After 35 years we had to move out of home. How does one say 1 to a house? I thought back to the nights 2 thunder and lightening 3 our two small daughters from their rooms and under our 4 . Those same two girls, now 5 women, came, by to say a fond good-bye to “their house”. They walked from 6 , laughing and crying, calling 7 events that shaped their lives. Walls echoed (回声) with the same 8 of yesterday; door shut noisily in my memory.

　　35 years before, we had come to this house with 9 . We watched our house grow and 10 a magnificent look. Warmth and caring wall-papered our rooms. We 11 every event. Not all the years were 12 13 and loss of dear ones troubled us constantly. But, always, the comforting embrace (拥抱) of our house 14 us and helped renew our 15 . We grew old, but not so 16 17 by tall trees and flowering bushes, it became more beautiful, more solid.

　　The new caretakers of our house were young. We hoped they would be happy. We knew we would 18 in our house again. But 19 are keeping up, and we have no 20 .

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　　The expression “lame duck” (跛鸭) can be heard in almost any American town or city, especially where people discuss politics. Most often, they use it to describe a 1 who has come to the end of his 2 , for example, a Congressman (国会议员) who has a few more weeks in 3 and will then be out of a job. There are a number of ideas 4 where “lame duck” came from , 5 the picture is clear enough-a duck that has 6 its wings clipped (剪短), or its web feet (脚蹼) injured, and can no longer walk like a 7 one.

　　In the U. S. people took the 8 to describe a congressman who 9 to get reelected but still had 10 time left in office 11 his successor (继任者) was sworn in.

　　In time, the expression was used in a broader 12 , generally describing any man whose days of power were coming to an end. It has often been used to describe the 13 of an American president in the last two years 14 of his second term. It is difficult time for him, when Congress is ready to 15 him at every turn.

Congress may refuse to work with him simply because his 16 in the White House 17 . His sun is 18 . And people, like animals, are 19 to lame ducks, ready to drive them out. Their eyes are already turned toward the 20 leader, the man in command.

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　　Hauchecorne picked up a piece of string on his way to the market. He 1 to roll it up when he noticed Malandain was 2 him. As he had quarrelled with Malandain, he felt a bit of 3 at being seen thus by his 4 . So he hurriedly 5 the string, 6 to look for something else and then walked to the 7 .

　　 He soon lost himself in the marketing 8 . When noon came, he joined the meal at Jourdain's. While drinking, he first heard the pulic crier announce the 9 of wallet and then 10 called by the crier, who told him to appear at the mayor's office.

　　It was there that he 11 that he was said to have 12 the wallet by Malandain. In anger he insisted on his innocence (无辜) first by showing the 13 then by asking for 14 with Malandain. It was not until he was searched 15 the mayor let him leave.

　　Hauchecorne continued to defend his innocence, but the more he defended, the 16 he was believed 17 the wallet was found. He grew obviously 18 and soon, took to his bed.

　　Several months later he died in 19 still 20 his innocence, repeating, “A little piece of string －a little piece of string －see, here it is. ”

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　　The decision to sell his Volkswagon (汽车牌子) was tough for Howard. He didn't know much about engines , 1 . The knocking sound in the engine 2 him. The mechanic (技工) at his service station said it 3 bad. In fact, he told Howard to 4 the engine. Howard learned this would cost several hundred dollars. 5 the VW was eight years old, Howard decided to sell the car 6 fix it. The mechanic offered a very 7 price for the car. Howard wouldn't 8 it. 9 , he found a buyer who would pay 10 . Howard explained the 11 to the buyer, so that the woman would know she was not 12 in the deal.

　　A few weeks later, Howard asked 13 about the VW engine problem. “Oh that!” said the woman. “I got it 14 for $50. The car is running 15 now. That mechanic who told 16 to get a new engine didn't check the problem 17 .”

　　Imagine Howard's 18 and anger! He immediately wrote to the 19 , saying that he would tell everyone he 20 his bad deal. He sent a copy of his letter to the Better Business Bureau (局).

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　　Your watch always tells you what time it is now, but strange things happen 1 time when you travel, 2 it is divided 3 twenty-four time 4 , one hour 5 .

　　You can have days with more or 6 than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or less than 7 days.

　　If you 8 a five-day trip 9 the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes 10 . Travelling 11 , you set your watch back; travelling east, you set it 12 . Each day of your trip has 13 twenty-five or twenty-three hours. If you travel 14 ship across the Pacific, you cross the international dateline. 15 agreement, this is 16 a new day begins. When you 17 the line, you change your calendar one full day, 18 or forward. Travelling 19 , today becomes yesterday; travelling west, it is 20 .

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　　Reuven Feuerstein is an 1 who helps children learn to think. Here is a story of one 2 he taught a young girl who had one kind of 3 problem.

　　Feuerstein was sitting across the table from a 13 year-old-girl named Ruth. 4 , Feuerstein asked Ruth to hold up her 5 hand. Ruth did this with no problem. Then she was asked to tap Feuerstein's right 6 . She touched his left hand. Clearly, she did not understand.

　　Feuerstein then asked , “Show me 7 right hand. ” The girl acted. “Now show me my right hand. ” The girl pointed to his 8 hand again.

　　Next, Feuerstein turned around, and with his 9 to Ruth, he put his hands out behind him. Again she was asked to touch his right hand. This 10 she touched Feiuerstein's right hand, the hand 11 her own right hand. Slowly, he turned around, holding out his arms. Again having turned around, he asked, “Where is my right hand?” Ruth still 12 to his left hand. It seemed that she could not understand.

　　Feuerstein turned his back to Ruth one more time, but this time, he marked 13 “X” on the back of his right hand with a red pen, and asked Ruth to 14 his right hand. She did so.

　　Finally, when he turned around to face her, she could recognize that the hand with the “X” on it 15 “changed” positions. “Touch my right hand now, ” he said. And she did.

　　When asked about his lesson, Feuerstein said that Ruth has to learn better “spatial orientation” (空间定位). She has to learn more about how to 16 things as they change positions in space.

　　“Spatial orientation” is one of several 17 skills. Feuerstein works with children to help them 18 thinking skills such as “spatial orientation”.

　　Feuerstein says that schools should begin to teach children thinking skills as part of their regular 19 . He thinks that children need not only maths, science, language arts, and social studies, 20 thinking skills that they can use to learn any subject.

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　　If you place some beans (豆) on damp (潮湿)cotton-wool , in a few days you will see 1 they have begun to change. 2 you make them soft 3 leaving them 4 in water first, the changes will start to happen 5 .

　　The 6 skin of the bean seed , 7 as the seed-coat , splits (裂开)and a small root begins to grow 8 . A little later a tiny shoot (嫩芽) 9 out back-wards from between the seed leaves, and begins to grow upwards. The shoot slowly grows longer and 10 green 11 the root grows downwards. Side roots begin to appear on the most important and largest root.

　　It doesn't make any difference 12 way you plant the bean seed on the cotton-wool or 13 the soil; the root always grows downwards 14 the shoot grows upwards. 15 the leaves open on the shoot, the seed-leaves begin to 16 , and, in the end, they disappear.

　　If you grow a bean seed in the dark, it begins to grow 17 the usual way, but the shoot does not turn green and, 18 , the plant dies. This 19 that green plants need light to make them green, and that they cannot stay 20 for long without it.

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　　Do you ever wonder whether we can foresee (预见) the future? I once read a story 1 almost 2 me believe that at least some people have premonitions (预感) about future events.

　　A man who lived on his own 3 a small flat was sitting 4 one evening when he suddenly smelled smoke coming 5 somewhere in the flat. He immediately 6 and went to the kitchen 7 he thought he 8 something on the gas 9 . There was certainly a smell of smoke, 10 there was nothing burning. So then he 11 in the hall and the bedroom and the bathroom, but he 12 couldn't find anything burning. When he went outside the flat, there was no smell of burning 13 , so, thinking it must be his imagination, he went 14 to his reading rather mystified (迷惑不解) .

　　A month later he returned 15 a business trip to find firemen 16 a fire in his flat. They told him that 17 electric wires had short-circuited (短路) and 18 the fire and that he should have had the flat rewired (重装电线) a long time ago. So was it 19 that the wires had started smoldering (慢燃) a month before ( when he smelled smoke ) , 20 had he in fact “seen into the future”.

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　　Even though we have more choice of what to eat than forty years ago, the average diet (饮食) of the average British is 1 . In fact, 2 recent research, British pets, eating 3 tinned food, have a healthier diet than most of 4 owners.

　　Health ministers were shocked at recent figures which 5 that Britain has the third worst 6 in Europe for heart disease: Cancer is also a 7 cause of illness and death. This has 8 the government a movement to encourage healthier eating 9 . Health ministers believe we should 10 a lesson from America, 11 death rates (率) from heart disease have 12 .

　　The American public is now 13 the link (环节) between diet 14 good health. The movement will encourage the 15 of less animal fat, salt and sugar that are eaten 16 . It will show the 17 of eating more fresh fruit and vegetables.

　　The Health Department is going to publish a book which will give help on what food to eat and what not to.

　　Discussions are being 18 between the government and food makers. Following these talks, food will be labeled (贴标签) 19 users can 20 see how much fat, sugar there is in the food products they buy.

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　　For over twenty years Super Tours have been planning holidays to suit people's needs. We don't offer to do the impossible, we just want to 1 ourselves. It is the 2 duty of our party leaders to make 3 that your holiday is a success. This year we have planned a number of tours to the Continent for people 4 in seeing the capitals of Europe, and for those 5 prefer to do something more energetic, we offer a wide 6 of holidays 7 our trained experts will be ready to give you all the help you need. We'd like to please.

　　If you haven't 8 decided on your holiday , why not 9 this brochure (小册子) ? When you have 10 your choice, telephone us 11 we shall be happy to help you in every way 12 , but we do advise you 13 early. There is no need to 14 about cancellation (取消). If you wish to change your booking at a later date, all you have to do is to let us know 15 in writing. We will do our 16 to satisfy you, but 17 we are unfortunately forced to make a small extra 18 . We do, 19 , keep the 20 to make changes of timetable if this becomes necessary thanks to the situation beyond our control.

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