When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been 1 . Like most English children I learned French 2 school and I had often been to France, so I 3 speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand 4 . But when I went to America I was really looking forward to 5 a nice easy holiday without any 6 problems.

　　 7 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a 8 telephone to give my American friend Danny a 9 and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked 10 he could help me. “Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that's 11 .” he exclaimed, “Are you getting 12 ? But aren't you a bit 13 ?” “Who is talking about marriage?” I replied, “I 14 want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me 15 there's a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “there's a phone downstairs.”

　　When at last we 16 meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “Don't worry.” she said to me, “I had so many 17 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans 18 differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to 19 funny things they say. Most of the 20 British and American people understand each other!”

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　　Imagine going to your doctor with frequent headaches. Your doctor takes a prescription pad (药方) and writes a word on it. The word isn't “aspirin”, it's “Mozart”.

　　The 1 isn't so farfetched (不可信的). Many kinds of music can stir (激发) the imagination and produce strong 2 . Scientists have found Mo zart's music to be remarkable in its ability to calm its 3 .

　　Many amazing cases have been known using Mozart as a 4 aid. For example, a 5 newly-born baby named Krissy, who weighed just 1.5 pounds at birth, was on total life support. Doctor thought she had 6 chance of survival. Her mother insisted on playing Mozart for Krissy, and thinks it saved her 7 life. Kissy lived, but she was very small for her age and slower than the 8 child. At the age of four, she showed an interest in 9 and her parents gave her violin lessons. To their astonishment, Krissy was 10 to play musical piece from memory that were far 11 the ability of an average four-year-old. Playing music helped her improve in all areas of her life.

　　And there are other 12 . Officials in Washington State report that new arrivals from Asia learn English more quickly when they listen to Mozart. Even animals 13 to Mozart. In France, cows listening to Mozart give more 14 .

　　Why Mozart, 15 Bach or the Beatles? Any kind of music can have an effect on some people. But Mozart has more 16 . It isn't too fast or too slow; it's just right. Don Campbell, 17 wrote a book called The Mozart effect, says, “It's like 18 . A hot spicy meal will affect you differently than a sweet dessert. And 19 you might love these foods, they aren't good for you to eat every day. You need simple nutritious (营养的) food on a steady basis. That's the way Mozart is. It's like a nutritionally balanced meal that 20 good to your body.”

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　　The Grand Ole Opry, in Nashiville, Tennessee, has always been America's most important concert hall for country music. Every Saturday night the place is filled to the ceiling with country music 1 .

　　One 2 in January 1967 was a very 3 night at the Opry. For the first time, a 4 man was an attraction (惹眼之物) 5 music had always been thought of as “White music”. For many, it was a strange 6 to see Charley Pride step 7 the Opry stage. Some people left 8 about whether a black man could sing country songs. 9 Charley's smooth voice quickly 10 over the Opry 11 . Charley was so good that before long, he was country music's biggest 12 .

　　Like many country singers, Charley was 13 on a farm. He spent his youth milking cows and picking cotton. But he knew he wasn't going to make 14 his career (职业). Later he became a baseball player.

　　Charley made it to a major (主要的) league team. But he didn't stay on for more than one season.

　　In the winter, after the baseball season, Charley 15 at a local nightclub. One evening, Red Sovine, a great country music star, 16 Charley sing. Red told Charley to sing. Red told Charley to forget about 17 and go in for a singing career.

　　Charley took the 18 and became a true hitmaker. His 19 were al ways near the top on the list. Some were Number One all over the country.

　　Today Charley Pride is 20 one of the biggest stars in country music. But he says his real wish is to own a baseball team.

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　　Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 1 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 2 . If they didn't pass the exams, they would have to 3 them in September. There were usually a few who 4 , but Jane didn't want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 5 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 6 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 7 her up in the morning.

　　Jane was too 8 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 9 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn't answer 10 of the questions. Everyone 11 her was writing pages and pages. 12 she thought hard, she couldn't find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 13 .

　　Time was running 14 . There was only an hour to 15 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 16 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 17 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she stared 18 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 19 . A minute later, 20 called her name.

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　　Most people in school liked Gloria. So when she got sick, some boys 1 to visit her. But none of them wanted to 2 any money for a gift to bring along.

　　Then Willie said, “We can 3 some flowers from a 4 .”

　　Gloria will not know 5 they come from, and the dead man will not 6 them.

　　Everybody was afraid, 7 Willie. So he went alone and 8 some beautiful flowers. Then they went to Gloria's 9 , and the boys acted as if the flowers were from all of them, but 10 did not mind.

　　After their visit, Willie 11 the other boys, “It is a good thing that I was not afraid. Gloria 12 the flowers.”

　　The other boys laughed. Gloria would not have liked the 13 if she had known they had come from a grave.

　　That night, Willie was reading a book 14 his mother came into his room. “Willie, did you and other boys buy some flowers today 15 Gloria?” she asked. “There's a man 16 asking for you.” she added, “He says that you didn't 17 the flowers.”

　　“What does he look 18 ?”Willie asked.

　　“That's hard to say.” Willie's mother answered, “He is all 19 with mud.”

　　Willie, all of a sudden, turned 20 .

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　　Two men are in hospital living 1 door to each other. 2 are alive be cause of 3 sixteen-year-old boy, a high school student 4 Jim Brand, One of the men he 5 was his father; the other was his boss.

　　Driving to the park with his son last Sunday, 6 suddenly 7 a pain in his chest (胸部). Jim 8 him to their family doctor, who 9 that he should be sent to the hospital at once. Mr Brand said it was not 10 , but Jim begged him to 11 the doctor's advice. 12 they got to the hospital, Mr Brand had a bad 13 attack. If he had been anywhere 14 , he would have 15 .

　　Two days 16 , as Jim drove out to the store where he worked part time, he saw a man 17 away. Then his boss, Mr Green staggered (摇摇晃晃) out to Jim's 18 and fell down 19 it. He was injured (受伤) seriously by that time. Jim rushed him to the hospital just 20 to save his life.

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　　Washoe is a young chimpanzee (黑猩猩). She is no 1 chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research 2 her. They want to see how civilized (驯化) she can 3 . Already she does many things a human being can do.

　　For example, she has been learning how to exchange 4 with people. The scientists are teaching her 5 language. When she wants to be picked 6 , Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger 7 she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.

　　Washoe has also been 8 to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a 9 with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to 10 . After she considered the 11 , she got a tall box to stand 12 . The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a 13 pole. Then she climbed onto the 14 , grasped the pole, and 15 down the food with the pole.

　　Washoe 16 like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished (家具齐全的) house. After a hard 17 in the laboratory, she goes home. 18 she plays with her toys. She 19 enjoys watching television before going to bed.

　　Scientists hope to 20 more about people by studying our closest relative (亲属) chimpanzee.

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　　Jane raced onto the train platform and asked a porter,“Is this the train to Rochester?”

　　“Yes,” said the porter, “but only the… Hey! Wait.” He was too 1 . Jane had raced off 2 he had finished speaking.

　　She had just 3 herself in a seat when the train 4 out of the station. Jane got out her 5 and settled down to read. After about an hour or so, she looked up and glanced out of the 6 .

　　“That's strange,” she thought, “the landscape (景色) doesn't look familiar, I've 7 this route so many times,” She was getting increa singly 8 when the burly (粗壮的), red faced conductor walked up and asked for her 9 .

　　One glance was enough. He 10 his head in friendly reproach (责备) and said,“Now, young lady, what did you do a fool thing like that for? This is the wrong ticket. You 11 have sat at the back of the train. The Rochester-bound section was 12 at the last station.”

　　Jane's face grew 13 . “I'm sorry,” she said, “I guess I was in too much of a 14 to find out… ”

　　“Well,” said the conductor, “don't 15 . You shouldn't have been in such a hurry, but I dare say we can find you a train going in the right 16 at Syracuse. You will be a couple of hours late 17 , though.”

　　When Jane 18 stepped onto the Rochester platform, her mother 19 up to her, “Oh, Jane, we have been so worried, what on earth 20 ?”

　　“Well, Mother,” said Jane, “It's a long story.”

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　　Like most July days, it was hot. I 1 into a coffee shop to drink a cup of black coffee. It was a tiny store with little round tables and chairs.

　　As I entered, I found a very old woman bend 2 a table near the door. Her back was so badly twisted (扭弯) by some sadness that her face nearly 3 the table-top. I sat down facing her two 4 away.

　　“Poor woman.” I thought, “What does she get out of life? Why does God let people live so 5 past their prime (鼎盛时期)?”

　　As I thought, 6 aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were talking about 7 . They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years… In minutes the two of them were 8 with laughter.

　　I looked again at the 9 woman, then in the mirror on a nearbly wall, 10 a picture of myself.

　　I was wearing a dirty shirt.

　　She was 11 dressed in white, gold rings on her fingers.

　　I was in 12 spirits. She was laughing, smiling.

　　I was putting the 13 of my life together. She had millions of wonderful 14 to recall (回忆).

　　She was 15 the day with a good friend. I was 16 worried about getting old. She was old but it wasn't hurting her.

　　As I left the shop, I 17 my foolish questions about God letting people live past their prime. Why, that woman was more 18 , more sensitive(敏感的). 19 has not bent her spirit. But I am always filling my mind with something 20 .

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　　Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a 1 bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will 2 you up in the morning! Here is how it works.

　　The bed is 3 to an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a 4 minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed then says in a sweet 5 , “Wake up, darling, please.” A few minutes later, 6 second recording plays. The second recording can be 7 music or unpleasant sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss shouts, “Wake up immediately, or you will be late!”

　　If you don't get up after the second recording, you'll be 8 . A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in 9 head. Then the bed waits a few more minutes. What! You're still in bed! Slowly, the 10 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally, the bed is vertical (垂直的). You slide 11 the bed and onto the floor. You are awake and out of bed.

　　Hiroyuki made his bed 12 he wanted to win a 13 . He works for Honda Motor Company (日本本田汽车公司). Once every two years, Honda has a contest－the “All-Honda Idea Contest”. It is 14 Honda's 200,000 employees. The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win 15 . In 1996 Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a prize for his bed.

　　Hiroyuki not only wanted to win a prize he 16 wanted to deal with a problem.“Getting up in the morning 17 difficult for me.” Hiroyuki said,“Often I am almost late for work. Maybe this bed will solve my problem.”

　　Hiroyuki's bed is not in 18 . There is only one bed-the bed Hiroyuki made for the contest. Maybe some day a company 19 make Hiroyuki's bed and sell it in shops. Maybe people will buy millions of beds. Then Hiroyuki will be 20 . If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich, it certainly will solve his problem. Hiroyuki will have a lot of money. He won't need to get up early

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