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　　More than two hundred and fifty years ago, there 1 in a small town in Germany a boy by the 2 of Handel. His father was a famous doctor. The doctor hoped that his son would become a great 3 . But the boy loved music better than 4 and wanted to give his life to music. He wanted to be 5 to play beautiful music of his own.

　　Though the father sent his son to school, neither books 6 lessons could drive away his great 7 for music. On his way home, the boy often stopped 8 to the playing of the great organ (管乐) from town church.

　　Later, his aunt Anna helped him to 9 his music on a small piano at his home. One day he 10 to play before a duke (公爵). The duke liked his playing very much. 11 the help of the duke, he began to 12 music under the best teachers. Soon he became very 13 in Europe. He not only played but also 14 music. His music made his name famous for all time.

　　Near the end of his life, he became blind (瞎). 15 then, he didn't give up writing music. He died in London.

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　　An angry woman sat in the station office. “The railway should pay me ＄12,”she said to Harry, the man who sold the ticket. “My ticket was for May 22nd, and there was (1) train from Jersey that night. My daughter and I had to (2) in a hotel. It (3) me ＄12.”

　　Harry was (4)　　. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. (5) he checked the Jersey timetable for May 22nd, he knew she was right. However, had he made such a careless mistake? Wondering (6) to do, he smiled at the woman's child. “Did you have a nice (7) in Jersey?” he said to her.“Yes,” she answered shyly. “The seashore was lovely. And I can swim, too !”

　　“That's fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can't swim at all. Of course, she's only three...”

　　“I'm four,” the child said (8) .“I'll soon be four and a half.”

　　Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, madam,” he said. (9) you didn't buy one ticket (10) your daughter, did you?”

　　“Well,” the woman looked at her child, “I (11) she hasn't started school yet. She is only four.” “A four-year-old child (12) pay for a ticket, madam. A child's return ticket (13) Jersey costs ＄13.50. So (14) we pay your hotel hill, you will owe ＄ 1.50. The law is the law, since the mistake was mine...“ Saying (15) , the woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the station office.

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