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Preparing for Tomorrow

　　Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms．Shelton believed in readiness．Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the 　　1　　．They quickly protested that the words were not on their 　　2　　 and they couldn't learn them．

　　Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these 　　3　　．She said that she would teach them something that should be given．Ms．Shelton 　　4　　 by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to 　　5　　, maybe even be president someday, and she wanted to prepare them for that day．

　　Ms．Shelton said those words many years ago．　　6　　 did she know that someday one of her students－Jesse Jackson－would take them 　　7　　．She believed that if they were well prepared, they could 　　8　　 high goals．

　　Ralph Waldo Emerson once said,“People only see what they are 　　9　　 to see．”If that's true, then it is also 　　10　　 that they only become what they are prepared to become．And many things in life is just about getting ready．

　　“I want to be doing something more 　　11　　 with my life than what I am doing now,”a young man once said to me．He 　　12　　 what he was doing was just not that important．Other people have said things to me such as,“I only 　　13　　 I had a meaningful relationship．”And,“I'd really like to get a better job, but I just don't see 　　14　　．”

　　You fill in the blanks．What is it you would like to 　　15　　 that isn't happening?Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet 　　16　　．Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which you 　　17　　．

　　Think of today as another chance to 　　18　　 yourself for the exciting future you are looking for．Today is not wasted．If you desire more from 　　19　　, then you can use today as training．For you will experience only what you are prepared to 　　20　　．Something wonderful can happen．And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow．

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　　A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, 　　1　　 my teacher said again and again that it was important．

　　One day, I happened to 　　2　　 an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to 　　3　　．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was 　　4　　, I thought, perhaps this is not a 　　5　　 topic．Well, I’d 　　6　　 change the topic．So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? 　　7　　 the way, have you ever 　　8　　 there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will 　　9　　 me if I leave China without seeing 　　10　　．It was great．” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world．It is a place of 　　11　　．” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “　　12　　!” I couldn’t 　　13　　 asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do 　1　4　　”, he answered, gently surprised．

　　I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

　　Hearing this, the Englishman 　1　5　　 to tears．He began to 　　16　　,“‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really?’．It is an 　　17　　 of surprise．Perhaps you don’t pay attention 　　18　　 English idioms．”

　　Then I knew I had made fool of 　　19　　．Since then I have been more 　　20　　 with idioms．

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　　“Hi! John．” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I’m going to have a 　　1　　 performance tonight．I hope you'll come．Here is the 　　2　　．” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people 　　3　　．

　　"Is that true?" I asked myself．She was a quite 　　4　　 girl．I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to 　　5　　 indeed．

　　I arrived at the 　　6　　 with the ticket, and found my seat．Her performance was the seventh one．I knew I would 　　7　　 from a hard time before her turn, for I had no 　　8　　 of art, but her performance was 　　9　　 watching, no matter how long I would wait．Time went slowly．I 　　10　　 with myself not to fall asleep．

　　"Let' s welcome the next exciting dance-Latin!" 　　11　　 filled the hall at once．

　　I opened my eyes as large as possible, 　　12　　 to lose anything．Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage．Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully 　　13　　 in the Latin music．At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly 　　14　　 on the splendid stage．

　　After all the performance 　　15　　, I waited for her at the gate．

　　"Hi!" She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and 　　16　　 as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen．

　　"How do you feel?" There was not a little bit tired 　　17　　 on her face．

　　"　　18　　!" I answered．

　　"Thank you! I knew it would be．" She could not 　　19　　 her excitement, laughing like a child．Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I 　　20　　 that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella．