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　　One afternoon I went to an art museum and I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpiece(名作)．A young couple looking at the paintings ahead of me talked 　　1　　 between themselves．I watched them a moment and 　　2　　 she was doing all the talking．

　　I admired his patience for 　　3　　 up with he talktiveness．Annoyed(恼怒)by her noise．I moved on．

　　I 　　4　　 with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art．　　5　　 I heard her continouse talking, I moved 　　6　　 quickly．I was at the counter of the gift shop when I 　　7　　 the couple going to the exit．Before they left, the man took out a walking stick and then tapped his 　　8　　 into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket．

　　“He's a(n)　　9　　 man,”the clerk at the counter said．“Most of us would 　　10　　 if we blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he said his wife wouldn't change．So, as before, he and his wife come in 　　11　　 there is a new art show．”

　　“But 　　12　　 does he get out of the art?”I asked．“He can't see．”

　　“Can't see!You're 　　13　　．He sees a lot．More than you or I do．”The clerk said．“His wife 　　14　　 each painting so he can see it in his 　　15　　．”

　　I 　　16　　 something about patience, courage and love that day．I saw the 　　17　　 of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 　　18　　 and the courage of a husband who would not allow 　　19　　 to change his life．And I saw the love 　　20　　 by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand．

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　　There is a fine line between being a concerned parent and one that doesn't know when to let go．

　　As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I'm 　　1　　 how hard it is to stay on the right side of this line．　　2　　 I tightly hold the string(绳)connecting us, Nicole, 　　3　　 to taste her independence, 　　4　　 hard at it, trying to get out of my control．We act as if we were dancing kind of tango(探戈舞)．So we reached a(n)　　5　　．She accepted that as her mother, I had a right to express my idea and 　　6　　 suggestions．I accepted that I had to trust her 　　7　　 and respect her choices．I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares, 　　8　　 our agreement held．

　　Thank God! She was finally accepted by a great university．When the time came for registration(注册), we went to an introductory meeting together, but then parents and students were 　　9　　．“You may be paying the tuition(学费)．” a university 　　10　　 told the parents, “but choosing classes really is the students' 　　11　　．”

Obviously, I wasn't the only parent having a hard time 　　12　　．The night before, I had carefully read the course catalog(目录)and 　　13　　 classes I thought looked good．As Nicole went 　　14　　 to meet her adviser, we agreed to meet for lunch before registration．“　　15　　 those courses I marked．” I called to her．

　　We met three hours later in the 　　16　　 hall．Nicole was excited and said to me, “Mum, I have my 　　17　　 schedule figured out．It's great．Look at what I'm taking．” I examined the 　　18　　．Nicole had not taken a single one of the classes I had 　　19　　．Every class she had chosen exactly suited her interests．Though somewhat disappointed, I felt 　　20　　 that my daughter had grown into an able girl．

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　　Every day life is made and lost．Every day, life goes on．Every day we experience some of the most important parts of life and may not even realize it：love, generosity, and perseverance．These values aren't just important to us ; they make the world what it is．

　　Scientists say that gravitational(重力的)force makes the world turn, but some people say that love makes it go round．Love can be found anywhere：in families, friends, even complete strangers．Even if you can't see it, you know it's there．

　　Love may connect people all over the world, but what would the world be without generosity?Whether after a national disaster, or a school fund-raiser, one thing is certain －it is better to give than to receive．Generosity is found everywhere and whether it's a large or small act, it makes a difference．Most of all, being generous is not something you need any qualifications for, but no matter what you do, it can make a difference．Sometimes, though, it takes effort to be generous, which leads us to perseverance．

　　Founding a country, riding a bike, or finishing an essay, these are all finished with perseverance．Perseverance is the one thing that can help us achieve whatever we want．It is what helps scientists to discover cures for diseases, and athletes to become champions．You may fail, but every time you make a mistake, that's one less to make the next time．

　　There is an infinite(无穷的)number of things we value, but without love, generosity and perseverance, we just don't think that our life or the world would be the way it is．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

　　There is a story told about how Neil set about winning over one particular boy．The boy was always causing trouble and clearly regarded all teachers 　　1　　 a hostile eye．On one occasion, Neil, out taking a 　　2　　, had just rounded a corner when he came across the boy playing on his own．The boy, not noticing he was no longer 　　3　　, picked up a stone and threw it through one of the school windows．Turning, he saw Neil．Instead of finding himself 　　4　　 at angrily as he expected, the boy was 　　5　　 to see Neil bend down, pick up a stone and hurl it at another window．The boy had to 　　6　　 to get the window repaired, so did Neil．　　7　　 he thought this a small price to pay for 　　8　　 a bond between himself and the boy, whose 　　9　　 improved afterwards．

　　Neil was a remarkable character who knew just when to be 　　10　　 and just when to adopt a lighter touch when handling children．Not everyone is so 　　11　　．Willie Russell, the 　　12　　, likes to talk about the time when he had freshly 　　13　　 from teacher training college and had just begun to work as a teacher．On his first day at the school he was left to do playground duty on his own, rather a(n)　　14　　 experience for one so new to the job．Surrounded by children at morning break, he turned to see one of the children throwing a stone at a school window．When the boy saw that he had been 　　15　　 by a teacher, his face fell．　　16　　 for this boy, Russell remembered the story about Neil．Stooping down he picked up a stone and propelled(投掷)it through another window．Turning to smile proudly at the boy his satisfaction was suddenly shattered by the sound of dozens of windows being 　　17　　 by flying stones．

　　Unfortunately he had failed to take into account the difference between his 　　18　　 and the one which Neil had faced, namely that he and the boy were not alone．It was at this point in his career that Russell decided that perhaps he was not quite cut out to be a teacher．Deciding after this that he was not suited to teaching he left to 　　19　　 playwriting．Most of his plays are very imaginative and 　　20　　．A bit like this story, in fact．