Jason once had his most painful experience because of being dishonest．His father's special way of blaming and punishing himself taught Jason the most successful lesson．

　　I grew up in a community called Estepona．I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a 　1　 village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be 　2　 at a nearby garage．I readily accepted．I drove Dad into Mijas, and 　3　 to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the 　4　 With several hours to spare, I went to a theater．　5　 , when the last movie finished, it was six．I was two hours late!

　　I knew Dad would be angry if he 　6　 I'd been watching movies．So I decided not to tell him the truth．When I 　7　 there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd 　8　 as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repair．I'll never forget the 　9　 he gave me．“I'm disappointed you didn't tell me the truth．I 　10　 you are thinking how to lie to me, Jason．” Dad looked at me again．“When you didn't 　11　 , I called the garage to ask if there were any 　12　 , and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car．” I felt 　13　 as I weakly told him the real reason．A 　14　 passed through Dad as he listened attentively．“ I'm angry with 　15　 ．I realize I've failed as a father．I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about 　16　 I've gone wrong all these years．” “But Dad, it's 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were 　17　 ．Dad walked home that day．I drove behind him, 　18　 him all the way, but he walked silently．

　　Seeing Dad in so much 　19　 and emotional pain was my most painful experience．However, it was 　20　 the most successful lesson．I have never lied since．

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　　Have you ever learned or experienced a new popular sport Bungee jumping? Read and complete this passage to find out its origin．

　　Some people say it's the most exciting thing they have ever done in their lives．Other people say it's dangerous and 　1　 Bungee jumping, 　2　 it is known, has become very 　3　 in the USA．France, New Zealand and Australia．Every year, thousands of people 　4　 50 meters or more 　5　 only by a Bungee, a rubber cord (绳索) that stops them 　6　 the ground．

　　Bungee jumping 　7　 in 1979 when two students from Oxford University, England, jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA．　8　 , bungee jumping businesses have 　9　 all over the USA and other places, 　10　 , in some countries it is not 　11　 by law．In the USA, bungee jumpers pay $ 80 or more to fall through the air 　12　 nearly 100 km an hour risking (冒险) their lives if the bungee cord 　13　 ．

　　Emily Stead is a bungee jumper who has survived 50 jumps．It's 　14　 ! She says．I first went bungee jumping five years ago．Then, I jumped just 20 meters．My 　15　 jump was 50 metres from a hot-air balloon．It's the best 　16　 I have done．

　　Other people do not agree．Bungee jumping, says Dr．William Finch in Colorado, USA, is both stupid and dangerous．This month I have seen twelve people who 　17　 their legs or ribs (肋骨) from a bungee jump．Until now, 　18　 has died but sooner or later, it will happen．Studies show that about two in one million might have 　19　 of death．Almost every accident was caused by the jumper not being 　20　 connected to the cord or the cord not being firmly connected to the jump platform．

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　　The sudden disappearance of a stranger made the writer think much about the world around us and the life of his own ．

　　We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears．　1　 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 　2　 to see or look at on my way to work each morning．

　　For three years, no matter 　3　 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am．On 　4　 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves．Summertime 　5　 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses．　6　 , she was an ordinary working

woman．Of course, I 　7　 all this only after she was seen no more．It was then that I realized how 　8　 I expected to see her each morning．You might say I 　9　 her．

　　Did she have an accident? Something 　10　 ? I thought to myself about her 　11　 Now that she was gone, I felt I had 　12　 her．I began to realize that part of our 　13　 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 　14　 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 　15　 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library．Such people are 　16　 markers in our byes．They add weight to our 　17　 of place and belonging．

　　Think about it．　18　 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by 　19　 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 　20　 ,person?

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　　Marriage is a covered dish ．

　　Marriage makes or mars a man ．

　　As students in high schools, you may not understand the real meaning of real marriage．But in the near future you will have your own love, marriage and children．The following passage will tell you a story about the students' getting married in a western country．Is it cool?

　　In Mr．Allen's high school class, all the students have to get married．However, the wedding ceremonies (仪式) are not real ones but imitations (模拟)．These ceremonies sometimes become so noisy that the loud laughter 　1　 out the voice of the minister．　2　 the two students getting married often begin to laugh quietly．

　　The teacher, Mr．Allen, believes that marriage is a difficult and 　3　 business．He wants young people to understand that there must be many 　4　 after marriage．He believes that the 　5　 for these psychological and financial adjustments (心理上和经济上的调整) should be understood before people 　6　．

　　Mr．Allen doesn't only 　7　 his students to major problems faced 　8　 marriage such as illness or unemployment．He also lets them know the　9　 problems they will face every day．He wants young people to know about all the difficulties and troubles that can throw marriage to the 　10　 point．He even familiarizes his students with the problems of divorce (离婚) and the 　11　 that divorced men must pay child 　12　 money for their children and sometimes pay monthly money to their 　13　 ．

　　It has been nervous for some of the students to 　14　 the problems that a married couple often faces．　15　 they took the course, they had not felt much 　16　 about the problems of marriage．　17　 , both students and parents feel that Mr．Allen's course is 　18　 and have supported the 　19　 publicly．Their statements and letters supporting the class have made the school more firmly believe that it's necessary to 　20　 the course again．

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　　Elizabeth Clay drove her old car and planned to spend the holiday with her parents too far away．It was unfortunate for her to have got a flat tire and more unfortunate to have no such tire around．What happened next and what would she do then?

　　Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents．The next day she drove her old car home along the road．　1　 she found she got a flat tire．The 22-year-old student 　2　 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk．No 　3　 tire．

　　At this time, a car 　4　 Paul and Diane told Clay to 　5　 them to a service station near their 　6　 ．They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 　7　 with her car．“Follow us home,” said Paul．

　　The couple called around to find a tire．No 　8　 ．They decided to let her use their own car．“Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a 　9　 of keys, “Take our car．We 　10　 be using it over the holiday．”

　　Clay was 　11　 ?“But I'm going all the way to South Carolina, and I'll be gone for two weeks,” she 　12　 them．

　　“We know,” Paul said．“We'll be 　13　 when you get back．Here's our number if you need to 　14　 us．”

　　Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the 　15　 put her luggage into their car and then 　16　 her off．Two weeks later she 　17　 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 　18　 ．

　　“Thank you so much,” she said．“How much do I 　19　 you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don't want any money．It's our 　20　 ．” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their do unto others spirit．

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　　Remember a very popular TV series “Meteorr Garden (《流星花园》)”, in which four richest boys (“F4”) played the important part? Why was it banned (禁播) in China of that time? Read the passage to find out the reason and to learn some comments from different people．

　　“Meteor Garden”, a popular TV play of Taiwan, was banned a few months ago as it would mislead (误导) young 　1　．

　　The play is situated in a school for 　2　 students, where a girl may 　3　 half a million US dollars making herself more beautiful．When a poor 　4　 brave girl enters the campus, four richest boys (“F4” meaning Flower Four) at the school soon 　5　 a love-hate relationship with her．

　　In recent years, more and more plays of this kind from Japan and South Korea have become 　6　 TV for young people．And “Meteor Garden” which is based on a Japanese comic book (漫画册), is one of the 　7　 popular．

　　8 many teenagers like to watch such plays and 　9　 every teenage girl is fond of love stories 　10　 , more and more 　11　 have complained about the play．They say it has a 　12　 influence on their children．“It seems that the teenagers in”Meteor Garden never 　13　 their studies, and what they do every day is all about dating and love．It 　14　 lead some students to think that school life isn't worthwhile unless a similar love affair 　15　 to them．

　　A psychology (心理学) teacher in Beijing considers it 　16　 for teenagers to idolize (视……为偶像) pop stars and actors．“But they will realize that this is simply naive (幼稚的) when they grow 　17　 ,”he said．“They need proper guidance

(引导)．”In his 　18　 , parents should talk to their children 　19　 , and teachers and the media also need to let them know what 　20　 life is about．

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　　Some people are interested in reading．Some are addicted to watching TV or playing games．Have you ever heard of a person addicted to making telephone calls at any time and at any place? The following passage will tell us a story about such a strange person．

　　“My name's Jim Shelley, and I'm an addict (有瘾的人)…” With these words I began to 　1　 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction．I used to call people 　2　 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep．I 　3　 to be phoned, I wanted to phone．Just one more call．

　　It started socially a few calls each day．It seemed 　4　 , just a quick chat．Gradually though, the 　5　 got worse．Soon it was 　6　 use, until, finally, addiction．

　　And it began to affect my 　7　 During the day I would disappear for 　8　 call．If I couldn't make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring．Getting more and more 　9　 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 　10　 myself just one more call．

　　I was phoning people and 　11　 messages to make sure 　12　 calls would see me through the day．I used to arrive at friends' homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 　13　 “Is it OK if I just use the phone?” At work, I became 　14　 when my fellow workers tried to 　15　 me from using the phone．And one day I hit my boss (with the phone)．Finally, the police caught me 　16　 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 　17　 to see a psychiatrist (心理医生)．

　　I haven't 18 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it's several days 　19　 I used a phone box．I try not to watch TV because there are 　20　 people on it making phone calls．My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict．

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　　A British woman is bored with the men in her own country．She 'd very much like to change her life．Will she find a perfect husband and live a more perfect life?

　　Nicolette Morganti's friends can't understand why she joined a dating agency (婚姻介绍所), She has a good 　1　 as a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life．But the 29-year-old 　2　 , who has a degree in English Literature (文学), is so bored with British men 　3　 she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in touch with single American males．

　　“English men are usually materialistic and have 　4　 imagination,” she says．“I have 　5　 years being bored by men who never do anything 　6　 I'm almost 30 now and I would really love to 　7　 a husband and have 　8　 ．I'd like to live in London for six months of the year and in the States for 　9　 six months．”

　　In her search for the perfect man, Nicolette once 　10　 an advertisement in a magazine for 　11　 people and had 400 replies．But she says, “I only met one or two of them．　12　 of the others sounded very 　13　 ”

　　Nicolette joined English Rose about 18 months 　14　 and has met five men 　15　 then．She says, “I 　16　 that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men．I rang 　17　 in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to 　18　 the call．I've met five so far but I'm looking for someone very 　19　 ．I'd like to find a caring, well-educated, non-smoking, animal-lover with a professional job and a 　20　 of adventure．”

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　　Do you have an experience of looking for a job'! If you find a job that does not suit you at all or you are not interested in but you really need a job for a living, what will you do? The following passage maybe will give you an answer．

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I'd got one．

　　I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper．I rushed out of the 　1　 in search of it．I was wildly excited, and as 　2　 as if I were going on the stage．Finding the 　3　 quite easily, 1 ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please．”

　　The simple atmosphere of the office 　4　 me．The woman looked carefully at me 　5　 through her glasses, and then 　6　 me in a low voice．I answered softly．All of a sudden I started to feel rather 　7　 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 　8　 ．I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 　9　 to get a job without 　10　 ．I wondered whether I ought to leave, 　11　 the telephone on her desk rang．I heard her say: “ 　12　 ,I've got someone in the 　13　 at this very moment who might 　14　 ．”

　　She wrote down a 　15　, and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady．She wants a 　16　 immediately．In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people．”

　　“Oh yes,” said I 　17　 having cooked for more than four in my life．I 　18　 her again and again, and rushed out to the 　19　 telephone box．I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number．I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for．

　　I spent the next few hours 　20　 cook books．

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　　In open China today, more and more people including some students have got some chances to go abroad for study or just for pleasure．But have you ever tried looking for a job as a tourist in summer holiday? After you read this passage, the experiences of some students going abroad will surely make you some impression ．

　　Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure．Most of the 　1　 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 　2　 The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 　3　 of travel．You can pick grapes in France, entertain(逗乐)kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 　4　 jobs in hotels and restaurants．

　　But it is not easy now to find work, “　5　 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on 　6　 for students．“If you work with a family in Italy, you'll have to speak Italian．When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 　7　 British students only have a language 　8　 for jobs in the USA and Australia．”

　　　9　 enjoys the experience．Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe．The two teachers with the children had never been 　10　 One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 　11　 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 　12　 they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 　13　 evening of the entire trip．“I did visit a lot of new places,” she says, “but it wasn't worth it．The pay was 　14　 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job．The kids never slept!”

　　“The trouble is, students expect to have 　15　 time of it,” Anthea Ellis points out．“　16　 , they see it as a holiday．In practice, 　17　 , you have to work hard．At the same time, all vacation work is casual(临时)work．You'll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy．　18　 , you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you．But you have 　19　 employment rights．As soon as the holiday season 　20　 , they'll get rid of ;you．”

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