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　　Bertha Ingram had been collecting them for more than 40 years．Every once in a while she would bring home a new book．She'd sit with it on her leg, looking at the meaningless black marks without moving the eyes and cry．

　　She was not stupid．She simply had not had the 　　1　　 to learn to read．Her parents were sharecroppers in Florida in the 1920s．Sharecroppers did not own the 　　2　　 they farmed．Instead, they gave a part of their crops(plants grown on farms for food)to the owner．It was quite a hard way to 　　3　　 , and both of Bertha's parents worked hard in the fields．Often Bertha had to leave school to help．Before she was a teenager, Bertha's schooling was 　　4　　．

　　Bertha Ingram didn't learn to read 　　5　　 her early married life, 　　6　　．She wanted to, but she was always too busy．She worked all day．

　　Bertha Ingram's mind was sharp(敏锐地)．　　7　　 a housekeeper for other people, she had to memorize telephone messages．She became a good cook too, but she had to 　　8　　 everything she did because there was no cookbook she could read, and she couldn't write down what she had done．

　　In 1978 Bertha Ingram became very ill with a stroke(中风)．This illness 　　9　　 her to lose the use of one arm and both legs．It also weakened her ability to speak．　　10　　 she began to get better, she had a 　　11　　 thought for the first time in her life．Because she couldn't work, she had the time to learn to read．

　　In her town there was a special program that taught adults to read, but Bertha Ingram was quite 　　12　　．Would people laugh at her? Would they 　　13　　 to teach her? It didn't happen that way．She had a teacher who worked very hard with her．

　　After the first day Ingram could 　　14　　 wait to get to the library．As she learned to read, Ingram got more and more confidence in herself．She became a reader at religious(宗教的)services, joined neighborhood groups, and 　　15　　 at meetings in city hall．Finally she wrote a book telling about her life．At age 63, Bertha Ingram proved that learning never comes too late．

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　　Mental health is about the way you think and feel and your ability to deal with ups and downs．Even though you are mentally healthy, it doesn’t 　　1　　 that you don’t have a menta1 health problem．

　　Mental health is everyone’s business．We all have times when we feel down or 　　2　　．Most of the time those feelings pass, 　　3　　 sometimes they develop into a more serious problem．It seems that our mental health doesn’t always stay the same．It can change as the environment changes and as you move 　　4　　 different stages(阶段)of your life．

　　Here are four practical 　　5　　 to look after your mental health．Making simple changes to how you live doesn’t cost much or take up lots of time．Anyone can 　　6　　 them．

　　●Talk about your feelings．It can help you stay in good mental health．It isn’t a sign of 　　7　　, but part of your ability to do what you can to stay healthy．

　　●Eat well．What you eat and how you feel are 　　8　　 connected．A proper diet can have a good effect on your mental health．

　　●Keep in touch．Friends and family members can offer 　　9　　 suggestions which may help you keep active and solve practical problems．

　　●Take a break．It could be a weekend 　　10　　 new places to enjoy the nature, or even a ten-minute break from doing your homework．A few minutes can be enough to relax you．

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　　Our neighborhood used to be very quiet．However, these days, 　　1　　 things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy．Zhao Jun, the local school teacher is extremely 　　2　　．When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said,“Every night we hear strange noises 　　3　　 our window．My wife thinks that is could be an 　　4　　, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having 　　5　　．My parents called the police, but they can't 　　6　　 anything strange．They think it might be the 　　7　　．I don't think so!”

　　Zhao Jun's next door neighbor Xiang Dan is 　　8　　, too“．At first, I thought it might bea cat, but I can't see a cat, and I still hear the noises outside．”Everyone in our neighborhood is worried, and everyone has his or her own 　　9　　．There must be somthing 　　10　　 the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it?

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