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Take a Slow Walk
By Zero Wu
As an Indian saying goes, he who walks too fast needs to take a , waiting for his soul to catch up.
I am the one who walk too fast. Lost in life, with a fast-paced lifestyle, I hurried on with my journey until some day I began to learn to take a （3） walk.
I sometimes doubt myself what I insist on and give upon is totally different from of other people and whether I have no sense of fear about it. In my prelife, I must be a riding a horse galloping (驰骋) freely all over the world. in present life, I am a woman of iron will a man. With prelife's blood flowing inside, I can at any time carry my bag to take on my long-time adventure.

As a child, I always myself buried in books and naively (天真烂漫地) thought, cup of tea and book in hand, I was in a paradise, for I always bore in mind that " tea can intoxicate (使陶醉) me, why need I drink wine? Now that books can make the room sweet, why are flowers ?"
I am a person who has just begun to take a slow walk, my own stories as "fables" of a person who has the courage to take my free-willed journey （14） the massive land; who has been from any intense feelings along with worries; who has learnt to take a after getting deeply drunk; who will let go if the "bird" in heart has to fly away; who wishes to live in the afterlife as a tree described by Chen Danyan thoughts or pains; who long keeps smiles and inner peace, although crowded on the subway train.
I leave behind the speech that I have for lives around the lips at which overgrows wild grass. I might as well bury it in a small garden, or my emotion to it, dismissing the sweet of life to my ever-lastingly meaningful written words.

A．rest B．walk C．look D．seat

A．would B．used to C．ought to D．seemed to

A．fast B．quick C．slow D．obtuse

A．what B．which C．whether D．who

A．that B．it C．one D．other

A．traveler B．reporter C．worker D．warrior

A．Still B．Even C．So D．Though

A．more than B．not more than C．not worse than D．no worse than

A．sent B．drove C．kept D．made

A．Since B．When C．Before D．Until

A．planted B．needed C．managed D．grown

A．interpreting B．forming C．changing D．recording

A．took up B．held up C．picked up D．set up

A．across B．over C．inside D．through

A．lucky B．busy C．far D．free

A．walk B．step C．suck D．break

A．with B．without C．for D．along

A．collected B．gathered C．accumulated D．planed

A．give B．attach C．approach D．bring

A．decorate B．picture C．explain D．introduce

It was three in the afternoon and I was putting my baby to sleep when the phone rang. It was a little girl asking for the Gold-stein family. " __" I said，"you've got the wrong number. "the phone didn't stop ringing. Each time it was the voice of a little girl. She was one call after another, each time asking for the Gold stein family. My baby wouldn't stop crying. I started to lose my . 1 left the phone the hook for about an hour, certain that this would her. But as soon as I put the phone back on the hook, she ！ I started to cry. After about the tenth call I told her that if she called one more time I would call the. At 6： 30 pm, the phone rang for about the 25th time. I picked it up, but remained . 1 could hear the same voice of a girl. What kind of would allow her to do this all the afternoon! Ito speak to her mother. To ray ，she called her mother to the phone. I told the mother what her little girl had been doing to me all the. The mother assured me that this was the phone call her daughter had made that day. "My daughter's teacher gave all the girls in the class the phone number of their new teaching 30. The entire class of girls was told to call the new assistant to find what time their class would be. The teacher must have given them the wrong number "
Until about 9:00 pm, the phone rang from time to time. Each time, it was a little girl wanting to know what time the class was ！ Some girls, even after hearing they had the wrong ，would anyway ask if I knew the time ！ I would just . It had turned into a joke now! I would have thought that an entire class of girls, all with the same voice, was calling me ！
A. Stop B. SorryC. FineD. OK
A. Then B. SoC. ButD. And
A. making B. returningC. receiving D. sending
A. hope B. interestC. senseD. temper
A. at B. onC. offD. above
A. discourage B. frightenC. puzzleD. connect
A. arrived B. calledC. appeared D. returned
A. school B. directorC. neighbors D. police
A. angry B. calmC. silentD. serious
A. operators B. parentsC. teachers D. mothers
A. refused B. startedC. preferred D. demanded
A. surprise B. disappointment C. joyD. satisfaction
A. day B. nightC. afternoon D. morning
A. first B. lastC. secondD. easiest
A. plan B. assistantC. courseD. advisor
A. on purpose B. in advance
C. by mistake D. for the moment
A. still B. sureC. alwaysD. just
A. place B. informationC. addressD. number
A. cryB. laughC. complain D. wait
A. almostB. yetC. alreadyD. never

There is a story told about how Neil set about winning over one particular boy. The boy was always causing trouble and clearly regarded all teachers a hostile eye. On one occasion, Neil, out taking a had just rounded a comer when he came across the boy playing on his own. The boy, not noticing he was no longer ，picked up a stone and threw it through one of the school windows. Turning, he saw Neil. Instead of finding himself at angrily as he expected, the boy was to see Neil bend down, pick up a stone and hurl it at another window. The boy had to —to get the window repaired, so did Neil. he thought this a small price to pay for a bond between himself and the boy, whose improved afterwards，
Neil was a remarkable character who knew just when to beand just when to adopt a lighter touch when handling children. Not everyone is so . Willie Russell, the ，likes to talk about the time when he had freshly from teacher training college and had just begun to work as a teacher. On his first day at the school he was left to do playground duty on his own, rather a( n) experience for one so new to the job. Surrounded by children at morning break, he turned to see one of the children thro-wing a stone at a school window. When the boy saw that he had been by a teacher, his face fell. for this boy, Russell remembered the story about Neil. Stooping down he picked up a stone and propelled(投掷）it through another window. Turning to smile proudly at the boy, his satisfaction was suddenly shattered by the sound of dozens of windows being by flying stones.
Unfortunately he had failed to take into account the difference between his and the one which Neil had faced, namely that he and the boy were not alone. It was at this point in his career that Russell decided that perhaps he was not quite cut out to be a teacher. Deciding after this that he was not suited to teaching he left to playwriting. Most of his plays are very imaginative and . A bit like this story,in fact.
A. by B. in C. with D. through
A. rest B. exam C. walk D. trip
A, seen B. alone C. lonely D. heard
A. shouted B. stared C. pointed D. come
A. excited B. surprised C. satisfied D. frightened
A. punishB. pay C. agree D. propose
A. As B.While C. Even if D. But
A. breaking B. making C. establishing D. showing
A. character B. behavior C. condition D. grades
A. still B. kind C. calm D. firm
A. humorous B. strange C. successful D. clever
A. student B. headmaster C, playwright D. teacher
A. graduated B. walked C. studied D. dismissed
A. exciting B. challenging C. surprising D. interesting
A. blamed B. stopped C. met D. spotted
A. Generally B. Fortunately C. Obviously D. Usually
A. hit B. knocked C. cleaned D. brushed
A. condition B. position C. situation D. occupation
A. pick up B. take up C. make up D. put up
A. funny B. serious C. realistic D. critical

You have probably heard of homing pigeons, which usually appeared in wars. From 3000 B. C. to the present, homing pigeons have as postmen. They have been especially useful for carrying messages wars. The telegraph is not to carry about. Sometimes only the little pigeon can take a message where it ought to go.
In 1870，when the Prussians surrounded the city of Paris, the city was cut off from all the means of communication. The people many different ways of sending news. One way was to let go small balloons carrying mail. of course, they only drifted (漂） the wind carried them. Often they landed inside the enemy's lines. Even balloons large enough to carry a pilot could hardly be controlled.
It was pigeons that in the end solved the . Homing pigeons were brought into the city. Soon they were carrying letters far and wide. The enemy brought to catch pigeons, but the little postmen could fly faster than their Strangely enough, pigeons played an important during the war.
During the First World War every army unit had a group of pigeons . Many of them were . Among them was an American pigeon with a French name Cher A mi, which meant " dear friend". A group of US soldiers were surrounded by the enemy. They had no food and no bullets. They nearly died of . There was little hope for them. Cher Ami made his way the bullets and succeeded. At once planes to drop food and ammunition(军火）to them. With their strength ，the soldiers fought back to their own army and eot saved.
can pigeons carry the message? There were various methods. Usually the message is put into a little glass tube. The tube is tied to the leg or hidden under or hung around the neck.
A. consideredB. servedC. regardedD. made
A. in favour of B. in need of C. duringD. in time of
A. easyB. difficultC. necessary D. important
A. presentB. pastC. usualD. ordinary
A. usedB. didC. triedD. managed
A. AndB. ThoughC. SinceD. But
A. whichB. thatC. to whichD. where
A. wellB. ratherC. onlyD. just
A. questionsB. situation C. problemD. thing
A. dogsB. soldiersC. planesD. hawks
A. enemiesB. postmenC. balloonsD. bullets
A. actionB. partC. ballD. game
A. trainedB. taughtC. boughtD. fed
A. killedB. soldC. honouredD. sent
A. the enemyB. hungerC. angerD. war
A. forB. toC. inD. through
A. landedB. found out C. set outD. set about
A. recoveredB. arrivedC. lostD. missing
A. WhyB. HowC. WhenD. Where
A. the headB. the bodyC. the footD. a wing

Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so that he was afraid he would spend his life and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting He realized that he still had partial of his right hand and could write with . Then, he had an idea，"Why not write to other people who need encouragement?"
He where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in . Many of them had hope of regaining their Others would keep feeling depressed and remain putting away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be . However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
with the intention, the man began sending messages of God's love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the . He poured his heart and soul into his words，his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any . Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone read his letters. However, this was his chance, so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said，“ Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (小牢房)to cell until they almost fall to ！”We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
A, wealth B. faith C. experience D. confidence
A. depressed B. embarrassed C. ashamed D. thrilled
A. writing B. suffering C. weeping D. wandering
A. abnormal B. regular C. comfortable D. meaningful
A. presents B. e-mails C. letters D. prizes
A. sense B. strength C. shape D. function
A. affection B. caution C. difficulty D. confidence
A. estimated B. doubted C, assumed D. wondered
A. hospitals B. churches C. prisons D. charities
A. families B. letters C. freedom D. conscience
A. release B. reach C. defend D. know
A. acceptable B. reasonable C. prohibited D. considerate
A. Faced B. Filled C. Satisfied D. Impressed
A. holy B. daily C. one-way D. round-way
A. point B. worst C. degree D. limit
A. sharing B, learning C. gaining D. enriching
A. success B. reply C. help D. progress
A. curiously B. patiently C. carefully D. actually
A. only B. better C. extra D. lost
A. ruin B. pieces C. the ground D. the bottom