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In a class I teach adults．I gave the task to “Go to someone you love, and tell them that you love them．”At the beginning of the next 　　1　　, one of the students began by saying, “I was 　　2　　 with you last week when you gave us this 　　3　　．But as I began driving home my conscience(良心)started talking．Then I knew 　　4　　 who I needed to say ‘I love you’to．Five years ago, my father and I had a 　　5　　 and never really resolved it．We 　　6　　 seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at family gatherings．We hardly 　　7　　 to each other．So by the time I got home, I had 　　8　　 myself I was going to tell my father I loved him．Just 　　9　　 that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest．At 5∶30, I was at my parents’house ringing the doorbell, praying that Dad would 　　10　　 the door．　　11　　 luck would have it, Dad did answer the door．I didn’t 　　12　　 any time－I took one step in the door and said, ‘Dad, I just 　　13　　 over to tell you that I love you．’It was as if a change came over my dad．Before my 　　14　　 his face softened, the wrinkles(皱纹)seemed to 　　15　　 and he began to cry．He 　　16　　 out and hugged me and said, ‘I love you too, son, but I’ve never been able to say it．’But that’s not 　　17　　 my point．Two days after that visit, my dad had a heart attack and is in the hospital．I don’t even know if he’ll 　　18　　 it．So my 　　19　　 to all of you is this：Don’t wait to do the things you know need to be done．What if I had waited to tell my dad？Take the 　　20　　 to do what you need to and do it now！”

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　　Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside．Still nobody came．Maybe today, he thought 　　1　　．It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle(奇迹)．

　　This farmhouse had been 　　2　　 too long．It needed a family．Zigfried's 　　3　　 made a noise．He realized that he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday．He jumped from the windowsill(窗沿), grabbed a 　　4　　 from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike's．

　　Farmer Mike's house had been a great place for the little mouse 　　5　　 the farmer married a wife who had a cat．Zigfried 　　6　　 when he thought of it．He looked around cautiously as he 　　7　　 into the room where grain was stored and was quite 　　8　　 as he filled his bag with wheat．He was turning to leave when suddenly he 　　9　　 a hot breath about his ear．His heart beat　　　10　　 , and without thinking he started to run and luckily 　　11　　 the cat's paws(爪子)．

　　The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news：a 　　12　　 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon．Zigfried's granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to 　　13　　 with him．He hoped that the family would come before his granny came．Before long, a car came 　　14　　 the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate．

　　Zigfried's Christmas miracle did arrive!

　　The house came 　　15　　 the next few days．Zigfried 　　16　　 every single hour of them．　　17　　, the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a 　　18　　 smile at the door of his home, he heard the 　　19　　 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas．What? A cat? The 　　20　　 froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open．After a long while, he at last found his voice：“Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

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　　I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago．In the house with a large 　　1　　 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children．At the end of the day, he would 　　2　　 his taxi on the road．I 　　3　　 why he did not park it in the garage．

　　Then, one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage．In the afternoon he would come home 　　4　　 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 　　5　　 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi．I felt it was 　　6　　．

　　I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 　　7　　 to be outside one evening two weeks 　　8　　, when the garage door was 　　9　　 and he drove out in his “own” car：a Rolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯)! It shook me completely 　　10　　 I realized what that meant．You see, he was a taxi driver．But 　　11　　 inside, he saw himself as something else：a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n)　　12　　．He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce．The world looked at his taxi and 　　13　　 him a taxi driver．But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living．Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a(n)　　14　　．

　　We go to bed every night and 　　15　　 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors．We go for a 　　16　　 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 　　17　　．We love life as it is．Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 　　18　　 the social ladder(阶梯)－how much bigger and better a 　　19　　 we have．And we ignore(忽视)our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage．We should focus more on 　　20　　 we are than what we do!

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