When Ray was about seven, he had a very close friend．Ray and Mike went to an all-boys school and were in the same class．To Ray, Mike was 　　1　　 people would call the“best friend”．They lived near each other, went to and from school together, played together, were together in school, and 　　2　　 time in each others' homes．

　　Once, in school, Ray encountered an academic 　　3　　 and was very down．He just 　　4　　 round and round the school playground． Mike 　　5　　 Ray, and their distance is far enough not to stifle(使压抑) him, but 　　6　　 enough never to let Ray out of his 　　7　　．Ray was very angry at that time．He just wanted to be 　　8　　．At one point, he got so worked up that he even blurted out, “　　9　　 leave me alone!” But Mike just 　　10　　 walked on behind Ray, still never uttering a 　　11　　．

　　It was only after many years, almost two decades later, that Ray truly began to 　　12　　 the profound lesson on 　　13　　 which had been shown to him that day．Ray and Mike had already separated by then, 　　14　　 seeing each other every year, and 　　15　　 then only in big groups of friends．Mike had taught him that true friendship does not only 　　16　　 when one wants or needs it．A true friend will be 　　17　　 when he thinks you need him, 　　18　　 whether you want it or not or whether you would 　　19　　 it or not．

　　Till this day, Ray is still 　　20　　．And he will always be．

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完型填空

　　A water bearer(搬运工)had two large pots．One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was 　　1　　．It always 　　2　　 a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master’s house, but the cracked pot was only half full．For two years, this went on daily with the bearer delivering only 　　3　　 pots of water to his master’s house．

　　Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its work．But the 　　4　　 cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and felt miserable that it was able to finish only half of 　　5　　．It spoke to the water bearer one day by 　　6　　,“I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you．”

　　“Why?”asked the bearer．“What are you ashamed of?”

　　“I have been able to deliver only half of what it had been made to do because of this crack in 　　7　　．Because of my flaw, you have to do all of this work, but you don’t get full use from your 　　8　　,”the pot said．

　　The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot and said,“As we return to the master’s house, I want you to 　　9　　 the beautiful flowers along the path．”

　　As they went up the hill, the old cracked pot saw the sun 　　10　　 the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this 　　11　　 it a bit．But at the end, it still felt bad because it had leaked half its load, and 　　12　　, the pot apologized to the bearer for its failure．

　　The bearer said to the pot,“Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on 　　13　　 side?That’s because I have always known about your crack, and I 　　14　　 it．I planted flower seeds and I’d like them to 　　15　　 on your side of the path, and every day 　　16　　 we walk back from the stream, you’ve 　　17　　 them．For two years, I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s tables．　　18　　 your being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty in his house．”

　　Each of us has our own unique flaws．We are all cracked pots．But if we allow it, the Lord will use our flaws to grace his house．In God’s great 　　19　　, nothing goes to waste．Don’t be afraid of your flaws．Know them, and you can be the 　　20　　of beauty, too．Always remember that in our weakness, we can find our strength．

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完型填空

　　I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago．　　1　　, I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family．However, I decided this time to 　　2　　 them．

　　My aunt and I were 　　3　　 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 　　4　　 on the side．One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 　　5　　 nearby and the other one was 　　6　　．So, I decided to sit down．While I was 　　7　　 my own thing there, I 　　8　　 that the family were not in front of the 　　9　　 anymore．I saw the girl 　　10　　 and look around for her family．She came back and I saw her in 　　11　　, crying．

　　I knew that she 　　12　　 her family and was all by herself．Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 　　13　　 big before and we all know that feeling．　　14　　 I went up to her and asked what was 　　15　　 and in between tears she told me she was lost．I 　　16　　 her a smile card I just bought．You should have seen the 　　17　　 on her face when she read it．Then I went up to customer service center and 　　18　　 them what happened．People there promised to 　　19　　 her．After I left, the little girl's parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 　　20　　．Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it．

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