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　　Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木)is not easy．But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it．

　　To perfect her skills, Lola 　　1　　 for four hours a day, five days a week．At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls．

　　That's especially impressive, 　　2　　 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly．She often sees double and can't 　　3　　 how far away things are．

　　When she was little, her mom 　　4　　 that even though she couldn't see 　　5　　, she was fearless．So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three．She loved the 　　6　　 right away and gymnastics became her favorite．

　　Though learning gymnastics has been more 　　7　　 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit．She doesn't let her 　　8　　 stop her from doing anything that she wants to．

　　She likes the determination it takes to do the sport．Her biggest 　　9　　 is the balance beam．Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams．She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine．Sometimes she even closes her eyes．“You have to 　　10　　 your mind that it'll take you where you want to go．” says Lola．

　　To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave．The beam is probably the most 　　11　　 for anyone because it's four inches wide．At the state competition, Lola didn't fall 　　12　　 the beam．In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10－her highest score yet．

　　Lola doesn't want to be 　　13　　 differently from the other girls on her team．At the competitions, the judges don't know about her vision 　　14　　．She doesn't tell them, because she doesn't think they need to know．Her mom is amazed by her 　　15　　 attitude．

　　Lola never thinks about 　　16　　．She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics．Her 　　17　　 is to reach level 9．She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids 　　18　　 she grew up．

　　Lola is 　　19　　 of all her hard work and success．She says it's helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too．Her 　　20　　 for others is “just believe yourself”．

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　　Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood-stream．

　　Although the cat doesn't 　　1　　 this, its body is getting ready for action．

　　If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things．It will 　　2　　 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can．

　　　　3　　, when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many 　　4　　 changes．Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense．All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react．We, too, get ready to defend ourselves 　　5　　 run．

　　Human beings, 　　6　　 , have a problem that animals never face．If we give way to our feelings and let them 　　7　　 , we can get into trouble．Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then 　　8　　 later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn't always 　　9　　 to express your feelings freely．

　　Does this mean that it's smarter always to 　　10　　 our feelings? No! If you 　　11　　 feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays 　　12　　．Physical illnesses can develop．It can actually be 　　13　　 for your health．

　　Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don't just 　　14　　．It's like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard．You might not be able to see them, but 　　15　　 you'd smell them．And if you opened the cupboard, you'd 　　16　　 little fruit flies hovering(盘旋)all over them．They'd be rotten．

　　You can try to treat emotions 　　17　　 they were bananas in the cupboard．You can 　　18　　 they don't exist, but they'll still be 　　19　　．And at last you'll have to 　　20　　 them．Just like those bananas．

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　　For direct classified service call 800－0557 10 A．M－4 P.M Monday－Friday

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　　USED FUR COATS and JACKET．Good condition．＄30－＄50．Call 800－0436 after 12 noon．

　　MOVING：Must sell．TV 21, ＄50；AM/FM radio A/C or battery, ＄15; cassette tape recorder, ＄10．Call Jon or Pat, 800－0739 after 5 p.m. or weekends．

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　　FOUND：Cat, 6 months old, black and white markings．Found near Linden and South U．Steve, 800－4661

　　LOST：Gold wire rim glasses in brown cae．Campus area．Reward．Call Gregg 800－2896．

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　　THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER plans to publish a booklet of student travel adventures, if you'd like to write about your foreign experiences, unusual or just plain interesting, call 800－9310 and ask for Mike or Janet．

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　　Life–Planning Workshop, Dec, 13^th－15^th．Bob and Margatet Atwood, 800－0046

　　FEMALE ROOMMATE

　　WANTED：Own room near campus．Available December 1^st．Rent ＄300 per month until March 1^st．＄450 thereafter．Call Jill for details, 800－7839．

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