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　　There were two lazy men who 　　1　　 did any work at all．They 　　2　　 spend the whole day sitting in the sun and sleeping 　　3　　 talking about what they would do when they were 　　4　　．Many years went 　　5　　 in this way and the two men 　　6　　 poor．One summer’s day as they were sitting 　　7　　 on a bench in the sunshine, one of the men jumped 　　8　　 his feet without warning and exclaimed, “We can’t go on 　　9　　 this．We’ve got to do something to 　　10　　 some money．”

　　“　　11　　 for instance?” asked his friend in a 　　12　　 voice．

　　“We'll go to the mountains and 　　13　　 snails(蜗牛), ” said the first man．

　　The second man didn’t want to go out at first．But in the end his friend 　　14　　 him．They each took a bucket(桶)and set 　　15　　 for the mountains．They walked extremely slow．When they reached the hill, they looked 　　16　　 it might have a lot of snails on it．The first man said, “Let’s work 　　17　　．

　　I’ll go up this side with my bucket, and you go up the other side with 　　18　　, we’ll meet at the top．”

　　They 　　19　　 snails all day and in the evening they met on top of the hill．

“How many did you get?” asked the first man．“Two,” said the second man．

　　“I 　　20　　 got three, but one got away．”

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　　MIANYANG－At a corner of the city's Jiuzhou Stadium, one of the biggest camps set up for those left homeless in the earthquake, 62-year-old Liu Yaorong was leaning against a window on Thursday．

　　Pointing to a quilt and clothes he received from the local government, he said：“These are all I have．My home collapsed in the quake, and everything in the town was flooded．”

　　He used to live in Xuanping town of Beichuan county which was destroyed by the quake．Adding to his misery, rivers blocked by landslides(山崩)led to flooding in the town．

　　But Liu said he was lucky because he was healthy, otherwise he would not have the energy to walk 10 hours on damaged and dangerous mountainous roads to escape the flood on Monday．He said the trip used to take him about 90 minutes when the roads were in good condition．

　　The journey was difficult and“rocks kept falling,”he said, showing injured legs and black, split toenails．

　　Liu said his three sons were working in eastern cities as migrant workers．

　　“I've been living alone in the mountains for more than 20 years．My wife died 30 years ago,” he said in a low voice．

　　During his journey to Mianyang, Liu said he saw many elderly people who chose to stay．

　　“Soldiers were persuading them to leave for fear of floods,”he said．

　　Talking about his home before the quake struck, Liu's mood lifted．“I raised pigs and chickens, and grew vegetables．I could have rice, meat and greens almost every day,”he said．

　　“But now, I have only biscuits and instant noodles．”

　　Liu said one of his sons returned home from Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, after the quake, but left because the father refused to go with him．

　　“I don't want to leave home．And I know it is difficult for them out there．How could I add to their burden?”he asked, his eyes red．

　　“I still want to go back to my home．Given a small piece of land, I could live by myself．”

　　It is learnt that resettlement plans for displaced people have not been finalized．

　　However, not every elderly person is as strong-willed as Liu．

　　Psychologists said the elderly need as much comfort as children．Lu Jianguo, a psychologist from Chengdu Medical College, said“We will first let them cry and tell their stories, and then help them regain confidence．”

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　　Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer．Much of his work involves dealing with 　　1　　 an gang(团伙)problems in the schools of his community．Knowing that many kids often 　　2　　 trouble, he decided to do something about it．So in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day 　　3　　．

　　Those fun trips had a(n)　　4　　 impact．A chance encounter in 2000 proved that．One day, 　　5　　 working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys 　　6　　．He sensed trouble between them．　　7　　 one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hug．”I 　　8　　 you．You took me 　　9　　 when I was in fifth grade．That was one of the 　　10　　 days of my life．”

　　Deeply touched by the boy's word, Moody decided to create a foundation(基金会)that 　　11　　 teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs．“As a policeman, I saw 　　12　　 there was violence, drugs were always behind it．They have a damaging 　　13　　 on the kids,”says Moody．

　　By turning kids on to fishing, he 　　14　　 to present an alternative way of life,“When you're sitting there waiting for a 　　15　　,”he says,“you can't help but talk to each other, and such 　　16　　 can be pretty deep．”

　　“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer(同龄人)pressures in high school,”says Michelle, 17 who 　　17　　 the first program．“And I was able to help my little brother 　　18　　 drugs．”

　　Moody faces 　　19　　 in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full-time．”I'm living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my 　　20　　 to give back,”Moody says．”If I teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow．”