep (酣睡). It is not without reason for some people to  that it is practical to sleep in the open air.   a person can keep himself warm, out-of-door sleeping probably gives the body  complete relaxation.
　　Ability to sleep is largely a habit. The conditions referred to only lead to sleep. Out-of-door , a good habit of regular drinking and the avoidance of late eating and  are all helpful to sound sleep. Such factors are largely within the control of any person. A bath at , neither hot nor cold but of  temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleeping pills should never be taken except when suggested by .

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     One evening my father brought my brother and me to pick up our mother. We arrived at the Eagles Hall and were  in the car when my father smelled something. He  behind our car and could see smoke  from a house, a block behind us. He quickly drove around to the house. The smoke was thick and we saw  when he opened the door and went inside. He came out with a woman and rushed  in for her children. He didn’t  until all the children were out. When the  arrived we went back to get Mom.
     My father didn’t  mention it to Mom. We had to tell what we had . My father said nothing much  and not to worry. The next day the story in the  said that the people from the house were trying to  my father to thank him. My father just said that they had more important things to be  with. That’s my dad and I still remember the many great things he did for others. 

     Any one of these  makes my dad a hero, but he never stops. I’ve learned from him that being a hero  doing whatever you can whenever you can.