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Let me be upfront about the fact that I hate telephones．The phone rings when it wants to and 　　1　　 when I want itto．I can't 　　2　　 who's on the other end of the phone;evenwhen I place the call,there's no guarantee who or whetheranyone will 　　3　　．When I'm talking to someone on thephone．I'm 　　4　　 of facial expression,“body language”dozens of 　　5　　 that will help me best make my case．And the sound of a telephone ringing late at night will raise my blood Pressure 　　6　　 I can persuade my kids to live at home— andbe in by 10∶30．— the 　　7　　 of their lives．

　　So I could hardly be 　　8　　 to be happy about the increase of cell phones．But I'm not the 　　9　　 one who's cranky（脾气坏的）about cell phones ringing in theatres,restaurants,airports,trains,and shopping malls．You know how little kidsthink they're 　　10　　 from you if they cover their eyes?That's how cell phone users strike me in front of their faces and pre-tend I can't hear the 　　11　　 of their latest conquests— busi-ness,soclal,or private．

　　But I'm 　　12　　 a casual crankiness about the lack of social skills of the average cell phone user．I think we're so 　　13　　 with the ostensible（表面的）convenience of the commun-cation that we're overlooking the effectiveness we're losing．

　　We humans seem to repeatedly forget our 　　14　　:that time for deep thoughts and focus is part of what makes us healthy．　　15　　，we'll catch on that all this interruption is nothing we should live with．

　　Are we 　　16　　 what we would choose to?　　17　　 we can,in fact,choose．And I choose to leave my cell phone,turned 　　18　　，in my glove box．And finally,to the guy 　　19　　 on his cellphone while walking on my heels:“　　20　　 up．Take arest,and think for a while”．

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　　A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years．She 　　1　　 immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back．　　2　　 she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt 　　3　　 the pain she caused．　　4　　 to cancel what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her situation, and asked for 　　5　　．

　　Listening to her, the older woman 　　6　　 the younger woman's distress and knew she must help her．She also knew she could never 　　7　　 her pain, but she could teach．She knew the 　　8　　 would depend only on the character of the younger woman．She said, “Tonight, take your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town 　　9　　 the sun rises．”

　　The young woman hurried 　　10　　 to prepare for her chore, even though the feather pillows were very 　　11　　 to her．All night long, she labored alone in the cold．Finally the sky was getting 　　12　　, she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house．Just as the sun rose, she returned to 　　13　　．

　　“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and 　　14　　 your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps．Then everything will be 　　15　　 it was before．”

　　“You know that's 　　16　　! The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the 　　17　　!” The younger woman was surprised．

　　“That's true,” said the older woman．“Never forget．Each of your 　　18　　 is like a feather in the wind．Once spoken, no amount of effort, 　　19　　 how heartfelt or sincere, they can never return to your mouth．Choose your words well and 　　20　　 them most of all in the presence of those you love．”

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