We are going on a long train journey. Out of the windows, we can see cars running on nearby highways, children waving at a crossing, cattle grazing（吃草） on a distant hillside, smoke pouring from factories, village houses and city skylines.
But
36 in our minds is the final destination（目的地）. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will
37 into the station. Bands will be playing and flags
38 . Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will
39 and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a(n)
40 jigsaw（拼图） puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles（过道）, damning（诅咒） the minutes for waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the
41 , that will be it!” We cry “When I am 18.” “When I
42 a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put the
43 kid through college.” “When I have
44 off the debts!” “When I get a promotion（提升）.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live
45 ever after!”
46 , we come to realize that there is no such station as we arrive at once and for all. The
47 joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It
48 leaves us behind.
“Cherish（珍视） the moment” is a good
49 . It is the burdens（负担） of today that drive us to keep on
50 . And it is the regrets over yesterday that motivate（激发） us to overcome the
51 and look forward to the future.
So
52 pacing the aisles and counting the miles.
53 , climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot（赤脚） more
54 , swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived
55 we go along. The
station will come soon enough.
小题1:A hidden B faint C deep D buried
小题2:A pull B get C approach D arrive
小题3: A floating B waving C raising D shaking
小题4:A come up B come around C come out D come true
小题5:A divided B separated C completed D united
小题6:A station
B age C target D point
小题7:A borrow B buy C ord
er D rent
小题8:A first B best C last D eldest
小题9:A cut B left C taken D paid
小题10:A happily B fully C anxiously D freely
小题11:A Believe it or not B Sooner or later C Once again D All at once
小题12:A simple B basic C true D final
小题13:A eventually（最后） B accidentally C instantly D constantly
小题14:A motto（箴言） B sentence C concept D slogan（标语）
小题15:A pushing B trying C working D sticking
小题16:A effort B mistake C challenge D fault
小题17:A consider B stop C go on D plan on
小题18:A Besides B Thus C However D Instead
小题19:A often B gently C quickly D slowly
小题20:A if B unless C as D once
I said, “I only have $6. I’m not sure how many pretzels I need. You see, I work at a hospital and it’s closing and they stopped selling pretzels.” The man’s smile disappeared. “What hospital?” “Oh, Northeastern Hospital.” 
r kids during busy time is often a father’s problem. Men tend to focus on one thing extremely well for long periods, but this can lead to trouble. Shifting(移开) from work to your family life isn't always the easiest thing to do. And if you don’t show your kids that you’re thinking about them, they may think that you are not.
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something good at home
any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?
an beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?
