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　　After years of experience, Brenda was faced with a challenge in Sunday School．However, she just didn't know how to 　　1　　 it in a good way．She had never been asked to teach a child quite like Cindy!

　　Cindy, you see, was different．She came from a broken home．And although she was really 　　2　　 , she thought she was so bad that she could not be successful．In fact, Cindy needed care, and most of all, Cindy needed love! There just had to be a way of 　　3　　 her．Day after day, Brenda would pray for Cindy, yet Sunday would come and go and she saw little, if any change．

　　Then one day Brenda asked Cindy if she could 　　4　　 a role in a Christmas programme the children were planning to do．Cindy's answer was, “Don't you think you can find someone better than me? ”

　　“Better than you? ” came Brenda's 　　5　　．“What makes you think there is 　　6　　 better than you? ”

　　“Well, I’ve 　　7　　 been asked to do anything before because I'm not good．I won't get the part 　　8　　 and then everyone will be mad at me for messing up(弄糟)their 　　9　　 , ” came Cindy's answer．

　　“Oh, Cindy, ” said Brenda in a 　　10　　 voice．“I am so 　　11　　 that you think that, but you are so wrong．Don't you realize how clever you are? ”

　　“No, ” Cindy replied in a low voice because she was now in 　　12　　．

　　“But Cindy, in my eyes, you are special and you can also do something well like others, ” Brenda said．

　　Cindy was very happy, and she decided to have a try．

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　　If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life，try again now，one tiny step at a time．

　　Every year it's the same．As December comes to an end，you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life．But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year，you think about the last year．You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make，but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life．

　　Here's a suggestion：Forget the too big，hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones．“We often think that we have to do everything in big steps．even though it's so hard for us to reach it，”said Robert Maurer，who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life．“What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can't find any excuse not to do it．”

　　“Kaizen”，a Japanese word，is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes．During World War Ⅱ，American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small，continuous improvements instead of sudden changes．After the war，the idea was brought to a rebuilding Japan．It made Japan develop fast．The Japanese called it“kaizen”，which means“improvement”．

　　Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it：“Kaizen”could possibly help people succeed in doing everything．

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　　No one can change the weather．Nobody can control the weather．But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be．This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting(天气预报)．

　　For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting．Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain．That many people feel their joints(关节)hurt is a sign of wet weather．Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way．If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine．Such rainbows come in the evening．If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue．If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm．If the sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine．If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come．

　　Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting．

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