Today was Father’s Day. I missed you, Dad! at your photos, I thought of the happy days when you stayed with me. It seemed as if everything had happened yesterday.
I remembered how you taught me to be a person with good , such as honesty, kindness and self-respect. You taught me to enjoy and work.
You taught me about love, as you yours with all seven of us children. But, , I thought of how you taught me of God’s great for his children. You showed the way, by being at church each time the doors were open. I was you, as you led our family in prayer（祈祷）each before going to bed. Through you, I what is truly important in life. I now know that you continue to live through me and I hope I have that legacy（遗产）on to my kids.
I know that your life was not easy you lost your father when you were only two years old. I know that you had to your studies and help your mother. You your responsibilities, as you did in supporting our . Thanks, Dad!
So, parents and to all you Dads, remember that you can have a positive (积极的) influence your children by what you teach them and that they will make a difference in this world.
Children, now it’s time to your love and thanks to your Dad what he does for you. A big hug, a thank you and living a life of purpose, all of will give him more joy, are worth your doing.
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A．energies B．skills C．abilities D．qualities
A．rest B．peace C．life D．success
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A．in all B．above all C．at all D．after all
A．pain B．love C．surprise D．beauty
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On Sunday I had my own Father's Day celebration. Suddenly I about my dad a lot. My dad is absolutely the man in the world. He would refuse to help anyone in trouble.
Every Thursday night, my dad would Shreveport, LA to a church there. I always drove the car for him.
this happened many times, I recall(回想起）one incident on one of those trips to Shreveport. That time on the ，my dad saw a hitchhiker(搭便车的人）. He asked me to pull the car over and offer him a . Dad asked him his name and ad-dress, told him ours, and talked to him about all sorts of things.
At first the hitchhiker was hesitant (迟疑的），but he changed his as he could tell we were really listening to him. I did know that it was quite outside and the hitchhiker was very happy to be able to get a lift in our warm car.
We another forty-five minutes and learned that the hitchhiker was many difficulties in life. Dad told him to keep his head up and said that would become better for him soon. He reached into his pocket and the hitchhiker a twenty-dollar bill, leaving only a ten-dollar bill for himself. The hitchhiker then became very
I was always told never to a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every time he saw one. Dad always gave them money he did not have very much of his own.
From that I've learned a lot about my dad and . I've learned that if you come from a place with ，you will show a lot of kindness to people who are . Just one single kind act may someone's life.
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Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scot-land. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist ( 打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never me.
“My was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can the pitch of a note (音调高低）by the vibrations (振动）I feel through my body and through my . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every that I have.
" I was to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in Lon-don. No other deaf student had this before and some teachers my admission. Based on my performance, I was (14) admitted and went on to with the academy's highest honors. "
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I (16) and arranged a lot of musical compositions since had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn't that my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be by others. Follow your passion ； follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go. "
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The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination. ，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived for many years. In1881 he returned to Scotland for a . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long —over the hills. They had been this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of . “What’s that?" he asked. “That’s the treasure, " said the boy. Robert suddenly something of an adventure story in the boy's . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗）？
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to —such a man in a story. Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was .
So, thanks to a September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest stories in the English language.
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Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing was something she picked up by herself. After her first ，teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. ，writing stories was simply a interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商）。 they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long and paid Tracy a $500，000 advance. “A pretty money, " said the publisher, " for writer. "
Tracy's characters (人物）are interesting, her stories sometimes （9) readers uneasy： those about the supernatural. " My mother believed I could the afterlife world " ，she told a close friend. " She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago. "
“Can I? I don't think I can, Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have （11） when things come to me .”Once, she was wondering how to complete a set in ancient (古代的）China. the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese . It came without her having it.
Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained by her fame. She lives in the same she lived 27 years ago—although in a more comfortable home. There's more room for in her life— and it wasn't just
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A．writing B．reporting C．luck D．Fun
Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to . Now she was Portia, a strong-willed
in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing
from her.
，Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演）. She
being in front of other people. She was very
at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to
much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making
friends. She had excellent grades,
she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta's mother had heard about it and _her to join in.
“I can't think of anyone else better suited to the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?" Roberta looked down. “I’m not interested.” Her mother wouldn't let the
drop. " You're just a little scared(害怕）. Everyone gets scared. You know you
do it. The trick is to look past the
to find the love of what you're doing. "
So Roberta had made an appointment(预约）with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia's part,
the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn't hard, she
every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new
of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she two of Portia's famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the
was hers.
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