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The young giant felt sorry for his parents, who needed to take extra care of him for his food, clothing and traveling. Time and again he expressed his “great aspiration” to his good friend, teammate and roommate Liu Wei, “I will do my best. Once I enter the Shanghai No.1 Team, I won't have to worry about my shoes.” That boy was Yao Ming. Today's Yao is a great basketball star. Back then, his dream was not championship, NBA, or stardom. He trained like mad, struggled hard, all for a pair of shoes that would fit his feet, merely to relieve his parents of their worry about his shoes. He earnestly and realistically sets the goal for every stage of his life and spares no effort to reach it, and to surpass it.

It is not a difficult thing for anyone to set a goal. The tough part is to know how to pursue and reach it. Many people leave their lofty aspiration in blueprints forever. If we take a look at those abandoned causes and goals along many people's life journey, we should remind ourselves of Yao Ming: travelers first need a fitting pair of shoes, and then take one film step at a time towards their goals.

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　　You really have to get very old before you find you’re old．I’m in my middle fifties and I don’t feel old yet．However, sometimes I look bace at my cildood and 　　1　　 things to the lifestyle that is for 　　2　　 Kids, Some things have certainly changed．

　　One area of change id television．When I started school, most people didn’t have a television; TV was just beginning get 　　3　　．My father 　　4　　 to go all out(尽全力)and　buy a 16-inch black and white set．Still remember 　　5　　 the Disney cartoon films．That was exciting!

　　Now, televisions have larger pictures in full color．The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more 　　6　　．The new high definition(高清晰度)sets are as clear as 　　7　　 screens．

　　The type and number of programs have 　　8　　 greatly．There are hundreds of channels(频道)and more shows than one person could ever watch．There are many fine entertainment and educational shows．There’s also a lot of garbage that most parents don’t want their kids to watch．

　　　　9　　, we have more choices(选择)，and that is good．

　　I wonder what 　　10　　 will be like when today’s kids are my age．

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How Television Has Changed

　　You really have to get very old before you realize you’re old．I’m in my middle fifties and I don’t feel old yet．However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and 　　1　　 things to the way of life of 　　2　　 kids．Some things have certainly changed．

　　One area of change is television．Some changes have been improvements．Some changes, on the other hand, have been 　　3　　．

　　When I started school, most people didn’t have a television; TV was just beginning to get 　　4　　．My father decided to go all out and buy a 16 inch black and white Motorola set．I still remember watching the Lone Ranger save people from the 　　5　　 guys on that awesome electronic machine．That was exciting!

　　Now, 　　6　　 have larger pictures in full color．The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more realistic．The new high definition sets are made to rival 　　7　　 screens．

　　The variety and quantity of programming has 　　8　　 greatly．There are hundreds of channels and more shows than one person could ever watch．There are many fine entertainment and educational 　　9　　．There’s also a lot of garbage, stuff that most parents don’t want their kids exposed to．Overall, we have more choices, and that is good．

　　I wonder what 　　10　　 will be like when today’s kids are my age．

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