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　　You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving．If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset．When you take and take without giving anything back, you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life．

　　The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values．I break values up into two groups which I call being and having values．Your being values are the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be．I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a commitment to live by．An example of some being values are：kind, loving, generous, inspirational, peaceful, wise and even powerful．By acting on these values you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model．Mastering being these character traits becomes your life purpose．

　　Your having values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy．These could be companionship, achievement, support, being valued or financial security．This is what you receive．You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life．

　　When you make a commitment to live by your being values, it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary ones．If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person．A calm person might go for a walk, meditate(沉思)，or set a time limit before responding．If your usual pattern is to worry, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person．In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be－this is the key to personal power．

　　When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, you reinforce(加强)your chosen beliefs．Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you．

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　　Another person's enthusiasm(热情)was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved．That person was my stepmother．

　　I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia．My father 　　1　　 me to her with these words：“I would like you to meet the fellow who is distinguished(known)for being the 　　2　　 boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 　　3　　 than tomorrow morning．”

　　My stepmother walked over to me, raised my 　　4　　 slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye．Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 　　5　　．This is not the worst boy at all, 　　6　　 the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm．”

　　That statement began a(n)　　7　　 between us．No one had ever called me smart．My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind 　　8　　 a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that．

　　She 　　9　　 many things．She persuaded(说服)my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors．She moved our family into the county center, where my father's career(事业)could be more 　　10　　 and my brother and I could be better educated．

　　When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter(打字机)and told me that she believed that I could become a 　　11　　．I knew her enthusiasm, I appreciated it had already improved our lives．I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers．I was doing the same kind of 　　12　　 that great day when I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later．I wasn't the 　　13　　 beneficiary(受益者)．My father became the 　　14　　 man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president．

　　What power 　　15　　 has! When that power is released(let out)to support one's mind and is constantly strengthened by faith(belief), it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force(power)．

　　You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．

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阅读理解

　　Good health is very important．Everyone should do all he can to stay healthy．Being in good health means having both body and mind in good order, free from illness and pain．

　　Good food, plenty of water, cleanness and plenty of rest all help in keeping our machines running as they should．Food does many things for our bodies．It gives what we need for keeping good health．It gives us energy for work and play．No food gives everything we need．We should eat foods of different kinds．Having enough to eat is not the same as having the right food．

　　The water we drink helps wash away wastes formed inside our bodies．It also puts back the water we lose when we perspire(流汗)．Our bodies are actually more than half water．We must drink enough to replace what we lose．

　　We feel better and look better when we are clean．A bath every one or two days is a good rule for most of us．Brushing our teeth is important part of keeping clean．

　　Sleep is the best kind of rest．Growing children need more sleep than grown-ups．Children's bodies not only have to be repaired; they also have to grow, No one's body can grow bigger properly while he is working and playing and wearing it out (疲劳)．

　　It has been useful to work for good health．Millions of years ago, people live only 20 years．Now people can live about 70 years．It has gone up 20 years just since the beginning of the present century．

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