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　　Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his 1 and traveling.

　　Then , after returning to the United States from a 2 trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic ( USSR) , Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the 3 of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place 4 him. The material between his bones became 5 .

　　In less than one week after his return , he could not 6 . Every move that he 7 was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins' problem and he might never 8 over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up 9 . Mr. Cousins thought that 10 thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. 11 , he felt that happy thoughts or 12 might cure his illness.

　　He began to 13 on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the 14 gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.

　　 15 the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could 16 hits experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping 17 he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well 18 to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for 19 .

　　After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to 20 .

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　　Everyone in the United States isn't fighting pollution. However, it is safe to say that nearly everyone is aware of the 1 it's had on the quality of the land, air and water of the country.

　　On the national level, much 2 to deal with the pollution problem . New laws are 3 yearly by both the federal(联邦的) and state governments. These laws serve 4 to protect the forests, rivers and lakes of the United States or to 5 manufacturers (制造商) from further damaging the environment.

　　Factories , for instance, are no longer 6 to dump(倾倒) chemicals into rivers and streams. 7 are they allowed to pollute the air with harmful smoke.

　　But rather than tell you about factories and the government, I'd like to tell you what individual citizens in the United States can do to 8 the environment, even if only a small pert of it.

　　One of the oldest anti-pollution sorts of laws on the United States is 9 littering(乱丢) . A citizen who 10 trash of any kind — paper wrappers or soft drink or beer cans, for instance, from a car window or onto the sidewalk can be fined. In California, for example, the fine might be 11 $ 500.

　　If someone drops an ice-cream wrapper onto the sidewalk for example, there is a good chance either that he will be asked to pick it up or that he will get dirty 12 from others.

　　The findings in the 1970s of the Surgeon General of the United States brought to everyone's 13 sort of 14 ; cigarette smoke. All cigarettes manufactured in the United States raw carry a 15 on the package about this sort of lung pollution.

　　Also, it seems that newspapers report daily on the dangers of free floating smoke to the 16 of non-smokers. To fight this sort of pollution most restaurants in the United States have set NON-SMOKING 17 .

　　Those who sit in a smoking section, however, are often asked to put out their cigarettes if the smoke 18 bothers nonsmokers.

　　Government offices, public buildings, food and department stores, and public transportation vehicles all 19 smoking. Perhaps the outdoors is the only place where a in the United States can light up without guilt(内疚) and 20 polluting the lunge of others.

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　　Shoppers who carefully plan their visit to the grocery store(食品杂货店) can save money on their grocery bills. Shopping when not 1 , sticking to a grocery list, and 2 a few simple rules will cut down the grocery bill.

　　Shoppers should visit the grocery store on a full stomach by planning their trip 3 after a large meal. If that is not 4 , they should find something 5 to eat while preparing a grocery list. Most shoppers are less likely to buy extras when they are not troubled by 6 .

　　Although having a list and 7 it is the most important factor in saving money, 8 must prepare lists wisely in order to 9 . A carefully planned list should 10 in-season produce and any items on 11 or discounted (打折) through coupons (赠券) . Many special buys are announced through the local newspapers, so buying the “grocery issue (期刊) ” is 12 the money you spend . 13 , it's important to remember that many newer, more expensive products first offered through coupons may not 14 enough savings for shoppers to give up product they usually buy .

　　Now that the shopper has 15 the grocery list, it's time to leave for the store. However, no preparations are complete 16 a pocket calculator(计算器) or a piece of paper and pencil to figure costs.

　　Once at the store, the shopper who wants to save money should follow a few more rules. The shopper should not stay longer than 17 because bills go up each minute the shopper is in the store. So, 18 a time limit and a cost limit can hold down the 19 . Of course, the shopper should stick strictly to the 20 and not buy any extras. If the grocery list is a short one, shoppers can use the small hand-held basket instead of the roomy grocery cart.

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　　A White-beard ancient men was walking over the hills and valleys of the world. On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he 1 it between his shoulders and walked on.

　　He was Father Time , traveling forever, and the bag he 2 was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out.

　　Each 3 at twelve o' clock, he opened the beg and 4 a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of 5 , and its shining feathers rose with hope. All the rest were kept 6 by Time's strong hands and pushed 7 in the bag.

　　Down flew the Tomorrow 8 its lovely feathers, but as it touched the 9 ,off fell its blue wings and it changed to a ( n ) 10 white bird which could not fly. It had become a Today. Everyone knows that Today isn't as 11 as Tomorrow, for Today can be held in one's 12 , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery(神秘) and beauty. It is 13 by all the world. Even those with 14 hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a( n) 15 . Tomorrow's life will be different . ”

　　Everybody tried to 16 the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground. They thought if they 17 beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could 18 for it. So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one 19 it changed its feather. Yet although they tried every means the birds 20 and flew to the ground as Todays.

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　　I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. 1 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I 2 out old boards.

　　I got my fast 3 job, at JM's Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities (职责) were 4 tables and washing dishes, 5 sometimes I helped cook.

　　Every day after school I would 6 to JM's and work until ten . Even on Saturdays I 7 from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 8 my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working 9 me to have money. Because of my 10 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me 11 .

　　Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 12 around town . A local clothing store offered me credit (赊账) 13 I was only in seventh grade. I immediately 14 a $ 68 sport coat and a $ 22 pair of shoes. I was 15 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $ 90! So I learned 16 the danger of easy credit. I paid it 17 as soon as I could.

　　My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a 18 of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, 19 worked three jobs, once told me, “If you 20 sacrifice(奉献)and responsibility, there are not many think in life you can't have.”How right he was!

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　　Our country has many opportunities for adults who want to make their lives better. There are public schools you can 1 . In the schools, you can take things like English, arithmetic and history. You can find classes in almost any subject you want to study. You may want to learn to type, sew, paint or fix TV sets. You may want to learn 2 about the trade you are already in. You may want to get a high school diploma (文凭) . You may 3 want to go to college . All it 4 is time and effort. In many cities, there are adult classes in the 5 schools. You can attend many of these classes without 6 to pay money . In some schools you may have to pay a small fee .There are 7 many private(私立的) schools for adults, where you may have to pay more money .

　　Many job opportunities are 8 to those who wish to work. It helps if you know more than one language. There are good 9 for interpreters and typists who know English.

　　There are many good jobs in government. In most cases, you 10 be a citizen of this country, and you must 11 a civil service examination. These examinations are 12 to everyone, regardless of race, religion(宗教) or color.

　　For many civil service jobs you 13 a high school diploma. The person who does not have a high school diploma can get 14 .There are several ways. You can study high school subjects at home and then take special tests. 15 you pass the tests, then you get a diploma. 16 you can go to night schools. There are classes that 17 you to take special tests to get a diploma.

　　Be as 18 trained as you can. Get as much training as you can. 19 knocks at every door. Be sure that when it knocks at your door you are 20 .

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　　Exceptional children are different in some way from others of the same age. 1 these children to develop to their full adult potential (潜能) , their 2 must suit those differences .

　　 3 we focus on (关注) the needs of exceptional children , we find ourselves describing their environment as well. 4 the leading actor on the stage draws our attention, we are also aware of the importance of the 5 players and the scenery of the 6 itself. Both the family and the society 7 exceptional children live are often the 8 to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools 9 we find the full expression of society's understanding—the knowledge, hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.

　　Education in any society is a 10 of the society. We can see it in the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices(偏见) , and the central values of the culture itself. The great 11 in exceptional children shown in public education over the past thirty years shows the strong feeling in our society that all 12 , 13 their special conditions, have a right to get the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities(能力) .

　　“All men are created 14 . ”We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for 15 in a democratic (民主的) society . Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote (表示) equality before the 16 , it has also been interpreted to mean equality of 17 .That concept implies educational opportunity for all children—the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, 18 that capacity be small or great. Recent court decisions have made certain the right of children—disabled or not — to a suitable education, and have 19 that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that 20 .

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　　School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very foot of the bus because of my 1 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

　　Janie, the driver, tries to break the 3 atmosphere by striking the match of 4 . I try to mind my manners and 5 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 6 , her conversation was worth listening to.

　　“My father's sick.”she said to no one in 7 .I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What's wrong with him?”

　　With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 8 the tears, she responded,“Heart trouble.”Her eyes lowered as she 9 .“I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him. ”

　　I didn't respond. I was 10 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 12 still is, for her. I wouldn't like anyone to go 13 that.

　　Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver. That was 14 her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns, too. I had never thought of her as 15 but a driver.

　　I suddenly felt very 16 . I realized I had only thought of people as 17 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as 18 .

　　For all I know, I'm just another person in 19 else's world, and may not even be important. I 20 not have been so selfish and self-centered . Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments (约会) to keep. Understanding people is an art.

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　　I was shown into the waiting room, which as I had 1 , was full. There were dirty 2 on the wall , and the tattered (撕碎的) magazines on the table 3 a great pile of waste paper. I took my seat and decided to 4 the time watching people around me. A young man beside me was turning over the 5 of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was 6 to understand what he was looking at, for every three minutes or so he would 7 the magazine onto the table, seize another, and sink back into his 8 . Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to keep her son from 9 . The boy had clearly grown tired of 10 . He had placed an ashtray(烟灰缸) on the floor and was making plane-sounds 11 he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him an old man was fast asleep, and the boy's mother was afraid that sooner or later her son would 12 the gentleman. At the same time the 13 man next to me kept sighing (叹气) loudly. 14 , he got up, walked towards the door and began taking down the pictures on the 15 .Soon growing 16 , he snatched one more magazine out of the bottom of the pile and 17 tiredly into a chair. Just then the boy had become quiet and was sleeping in her mother's arms.

　　There was a complete 18 in the room as the door opened and a nurse entered. The people looked up with a ray of 19 in the eyes, then settled down again as the next 20 patient was let out of the

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　　The writers of short stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep us guessing right up to the end. In actual fact, people often act more 1 in real life then they do in 2 .

　　The following advertisement once appeared in a certain newspaper, “Do you hope W earn $ 250 in a few minutes? A man, willing to 3 chances, warned for an 4 job which can be done only once. ”A reader found this 5 very special and asked to be given the 6 . But not trusting the advertisement completely, he gave a( n) 7 name. Soon afterwards, he received a reply, enclosed in the envelope was a typed note 8 him to ring a certain number if he was still 9 . He did what he was asked to do and 10 on the phone that the advertiser wanted him “to get rid of somebody” and would discuss it more 11 with him the next day. But the reader reported to the police and from then on acted 12 their instructions.

　　The police saw two men meet and watched them as they 13 away together. In the car the advertiser came to the 14 at once. He wanted him to shoot his wife . Giving the reader some 15 , the advertiser told him to buy a gun. He also gave him a photograph of his wife 16 he would be able to recognize her.

　　After that , the advertiser suggested that the man “do the 17 ”the next morning. After the murder, they would 18 again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as 19 . The second meeting never took place, 20 the advertiser was arrested afterwards and put into prison.

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