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　　Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 　　1　　．”

　　Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 　　2　　, but consider the sky and the sea．　　3　　 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 　　4　　．”

　　Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 　　5　　 into the world．”

　　Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 　　6　　, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 　　7　　, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 　　8　　 to any of you．”

　　Red could stand it 　　9　　 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 　　10　　 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”

　　Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．

　　The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 　　11　　．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 　　12　　．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 　　13　　, drawing close to one another for comfort．

　　In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 　　14　　yourselves, each trying to dominate　　15　　．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 　　16　　?Join hands with 　　17　　 and come to me．”

　　Doing as they were told, the colors 　　18　　 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 　　19　　 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 　　20　　 one another．

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　　I once went to a town in the north of England on business．It was about 7∶30 in the evening when I reached the hotel．The manageress, a strict old lady of about 60, showed me to my room．When I asked her what time the dinner was, she said there was only one sitting at 6∶30, and I had 　　1　　 it．“Never mind, ”I said．“I’m not very 　　2　　．I’ll just have a drink in the bar(酒吧)and a sandwich．”

　　“Bar!” she 　　3　　 her voice．“This is a respectable hotel, young man．If you want 　　4　　, you must go somewhere else．” She spoke 　　5　　 a glass of beer was a dangerous drug．I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema．At about 11∶30 I 　　6　　．Everything was in darkness．I knocked at the door, but nothing happened．The 　　7　　 sound was the church clock opposite, which suddenly struck the half-hour with such 　　8　　 that it made me jump．　　9　　 a window opened upstairs．The old lady 　　10　　 and asked me what was going on．I explained who I was and she let me 　　11　　 after ten minutes’ wait．She was in her nightdress．She told me seriously that guests were 　　12　　 to be back in the hotel by 11 o’clock．

　　I went to bed but could not sleep．Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise．Just before dawn, I finally 　　13　　．When I arrived at 　　14　　, everyone else had nearly 　　15　　 and there was not enough coffee to go round．

　　“Did you 　　16　　 well, young man?” the old lady asked．“　　17　　, I don’t think I could go through 　　18　　 night in that room,” I replied．“I hardly slept at all．” “That’s because you were 　　19　　 all night drinking!”she said angrily, putting 　　20　　 to the conversation．

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　　Every year at this time I remember a Christmas when I was 8 years old．It is the one memory of Christmas that has 　　1　　 with me all my life．My children always loved listening to it．I 　　2　　 in a small community in Newfoundland, with the sea right at our door．My 　　3　　 was a sea captain and was away from home 　　4　　 of the year, but he was always home for Christmas．I remember how 　　5　　 I was．It would soon be Christmas and Dad would be home for 　　6　　 three months．Everything would be OK．Our home would be 　　7　　 and our time together would be 　　8　　．My parents did what they could to give me and my four sisters what we needed, but not 　　9　　 what we needed．

　T　hat particular Christmas when my dad 　　10　　 me what I wanted for Christmas, I told him that I wanted a new pair of shoes and a beautiful hat．He knew that I needed new rubber boots because the old ones had 　　11　　 in them and I had to walk to school 　　12　　 them on rainy days．My Dad told me that I would have to choose, but I couldn’t have 　　13　　．So I had to choose the rubber boots which weren’t expensive．All I could 　　14　　 during the weeks before Christmas was that I would have to 　　15　　 rubber boots with my new dress my mother was 　　16　　 for me．

　　Christmas morning came, and hidden in the toe of my stocking was a note that 　　7　　“Look behind the kitchen door”．I did, and found another 　　18　　：“Look behind the radio”．I did and found a box with a new pair of black leather 　　19　　 I had dreamed of．They were very dear and the most beautiful shoes I had ever seen．I knew my father 　　20　　 money long to buy them for me．I was so happy and grateful．