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　　All kinds of people come in to have their shoes shined．Most of them are friendly．But this man was different．

　　“How much do you make a week, boy?” he asked me．I felt he was 　　1　　 at me．

　　He kept taking a sharp 　　2　　 around every now and then．All the time I kept 　　3　　 where I’d seen his face．Suddenly I knew I’d seen his 　　4　　 in the post office many times．He was a big robber：　　5　　 by the police in three states!

　　“You know,”he was saying,“it’s imagination people lack．You’ll never get 　　6　　 as a shoeshine boy．”

　　I kept brushing away at his shoes as 　　7　　 as I could．The sooner I finished the better．He said,“When I was sixteen, I had 　　8　　 ＄2500 of my own．”

　　That reminded me of something．Was it ＄2500 or ＄5000 or ＄25 000?I wasn’t 　　9　　．I knew a big reward was 　　10　　 for him．What could I do about it?　　11　　 him with a can of shoe polish?A man has 　　12　　 could grind(碾碎)me into the floor．If only someone would come in!

　　He kept talking away,“Along with 　　13　　, it takes courage．The courage to take a chance．Start something on a shoestring．”

　　Suddenly I saw Officer Dailey 　　14　　 across the street．Then, real fast, I began tightening the man’s shoestrings．

　　The policeman was at the window when I cried out,“Officer Dailey, 　　15　　!This man’s a robber．”

　　“　　16　　,” the man shouted angrily．He started to jump off the stand．It didn’t go the 　　17　　 he planned．He fell flat on his face and knocked himself out cold．

　　“That was pretty 　　18　　 of you,” the officer said．“You’ll get a reward of ＄7500 for him．”

　　“Well, it really wasn’t my 　　19　　,” I said．“It was his．He told me if you had courage and imagination you could start something 　　20　　 on a shoestring．”

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　　Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7：34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch．Although we arrived at Liverpool Street Station at 10∶30, Joan 　　1　　 that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London 　　2　　 we went shopping．It was only after her sister had 　　3　　 into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should 　　4　　 her for lunch．　　5　　 I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a 　　6　　．There seemed to be nothing we could do but take a taxi to the Tower of London．However, we didn’t find her．

　　It was now one o’clock, and the concert would begin at 2：30．“Perhaps she’ll 　　7　　 waiting outside the concert hall,” my wife said hopefully．By this time the fog was so thick that the road traffic had to 　　8　　, and the only way to get there was 　　9　　 underground railway．Hand in hand we 　　10　　 our way along the road to where we thought the 　　11　　 station should be．An hour later we found Tower Hill Station．

　　By now it was far 　　12　　 late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2∶30．So we decided to 　　13　　 to Cambridge．It took seven long hours instead of two as usual to 　　14　　 that journey．　　15　　 were we able to get any food and drink on the train．Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten．　　16　　 the door, we heard the sound of the telephone bell．It was Joan．She had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for the concert, and had had a wonderful 　　17　　 at a restaurant near the hotel where she had decided to stay at night．Now she was 　　18　　 us to discover 　　19　　 we had an equally 　　20　　 day．

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　　I once went to a town in the north of England on business．It was about 7∶30 in the evening when I reached the hotel．The manageress, a strict old lady of about 60, showed me to my room．When I asked her what time the dinner was, she said there was only one sitting at 6∶30, and I had 　　1　　 it．“Never mind, ”I said．“I’m not very 　　2　　．I’ll just have a drink in the bar(酒吧)and a sandwich．”

　　“Bar!” she 　　3　　 her voice．“This is a respectable hotel, young man．If you want 　　4　　, you must go somewhere else．” She spoke 　　5　　 a glass of beer was a dangerous drug．I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema．At about 11∶30 I 　　6　　．Everything was in darkness．I knocked at the door, but nothing happened．The 　　7　　 sound was the church clock opposite, which suddenly struck the half-hour with such 　　8　　 that it made me jump．　　9　　 a window opened upstairs．The old lady 　　10　　 and asked me what was going on．I explained who I was and she let me 　　11　　 after ten minutes’ wait．She was in her nightdress．She told me seriously that guests were 　　12　　 to be back in the hotel by 11 o’clock．

　　I went to bed but could not sleep．Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise．Just before dawn, I finally 　　13　　．When I arrived at 　　14　　, everyone else had nearly 　　15　　 and there was not enough coffee to go round．

　　“Did you 　　16　　 well, young man?” the old lady asked．“　　17　　, I don’t think I could go through 　　18　　 night in that room,” I replied．“I hardly slept at all．” “That’s because you were 　　19　　 all night drinking!”she said angrily, putting 　　20　　 to the conversation．

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　　A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply－all these were important 　　1　　 in helping England to become the center for the IndustrialRevolution．　　2　　 they were not enough．Something 　　3　　 was needed to start the industrial process．That “something special” was men-　　4　　 individuals who could invent machines, find new 　　5　　 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society．

　　The men who 　　6　　 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 　　7　　 from many backgrounds and many occupations．Many of them were 　　8　　 inventors than scientists．A man who is a 　　9　　 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 　　10　　．He is not necessarily working 　　11　　 that his findings can be used．

　　An inventor or one interested in applied science is 　　12　　 trying to make something that has a concrete use．He may try to solve a problem by 　　13　　 the theories 　　14　　 science or by experimenting through trial and error．Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 　　15　　 result：the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 　　16　　 other objectives．

　　Most of the people who 　　17　　 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists．A few were both scientists and inventors．Even those who had 　　18　　 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 　　19　　 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 　　20　　．