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　　I was born an albino．No one in my family had ever known what an albino was, what it meant to be an albino, and what had to be done differently because I was an albino．

　　My parents treated me just like they treated everybody else．That was just about the best thing they could have done．It helped me trust myself, so when the annoyances came along, I could deal with them．

　　True, my photo always looked like a snowball with two pieces of coal for eyes．Kids would tease me, asking if I was joining the circus and calling me“Whitey”．Like most albinos, I had terrible eyesight, and my grades suffered until eventually I overcame my feeling ashamed of myself and realized it was okay to ask to sit in the front of the classroom so I could see the blackboard better．People stared at me when I held reading material right at the tip of my nose so I could see it well enough to read．Even when I was eight or nine．movie-theater clerks started asking me to pay adult prices because I“looked older”．

　　The worst part for me was that because my eyesight was so bad, I couldn’t play sports very well．I didn’t give up trying, though．And I studied harder．

　　Eventually, I got better at school and loved it．By the time I got to college 1 was double majoring, going to summer school and devoting myself to every kind of extracurricular activity I could find．I had learned to be proud of being an albino．I did my best to make“albino”a positive word．And I decided to make my living with my eyes．

　　I couldn’t see well enough to play spots, but with a solid education and the drive to do it．I could make a living involved in the field I loved．I’ve done it now for more than thirty years in print and in video, and now in cyberspace．People make jokes about how I’m the only“blind editor”they know, but most of the time the jokes are signs of respect．And I make jokes about being an albino．

　　I was just a proud albino kid from the coal country of Pennsylvania．I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties, gain confidence, and be proud of my personal achievement and humble about my professional accomplishments．

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　　My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and my first 　　1　　 job, when I was six years old, was 　　2　　 diner's shoes．My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me 　　3　　 to do it right, telling me to offer to re－shine the shoes if the customer wasn't 　　4　　．

　　Working in the restaurant was a 　　5　　 of great pride because I was also working for the 　　6　　 of the whole family．But my father made it clear I had to 　　7　　 certain standards to be part of the team．I had to be punctual, hard－working and 　　8　　 to the customers．

　　I was 　　9　　 paid for my work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of 　　10　　 Dad I thought he should give me ＄10 a week．He said, “OK, then how about you 　　11　　 me for the three meals a day you eat here? And for the times you bring in your buddies for free sodas?” He 　　12　　 I owed him about ＄40 a week．

　　I remember 　　13　　 home to Seattle after being away in the Army for about two years．I had just been 　　14　　 to captain and was full of pride as I walked into my parents’ restaurant．The 　　15　　 thing Dad said was, “How about your cleaning up tonight?” “I cannot 　　16　　 this! I'm an officer in the US Army! But it didn't matter．As far as Dad was 　　17　　, I was just another member of the team．I 　　18　　 the mop．Working for Dad had taught me that loyalty 　　19　　 a team comes first．It doesn't matter 　　20　　 that team is involved in a family restaurant or Operation Desert Storm．

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　　It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening．My husband wouldn't come back until late and I had 　　1　　 to sit down in a comfortable armchair in the living room and read a book．I 　　2　　 the children to bed early and 　　3　　 a cold supper and some coffee．Soon I was sitting comfortably with a plate 　　4　　 with food before me and a book at my side．

　　I was just beginning to eat when the telephone rang．I put down my knife and fork and hurried to 　　5　　 it．By the time I got back to the living room, my coffee 　　6　　 cold．After I finished my 　　7　　 I began to drink my coffee with my book 　　8　　at page one．Suddenly there was a 　　9　　 at the door．It gave me such a great surprise that I spilt the 　　10　　 and made an ugly stain(污迹)on my skirt．Some stranger had got 　　11　　 and wanted me to show him the way．It 　　12　　 ages to get rid of him．At last I 　　13　　 to sit down again and actually read a whole page without any more interruption until the baby woke up．He began crying loudly and I rushed upstairs．The baby was 　　14　　 awake at eleven o'clock when my husband came home．I should have cried myself when he asked me if I had a(n)　　15　　 evening!

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