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　　I was eight years old when I got my first pair of football boots．This may not seem important now, but in 　　1　　 days clothing was limited because of the war, and I knew my father had to go without a coat to give them to me 　　2　　 my birthday．

　　After school I went to play football in a park on 　　3　　 end of the town and after my first 　　4　　 I walked across the park to the bus stop．Halfway home, when we 　　5　　 the town center, I suddenly looked 　　6　　 and saw I was holding one boot．I looked under the 　　7　　 but there was no sign of the other one．Of course, I was still very young, and not used to 　　8　　 boots together．One of them must have come undone(松开的)．I could 　　9　　 my parents’ faces when I told them I had lost it．

　　I jumped 　　10　　 the bus and caught one going in the 　　11　　 direction．To my surprise, a lady 　　12　　 was a friend of my mother’s was on it, and she was 　　13　　, too, because she didn’t understand 　　14　　 I was going that way at that time in the afternoon．I told her 　　15　　 had happened and she wished 　　16　　 good luck．

　　When I got to the 　　17　　, I started walking slowly across it, trying to remember all of the various possible routes I had 　　18　　．Suddenly, after about 100 meters, I saw the boot 　　19　　 all by itself in the middle of the grass．I thought it was a miracle(奇迹)that I had found 　　20　　 a small object．

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　　Reading and writing 　　1　　 is a very personal experience．Poets use language as a way of 　　2　　 thier feelings, whether positive ones of love, happiness and hope, or negative feelings like 　　3　　 and fear．Poems can describe the beauty of nature, a person, a dream or a memorable event．Most 　　4　　 have tried writing poetry at some time, for example, at school．For children, it is a good way to explore language and have 　　5　　 with words as well as to express themselves．

　　But teachers and psychologists have found another use for poetry as a form of therapy(治疗)to help people with problems．　　6　　 are benefits for people of all different backgrounds and ages．Writing poetry can help people deal with 　　7　　 in their live-death or feelings of sadness, drug or alcohol problems or serious illness．By writing down your feelings, 　　8　　 can learn to understand yourself better and give yourself a voice if you feel you are being ignored．A poem might be a way of telling someone something when you do not feel able to talk about it 　　9　　．And just because people are 　　10　　 or having difficulties in their lives, it doesn't mean they have lost their sense of humour．Poems 　　11　　 as therapy can be funny too, as laughter is also considered to be very good medicine．

　　Students at a special school in Dudley, in England, read and write poems 　　12　　．Their reason for writing poems is just to 　　13　　 creative, but some of them they write are very good．All of them have problems．Some of them have long-term 　　14　　 conditions, such as cancer, while others have personality disorders or psychological problems．By writing poems students are growing 　　15　　 self-confidence．The poems provide a channel through 　　16　　 they can communicate with the world, and express their feelings．They 　　17　　 help them to recognize and explore their problems and to develop a positive attitude to life．

　　And the poems are helping 　　18　　 people, too．The school has collected some of the students’ poems and published them in a book which is 　　19　　 to raise funds for a local hospital．The book has proved very popular, giving students 　　20　　 sense of achievement．

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　　“But what if I break my arm again?” my 5-year-old daughter asked．I knew how much she wanted to learn to ride．Yet ever since she’d fallen off her bike and broken her arm, she’d been afraid．

　　“Oh honey,” I said．“I don’t think you’ll break another arm．”

　　“But I could, couldn’t I?”

　　“Yes,” I admitted, and found myself struggling for the right thing to say．“I don’t think I want to ride,” she said and got off her bike．

　　We walked away and sat down beside a tree．

　　“Don’t you want to ride with your friends?” I asked．“And I thought you were hoping to start riding your bike to school next year,” I added．

　　“I was,” she said in a low voice．

　　“You know, honey,” I said．“Most everything you do comes with dangers．You could break your arm at gymnastics．Do you want to stop going to the gym?” “No, of course not!” she replied．And with a determined spirit, she stood up and agreed to try again．I held on to the back of her bike until she found the courage to say, “Let’s go!”

　　I spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching a very brave little girl overcome a fear, and congratulating myself for being an independent single parent．

　　As we walked home, pushing the bike as we made our way along the sidewalk, she asked me about a conversation she’d overheard me having with my mother the night before．

　　“Why were you and Grandma arguing last night?”

　　“It’s nothing．” I told her．

　　She shrugged(耸肩)．“Grandma said she just wanted you to find someone to love．”

　　“What Grandma wants is for some guy to break my heart again,” I snapped．

　　“But Mom…”

　　“You’re too young to understand．” I told her．

　　She was quiet for the next few minutes．Then she looked up and in a small voice said, “So I guess love isn’t like a broken arm．”

　　Unable to answer, we walked the rest of the way in silence．When I got home, I let go and agreed to meet a man called Steve．

　　Steve was the man for me．We married less than a year later．It turned out my mother and my daughter were right．

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